Donaghy dropped by Kingdom

Kieran Donaghy has been omitted from the Kerry team for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary, partly due to a breach of discipline.

The Austin Stacks man, a Chelsea supporter, attended last Saturday’s Champions League final in Munich apparently against the wishes of management, while he was also late for a trial game last Friday. Donaghy has started every Kerry game since returning from injury to play in the 2009 All-Ireland final.

Paddy Curtin gets his first Championship bow in the full-forward line alongside Colm Cooper and Declan O’Sullivan while Kieran O’Leary comes in at left wing-forward. Donaghy, Aidan O’Mahony and Barry John Keane are among the substitutes.