O’Donovan injury ‘a huge blow’ to Crokes’ hopes

DR Crokes midfielder Ambrose O’Donovan has been ruled out of next Sunday’s Munster Club SFC quarter-final against Limerick champions Monaleen after sustaining a back injury in a car crash last Friday night.

O’Donovan was a leading light for the Killarney side in their recent Kerry county final triumph over Austin Stacks claiming four points from his midfield berth.

Dr Crokes manager Harry O’Neill described O’Donovan as ‘a huge loss’ and revealed that inter-county attacker Kieran O’Leary will continue to be marked absent as he attempts to recover from a fractured bone in his leg. Defensive duo Fionn Fitzgerald and Gavin Tucker are still sidelined with hamstring and knee injuries respectively.