Stephen Cronin, Patrick Kelly, and Colm O’Neill come into the Cork side for today’s qualifier clash with Donegal in Croke Park (4pm).

Former Kerry forward Sean O’Sullivan has commended Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s consistency after dropping Colm Cooper and Anthony Maher among five changes for tomorrow’s Munster final.

The inclusion of Colm Cooper at centre-forward is one of seven changes to the Kerry side since last year’s All-Ireland final for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final with Tipperary in Thurles on Sunday (3.30pm).

Austin Stacks 1-13 St Michael’s/Foilmore 2-6: Champions Austin Stacks opened their Kerry SFC title defence with a laboured victory over St Michael’s/Foilmore at Austin Stack Park Tralee on Saturday night.

Austin Stacks 2-9 Dr Crokes 0-13: Goals win matches, they say, and this was well and truly borne out at Connolly Park yesterday evening where Austin Stacks overcame Dr Crokes in the Credit Union Senior Football League Division 1 Final (2014) after a game that went to extra-time.

Dr Crokes and Austin Stacks join Rathmore in the Kerry Senior Club Championship semi-finals after wins over Killarney Legion and Ardfert respectively.

Tommy Walsh will make his first start for Kerry since the 2009 All-Ireland SFC final when he lines out at midfield against Derry at Celtic Park on Sunday (2pm).

Tommy Walsh is likely to make his return to competitive football for All-Ireland champions Kerry off the substitutes’ bench, after he was kept in reserve for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 opener against Mayo at Fitzgerald Stadium (2pm).

No Declan O’Sullivan in the team, no Colm Cooper in the squad and two changes to the side that beat Mayo.

Kerry manager Eamon Fitzmaurice has made four changes for this Sunday’s Munster decider from the team which edged past Clare in the semi-final.

Some called it tapping up, others described it as a coup, but there was little equivocation about Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s motives when he approached Mayo trainer Cian O’Neill in August 2012: the man had a plan.

Dr Crokes enjoyed a facile victory over a decimated Kerins O’Rahilly’s side, 4-19 to 0-8, on Saturday to leapfrog them and reach top spot in the Division 1 table.

Kerry and Cork will face off in the latest instalment of an epic rivalry this Sunday at Austin Stack Park with the home side in need of a win to have any chance of progressing to the league semi-finals.

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice believes a win over Mayo tomorrow would throw his side right back into contention for the Allianz Football League Division 1 title.

Kerry make two changes from the team that lost to Dublin for tomorrow’s Division 1 round two clash with Derry in Killarney.

Turkey shoots and counties boycotting the tournament outright: What purpose does the McGrath Cup serve?

There are just four survivors from last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Dublin in the Kerry side to face IT Tralee in the McGrath Cup tomorrow.

St Michaels/Foilmore 2-11 Dromid Pearses 0-8

Kerry may throw rookie defender Mark Griffin in at the deep end for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin after the Kingdom lost Killian Young for the season on Saturday to a serious ankle injury.

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).

Austin Stacks 2-16 St Michael’s/Foilmore 1-05

Kerry skipper Eoin Brosnan made a surprise return to competitive football for Dr Crokes yesterday, intensifying speculation he may be involved in Sunday’s Munster SFC final against Cork.

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.

Kerins O’Rahillys maintained their rich vein of form in Division 1 of the County League, defeating in-form Dr Crokes by two points, 1-12 to 1-10 on Saturday evening.

Kerins O’Rahillys sit proudly on top of Division 1 of the Kerry Senior Football League following a big win over bottom club Spa.

Kenmare District 2-15 St Michael’s-Foilmore 3-08

Last year’s beaten finalists Crotta O’Neill’s were hammered by former champs Kilmoyley in the opening round of the Kerry SHC yesterday (3-26 to 0-8) at Austin Stack Park.

Austin Stacks have been paired with South Kerry in the pick of the Kerry senior football championship third round draw.

After a tense and dramatic SFC losers round encounter at Blennerville, St Michael’s/Foilmore came from behind to pip St Brendan’s with late goal.

Dr Crokes 5-13 St Michael’s-Foilmore 0-8

Rathmore are benefiting from retired inter-county star Tom O’Sullivan’s presence as they sit proudly on top of Division 1 after a tough 0-7 to 0-6 local derby win over Gneeveguilla.

Austin Stacks remain top of Kerry Senior Football League Division 1 after a derby victory (2-12 to 2-9) over Tralee rivals Kerins O’Rahillys on Saturday.

Munster senior champions Dr Crokes are favourites to pick up the first major piece of silverware on offer in Kerry club football this season.

Defending Kerry senior club champions Rathmore withstood a late Killarney Legion onslaught before winning their quarter-final, 1-10 to 0-12, on Saturday night with Legion missing two goal chances late on.

All-Ireland intermediate football champions Milltown/Castlemaine had plenty of reasons to celebrate after their latest Kerry SFL victory.

TOMMY WALSH will not make a sensational return to Kerry football next season as he is set to sign a new contract with his AFL club St Kilda.

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.

THIS opening round of the Garveys Kerry senior football championship at Caherciveen yesterday proved to be much closer than generally anticipated, despite the underdogs being limited by the loss of eight players.

KERRY SFC champions, Dr Crokes, maintained their 100% record in Division One of the county league with victory over Rathmore on Saturday night.

DARRAGH Ó SÉ made his first appearance of the season for An Ghaeltacht as they edged out All-Ireland junior champions, St Mary’s, in the Kerry intermediate championship at Gallarus on Saturday evening (0-11 to 0-9).

JACK O’CONNOR’S reign as Kerry manager was officially extended by three years at a meeting of the county board in Austin Stack Park, Tralee last evening.

FORMER Kerry star forward Mike Frank Russell scored 1-4 as Laune Rangers booked their place in the third round of the AIB Kerry SFC at the expense of Spa.