Ó Sé facing eight week absence with ankle injury

KERRY midfielder Darragh O Sé is facing up to eight weeks on the sideline after chipping a bone in his ankle in a trial game in Killarney.

The worst fears of team management were confirmed yesterday by a scan which rules the Allstar out of next Sunday’s Munster SFC against Limerick and, if they’re involved, possibly out of the All-Ireland quarter final on the first weekend in August.

O Sé was involved in an accidental collision with Kerins O’Rahillys’ Mike Quirke in a final Kerry trial for the provincial decider on Thursday night in Killarney Initial fears of ligament damage were compounded by yesterday’s confirmation of a chipped bone. Medical experts estimate that a quick healer can be back training within a month, but a more realistic estimate is six to eight weeks.