O’Sullivan commits to Kerry... but Marc Ó Sé facing ban

MULTIPLE All-Ireland winner Tom O’Sullivan will return to training tonight to help shore up Kerry’s defence – but the Munster champions’ delight will be tempered by news today that Marc Ó Sé has been hit with a one-month ban by Croke Park.

Word filtered out last night that Ó Sé and Dublin full-forward Eoghan O’Gara have been sanctioned over an incident at the end of last Saturday’s thrilling Allianz League clash between the counties at headquarters. O’Gara could be facing a lengthier ban for his alleged headbutt of the Kerry full-back.

Ó Sé’s suspension comes in the wake of an eight-week ban for Kingdom attacker Barry John Keane but is likely to be vigorously contested by Kerry officials, who believe Ó Sé was attempting to shrug off the perpetrator, O’Gara.