There were days I thought Kerry was beyond me - Clifford

Pictured at Dún Chaoin Pier Road, West Kerry is (left to right) Comórtas chairman Pádraig Óg Ó Sé with Kerry footballers Paudie Clifford and Niamh Ní Chonchuir ahead of the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé 2022, the famed men's and ladies club Gaelic football festival which takes place all across the Dingle Peninsula this weekend.

It was two months shy of his 25th birthday that Paudie Clifford finally made his starting senior championship debut for Kerry last season.

Not that it was for a shortage of cheerleaders. Tomás Ó Sé, who saw first-hand his potential in UCC, had long been supporting his promotion to the panel. Billy Morgan was as big a fan and younger brother David made a public declaration in his favour after he starred for East Kerry in the 2019 county final. "It's hard to know what Peter Keane is thinking but you can't do much more besides getting man of the match in the county final.”