St Brigid’s manager Anthony Cunningham during the AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final against Dingle (Kerry) at Croke Park last Sunday. Photo: Seb Daly/SportsfileDevastated Cunningham vows that Brigid's players will ‘rise again’As might be expected, words did not come easily to Anthony Cunningham when the St Brigid’s manager faced the media in the aftermath of last Sunday’s agonising All-Ireland final defeat against Dingle. It’s really, really tough. It was put to Anthony that a second All-Ireland final defeat in three years will “rattle” the St Brigid’s players and “hit them hard”. The success of Daingean Uí Chúis means Kerry have completed a clean sweep of the All-Ireland club football titles this year.

Source: Irish Independent January 24, 2026 12:46 UTC