The season may have ended in disappointment for the Kerry footballers with defeat to Dublin in an All-Ireland final replay but off the field, there was plenty to celebrate.

New Kerry GAA commercial manager Maurice O’Meara feels the position presents him with the challenge he was looking for after years involved with golf in the county.

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

KERRY County Board chairman Jerome Conway accepted they had no choice but to redesign their traditional coat of arms, given the current economic climate.