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Kerry’s forced hand and quick promotion of these rookies has so far been without a detrimental hiccup on the results front.

Originally from Killygordon in Donegal, he was a dedicated member of the Huntington Beach-based Wild Geese GAA club. "Such a heartbreaking tragedy," club chairman Fintan Burke told the Irish Examiner.