Eamonn Fitzmaurice confirms Paul Galvin is Kerry’s only departure

McGrath Cup - Clare 0-12 Kerry 0-9: Paul Galvin will not be returning to the Kerry football set-up for the season ahead, manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice confirmed yesterday evening.

The 36-year-old, who came out of retirement last March and was introduced as a second-half sub in the All-Ireland final defeat to Dublin, is the sole departure from the Kingdom panel — which will be captained by Bryan Sheehan for 2016.

Fitzmaurice, speaking after the three-point defeat at home to Clare in their first competitive outing of the year, confirmed Marc Ó Sé and Aidan O’Mahony (both aged 35) would again be part of the group in 2016. “Paul won’t be back. He is finished up,” Fitzmaurice said. “He got married, is moving back to Dublin. Other than that, everyone else will be back.”