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All-Blacks Legend Jonah Lomu Is Coming To Kerry

All-Blacks Legend Jonah Lomu Is Coming To Kerry

September 12, 2015 at 9:47 am Comments are Disabled

SURE everyone knows the All-Blacks are the Kerry of the rugby world so it’s only natural that one of the all-time greats of the sport would come to the Kingdom. In an interview in today’s Irish Independent, Jonah Lomu, says he’s on his way to Kerry in the coming weeks during the World […]

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PHOTOS: CBS Makes Winning Start To Dunloe Cup Campaign

PHOTOS: CBS Makes Winning Start To Dunloe Cup Campaign

September 12, 2015 at 9:30 am Comments are Disabled

A report from the Dunloe Cup  2015/2016 Round 1 tie between CBS The Green V St Pat’s Castleisland at Caherslee (with photos by Adrienne McLoughlin)… CBS The Green 3-13 St Pats Castleisland 3-8 A strong team performance was required by The Green to get the better of St Pats Castleisland in […]

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PHOTO: They Won’t Be Playing On This Kerry GAA Pitch For A While

PHOTO: They Won’t Be Playing On This Kerry GAA Pitch For A While

September 12, 2015 at 8:48 am Comments are Disabled

  WE took an awful battering yesterday in Kerry with that torrential rain. It seemed like it was raining continuously for over 24 hours and inevitably it was going to cause severe flooding in parts of the county. Templenoe looks like it was particularly badly hit, judging by this photo […]

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PHOTO: Somebody In Meath Is Backing The Kingdom

PHOTO: Somebody In Meath Is Backing The Kingdom

September 11, 2015 at 12:26 pm Comments are Disabled

AS everyone knows there’s no love lost between Kerry and Dublin in football, but the same can be said for the Dubs when it comes to their closest neighbours in the Royal County. A photo of a car in Navan decked out in green and gold with ‘Up Kerry’ written […]

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VIDEO: Moyderwell Pupils Are At It Again With Kerry All-Ireland Song

VIDEO: Moyderwell Pupils Are At It Again With Kerry All-Ireland Song

September 10, 2015 at 4:09 pm Comments are Disabled

YOU wait a year for a Tralee primary school-related music video cheering on Kerry and then two come on the same day! Are they doing any lessons this week in our primary schools? First we had the two CBS pupils expertly grilling Darragh Ó Sé on his career, then the […]

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VIDEO: Balloonagh Schoolkids Tell Kerry To ‘Rock Them Dubs’

VIDEO: Balloonagh Schoolkids Tell Kerry To ‘Rock Them Dubs’

September 10, 2015 at 9:57 am Comments are Disabled

YOU know we’re well and truly into All-Ireland final countdown when the schools are recording songs to support the lads. Last year, Moyderwell pupils told Kerry to ‘shake’ off the challenge of Donegal, this year it’s the kids from across town in Scoil Eoin, Balloonagh, who have recorded  a video encouraging Kerry […]

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VIDEO: CBS Pupils Grill Darragh Ó Sé About Football, Joe Brolly And What’s In His Fridge

VIDEO: CBS Pupils Grill Darragh Ó Sé About Football, Joe Brolly And What’s In His Fridge

September 9, 2015 at 3:29 pm Comments are Disabled

  WHO was Darragh Ó Sé’s most difficult opponent? What does he think of Joe Brolly? Who’d win in a fight between himself, Marc and Tomás? Expert interviewers from Tralee CBS Primary School, Enda and David, got the midfield legend into the Radio Kerry’s studios recently, to ask him about Kerry’s […]

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New Kerry GAA Ticket Scheme To Help Fund Austin Stack Park Development

New Kerry GAA Ticket Scheme To Help Fund Austin Stack Park Development

September 9, 2015 at 8:54 am Comments are Disabled

A MAJOR fundraising scheme to ensure Austin Stack Park will continue to host Kerry league games and enhance the facilities at the iconic Tralee landmark has been launched. A five year All-Ireland Final ticket-scheme, costing €1,000 a year for the next five years, has been created to encourage the business and wider […]

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Kerry Star Drops Into Coláiste Gleann Lí For Sport Workshop

Kerry Star Drops Into Coláiste Gleann Lí For Sport Workshop

September 9, 2015 at 8:53 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY footballer Darran O’Sullivan, took time out from his preparation for the All-Ireland Final against Dublin in two weeks to drop into students at Coláiste Gleann Lí on Tuesday morning. Story continued below… The player delivered a workshop with the students on developing life skills through sport. The workshop is […]

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Referees For Kerry’s All-Ireland Senior And Minor Finals Named

Referees For Kerry’s All-Ireland Senior And Minor Finals Named

September 8, 2015 at 4:50 pm Comments are Disabled

TWO Meath men will take charge of Kerry’s All-Ireland senior and minor finals on September 20. David Coldrick will officiate the senior final between Kerry and Dublin, while his county man, David Gough, will be blowing the whistle for the minor final between Kerry and Tipperary. It’s a good omen for […]

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Abbeydorney To Be The Venue For The County Hurling Final

Abbeydorney To Be The Venue For The County Hurling Final

September 8, 2015 at 11:25 am Comments are Disabled

  ABBEYDORNEY will be the venue for this year’s Kerry hurling showpiece, the Garveys Supervalu County Senior Hurling Championship final. The Kerry GAA website broke the news yesterday that the county CCC has decided that Abbeydorney will host the match between St Brendans and Kilmoyley to be played on September 27. No curtain raiser […]

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PHOTOS/REPORT: Kerry Minors Secure Four In A Row All-Ireland Titles

PHOTOS/REPORT: Kerry Minors Secure Four In A Row All-Ireland Titles

September 7, 2015 at 5:10 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran was at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on Saturday to see the Kerry minor hurlers win an incredible four in a row of B titles… Kerry 6-17 Roscommon 1-7 One of the best Kerry minor hurling teams ever to wear the Kerry jersey, blew away the challenge presented […]

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Paudie O'Connor and Cillian O'Shea, Dromid, with Colm Cooper at the Kerry GAA open day at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Fantastic Day For Kerry Supporters As They Meet Their Heroes

September 7, 2015 at 9:20 am Comments are Disabled

IT really was a special day in Killarney on Sunday for Kerry fans. A huge crowd of fans gathered in glorious sunshine at Fitzgerald Stadium to meet the Kerry players in advance of the All-Ireland final in two weeks time. Star players Colm Cooper, Kieran Donaghy and others spent over an […]

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Mary Gardiner, Teresa O'Brien, Una Lynch, Brenda Doody, Therese Greaney, Andrea O'Donoghue and Caroline O'Sullivan at the St Pat's GAA family fun day on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: A Family Fun Day To Remember At St Pat’s GAA Club

September 7, 2015 at 9:20 am Comments are Disabled

IT was another special day for St Pat’s GAA Club on Sunday as their family fun day was well supported. The day started with the second Tony O’Donoghue memorial walk at 12 noon followed by great fun and games at the GAA grounds. “It’s an annual event now,” said Andrea […]

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PHOTOS: John Mitchels Faithful Enjoy Night At The Dogs

PHOTOS: John Mitchels Faithful Enjoy Night At The Dogs

September 6, 2015 at 10:17 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was a great showing from the Boherbee faithful on Saturday night at a major fundraiser for the John Mitchels club. The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium was the venue for the ‘Show me the Bunnny’ night to help support all juvenile activity at the club. There was a “Buster” race prize fund of €500 […]

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Duagh Man Records Kerry GAA Song For Cancer Support Group

Duagh Man Records Kerry GAA Song For Cancer Support Group

September 5, 2015 at 9:59 am Comments are Disabled

A DUAGH man is hoping to raise funds for a cancer support charity with a song cheering on Kerry in the All-Ireland final. Johnny Lane is releasing the song ‘Wrapped in Green and Gold’ on CD with all proceeds from any sales going straight towards the Cúnamh Cancer Support Group in the […]

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Mitchels In Focus: Q&A With Fergus O’Connor

Mitchels In Focus: Q&A With Fergus O’Connor

September 5, 2015 at 9:50 am Comments are Disabled

  Stephen Brosnan talks to Fergus O’Connor about his time in John Mitchel’s GAA Club… Player Profile: Fergus O’Connor, Senior John Mitchel’s Player From/To: 1994 – 2011 Player Position: Mid-Field, Full Back, Centre Half Back Honours Won: Kerry, All Ireland Minor Title 1994 (Q): What is your greatest accomplishment as a Mitchel’s player? […]

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Sixteen Clubs Bid To Win The 30th Austin Stacks U13 Tournament

Sixteen Clubs Bid To Win The 30th Austin Stacks U13 Tournament

September 4, 2015 at 11:10 am Comments are Disabled

THE annual Austin Stacks Lee Strand Football tournament, now in it’s 30th year, will take place at Austin Stacks GAA grounds, Connolly Park,  on Saturday and Sunday September 12/13. This prestigious under 13 football tournament was launched at Connolly Park on Thursday and present for the occasion were Jerry Dwyer, […]

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Kerry Minor Hurling Team Named For ‘B’ All-Ireland Final

Kerry Minor Hurling Team Named For ‘B’ All-Ireland Final

September 4, 2015 at 9:44 am Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry Minor Hurling Team is aiming for four in a row this weekend when they play Roscommon in the final of the All Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship. They have kept the same team that faced Down in the semi-final to line out in Limerick on Saturday at 2pm. Six […]

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Barry John Keane, at last year's function with Kerry supporters. Photo by Dermot Crean.

Tickets For The All-Ireland Final After-Match Function

September 3, 2015 at 12:39 pm Comments are Disabled

THE venue has been announced for the All-Ireland Final post match function so get your tickets quick. The Ballsbridge Hotel (formerly Jury’s) will host what green and gold followers hope are the ‘double, double’ celebrations on the night of September 20. This is the second year in a row the […]

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Former Kerry Manager Takes Over Offaly Job

Former Kerry Manager Takes Over Offaly Job

September 3, 2015 at 10:46 am 1 comment

IT has emerged that, former Kerry Senior Hurling Manager, Eamonn Kelly, will become the new Offaly manager, he is set to be ratified at the next County Board meeting on Tuesday night. During his two years in charge, the Tipp man, won two Division 2A titles and negotiated Kerry’s promotion to […]

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Kerry Team Open Day For Supporters Changed To Sunday

Kerry Team Open Day For Supporters Changed To Sunday

September 1, 2015 at 3:06 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE Kerry Team Open Day, which had been scheduled for Saturday, has now been changed to the following day. It makes sense as Kerry boss, Eamonn Fitzmaurice, would obviously have to be in Croke Park on Saturday evening for the Dublin v Mayo All-Ireland semi-final replay. Instead it will […]

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Garvey’s Makes Presentation To Kerry Hurling Championship Caterers

Garvey’s Makes Presentation To Kerry Hurling Championship Caterers

August 31, 2015 at 4:52 pm Comments are Disabled

GARVEY’S SuperValu came on board to present the caterers of Abbeydorney, Ballyduff, Causeway, Kilmoyley, Lixnaw with beautiful hampers as a token of their appreciation for the welcome the ladies provided during The Garveys Super Valu Senior Hurling Championship. The hampers were presented to the representatives from the five clubs prior […]

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Action from Kilmoyley v Ballyduff in 2015. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

PHOTOS/REPORT: Kilmoyley Reach Final After Victory Over Ballyduff

August 31, 2015 at 12:29 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran on the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC semi-final in Abbeydorney on Sunday evening… Kilmoyley 2-24 Ballyduff 2-12 INJURIES to a great servant of Ballyduff, David O’Grady and Kilmoyley’s Tom Murnane, held up the game twice during the first half with the second half starting late to facilitate the removal from the […]

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PHOTOS/REPORT: St Brendan’s Book Place In Final After Victory Over Lixnaw

PHOTOS/REPORT: St Brendan’s Book Place In Final After Victory Over Lixnaw

August 30, 2015 at 11:39 am Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran saw St Brendan’s advance to the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC final after defeating Lixnaw last night in Abbeydorney… St Brendan’s 2-15 Lixnaw 1-12 I had this game down as a draw and up until the 20th minute of the second half, it looked like it might be heading that […]

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Hurling Clubs Pulled Out All The Stops In A Well-Catered Championship

Hurling Clubs Pulled Out All The Stops In A Well-Catered Championship

August 28, 2015 at 8:14 am Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran says talks food and hurling on a mouth-watering weekend in prospect… THE semi-finals of the Garvey’s SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship are taking place next weekend in Abbeydorney and they will generate a certain amount of interest, I guess. But the spotlight will also be on which club catering crew […]

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The Kerry team celebrate following their Munster Final success in July. Photo Kerry Ladies Football Facebook.

Tralee Contingent Hoping To Help Kerry Topple Rebels In All-Ireland Semi-Final

August 27, 2015 at 4:40 pm Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor talks to Kerry ladies football team manager, Alan O’Neill, about the All-Ireland semi-final against the Rebels on Saturday… LAST Sunday the Kerry senior team managed to get a monkey off their back in beating Tyrone at Croke Park. This weekend it’s the turn of the ladies to try […]

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IT Tralee Lecturer To Work With Limerick Hurling Team

IT Tralee Lecturer To Work With Limerick Hurling Team

August 27, 2015 at 4:22 pm Comments are Disabled

  A LECTURER in IT Tralee has been taken on board as the new strength and conditioning coach for the Limerick hurlers. Joe O’Connor lectures in the physiology and performance training in the IT and runs NISUS Fitness in Killerisk Business Park. The native of Rathkeale made a name for himself under […]

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HURLING: St Brendan’s And Lixnaw To Do Battle For Final Place

HURLING: St Brendan’s And Lixnaw To Do Battle For Final Place

August 26, 2015 at 12:19 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran looks forward to the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC semi-final on Saturday in Abbeydorney (6pm) between St Brendan’s and Lixnaw… St Brendan’s 4-16 Causeway 1-8. That was the scoreline in St Brendan’s absolute demolition of Causeway. The St Brendan’s display that day was awesome in every aspect, they had been beaten […]

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Darragh Caught In The Middle Of A Colourful Brolly/Canavan Exchange

Darragh Caught In The Middle Of A Colourful Brolly/Canavan Exchange

August 26, 2015 at 11:01 am Comments are Disabled

DARRAGH Ó SÉ has been no stranger to divulging the odd behind the scenes nugget in his article in The Irish Times. Last Sunday, Darragh was on duty with Sky Sports and was caught in the middle of a colourful exchange of words between former Tyrone great, Peter Canavan and […]

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