Kerry districts wrap: Bryan Sheehan wins 15th South Kerry Championship

Kilcummin and Rathmore will meet in the East Kerry final while it's Listowel and Castleisland in the North Kerry decider. 

Bryan Sheehan, St Mary's. Picture: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE

St Mary's continued their domination of the South Kerry SFC by retaining the Jack Murphy Cup with a 3-11 to 0-6 victory over Dromid Pearses in Reenard on Saturday afternoon. The success was the 39th overall and the ninth success in eleven stagings for the Cahersiveen club. Five-time All-Ireland medal winner with Kerry, Bryan Sheehan, won his 15th medal in the competition as he came forward numerous times from the goalkeeping position.

St Mary's started strongly with 1-5 without reply inside the first 17 minutes, man of the match Tadhg O’Connor with the first of two goals for himself on the day. Graham O’Sullivan and Chris Farley rallied the 2019 and 2022 winners Dromid somewhat, bringing the match back to 1-5 to 0-4 at the break.