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  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  FORMER Meath player, Anthony Moyles, has come out with some interesting comments about the quality of the Kerry attack and how the side stacks up compared with the other two remaining teams in the championship. Moyles feels Kerry are not at the same level as Dublin and Mayo, despite being […]

Barry O’Shea says Kerry’s mental toughness was vital in a great performance on Sunday, but there is still work to be done for the final… I MENTIONED last week I wasn’t enticed by bookies with their spread of +4 and if you’d backed it, you would have lost your money. […]

  Our hurling writer, Mike O’Halloran, on the Garvey’s SuperValu Kerry SHC semi-final this Sunday in Abbeydorney (6pm), where Kilmoyley and St Brendan’s do battle… We are just a little over a month away from the Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship Final on September 27. Next weekend we will see the four semi-finalists […]

THEY came from every corner of the county and country to watch Kerry reach the final in Croke Park on Sunday. The huge green and gold army made their voices heard among the 53,000 at headquarters and there were scenes of jubilation as the soaked masses celebrated the final whistle. We […]

NO sooner had referee Maurice Deegan blown his whistle for the end of the match yesterday, than you could almost here people typing away on their various devices trying to book transport and a place to stay for the All-Ireland final weekend. The scramble is on and looking through a […]

REVENGE was served up in headquarters by Kerry when they defeated Tyrone to book their place in the All-Ireland Final. There was plenty of incident in the match and, of course, Twitter was watching… #GAA news: @Kerry_Official beat @TyroneGAALive to reach All-Ireland Football Final » http://t.co/r7vbuVAmkp #KERvTYR pic.twitter.com/JgLKPxdLbI — The GAA […]

  There were some fantastic photos taken on Sunday on social media to do with the Kerry v Tyrone match. Here’s a look at what you GAA fans were posting… Even though they were in London, these supporters still made time to watch the match. Laura had a bit of […]

Gavin O’Connor (who correctly predicted a four point victory in his preview on Saturday) looks at the main talking points from Sunday’s game between Kerry and Tyrone, plus action shots from the game by Dermot Crean… 1. Half Forward Line Heroics Before the match, the half forward line would not […]

WE were wet, but we were happy! Incredibly, yesterday wasn’t the wettest day Kerry fans have faced this year (remember the Cork replay) but it showed that the commitment involved to support their team through thick and thin. We were under the Cusack Stand to meet people as they dried […]

        I MET an old friend while waiting in Heuston for the train back to Tralee, who described the victory as “like an exorcism”. That pretty much sums it up. Every generation of Kerry fan has its Tyrone. Back in the 60s we had two of them! […]

  Stephen Brosnan talks to John Mitchels club man and manager of the new sports complex in Ballyseedy, Humphrey Shanahan, about his time in the club… Profile: Humphrey Shanahan, John Mitchel’s Sports Complex Manager. John Mitchel’s Club Coach From/To: 2006 – 2013 (Q): How did you become involved with John Mitchel’s club? (A): […]

Gavin O’Connor on the All-Ireland SFC semi-final, Kerry v Tyrone, Sunday, 3.30pm, Croke Park… WHEN Kerry lost to Tyrone in the 2008 All-Ireland Final, 10 of the current panel were involved in that game, while with Tyrone, only three remain. Sean Cavanagh, who gave one of the great All-Ireland final performances […]

Gavin O’Connor talks to Tyrone native and Gaelic Life journalist, Ciaran Woods, about what the feeling is like in the Red Hand county in the run-up to tomorrow’s match… So, what has been the mood been like all week up in Tyrone?  To be the honest the mood up here has been […]

Former Kerry star, Barry O’Shea, says the game on Sunday will be tight and not easy on the eye… THE players and management might say it’s just another game, but we all know it’s not. The game has an edge to it, there’s an undertone to this game. It’s not an […]

WE all know that Kerry have a ‘honsome’ style of football but a new survey shows there’s a few lookers on the team as well. Paddy Power conducted a survey to find the best looking GAA players and Ireland and the results are surprising. One Kerry player makes the Top 10 […]

THE big rivalry between Kerry and Tyrone has generated huge interest in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final in Croke Park with Kingdom fans expected to be well represented in the capital at the weekend. Kerry supporters have been picking up tickets and packing out buses all week in the hope we’ll finally get one over on […]

CAPTAIN Kieran Donaghy returns to the Kerry team to face Tyrone this Sunday in a team which shows three changes from the team that started against Kildare in the quarter-final. In other changes for the All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park, Peter Crowley replaces newly-wed Aidan O’Mahony while Johnny Buckley returns to the […]

THE Kerry minor team to face Derry this Sunday in Croke Park has been announced. There is just one change with Michael Foley of Spa regaining his place at the expense of Stephen O’Sullivan, for the All-Ireland semi-final clash in headquarters which throws in at 1.30pm. Team Captain, Mark O’Connor, who missed […]

The greatest rivalry of the Noughties will be renewed again on Sunday and Kerry fans will be praying they’ll finally get the better of Tyrone in Croke Park for the first time since 1986. Gavin O’Connor looks at why a win over the Red Hand county means so much… 1. They’ve […]

  THE Draw for the Garvey’s Supervalu Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Finalss have been made. Dates and times for fixtures have as yet to be decided. Kilmoyley v Ballyduff Lixnaw v St Brendans Last year’s finalists, Lixnaw and Kilmoyley, went into the draw seeded. Champions Lixnaw, remain the only side in […]

  Our hurling writer, Mike O’Halloran, is continuing to sample the culinary delights and hospitality in north Kerry’s hurling venues during the hurling championship as ‘The Great Kerry Hurling Cake-Off’ continues… THE Great Kerry Hurling Cake Off continues for the next few weeks with the competition hotting up and the caterers […]

  Mike O’Halloran reports on the St Brendan’s v Causeway, Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC quarter final played on Sunday… St Brendan’s 4-16 Causeway 1-8 St Brendan’s had to drive through floods to get to Kilmoyley after a huge downpour prior to the game, but on arrival at the pitch and […]

  Mike O’Halloran reports on the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC quarter final clash between Ballyduff and Abbeydorney yesterday… Ballyduff 1-17 Abbeydorney 3-9 In my preview I had tipped Ballyduff to win this game and I based that prediction on the ability of Michael Boyle, Gary O’Brien and Aiden Boyle to […]

KERRY will be without the services of Dingle’s Michael Geaney for the rest of the season, according to the Kerry GAA website. Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice revealed that they received news this week, that the forward has a back injury that flared up before the Kildare […]

  FORMER All-Star, Tom O’Sullivan, proved he is equally adept at catching burglars on Kerry streets as he is at stopping corner forwards running riot round Croke Park. The Garda, based in Listowel, is being hailed a hero after he chased three burglars trying to gain entry to a house […]

Mike O’Halloran looks ahead to the Garveys Supervalu SHC clash on Sunday between Ballyduff and Abbeydorney in Lixnaw at 2pm… TRADITION has it that we have championship action on “the Sunday of the Festival” we are off to Lixnaw and Kilmoyley for the games to decide who will meet Lixnaw and […]

  TICKET information has been released for Kerry’s All-Ireland Semi-Final against Tyrone in Croke Park on August 23. Prices as follows… Hogan Stand (No Concession) – €40 Cusack Stand – €40 Hill 16 – €25 Tickets  go on public sale at Austin Stack Park next Tuesday, August 18 at 2pm. […]