It's a rivalry that first gained prominence in the 1950s, with Kerry getting the upper hand over Dublin in the final of '55 and the semi-final of '59. Kevin Heffernan was a key member of the Dublin team back then and those defeats instilled in him an unquenching desire to lower the Kingdom colours on football's biggest day.
He had to wait over two decades for it to happen.
Giving directions from the sideline, he masterminded a 3-08 to 0-10 win over Kerry in the 1976 All-Ireland final. It was also sweet revenge for the loss 12 months previous when Mick O'Dwyer's young guns rode into town and silenced the Hill with a mesmerising display of football.
Dublin and Kerry would go on to meet in two more September deciders in the 1970s. The Kingdom won both impressively as time had caught up on the side that 'Heffo' first put together ahead of the '74 championship.
Indeed, the Green and Gold would hold sway in the championship encounters between the sides until Dublin's late thrust in the 2011 All-Ireland final - Kevin McManamon bursting through for that goal and Stephen Cluxton coolly slotting over the winning point.
The Dubs are now the masters of all they survey in this sporting rivalry.
This afternoon at Croke Park, throw-in 3,30pm, they will be aiming for a fourth consecutive championship victory over Kerry. It's not a stat that will go down well with those in the Munster county.
Last April, Kerry also had to endure a hammering from Jim Gavin's side in the Division 1 League final. Their run to another Munster title was hardly spectacular following wins over Clare and Tipperary. They then faced the Banner in the All-Ireland quarter-final and had little trouble in accounting for them again.
They arrive at the last-four stage with little fanfare, similar in many respects to 2013. Back then they gave Dublin their fill of it in what was a classic encounter. A repeat of that effort and more will be required from once the ball is thrown in this afternoon.
Dublin, as expected, marched to a another Leinster in the middle of July. And while it was far from vintage, they had enough in hand to get over Donegal the last day.
A widely held view is that Kerry just won't be able to keep their opponents at bay for long enough in this semi-final. That said, former Dublin player Paddy Christie is worried about the potency that the Kerry attack possess and the number of goals that the All-Ireland champions have conceded so far in this championship.
"Kerry have class forwards. The fact they haven't been at 100%, or firing on all cylinders, that doesn't mean anything," Christie said.
"They are good players and if they kick into gear and perform then Dublin are going to be hanging on for dear life. But it's a matter of all the forwards performing well.
"I would be afraid about the goals that Dublin have conceded. I know the goal against Donegal was from a wayward pass but that will be something that would probably weigh on Jim Gavin's mind a little bit.
"There were two goals against Laois as well. If Kerry hit the net a couple of times on Sunday I'd be very worried.
"If it's a pure score-fest I would think Dublin would be able to outscore them on points. I would hope there wouldn't be a lot of goals going in.
"I'm expecting it to be very tight.
"I don't see more than two or three points between these two teams. There's a lot of history there and the games have been very tight."
Former Kerry captain Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan sees reasons to be optimistic that Dublin can be beaten.
“Dublin have been on top for five years. Most teams in the modern era have failed to put back-to-back All-Irelands because of this hunger," he told RTÉ Sport.
“Once you achieve it, it’s very difficult to reproduce.
“Kerry on the other hand, inevitably, must have hunger after being annihilated by Dublin on the past three occasions."
The other factor he feels is the hype surrounding Dublin in light of their comprehensive march to the last four, coupled with their League form.
Manager Jim Gavin has been at pains to refute suggestions of potential complacency ahead of Sunday, but the 64-year-old believes it is hard to cocoon players from the
“The hype about Dublin has been enormous. It’s almost impossible for management to prevent this from seeping through,” he said.
"Kerry on the other hand are benefitting from coming under the radar.”
When the whistle blows in Croke Park this evening, O’Sullivan is backing Fitzmaurice’s side to inflict Dublin’s first defeat of the year at the penultimate stage.
“Fitness is going to be a major factor, most second halves are 41 minutes.
“If Kerry can finish strongly, if their forwards take on the Dublin defence, if they have their best fifteen on the pitch for the last 20 minutes, they will do it.
Confidence then from Mickey 'Ned' as the Kingdom look to set up a first All-Ireland final meeting with Mayo since 2006.
