Moran to hold off on Kerry decision as he eyes club glory

David Moran says he'll hold off on making a decision about his Kerry future as he puts all his focus on trying to drive Kerins O'Rahillys to provincial and All-Ireland club glory.

Moran helped the Kingdom to lift the Sam Maguire last July - his third Celtic Cross - as a year that started badly arrived at a glorious peak.

The midfielder had suffered a terrible groin injury in the Kerry SFC decider against Austain Stacks in December 2021. It left him in rehab mode for the first chunk of the new year, but the 34-year-old was firing on all cylinders for the successful summer charge.

Two weeks ago he had another setback playing for his club when he was sent off, following a second yellow card, in Kerins O'Rahillys' AIB Munster GAA Football Senior Club Championship semi-final against Éire Óg.

His heart sank, but the Tralee men rallied to dig out a gritty 1-09 to 1-08 win. They will face Limerick's Newcastle West in Saturday's decider at Páirc Uí Rinn, their first provincial final appearance since 2009 when they lost in agonising fashion to Kilmurry-Ibrickane.

Moran is desperate to get over the line this time and bag a Munster medal before mulling over his 2023 plans with Kerry.

"I met with Jack [O'Connor] a while back and I just said, 'look, I want to keep playing with the club', I'll probably take Christmas to decide and then we'll decide in the new year or whatever," Moran said on Wednesday.

"At the moment I'm with the club and I'm trying to bring that as far as I can.

"The reality of life is that it doesn't feel that long of a year because we have been winning. It's great to still be involved at this time of the year. It's a special place to be for a club."

Reflecting on his dismissal against Éire Óg, he added: "I was hugely