Christmas has come early for the grassroots GAA in Munster with over €1.3m allocated in this year's development grant scheme.

A motion tabled this week by Dr Crokes to change the method used by Kerry in deciding which senior club represents the county in the Munster Senior Club Championship found little favour with delegates at a county board meeting and was withdrawn.

Stephen Cluxton has been named Footballer of the Year for the first time in his career.

Kerry have decided not to adopt a set voting position on the possible creation of a second-tier football championship in advance of Special Congress, with county board officials given the freedom to vote as they please on October 19.

Although they failed to score in the opening 24 minutes, and conceded 2-4 in that spell, Kenmare Shamrocks completed an impressive turnaround to defeat West Kerry by three points in Fitzgerald Stadium.

Man of the match Sean O’Shea provided 1-6 (four frees) but Kenmare Shamrocks needed a point from Stephen O’Brien to force extra-time, before they advanced to Round 3 of the Kerry SFC at the expense of a dogged and determined Rathmore.

A Gearóid Savage point in the fifth minute of second-half stoppages - which was the substitute’s first involvement in proceedings - handed victory to Kerins O’Rahilly’s in this entertaining Kerry SFC first-round fixture.

NA PIARSAIGH overcame the second-half sending off of Ronan Lynch to see off Kilmallock

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The All-Ireland replay on Saturday has the town of Kenmare buzzing. Two of Kerry’s top stars play with local club Kenmare Shamrocks and since the drawn final two weeks ago almost every boy is puffing his cheeks and taking frees like Stephen O’Brien and Sean O’Shea.

The Super 8 series will enter its third and final trial year in 2020 shrouded in doubt, but Kerry forward Stephen O’Brien is full of praise for the increased number of games.

Austin Stacks and Dr Crokes will meet in the Kerry Club SFC final on Sunday next after topping their groups.

There was no lack of drama — or county stars — on show over an exciting opening weekend of club championship action in Kerry.

UCC are through to play St Mary’s University College, Belfast in the Sigerson Cup final in Parnell Park next Wednesday.

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Footballer of the Year Lee Keegan says that there’s a ‘serious belief’ within the Mayo squad that they can ‘give a right good go” at dethroning All-Ireland champions Dublin in next month’s final.

KERINS O'Rahillys booked their place in the last eight of the Kerry SFC with a merited victory over their Dingle hosts at Pairc an Ághasaigh (2-13 to 3-9).

The GAA top brass in Kerry has come under fire for not organising a homecoming for the Kerry minor team after they clinched three All-Ireland titles in a row.

Castlemartyr2-14 Cloughduv 0-15

Cork IT 0-18 UCC 0-11

UCC 0-15 CIT 0-15 (aet)

Ballinasloe (Galway) 0-14 Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 0-10

Crossmaglen Rangers players Aaron Kernan and Jamie Clarke have been named in the Ulster team for Sunday's M Donnelly Interprovincial Football final against Leinster at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

Kenmare Shamrocks finally put Castleknock out of the All-Ireland Junior club semi-final at the third time of asking to book a spot in the decider fixed for GAA HQ on Sunday.

Donegal captain Michael Murphy and three of his All-Ireland winning team-mates have been included in the Ulster squad for the 2013 M Donnelly Interprovincial Football Championship.

Castleknock 1-18 Kenmare 0-21 (AET)

Castleknock (Dublin) 1-12 Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 0-15 (aet)

Kerry’s team for tomorrow’s McGrath Cup final against Tipperary at Seán Treacy Park in Tipperary town shows four changes from the side that defeated Limerick in last week’s semi-final.

Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 0-20 Cappamore (Limerick) 2-08

Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 2-15 Rockchapel (Cork) 1-8

Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 1-23 Kilmacthomas (Waterford) 0-3

Kenmare Shamrocks are in a unique position. Contesting the Munster Club JHC this weekend and the JFC on Sunday week, they are the only club in Ireland still playing championship on both fronts.