A second-quarter scoring surge was decisive, as St Michael’s took the inter-divisional JBFC title, at Páirc Uí Rinn, on Saturday evening.

Champions Dr Crokes issued a statement of intent when cruising past St Kieran’s outfit in this Kerry SFC R2 clash at a rain-lashed Austin Stack Park on Saturday.

The 29-year-old was killed in Derry on Thursday night after she was shot in the head amid riots in the city.

Kerry SFC Round 2A - Dr Crokes 2-16 St Kieran’s 3-12: After a facile passage to Round 2 the previous weekend, Dr Crokes were given a much sterner examination of their Kerry SFC credentials as they just sneaked past a dogged St Kieran’s side in Cordal on Saturday.

Dr Ciaran Reilly and Padraig Reidy go head to head and argue whether the Irish famine is a suitable subject for comedy.

All fixtures are tomorrow unless stated

St Kieran’s 2-13 West Kerry 1-12

Tipperary may be overwhelming favourites to beat Clare in this evening’s Cadbury Munster U21 football championship semi-final at Semple Stadium (7.30pm) but with Joe Garry in charge of the visiting Banner, anything is possible.

GAA clubs have been warned they are now prime targets for sneaky thieves who are brazenly stealing from dressing rooms while players train.

It took all the experience of man-of-the-match, Seamus Scanlon, and former inter-county colleague Padraig Reidy to see St Kieran’s over the line against West Kerry in this Kerry SFC losers’ round cracker in Ballymacelligott yesterday.

Austin Stacks1-14 St Kieran’s1-11(AET)

Crime reporters working for Irish newspapers have expressed concern about increasing levels of Garda monitoring of their mobile phone calls in an attempt to identify Garda sources.

Munster boss Gerry O’Sullivan has expressed disappointment at the lack of Kerry footballers available to the province for Sunday’s M Donnelly Interprovincial semi-final against Leinster at Parnell Park.

KERRY are considering thrusting a virtual unknown into their attack for Saturday night’s glamour opening round of the Allianz National League against All-Ireland champions Dublin at Croke Park.

Pre-match favourites Kerry are set to field an unchanged team when they take on Dublin in Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Kieran O'Leary has been brought in as the only change to the Kerry team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Mayo at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

2009 All-Star duo Tomás Ó Sé and Paul Galvin have been drafted straight into the Kerry team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Limerick.

Kerry will field an unchanged team when they take on arch rivals Cork in Sunday's Munster SFC final in Killarney (throw-in 2pm).

ENOUGH Kerry SFC Round 1 grit on show here to cover the road from Scartaglin across the county bounds into Ballydesmond, but precious little guile and grace.

Shane Enright and Anthony Maher has been brought into the Kerry team to face Limerick in Saturday's Munster SFC semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds (throw-in 6.45pm).

IT was the type of issue Jack O’Connor would have sought to avoid in Kerry’s 2011 championship opener but the dismissal of Tomás Ó Sé was the key talking point after yesterday’s Munster quarter-final.

CORK County Board have called for fair play after All-Ireland-winning captain Graham Canty was snubbed for a trip to America on St Patrick’s Day.

WINNING the National league title following All-Ireland success the year previous is a feat that hasn’t been achieved since Meath claimed honours back in 1988.

THERE were few signs of celebrations amongst the local football support after Saturday’s McGrath Cup final in Dr Crokes grounds in Killarney.

KERRY booked a McGrath Cup semi-final with All-Ireland champions Cork on Sunday following this mismatch at Austin Stack Park, Tralee yesterday.

Defending champions Kerry reached the semi-finals of the McGrath Cup, following a facile 2-18 to 0-5 victory over Limerick IT at Austin Stack Park.

THE theme emanating from Cork after Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final has been predictably respectful but Roscommon selector Declan Hoare came out yesterday and echoed the sentiments of the gaelic football world.

THEY may have been impossible to separate last Sunday, but Cork and Kerry have enjoyed very different fortunes this week with Jack O’Connor forced to delay naming his starting 15 until hours before Sunday’s game.

MANAGING this Kerry team is less about bollards and cones these days and more about side-stepping Father Time.

THERE may have been the safety net of the backdoor available for the losers of yesterday’s Munster championship tie in Killarney, but it was quite evident in the demeanour of both Cork and Kerry that they had no interest in settling for that.

FOR all the talk about the personnel losses Kerry have suffered over the winter, the starting side Jack O’Connor selected for tomorrow still has a formidable and imposing look to it.

TOMÁS Ó SÉ and Paul Galvin both return to the Kerry lineup for tomorrow’s NFL Division One relegation clash against Monaghan in Fitzgerald Stadium.

A SNAPSHOT four minutes from the end of last Sunday’s defeat by Mayo in Tralee tells an awful lot about the current state between mind and body of the Kerry team.

IN order of priority, Kieran Donaghy’s excellence at full-forward, outstanding free-taking from the returning Colm Cooper and a marvellous save from goalkeeper Brendan Kealy just before half-time were the primary factors in Kerry avoiding a three-game losing sequence in Tralee yesterday.

Colm 'Gooch' Cooper has been parachuted straight into the Kerry team for tomorrow's Allianz NFL Division 1 encounter with Derry in Tralee (throw-in 2.30pm).

THERE was retribution in the Killarney air yesterday, but no one in the Dublin football camp was celebrating after beating the All-Ireland champions in this NFL Division One opener.

ALL-IRELAND champions Kerry have named just five of the team that started in last September’s victory over Cork for tomorrow’s NFL Division 1 opener against Dublin in Killarney.

Kerry 0-13 Tipperary 1-9

All-Ireland champions Kerry required two late goals from target man Kieran Donaghy to beat Waterford 2-12 to 3-5 in this afternoon's McGrath Cup quarter-final clash at Fitzgerald Stadium.

THE weather’s making for crisp sunny days and clear nights, but don’t expect to see stars dancing across the Kerry skyline any time soon.

MUNSTER football manager Ger O’Sullivan believes that the interprovincial tournaments should be continued indefinitely, even if they have to be played in front of empty stadiums.

BETTER for sponsor extraordinaire Martin Donnelly that he attended the other inter-provincial football semi-final in Crossmaglen.

The Munster Football Team to play Connacht in the Martin Donnelly Interprovincial Championship has been announced.

TOMMY WALSH was last night restored to the Kerry attack at full-forward for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC final against Cork in Croke Park.

IT has been the summer’s biggest talking point but Kieran Donaghy believes that Kerry colleagues Colm Cooper and Tomás Ó Sé will reap a reward from their time warming the bench last week.

COLM COOPER, Tomás O Sé and Donnacha Walsh all return to the Kerry team for Bank Holiday Monday football quarter-final showdown with Dublin.

THERE’S more than a few Kerry footballers partial to piseogs, but few were brave enough to discuss them within earshot of team management on the Kingdom’s trip north to Longford last night.

Mike McCarthy could be handed a starting role at centre back in Kerry’s second round football championship qualifier in Longford on Saturday.

MIKE McCARTHY could be handed a starting role at centre back in Kerry’s second round football championship qualifier in Longford on Saturday.

DARRAGH Ó SÉ is included in the Kerry squad for the first time this season for tomorrow’s National Football League game against Galway (Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 2.30pm).