Tuesday 23 October 2018
Damian Stack The single most encouraging thing from East Kerry’s point of view is that they found a way.
From Peter Keane's home in Listry to the Centre of Excellence in Currans it's only about a ten-minute drive, but as he arrives at the new epicentre of Gaelic games in Kerry he has come a very long way. From a happy, if slightly chaotic, upbringing in Cahersiveen where he was reared among the nightly "racket and guff" of the Ringside Rest Hotel that his parents, Tom and Nuala, ran for many years in the town, to his current status as a successful supermarket owner, Keane has packed much into his 47 years.
Jason O'Connor It was a slightly unfair scoreline to Kerins O'Rahillys with their hard graft last Sunday.
Damian Stack The excitement when it emerged that he was coming back was tangible. Even five years down the line the memory of what he was able to do in that final with Cork was still fresh in people's minds.
Timmy Sheehan Previews of particular games more often than not refer back to some previous meetings between the teams and in relation to last Saturday's County Under 21 Hurling Championship final the obvious comparison was the 2016 Minor Championship final, a day in which Crotta won their first title at that particular grade, defeating a...
Timmy Sheehan Given that Championship titles have been in short supply for decades, the reaction of Crotta's joint-manager Paul O'Donoghue summed up what it really meant to all involved, including their passionate supporters.
Damian Stack How East Kerry responded to South Kerry going ahead thanks to a brilliantly executed Bryan Sheehan goal midway through the first half should scare the pants off everybody left in this championship.
Damian Stack It's not a something any manager ever truly relishes - just ask Monaghan's Malachy O'Rourke - but it's the task that awaits East Kerry boss Jerry O'Sullivan this week - setting out to beat the same team twice in the same competition.
