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Barry John Keane accepts the Under 35s trophy on behalf of ‘The Boys From The Avenue’ from one of the organisers, Cllr Pa Daly. Photo by Dermot Crean
THERE was great craic on Saturday as about 30 teams took part in the Tralee Inter-firm soccer tournament held in venues around town.
The competition was divided into over 35s and under 35s with the majority of the team playing in the ‘oldies’ tournament.
Kerry stars Barry John Keane and Marc Ó Sé were among those taking part in the games, where the Low Field played host to the semi-finals and finals, recalling the days when hundreds of people would watch the matches on summer nights from the 1960s right up to the late 90s.
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Padraig Moynihan accepts the Over 35s trophy on behalf of Kerry County Council team from Breda Dyland of Kerry Cancer Support Group. Photo by Dermot Crean
In fact, it was Barry John who accepted the Under 35s trophy from one of the organisers, Cllr Pa Daly, after ‘The Boys From The Avenue’ beat The Garda team in the final.
The senior final had to be decided by a sudden-death penalty shoot-out, where a team from Kerry County Council beat ‘Temple Bar Davys’ a team made up of players from Kildare and Tralee (sadly, the brilliantly-named ‘Borussia MunchenBadBacks’ didn’t make it).
Breda Dyland of the Kerry Cancer Support Group, one of the beneficiaries from funds raised, presented the cup to Padraig Moynihan. Cllr Pa Daly was delighted with how the day went.
“It was of a high standard. We had teams from companies, estates, the gardai, county council and others so it was great to get them together and make some money for charity. Given the success of today, we would hope to expand it next year over a week either running into the Rose of Tralee or at the beginning of September,” said Pa.
The organisers wished to thank the referees who gave their time on the day, including John Hegarty, Adrian O’Shea, Kevin O’Regan and Jim O’Connor. Scroll down for photos from the day…
The victorious Kerry County Council team. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The Boys From The Avenue celebrate their success. Photo by Dermot Crean
Eoin Kelliher’s team who made the semi-finals of the Over 35s. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The Garda team who made the final of the Under 35s. Photo by Dermot Crean
Turner’s Bar team who made the semi-finals of the Over 35s. Photo by Dermot Crean
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A ‘Naries And Others’ team. Photo by Dermot Crean
‘Temple Bar Davys’ team who made the final of the Over 35s. Photo by Dermot Crean
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A team from Listowel taking part. Photo by Dermot Crean
The University Hospital Kerry team.
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The ESB team. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Connolly Park team. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The Garda team (Over 35s).
The Borussia MunchenBadBacks team. Photo by Dermot Crean
Action from the Under 35s final. Photo by Dermot Crean
Action from the Under 35s final. Photo by Dermot Crean
Action from the Under 35s final. Photo by Dermot Crean
Action from the Over 35s final. Photo by Dermot Crean
Action from the Over 35s final. Photo by Dermot Crean
Action from one of the group games. Photo by Dermot Crean
Action from one of the group games. Photo by Dermot Crean
Action from one of the group games. Photo by Dermot Crean
Shane Guthrie in action. Photo by Dermot Crean
Spectators at the Under 35s final at the Low Field. Photo by Dermot Crean
Spectators at the Under 35s final at the Low Field. Photo by Dermot Crean
Cathal Sheehy in classic 1970s footballer mode. Photo by Dermot Crean
