Fitzmaurice and Quirke tip Kerry’s ‘air commander’ Kieran Donaghy for managerial role

The disappointment of being omitted from the starting team for the 2015 All-Ireland final, at a time when he wore the title of captain, impelled Kieran Donaghy to continue with Kerry.

Off the back of Austin Stacks county championship win in 2014, Donaghy was handed the Kerry captaincy for the following season, but having been withdrawn at half-time in their All-Ireland semi-final win over Tyrone, he was left out of the team on the afternoon of their final defeat to Dublin.