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At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were football All-Star Donnchadh Walsh, Kerry 2015 minor captain Mark O’Connor and football All-Star Brendan Kealy. Photo by Dermot Crean
KERRY GAA stars from all codes were honoured at the Kerry GAA Supporters Club social in the Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday night.
A crowd of around 200 loyal GAA supporters reviewed the year gone by and speculated on Kerry’s chances for 2016 in the company of the football and hurling All-Stars.
There were presentations to the Christy Ring Cup winning captain, John Griffin, the hurling All-Stars Shane Nolan, John Egan, Pa Kelly and Keith Carmody, the football All-Stars Anthony Maher, Donnchadh Walsh, Shane Enright, and Brendan Kealy, the Minor B Hurling All-Ireland winning captain John Buckley and manager Ian Brick, the All-Ireland Junior Football winning captain Alan O’Donoghue and manager Stephen Wallace and the All-Ireland Minor Football winning captain Mark O’Connor and manager Jack O’Connor.
Not a bad year for Kerry GAA and the Supporters Club were there every step of the way at most of the games.
“We’re growing and growing, this is our 26th social,” said the Supporters Club’s PRO, Martin Leane. “There’s a lot of organisation involved in getting buses to the games, but the response from the public is tremendous. We go on time and come back on time – that’s our slogan! We’re on the road again in a week’s time, off to Dublin, where we hope to have two buses going.”
And what of Kerry senior footballers chances for 2016?
“It’s early days yet and there’s a lot of injuries and players to come back in form but they’ll be in the make-up at the end of the day,” said Martin.
A few more trips to Croke Park later in the year then?
“Hopefully,” said he with a wry smile.
• The club will take buses to Dublin this Saturday, January 30. It’s a day trip only and all seats must be booked by this Wednesday. Bus times are as follows: Farranfore 10am; Tralee 10.30am and Listowel 11am. For bookings contact; Donal O’Leary 064 58099, John King 066 7124229 and Martin Leane 087 2452901.
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At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were Megan Hennessy and Kerry All-Star Anthony Maher. Photo by Dermot Crean
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At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were Triona Brassil, Breda Kelly and Claire Monahan. Photo by Dermot Crean
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At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were Grainne Howard, Ballymac, Marian O’Sullivan, Ballydesmond, Elaine O’Connor, Castleisland and Trish Lacey, Ballydesmond. Photo by Dermot Crean
At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were Micheál Kelliher, Denise Kelliher and David Brick. Photo by Dermot Crean
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At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were Trainer of the Kerry Junior team Stephen Wallace, Christy Ring Hurling All-Star John Egan with son Fionán and captain of the Kerry hurling team in 2015, John ‘Tweek’ Griffin. Photo by Dermot Crean
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At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were Christy Moriarty, Dominic Lynch, Evelyn Teahan and Jack O’Shea from Glenbeigh. Photo by Dermot Crean
At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were Mary Leane, Lyreacrompane Larry Madden, Kildare and Clíona Leane, Lyreacrompane. Photo by Dermot Crean
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At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were DJ Downey and Mike Moriarty. Photo by Dermot Crean
At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were Bernard ‘Pop’ Lynch, Declan O’Donoghue and Noreen Lynch. Photo by Dermot Crean
At the Kerry Supporters Club social on Saturday night in Ballygarry House Hotel were Balyduff men Mike Hussey, Jack Harrington, Tadhg O’Sullivan and Patsy Moughty. Photo by Dermot Crean
