SILVERWARE: Team captain John McDonagh (third from left) with Brendan Falvey, winning goalscorer and man-of-the match Matt Keane, Tim Jones, Gary Keane and his son Hayden, manager Brian Spillane, Paul Trant of Keane’s Jewellers, and Tom Meehan.

It was certainly a case of the jewel in the crown for Kerry soccer kingpins Killarney Celtic when they clinched the prestigious Munster League Champions title with a great victory over fancied Limerick side Rathkeale.

And they added a little extra sparkle to their great success on Saturday when the players and management showed off their own piece of silverware when they visited Keane’s Jewellers in Killarney who sponsor the provincial competition.

Store manager Paul Trant and his staff were delighted to join in the celebrations and congratulate Celtic manager Brian Spillane and the club on their great run of success at a domestic, provincial and national level.

The Munster League Champions competition has been sponsored by Keane’s Jewellers since it first commenced in the 2011/2012 season and, in fact, Killarney Celtic were also the winners that year.

The only other clubs to win the cup on two occasions are Limerick side Janesboro and St Michael’s FC from Tipperary.

Brian Spillane, who also led Celtic to the league and cup double in Kerry last season, said it was a great honour to win the trophy as a player in 2012 and as manager eight years later.

“To go toe-to-toe with the finest teams in Munster is a dream come true,” said Brian, who thanked Paul Trant and his staff at Keane’s Jewellers for continuing to sponsor the competition and for promoting junior soccer in Munster.