Shane Enright: 'It’s mad to think Kerry U20 have gone 16 years without being in an All-Ireland final'

This afternoon Tomás Ó Sé leads Kerry into battle against Meath in another All-Ireland under-20 semi-final. Recent defeats at the penultimate stage ensure the Kingdom are up against it

Kerry’s Rob Stack and Eddie Healy lift the cup after winning the U20 Munster Championship Final

Shane Enright, it’s fair to say, had a bit of a love/hate relationship with the under-21 football grade. For instance, a humbling defeat to Clare in 2007, and a pummelling by Cork two years later, certainly turned out to be black marks on his Kerry inter-county resumé.

However, in the season in-between, the Tarbert defender was part of the Kingdom side, managed by Sean Geaney, which lifted All-Ireland honours. Beating Kildare in the final (2-12 to 0-11), with Spa’s Mike O’Donoghue goaling twice, it was a day to remember in Thurles.