You may have realised by now that Kieran Donaghy isn’t being listed as an official member of the Kerry management team. Three years ago, Dublin’s 2011 All-Ireland winning manager Pat Gilroy did the same for Dessie Farrell as they went onto lift the Sam Maguire Cup. “Not my proudest moment,” says Griffin, maor foirne and assistant manager to Peter Keane at the time and recent All-Ireland senior club winning coach with Dingle. “It’s our own fault that they ended up getting rid of it (the maor foirne was disbanded in 2021) but it’s a disaster getting messages on at the moment. “He’s a former footballer of the year, an All-Ireland winning coach with Armagh, and if there is something to be said, he’ll say it.

Source: Irish Examiner February 14, 2026 22:05 UTC