The hands raised in interest were few. When Eamonn Fitzmaurice handed back the Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne bainisteoir’s bib last May, there was no flood of CVs lodged in the staff room to replace the Kerry boss.

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 2-10 Tralee CBS 1-3

Kerry face Cork in Sunday’s Munster semi-final with 11 of the team that beat Tipperary last Sunday week. Bryan Sheehan has been ruled out with a knee injury, while there’s a recall for Kieran Donaghy, a used substitute in Thurles.

THERE seems to be some surprise at the Government’s fall in the latest public opinion poll showing Fine Gael and Labour 9% ahead of the ruling coalition of Fianna Fáil and the PDs.