Munster Council honours Kingdom mastermind Fitzmaurice

All-Ireland winning Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice has been named as the Munster Council’s Manager of the Year.

Fitzmaurice will be amongst 30 people honoured at the provincial council’s annual gala awards ceremony in Dromoland Castle, Co Clare on Saturday night. Despite the retirements of a number of key players, and a season ending injury to captain Colm Cooper, Fitzmaurice guided an inexperienced team to provincial glory against Cork before progressing to defeat Donegal in the All-Ireland final.

Kerry’s James O’Donoghue was named Footballer of the Year for the second successive season, finishing a year which also saw him collect an All Star and the prestigious GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year crown.