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DEDICATION AND TALENT CARRY US TO OUR FOURTH SUCCESSIVE ALL-IRELAND FINAL...

The past few years have been hugely successful for the Kerry Senior Football Team. This is our fourth successive appearance in the All-Ireland Final and this level of success can only be attributed to the unqualified dedication and talent of all the players on the panel and to the unselfish efforts of the management teams of Jack O’Connor from 2004 to 2006 and this year Pat O’Shea. Collectively they have continued to give the Kerry Supporters great memories of a wonderful era of Kerry success.

It all started of course with the 1997 All-Ireland Final victory under the management of Páídí Ó Sé when the team captained by Liam Hassett led Kerry to our first title in eleven years. Again in 2000, the Millenium Year, the team captained by Seamus Moynihan and managed again by Páidí Ó Sé led Kerry to All-Ireland victory. Darragh Ó Sé and Mike Frank Russell are the two remaining players from the team that won the 1997 All-Ireland Final and they are aiming to win their fifth All-Ireland Senior medal.

Playing in the All-Ireland Final costs a lot of money and in order to raise funds there will be a number of official fund-raising events organised by Kerry County Board prior to the All-Ireland Final and also in Dublin during the All-Ireland weekend. We are appealing to our clubs and supporters to give their full backing and support to the official fund-raising events that have been organised by Kerry County Board leading up to the final.

Supporters are also requested to be alert to some unofficial fund raising ventures that are already in operation. These are not endorsed or supported by Kerry County Board and the funds raised are solely for commercial profit.

CHURCH GATE COLLECTION

The Annual Church Gate Collection in aid of the Kerry Team Training Fund will take place this weekend. We urge all clubs to make a great effort this year especially now that we are in the All-Ireland Final. The proceeds of the collection should be returned to either of the two County Board Treasurers, John McMahon or John Joe O’Carroll or to the County Board Office during the week after the collection is taken up.

DUBLIN GOLF CLASSIC

The Kerry Association in Dublin are holding a Golf Classic at City West on Friday September 14th. There will be two stand tickets for each entry. The proceeds of the Golf Classic will go to the Kerry Senior Team Training Fund. For further information regarding teams and times contact Yvonne Moriarty at 087 6889698, Kerry Association committee members or the Kerry County Board Office at 066 71 22061.

FUNDRAISING BANQUET

A fund raising banquet in aid of the Senior Team training fund will be held at The Brandon Hotel, Tralee on Saturday September 8th. A table of ten costs €1,500 and will include two stand tickets. Enquiries for booking tables should be made to County Committee officers, Patrick O’Sullivan, Mike McCarthy, Bernie Reen, John Joe O’Carroll, or the County Board Office (066) 71 22061.

ALL-IRELAND WEEKEND EVENTS IN DUBLIN

Live music and Disco will be at City West Hotel, Dublin on the Sunday of the All-Ireland Final weekend. Admission is €20. Tickets will be available in Dublin from Kerry Association members and at the Kerry County Board Office during the week leading up to the final. Advance booking is advisable.

Arrangements can be made for overnight accommodation at the hotel and a return shuttle bus service will be available from the hotel before and after the game.

PLAYERS HOLIDAY FUND

The Kerry Senior Football players will be presented with a Toyota Car as All-Ireland Finalists. Tickets for the car raffle are €10 and they will be on sale leading up to the All-Ireland Final. All the proceeds are going towards the Players Holiday Fund.

Tickets are available from Club Secretaries and County Committee Officers.

Tickets can also be bought by sending your Name, Address & Phone Number together with Cheque or Postal Order to cover the cost of ticket(s) to: - Éamon O’Sullivan, Rúnaí, P.O. Box 125, The Pavilion, Austin Stack Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry.

The players and team management have given the Kerry Supporters yet another magnificent year to remember, firstly by winning the Munster Final and they have now qualified for the All-Ireland Final. The Players Holiday Fund deserves to be supported especially by those of us who have got such enjoyment from their performances during the year. This is team’s fourth successive appearance in the All-Ireland Final and this is a tribute to their dedication and to their undoubted football talent.

The Players Holiday Fund is also supported by contributions from Croke Park, Bank Of Ireland, Kerry Group, Munster Council and voluntary contributions. There was some negative comment made about the Car Raffle last year but they were very much in the minority and the venture received full backing from the vast majority of Kerry Supporters.

Thousands of Kerry people are prepared to spend quite a lot of money during the All-Ireland Final weekend in Dublin so we are asking those in particular to support the Players Holiday Fund by purchasing a €10 raffle ticket. It is a very small extra donation when compared to the other costs that people will incur. We are asking our supporters to show a small appreciation for the players who made it all possible.

DRAW FOR ALL-IRELAND TICKETS

The Kerry GAA Supporters Club are organising a raffle for 10 pairs of Stand Tickets for the All-Ireland Finals. The cost is €5 a line and each card had 20 lines. Cards have been distributed throughout the county and the Kerry Association in Dublin. All the proceeds go to the Kerry Senior Team training fund.

SUPPORTERS CLUB BUS

The Kerry Supporters Club are organising a bus to Dublin for the All-Ireland Final. Seats must be booked and paid for at 8.30 p.m. on Monday September 19th at The Listowel Arms Hotel and Ballygarry House Hotel, Tralee.

Contact Martin Leane at (068) 48116, John King at (066) 7124229 or Donie O’Leary at (064) 58099 for further information.

KERRY TEAM OPEN DAY

Juvenile supporters will have an opportunity to meet the Kerry Senior Football Panel at a training session at Fitzgerald Stadium on this Friday evening September 7th between 5.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. Autographed team and player photos will be handed out along with other complimentary items such as posters and some light refreshments. The players will be available before going on to meet the national and local media resulting in a tight schedule for players and management so player autographs on the night cannot be guaranteed, however, pre printed autographs will be freely available. The usual supporters merchandise will be on sale in the stadium.

COLOUR

With just over one week to go the All-Ireland Final let’s make a whole-hearted effort in every town, village, school, shop, garden and other vantage point to cover this great county of ours in Green and Gold, especially in the areas where our players live and work. Flags, banners and buntings should be seen everywhere in the county. So let’s do it for our team who have done so much for us already this year.

TICKET SCHEME

Members of the Kerry County Board 2003-2008 Ticket Purchase Scheme are reminded that this Wednesday September 5th is the closing date for receipt of their application for tickets under this scheme for the Bank Of Ireland All-Ireland Final at Croke Park on Sunday September 16th. Stand Tickets for the All-Ireland Football Finals cost €70 and Terrace Tickets are €35. No applications will be accepted over the phone.

Due to the limited number of tickets allocated to Kerry for the All-Ireland Finals it is only possible to allocate one ticket per unit purchased in the Ticket Scheme. All scheme tickets left for collection must be collected by Monday next from 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. and from 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. No applications for collection will be accepted after this Friday.

Applications should be addressed to Éamon Ó’Súilleabháin, Rúnaí, PO Box 125, The Pavilion, Austin Stack Park, Tralee. A stamped addressed A4 size envelope should accompany the application and the cost of the Stand Ticket (€70).

Tickets allocated to the scheme will be reallocated to the clubs and other units after the closing date.

AIB COUNTY HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Causeway defeated Abbeydorney in the postponed quarterfinal of the AIB County Senior Hurling Championship last Saturday.

On this Sunday September 9th the two semi-finals will be played as a double bill commencing at 2.00 p.m. at Austin Stack Park with the meeting of Lixnaw and Causeway. This will be followed at 3.30 p.m. with the semi-final meeting of Kilmoyley and Ballyheigue.

The final is scheduled for Sunday October 7th.

COUNTY INTERMEDIATE & JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lady’s Walk and Kilgarvan are through to the semi-finals of the County Intermediate Hurling Championship after their quarterfinal victories against Ballyheigue and Kilmoyley respectively. In the two remaining quarterfinals on this Saturday Kenmare play Causeway at 6.00 p.m. and St. Brendan’s play Abbeydorney at 5.00 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary.

In the Junior Hurling Championship semi-finals Laune Rangers play Kenmare B at Lewis Road on this Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. and on this Thursday at Spa Kilgarvan B play St. Pat’s at 6.30 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary.

COUNTY LEAGUE

The majority of the postponed Round 8 games of the Credit Union County Senior Football League were played last weekend. Four of the six games in Division 1 were postponed. These are likely to be played on Sunday September 23rd.

Kerins O’Rahillys win against Kilcummin and the postponement of the Rathmore v An Ghaeltacht game has retained the top of the table position for the Tralee club. Ardfert put themselves in strong contention for the league final with an important away win against Milltown/Castlemaine.

Elsewhere in Division 1 the vital games in the battle to avoid relegation were postponed.

St. Michael’s/Foilmore are promoted as winners from Division 2 after a big win against Castleisland Desmonds. They have opened up a four point gap ahead of Castleisland Desmonds and Currow who are in joint second place. Annascaul lost at home to Waterville and Currow drew with Spa. At the bottom of the table St. Mary’s are already relegated and John Mitchels home win against Dromid Pearses in this round slightly eased their relegation trouble. This defeat for Dromid Pearses sees them slip back into relegation danger.

Only a point separates the leading teams, Tarbert and Glenflesk at the top of Division 3. In this round they played each other when Glenflesk travelled to play the leaders, Tarbert and the teams finished level at the end of a pulsating game. Kenmare are still in contention for promotion after a narrow win against Ballymacelligott. Lispole had a good home win against Skellig Rangers to improve their position in mid table. Castlegregory won at home against Renard to get out of relegation trouble and Beaufort’s loss to Legion appears to have ended their hopes of staying in the division and the win got Legion out of relegation trouble.

Duagh and Keel are the teams in joint first place at the top of Division 4. Duagh’s game against Firies was postponed and Keel defeated Cromane. St. Pat’s drew with Brosna in a game brought forward from this round and played a few weeks ago. It is also very tight at the bottom end of the table and the victories of Glenbeigh/Glencar against Valentia and Ballyduff’s defeat by Scartaglin games had a big influence on the relegation issues. It is still extremely tight at the bottom of the table with Valentia, Cromane, Ballyduff, Cordal, Ballydonoghue and Brosna all in relative danger of relegation.

The big top of the table game between Fossa and Moyvane in Division 5 was postponed. It’s is very tight at the top of Division 5 with Fossa now sharing the lead with Knocknagoshel after the latter easily defeated St. Senan’s. Fossa v Moyvane in this round’s top of the table game was postponed until Friday September 14th. Churchill gained further ground with a good win against Asdee. Listry regained lost ground after their victory against Ballylongford in this round.

A number of back games are down for decision this weekend.

COUNTY MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Dr. Crokes play Austin Stacks in the first of the semi-finals of the Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Football Championship at Fitzgerald Stadium on this Sunday September 9th at 2.30 p.m. West Kerry play Kerins O’Rahillys in the second semi-final on Thursday September 13th at 6.00 p.m. at5 Killorglin. Extra time will be played if necessary.

COUNTY MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

St. Brendan’s drew with Ballyduff after extra time in the quarterfinal of the Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Hurling Championship last Saturday. Kilmoyley, Ballyheigue and Crotta O’Neills are already through to the semi-finals. The winners of the replay will meet Kimoyley in the semi-final. The replay is fixed for Saturday September 15th at 2.00 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary.

INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

St. Michael’s/Foilmore play Annascaul in the first of the semi-finals of the Castleisland Co-Op Mart County Intermediate Football Championship at Killorglin on this Sunday September 9th at 1.00 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary.

The second semi-final between Finuge and Listowel Emmets is arranged for Sunday September 30th. Players on both these teams are also involved with Feale Rangers in the Semi-final of the County Senior Football Championship against Kilcummin and many of the Finuge players are also involved with Lixnaw in the County Senior Hurling Championship. This multiple involvement by the same players in three teams has made for some difficult fixtures planning decisions.

JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Lispole play Castlegregory in the second semi-final of the Castleisland Co-Op Mart County Junior Football Championship at 3.00 p.m. on this Sunday at Páirc an Ághasaigh, Dingle. Extra time will be played if necessary. The winners will play Keel in the final.

There is a double bill at Páirc an Ághasaigh on Sunday commencing at 1.15 p.m. when Dingle host Kilcummin in the quarterfinal of the County Under 21 Club Championship.

UNDER 21 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

The second semi-final of the County Under 21 Football Championship between East Kerry and St. Kieran’s will be played at Fossa on this Wednesday September 5th at 6.30 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary. The winners will play South Kerry in the final at 1.15 p.m. on Sunday September 23rd at Killorglin before the County Senior Football Championship quarterfinal replay between Mid Kerry and Kerins O’Rahillys.

UNDER 21 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Three of the quarterfinals of the County Under 21 Club Football Championship are down for decision starting on this Sunday when Dingle host Kilcummin at 1.15 p.m. On Wednesday September 12th at 6.15 p.m. Laune Rangers host Dr. Crokes and on Tuesday September 18th Fossa/Listry host Austin Stacks at 6.00 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary. In a back game from Round 2 Listowel Emmets play An Ghaeltacht at 6.00 p.m. at Strand Road on Monday September 14th. The winners will play Beaufort in the quarterfinal.

In the Shield competition semi-finals Ballylongford/Asdee play Glenbeigh/Glencar in the first of the semi-finals on this Sunday September 9th at 2.30 p.m. at Na Gaeil and on Wednesday September 12th St. Michael’s/Foilmore play Glenflesk at Beaufort in the second semi-final at 6.00 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary.

AIB COUNTY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The quarterfinal replay between Mid Kerry and Kerins O’Rahillys in the AIB County Senior Football Championship will be played on Sunday September 23rd at 3.00 p.m. at Killorglin and the winners will meet South Kerry in the semi-final on Sunday September 30th. Feale Rangers play Kilcummin in the first of the semi-finals on Sunday Spetember 23rd at 5.30 p.m. at Austin Stack Park. The final will be played on Sunday October 14th.

JUNIOR CUPS

Ardfert B are through to the semi-finals of the Molyneaux Cup after their quarterfinal victory over Rathmore. The will play Milltown/Castlemaine in the semi-final on this Friday at 6.30 p.m. at Strand Road. Dr. Crokes will play Strand Road in the other semi-final on Friday September 14th at Milltown.

Valentia play Spa in the semi-final of the McElligott Cup on this Friday at 6.30 p.m. at Glenbeigh. Annascaul will play Gneeveguilla in the other semi-final on Friday September 14th at Farranfore.

Charlie Kerins will play Tarbert at Mountcoal and Beaufort will play Keel at Beaufort in the semi-finals of the Barrett Cup on this Friday 6.30 p.m. St. Pat’s are at home to either Scartaglin or Listry in the quarterfinal of the Cahill Cup on this Friday at 6.30 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary in all games.

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