Finuge finally prove a point

IN the decade since they last claimed the north Kerry senior football crown, Finuge have been repeatedly schooled in hard knocks.

There have been three divisional final defeats to chew over. The county arena has provided setbacks also with narrow losses in two intermediate deciders. Little wonder, then, that claiming the Bernard O’Callaghan Memorial Trophy in Ballylongford yesterday was received so rapturously.

They needed all their wits and guile to overcome a spirited Beale outfit in this game, with captain Eamonn Fitzmaurice contributing 1-5 and lifting the silverware 15 years after he had last led the club to North Kerry glory.