Dr Crokes, even without Colm Cooper, Fionn Fitzgerald, Chris Brady and Ambrose O’Donovan, proved too strong for intermediate champions Currow in yesterday’s East Kerry SFC semi-final.

Kieran Donaghy has returned to the Kerry substitutes’ bench for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final with Dublin in Croke Park (3.30pm).

Fionn Fitzgerald and Kieran Donaghy both come into the Kerry senior football side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Cavan in Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

St Brendan’s District1-10 Finuge 0-11(After extra-time)

St Brendan’s District 1-10 Finuge 0-11(After extra-time)

St Michael’s/Foilmore 1-11 Finuge 1-05

Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea concedes Lar Corbett is facing a race against time to be fit to start Sunday week’s Munster semi-final against Limerick.

When Eamonn Fitzmaurice flew back to Kerry’s Algarve training camp on Saturday night after Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne’s defeat, it was the first time since agreeing to the Kingdom hot seat last August that he was finally able to focus on one team.

The GAA have confirmed they are investigating a possible spitting offence on Paul Galvin in last month’s All-Ireland intermediate club final between Finuge and Fr Rock’s, Cookstown.

There was a part of Eamonn Fitzmaurice glad to see the back of this past weekend, irrespective of the defeats for Finuge and Kerry.

Only a few months into his tenure as Kerry manager and Eamonn Fitzmaurice is ready to quit. No, not his new job, which he’s thoroughly enjoying, his playing career.

Finuge 1-05 St Vincent’s 0-05

Visualisation, they say, is half the battle and St Vincent’s captain Jonathan Buckley has seen himself on the steps of the stand in Mallow tomorrow afternoon.

Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice, inset, will call time on his own playing career if Finuge lose to Cork Premier IFC winners St Vincent’s in tomorrow’s Munster Club intermediate football final.

Finuge (Kerry) 2-9 Pallasgreen (Limerick) 1-9

Finuge 1-12 Spa 0-12

Before he filled any one of the myriad of roles he has played for Kerry these past five years, Eamonn Fitzmaurice was a club footballer.

Finuge 0-10 Ardfert 0-9

Feale Rangers 0-13 West Kerry 0-10

IN the decade since they last claimed the north Kerry senior football crown, Finuge have been repeatedly schooled in hard knocks.

JACK O’CONNOR has named the same side that beat Mayo for Sunday’s All-Ireland final against Dublin, in doing so seemingly keeping faith with Donnchadh Walsh over the temptation to recall Paul Galvin.

THE last two Kerry football champions collided in this heavyweight Austin Stack Park clash yesterday, but the superiority of Feale Rangers ensured they were always going to be the ones standing at the final bell.

AIDAN O’MAHONY probably had few qualms about accepting an invite to promote a new football boot when the proposal arrived a few weeks ago.

IF Eamon Fitzmaurice had a crystal ball he might not necessarily like what the summer season holds in store for him.

HOLDERS Carbery Rangers put their title on the line when they play Inniskeen (Monaghan) in the All-Ireland Club IFC semi-final at Portlaoise on Sunday (2.30pm).

ALLSTAR Paul Galvin will miss Kerry’s NFL campaign and the start of the Munster championship after receiving a six-month ban arising from an incident in a club game.

THE importance of a reliable free-taker is a key issue behind last night's decision by Kerry to recall Dara Ó Cinnéide to the starting fifteen for Sunday's All-Ireland final against Tyrone.

A year ago, few had heard of Paul Galvin. Now, the Kerry Allstar is facing a new set of challenges. He spoke to Jim O'Sullivan.

Colm O'Connor looks at the enduring appeal of the last GAA championship final of the year. ON SUNDAY, sports followers of all persuasions will speed past a golfing wonder of the world to get a ringside seat on an hour of local squabbling in Ballybunion.

Finuge 2-13 Aghabullogue 3-4

ON Saturday night, Eamonn Fitzmaurice proudly received his second All-Ireland SFC medal.

BEAMS of light punch through the December darkness. In their glare, ghostly figures race in a co-ordinated routine. The difficulty of the training is underlined by lingering clouds of breath.