Ladies fear clash of games could overshadow final

KERRY Ladies football officials have expressed disappointment at the decision to play Sunday’s TG4 Munster SFC final against Cork on the same day as the counties’ male teams play in the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

The girls of Cork and Kerry will contest a blue riband final in Killarney at the weekend but the occasion is set to be completely overshadowed by the Cork-Galway and Kerry-Mayo double header in Dublin that same afternoon.

"We exhausted every avenue trying to get the date changed or at least the time," said Kerry chairperson John O'Connor yesterday. "As it is now our game will be starting at the same time as one of the quarter-finals in Croke Park which isn't ideal."