Looking up? Football holding its own in Kerry under ambitious Colin Healy 

The former Celtic, Sunderland and Cork City man will hope an increase in playing budget will lend itself to an upturn in results at the Kingdom county outfit.

Kerry manager Colin Healy during the season launch at Whelan's in Dublin. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Last July's 29 degrees of heat seems long ago but there was a day which reaffirmed Colin Healy’s belief that senior soccer can comfortably coexist in the Kingdom.

An hour separated the conclusion of Kerry’s All-Ireland semi-final win over Tyrone and the League of Ireland team kicking off at Longford Town on a balmy Saturday evening.