How Dublin got under Kerry’s skin in recent years

Last September, Kerry suffered the ignominy of losing to Dublin for an unprecedented third consecutive time in Championship. Has it got to a stage where they have complexes about their age-old rivals? John Fogarty assesses the factors.

Under Kerry’s skin

Over the last 11 days, four Kerry players have spoken to the media. All have obviously been asked about the Indian sign Dublin appear to have over Kerry. First up was David Moran who played the diplomatic card and doubted they were Kerry’s bogey team. Marc Ó Sé was more forthcoming although he suggested rivalries tend to go in cycles. Bryan Sheehan and Kieran Donaghy were more animated in their responses.