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Kerry manager Jack O'Connor happy to banish 'despair' of Mayo defeat

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A satisfied Jack O'Connor said Kerry had come through the "despair" of last month's defeat to Mayo after his team booked their place in the All-Irelad SFC quarter-finals on Sunday.The Kingdom romped to a 28-point victory over Louth at Laois Hire O'Moore Park to top Group 1 and earn home advantage in the last eight.Having started the group stages with a loss to Mayo in Killarney that ended a 39-match unbeaten home championship run, this was sweet redemption for the Sam Maguire holders.

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Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Manage Preferences Highlights of Kerry's win over Louth in the All-Ireland SFC Not that O'Connor was getting too carried away."I'm delighted with the performance," he said."We've been stuttering I suppose for the last few weeks.

The lads have trained really hard so it's nice to see it coming together."There was a lot of despair in Kerry in the first game, the way we got taken apart by Mayo, but it's strange the way things have worked out.

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