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The Kerry team has been selected, the tickets have been distributed and all is in readiness for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Senior Football Final between Kerry and Cork at 3.30 p.m.

Many supporters will no doubt travel without a ticket in the hope that they will be lucky enough to procure one before the game. If not they will view the game on TV somewhere in the vicinity of Croke Park just to be as close as they can to the live game.

Let us spare a thought for those countless Kerry people who for some reason or other will not be able to travel to Dublin and would dearly love to there. Our thoughts are especially with those in hospital and the elderly. We know you are with us in spirit and that your good wishes go out to the team. We think of our Kerry exiles throughout the world. As you watch the live pictures from Croke Park in clubs and bars in all corners of the globe the players know you are there supporting them.

On an occasion such as the All-Ireland Football Final our pride in our Kerry tradition always comes to the forefront. Our senior team has done us proud in bringing us to Croke Park to challenge for our 35th All-Ireland senior title.

On Sunday the stakes couldn’t be any higher for our team. The All-Ireland title is the prize. We wish the players, the manager, Pat O’Shea and the selectors the very best of luck. They have the ability and the confidence to win and we support them all the way.

We hope to see a massive display of Green and Gold in every part of the county for the remainder of the week and on the way to Dublin over the weekend. The team will be travelling by train on Saturday and it would be great to see flags flying along the route as the train passes through.

Let’s also show the players that we appreciate their efforts with good wholehearted and loud support in Croke Park. Our Kerry team need to see and hear you to urge them on to victory. Give them that lift when needed and a cheer when they are going well.

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 this week. Advance booking is advisable.

Arrangements can still 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.

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. The departure times on Sunday morning are 5.45 a.m. from Farranfore, 6.00 a.m. from St. Brendan’s Church, Tralee and 6.30 a.m. from The Square, Listowel.

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

Thanks to everyone who helped in any way at the supporters evening in Fitzgerald Stadium on Friday last, especially The Kerryman, Kerry’s Eye, Radio Kerry, Dawn Dairies, the Fitzgerald Stadium stewards and those who helped out with the distribution of posters and sale of merchandise. Our thanks also to the players and team management for their wonderful co-operation.

COLOUR

With just days 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.

AIB COUNTY HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Kilmoyley easily defeated Ballyheigue and Lixnaw eventually got the better of Causeway to qualify for the final of the AIB County Senior Hurling Championship after the semi-finals which were played in beautiful autumn sunshine at Austin Stack Park on Sunday last.
The final is scheduled for Sunday October 7th.

COUNTY INTERMEDIATE & JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

St. Brendan’s got a walkover from Abbeydorney to join Lady’s Walk and Kilgarvan in the semi-finals of the County Intermediate Hurling Championship. In the remaining quarterfinal on Saturday September 22nd Kenmare are at home to Causeway at 4.00 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary. On the same afternoon St. Brendan’s play Lady’s Walk in the first of the semi-finals.

In the Junior Hurling Championship semi-finals Kenmare B defeated Laune Rangers and St. Pat’s got the better of Kilgarvan B to qualify for the final which will be played at Kilgarvan on Sunday September 23rd at 2.30 p.m.

COUNTY LEAGUE

A number of back games on the Credit Union County Senior Football League were played last weekend. In Division 1 Laune Rangers edged out of relegation difficulty with a two point win against Listowel Emmets on Friday last but Emmets are still in danger of dropping down.

At the bottom of the Division 2 table John Mitchels victory over St. Mary’s puts them in a stronger position to avoid relegation and they are level on points with Dromid Pearses. Both Mitchels and Dromid have only their final round games left to play. Sneem are expected to be awarded the points in their game against Finuge to take them out of the relegation zone. Beale’s victory over Spa moved them into fourth place on the table and could be contenders along with Desmonds, Currow and Annascaul for the second promotion place.

In Division 3 Legion had another important win to take them further out of relegation danger while their defeat puts Na Gaeil in danger of relegation.

St. Pat’s win against Cordal sees them join Duagh and Keel in joint first place at the top of Division 4. Valentia has an important home win against Firies to ease their relegation worries. It is still extremely tight at the bottom of the table with 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 will be played at Fossa on this Friday at 6.30 p.m. Listy defeated Derrynane last Saturday to join an already congested group of teams at the top end of the table, they are now just three points behind the joint leaders, Fossa and Knocknagoshel.

More back games in each of the divisions will be played on Sunday September 23rd.

COUNTY MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

West Kerry play Kerins O’Rahillys in the second semi-final of the Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Football Championship on this Thursday September 13th at 6.00 p.m. at Milltown. Extra time will be played if necessary.

Dr. Crokes had a good win against Austin Stacks in the first of the semi-finals at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday last.

COUNTY MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

The quarterfinal replay between St. Brendan’s and Ballyduff is fixed for Ballyduff on this Saturday September 15th at 2.00 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary. The winners of the replay will meet Kilmoyley in the semi-final on Saturday September 29th. Ballyheigue play Crotta O’Neills the other semi-final on Saturday September 22nd at 5.00 p.m. at Ardfert.

INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Annascaul defeated St. Michael’s/Foilmore in the first of the semi-finals of the Castleisland Co-Op Mart County Intermediate Football Championship at Killorglin on Sunday last.

The second semi-final between Finuge and Listowel Emmets is arranged for Sunday September 30th.

In the Intermediate Shield, Sneem and Glenflesk qualified for the final after last weekend’s semi-final victories against Ballymacelligott and Waterville respectively.

JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Castlegregory defeated Lispole in the second semi-final of the Castleisland Co-Op Mart County Junior Football Championship last Sunday at Páirc an Ághasaigh, Dingle. The winners, Castlegregory will play Keel in the final.

UNDER 21 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

St. Kieran’s defeated East Kerry in the second semi-final of the County Under 21 Football Championship at Fossa last Wednesday. St. Kieran’s 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

Dingle defeated Kilcummin in the first of the quarterfinals of the County Under 21 Club Football Championship at Páirc An Ághasaigh last Sunday. On this 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. In a back game from Round 2 Listowel Emmets play An Ghaeltacht at 6.00 p.m. at Strand Road on this Friday September 14th. The winners will play Beaufort in the quarterfinal. 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.

MINOR COUNTY LEAGUE FINALS

Listowel Emmets defeated An Ghaeltacht in the final of Division 2A of the Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Football League and in the Division 3B Final Churchill defeated Brosna/Knocknagoshel.

JUNIOR CUPS

Ardfert B will play Milltown/Castlemaine B in the semi-final on this Friday at 6.00 p.m. at a venue to be arranged. Dr. Crokes will play Strand Road in the other semi-final also on this Friday September 14th at Milltown.

Spa defeated Valentia in the semi-final of the McElligott Cup last Friday. Annascaul will play Gneeveguilla in the other semi-final on this Friday September 14th at 6.00 p.m. at Farranfore.

Charlie Kerins will play Tarbert at Mountcoal in the semi-final of the Barrett Cup on Tuesday September 18th at 6.00 p.m. and the winners will play Keel in the final. Scartaglin defeated St. Pat’s in the quarterfinal of the Cahill Cup and they will meet Kenmare in the semi-final. Knocknagoshel are already through to the final. Extra time will be played if necessary in all games.

NEW YORK NEWS

The Kerry Juniors are in the final of the New York Championship against Astoria Gaels, a team captained by Timmy Lynch from Castlegregory. Kerry beat Roscommon 1-14 to 0-15 in a close and hard fought semi-final and the spectators got good value fro the $10 admission charge.

Roscommon led 0-6 to 0-5 but a great goal in the middle of the second half put Kerry on the road to victory. With local and drafted players and summer students Kerry have a very strong panel. Brendan Henchy, Mike Cronin and Eugie Sullivan are three very knowledgeable mentors and it is a very closely knit team.

Panel: G. Sullivan, Firies, J. Wrenn, Tarbert, P. Mulvihill, Ballydonoghue, S. Enright 0-1, Tarbert, E. O’Mahony, Laune Rangers, A. Glacken 0-1, Mayo, W. O’Donnell 0-1, Ballydonoghue, K. O’Shea 1-4, T. Quaid, Beale, J. Kelliher 0-2, Tarbert, M. McKenna 0-2, Strand Road, S. Langan 0-3, Tarbert, B. O’Neill, Tuosist, W. Quinlan, Dr. Crokes, W. Curtin, Austin Stacks, J. Brennan and T. Caffrey, Sligo.

Great credit to the players and the Kerry Club for flying the Green and Gold banner under difficult conditions, travel, hot weather and short evenings. Old stalwarts, T. Curtin, S. Healy, T. Keating, N. Shea, J. Mackessy, Tim Brassill, the Kearney family, Paddy O’Connor and of course John Riordan, never miss a training session or a game

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