All-Ireland Series Sam Maguire 2026

[Armagh18]

Kerry will beat Louth or Tyrone off the field in Croke Park. Them and a rested Galway would be some game in a quarter final.

[Dunneroyal]

Current PaddyPower Odds


Kerry 9/4

Donegal 4/1

Galway 9/2

Armagh 11/2

Tyrone 12/1

Cork 18/1

Mayo 20/1

Louth 20/1

Meath 20/1

Monaghan 25/1

Dublin 25/1

Westmeath 40/1


Galway/Tyrone/Cork/Louth odds all obviously affected by already being in the quarter-finals (so only having to win 3 games to win Sam verus the other 8 having to win 4 games.

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Few squid on Meath at that price.

[Canavanistheman03]

Predictions for quarter final (personal opinion)

Cork v Monaghan 4pm Saturday
Louth v Kerry 6pm Saturday

Tyrone v Meath 2pm Sunday
Galway v Donegal 4pm Sunday

Going against the grain as Tyrone usually get the Saturday games in Croker.

[DaleCooper]

Yup thats why only chance I see for Tyrone is Armagh taking out Kerry.

[ClubScene13]

Dazzler is who Shane Walsh thinks he is. Two ridiculous scores with his weaker right

When he's pointing 55 yard frees from the ground with his bad foot come back to us!

Superb display by McCurry though. Saw him earlier in the year and thought he was on the wane big time. Good to see the class is still there

Walsh is having a great campaign, casual viewers might not be appreciating it given who Galway have played so far

The point is the big day. McCurry essentially dragged Tyrone over the line and has done it on the crucial big days many times reliably.

I would like Galway to win Sam if we dont btw, they will need Walsh to deliver what hes capable of.

What about the big day? Did Shane Walsh not kick 9 points in the All Ireland final with the old rules?

McCurry has done it plenty of times for Tyrone but he never got a kick v Kerry last year - that's complete cherry picking. Walsh is a class act don't want to hear about big days

[tbrick18]

Galway are my dark(ish) horse for the AI.
Steadily improving and the Westmeath game will have done them the world of good.

Meath, by far the better side against Derry. I can see them beating a big hitter in the QF and I think they'll take Mayo first. They are very strong in that middle 8 area. Also a dark horse for the AI.

Louth will have some belief after the weekend win, they're really strong, but it still feels like if Mulroy is off his game or marked out of it, they'll really struggle for the big scores. But again, they could beat anyone on any given day.


Kerry for me still the favorites - though Armagh will give them their fill.
Cork - who knows! Derry beat them by 20+ points in the league, and now they go and beat Donegal. They'll be confident after that, whereas the Donegal confidence will be hit. That's defeats by Down and Cork in the championship, not sure you'd see Kerry/Armagh getting beat by those two so I think Donegal might be slipping back a small bit from the favourites tag.

I can't see Westmeath/Tyrone/Dublin/Mayo/Monaghan getting further than a QF. Certainly not AI contenders anyway in my view.

[Armagh18]

Galway are my dark(ish) horse for the AI.
Steadily improving and the Westmeath game will have done them the world of good.

Meath, by far the better side against Derry. I can see them beating a big hitter in the QF and I think they'll take Mayo first. They are very strong in that middle 8 area. Also a dark horse for the AI.

Louth will have some belief after the weekend win, they're really strong, but it still feels like if Mulroy is off his game or marked out of it, they'll really struggle for the big scores. But again, they could beat anyone on any given day.


Kerry for me still the favorites - though Armagh will give them their fill.
Cork - who knows! Derry beat them by 20+ points in the league, and now they go and beat Donegal. They'll be confident after that, whereas the Donegal confidence will be hit. That's defeats by Down and Cork in the championship, not sure you'd see Kerry/Armagh getting beat by those two so I think Donegal might be slipping back a small bit from the favourites tag.

I can't see Westmeath/Tyrone/Dublin/Mayo/Monaghan getting further than a QF. Certainly not AI contenders anyway in my view.

Never write that shower of huers off!

If we're beat will be cheering for Galway, supporters that I've encountered are a decent bunch of lads, will never forget the amount of ones shaking hands and wishing us well after the '24 final. Probably wouldn't even begrudge Tyrone that much if they won it, they were fairly decent to us in '24 as well.

Anyone but Donegal really I suppose.

[tiempo]

Anyone but Donegal really I suppose.

Are Donegal the new Tyrone, questionable temperament/entitled?

[Dunneroyal]

Galway are my dark(ish) horse for the AI.
Steadily improving and the Westmeath game will have done them the world of good.

Meath, by far the better side against Derry. I can see them beating a big hitter in the QF and I think they'll take Mayo first. They are very strong in that middle 8 area. Also a dark horse for the AI.

Louth will have some belief after the weekend win, they're really strong, but it still feels like if Mulroy is off his game or marked out of it, they'll really struggle for the big scores. But again, they could beat anyone on any given day.


Kerry for me still the favorites - though Armagh will give them their fill.
Cork - who knows! Derry beat them by 20+ points in the league, and now they go and beat Donegal. They'll be confident after that, whereas the Donegal confidence will be hit. That's defeats by Down and Cork in the championship, not sure you'd see Kerry/Armagh getting beat by those two so I think Donegal might be slipping back a small bit from the favourites tag.

I can't see Westmeath/Tyrone/Dublin/Mayo/Monaghan getting further than a QF. Certainly not AI contenders anyway in my view.

Broadly agree with you. Speaking to Westmeath lads they were shocked that Galway beat them thought they would win with a bit to spare. Is that delusional or actually merited is what we will have to see . If they beat Monaghan then they could be right.
Dublin still could have a sting in a dying wasp. And I believe they will beat Donegal but as far as they will go. Louth are the enigma, we were 11 up at half time and needed a wonder 2 pointer to scrape a win in league. As Armagh learned they never beat.

[Maroon Manc]

On the face of it some might say a 3 point win over Westmeath was nothing special but did think it Galway did play well for most of that second half and were 9 points up with 5 minutes left. I was very impressed with Westmeath, got a lot going for them. 

Hernon did very well on Heslin who didn't score from play and D'Arcy had a brilliant game getting his hands to 8 kick outs. Galway got scores very easily all day and Conroy's 2 pointer was the only kick from any sort of distance.

First time Galway have had a break before the quarter finals since 2022 and with the injury profile of this panel the break was badly needed. Don't think its now or never for this panel but its hard too imagine Joyce coming back next year.

[tyrone08]

Dazzler is who Shane Walsh thinks he is. Two ridiculous scores with his weaker right

When he's pointing 55 yard frees from the ground with his bad foot come back to us!

Superb display by McCurry though. Saw him earlier in the year and thought he was on the wane big time. Good to see the class is still there

Walsh is having a great campaign, casual viewers might not be appreciating it given who Galway have played so far

The point is the big day. McCurry essentially dragged Tyrone over the line and has done it on the crucial big days many times reliably.

I would like Galway to win Sam if we dont btw, they will need Walsh to deliver what hes capable of.

What about the big day? Did Shane Walsh not kick 9 points in the All Ireland final with the old rules?

McCurry has done it plenty of times for Tyrone but he never got a kick v Kerry last year - that's complete cherry picking. Walsh is a class act don't want to hear about big days

Then the next year he kicked 2, 1 of which was a free.

[AustinPowers]

Anyone but Donegal really I suppose.

Are Donegal the new Tyrone, questionable temperament/entitled?

In my book, yes.

Their antics , Murphy in particular,  this last couple of years , are on a par  (if not worse) with Tyrone in the  2000's.

I've lost all respect for them, especially Murphy, who  I was a big  fan of over the years.

[tyrone08]

Dazzler is who Shane Walsh thinks he is. Two ridiculous scores with his weaker right

When he's pointing 55 yard frees from the ground with his bad foot come back to us!

Superb display by McCurry though. Saw him earlier in the year and thought he was on the wane big time. Good to see the class is still there

Walsh is having a great campaign, casual viewers might not be appreciating it given who Galway have played so far

The point is the big day. McCurry essentially dragged Tyrone over the line and has done it on the crucial big days many times reliably.

I would like Galway to win Sam if we dont btw, they will need Walsh to deliver what hes capable of.

What about the big day? Did Shane Walsh not kick 9 points in the All Ireland final with the old rules?

McCurry has done it plenty of times for Tyrone but he never got a kick v Kerry last year - that's complete cherry picking. Walsh is a class act don't want to hear about big days

5 were frees. In 2024 final he kicked 2 points, 1 of which was a free.

[Armagh18]

Anyone but Donegal really I suppose.

Are Donegal the new Tyrone, questionable temperament/entitled?

In my book, yes.

Their antics , Murphy in particular,  this last couple of years , are on a par  (if not worse) with Tyrone in the  2000's.

I've lost all respect for them, especially Murphy, who  I was a big  fan of over the years.

I don't know I never remember any Tyrone ones calling us Brits or telling us to f**k off back to Britain tbf.

[AustinPowers]

Galway are my dark(ish) horse for the AI.
Steadily improving and the Westmeath game will have done them the world of good.

Meath, by far the better side against Derry. I can see them beating a big hitter in the QF and I think they'll take Mayo first. They are very strong in that middle 8 area. Also a dark horse for the AI.

Louth will have some belief after the weekend win, they're really strong, but it still feels like if Mulroy is off his game or marked out of it, they'll really struggle for the big scores. But again, they could beat anyone on any given day.


Kerry for me still the favorites - though Armagh will give them their fill.
Cork - who knows! Derry beat them by 20+ points in the league, and now they go and beat Donegal. They'll be confident after that, whereas the Donegal confidence will be hit. That's defeats by Down and Cork in the championship, not sure you'd see Kerry/Armagh getting beat by those two so I think Donegal might be slipping back a small bit from the favourites tag.

I can't see Westmeath/Tyrone/Dublin/Mayo/Monaghan getting further than a QF. Certainly not AI contenders anyway in my view.

Never write that shower of huers off!

If we're beat will be cheering for Galway, supporters that I've encountered are a decent bunch of lads, will never forget the amount of ones shaking hands and wishing us well after the '24 final. Probably wouldn't even begrudge Tyrone that much if they won it, they were fairly decent to us in '24 as well.

Anyone but Donegal really I suppose.

You shouldn't be talking  like that while your own county  is still involved in  the championship.

It's like talking about  going to somebody's wake,  while they're still alive.