Killian Young defends Kerry decision to stage big match in Tralee

Kerry defender Killian Young has defended the decision to host Saturday’s blockbuster Allianz football league tie with Dublin at Austin Stack Park in Tralee and not Killarney.

A crowd of around 12,000 is expected though with the ‘sold out’ signs going up in mid- February interest in the repeat of last year’s league decider between two great rivals is clearly huge.

Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney could have comfortably accommodated a much larger crowd though Kingdom officials opted to split their four home games this season evenly between the two grounds.