Faith Harper
BBC Sport NI at Croke Park

Today has a real 'big game' feel about it. There's just something about a Kerry Dublin game.

I was walking into Croke Park at around 12ish and there was already loads of Kerry and Dublin fans about.

Dublin have really turned their season around, after getting relegated to Division Two and getting knocked out in Leinster, they've bounced back with two big wins over Donegal and Galway - they'll fancy this one today.

On the other hand, Kerry are Kerry and it's very hard to look past their power up front, especially if Mr David Clifford is on form.

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Every sport has its great rivalries, whether that is Barcelona-Real Madrid in football, New Zealand-South Africa in rugby, or Mexico-Puerto Rico when it comes to boxing.

Gaelic football is no different and when Dublin and Kerry go toe to toe, it is always special.

The counties have shared 70 All-Ireland titles between them, with Kerry leading the way on the roll of honour with 39 to Dublin's 31.

Over the years, they have met at various stages in the race for Sam Maguire with some unforgettable moments that are woven into the tapestry of the game.

While meetings between them had been fairly sporadic since 1893 when club champions represented the county as Dublin's Young Irelands defeated Laune Rangers, 1955's final would draw the first real line in the sand.

Kerry were by now regarded as an established force with 17 titles to their name, coming up against a Dublin side spearheaded by a young Kevin Heffernan, whose name would become synonymous with the rivalry.

As it was, Kerry claimed a 0-12 to 1-6 win over the city slickers in a game that drew a crowd in excess of 87,000.

Before the big game BBC Sport NI takes a trip down memory lane and looks at some of the games that have produced iconic moments in the sport.

Read more here.

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today's All-Ireland SFC semi-final between Dublin and Kerry at a sunny Croke Park.

Champions Kerry face a Dublin side that has built steadily throughout the championship with Mayo awaiting the winner in the final.

Dublin beat Kerry in their last championship meeting that took place in the 2023 final and will look to repeat that feat today, but with David Clifford on song, the Kingdom will be confident of reaching the decider and defending the Sam Maguire.

You can watch today's game on BBC Two NI and BBC iPlayer with build-up starting at 15:35.

There will also be live text commentary, in-play clips, reaction and highlights to come so you won't miss any of the action.

Enjoy!

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