KERRY great Kieran Donaghy has questioned the timing of Donie Buckley’s departure from Peter Keane’s management team, claiming it should have been handled before the season began.

Our writers chat through the main talking points from the weekend’s Allianz League action.

"I wish to confirm that Donie Buckley is no longer a member of the Kerry Senior Football Management Team."

The Leinster Council is open to accommodating Kerry in the Leinster SHC, should the Kingdom win the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Another young Kerry star is heading down under, according to reports.

Kerry County Board have voted to uphold the long-standing tradition of the senior county champions selecting the Kerry football captain.

Why is the David Clifford Kerry captaincy an issue at all?, asks Tony Leen.

THE past festive season was extra special for newly- weds Yvonne Coleman and James Twohig as it was on a December 26 night out that the couple first laid eyes on each other.

Munster counties increased their spending on team preparations by almost 20% in 2019.

Although acknowledging the strain on volunteer officers, Galway GAA chairman Pat Kearney is opposed to county boards being taken over by paid staff.

It’s GAA convention season, in case you hadn’t noticed, and whether by accident or design, an important theme has been running through the many end-of-year reports and speeches scripted by under pressure and, in some cases, under-fire county board officers.

Kerry GAA chiefs have agreed to be more flexible in their enforcement of the parish rule so as to assist rural clubs at risk of extinction.

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.

A motion tabled this week by Dr Crokes to change the method used by Kerry in deciding which senior club represents the county in the Munster Senior Club Championship found little favour with delegates at a county board meeting and was withdrawn.

Kerry is one of the last counties to afford their champions the honour of nominating the team captaincy, along with Kilkenny in hurling.

Board officials were criticised in some quarters for rejecting an offer from TG4 - via the GAA - to televise Sunday’s East Kerry-Dr Crokes SFC final.

Kerry GAA officials decided not to allow TV coverage of their County SFC final over concerns about the impact on the attendance.

Cork Constitution came good during the final 10 minutes to overcome Terenure College 13-10 at Lakelands Park and move top of Energia All-Ireland League Division 1A.

A group comprising every former Drugs Minister in the State has called for urgent action on the drugs crisis in Ireland, citing the situation as being “at epidemic proportions”.

Kerry have turned down the opportunity to enter next year’s Munster minor hurling championship.

Kerry have decided not to adopt a set voting position on the possible creation of a second-tier football championship in advance of Special Congress, with county board officials given the freedom to vote as they please on October 19.

The All-Ireland final requiring a replay has meant the entire Kerry senior football championship will be squeezed into a seven-week period, but county board chairman Tim Murphy is confident they will have a representative in time for the Munster club semi-final on November 17.

A middle-aged man with Asperger’s Syndrome was conned by four men into paying more than €4,000 for work that was never done on his house.

The chairman of Kerry GAA, Tim Murphy, has said they have complete confidence in the integrity of the process which has nominated David Gough to referee the All-Ireland SFC final against Dublin.

Kerry GAA chairman Tim Murphy says their team have no issue with David Gough's appointment as All-Ireland final referee.

The inability of the main stand at Fitzgerald Stadium to cater for all Kerry and Mayo season ticket holders has resulted in the capacity of the Killarney venue being reduced by over 6,000 for Sunday’s Super 8 fixture.

Kerry County Board chairman Tim Murphy confirmed this morning the capacity of Fitzgerald Stadium has been lowered from 38,000 to 31,900 for this weekend's All-Ireland quarter-final round-robin game.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice (new half length cut) The Munster football final is still important — if not as attractive — for a number of reasons.

Former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice has revealed how the Kingdom stole a march on Cork ahead of last year’s Munster final, upsetting Cork boss Ronan McCarthy.

Peter Keane admits that being self-employed allows him to meet the growing demands that come with managing at senior inter-county level however does not believe the role should ever become a full-time one.

Kerry minor manager James Costello says the development squad system in the county is not creating a culture of elitism.

2014 and 2016 winners Clontarf proved too strong for defending All-Ireland League champions Lansdowne as they deservedly clinched their place in next Sunday's Division 1A final after a hard-fought 23-15 victory at a windy Castle Avenue.

The week before last, the Irish Examiner reported on a rural GAA seminar staged by Club Tyrone in Garvaghey. Last Saturday week was a day for kindred spirits fighting against what is increasingly feeling like a storm tide.

Defeat by Mayo in Sunday’s Allianz League football final may “not turn out to be a bad thing” for Kerry, in the view of county board chairman Tim Murphy, who has praised new manager Peter Keane’s “outstanding” start in charge.

Gardaí in Kerry are investigating an incident in which it is alleged three Gaelic footballers assaulted a man in Killarney.

A recommendation that the selection of Kerry football captain be taken away from the county senior championship-winning club and put in the hands of Kerry management was met with strong opposition at Monday’s county convention.

Keeping Kerry’s most talented young players at home and preventing further footballers from signing AFL contracts represents a “huge challenge” for the county board, according to chairman Tim Murphy.

Kerry want the Super 8 round of matches set for Croke Park next year to be opened up to neutral provincial venues.

Kerry county board chairman Tim Murphy has defended the length of time taken by his selection committee to appoint the new Kerry senior football management team.

New Kerry football manager Peter Keane had full autonomy in selecting his backroom team, Kerry county board chairman Tim Murphy has insisted.

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