'For a rural part of Kerry, it is really nice to get the captaincy in both codes'

The knowledge that they are back within touching distance of the game’s top teams has given new captain Aislinn Desmond plenty of comfort

Aislinn Desmond has been named Kerry ladies football captain for 2021. Picture: Sportsfile

Losing just one game in all of 2020 indicates that Ladies Football in Kerry is in a very healthy state, but ending last year without a medal or Lidl National League promotion makes the wait for the new season to commence agonising for the players.

Kerry’s unbeaten Division 2 campaign had them on the verge of promotion back into the elite tier before the coronavirus struck and the competition was shelved.