Mayo will test the Kingdom
County Board PRO John O’Leary with all the GAA news
KERRY and Mayo renew All Ireland Championship rivalry when they go head to head in the semi final at Croke Park on Sunday next (3:30pm). Mention of this game immediately brings back memories of the epic tussles between the side at the same stage three years ago.
Mayo are playing with more or less the same panel of players over the past few years and that is something that cannot be said of Kerry. The Kingdom have lost the services of the likes of Marc Ó Sé, Aidan O’Mahony, Colm Cooper, Declan O’Sullivan and the man who saved them in 2014, Kieran O’Leary but those apart, Kerry have very few rookies in or around the starting fifteen with the obvious exceptions of Kevin McCarthy, Jack Barry, and maybe Tadhg Morley.
It’s all down once again to what will happen on the day. Mayo’s big players seem to be back in business and that does not augur well for Kerry as guys like Lee Keegan, Aidan O’Shea, Keith Higgins and Cillian O’Connor are real leaders.
Kerry will hardly stray too far from the fifteen that did duty in the quarter final but they need to bring their “a” game to the plate from the off and display the kind of ruthlessness that is necessary at this level and more especially at this, the penultimate stage of the competition.
The experienced Laois official Maurice Deegan will be the man in charge and the Kerry team will be announced on Friday evening at 8pm and posted on the Kerry GAA Website.
Supporters Club
THE Kerry GAA Supporters Club will take buses to the All-Ireland Semi-Finals on Sunday next departing from Farranfore at 6am, Tralee at 6:30 and Listowel at 7am.
Ticket Arrangements
A semi final double bill in Croke Park on Sunday will see the Minor game between Kerry and Cavan throw-in at 1:30pm with the Senior getting underway at 3:30pm
Ticket Prices as follows: Hogan Stand (No Concession) - €45; Cusack Stand - €45; Terrace - €30; Family Tickets: Family Tickets are available in the Cusack and Davin Stands only. Adults - €45 Juveniles - €5 Students & Senior Citizens (Cusack & Davin Stand Only):
Purchase full price tickets and get rebate of €10 with valid I.D. at Block D, Stiles 1 to 5 in the Cusack Stand (Rebate can only be claimed on entry into the stadium via Block D)
Tickets are now available to purchase from participating Centra and SuperValu stores, including all Garveys Supervalu Stores around the County and online at tickets.ie
Tickets are also available from the Kerry GAA Store in the Killarney Outlet Centre.
Ticket will go on general sale in the County Board Office Tralee from Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th, Thursday 17th August from 2.00pm - 5.30pm and on Friday 18th August 2– 4pm.
Currans
ON Saturday last, club officers and County Board delegates, along with members of the press were invited to a viewing of the Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence in Currans to view at first hand the facilities that will be at the disposal of players of all age groups in the county in the not too distant future.
Right now, final fittings are being added to the internal area which includes 8 dressing rooms, an auditorium, video room and dining facilities while externally, tenders for the floodlighting of four of the six pitches are about to be examined. The pitches will be ready for November.