TENACIOUS and all-action Kerry footballer Micheál Burns has been named senior player of the year by Dr Crokes GAA Club. The stylish wing forward was honoured at a virtual awards ceremony and the trophy was presented to Micheál by his father, Mickey Joe Burns, a native of Sneem and a legend in rowing circles. Crokes… Continue Reading
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Matt finish at Celtic Park – and Shane moves on too
A SUPER player who starred in Killarney Celtic’s league and cup double last season has been snapped up by a League of Ireland club. Matt Keane has signed for Limerick outfit Treaty United FC and, although he will be greatly missed by the Killarney club, his former team-mates and managers have wished him well. Treaty… Continue Reading
Lucky Batty skips to club record lotto win
A SMALL annual investment to support a weekly lotto draw operated by a local sports club has earned one well-known Killarney man a bumper cash prize. Batty ‘Skips’ O’Sullivan was thrilled when he became Killarney Celtic FC’s biggest ever lotto prizewinner with a super €16,000 jackpot. Batty, from Knocknaskeha in Spa, invests every year in… Continue Reading
Falvey to help Kingdom to hit peak form
THE Kerry senior footballers might get to scale new heights this season with the expected appointment of explorer and mountaineer Pat Falvey as performance coach to the squad. His appointment to Peter Keane’s backroom team, still to be formally ratified, would certainly be an interesting one given Falvey’s great reputation as a teak-tough endurance athlete… Continue Reading
Marty tells of his love for fish and chips and Killarney
KILLARNEY can prepare to organise a lively Marty Party when the lockdown is lifted. Colourful RTÉ Gaelic games correspondent Marty Morrissey has revealed that Killarney is one of his favourite places in the country for a staycation. A regular visitor to Fitzgerald Stadium for big games, the popular broadcaster has enjoyed the town’s hospitality on… Continue Reading
