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...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 10, 2019 | News
Glenflesk GAA sampled victory away from the playing fields this week as the club’s crest was voted the nicest in East Kerry. In a Battle of the Crests competition that was hosted on my personal Instagram account (@adammoynihan), Glenflesk beat off stiff opposition...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 9, 2019 | News
We are experiencing a golden era for football in East Kerry. There can be no denying that. Dr Crokes are dominating, Kilcummin have just won an All-Ireland, The Sem won back-to-back Hogan Cups, and the Kerry minors have won five in a row with East Kerry youngsters...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 8, 2019 | News
Kerry captain Paul Murphy may be only deputising until a Dr Crokes player returns to the fold but he certainly played the role to perfection last weekend as The Kingdom came from behind to beat Monaghan in Killarney. Sunday morning’s spectacular snowstorm meant the...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 3, 2019 | News
A remarkable shooting display from team captain Mark Greene helped the Scotts Lakers to an impressive 105-86 victory over Tolka Rovers on Saturday night as the Killarney side officially confirmed their spot in the 2019 National League Playoffs. Greene shot an...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 1, 2019 | News
National League: Division 1 Scotts Lakers v Bad Bob’s Tolka Rovers Saturday at 7.30pm Killarney Sports Centre The Lakers host the dubiously named Bad Bob’s Tolka Rovers on Saturday night and with just three games remaining in the regular season, Cormac O’Donoghue’s...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 24, 2019 | News
The final of the last year’s East Kerry Super League took place on Sunday, over a year after the tournament began in February of 2018. The Super League is effectively a pre-season tournament which is sometimes billed as good preparation for the real stuff, i.e. the...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 23, 2019 | News
It’s the match-up that all the football purists wanted. Dr Crokes and Corofin, two of the modern era’s finest proponents of attacking football, will go head-to-head in the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship final on March 17. Forget about defence, this promises to...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 22, 2019 | News
The Scotts Lakers fell to a sorry 23-point defeat at home to the Dublin Lions last Saturday but with four games remaining in the regular season, captain Mark Greene is still confident that his team will hold on to their playoff berth. The Lakers, who are currently two...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 22, 2019 | News
Listen to an interview with any Kerry player over the past few months and the infamous ‘Galway game’ is sure to crop up. The disastrous encounter in Croke Park last July was unquestionably the low point of Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s final year in charge and the result and...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 16, 2019 | News
National League: Div 1 Scotts Lakers v Dublin Lions Today at 7.30pm Killarney Sports Centre We’ve reached the business end of the basketball calendar and with just five regular season games remaining, the Scotts Lakers are within touching distance of securing a spot...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 16, 2019 | News
People joke about Kerry fans being slow to travel to games unless there’s a trophy presentation at the end, but it’s actually far worse than that here in Killarney. Forget about making the long trek to such far-flung, godforsaken locations as Ennis or Thurles, many...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 15, 2019 | News
All-Ireland Senior Club Semi-Final Dr Crokes v Mullinalaghta (Longford) Saturday at 3.30pm Semple Stadium, Thurles Everybody loves an underdog and with a parish of just 450 people, you’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger (or smaller?) underdog than Mullinalaghta St...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 15, 2019 | News
It may be just a few days since Kilcummin clinched a historic All-Ireland title in Croke Park but club captain Brendan Kealy says he and his teammates are already plotting further success in 2019. Speaking to the Killarney Advertiser this week, the experienced...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 8, 2019 | News
Allianz National Football League: Div 1 Kerry v Dublin Saturday at 7pm Austin Stack Park Experienced Kerins O’Rahilly’s midfielder David Moran and Spa youngster Dara Moynihan have both been named in Peter Keane’s starting line-up for tomorrow...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 2, 2019 | News
This evening’s National League Division 1 game between the Scotts Lakers and LYIT Donegal has been called off. The Letterkenny outfit have informed St Paul’s and Basketball Ireland that they will not be making the long journey to Killarney for...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 1, 2019 | News
Peter Keane’s reign got off to the perfect start with a solid win against Tyrone on Sunday and while it wasn’t vintage Kerry by any stretch of the imagination, the manner of the victory certainly bodes well for rest of the year. You would have expected a dirty day in...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 27, 2019 | News
National League Div 1 Kerry v Tyrone Today at 2pm Fitzgerald Stadium Recalled East Kerry trio Shane Ryan, Jack Sherwood and Jonathan Lyne all start for Kerry today as Peter Keane takes charge of the county’s senior football team for the very first time in a...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 26, 2019 | News
Kerry may not have kicked a ball in anger in months but I doubt Peter Keane has had much downtime since taking over from Eamonn Fitzmaurice in October. Assembling a new team is always fraught with challenges but Keane’s job has been made doubly difficult by an exodus...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 25, 2019 | News
A poll carried out by Killarney Advertiser Sport has revealed that almost one-in-four readers think Kerry will be relegated at the end of the 2019 National League. Kerry won the Division 1 title as recently as 2017 but a disappointing 2018 has apparently left many...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 20, 2019 | News
Any hopes that local players had of seeing a new kind of O’Donoghue Cup in 2019 were dashed last week when board members and delegates at the East Kerry Annual Convention confirmed only a few minor changes to the current league and championship structure. In fairness...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 19, 2019 | News
Premier A Killarney Celtic v Killarney Athletic Sunday at 11.30am Celtic Park The Killarney Derby has thrown up some real classics over the past few years (league finals aside) so anticipation is high ahead of the latest instalment on Sunday. League leaders Celtic...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 12, 2019 | News
Traditionally speaking, being named captain of Kerry is one of the greatest honours in Irish sport. In any given year you basically have a 68% chance of winning a Munster Championship, and a 28% chance of lifting the Sam McGuire Cup in September. Lead Kerry to glory...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 7, 2019 | News
National League Div 1 Scotts Lakers 95 Galway Titans 70 The Scotts Lakers made light work of the Galway Titans on Saturday night as another fine performance by Mark Greene helped Cormac O’Donoghue’s side to an easy 25-point win. The high-flying hosts, who are firmly...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 7, 2019 | News
Players from Dr Crokes and Kilcummin dominate the 2018 Killarney Advertiser Sport Team of the Year with 11 footballers from the two clubs making the final cut. It was another dominant campaign for the Crokes as they won the Club Championship, County League, County...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 20, 2018 | News
Fresh from the news that acclaimed actor Cillian Murphy is a fan, talented Killarney singer-songwriter Ronan Kealy, who performs under the stage name Junior Brother, received another celebrity endorsement this week. Blindboy Boatclub of The Rubberbandits became the...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 16, 2018 | News
Favourites Dr Crokes could be facing into three big championship games in just eight days as the East Kerry fixtures crisis took another unfortunate turn this week. With players already angry about having to play up until Christmas, the last thing the East Kerry Board...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 14, 2018 | News
National League Div 1 Scotts Lakers v Limerick Celtics Saturday at 7.30pm (Killarney Sports Centre) In America, the LA Lakers and the Boston Celtics have been basketball’s fiercest rivals since the 1950s. The NBA’s two most successful franchises have won 27...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 30, 2018 | News
FIXTURES CRISIS UPDATE Despite growing player unrest, the East Kerry Board has refused to comment on its controversial scheduling policy which will see teams in action throughout the month of December. Two weeks ago, the Killarney Advertiser exclusively revealed...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 16, 2018 | News
The East Kerry Board’s decision to fix the O’Donoghue Cup first round game between Dr Crokes and Fossa for Sunday, December 9 means that the competition is unlikely to be wrapped up before Christmas Day. Players from certain clubs are now being forced to play from...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 11, 2018 | News
Munster Club Semi-Final Dr Crokes v St Finbarr’s Today at 1.30pm (Lewis Road) Dr Crokes are just 60 minutes away from their third Munster final in as many years after last weekend’s comprehensive victory over Moyle Rovers in Tipperary. Free-scoring forwards Kieran...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 3, 2018 | News
Controversial presidential election candidate Peter Casey appears to have struck a chord with at least some of Kerry’s voters as he pulled in 28% of votes in the county. Casey’s shock late surge in the polls left him with 23% of the votes nationally, a considerable...
