THE stage is set for a glamour East Kerry SFC O’Donoghue Cup quarter-final at the weekend with fierce local rivals Killarney Legion and Dr Crokes set for a showdown to decide who advances to the last four of the district’s premier competition. This eagerly anticipated repeat of last year’s final when Legion overcame Crokes to… Continue Reading
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Crokes ladies clinch silverware on the double
IF the club’s hurlers were creating their own little bit of history by winning a third Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship on Sunday, the excitement was nothing to compare with the incredible performance of the club’s ladies in the County Junior A Championship final in Killarney. Just days after the Crokes under 16 girls won Division… Continue Reading
Crafty Crokes bridge 19-year gap
IT was a long time coming – but it was well worth waiting for. Impressive Dr Crokes bridged a 19-year gap to win their third Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship title at a sun-kissed Austin Stack Park in Tralee on Sunday. A closely contested affair against a gallant Tralee Parnells saw the Killarney side, captained by… Continue Reading
Brotherly love set aside for Wayne and Terry
FROM a club perspective, it was a win-win situation but on the field of play it was all about bragging rights and friendly rivalry as Killarney Celtic A engaged with the club’s senior B team in a novel all -Celtic Kerry League Cup final last night. The final pairing speaks volumes of the stranglehold the… Continue Reading
A fitting honour for a true Killarney legend
THE official approval to dedicate a roundabout to the late great Weeshie Fogarty in his native town has been welcomed by the club to which he devoted much of his life. Killarney Legion has welcomed confirmation from Killarney Municipal District Council that the small roundabout directly outside Fitzgerald Stadium, at the junction of St Brendan’s… Continue Reading
