Day to forget for Kingdom
County Board PRO Leona Twiss with all the GAA news
LAST Sunday Kerry met Galway in Phase 1 of the quarter-finals and perhaps it is a day Kerry fans may wish to forget.
The outcome was disappointing but keeping things in perspective, while a loss is far from the ideal start, we are not out of this year’s championship and we need to come out fighting on Sunday in Monaghan.
Of course, no one is underestimating the challenge that lies ahead in Clones. Where we are in our development will become clearer on Sunday, the Clare and Cork scorelines perhaps flattered us, but last Sunday we did not play to our potential so it is possible we lie somewhere in between.
Éamonn Fitzmaurice has called the panel a work in progress and it will take three years to get to where we want to be in terms of blending youth and experience. We need to get behind the management and team as we face into this crucial fixture.
The team will be announced on Friday at 8pm on the Kerry GAA website.
For those in a position to travel to Clones, tickets are currently available on the tickets.ie website, in the Kerry GAA Store Killarney and in the usual SuperValu and Centra stores around the county.
Seating is unreserved and adult tickets are €25 and juveniles are €5. Tickets for the game in Killarney against Kildare are also on sale from the same outlets.
The Kerry GAA Supporters Club will take coaches to Monaghan next Sunday. All seats must be booked by Thursday night. The following are the times Farranfore at 6.30am Tralee 7pm and Listowel 7.30am, for booking contact Donal O’Leary, John King or Martin Leane.
Juniors
KERRY meet Galway in the All Ireland Junior final which will be played on Saturday, July 21 at 2pm in Cusack Park Ennis.
The referee is Brendan Cawley and extra time will be played if necessary. Jimmy Keane will name his team on Thursday on the Kerry GAA website. We wish the panel, Jimmy and his management team every success on Saturday!
Last Saturday, Kildare booked their place in the Under 20 All Ireland final after beating Kerry by the narrowest of margins.
While things didn’t go according to plan on the day, one must credit the Kerry Under 20s for the brave fight back in the last 10 minutes.
With a little bit of luck, Kerry would have most likely snatched a draw but the final whistle sounded and Kerry exited the competition on a scoreline of 1-14 to 1-13.
Our sincere thanks to these young men who gave it their all in the pursuit of the inaugural Under 20 Cup.
Thanks also to Jack O’Connor, Eamon Whelan, John Crowley, Micheál Ó Sé and all the backroom team for their meticulous dedication to the Under 20 campaign.
The Kerry minors now know their opposition in the All Ireland quarter-final following last Friday’s Connacht final.
We always knew we were due to play the Connacht runners-up so following Roscommon’s defeat to Galway, our meeting with Roscommon is confirmed for the last weekend in July.