{"id":569109,"date":"2026-07-26T15:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/569109\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:34:17","slug":"in-pics-kerry-and-mayo-fans-head-to-croke-park-ahead-of-all-ireland-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/569109\/","title":{"rendered":"In pics: Kerry and Mayo fans head to Croke Park ahead of All-Ireland Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

IT\u2019S THE FINAL Sunday in July, also known as Reek Sunday, a centuries-old tradition where thousands of pilgrims travel to climb Croagh Patrick in Mayo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, it is not the only pilgrimage happening today.<\/p>\n

Mayo football fans are heading to Croke Park in Dublin in the hope that their county will finally lift the Sam Maguire cup for the first time in 75 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is said that Mayo have been suffering a decades-long curse preventing them from winning an All-Ireland football final, which originated when the 1951 All-Ireland winning Mayo team were travelling home after the final.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The team allegedly did not show due respect to a funeral along the way, resulting in a curse that Mayo would not win another All-Ireland until every member of the team had passed away.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Mayo fans are hopeful that today will be their day, especially given that this is the first time ever that they will be in an All-Ireland final on Reek Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Mayo football fans may not be trekking up Croagh Patrick, there is still a mountain to climb as their team take on Kerry from 3.30pm this afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hopes are high for both The Kingdom and The Yew county, and fans have been snapped on their way to the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are some of the best shots we\u2019ve seen online:\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"caroline-fallon-and-ciara-fallon-ahead-of-the-game\"
\n Mayo supporters Caroline Fallon and Ciara Fallon ahead of the game Tom Maher \/ INPHO<\/p>\n

Tom Maher \/ INPHO \/ INPHO\n<\/p>\n

\"brogi-the-dog-before-the-game\"
\n Brogi the dog before the All-Ireland final.\n<\/p>\n

\"mike-osullivan-finn-osullivan-ruairi-osullivan-and-anne-marie-tyther-ahead-of-the-game\"
\n Tom Maher \/ INPHO<\/p>\n

Tom Maher \/ INPHO \/ INPHO\n<\/p>\n

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\"michael-raggett-from-ballymac-ahead-of-the-game\"
\n Kerry supporter Michael Raggett from Ballymac ahead of the game Tom Maher \/ INPHO<\/p>\n

Tom Maher \/ INPHO \/ INPHO\n<\/p>\n

\"seamus-duffy\"
\n GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Croke Park, Dublin 26\/7\/2026 Mayo vs Kerry Seamus Duffy, Manulla, Mayo\n<\/p>\n

\"sophie-ashley-and-jane-gibbons-from-shrule-ahead-of-the-game\"
\n Mayo supporters and sisters Sophie, Ashley and Jane Gibbons from Shrule ahead of the game\n<\/p>\n

\"tadhg-and-kevin-walsh\"
\n GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Croke Park, Dublin 26\/7\/2026 Mayo vs Kerry Mayo supporters and sisters Sophie, Ashley and Jane Gibbons from Shrule ahead of the game\n<\/p>\n

\"fiadh-smyth\"
\n GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Croke Park, Dublin 26\/7\/2026 Mayo vs Kerry Mayo fan Fiadh Smyth\n<\/p>\n

\"bronagh-oconnor-maria-osullivan-sarah-fitzgerald-and-enya-schmidt-ahead-of-the-game\"
\n Kerry supporters Bronagh OConnor, Maria OSullivan, Sarah Fitzgerald and Enya Schmidt ahead of the game\n<\/p>\n

\"micheal-cronin-with-his-wife-majella-cronin-ahead-of-the-game\"
\n Kerry supporter Micheal Cronin with his wife and Mayo supporter Majella Cronin ahead of the game Tom Maher \/ INPHO<\/p>\n

Tom Maher \/ INPHO \/ INPHO\n<\/p>\n

Today, we asked you who you would like to see win the match between Mayo and Kerry. Head over to our daily poll to let us know. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IT\u2019S THE FINAL Sunday in July, also known as Reek Sunday, a centuries-old tradition where thousands of pilgrims…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":569110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[217463,6937,764,4183,61,60,4185,240113,112],"class_list":["post-569109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-all-ireland-football-final","tag-kerry-gaa","tag-croke-park","tag-gaa","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mayo-gaa","tag-sam-maguire","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}