Donegal boss Jim McGuinness says they have “no qualms at all” after suffering a 10-point defeat to Kerry in today’s All-Ireland senior football championship final.

Back on the biggest stage for the first time in 11 years, the Tir Chonaill men were rocked by the Munster champions’ electric start which saw them go on to lead by seven points at half-time before sealing the title with a 1-26 to 0-19 victory when all was said and done.

Speaking to RTE Sport after the game, a disappointed McGuinness says it’s a defeat that they’ll have to take “on the chin”.

"Hard one to take. Felt very good going into the game and it didn't turn out that way. Hats off to Kerry, very good performance," said the Glenties man.

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"We struggled with wee bits and pieces in the game and paid heavy prices. I suppose, a bigger analysis will probably be the first half, I thought both teams were tracking scores well in the first half but Kerry seemed to go after the twos and kicked a lot of them.

"David Clifford, I suppose some of them were absolutely exceptional so we have no qualms. We've no qualms at all.

"Disappointed for the boys, disappointed for our supporters. They were there with us. They were waiting for things to happen and it didn't happen. Listen, some days, you just have to take it on the chin.

"It's just the bottom line. You have to take your medicine and that's what we're going to have to do today."

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