BELIEF. That was the major difference between the teams in yesterday evening’s Munster MFC first-round game in Ennis. There were other differences; Kerry were that bit slicker in their movement, they had the better fielders in the middle of the park, they had more balance in their attack, but on this evening at least, had Clare had any belief in themselves they would have been much closer at the finish.

THIS year’s Corn Ui Mhuirí finalists St Brendan’s and Tralee CBS supply six players to the Kerry minor team for tonight’s first-round championship game against Clare in Ennis.

Tralee CBS 0-15 Pobal Scoil, Chorcha Dhuibhne 1-7

DEFENDING champions Tralee CBS served notice that it will take a very good team to deny them back to back Corn Uí Mhuirí titles this year on the evidence of this display at Gneeveguilla yesterday.