There were plenty of signs around Killarney that this would be no average opening round National Football League game at the start of January, writes Mike Quirke.

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

The interview with Éamonn Fitzmaurice wasn’t 40 seconds old when the Kerry manager first made reference to a “three-year plan”.

Barry John Keane. So, what are you thinking?

Kerins O’Rahilly’s 4-19 East Kerry 2-8: Kerins O’Rahilly’s served notice of their Kerry SFC title aspirations with this clinical victory over a disappointing East Kerry outfit at Strand Road on Saturday evening.

Kerins O’Rahillys 2-15 East Kerry 2-9: Underdogs Kerins O’Rahillys caused a major upset capturing their first Kerry County U21 Football Championship title in a high-octane final at Castleisland last night.

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’s set to be one of the closest fought All Ireland football clashes in recent years — but Donegal’s die-hard fans may have already shaded it in the battle of the flags.

There are football followers, and then there are football fans: Tralee man Bernard Lynch is such a supporter of Kerry. He has decorated his house in the Green and Gold, got a banner specially made and staked €100 on a win.

Kerry 1-14 Mayo 2-07

David Coldrick succeeded in getting a high percentage of calls right in yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

It’s more than a year since Donal Walsh died, but his message still resonates, says Donal Hickey.

Kerry 2-17 Cork 2-13

Kerry manager Eamon Fitzmaurice has made four changes for this Sunday’s Munster decider from the team which edged past Clare in the semi-final.

Kerry 2-18 Tipperary 0-07