Wins for Kerry and Offaly in Joe McDonagh Cup 

Three-goal Kingdom were too strong for Carlow

17 July 2021; Pádraig Boyle of Kerry during the Joe McDonagh Cup Final match between Westmeath and Kerry at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Goals from Pádraig Boyle, Shane Conway and Niall Mulcahy helped Kerry to a comfortable 3-21 to 0-15 win over Carlow in the Joe McDonagh Cup tie at Netwatch Cullen Park this afternoon.

After a first-round defeat by Down, Kerry needed to respond and had two quick points from Shane Conway.