St Brendan's looking for 'silverware on the table' after reaching back-to-back Kerry SFC semi-finals

“The praise has to land at the door of the clubs. They have instigated great underage structures, which are now reaping the rewards."

Shaun Keane of St Brendan’s races away from Legion’s Micheál Ó Ceileachair in the Kerry SFC quarter-final in Tralee. Brendan’s are in their second county semi-final in a row — after a 27-year gap — but chairman Alex O’Donnell says the divisional side ‘need silverware on the table’. Picture: Domnick Walsh

After not even reaching the last four of the competition for a period of 27 years, St Brendan's now found themselves in their second successive Kerry County SFC semi-final and a date with champions East Kerry, at Austin Stack Park tonight.

There might be a general feeling of surprise around the Kingdom to see Seamus Murphy’s divisional outfit at the penultimate stage of the championship once again but for those hard at work at the coalface, it is anything but.