Con Houlihan adored Casteisland. The iconic sportswriter spent his latter years in Dublin, but never forgot his hometown.

Kerry GAA chairman Tim Murphy has said the main governance challenge facing the association is volunteers being held to account in areas where they may not have sufficient expertise.

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor yesterday paid tribute to defender Tom O’Sullivan describing the five time All-Ireland winner as “a great corner back and a great man marker over many years.”