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the county in the Munster Senior Club Championship found little favour with delegates at a county board meeting and was withdrawn.

Ciarán Sheehan is back as part of the extended Cork senior football panel for the first time since 2013.

The big crowd created a wonderful atmosphere in Ovens today, and while there was disappointment for the home fans in the 1,777 attendance, they couldn’t but be impressed with what Templenoe served up in this Munster club IFC semi-final.

Dr Crokes ended Comortas-winning An Ghaeltacht’s proud 100% record in the County League Division 1 in Kerry yesterday.

Kerry junior football manager Jimmy Keane described the lack of interest in this year’s competition as a “total disaster”.

Pádraig Ó Sé wasn’t even a teenager when An Ghaeltacht last graced Croke Park but that 2004 All-Ireland senior club final defeat to Caltra was one of those formative experiences.

They’ve produced legendary All-Ireland winning captains in Paidi Ó Sé, Tommy Doyle, Mickey Ned O’Sullivan and Pat Spillane, and forged special bonds in the process, but fabled Kerry football divisions like Kenmare and West Kerry may soon become redundant.

Half a glance at the match programme for West Kerry’s defeat of Austin Stacks in the Kerry SFC quarter-final confirmed one of the most remarkable resurgences of a small GAA club in recent times.

Cork IT 2-13 Douglas 2-12

it might have been Jim Gavin who appeared in front of the media on Sunday but he could have been mistaken for Little Britain’s Vicky Pollard with his “yeah but, no but” defence of Diarmuid Connolly, writes John Fogarty.

Pat Spillane believes how his Templenoe club-mate Tadhg Morley is now playing proves Kerry are no longer arrested by fear.

Before we discuss the novelty of this Kerry SFC second round clash between Kenmare and Kenmare District, let’s first discuss its staging.

Dr Crokes pummeled Kilcummin 4-17 to 0-7 in the opening round of the Kerry senior club championship on Saturday night.

Dr Crokes 3-15 Austin Stacks 3-9: Dr Crokes came out on top in a feisty Credit Union Kerry County SFL Division One clash at Lewis Road that doubled as the 2015 Kerry County League final.

AIB All-Ireland JFC final - Templenoe (Kerry) 4-13 Ardnaree-Sarsfields (Mayo) 1-10: A hat-trick of goals from Stephen O’Sullivan, allied with key contributions from Brian Crowley and the Spillane brothers, secured a famous victory for Templenoe in the AIB All-Ireland junior club final.

TODAY

All-Ireland JFC semi-final - Templenoe (Kerry) 1-9 Curraha (Meath) 0-5: Classy Templenoe continued their relentless pursuit of Croke Park glory when they saw off the stern challenge of Meath side Curraha at Kilmallock yesterday afternoon, but not before they got an early scare.

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.

Templenoe (Kerry) 2-17 Coolmeen (Clare) 0-3: Josh Holland, with the second last kick of this Munster final contest, billowed the Coolmeen net with a rasping left-footed drive.

These are exciting times for Pat Spillane’s native Templenoe and the surrounding Kenmare District. But the Kingdom legend fears for the future of rural GAA areas like this corner of Kerry.

On the basis of the announced team at least, Monaghan have chosen to leave well enough alone by naming the same 15 that started the Ulster final for tomorrow’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Tyrone.

Nobody saw this coming, holders Kerry totally overwhelming Cork in the second half at Páirc Uí Rinn last evening to win back-to-back Munster junior football titles for the first time since 2002-’03, and record the Kingdom’s first championship win at the venue since their minor success seven years ago.

Kerry have called up six of last year’s All-Ireland MFC-winning team for their Munster U21 FC semi-final in Cork on Wednesday.

IT Tralee 4-12 Kerry 0-16: Kerry U21 selector John Shanahan has hinted that senior boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice dictated that the returning Tommy Walsh play no part in yesterday’s McGrath Cup quarter-final.

WHAT would Kerry have done if Eamonn Fitzmaurice had said No?

Kerry 2-21 Sligo 0-10

Former All-Ireland winning manager Jack O’Connor reckons Martin McHugh should steer clear of Killarney following his description of Colm Cooper as a "two-trick pony".

Kerry 3-14 Cork 0-13

Kildare manager Jason Ryan retains faith in the black-card rule, but insists consistency of its application remains the most important factor.

Dr Crokes, despite the absence of Colm Cooper, secured their second win of the County League Division One campaign with a 1-15 to 0-8 defeat of Rathmore yesterday.

It wasn’t the classic many expected but that won’t bother Dr Crokes who added to their bulging trophy cabinet on Saturday with victory in the Kerry Senior Club Championship final at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.

CORK

COLM COOPER was in sensational form as Dr Crokes eased into the Kerry SFC quarter-finals after Saturday’s facile victory over Kenmare at Templenoe (3-15 to 1-4).