He may have helped to make certain the Sam Maguire would be under no Kerry Christmas tree this year, but Dublin GAA star Bernard Brogan paved the way for Santa Claus in the great footballing town of Listowel last night by switching on the Christmas lights.

Bad enough for Kerry to be beaten by the auld enemy in this year’s All-Ireland football championship, but inviting a top Dub to switch on the Christmas lights in the heart of Kingdom has home fans screaming for red cards.

PARENTS seeking places for their daughters in a Kerry all-girls school for September 2013 continued to queue last night, despite being earlier told by the principal they did not have to do so.