Three unanswered points approaching the finish were central in propelling Kerry to a seventh consecutive Munster MFC title and, in the process, stretching to 33 the county’s unbeaten run at this grade.

Kerry and Cork will contest the Munster MFC decider on June 22 after Clare failed to spring the necessary upset in Tralee yesterday evening.

New format, new Kerry management, and a new crop of Kingdom youngsters, but, from a long way out, it was abundantly clear that a familiar result would again materialise.

Hamilton HS Bandon stunned Corn Uí Mhuirí champions, Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, in this final Group C game played in difficult conditions in Tralee.

Kerry 0-21 Galway 1-14

Down will be without their free-taker Donal O’Hare for their round 2 Qualifier against Cavan on Saturday.

Kerry 1-15 Tipperary 0-4

The Kerry minor footballers breezed into the semi-finals of the Munster championship with this emphatic victory over Tipperary.

St Brendan’s, Killarney 1-15 Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 0-11: St Brendan’s, Killarney survived a spirited second-half rally by an Eamonn Fitzmaurice-managed Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne to win the Munster Post Primary U15½ A football final at Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney.

Whatever happens in Croke Park tomorrow, Kerry will be nourished by its western extremities for the foreseeable future. Dingle and An Ghaeltacht are fertile breeding grounds for the nascent talent coming through the system. Who’s responsible is less important than facilitating the unimpeded movement of the conveyor belt. Five-time All-Ireland winner Tommy Griffin is better-placed than most to look back and forward...