As he stood over his late free kick in Croke Park on Saturday, David Clifford trusted the rituals, routine, and mindset which have always governed his freetaking process, writes Christy O'Connor.

The door closed today in Mardyke Street and the best-known medic in Irish sport finally put his feet up.

Comfort for Chemo Kerry is working with the HSE to enhance the services.

Kerry star David Clifford has the potential "to be the best player", a former Kingdom star has claimed.

Michael Moynihan asks a few different questions for the week ahead.

“And we believe in football, As we believe in song”

The ironies of Stephen O’Brien’s proposed, cumulative one-match ban are worth mentioning.

Seamus Moynihan has called on referee Maurice Deegan, his umpires, and linesmen to offer David Clifford a greater level of protection in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

A week on from the spectre and inspiration of Colm Cooper hovering over Cillian O’Connor in Gooch’s own backyard of Killarney, Mayo and Kerry return to another beloved playground of the Dr Crokes genius — Croke Park.

You might have noticed how most Kerry players, former and current, tend to shy away from damning the perceived advantages enjoyed by Dublin.

The Kerry local elections have thrown up mixed messages for the main parties.

Joe Brolly has called for a restructuring of the All-Ireland Football Championship involving "at least three tiers".

Long-serving Cork GAA medic Dr Con Murphy noted the symbolism of the gala tribute night in his honour in Cork’s City Hall last Saturday night, hoping it signals an era of harmony and cooperation between all parties with Cork GAA’s interests at heart.

Tralee is buzzing for hoops. The Complex is gripped by Saturday night fever. Even football people are backing the basketball team in their droves and they’re not just following the Star. First cousins Darren and Fergal O’Sullivan are important figures in the Tralee success story. Ahead of tonight’s National Cup semi-final with Pyrobel Killester at the Mardyke Arena, they explain how a town became united behind the Warriors

Selector Mikey Sheehy and coach Pádraic Corcoran stood with Éamonn Fitzmaurice for all six of his years as Kerry senior football manager. In a turbulent last 12 months, they weren’t spared much rod but it’s the players they feel most for.

In Kerry they can get very serious in telling you how they take their football very serious.

I was in a bar down the road from Fitzgerald Stadium before the Kerry-Kildare game last Saturday. The volume on the TV was turned up as the Irish women’s hockey team began their second penalty shoot-out of the tournament for a place in the final of the World Cup.

“We’re fighting for our lives and we’ll have to bring everything.”

Clare manager Colm Collins is hopeful his squad will be bolstered by the returning Kevin Harnett and Sean Collins for Sunday’s trip to Killarney.

The Dublin footballers are every bit as defensive as Galway, Tribes captain Damien Comer has insisted.

A fractured relationship exists between the Kerry football management and supporters of the team, Kingdom boss Éamonn Fitzmaurice has admitted.

The irony of Andy Moran’s call on Monday for a 50-yard penalty to punish cynicism late in matches shouldn’t be lost on anybody.

The strength of Kerry selector Mikey Sheehy’s commentary last month about the county’s paltry numbers at last August’s All-Ireland semi-final replay meant his remarks about cynical play went largely unnoticed, writes John Fogarty.

Fifteen years to the month since his late friend and team-mate attempted to do the same, Mikey Sheehy brought the sacred cows to the slaughterhouse.

At yesterday’s Allianz Football League launch, Kerry selector Mikey Sheehy sat down to discuss the county’s dismal All-Ireland semi-final replay defeat to Mayo last year and his hopes for the

Mick O’Dwyer admits that Kerry’s last-gasp, 1982 All-Ireland final defeat to Offaly still haunts him and he contemplates the setback at least once a week.

Kerry great Jack O’Shea believes the decision to offer Éamonn Fitzmaurice a new two-year term is one that should be endorsed.

Kerry senior football manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has confirmed that he will stay on in the role for another year.

It has been reported that Kerry senior football manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice will stay on in the role for another year.

As a player Maurice Fitzgerald never appeared to look stressed. As a freshman Kerry selector has he found even deeper calm?

My hopes and dreams were wrapped up in the prospect of bringing my son to the big game in the bright, new shining Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The County Board put paid to that, writes Michael Clifford.

So prodigious was Colm Cooper’s talent as a teenager that he usurped more established players, writes Kieran Shannon.

Cork football always seems to have enjoyed flirting with crisis, controversy and chagrin, writes John Coleman.

Introducing more extra-time matches and freeing up September fits into Páraic Duffy’s long-standing agenda to make more space for club activity.

Kieran Donaghy has admitted that the prospect of sharing the Kerry dressing room with Maurice Fitzgerald could convince him to give it one more year in the green and gold.

Dublin 0-22 Kerry 2-14: At this stage, Kevin McManamon has reached Lord Voldemort notoriety in Kerry. He-who-must-not-be-named was at it again yesterday, remonstrating so strongly he won his side a 45 which was converted, threatening a winning point and then bulldozing Peter Crowley with a challenge so unfair, it was almost comical.

If Éamonn Fitzmaurice thought Kerry’s backroom team was getting too friendly, he knew there was one addition who wouldn’t be slow to throw in a scud or two in the dressing room. In Liam Hassett’s lexicon, ‘beaten’ doesn’t exist...