After another iffy finish by Kerry, he suggested the trend may be linked to their late return to inter-county training. As Neilan prepared to penalise MacMahon, his captain, O’Callaghan, came from the Kerry half of the field to remonstrate. Scorers for Kerry: T Brosnan (1-2); D Clifford (1 2p, 1 free), S O’Shea (2 tps) (0-4 each); T O’Sullivan (0-2); T Morley, G O’Sulllivan, C Trant, P Clifford (0-1 each). KERRY: S Murphy; E Looney, J Foley, D Casey; G O’Sullivan, T Morley, A Heinrich; J O’Connor, M O’Shea; C Trant, S O’Shea (c), M Burns; K Evans, D Clifford, T Brosnan. Subs for Kerry: P Murphy for Looney (inj), P Clifford for Burns (both h-t); T O’Sullivan for G O’Sullivan, D O’Sullivan for Trant (both 54); L Smith for M O’Shea (63).

Source: Irish Examiner February 23, 2026 09:55 UTC