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Weeshie Fogarty interviewing Harry GreggThis is the official online archive of Weeshie Fogarty's renowned Radio Kerry show, Terrace Talk. Featuring audio interviews with some of Ireland's greatest sporting legends and personalities, this website was the result of Weeshie's own desire to archive all of these classic interviews and make them available to Irish sports fans around the world.

We are also proud to be able to offer many other interesting audio downloads including the match commentaries from the past 10 All Ireland Football Finals involving Kerry. Also available for download is the complete series of the excellent "The Greatest Day" episodes that were produced by the Radio Kerry Sports Team detailing each of Kerry's 36 All Ireland Titles.

All of Weeshie's writings on Kerry Football and other sports as well as his sporting memories stretching back to 1955 are included on the website. Check out hundreds of classic Kerry GAA photographs from down through the years as well as snapshots of guests in the Terrace Talk studio.

Browse through every game that Kerry played in the Championship from 1928 to 2010, as well as National League games from 1950 to 2010. In addition, we have a record of all players who played for Kerry and the clubs which they hailed from.

Terrace Talk Podcasts

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In Conversation Podcasts

  • Don and Riona MacMonagle and Eamonn Keogh, - June 5th, 2013
    June 6, 2013
    100 years of stunning photography with the MacMonagle Family Killarney Daniel MacMonagle founded his photographic company in Killarney in 1913 along with Killarney Printing Works and The Kingdom Newspaper. Weeshie is joined in studio by three members of the MacMonagle family. more
  • 30 Years of the Ring of Kerry - May 29th, 2013
    May 30, 2013
    In Conversation Special on The Radio Kerry Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle celebrating 30 years on the road this year. A documentary style In Conversation traces the history of the cycle from the very first year as its founder Denis Geaney tells the story of its amazing growth. Radio Kerry’s John ... more
  • Declan Dunneabout - May 22nd, 2013
    May 24, 2013
    Weeshie is joined by authoer Declan Dunn, grandson of Peter DeLoughry, Declan, to talk about his new book "Peters Key". Dunn travels from Dublin to talk about this amazing escape of Eamon de Valera and others from Lincoln Jail more
  • Francis Twomey and Tony McGettigan - May 15th, 2013
    May 16, 2013
    Joining Weeshie Fogarty in this programme are Francis Twomey and Tony McGettigan as they pay their second visit to In Conversation with their fascinating new story of 'The Inhabited Islands of West Cork' more
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My Beautiful Obsession - Chasing the Kerry Dream

Weeshie Fogarty -- My Beautiful Obsession - Chasing the Kerry Dream
My Beautiful Obsession captures the importance of football in the life of a Kerry youngster in Killarney in the 1950s and his dreams of playing with Kerry in Croke Park. Through the eyes of young Weeshie the passion and all-consuming obsession, widespread in a football-mad county, are vividly described.

The book is available to purchase in all good bookshops and online from Collins Press

Latest Terrace Talk and In Conversation Guests

Upcoming Shows

  • In Conversation with Weeshie

    June 19, 2013  ::  6-7pm GMT
    Kerry filmmaker and author Kevin Murphy of the Glebe Lane Killarney. His latest book is 'We to the Gods'

  • In Conversation with Weeshie

    June 26, 2013  ::  6-7pm GMT
    The last memoir of an islander. Mike Carney is the oldest living native Blasket Islander. This is the story of his life.

  • In Conversation with Weeshie

    July 3, 2013  ::  6-7pm GMT
    Noel is an ex-fisherman and a voluntary member of the Derrynane Inshore Rescue Unit and he will recount some of his most difficult rescue experiences.

  • In Conversation with Weeshie

    July 10, 2013  ::  6-7pm GMT
    A Middle Aged Orpheus. A great friend of the program Gabriel Fitzmaurice return to talk about and read from his new book of Sonnets
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Weeshie's Week

  • Review of Plassey's Gaels
    June 11, 2013
    I never cease to be amazed at the continuous nonstop publication of GAA books and other such literature which constantly come to hand as die hard volunteers carry out labors of love attempting to document the various stages of history in their club, county or school.  Being involved in the media ... more
  • Comprehensive victory over Tipperary in the Munster Championship
    May 28, 2013
    Eamon Fitzmaurice began his championship crusade in fine form last Sunday and while the paucity of the Tipperary challenge has just left a multitude of questions as to where Kerry might stand in relation to a clash with the likes of Donegal and Dublin nevertheless there was a touch of freshness, ... more
  • Leagues are for playing in, championships are for winning
    May 21, 2013
    "Leagues are for playing in, championships are for winning," was the truest line in football I have ever heard and why not, it came for one of the greatest Kerry captains ever. John Dowling led Kerry to victory over the so called unbeatable Dublin machine in 1955 and years later he expressed these ... more
  • The King is Dead, Long Live the King
    May 14, 2013
    Whether by accident or design, let the readers decide for themselves, my column here last week was dedicated entirely to the spectacular career of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and when this paper was published on the Wednesday the news broke very same day that the legendary manager ... more
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