.The sixth class from O’Brennan at their graduation on Tuesday.
EIGHT years of primary school ended on Tuesday for the Class of 2024 in O’Brennan NS.
The school held a Graduation Ceremony in the school hall this morning to mark the occasion with family and friends attending.
Fr Gearóid Walsh officiated the ceremony with principal Mrs Michelle White speaking to the graduates and their family and friends afterwards.
The sixth class performed their graduation song, ‘History’, by One Direction at the end having been welcomed into the hall with a guard of honour from all the pupils in the school. A great day then and they look forward to the next adventure.
.Legendary GAA Commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, at the top of Carrauntoohil, MacGillycuddy’s Reeks back in 2014. Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan
TRIBUTES have been paid after the death was announced earlier today of legendary sport broadcaster and commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh. Micheál passed away this morning surrounded by his family in the Mater Hospital, Dublin.
Minister for Education, Norma Foley said; “I am saddened beyond measure to learn of the passing of Mícheál Ó’Muircheartaigh. He was a legendary figure in GAA circles, but he was a legendary figure in all of our homes and in all of our hearts.
He was synonymous with what it was and what it is to be a true and great Irish gentleman. His unique love of Irish language, culture and sport. His incredible civility and courtesy. His gentleness and his extraordinary compassion and kindness. The very best of us and how we would like the world to see us.”
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Born in Dún Síon just outside Dingle, in 1930, his first assignment for RTÉ was to provide an all-Irish commentary on the 1949 Railway Cup Final on St Patrick’s Day; he continued teaching up until the 1980s when he became a full-time broadcaster with RTÉ.
While he had been broadcasting commentaries in English on RTÉ Radio since 1956, Micheál also covered All-Ireland Minor Semi-Finals and Finals in both hurling and football in the Irish language on RTÉ for over 25 years from the inception of television coverage in 1962.
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh with Maurice Fitzgerald at the launch of Kieran Donaghy’s book ‘What Do You Think Of That’ in Tralee back in 2016. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
When the legendary Mícheál O’Hehir retired from broadcasting in the mid-1980s, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh took over as RTÉ’s premier commentator.
Micheál provided commentary on his last All-Ireland Final on Sunday September 19, 2010, when Cork faced Down in the football final at Croke Park. His career in RTÉ had spanned over 60 years.
Kevin Bakhurst, Director-General, RTÉ, said: “Speaking at the time of his retirement, Micheál said, ‘There’s only a while in everything. Sin mar a tá an scéal.’ His wisdom exemplifies his enormous modesty, as the truth is that Micheál was legendary for a reason. He captured the essence of his beloved sports and brought them to life for generations. His love for Gaelic Games was matched only by his love for the Irish language and his native Kerry, and his legacy stands proudly as a seminal contributor to sporting life and culture in Ireland, to the life of his language, and the life of the nation.”
As well as tributes from the GAA world, soccer personality Chris Kamara and Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain have also praised the legend.
Just heard the sad news from @NickyByrne & @Cormac88 that the legendary commentator Michael O Muircheartaigh has passed away. Myself & @JeffStelling spent a cracking week with Meehaul as he educated us on the GAA. We went from grassroots to the All Ireland final. RIP Michael you… pic.twitter.com/8K7LBEwt5W
So sad to hear of the passing of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. A man of great wit and charm, he was the voice of the summer to gaels all over the world. He was blessed with a long life and he lived it well, bringing joy to many. I think I can say without contradiction, ní bheidh a…
A report from Kerry FC’s media team on the Munster Senior Cup Final at Turners Cross last night…
KERRY FC 1-2 WATERFORD FC
Kerry FC were back in action after a week off and returned to Turners Cross for the second time this season as they came to Cork for the Munster Senior Cup Final against Waterford FC.
It’s the historic first-ever Final at senior level for Kerry FC and the fans from the Kingdom came out in numbers to support the boys.
The last time Kerry FC played Waterford FC was a draw in the penultimate game of the 2023 season. The two sides meet for the first time since Waterford’s promotion to the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division by beating Cork City in Tallaght Stadium at the end of the playoff campaign.
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Waterford have had a great return to the Premier Division and are pushing for European qualification. A win in the Munster Senior Cup could set up the end of a brilliant year for the Deise County.
Gbemi Arubi was close to putting Waterford in the lead after just six minutes. A loose ball fell kindly for him and an acrobatic effort hit just off the top of the crossbar. Aaron O’Sullivan was close to getting a hand to the chance but luckily enough for him the crossbar came to his aid.
Kerry was showing a slight bit of nervousness with it being their first final as there was confusion between Ethan Kos and Andy Spain trying to clear the ball in the six-yard box. Both players hit the ball off of each other in an attempt to clear it away.
The ball eventually trickled out for a corner and was dealt with in the end in a moment of worry for the Kerry FC defence.
Kerry started to settle well into the game. They had stopped Waterford from getting any more clear-cut chances but were not really troubling the opposition’s goal. The time was passing away in the first half and the real positive was the fact that they were competing with Waterford more in the middle of the pitch.
Kerry FC looked like they were about to head in at the half level but an unfortunate error from Ethan Kos put Waterford ahead with four minutes before the interval.
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Kos tried to play the ball back to O’Sullivan in goal but the pass was just short and Connor Evans pounced on the chance to finish well passed O’Sullivan and put Waterford FC a goal ahead at halftime.
Ethan has been excellent since his return to the starting eleven and luckily he was brilliant for the rest of the game and put a real uncharacteristic error out of his head straight away. The half ended with Waterford in front and Kerry FC had a big task to come back out for the second half and put it right.
If the chances were to be created, it was obvious Kerry would start flowing as we have seen over the past few weeks, but an early equaliser was needed.
Two minutes after the break Waterford had the chance to double their lead but a great save from Aaron O’Sullivan denied the situation from getting even deeper for Kerr.
Four minutes after the save, Kerry found themselves on level terms thanks to another goal from Ryan Kelliher. Nathan Gleeson gave a superb low-driven delivery into the area and Kelliher was there as the ball flew past everyone in the area to get on the end of the cross and get Kerry level.
Kerry then had another chance to take the lead themselves as Kevin Williams played a great pass across the box and just missed Kelliher at the back post. If Kelliher had been on the end of it Kerry FC would have turned the game around with two identical goals.
Nine minutes after the opportunity, Waterford regained their lead with a long-range effort from Calum Costello. He brought the ball forward a few yards and was not closed down.
He took a speculative effort from distance and the ball went straight into the bottom left corner. Cian Brosnan came on and had a chance a couple minutes after entering the game but it was at a tight angle and went well wide in the end.
That would be the last chance of the evening with Waterford winning the Munster Senior Cup for the sixteenth time in the club’s history.
It was a difficult result for a young Kerry FC team but there is no question that they will look to get back to another cup final soon. They return to league action on Friday night as they take on Wexford FC in Mounthawk Park with Kerry FC looking to make it four wins in a row at home.
Kerry FC Team: 30. Aaron O’Sullivan, 15. Kevin Williams, 6. Ethan Kos, 5. Andy Spain (C), 3. Sean O’Connell, 8. Ronan Teahan, 7. Sean McGrath, 21. Daire McCarthy, 11. Daniel Okwute, 9. Ryan Kelliher (Goal ‘51), 13. Nathan Gleeson.
Subs: Darragh Foley, Jack Kavanagh, Samuel Aladesanusi, Graham O’Reilly, Kennedy Amechi, Victor Udeze, Cian Brosnan.
Waterford FC Team: 1. Matthew Connor, 3. Ryan Burke (C), 6. Mikey Carroll, 7. Calum Costello (Goal ‘80), 8. Basit Ishola, 14. Connor Evans (Goal ‘41), 22. Gbemi Arubi, 26. Adam Queally, 34. Ronan Mansfield, 36. Joseph Forde, 77. Kacper, Skwierczynski.
Subs: Oisin Aldred, Adam Coyne, Sean Keane, Calum Flynn, Dylan Warren, Zak O’Sullivan, Anthony Adenopo.
Result of 12 hole singles competition played on June 19th off the green markers
1st Philip O Sullivan (6) 28 pts
2nd John Collins (7) 27 pts last 9 holes
3rd Patrick Mc Elligott (13) 27 pts last 6 holes
4th Kieran Ruttledge (9) 27 pts last 9 holes
5th Conor Stack (10) 27 pts
73 cards processed
Over 80+ red tees
1st Ronnie Brosnan 18 pts
Junior Golf Results for Wednesday 19th June 2024
18 Hole Competition was won by
Thomas Lenihan (43) 47 pts
9 Hole Comp was won by
Dylan O’ Mahony (7) 21pts
Junior Golf Results for Saturday 22nd June, 2024
18 Hole comp was won by
Conor mc Gibney (17) 33pts
9 Hole was won by Caitlin Savage (26) 30pts
Scramble was won by Rian Lynch, Cody Kelliher, Eli O’ Shea and Taylor Savage
Junior Scramble
1st Amy Stack, Jack Tess and Seamus Mc Cluskey
2nd Bobby Dennehy, Rosie Dennehy, Emily Deswardt and Ciara Scott
Senior Singles
1st Zach Kearney, 2nd Liam Mc Donnell and 3rd Gary Parker
Results Presidents Barry’s Prize to Ladies MC6 Saturday 22nd June:
1st: Carly Horan (29) 42pts
2nd: Paula O Sullivan (21) 40pts
Best Gross: Mary Sheehy (5) 29 pts
3rd: Ava O’ Sullivan (27) 38pts
4th: Catherine McCarthy (14) 38pts
Division 1 : Liz Grey (14) 38pts
Division 2: Maura Shanahan (21) 38pts
Division 3: Noran Shanahan (29) 36pts
Division 4: Paula Holmes (47) 38pts
Front Nine: Sheila O’ Sullivan 22pts
Back Nine: Gorretti O’ Connor 22pts
Cards Processed 74
Club sponsored Stableford Singles
White tee results:
1 Sean Reidy 40 pts (15)
2 Sean McCarthy 39 pts (13)
3 Verners Tess 39 pts (05)
4 Gene O’Donnell 39 pts (12)
5 Paudie Casey 37 pts (18)
Best Gross:
Fergal O’ Sullivan 40 pts (Nett 68, great score!)
Number of cards processed 134
Green tee results:
1. Michael Moynihan 30 pts (20)
4 cards processed
Congratulations to Gene O’Donnell for a hole-in-one on the 3rd!
PEIL FAOI 7/8/9: Great Under 7/8/9 football was played last Sunday morning in Caherslee. More football at 11am on Sunday next (30th June). Fáilte roimh chách!
CAMPA PEILE: Our club summer camp will take place in Connolly Park from Tuesday August 6th to Saturday August 10th from 9.30am to 1pm daily. Everybody welcome!
PEIL FAOI 11: Our usual session will take place at 11am ar an Domhnach (30ú Meitheamh). (ii) This week, on Thursday, we‘ll have another U11 GoGames challenge in which our stalwarts will display their football skills!
IOMÁNAÍOCHT FAOI 15: Congratulations to two Rock HURLERS, Cillian Litchfield and Haulie Cotter, who had the honour of performing at Féile na nGael (iománaíocht) in Wexford last weekend. A great feat! They were unlucky, however, to have been on the losing side against a strong Birr team in the semi-final of Roinn a Dó. Great to have Kerry hurlers playing in Wexford. ‘Well done’ to Ben and Haulie! Ó, is trua nárbh é an geansaí dubh is ómrach a bhí ar a ndroim acu beirt…if only!
When Kerry won our only senior hurling All-Ireland in 1891, Wexford were runners up! That 1891 hurling final was played on the 28th February 1892 in Clonturk Park (now the home of Dromcondra/Home Farm FC), on the bank of the River Tolka, Dublin. Kerry wore white geansaís in the final with the inscription ‘Up Kerry’ on them and they played in their bare feet! It is interesting to note, according to S.S Ó Conchubhair’s ‘Kilmoyley to the Rescue,’ that ‘the players were obliged to finance their own travel and expenses without County Board assistance.’
Michael Cusack was at that game and said afterwards to a prominent Kerryman: ‘I have never seen a finer exhibition of hurling in all my life. You ought to be proud of Kerry!’ Interestingly, one of those hard-won Kerry (winner’s) medals was found many many years later in a field in County Wexford!
PEIL FAOI 15: (i) Training sessions continue on Wednesday, on Friday and on Sunday in preparation for the upcoming Central League(s). The Central League will commence shortly and, so, boys, keep a look out for group messages. (ii) Continued good wishes to our two North Kerry U14 development squad players, Daniel Lane and Mark O’Riordan. (iii) Best wishes to the Tralee District footballers.
MINORS: Our club minors have training every Monday evening, Wednesday evening (in the gym) and Friday evening. Our first club championship game will be played at home and Ballymac will be our opposition. Date, venue and time still to be decided. (Theo Ó Duigín)
UNDER 21: ‘Well done’ to our U21s who gave of their best in the Ask Acorn Life U21 County Championship semi-final v South Kerry in the county semi-final this Wednesday (26th) in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. Our boys: Mícheál Tansley; Seán Heaslip, Ruairí Ó Conaill, Séamus Ó Bradáin; Colm de Brún, Lúcás Ó Cathasaigh, Seán Óg Ó Brosnacháin; Cillian Litchfield, Dónal Ó Ciarba; Seán de Bastábla, Conchúr Ó hÓráin (captaen), Cian Ó Duilleáin; Paidí Ó Laighin, Damien Ó hÓgáin, Donnacha Mac an tSaoir; Pádraig Ó hAllmharáin, Jordan Ó Cíosáin, Thomas Deregee, Seán Ó Muimhneacháin, Noah Townsend, Eimhín Ó Foghlú. Up The Rock!
CLUB GEAR: Club merchandise from O’Neills. Log into www.austinstacks.ie
BUÍOCHAS: Thanks to all club lotto supporters and especially to (i) Hussey’s Deli and Newsagency, Cé an Phrionsa, (ii) The Burger Shack, Móin an Bhealaigh, (iii) The Brogue, Sráid na Carraige, (iv) Siopa Chaoimhín de Barra, Ollmhargadh Grósaera na Carraige, (v) Paudie Commane Books, Sráid na Carraige. (vi) O’Flynn Interiors, Sráid na Carraige.
KERRY SENIORS: (i) Best wishes to Joe, Dylan, Armin, Joey and Kerry v Doire Cholmcille this weekend. Bua eile peile? (ii) Good luck to Aoife Ní Dhuilleáin, Dara Ó Lúing agus Mná na Ríochta v An Mhí this Saturday. Bua peile eile?
CIARRAÍ FAOI 17: Our hearts go out to Wayne and his Kerry minors v Doire Cholmcille. Our boys played so well, got brilliant scores, defended like Trojans and played outstanding football in a very sporting manner but, faraor géar, were pipped by that single point!
Briseadh croí for the entire group but what outstanding role models these boys have been for the young footballers of The Kingdom! The Rock boys on the panel: Ben Ó Murchú (an captaen), Fionnán Ó Riain, Rónán Ó Cearúill, Gavin Ó Cathasaigh, Ryan Ó Drisceoil. We’re so proud of them! We’ll wait with interest to see how the Oak Leaf County will fare v The Orchard County i gcraobhchluiche na hÉireann.
CLUB SENIORS: We congratulate Greg Horan and his team on becoming Division 2 League champions. The Greg-led Rockmen will be back in Division 1 next season. The Rock is back!
BON Secours Hospital Tralee encourages as many of their staff as possible to get involved in their local community and so created the Hospitals Training and Development Programme.
This programme provides funding to local community groups where staff from Bon Secours Hospital Tralee volunteer their time to support their community.
As official health partners of Kerry GAA, Joe O’Connor senior Kerry footballer and Liam Lynch Vice Chairperson of the Kerry County Board were on hand to present staff from the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee with cheques from the Programme.
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A total of €6,200 was donated to the following community groups – Sliabh a ‘Mhadra National School, Tralee Boxing Club, Ballyheigue GAA, Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail Parents Council, Castlegregory Community Games, Currow Parents Association, John Mitchels GAA Club, Camp Juniors Football Club, Monagea GAA, Irish Girl Guides, St Pats Blennerville U-14 Girls Teams, MEK Galaxy Football Club, Kells First Responders, Ballyduff LGFA, Irish Girl Guides/Shannon Brownies, Spa/Fenit/Barrow/Kerries Community Games, Derryquay N.S, Na Gaeil LGFA, Ballyduff GAA, Ceoltoirí Na Ríochta, Fenit Viewing Platform and Cobras Basketball Club.
.Liam Counihan, Bríd McCarthy, Tony O’Connor and Muriel Soden emerge from the sea after the DIP AT Dawn in Fenit on Summer Solstice, June 21.
A LOCAL man was joined by a few fellow early risers for the ‘Dip At Dawn’ for Vision Ireland at Fenit on Friday last.
Billy Ryle led the swim in Fenit and described the event as an emotional event of extraordinary symbolism.
The swimmers were in Fenit at 5am to watch the darkness break into light over Tralee Bay on a dry, overcast morning before taking a dip in the breaking waves.
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As a few sun rays penetrated the clouds, Billy said his thoughts turned to the two deceased individuals who bequeathed the gift of sight to him when he needed a corneal transplant in each of his eyes in 2022.
Billy Ryle was in Fenit at dawn on Friday, 21st June to greet the Summer Solstice
He also said a silent prayer for the blind and visually impaired people for whom the journey through life is challenging. Vision Ireland is dedicated to helping them overcome the barriers that impede their independence and participation in society.
The novel fundraiser for Vision Ireland was the brainchild of Senator Martin Conway of Ennistymon, Co. Clare, who has lived most of his life with sight loss.
He encouraged the public to take a ‘Dip At Dawn on the longest day in the year as a symbol of support for the 296, 000 people in Ireland who are blind or visually impaired.
Billy Ryle’s fundraising page for the DIP AT DAWN is now open at www.vi.ie and at the fundraising platform, www.idonate.ie and he is appealing to people throughout the county to prove how generous Kerry people are by digging deep for Vision Ireland.
A report from Kerry FC’s media team on the Munster Senior Cup Final at Turners Cross last night…
