O’Connor: We settled them down at half-time

Jack O’Connor admitted 20 years is too long for Kerry to be still searching for an All-Ireland minor title.

The three-time winning manager at senior level took over the minors from Mickey Ned O’Sullivan for 2014 and is closing in on another landmark success in his career. If Kerry beat Donegal or Dublin in next month’s final they can bridge a losing streak that stretches back to 1994.

“It’s been too long, yeah,” said O’Connor. “The likes of Denis Dwyer was on that team in ’94 and sure he’s long retired. It will be a massive one with a big build up and I just hope the whole county gets behind us now.”