Derry v Kerry SFC semi-final: All you need to know

RESULTDublin 1-17 Monaghan 0-13

SUNDAY 16 JULY Derry v Kerry, Croke Park, 4pm

ONLINE Live blog on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News app. Highlights also available later today.

TV Live coverage on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player from 3.15pm. Also live on BBC2 NI, from 4.55pm.

RADIO Live commentary on Sunday Sport - and on Ráidió na Gaeltachta's Spórt an Lae.

WEATHER Sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy with isolated thunderstorms, mainly across the midlands and east during the afternoon and evening. Blustery at times too with moderate to fresh westerly winds and highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees. For more go to met.ie.

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Kerry, it would seem, have timed their run to perfection. There were doubts before the game with Tyrone: was their midfield up to the job? It certainly was. How would their defence stand up, mindful of the goals they conceded the last time they met the Red Hand? The stood up with telling effect. Their tackling was ravenous.

Truth be told, this wasn't even Kerry at their very best, yet they still tore an out-of-sorts Tyrone asunder, with goals from Diarmuid O'Connor and Sean O'Shea. The Munster champions were terrific in the second half, outscoring Tyrone by 2-09 to 0-06.

O'Shea finished with 1-05 for Kerry while O'Connor registered 1-02 from midfield with David Clifford, despite hitting 0-05 overall, surprisingly wasting seven good scoring opportunities over the 70 minutes. However, the latter left his mark on the game and was heavily involved in the move for Kerry's second goal.

Chrissy McKaigue will no doubt be entrusted with keeping tabs on Clifford, and will have looked at how Padraig Hampsey kept the Fossa clubman relatively quiet a fortnight ago.

Elsewhere, Jason Foley will be