O’Connor delighted at Kerry’s ‘handy’ day

JACK O’Connor was in relaxed mood in Killarney yesterday, very different from the game in Omagh against their All-Ireland conquerors and much more relaxed than he had been after drawing with Dublin a week ago.

Most of all, the Kerry manager was delighted to have his team involved in another competitive game after qualifying for Sunday’s Allianz League final. “It’s better than a month’s training,” he commented.

It didn’t bother him that they beat Mick O’Dwyer’s Laois rather more easily than might have been expected.