RADIO Kerry legend, Weeshie Fogarty was inducted into the McNamee Awards Hall of Fame at a function in Croke Park last night and he wasn’t the only Kerry winner.

The McNamee Awards are held annually to honour excellence in the area of communications, public relations and journalism, specifically related to the activities of the Association.

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The Killarney man played Junior and Senior for Kerry and won Kerry and All Ireland senior football championship medals with East Kerry. He is now, of course, better known as presenter of the Radio Kerry award winning Sports Show Terrace Talk and In Conversation With Weeshie.

He wasn’t the only Kerry winner on the night.

‘North Kerry – A Hurling History’, the publication by Tommy O’Connor from Ardfert, which traces the history of the North Kerry Hurling Board since its inception in 1925, was awarded the GAA McNamee Award for Best GAA Club Publication.

Tommy O’Connor is the Kerry County Librarian since 2006 and has previously written “Ardfert – A Hurling History” and has contributed to several publications in the area of local history, genealogy and games and previously won a McNamee Award in 2003 under the “Best Co. Final Programme” category.

Marie Crowe’s article on Austin Stacks journey in the All-Ireland club championship also won an award on the night.