Brosnan retakes Kerry armband as Crokes clubmate O’Leary deputises

Eoin Brosnan will captain the Kerry footballers next season after he was nominated by his club, county champions Dr Crokes, last night.

The 32-year-old Killarney-based solicitor was confirmed at the Munster club winners’ medal presentation. Kieran O’Leary will captain the team in the event of Brosnan’s absence from the starting line-up.

As revealed in Saturday’s Irish Examiner, Brosnan’s clubmate Colm Cooper was not pushing for a third year with the Kerry armband. While he enjoyed his two seasons as captain, Cooper is keen to concentrate more on his football in the new season.