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GAA Share Published 14:39 11 Aug 2026 BST Updated 16:44 11 Aug 2026 BST Kerry have made a big reshuffle in their backroom team ahead of next season, as they looks to regain the Sam Maguire. After heading into last month's All-Ireland final against Mayo as heavy favourites, they fell short in terms of effort and execution, and have now failed to retain the All-Ireland title since 2007. Cian O'Neill will not be returning as assistant to manager Jack O'Connor, while Shane O'Rourke is also set to come in strength and conditioning coach. The Munster Tech lecturer has previous experience with the Kingdom's minor footballers and senior hurlers, as well as the Clare football team. After the loss in July, O'Connor outlined where he felt his side went wrong, saying: "We started well but I think we were 1-05 to one point up and just got a bit careless then. "I think the next four attacks, we had a couple of bad wides and we dropped one short. "That just gave Mayo (belief) and Ryan O'Donoghue went down and kicked a two-pointer, which gave them a bit of belief. "So suddenly they were back in the game, (Jack) Carney kicked a two-pointer. "Mayo stayed with us until half-time, their belief grew and I thought in the second half they were better than us." Explore more on these topics: Top Story Donegal All-Ireland winning star James McHugh dies after car crash in Co Cavan Mayo star suggests Kobe McDonald could come back this season for club Details emerge for All-Ireland final rematch outside of Ireland This would be class! Mayo and Kerry are gearing up for a rematch of their epic All-Ireland final. The Green and Red were three-point victors last month, in what was one of the most iconic Gaelic football triumphs we have ever seen, as the county ended 75 years of hurt. It has now been reported […] 21h Donegal 1992 All-Ireland winning footballer James McHugh has died after a road traffic collision in Co Cavan yesterday afternoon. McHugh was in a collision involving a car and a van near Drummallaght on the N3, situated between Virginia and Cavan town. McHugh was in his 60s. A woman also in her 60s was seriously injured […] 1 day ago Former Mayo star confirmed talks with Andy Moran over All-Ireland return