For a club with a small catchment area, Ilen Rovers are well used to punching above their weight.

Kerry 2-17 Cork 2-13

A HAT-TRICK of goals in the first half by corner-forward Conor Keane proved instrumental in propelling St Brendan’s to victory over Cork opponents St Fachtna’s in their opening Corn Uí Mhuirí Group B encounter in Cloughduv yesterday afternoon.