IT was a heartbreaking case of so near and yet so far for a gritty Kerry under 20 side who staged a memorable fightback but, devastatingly, lost by a single point to Kildare in the All-Ireland Championship semi-final in Limerick this afternoon. Trailing by seven points well into the second half of a tight and… Continue Reading
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€5.3 million already raised for Currans project
CORPORATE Kerry GAA supporters splashed out €150 a head for a lunch in Croke Park on Friday with four fee tickets for tomorrow’s Super 8’s clash with Galway distributed to each table of 10 with an option of buying six more. Billed as a curtain raiser to the big match and “the social event of… Continue Reading
Kevin McCarthy in for Micheál Burns
THERE is one change on the Kerry senior team to face a rejuvenated Galway side in the first of the Super 8 clashes in Croke Park on Sunday (4.00pm). Kevin McCarthy of Kilcummin starts at right wing forward in place of Micheál Burns of Dr Crokes who had started in all of Kerry’s championship games… Continue Reading
Jack slightly shuffles the deck
JACK O’Connor has made one change in personnel in the Kerry Under 20 team to face Kildare in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship semi-final clash with Kildare in Limerick this Saturday (4.00pm). Eddie Horan from Scartaglin – who was excellent when he was spring from the bench in the Munster Final – starts at centre… Continue Reading
Camogie making a big comeback in town
A KILLARNEY camogie team has qualified for the All-Ireland Féile na nGael at under 14 level for the first time in 34 years. Killarney Camogie Club was re-established six years ago, after a very long lapse, and it has been growing steadily since then, catering for under eight players right through to the older age… Continue Reading
