Mayo blow as O’Neill set to join Kingdom next season

Mayo boss James Horan is bracing himself for another massive blow with highly regarded coach Cian O’Neill poised to leave the Connacht champions to team up with Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s Kerry next season.

The new Kingdom manager has an agreement in principle with the University of Limerick lecturer O’Neill to come to Kerry next season, adding a key component to his newly-formed management team.

That rules out any involvement with Kerry for Donie Buckley, who was tipped to return to the Kerry camp after leaving Jack O’Connor’s backroom team last May.