Brendan Cummins appointed new Kerry hurling coach
Five-time All-Star and All-Ireland U20 winning manager Brendan Cummins has agreed to return as Kerry senior hurling coach alongside manager John Griffin for the year ahead.
The former Tipperary keeper first became involved with the Kerry senior hurlers as goalkeeping coach under Eamonn Kelly in 2014 and then in 2016 he became the full Kerry senior hurling coach for the next four years under Fintan O’Connor.
Cummins went on to manage the Tipperary U20 hurlers for five years from 2021 and won two Munster titles and one All-Ireland title in his time in charge.
It will be viewed as a real coup by John Griffin to have the Tipperary legend back involved in the Kingdom for a third stint.
The Kerry senior hurlers will be playing Division 1 league hurling next year and will also be competing in the Christy Ring Cup, having lost the final of last year’s competition to Derry.
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Munster double to decide playoff race
Kerry FC have kept their promotion playoff hopes very much alive after back-to-back league wins home and away over the past two weekends.
On Friday night last, Colin Healy’s men made the long trip north to Ballybofey and beat bottom side Finn Harps 2-1. Finn Harps took the lead after three minutes but Sam Aladesanusi equalised in the 72nd minute, before Cian Bargary completed the comeback seven minutes later.
Kerry FC now face a Munster derby double away to Cobh Ramblers on Friday night followed by a final home game of the regular season against champions Cork City in Mounthawk Park to decide their playoff fate.
Kerry FC have already posted a record season total of 48 points which is already 13 points more than their highest total in three previous seasons involved at this level.
The Kerry based side are currently in sixth place in the table and just outside the playoff places on score difference.
If Kerry FC were to reach the playoff places for the first time then the following would be the scenario.
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