BELIEF. That was the major difference between the teams in yesterday evening’s Munster MFC first-round game in Ennis. There were other differences; Kerry were that bit slicker in their movement, they had the better fielders in the middle of the park, they had more balance in their attack, but on this evening at least, had Clare had any belief in themselves they would have been much closer at the finish.

THIS year’s Corn Ui Mhuirí finalists St Brendan’s and Tralee CBS supply six players to the Kerry minor team for tonight’s first-round championship game against Clare in Ennis.

A MAGNIFICENT second-half goal from Patrick O’Doherty proved the catalyst for St. Pat’s, Dungannon’s victory in this All-Ireland Colleges SFC A final at Portlaoise on Saturday.

FOOTBALL is a serious agenda in the Sem and, unquestionably, this is a serious St. Brendan’s team on the loose in Kerry, full of rock solid and skilful performers.

ST BRENDAN’S bridged a 14-year gap by defeating arch rivals and champions Tralee CBS in a superb Corn Ui Mhuirí final at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday to claim their 19th title.

St Brendan’s 1-10 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1-5

St. Brendan’s, Killarney 0-10 Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, 0-9

A SIX-GOAL bonanza for St Brendan’s College, Killarney saw Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh completely collapsed in yesterday’s Corn Ui Mhuirí Group game at Carrigadrohid.

St Brendan’s, Killarney 3-14 Glanmire CC 1-2

ALL the excitement of this Corn Uí Mhuirí final in Tralee yesterday was crammed into the last five minutes, when St Brendan’s came from four points down to lose by just one to arch rivals Tralee CBS in a disappointing decider.

WHILE there was no disputing the better team won, the final scoreline in this Credit Union Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final in Knocknagree yesterday is a bit hard on the defending champions.

ST BRENDAN’S, Killarney, are through to the business end of the Munster Colleges SFC following a storming comeback at Beaufort yesterday.

DEFENDING champions DLS Macroom felt the full force of a very skilful St Brendan's in the opening round of the Credit Union Corn Uí Mhuirí at Rathmore yesterday.