Dr Crokes man Patrick O’Sullivan is the chairman of the Kerry County Board for the second time after he defeated fellow candidate and incumbent vice-chairman Eamon Whelan by 127 votes to 112.

O’Sullivan returns to the role he previously held from 2012 to 2016, replacing the outgoing Tim Murphy who has completed his five-year term at the helm.

Liam Lynch of Austin Stacks has been appointed vice-chair with Joe Costello (St Pat’s) coming in to fill the coaching officer’s position.

The Bag (as O’Sullivan is affectionately known) has already experienced success as Kerry GAA’s top man. He oversaw the appointment of Eamonn Fitzmaurice as senior football manager in 2012 and two years later Kerry won the All-Ireland with O’Sullivan’s clubmates Fionn Fitzgerald and Kieran O’Leary lifting the trophy.

That 2014 triumph under the Killarney man’s watch is the only one The Kingdom have managed in the past 12 years.

The 54-year-old proprietor of the popular Tatler Jack bar on Plunkett Street has a wealth of experience in GAA administration that stretches back to 1998. Most recently he served as chairman of Dr Crokes for three years before handing the reins to Matt O’Neill at the beginning of 2021.

He is also currently overseeing Kerry GAA’s ambitious ‘Win a House’ competition.

Patrick is the son of former All-Ireland winning Kerry selector Eddie ‘Tatler’ O’Sullivan. His brother, Edmund, is the current manager of the Crokes senior football team.