Murphy plays elder statesman amid Kerry’s ‘huge’ turnover

We can’t say for certain if Mayo’s players will be back at Croke Park this year beyond Sunday but they will certainly be seeing the inside of plenty of churches. Newly-married Mayo defender Chris Barrett revealed how love is in the air in the county.

“Once one of us drops, the others drop, they’re all falling like flies now,” joked Barrett, who said it’s his understanding that Ger Cafferkey, Donie Vaughan, Colm Boyle, and Lee Keegan all plan to follow his lead and tie the knot this year.