Kerry’s 2018 championship ambitions have received a setback with the news that Dr Crokes midfielder Johnny Buckley has left the senior football panel.

A Killarney coach and luxury transport company, associated with Kerry senior footballer Johnny Buckley, was yesterday convicted on 10 counts of offences relating to tachograph and the organisation of drivers’ time.

Tourism stakeholders will have to look at the bigger national picture, rather than purely local interests, if the industry’s potential is to be realised, a conference heard yesterday.

A threatened rail strike has forced thousands of Kerry and Mayo football fans to make alternative travel arrangements for Sunday’s Croke Park semi-final.