The 'painful' February morning that put Kerry's road to redemption in motion

Declan Quill admits that the hangover from last year’s All-Ireland final was one that lasted through the winter.

REDEMPTION TIME? Kerry joint-managers Declan Quill, left, and Darragh Long during the TG4 LGFA All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Kerry and Mayo. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

It seemed a massive admission on the part of Kerry's management to say that the starting point of this season's march to Croke Park on Sunday was looking back at last year’s second-half collapse to Meath in their All-Ireland final failure. 

But as joint-manager Declan Quill quickly explained, failure doesn’t automatically mean that the end is in sight.