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THIS should be good. Kerry legend Tomás Ó Sé will release an autobiography on his life in football due out before the end of the year, according to a tweet from sports writer Kieran Cunningham last night (see below). The five time All-Ireland winner will follow in the footsteps of his […]

Our hurling writer, Mike O’Halloran, previews the opening match in the Garveys Supervalu Senior Hurling Championship, which gets underway this weekend… Friday Lixnaw v Ballyheigue, Tom Healy Park, Abbeydorney, 7pm Abbeydorney is one of the five North Kerry venues to be selected to host the hurling championship games during the […]

  EAMONN Fitzmaurice has reported a clean bill health for the Kerry panel for the Munster Final replay against Cork this Saturday evening. “We are good on the injury front,” said Fitzmaurice in a report on sports website The42.ie. “We have a few knocks, but we would be hopeful again that everyone would be […]

  The World Series The weather has been playing havoc with the schedule of our swims as well as training and leisure swims in the bay . The postponed Round 4 swim , The Donald Walsh Memorial Swim , will now take place at 7.30 pm on Monday The 20 […]

KERRY will either face the winners of Fermanagh or Westmeath in the All-Ireland quarter-final, if they win the replayed Munster Final on Saturday. Lose and it’s a meeting with Kildare a week later on July 25. Confirmation of venues and times for these fixtures will be confirmed by the CCCC later this […]

AN appeal has been made for all Kerry runners to sign up for the SSE Airtricity Dublin City Marathon and the run the gruelling 26.2 miles in the name of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The charity is one that helps to try and fulfill the wishes and dreams of children that […]

THIS week, Kerins O’Rahillys stars in the making  took part in the club’s GAA Cúl Camp. In total, 41 boys and girls took part in the camp which ran from Monday to Friday. “We’re up on numbers on last year which is great.” said camp co-ordinator, Giles O’Grady. Three coaches have been teaching […]

  A TRALEE-BASED musician has written, voiced and uploaded quite the epic lyrical tribute to UFC star Conor McGregor ahead of his massive bout against Chad Mendes in Las Vegas this weekend. Noel McAuliffe, from Knocknagoshel but living here in town, is obviously a massive fan of the Dublin-born fighter and in […]

  WHILE most of the attention will be focussed on the footballers of Kerry on Saturday week, for much of north Kerry it’ll be hurling that takes centre stage. The dates and times for the opening round of the Garveys Supervalu Senior Hurling Championship were finalised yesterday and sees champions Lixnaw kicking […]

A TRALEE man played his part on the big stage of European football in helping his UCD side advance to the next round of the Europa League as they defeated F91 Dudelange on away goals last night. Gary O’Neill, who is originally from Caherslee, is an ex-Wolverhampton Wanderers and Port Vale FC […]

THIS week the GAA’s Cúl Camp came to Connolly Park this week bringing with it a Kerry star. Overall 110 boys and girls will be taking part in the camp which ran  all the way through to Friday. “It’s been a very big camp with a massive interest in football,” said camp […]

EOIN LISTON reckons Tommy Walsh could be the man to tip the balance in Kerry’s favour around midfield for the Munster Final replay against Cork on Saturday week. In the drawn match, Cork’s Alan O’Connor, gave a man-of-the-match display which had him dubbed the Nikolai Valuev of GAA. Continued below… […]

NEXT month will see the arrival of one of the toughest endurance races in the country with ‘Sandstorm’ all set to take place on Ballyheigue Beach on August 29 at 10am. The Spin South West event will encapsulate over 5km of obstacle courses that are designed to test the endurance […]

BILLY DENNEHY has spoken for the first time since Cork City manager, John Caulfield, announced that the 28-year-old is free to “explore other options”. Since that surprise statement on Tuesday morning, Billy Dennehy, has publicly committed himself to playing his football on Leeside. “I am still a Cork City player and […]

RTE have announced that they will televise live the Munster Final replay between Kerry and Cork on July 18. It was feared because of the 7pm throw-in, it would lead to a clash with Sky Sports airing of a round 3 qualifier match. RTE and Sky had previously made an agreement […]

BILLY DENNEHY could be set to leave Leeside after Cork City manager, John Caulfield, announced that the former Tralee Dynamos player is free to “explore other options”. Caulfield, broke the news this morning on Cork City based radio station, Red FM. Continued below… Billy Dennehy set for Cork City exit; John Caulfield […]

Former Kerry player, Barry O’Shea, says the home side were lucky on a Sunday to remember in Killarney…  KERRY were lucky, it was a bad call by the referee, but we’ll take it. The penalty has been highlighted, but if you look back over the game, Padraig Hughes gave Cork some very […]

THE Munster Council have announced that there will be a reduction in ticket prices for the Kerry v Cork Munster Final replay in Killarney on July 18 at 7pm. Both terrace and stand tickets have been reduced by €5, meaning a terrace ticket is now €20 and a stand €30. […]

DUE to a clash of matches, there is a chance Saturday week’s Munster Final replay between Kerry and Cork in Killarney may not be televised. The Munster Council have announced a throw-in of 7pm, which is the same time Sky Sports are scheduled to show one of the Round 3B […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at the big talking points from the Munster Final between Kerry and Cork yesterday… 1. Fitz got it wrong When the team was announced on Thursday night, there was a few selections that raised eyebrows. Not starting Kerry’s two best midfielders stands out now as the one […]

THERE was incredible support for Kerry yesterday in Killarney. They easily outnumbered the Cork supporters in the 35,000 crowd and roared their hearts out as Fionn Fitzgerald sent over an equaliser to secure a replay on Saturday week in Fitzgerald Stadium. We were there for the game and captured the […]

EVERY Kerry GAA fan is still buzzing after yesterday’s thrilling Munster Final in Killarney. The whole country was transfixed as Fionn Fitzgerald knocked over the equaliser to set up a replay in less than two weeks time. Here’s how people watching the game reacted on Twitter… Before the game… Our […]

Kerry 2-15 Cork 3-12 BACK again in two weeks then, but only just! Fionn Fitzgerald proved the hero with an incredible equaliser to rescue a Kerry team who will be relieved to get out of jail after a rusty performance. Cork looked utterly dejected at the final whistle and  no […]

THEY came from all over the country and beyond for another amazing Ring of Kerry Cycle. Thousands of cyclists set off in waves from Mission Road, Killarney, on Saturday morning, from first timers to veterans of the charity event which is now in its 31st year. The biggest one day […]

Gavin O’Connor looks forward to the Munster Final on Sunday between Kerry and Cork… THE last time Cork came to Killarney and beat Kerry in their own backyard, Take That were at number one, Gerry Adams was controversially granted a Visa in the US and Stan Collymore broke the then […]

THE ‘Friends Of Kerry General Hospital’ held their annual fundraising night to help procure specialised equipment for use in the hospital at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday night. There was a large attendance there for 10 high class races on the cards for spectators and entertainment for the entire family on offer. GAA fans had […]

TWO Tralee players have been named in the Kerry starting line-up for the Munster GAA Minor Football Championship Final against Tipperary on Sunday (throw-in 12 noon). Andrew Barry of Na Gaeil comes  in for the injured John Mark Foley at midfield while Jack Morgan of Austin Stacks retains his place […]

  LIVES were nearly lost one year on the way to the Munster Final with Páidí Ó Sé behind the wheel according his nephew in his column in the Irish Independent today. One of the highlights of Darragh and Tomás Ó Sé’s recent articles in the national press has been the odd yarn […]

IT’S well documented that Cork haven’t beaten Kerry in Killarney in 20 years but – barring odd the one or two – all those games have been tight. With the history between the teams, there has been very few hammerings. Most of the games have been tough battles, but more […]

Gavin O’Connor says we all love Munster Final day against the Rebels in Killarney. Here’s why… 1. The Almost Guaranteed Sunshine As sure as the Gooch breaking rebel hearts, the sun will be out on Munster Final day. Anything other than the glorious weather is a strange anomaly, like El […]