The desperately one-sided nature of Saturday’s Munster football final had more to do with Kerry class than Cork not showing up, according to Jack O’Connor.

The desperately one-sided nature of Saturday’s Munster football final had more to do with Kerry class than Cork not showing up, according to Jack O’Connor.

There was a weird atmosphere walking away from Páirc Uí Caoimh last Saturday evening, writes Mike Quirke.

There was always going to be a certain fascination with seeing what this young, fresh-faced Kerry side could produce in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday, considering so many had never been on the senior championship stage before.

After watching David Clifford secure a first Sigerson Cup win for Tralee in 11 years, manager Liam Brosnan questioned the need for one of Kerry’s treasured assets to be playing senior county football so soon.

David Moran insists the hype surrounding David Clifford is excessive and the teenager will need time to adapt to senior level.

Teenage prodigy David Clifford is “not on the radar” of Aussie Rules clubs after committing his immediate future to Kerry.

David Clifford’s meeting with Éamonn Fitzmaurice does not mean the teenage prodigy will bypass the U20 grade and line out for the Kerry seniors in 2018, board chairman Tim Murphy has insisted.