This eagerly anticipated affair didn’t disappoint as East Kerry overcame a strong second-half comeback by Austin Stacks to run out six-point winners and dump the Tralee club out of the championship.

East Kerry’s dominance of Kerry underage football continued as their minors completed the four in a row as they saw off the stern challenge of St Brendan’s side at a rain-lashed Austin Stack Park last night.

UCC are through to play St Mary’s University College, Belfast in the Sigerson Cup final in Parnell Park next Wednesday.

Kerry junior football manager Jimmy Keane described the lack of interest in this year’s competition as a “total disaster”.

St Brendan's College Killarney suffered their first defeat in the Corn Uí Mhuirí in three years this afternoon.

The Cork minor hurling side for tomorrow night’s Electric Ireland Munster MHC semi-final play-off against Waterford includes three members of the side which won provincial U17 honours last week.

St Brendan’s College, Killarney 0-18 St Peter’s College, Wexford 0-10

Kerry SFC, Round 2B - Milltown/ Castlemaine 1-15 East Kerry 1-14 (after extra time): Milltown/Castlemaine recovered from a poor opening half, when they were fortunate to still be in the contest, to take over in the second before going on to beat East Kerry in extra time in Killorglin.

I read in the Irish Examiner that the champion of the anti-austerity, anti-water rates and anti-everything campaigns, Paul Murphy has done a U-turn and paid up €1,150 including penalties — that’s a good little boy, Paul.

Kerins O’Rahilly’s 4-19 East Kerry 2-8: Kerins O’Rahilly’s served notice of their Kerry SFC title aspirations with this clinical victory over a disappointing East Kerry outfit at Strand Road on Saturday evening.

Kerry captain Kieran Donaghy has been named as a substitute for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC final against Dublin, while the Kingdom have also been forced to reconfigure their full-back line following the semi-final win against Tyrone.

Brian Herlihy has been appointed as the Cork minor football manager and his backroom team will feature a strong influence from the county’s 2010 All-Ireland-winning team.

Kerins O’Rahillys 2-15 East Kerry 2-9: Underdogs Kerins O’Rahillys caused a major upset capturing their first Kerry County U21 Football Championship title in a high-octane final at Castleisland last night.

On the basis of the announced team at least, Monaghan have chosen to leave well enough alone by naming the same 15 that started the Ulster final for tomorrow’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Tyrone.

Stephen O’Brien replaces Johnny Buckley in the only change to the Kerry side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Kildare in Croke Park (2pm).

Kerry cruised to a third successive Electric Ireland Munster MFC title with Conor Geaney producing a masterclass against Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday.

Cork junior football selector Danny Culloty believes Kerry have a distinct experience advantage over them in this evening’s Munster final.

Munster JFC semi-final

Kerry 0-16 Cork 1-12 (AET): Almost two hours after the first ball was thrown into the Tralee sky did the pendulum hang still; Kerry’s defence of their Munster and All-Ireland crowns intact, if only just.

KERRY 0-14 CLARE 0-3: In a lifeless encounter in front of 1,962 souls, Kerry were erratic in front of goal, error-prone and lazy in the tackle.

Kerry have called up six of last year’s All-Ireland MFC-winning team for their Munster U21 FC semi-final in Cork on Wednesday.

UCC 0-13 IT Sligo 0-8

St. Francis College, Rochestown remain on course for an unprecedented ‘Quadruple’ following an exciting one point victory over favourites, St. Brendan’s, Killarney in this Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges Senior ‘A’ football) semi-final at Mallow today.

Clonakilty CC 1-13 IS Killorglin 1-5

Kerry South 6-18 Cork West 4-8

East Kerry 1-19 Legion 1-16

Cork minor manager Ephie Fitzgerald has made one change for tomorrow’s Electric Ireland Munster MFC semi-final against Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh from the team that defeated Limerick in the first round.

They have sampled the senior management game in recent years but these days Ephie Fitzgerald and Mickey Ned O’Sullivan are focusing on the underage ranks.

CORK boss Brian Cuthbert has made three changes for tomorrow night’s Munster MFC semi-final against Clare in Ennis from the team that previously defeated the Banner outfit in the first round last month.

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

I WAS disappointed with the lack of impartiality shown by your political reporter Fionnán Sheahan on the TV viewing figures for Enda Kenny’s address to the Fine Gael conference (Irish Examiner, Dec 2).

WEXFORD are unsure of the availability of Rory McCarthy for Sunday’s Guinness Leinster hurling final against All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in Croke Park.