The outcome of a game of football would be completely irrelevant when compared to the loss that will be felt by those affected by the terrible tragedies in Kerry last week.

Kingdom manager Peter Keane was eager to put things into perspective after his side's 1-19 to 1-8 Munster SFC semi-final victory over reigning champions Tipperary at Semple Stadium yesterday.

He hoped the win would bring a little joy to people in the county after a 'difficult' week.

"This week we've just had has been very tough in Kerry," Keane said when speaking to Sky Sports afterwards.

"There was a young man who lost his life in a motorbike accident late on Tuesday night, we just heard about it when we were leaving the field. A young man from Killorglin called Jimmy O'Connor.

"We buried a great Kerry GAA gael Vincent Harty yesterday and this morning, there was a young man, 14 years of age, who plays for the Beaufort GAA club, Thomas Healy and he was laid to rest in Beaufort.

"This was a very difficult week. And I would hope that by our performance tonight, that we have brought some joy to the people of Kerry that didn't get the opportunity to come up here, but were able to watch it on television or listen to it on the radio, or the people that came here. So that is what is ultimately most important, that sense of community and that togetherness."

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