Fitzmaurice calls time on earlier throw-in

Kerry have not requested a change to the 2pm throw-in time for Sunday’s Allianz Football League clash with Dublin in Killarney, even though it clashes with Ireland’s Six Nations rugby meeting with England (3pm).

Kerry GAA chairman Patrick O’Sullivan admitted they initially looked into getting the throw-in time moved back for fans but manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s All-Ireland Club IFC final with Finuge the evening before in Croke Park dictated there would be no change.

“We spoke to Éamonn and he was saying he was playing the night before in Dublin and the extra hour would give him time to get down,” he said.