With a foot in both finals football finals today and the county side entertaining The Dubs in Tralee tonight, it's a busy day for the Gaels of Kerry.
But it's a day that has at least started perfectly for the Kingdom.
Beaufort are the AIB All-Ireland Junior Football Champions for 2019 after blitzing Easkey of Sligo on the wide expanses of Croke Park this afternoon.
Eanna O'Malley's side, in truth, faced little in way of resistance as three first-half goals from Ronan Ferris, Ciarán Kennedy and Liam Carey saw them draw sixteen points clear before referee Paul Falloon had even called time on the opening thirty.
💙💛ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONS !! 💙💛 Final score 3-17 to 0-5. Proudest parish in Ireland !
— Beaufort GAA Club (@LiosAPhuca) February 9, 2019
The intensity of the Beaufort assault waned a little in the second half, with Easkey, to their credit, managing to tag on a couple of excellent scores in the second period, including a beautiful effort from the boot of Jake Scott.
But they will travel back west tonight knowing that they simply didn't turn up on a day were Liam Carey in particular put on an almost faultless performance for the Mid-Kerry side, finishing with a personal tally of 1-05.
Nothing harder to take than getting to big stage & just not performing, saying that @LiosAPhuca are an outstanding team & deserving winners! Congrats! but we will build again & this youthful team will not let this performance define them. Thanks to players & mgmt for a great year
— Easkey GAA (@EaskeyGAA) February 9, 2019
Beaufort eventually ran out comfortable winners on a scoreline of 3-17 to 0-05.
