David Clifford gave a flawless exhibition of shooting as his nine points, seven from play, guided East Kerry to the division’s first Kerry SFC final in 20 years.

East Kerry’s dominance of Kerry underage football continued as their minors completed the four in a row as they saw off the stern challenge of St Brendan’s side at a rain-lashed Austin Stack Park last night.

Three unanswered points approaching the finish were central in propelling Kerry to a seventh consecutive Munster MFC title and, in the process, stretching to 33 the county’s unbeaten run at this grade.

A recommendation that the selection of Kerry football captain be taken away from the county senior championship-winning club and put in the hands of Kerry management was met with strong opposition at Monday’s county convention.

John Fintan Daly has known AIB All-Ireland club success at Croke Park at a higher level in the past; namely with Milltown-Castlemaine in the 2012 intermediate decider.

In tomorrow’s Munster junior club football final you have a classic derby: Knocknagree of Cork versus Dromid Pearses of Kerry.

Cork IT 2-13 Douglas 2-12

Killarney races kicks off its summer racing season with a three-day meeting that begins on Sunday May 15.

He’ll still line out when the need requires, as was evidenced by his cameo appearance during St Marys’ Division 2 league game against Gneeveguilla in early December, but for some time now Maurice Fitzgerald has been swayed by the “natural pull” of management.

St Flannan’s College, Ennis 1-9 Pobalscoil Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore 1-8: St Flannan’s stunned a fancied Pobalscoil Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore at Rathkeale yesterday in an absorbing Corn Uí Mhuiri quarter-final.

Dr Crokes will face Austin Stacks in the 2015 Kerry Division 1 SFL final following Stacks’ 1-12 to 0-7 victory over Legion in the Division 1 play-off at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday.

SP SL, Rathmore 3-19 De La Salle, Macroom 3-5: It’s now three wins from three for Pobalscoil Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore, in the Corn Uí Mhuirí after yet another impressive display in Mallow.

Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra 2-12 Coláíste Chríost Rí 0-8: The Munster and All-Ireland champions comfortably defeated on the opening afternoon, and now the scalp taken of Cork’s most successful football nursery.

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne will begin the quest to make Corn Uí Mhuirí history today, but their opponents will be writing a new chapter of their own.

Kerins O’Rahillys 2-15 East Kerry 2-9: Underdogs Kerins O’Rahillys caused a major upset capturing their first Kerry County U21 Football Championship title in a high-octane final at Castleisland last night.

He wouldn’t take kindly to be called an old dog, but Kerry minor coach Jack O’Connor has traversed enough hard roads around Munster to recognise the changing of the guard when he sees it.

Killarney Racecourse expects the possible appearances of Finian’s Rainbow and Simonsig to draw a crowd to their three-day meeting.

SPSL, Rathmore 2-6 Abbey CBS, Tipperary 0-8: They did it the hard way. Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra Rathmore were six points to one behind after 20 minutes and they also kicked 15 wides over the hour.

It was a case of déjà vu at the Cork Marathon yesterday with Poland’s Bartosz Mazerski denying Gary O’Hanlon’s brave attempt for a third marathon victory in 15 days in a sprint finish down St Patrick’s Street, while Pauline Curley smashed her course record from last year when coming home in 2:43:37.

The hum of excited voices swirling in the background leaves little to the imagination as to Peter Keane’s whereabouts.

Kerry star Declan O’Sullivan, despite a leg injury, rescued Dromid Pearses (0-16 to 1-13) in a thrilling Kerry JFC quarter-final at Churchill yesterday.

A sports-loving lad who had been planning his next trip to Old Trafford for a Manchester United game in September, was laid to rest near the Cork/Kerry border yesterday after succumbing to a two-and-a-half year battle with cancer.

Arriving into Mallow GAA grounds on Saturday morning, the rise in prominence of the Munster U15 Supertouch competition becomes instantly evident.

South Kerry 2-17 East Kerry 1-11

The most famous number 15 jersey in the GAA is being placed back on the peg.

Dr Crokes will be warm favourites in tomorrow’s Kerry SFC final, but you’ll need to look west for romance.

Former Kerry minor and U21 star Paul Geaney’s rich vein of form has helped fire Dingle clear at the top of the county senior football league.

Last year’s beaten finalists Crotta O’Neill’s were hammered by former champs Kilmoyley in the opening round of the Kerry SHC yesterday (3-26 to 0-8) at Austin Stack Park.

Gardaí investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Co Kerry are closing in on the driver after identifying the exact type of vehicle involved.

Kerry defeated Sligo in a senior football challenge at Rathkeale on Saturday, with Bryan Sheehan featuring for the first time since the Kingdom’s Munster championship victory over Tipperary.

East Kerry easily brushed aside the weak challenge posed by Gneeveguilla in their Kerry SFC clash played at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday.

Dingle 1-15 Gneeveguilla 0-9

Rathmore are benefiting from retired inter-county star Tom O’Sullivan’s presence as they sit proudly on top of Division 1 after a tough 0-7 to 0-6 local derby win over Gneeveguilla.

All-Ireland intermediate football champions Milltown/Castlemaine had plenty of reasons to celebrate after their latest Kerry SFL victory.

Dr Crokes, with Colm Cooper directing operations from full-forward, edged Austin Stacks in the glamour Kerry senior club football championship clash at Connolly Park yesterday (0-17 to 1-11).

Kerry captain Colm Cooper returned to county training last week and played his first club game since the All-Ireland semi-final guiding Dr Crokes to an impressive victory in the Kerry SFL Division 1 on Saturday.

HE has accumulated plenty honours at divisional and county level but it has taken 26 championship seasons before Joe Daly has realised that dream in the provincial arena.

TIPPERARY senior hurler Paul Curran will miss his club Mullinahone’s Munster IFC final against Kerry outfit Milltown/Castlemaine next Sunday as he is away on his honeymoon.

DR CROKES midfielder Ambrose O’Donovan is fit for Sunday’s Munster Club SFC semi-final against Kilmurry-Ibrickane after missing their quarter-final win over Ballinacourty with a back injury.

TOMMY WALSH will not make a sensational return to Kerry football next season as he is set to sign a new contract with his AFL club St Kilda.