Defiant Dingle go from the frying pan to the fire

The narrow defeat is a fourth Club decider loss for Kenmare since 2017.

THE WEST'S AWAKE: Paul Geaney of Dingle celebrates with the cup with teammates and supporters after the Kerry County Senior Football Championship final at Austin Stack Park in Tralee. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Kerry Club SFC final: Dingle 1-9 Kenmare 0-11 

THE time to toast is short. Dingle lingered on the pitch at Austin Stack Park, taking pictures and celebrating a first Kerry Club SFC title since 2015. Chances are the road west wasn’t as straight as usual either but come Monday, thoughts necessarily turn to a new peak – an opening round joust with Dr Crokes in the county SFC on Sunday.