Four days after Kerry annexed the Munster senior and minor titles for a seventh consecutive summer, it was the turn of the county’s junior team to step into the spotlight, Jimmy Keane’s side retaining the provincial silverware for the sixth year in-a-row.

Dr Crokes ended Comortas-winning An Ghaeltacht’s proud 100% record in the County League Division 1 in Kerry yesterday.

Munster JFC final

The last two winners of the Bishop Moynihan Cup, Dr Crokes and South Kerry, will contest the Kerry SFC final on October 22.

St Mary’s 1-15 Skellig Rangers 1-6: St Mary’s claimed their third consecutive South Kerry SFC title with a nine-point win over Skellig Rangers at Con Keating Park, Cahersiveen on Saturday.

South Kerry 2-10 Austin Stacks 0-8: The sense of anticipation surrounding a first return of Kerry SFC fare to Connolly Park on Tralee’s Rock Street was punctured by a ruthless display from county champions South Kerry in Saturday’s 2nd round replay at the home of Austin Stacks.

Cork IT 1-11 Newcestown 0-12: A Newcestown comeback fell short as Peter Kelleher and Anthony Casey led Cork IT to an opening county SFC victory at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Champions Newcastle West beat Ballysteen 0-8 to 1-3 in the second round of Limerick senior football championship.

The wooden collapsible boat that brought patriot Roger Casement ashore to Banna Strand will go on public display in Kerry for the first time in over 90 years.

All-Ireland Club IFC semi-final - St Mary’s (Kerry) 2-20 Ratoath (Meath) 1-5: Perhaps it was the talk of litmus tests and stern examinations that drove St Mary’s to such dizzying heights.

St Mary’s 0-9 Waterville 0-6: Although it was a successful retention of the South Kerry SFC title for St Mary’s (and their 32nd title in total), the durability of Bryan Sheehan was the main talking point after a hard-fought victory over Waterville on the muddy and heavy Portmagee sod on St Stephen’s Day.

Munster Club IFC final - St Mary’s (Kerry) 1-16 Carrigaline (Cork) 0-9: Denis Daly is looking forward to a couple of weeks away from the football field, and boy has he earned the break. 

St Mary’s 1-16

For seven of the St Mary’s team taking to the field for today’s Munster Club IFC final against Carrigaline in Killarney, it will be a 10th game in as many weeks.

The last thing Bryan Sheehan wants you thinking is that he’s struggling, when he’s having the time of his life.

South Kerry 1-13 Killarney Legion 1-12 (AET): In the gloomy twilight of Fitzgerald Stadium, a set of crutches were called for.

St Mary’s 1-13 Spa 0-13: A Sean Cournane goal six minutes from time proved the decisive score in propelling St Mary’s to the summit of Kerry intermediate football.

South Kerry 0-16 Kilcummin 1-8: The dead ball accuracy of Bryan Sheehan proved crucial as South Kerry secured a winning start in this Kerry Senior Football Championship first round tie in Kilcummin yesterday.

South Kerry SFC final: St Mary’s 0-14 Waterville Frank Casey’s 0-7

South Kerry 1-14 Kerins O’Rahillys 1-7

UCC 1-12 Cork IT 1-9

Kerry, Cork, Cork IT and UL got off to winning starts as they claimed quarter-final wins in the McGrath Cup today.

Currow 2-11 St Mary’s 0-14

Kerins O’Rahillys 2-09 South Kerry 1-10

South Kerry 2-17 East Kerry 1-11

Austin Stacks 1-9 South Kerry 0-7

Rathmore 0-10 South Kerry 1-10

ALL Star midfielder Bryan Sheehan struck the injury-time point that clinched a third successive South Kerry SFC title for St Mary’s (Caherciveen) in dramatic fashion against Dromid Pearses at a windswept Waterville on Christmas Eve.

THE main difference between the teams in Caherciveen yesterday was that South Kerry had the overall strength to match their obvious ambitions to go far in the Garveys Kerry SFC.

THE final scoreline suggests a landslide, a one-sided game in which underdogs Bruree could barely keep the ball kicked out to St. Mary’s, but that would be too simplistic a description.

St Mary’s (Kerry) 3-20 Nenagh Éire Óg (Tipperary) 1-4

COLÁISTE Na SCEILGE’S relentless pursuit of honours looks set to continue as they maintained their high standards of excellence in yesterday opener in the sun-soaked Legion grounds in Killarney.