.Captain of the 2015 Kerry County Championship winning team Sean Maunsell, Chairman of Kilmoyley GAA Club Joe Walsh and captain of the Kerry team Daniel Collins with the Neilus Flynn Cup, the Division 2A League trophy won by Kerry, the Christy Ring Cup and the Minor B All-Ireland trophy at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
THERE was a lot of silverware on show at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night.
The occasion was the Kilmoyley GAA club social and they had much to celebrate as county senior and intermediate hurling champions.
Not only was the Neilus Flynn county senior championship trophy present, but the Christy Ring and Division 2A League trophies won by the Kerry seniors were also on show, as well as the Minor B All-Ireland hurling cup.
With Daniel Collins captaining the Kerry side in the coming season there was a lot to look back on, and indeed forward to, in 2016.
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“We’d a fantastic year really,” said Chairman of the club, Joe Walsh. “We won the intermediate championship, which is a great feat in itself as we had about 27 players used already for the seniors. If we only won that we’d be celebrating anyway, but then the seniors won so you can imagine the type of year we’ve had,” said Joe.
Joe felt having the county championship matches held around the clubs in north Kerry brought something special this year.
“It was great, you’d be travelling only a short distance to a game and the different clubs were well able to facilitate the games. First round games can still be held in the clubs this year, but Austin Stack Park will be up and running and that’s the place for the semi-finals and final. We’re looking forward to it being open again,” said Joe.
And what of 2016?
“Hopes are high for this year but after tonight there’s no looking back at the past. The rest of the teams in the county will be going hammer and tongs for the title and we wouldn’t expect anything less from them…and that’s what we’ll be doing as well,” said Joe.
Of course there were a number of presentations on the night.
Kerry Senior Championship, Intermediate Championship and North Kerry Junior League medals were given out, while individuals were also honoured.
The Hall of Fame award was presented to Willie O’Leary, Intermediate Player of the Year was Brendan Harris, while Senior Player of the Year was given to Daniel Collins.
A great night of celebrations, but you got the feeling that laurels will not be rested upon in Kilmoyley for 2016.
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.Norette Casey, Clodagh Walsh and Kristen Curran at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Richard and Phil Flaherty, Margaret Carroll and Trish O’Connor at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanClaire, James, John and Agnes Godley at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Kevin Burke, Louise Ryan, Róisín O’Regan, Niamh Leen (“Causeway!”) and Shauna Crowe and Robert Collins at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Gillian and Richard Gentleman, Kathleen and Paddy O’Sullivan, Liz O’Sullivan, Ollie and Eilish Diggins and Paudie O’Sullivan at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Mary, Declan and Aislinn Dowling at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanSheila Ann Dee and Caroline Corridon at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanGavin Dooley, Billy Stack, Erin Stack, Triona Curran, David Godley and Shayne Stack at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanAoife Godley, Sarah McCarthy, Caitlyn Brick, Sarah Walsh, Saoirse Sheehy at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanChristy Walsh, Hurling Officer with Kerry County Board Ger McCarthy, Stephen Brick, captain of Kilmoyley team Sean Maunsell, captain of the Kerry team Daniel Collins, David Brick, Billy Brick, Jimmy Brick, Ian Brick and Joe Walsh, Chairman of Kilmoyley GAA club with the Division 2A League trophy won by Kerry, the Neilus Flynn Cup, the Christy Ring Cup and the Minor B All-Ireland trophy at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanDoreen, Douglas and Jessica Fitzell at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanSarah Collins, Orla Young, Mairead O’Mahony, Aine Brassil and Gráinne Leen at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanLuke Fitzell, Sean Dowling and Sean Nolan at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanMary Brick, David Brick, Wiliam Brick and Clara Leahy at the Kilmoyley GAA social at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
