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Kingdom's Star shining bright
IT was a gray, rain soaked day, not that Kieran Donaghy cared. He was back playing for Kerry. It may have been Longford, it may well have been a first round qualifier, but it was championship, he had Colm Cooper alongside him and the Kingdom were purring.
Causeway retain their All-Ireland junior hurling title in comprehensive style
CAUSEWAY Comprehensive retained the All-Ireland Junior 'A' hurling title in emphatic style when they easily accounted for their Galway opponents with a purposeful display of clinical and stylish hurling.
Kingdom can down champs
KERRY are up against it this Saturday. Yes there's reasons to be confident – a certain amount of experience, a strong midfield pairing and a forward line of serious potential – but there's arguably more reasons to be fearful.
Five golds for Eoin O'Carroll
A LONG hard winter has augmented the usual problems faced by athletes in their training and with many competing for the first time this year over the weekend poor results would be considered in light of recent circumstances. No such excuses were needed however for Kerry's athletes who bucked the trend at the Munster Indoor Juvenile Championships with many returning personal bests and strong performances early in the season.
Kingdom primed for a Royal encounter
WITH two wins from two the Kerry hurlers will approach their first home game of the year in a positive frame of mind and with a settled team.
Seventh heaven for Killarney sister act
THE Division 1 Ladies and Men's doubles championships were hosted by Listowel Badminton Club on Friday last in Listowel. This was a historical occasion for the Listowel club as it was the first time that the Division 1 championships were held there.
Cronin Classic off with a whimper
TRALEE Track's No 1 event, the Mike Cronin Readymix Juvenile Classic (winner, € 20,000), got under way last Friday night and a huge crowd generated a marvellous atmosphere. Leading owners and trainers from all over the country targeted the event, as they have done since its inception, and activity in the betting ring was by far the liveliest since the turn of the year.
Another tough lesson for Hartnett's Kingdom
THE Kerry team bus left the Portmarnock seaside just before 3.30pm last Sunday. It had been no picnic. The long road home allowed plenty of time for reflection. They had just suffered another heavy defeat in Division 1 of the Bord Gais Energy National League.
From Moyvane to Munster
SEAN Walsh has always seen himself as a footballer first, an administrator second, but a GAA man always. After a long stretch as a footballer of some note – with Moyvane, Shannon Rangers and even a toe in the water with Kerry – Walsh has forged an even longer and more illustrious career as one of the finest and most astute administrators ever to take office in Kerry.
St Marys win Senior Cup
St Mary's 62 Tralee Imperials 59: THIS was an evenly contested final from the beginning. Both sides equally matched throughout the first quarter. Imperials opened the scoring with scores from Sinead Mackessy and Ashley Campbell before Marys replied with a basket and a lovely three-pointer from Danielle McLoughlin.
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O'Connor: Mike Mac return unlikely
KERRY boss Jack O'Connor has confirmed that Mike McCarthy is "unlikely" to return to the Kerry panel for this year's league or championship. O'Connor did leave the door ajar, however, to the possibility of a return by the Kilcummin man later in the season. "You never say never with Mike," he said. "He wasn't coming back last year either, but we managed to convince him in the end. It's unlikey at this stage, because Mike has other commitments outside of football and they're important as well."
Causeway return in a blaze of glory
BONFIRES raged across north Kerry on Saturday night as hurling fans from Ballyduff to Ballyheigue and Causeway to Kilmoyley gathered to welcome home the newly crowned All-Ireland Vocational Schools junior champions of Causeway Comprehensive.
Killarney Celtic take advantage of Dingle postponement
WITH leaders Dingle Bay's game against Kingdom Boys not going ahead Killarney Celtic took full advantage to close the gap to two points. Celtic saw Darren O'Doherty hit a hat trick, John Fintan Daly (2) and one each from Liam Kearney, Michael Burns, Matt Keane and Chris White to take the points.
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ROSS: Men's club Results of MD O'Sheas Spring League, first round sponsored by Tim O'Keeffe Motors 1st Dermot O'Connor (14) 41pts, 2nd Maurice O'Shea (19) 40pts, 3rd Peter Wickham (10) 40pts, 4th Stephen Broderick (21) 38pts, 5th Denis O'Mahony (21) 38pts
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