Kerry U20 selector Eamon Whelan is disappointed with the rule which prevents David Clifford and Seán O’Shea from playing with their side today.

Just when you think you have them cornered, Kerry find a way out.

The victory extends Kerry’s winning-run at minor level to 26 games.

Kerry 1-15 Tipperary 0-4

The Kerry minor footballers breezed into the semi-finals of the Munster championship with this emphatic victory over Tipperary.

The age of eligibility may have been lowered, but in Kerry, they’ve opted to keep the same minor football management in place.

Paul O’Shea from Kilcummin will captain the Kerry minor footballers as they begin their quest for a historic fifth consecutive All-Ireland minor crown.

Teenage phenomenon David Clifford will make his senior debut for Kerry against Donegal on Sunday.

Kerry ... 1-17, Clare ... 2-8: Kerry will play Waterford in the Munster U21 football semi-final next Wednesday after this less than convincing quarter-final win over Clare, reports Eoghan Cormican from Austin Stack Park.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice insists that the prospect of ending Dublin’s two-year unbeaten league and championship run will provide no extra motivation for Kerry when Jim Gavin’s side visit Tralee on Saturday week.

The returning David Moran is one of five changes to the Kerry side for today’s McGrath Cup final clash with Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds (3pm).

Ballydonoghue 5-9 St Senan’s 0-8: Before the start of yesterday’s North Kerry SFC final, Raymond McGibney of the Irish Defence Forces stood underneath the tricolour and read out the 1916 proclamation. The Ballydonoghue rising, joint-manager Denis Lynch would tell us afterwards, was five years in the making and ended with a first divisional title in almost a quarter of a century.

Those in the hinterland of North Kerry are billing it as the game of the year.

Former Waterford manager Michael Ryan has urged Derek McGrath to throw the shackles off and hit Kilkenny hard from the start in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final.

Limerick officials did not contest the home and away agreement which compels John Brudair’s side to travel to Páirc Uí Rinn for Saturday week’s round 2B football qualifier.

Kerry 2-21 Waterford 1-2: For Kerry, few questions were asked. For Waterford, the questions continue to stack up.

A look ahead to tonight’s three games...

Kerry captain Kieran Donaghy has been named as a substitute for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC final against Dublin, while the Kingdom have also been forced to reconfigure their full-back line following the semi-final win against Tyrone.

Brian Herlihy has been appointed as the Cork minor football manager and his backroom team will feature a strong influence from the county’s 2010 All-Ireland-winning team.

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.

Stephen O’Brien replaces Johnny Buckley in the only change to the Kerry side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Kildare in Croke Park (2pm).

Kerry cruised to a third successive Electric Ireland Munster MFC title with Conor Geaney producing a masterclass against Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday.

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.

Cork junior football selector Danny Culloty believes Kerry have a distinct experience advantage over them in this evening’s Munster final.

Shannon Rangers 0-9 Dr Crokes 2-16: It was all so easy for Dr Crokes who had 13 points to spare over last year’s semi-finalists Shannon Rangers in this Kerry SFC first round tie at Tarbert on Saturday evening.

Kerry 0-16 Cork 1-12 (AET): Almost two hours after the first ball was thrown into the Tralee sky did the pendulum hang still; Kerry’s defence of their Munster and All-Ireland crowns intact, if only just.

KERRY 0-14 CLARE 0-3: In a lifeless encounter in front of 1,962 souls, Kerry were erratic in front of goal, error-prone and lazy in the tackle.

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.

Hastings Cup

No Declan O’Sullivan in the team, no Colm Cooper in the squad and two changes to the side that beat Mayo.

Kerry 2-15 Kildare 1-08

Mayo manager James Horan has opted not to make any changes to his side for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Cork at Croke Park (4pm).

Fionn Fitzgerald and Kieran Donaghy both come into the Kerry senior football side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Cavan in Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

For the first time since 2009, Kerry will begin a championship match against Cork without Kieran Donaghy filling the number 14 shirt after he was left out of Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s side for Sunday’s Munster SFC final in Killarney (2pm).

Austin Stacks 1-12 Shannon Rangers 0-7