James O’Donoghue has recovered to take his place in the Kerry side to play Tyrone in Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final in Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Peter McNamara evaluates the four Allianz NFL Division 1 ties scheduled for this weekend and who we can expect to win.

Kerry footballer Marc Ó Sé hasn’t ruled out skipping the entire league campaign to recover from a fractured coccyx.

Kerry SFC preview: Would it be facetious to suggest teams in the championship breathed a sigh of relief when Dr Crokes exited the competition back in mid July?

Mid Kerry 1-12 Shannon Rangers 0-7

"Those lads may play with Kerry for another dozen years, and they will never experience something like that again," says Kerry keeper-turned-selector Diarmuid Murphy.

There is just one enforced change to the Kerry side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Galway at Croke Park (2pm).

Kerry star Declan O’Sullivan, despite a leg injury, rescued Dromid Pearses (0-16 to 1-13) in a thrilling Kerry JFC quarter-final at Churchill yesterday.

Kerry U21 football selector Harry O’Neill believes the Kingdom have fallen behind Cork in the underage stakes.

By Tony Leen, Tralee

Three things we learned from Castlebar

* With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere. [CS Lewis]

Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice does not believe that biting will become a prevalent aspect in football as he prepares to travel to Croke Park in a week’s time to face All-Ireland Champions Dublin in the Allianz NFL opener.

Kerry 2-12 Cork IT 0-13

Tipperary 1-15 Kerry 0-11

Champions Cork have named eight of the side which began last year’s Munster U21 final for tomorrow night’s quarter-final meeting with Kerry at Páirc Uí Rinn (7.30pm).

They needed more than 80 minutes of action to get over the line but ultimately Cork’s trip to Austin Stack Park in Tralee proved fruitful last night as they retained their Cadbury’s Munster U21 football title with a narrow success over Kerry.

Nine of the Cork panel involved in last Sunday’s Allianz Football League defeat to Kerry will shift their attention to domestic action tonight for the start of the divisional and colleges section of this year’s Cork SFC.

2011 FOOTBALLER of the Year nominee Darran O’Sullivan bids to follow in his father’s footsteps today when his club Glenbeigh/Glencar contest the Mid Kerry senior football final in Beaufort (throw-in 2.30pm).

THERE must have been times in recent years when Dr Crokes pondered if their luckless streak in Kerry deciders would ever cease.

PRESS Harry O’Neill on who has been the driving force behind Dr Crokes march to a second successive Kerry senior decider and the manager doesn’t name anyone of his galaxy of intercounty stars.

THIS was as routine a quarter-final assignment for Mid Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday as the scoreline suggests.

THIS was as routine a quarter-final assignment for Mid Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday as the scoreline suggests.

CORK boss Niall Kelleher has made four changes for tonight’s Munster JFC final against Kerry in Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 7.30pm from the team that defeated Waterford at the semi-final stage.

ROSCOMMON boss Fergal O’Donnell has opted to keep faith with the team that sprung a major surprise in the recent Connacht decider against Sligo for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Cork at Croke Park.