White Star lines Kingdom faithful’s pockets

It hasn’t been a notable year for Kerry sports, but the county claimed a big winner at Listowel Races yesterday.

Celebrations went on well into the night as north Kerry toasted a local victor of the €160,000 Kerry National, White Star Line, owned by Patsy Byrne, a native of nearby Duagh.

The Dessie Hughes-trained horse romped home in the feature race, beating the more fancied JP McManus-owned runner, Carlingford Lough, into second.