Clifford hits two quickfire goals as Kerry power past Clare to land Munster title
Stephen Barry
Reports from Fitzgerald Stadium
Kerry 4-20
Clare 0-21
DAVID CLIFFORD NETTED twice inside seven minutes as Kerry cantered to a fifth Munster title in a row with their third consecutive final victory over Clare.
1⃣5⃣ Championship goals now for David Clifford as he nets early for
@Kerry_Official
against
@GaaClare
in the
@MunsterGAA
Football Final 🏆
#KERvCLA
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— The GAA (@officialgaa)
May 4, 2025
Further goals from Micheál Burns and Barry Dan O'Sullivan before the half-time whistle extended the interval lead to 15, before a flat second half played out in front of a 13,181 crowd at Fitzgerald Stadium.
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It's Kerry's seventh time stringing together five or more provincial titles in succession as they accounted for their 86th overall.
Kerry now enter Group 2 of the All-Ireland SFC, which begins at home to Roscommon in a fortnight before a trip to Cork and a game against the Leinster runners-up at a neutral venue.
Clare head for Group 3, starting at home to Down, then away to Monaghan, and finally facing the Leinster champions at a neutral venue.
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