by Adam Moynihan | Jan 18, 2020 | App News, News
Despite all the talk of change, 2020 looks set to be as congested as ever for our club and county footballers. Adam Moynihan examines this year’s schedule and asks if the GAA are any closer to solving the fixtures crisis. It didn’t take long for the first fixtures...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 12, 2020 | App News, News
Who will captain the team? Can Kerry make the most of the advanced mark? Will Paudie Clifford and Tony Brosnan make the grade? Ahead of Kerry’s National League opener against Dublin on January 25, Adam Moynihan takes a look at the 20 burning questions for 2020 It’s...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 3, 2020 | App News
2019 was a historic year for the East Kerry senior footballers so it should come as no surprise that they dominate the Killarney Advertiser Sport Team of the Year with 10 players in total. In addition to those county champions from Spa, Glenflesk, Fossa, Gneeveguilla...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 20, 2019 | News
National League: Division 1 Scotts Lakers 125 Limerick Celtics 106 Saturday marked the Scotts’ Lakers final home game of the calendar year and they signed off in style with a superb 19-point win over the Limerick Celtics. Limerick were victorious in the reverse...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 15, 2019 | App News, News
East Kerry Championship: Final Killarney Legion 1-18 Dr Crokes 3-6 Fitzgerald Stadium The Killarney Legion are champions of East Kerry for the first time in 43 years after a rousing six-point victory over their fiercest rivals, Dr Crokes, in the Fitzgerald Stadium...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 15, 2019 | App News, News
You have to admire the O’Donoghue Cup. It just refuses to quit. After the cancellation of last Sunday’s final due to adverse weather conditions, the season will now end for Legion and Dr Crokes today, the 15th of December. I’ll stop short of blaming the GAA or the...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 14, 2019 | App News, News
East Kerry Championship: Final Killarney Legion v Dr Crokes Sunday at 2.15pm Fitzgerald Stadium If a drawn match is like kissing your sister (not my words, a popular Americanism) then what does that make a postponed one? As early as last Friday night, rumours swirled...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 13, 2019 | App News, News
Ahead of Saturday’s crucial home game against the Limerick Celtics (Killarney Sports Centre, 7.30pm), the Scotts Lakers have strengthened their squad by adding 6’2” American guard Xavier Talton. The Lakers are currently in third place in Division 1 of the National...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 13, 2019 | App News, News
Former Kerry footballer Darran O’Sullivan believes the GAA should follow the Premier League’s lead by taking part in the Rainbow Laces campaign. A number of sporting bodies in the UK recently participated in Rainbow Laces, an initiative set up in 2013 to help create...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 6, 2019 | App News, News, Sport
East Kerry Championship: Final Killarney Legion v Dr Crokes Sunday at 2.15pm Fitzgerald Stadium Losing to your fiercest rivals is never a pleasant experience but the outcome of Sunday’s Killarney derby, an O’Donoghue Cup final no less, will be particularly...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 29, 2019 | App News, News
East Kerry Championship: Semi-Final Spa v Dr Crokes Sunday at 2pm Fitzgerald Stadium Sunday’s Killarney derby between Spa and Dr Crokes promises to be a high-octane affair as both sides vie for a spot in the final of this year’s O’Donoghue Cup. This rivalry has been...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 29, 2019 | News
As November rolls into December, and with club players still playing matches, Adam Moynihan asks why the GAA still haven’t resolved the fixtures crisis The short days. The long nights. The driving rain and cutting winds that would make even the proudest of Gaels curse...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 15, 2019 | App News, News
In April, veteran goalkeeper James Devane was dropped for Spa’s crucial Intermediate Club Championship opener against Templenoe. Hurt by the decision, the 35-year-old teacher gave serious consideration to quitting football entirely. Little did he know that just a few...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 15, 2019 | App News, News
Last Sunday, East Kerry’s young guns claimed a first county title for their district in 20 years. But will it prove to be the first of many? Adam Moynihan assesses the team’s long-term prospects It didn’t take long. Just a few short hours after last weekend’s...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 8, 2019 | App News
It’s the final all the neutrals wanted. The thoroughbreds against the colts. Brosnan against Clifford. The team of this decade against, according to some, the team of the next. It’s Killarney against Killarney (and surrounding areas) in a perfectly pitched county...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 2, 2019 | News
National League: Division 1 Scotts Lakers v LYIT Donegal Tonight at 7.30pm Killarney Sports Centre The Scotts Lakers have a golden opportunity to move up to joint second in Division 1 of the National League when they welcome promotion rivals LYIT Donegal to...
by Adam Moynihan | Oct 25, 2019 | News
This week Adam Moynihan sat down with Scotts Lakers star Toby Christensen. The 6’7″ Danish forward signed for the Lakers in August and has quickly endeared himself to the Killarney faithful, averaging 21 points in his first six games. Hi Toby. You’ve...
by Adam Moynihan | Oct 19, 2019 | News
Legion hoping to halt Brendan’s voyage Killarney Legion v St Brendan’s Saturday at 5.15pm Austin Stack Park Story so far Legion got the better of near neighbours Kilcummin in Round 1 before powering to an impressive victory over a talented West Kerry outfit in Round...
by Adam Moynihan | Oct 11, 2019 | News
Whenever the flames surrounding John Delaney’s ill-fated tenure began to rise, John O’Regan was always first on the scene to tackle the blaze, armed with nothing more than two lungs full of air. We saw it numerous times over the past seven months. The secretary of the...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 27, 2019 | News
Ahead of the Scotts Lakers’ first home game of the season, Adam Moynihan sat down with the club’s new American signing Aaron Jackson to talk about his college career, moving to Killarney and his goals for the year Hi Aaron. Welcome to Killarney. Thank...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 14, 2019 | News
Ahead of next weekend’s National League opener, Adam Moynihan chats to Scotts Lakers head coach Shane McCarthy about the season ahead The season tips off next weekend away to the Limerick Celtics. What’s the mood like in the camp? It’s a mood of excitement at the...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 13, 2019 | App News, News
This week Adam Moynihan sat down with his new Killarney Athletic teammate Paul Kiongera to talk about his pro career in Kenya, playing for his country and adjusting to life in the Kerry District League When I first heard that Triona Sheehy, a teacher from Killarney,...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 6, 2019 | News
Sunday Game pundits Joe Brolly and Ciarán Whelan have faced a backlash following their half-time analysis during last Sunday’s All-Ireland senior football final, and rightly so for my money. Despite being presented with fairly conclusive video evidence to the...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 31, 2019 | News
Let’s be real here. Dublin are 1/5 to win on Sunday. In the simplest of terms, the bookmakers believe that Jim Gavin’s team have an 83% chance of defeating Kerry. If they turn up and are allowed to do what they always do, they will secure an unprecedented...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 2, 2019 | News
With the new season just over a month away, the Scotts Lakers are assembling a new-look squad which they hope can challenge for top honours in Division 1 of the 2019/20 Irish National League. Newly appointed manager Shane McCarthy has been working tirelessly during...
by Adam Moynihan | Jul 27, 2019 | News
Rathmore have edged in front in Division 1 of the County League but with a number of big teams breathing down their neck, they won’t be counting their chickens just yet. Liam Hassett’s men are one point clear at the top following last weekend’s comfortable victory...
by Adam Moynihan | Jul 13, 2019 | App News, News
Super 8s (Group 1) Kerry v Mayo Sunday at 4pm Fitzgerald Stadium Peter Keane has named his team for Kerry’s Super 8s opener against Mayo but it appears as though supporters will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to find out who will be providing the back-up. In...
by Adam Moynihan | Jul 12, 2019 | App News, News
Shane Murphy has warned that the GAA’s proposed ban on passing the ball back to the goalkeeper will not only discourage young players from playing in goal, it may also force current keepers to pursue a career out the field – himself included. Speaking to this...
by Adam Moynihan | Jul 8, 2019 | News
It’s the most eagerly anticipated football match of the summer but frustrated Kerry and Mayo supporters will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on a coveted ticket for Sunday’s Super 8s opener in Killarney. Tickets were due to go on sale online and...
by Adam Moynihan | Jun 22, 2019 | News
The 2019 Women’s World Cup has been the best promoted and most watched in the tournament’s history. The mainstream media is affording the current iteration of FIFA’s flagship competition for female footballers more coverage than ever before and after decades in the...
by Adam Moynihan | Jun 21, 2019 | News
Fewer than one in five Kerry football supporters think Kerry will win the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, according to a new survey carried out by the Killarney Advertiser. When asked to predict how Kerry will fare in this year’s championship, 18% of...
by Adam Moynihan | Jun 7, 2019 | News
It wasn’t the most enthralling of opening day encounters but Kerry’s 2019 Munster Senior Football Championship is officially up and running following last weekend’s 1-15 to 0-12 victory over Clare. The Kingdom, who were 1/80 pre-match favourites to advance to their...
by Adam Moynihan | Jun 1, 2019 | News
“One parent is yelling ‘shoot it’ – that’s usually the player’s parent. One parent is yelling ‘pass the ball’ – that’s usually someone else’s parent who wants the kid to pass the ball to their son....
by Adam Moynihan | May 31, 2019 | News
Kerry’s Stephen O’Brien in action against Clare in the 2018 Munster SFC semi-final. Pic: Paudie Healy. Munster SFC Semi-Final Clare v Kerry Saturday at 7pm Cusack Park Championship season is upon us. Well, sort of. While this weekend technically signals...
by Adam Moynihan | May 25, 2019 | News
Here in Kerry our attitude towards the Munster Championship can be summed up by the following query, which is heard on every street, in every bar and in the car to every game at the dawn of summer. “Is it on in Cork or Killarney this year?” A Cork v Kerry football...
by Adam Moynihan | May 18, 2019 | News
Greyhound Bar KO Cup Final Tralee Dynamos v Killarney Celtic Sunday at 3pm Mounthawk Park (Tralee) Two of the county’s traditional powerhouses will meet on Sunday in the Greyhound Bar KO Cup final when Killarney Celtic face old rivals Tralee Dynamos in Mounthawk...
by Adam Moynihan | May 17, 2019 | News
The summer months are upon us and that means it’s time to savour the supposed pièce de résistance of Gaelic football’s unique (i.e. messy) and full (i.e. overcrowded) calendar: the championship. For over 100 years the quest for football’s biggest prize was quite...
by Adam Moynihan | May 11, 2019 | News
A new survey on the current state of the Kerry District League has revealed that long seasons and the scheduling of fixtures are amongst the issues of greatest concern to soccer players right across the county. The ongoing survey, which is being carried out by the...
by Adam Moynihan | Apr 27, 2019 | News
Soccer players in Kerry are not happy. I knew that before I wrote last week’s article but things have come more sharply into view over the past few days. In addition to my own personal grievances, which have been echoed by players from clubs all over the county, a...
by Adam Moynihan | Apr 26, 2019 | News
FAI supremo John Delaney could be returning to Kerry this weekend but considering the current controversy surrounding his tenure, it’s difficult to predict what kind of reception he’ll receive if he does. The latest alleged financial improprieties uncovered by...
by Adam Moynihan | Apr 20, 2019 | News
With all sides dead level heading into the final game of the opening phase of the Club Championship, it all comes down to this for Rathmore, Legion, Kerins O’Rahilly’s and Dr Crokes. It’s as close to a good old-fashioned Mexican standoff as you can get – without...
by Adam Moynihan | Apr 19, 2019 | News
There was a long-held perception in the Irish soccer community that the FAI were mismanaging their finances and that much-needed funding wasn’t ending up where it should. Little did we know. Although the full details are yet to be uncovered, it is now obvious from...
by Adam Moynihan | Apr 13, 2019 | News
As we approach the midway point in this month for clubs, it’s judgement day for two of East Kerry’s main Intermediate hopefuls. Intermediate Club Championship (Group 4) Glenflesk v John Mitchels Sunday at 2.30pm Glenflesk Things are looking up for last year’s beaten...
by Adam Moynihan | Apr 13, 2019 | News
If it’s true what they say and a good start is half the battle, then Legion, Rathmore, Kilcummin, Spa, Firies, Listry, Currow and Fossa have some serious scrapping to do. For each of the above teams, another setback this weekend will officially kill off their 2019...
by Adam Moynihan | Apr 12, 2019 | News
Scotts Lakers officials have paid tribute to outgoing American star Seán O’Brien who has departed the club with immediate effect. O’Brien joined as a last minute signing just before the 2018/19 season began and the Philadelphia native spearheaded the team’s playoff...
by Adam Moynihan | Apr 6, 2019 | News
Senior Club Championship (Group 2) Killarney Legion v Dr Crokes Sunday at 3.15pm Fitzgerald Stadium Senior championship season is upon us and you couldn’t ask for a better opening weekend fixture than two great rivals, the Legion and the Crokes, going head-to-head in...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 29, 2019 | News
U17 League Killarney Celtic 3-0 Mastergeeha Celtic Park Killarney Celtic extended their lead at the top of the Kerry U17 League with a solid win over Mastergeeha on Monday night, thanks in no small part to a midfield masterclass from dynamic duo Evan Looney and Cian...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 22, 2019 | News
In the wake of his side’s heartbreaking defeat to Corofin in the All-Ireland Club Final, experienced Dr Crokes forward Brian Looney has spoken of his admiration for the Galway champions and the style of football that they play. Last Sunday’s decider in Croke Park had...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 16, 2019 | News
All-Ireland Club Final Dr Crokes v Corofin Sunday at 3.45pm Croke Park The road to Croke Park is ridiculously long for club teams. Sunday’s clash between Dr Crokes and Corofin will be the final act in a season that effectively started 14 months ago. And,...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 15, 2019 | News
National League Div 1 Scotts Lakers v Sligo All-Stars Saturday at 7.30pm Killarney Sports Centre Your Scotts Lakers play their 24th and final game of the 2018/19 regular season on Saturday night and with a playoff berth already guaranteed, they can rest assured...
