Weeshie's Week
Tribute to Seamus Kennedy
May 15th, 2012Seamus Kennedy died after a long battle with illness last Monday week May 7th. He was buried following 11 am mass in Kilcloon Church Co Meath last Thursday. A lone Kerry jersey adorned his coffin and hosts of cycling ... more»
Cork to win the 2012 Munster Championship
May 8th, 2012The most frequently asked question from my perspective as I travel around the county and beyond is one that that has always come up around this time of year, "will Kerry win the All Ireland""?. The league is ... more»
Tribute to Swazi athlete Samkeliswe Phiri
May 1st, 2012"May the love hidden deep inside your heart find the love waiting in your dreams? May the laughter that you find in your tomorrow wipe away the pain you find in your yesterdays." On the side of a hill we ... more»
Motions from the 2012 GAA Congress
April 24th, 2012The big news from the recent annual GAA Congress was the appointment of Liam O Neill as President of the association. O'Neill from County Laois was installed at the annual Congress in Killenard. He takes over from ... more»
Tough defeats for the Kerry Seniors and Kerry U21s
April 17th, 2012It will be of very little consolation to Eamon Fitzmaurice and his young men following last Wednesdays under 21 defeat by Cork that this was a massive improvement on the very inept performance at the same stage last ... more»
John Egan - One of the Greatest
April 10th, 2012All the great Kerry footballers I have been fortunate to have seen in action since 1955 have something that elevates them for some reason or another above all others. Individual brilliance, sportsmanship, off the field ... more»
Hall of Fame Award for Jerry Kiernan
April 3rd, 2012It was for me one of those unforgettable, memorable and wonderful Kerry sporting occasions. As an invited guest to the Kerry AAI awards on March 24th held in the River Island Hotel Castleisland i found myself in the ... more»
More common sense required
March 27th, 2012Last week I made reference here to the number of yellow and red cards being dished out left, right and centre by many referees at both club and inter county games since the season began. I am fully convinced that since ... more»
Pa Fitzgerald is still the top dog on the greyhound scene
March 13th, 2012PA Fitzgerald is a very remarkable Tralee man. As a brilliant Austin Stacks footballer, he was part of the Kerry team that won the 1955 All-ireland final against Dublin, while in his professional career he became a very ... more»
"Doc" O'Donoghue was a true Legion legend
February 28th, 2012My Graveside Tribute It's a great honour and privileged having been asked to speak at the grave side to day as we bid farewell to a friend and the President of our club Killarney Legion. However while Michael has ... more»
Crossmaglen Rangers - One of the greatest club sides we have seen
February 21st, 2012In Portlaoise last Sunday we were again shown proof if proof was ever needed that Crossmaglen are one of the greatest club sides we have seen over the last thirty yeas or so. The Crokes began this all Ireland club ... more»
All Ireland Colleges Glory
February 17th, 2012I was a reluctant GAA manager. Younger teachers in our College of Further Education, Colaiste Ide in Dublin, looked after the football team. But, when the last of them, Kerryman Joe O'Sullivan from Brandon left on ... more»
A lot of work to be done by the Kerry sideline men
February 14th, 2012A week is certainly a long time in football and following Kerry's very encouraging win over Dublin in Croke Park I think it might even be an understatement to declare that a victory over Armagh last Saturday in Tralee ... more»
Chasing the Dream of winning that elusive O'Donoghue Cup Medal
February 7th, 2012Any time the debate in relation to the great o Donoghue Cup players come up for discussion a host of names will be remembered. Men who have starred in Croke Park for their county, achieving the highest honors the sport ... more»
The variables and the unknowns are the real beauty of the League
January 31st, 2012KERRY return to Croke Park, the scene of one of their greatest recent disappointments, next Saturday as the National League kicks off. The events of the closing minutes in last year's All Ireland final will be fresh in ... more»
Should managers be paid
January 24th, 2012When Padraig Duffy finally presented his discussion document to the GAA management Committee on the payment of managers last Friday week he was certainly opening the proverbial "can of worms" in a very big way ... more»
Liverpool FC - My very first boyhood favourites
January 17th, 2012Let me make one thing absolutely clear from the start, Liverpool Football Club are my second favourite Premiership side behind Manchester United. Liverpool were in fact my very first boyhood favourites. Tottenham ... more»
Can Mickey Ned end Kerry Minors All Ireland Famine?
January 13th, 2012Kerry lead the way in the roll of honour of All Ireland football titles with 10 championships to their credit, but they have not won any since 1994. See roll of honour below. This has been a cause for concern for ... more»
'Caid is God' - A Great GAA Kerry programe not to be missed
January 11th, 2012The programme "Caid is God" goes out on TG4 on Sunday 22 January at 9.30pm. Even if you hate football, you'll like this programme. It is about a passionate, lifelong commitment to a cause, a sport, an ... more»
A Legendary Lilywhite - Jack Higgins of Kildare
January 10th, 2012An e-mail last February from a friend in Kildare Matthew Hussey alerted me to the fact that he had began the task of writing the life story of one of the greatest centre backs Gaelic football had ever seen. From ... more»
Memories of 2011
January 3rd, 2012It was a year of economic gloom, international unrest and predictions that things are going to go from bad to worse. Between the press, radio and television we have been bombarded morning, noon and night with doom and ... more»
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- Brendan O Sullivan (19)
- Championship (61)
- Clubs (8)
- County Championship (16)
- Dr Eamonn O Sullivan (6)
- Early GAA in Kerry (2)
- Famous Games (8)
- GAA (8)
- Kerry Captains (10)
- Kerry Colleges (3)
- Kerry Football Families (13)
- Kerry Footballers (31)
- Kerry Trainers (10)
- Memories (44)
- Miscellaneous (43)
- National League (22)
- On The Ball (9)
- Other Counties (7)
- Other Sports (31)
- Refereeing (1)
- Stats (1)
- Tributes (39)
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