by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 26, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Kerry light heavyweight boxer Kevin Cronin has set his sights on national glory after his fourth round TKO victory over Boris Mrkonjic in Luxembourg. The Milltown native was hoping to get six rounds under his belt against the Bosnian on Saturday but his opponent could...
by Eamonn Fitzgerald | Mar 21, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Eamonn Fitzgerald laments the decline of handball, the once popular sport that entertained generations of Killarney people No one shouted ‘stop’. Not my phrase, but that pithy gem came to me when I was walking by St Finan’s Hospital recently, or more...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 12, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Last week’s article detailing the history between Kerry and adidas was long (possibly one of the longest we’ve published in our 48-year history!) but there was still some info that I couldn’t quite fit in. Also, some more details have come to my attention since the...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 5, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Back in the 1970s, adidas attempted to break into Gaelic games. They were shot down at every turn by the GAA, who had (and still have) strict laws that prevented teams from wearing non-Irish brands. Despite Croke Park’s hostility, the German sportswear giants found a...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 28, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Every pitch has one, but what makes it “easier” to score into one goal than the other? Adam Moynihan investigates this strange phenomenon. Your team is down at half-time and struggling. After a quick bout of soul-searching, maybe even some finger-pointing, the...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 19, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Adam Moynihan speaks to sharpshooting Gaelic footballer Evan Cronin about staying fit, Spa’s senior aspirations, and the critics who are trying to split East Kerry Hi Evan. How have you been coping with the latest lockdown? Are you staying fit? Ah yeah, I’m...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 12, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Diarmuid O’Carroll has confirmed that his coaching qualifications were listed accurately in his application to become the new Northern Ireland U17 and U19 manager. The Killarney man was left “devastated” last weekend after his appointment by the IFA was reversed...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 6, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
I came across a tweet the other day that raised an interesting point. (And with no live sport to write about, you better believe I’m going to milk it for all that it’s worth.) BBC Sport presenter Sarah Mulkerrins posed the following question to her followers: “Am I...
by Adam Moynihan | Feb 5, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Recently-appointed Kerry captain Aislinn Desmond speaks to Adam Moynihan about her goals for 2021, the proposed LGFA/GAA merger, and the future of the ladies’ game Hi Aislinn. Thanks for taking the time to speak to me. First things first: congratulations on...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 31, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Adam Moynihan speaks to Milltown native and pro boxer Kevin Cronin (aka The Kingdom Warrior) about his plans for 2021 Hi Kevin. How is the latest lockdown going for you? It hasn’t been too bad. In terms of work, we’re essential (Kevin is a fire officer) so...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 30, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Eamonn Fitzgerald gives his take on Killarney’s ambitious plans to build a Kerry Cultural & Sporting Experience on the grounds of the Fitzgerald Stadium Lockdown 3 on Level 5 looks like continuing for some months and sport, for the most part, has come to a...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 29, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
A survey carried out by the Killarney Advertiser has found that a small majority of our readers are in favour of making an amendment to the Parish Rule which would allow children to play for the club of their parents. Just under half of the respondents in our online...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 29, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
The County Board have announced that Paul Murphy will captain the Kerry senior footballers in 2021. The Rathmore man was nominated for the role by his divisional side, East Kerry, after the reigning champions retained their county title in 2020, thereby once again...
by Eamonn Fitzgerald | Jan 24, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
In this fascinating interview from 2009, Eamonn Fitzgerald speaks to legendary Irish rugby player (and his former classmate) Moss Keane about his illness, his Gaelic football career and lining out for his country. Eamonn Fitzgerald: First off Moss, to the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 23, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Adam Moynihan talks to Dr Crokes and Scotts Lakers dual star Mark O’Shea about coping with the pandemic, his teammates, and his goals for 2021 Hi Mark. How have you been coping with the latest lockdown? Yeah, times are kind of tough at the moment but the...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 22, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
In simple terms, Rule 20 (aka the Parish Rule) states that a player must play for a GAA club in the parish where they live. It was introduced decades ago as a means of safeguarding smaller clubs; it prevents “ambitious” players from transferring to bigger, more...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 16, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Chorley manager Jamie Vermiglio has confirmed that he wants to bring his giant-killing cup heroes on a pre-season tour to Killarney. Last Saturday, the former Killarney resident led his non-league side to an unlikely 2-0 victory over Championship outfit Derby County...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 9, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
On the surface it’s a fairly simple app. Boring even. A basic messaging service that doesn’t really compare with Twitter or Instagram or Facebook in terms of features. But in many ways this simple little app has emerged as a one of our main sources of sports news and...
by Eamonn Fitzgerald | Jan 8, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Killarney Advertiser sports columnist Eamonn Fitzgerald reflects on 2020, a sporting year like no other that produced some fascinating storylines. What’s another year, as we say goodbye to 2020, a year dominated by COVID-19. It impacted on the health of so many...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 8, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Killarney Legion clubmates Jonathan Lyne and Brian Kelly will both be unavailable for selection for Kerry in 2021 after announcing their respective retirements from the intercounty scene earlier this week. Lyne had been a member of the Kerry set-up since 2011 while...
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 18, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
An intriguing new documentary following the trials and tribulations of a Killarney soccer club is set to entertain and enthrall local sports fans this Christmas. The four-part docuseries, which is similar in style to the popular Sunderland ‘Til I Die documentary on...
by Killarney Advertiser | Dec 17, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Killarney woman completes first Women in Football course FAI Women in Football – Emerging Leaders Programme By Sean Moriarty A Killarney woman is one of 33 women involved in Irish soccer to complete the FAI’s Women in Football – Emerging Leaders Programme....
by Adam Moynihan | Dec 4, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Peter Keane is facing a revolt. That’s the latest from my ever-reliable, ever-anonymous source on WhatsApp. He didn’t let me down when he told me that the army were about to roll through the streets of Killarney in armoured tanks to enforce the lockdown, so why should...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 27, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
This week ex-professional footballer Brendan Moloney speaks to Adam Moynihan about his career in England, his toughest opponents, and coaching back home in Kerry. Hi Brendan. Thanks for speaking to me. No bother, Adam. How are you coping with the...
by Eamonn Fitzgerald | Nov 23, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Eamonn Fitzgerald speaks to Kerry All-Ireland winner Noel Lucey about his brother, Jimmy, who survived the infamous Siege of Jadotville Heroes should be remembered and it is never too late to do so. I have often been critical of the need for the Irish Senate, seeing...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 20, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
After years of planning and hard work, the lights have finally been switched on at the Killarney Valley AC Arena. This week Killarney Valley coach and committee member Tomás Griffin tells Adam Moynihan how the club’s big dream became a reality. Adam Moynihan:...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 13, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
As Luke Connolly’s ‘Hail Mary’ of a kick hung high in the dark Cork City sky, time, for just a second, stood still. Thirty tired footballers, drenched to the bone by incessant rain, arched their necks and gazed towards the heavens. Cork needed a miracle to come down...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 13, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Kerry fans have voiced concerns about their team’s defence-oriented tactical approach after last Sunday’s unexpected championship exit at the hands of fierce rivals Cork. When asked the open-ended question ‘what went wrong?’ in a poll carried out online by the...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 6, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Kerry manager Peter Keane has drafted in experienced half forward Stephen O’Brien for this Sunday’s do-or-die Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final against Cork. O’Brien, who did not travel to Monaghan for the penultimate round of the...
by Adam Moynihan | Nov 6, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
It’s a case of onwards and upwards for Killarney RFC’s female players as the club have announced this week that they have signed up to the inspiring 20×20 initiative aimed at promoting and keeping girls and women in sport. Coaches and players recently came...
by Eamonn Fitzgerald | Oct 17, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Killarney Advertiser columnist Eamonn Fitzgerald says the GAA should postpone the intercounty football and hurling championships due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis Call them off now. Better late than never. I feel that the GAA at national level should call off...
by Killarney Advertiser | Oct 10, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
The unlikeliest of results led to the unlikeliest of FPL stars this past weekend as Jack Grealish and Ollie Watkins fired Aston Villa to an astonishing 7-2 win over the champions, Liverpool, at Villa Park. Grealish was the top performing fantasy player of the week as...
by Adam Moynihan | Oct 2, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Kerry GAA came under fire last Saturday night when technical difficulties with their county final livestream left thousands of viewers staring at a blank screen. As had been the case in previous rounds, supporters were invited to purchase the stream for the big match...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 26, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Kerry Senior Football Championship Final East Kerry v Mid Kerry Today at 7pm Austin Stack Park Live on 247.tv We made it anyway. That’s the main thing. For a while there it looked like we wouldn’t have any County Championship this year, so well done to all...
by Eamonn Fitzgerald | Sep 26, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Ahead of today’s county final, Eamonn Fitzgerald charts the long and storied history of the East Kerry Board East Kerry and Mid Kerry will clash in the Kerry SFC final at Austin Stack Park, Tralee this evening, with very few people there as spectators. I bet...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 19, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Kenmare native John Crowley has been declared the winner of the first ever Killarney Advertiser Fantasy Club game after he romped home to victory with a whopping 51 points to spare. Crowley, who is a garda in Killarney, finished head and shoulders above the...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 18, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Kerry District League Secretary John O’Regan says that “personal attacks” and media criticism have made him consider his position as the head of soccer in the county. O’Regan has come under fire this week amidst allegations that the league...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 17, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Champagne Football co-author Paul Rowan says he was “flabbergasted” by Michael Healy-Rae’s infamous defence of John Delaney at the Oireachtas Committee for Sport in April of last year. Delaney, who was the Executive Vice President of the FAI at the time, was appearing...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 15, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
The Secretary of the Kerry District League, John O’Regan, has said that the money he collected from spectators at a recent game at Mounthawk Park in Tralee was for charity. O’Regan denies claims that he charged an admission fee of €5 at the Premier A League Final...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 11, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Killarney Advertiser Sports Editor Adam Moynihan previews this weekend’s Kerry Senior Football Championship semi-finals. Kerry SFC Semi-Final East Kerry v St Brendan’s Tonight at 7.30pm Austin Stack Park (LIVE on TG4) The big news ahead of this...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 5, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Kerry Premier A League Final Killarney Celtic v Killarney Athletic Sunday at 2pm Mounthawk Park, Tralee Old rivals Killarney Celtic and Killarney Athletic will fight it out for the biggest prize in Kerry soccer when they meet in the Denny Premier A league final on...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 4, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
With sport being played behind closed doors in line with COVID-19 restrictions, it’s great that supporters have been able to watch Club and County Championship action online via Kerry GAA’s live streams. The option to view games after the fact is an added bonus and...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 30, 2020 | News, Sport
Traffic chaos looming as schools return Killarney Gardai will monitor traffic and illegal parking in areas close to schools from Monday morning. Killarney is bracing itself for traffic chaos as schools across the town return for the first time since March 12. In...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 29, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Kerry GAA have defended the cost of their Senior Football Championship live streams after supporters criticised their pricing policy online. With spectators unable to attend sporting events due to COVID-19 restrictions, the County Board have been streaming matches via...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 28, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Killarney Celtic have reached the Promised Land. After years of close calls and hard luck stories, at both senior and underage level, The Celts have finally secured the national soccer title that they craved so badly. And they couldn’t have done it in more spectacular...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 28, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
An impressive jump of 1.90m was enough to secure a silver medal for Jordan Lee at the National U23 Athletics Championships, which were held at the Morton Stadium in Santry last weekend. Lee was competing against able bodied athletes at the prestigious event and once...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 22, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
The Killarney Rugby Club seniors are back up and running and their recently appointed management team are looking for new recruits to join the camp. “Killarney RFC would like to extend a welcome to anybody looking to try out the game, and to former players who would...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 21, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
FAI Youth Cup Final Killarney Celtic v Douglas Hall Sunday at 2pm Mounthawk Park, Tralee Killarney Celtic’s exploits in this season’s FAI Youth Cup are already the stuff of club legend but this talented group of youngsters are not quite finished yet. Over the...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 21, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
It’s championship season in Kerry. Sixteen of our finest football teams going head to head for the county’s biggest prize, the Bishop Moynihan trophy. And, in a win for the nostalgists, it’s straight knockout for the first time since 2001. What more could you ask for?...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 7, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Week 2 was not quite as free-flowing or high-scoring as the first – the dismal weather saw to that – but it was certainly just as tense as no more than a kick of a ball separated the sides in all four matches in the Kerry Senior Club Championship. Silverware is still...
