Thursday 23 May 2013
When the final whistle went in Sean Treacy Park a weight had certainly being lifted off William O'Sullivan's (pictured) back as he finally managed to get past the semi-final stage in this competition on his third attempt.
When a team have the passion and desire to succeed in any game nothing is impossible and Shanakill Athletic displayed that emphatically on Sunday when they lifted the Denny Division 2A title with a thrilling victory over a gallant Skelliga side in an entertaining final at Mounthawk Park on Sunday.
Asdee Rovers 1 Killarney Athletic 1
When the final whistle went in Sean Treacy Park a weight had certainly being lifted off William O'Sullivan's (pictured) back as he finally managed to get past the semi-final stage in this competition on his third attempt.
Cup Round-up
Denny Premier A
Henneberys Sports Reserve Cup
This game was a dress rehearseal for the Division 2A League final between two sides that will be sick of seeing each other before the season is over. Arctic conditions prevailed at Mounthawk Park on Friday evening and it was a good lively contest that provided some entertaining football especiially in the second half. Both sides done their best to keep the ball on the deck but the first half was incident striken with a lot of frees being conceded by both sides.
This north Kerry derby could go into the Kerry District League history books as the first goal by Asdee was scored after three seconds by Tom Pierse who went on to complete a hat trick before half time. When the ball was tipped off to him he fired a shot from midfield and it went all the way to the net.
KILLARNEY Athletic stay on course for making the Premier A final after a crucial win over Classic FC at Woodlawn on Saturday evening.
KILLARNEY primary schools have dominated the large and small categories of the FAI Primary Schools 5-a-side soccer county finals, and in so doing have qualified for the Munster finals that take place in two weeks.
IN the U-13 Premier Listowel Celtic remain unbeaten and are now five points clear at the summit after their latest win. Cillian Spillane, Jake Kelly and Conor Costello all hit a brace.
THE enduring image from the 'Being Liverpool' documentary series was of Brendan Rodgers standing in Brendan Rodgers' living room alongside a giant picture of Brendan Rodgers.
REIGNING Premier A Champions The Park knew going into this game at Christy Leahy Park on Sunday that nothing short of a win would suffice if they were to stay on course to make it to the Premier A final.
Greyhound Bar
Tommy Healy Memorial Cup
Former Tralee Dynamos and Kingdom Boys players Paul White and Jonathan Hannifan are doing very well for themselves at Cork City and now are members of the Cork City under 19 team which have just won the under 19 Elite League of Ireland title..
ONE of the busiest approach roads to Listowel is in a 'dreadful' state, but can expect little funding from on high as the NRA allocation for regional roads is now a fraction of what it once was.
A BUTCHER who defecated in a cell in Listowel Garda Station and contested a charge that he had failed to give his name and address to gardaí lost his case at Listowel District Court on Thursday.
A BALLYHEIGUE couple who suffered the unimaginable heartache of losing their daughter just two weeks before she was due to be born have thanked the people of north Kerry for contributing so generously to the charity that helped them cope with their tragic loss.
A DRUNKEN altercation resulted in a district court fine of €240 for a young Listowel footballer who was seen shouting and roaring at another male by gardai.
A man who arrived at a woman's door, allegedly brandishing a knife, could be facing a jail term as the incident may have occurred while he was subject to a suspended sentence following an earlier conviction.
THE death has occurred of one of Killarney's pioneering industrialists, former Managing Director of Pretty Polly, Ralph de Zaayer.
IT first opened in 1967 in response to the increasing demand for seam-free, hold-up tights and it employed over 800 people in its pomp.
THE irate father of a teenage girl who is lucky to be alive after her car overturned on a notorious bend near Milltown has claimed that Kerry County Council will have "blood on its hands" if it fails to persuade the NRA to make the road safe.
FATALITIES caused by drowning increased by 100pc in Kerry in the five-year period from 2007 to 2011.
WHILE Kerry Mountain Rescue Team may be busier than ever due to a rise in numbers availing of relatively cost free pursuits, the economic downturn has had the opposite for Derrynane Inshore Rescue and the service has reported a fall in maritime incidents.
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