Kerry advanced to the Munster JFC final against Cork following an easy victory over Clare yesterday.

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

South Kerry 2-17 East Kerry 1-11

Austin Stacks 1-12 Shannon Rangers 0-7

Dr Crokes 1-15 East Kerry 1-9

East Kerry easily brushed aside the weak challenge posed by Gneeveguilla in their Kerry SFC clash played at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday.

Laune Rangers 2-16 Shannon Rangers 0-12

Milltown/Castlemaine 0-11 East Kerry0-10

ROSS CARR was last night ousted as Down senior football manager after a vote of club delegates went against him. Carr wished to stay on for a fourth season in charge but was removed after county board delegates opted to vote him out.

BOTH John Kennedy and Mick Slocum are singing from the same hymn sheet ahead of tonight’s Munster MFC semi-finals.

LOUTH attacker Aaron Hoey has been ruled out of his county’s Leinster SFC opener against Carlow at Parnell Park next Sunday after tearing a hamstring in training over the weekend.

KERRY lodged a positive result in their Munster MFC account, with victory in last night’s quarter-final clash at Semple Stadium.