Kerry GAA
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| Irish: | Ciarraí |
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| Province: | Munster |
| Nickname(s): | The Kingdom |
| County colours: | Green and Gold |
| Ground(s): |
FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football |
| Competitions | |
| NFL: | Division 1 |
| NHL: | Division 2A |
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup |
| Hurling Championship: | Christy Ring Cup |
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup |
| Camogie: | Do not compete at adult level |
| Standard kit | |
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The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry. The county board is also responsible for the Kerry inter-county teams.
The Kerry branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1888. Kerry have been the most successful team in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, in terms of titles won.[citation needed] They have won the competition on 36 occasions, including two four-in-a-rows (1929 - 1932, 1978 - 1981) and two three-in-a-rows (1939 - 1941, 1984 - 1986).
Football
History
Kerry would be the most successful team in the history of Gaelic football, having won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on 36 occasions and the National Football League 19 times, also the holders of a number of distinctive records in football championship history. As of 2011, they have contested 56 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals, the next highest participator being Dublin with 36 appearances. As of 2012, Kerry's record in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship involves having played 30 of the 31 other counties, with only Kilkenny being the exception.[1]
The traditional Irish game of caid, from which modern football developed, was especially popular in Kerry. The GAA was formed in 1884 and codified the modern rules of the game, which were soon adopted in Kerry clubs such as Laune Rangers. Despite this, the county team did not win an All-Ireland Football Championship in the nineteenth century. The 1903 title was the first won by Kerry, with them beating London in the final at a time when London were given a bye to that stage of the championship; Kerry's overall exceptional success in the game began in this period.
The Kerry team of the 1970s and 1980s is arguably considered to be the greatest in the history of football[2][3][4] and its manager (Mick O'Dwyer) the greatest of all time.[2][5][6] Of the 20 All-Ireland finals held during those two decades, Kerry participated in 12, with victory coming on 9 occasions. During this time most other finals were won by Dublin, and there was a major rivalry between the two counties especially during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1982, Kerry came within one minute of winning an unprecedented fifth All-Ireland title in a row, only for a late goal by Offaly's Séamus Darby (controversial as many claimed Darby pushed the Kerry defender in the back) gave the title to Offaly. This goal was voted third in a poll to find the Top 20 GAA Moments.
Towards the end of the 1980s, Kerry went into decline and did not appear in an All-Ireland final for 11 years, between 1986 and 1997. The 1997 victory, however, would mark the beginning of a revival for Kerry which spanned roughly the first decade of the 21st century. Of the 15 All-Ireland finals between 1997 and 2011, Kerry contested ten and won six, including five titles in the 2000s. In 2006 and 2007, Kerry won consecutive All-Ireland titles (the first to do so since Cork in 1989 and 1990), while in 2009, they became only the third team to reach six consecutive All-Ireland finals (a feat last achieved by Dublin between 1974 and 1979), winning their 36th title by beating Cork in that final. Kerry quietly exited the 2010 and 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championships at the quarter-final stage, losing to Down and Donegal respectively, while Dublin defeated them in dramatic fashion on the last kick in the 2011 final.[7][8]
Honours
Kerry have won 36 All-Ireland Senior Football Championships and have been the losers in 20 other All-Ireland Football Finals. Kerry footballers have won some awards and hold numerous individual records in the sport. Pat Spillane received nine All Star Awards during his career, a feat matched by no other Gaelic footballer, while Tadhg Kennelly is the only holder of both an AFL Premiership medallion and a Senior All-Ireland Championship medal, the highest possible achievement in the sports of Australian rules football and Gaelic football.
Managerial history
This is a list of people who have coached/managed the Kerry senior football team in recent years.
| Name | Club | From | To | All-Ireland titles | Munster titles |
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| Éamonn Fitzmaurice | | 2013 | — | | |
| Jack O'Connor | | 2009 | 2012 | | |
| Pat O'Shea | | 2007 | 2008 | | |
| Jack O'Connor | | 2004 | 2006 | | |
| Páidí Ó Sé | | 1995 | 2003 | | |
Current football squad
- Bainisteóir: Éamonn Fitzmaurice (Finuge)
- Roghnóirís: Mikey Sheehy (Austin Stacks), Diarmuid Murphy (An Daingean)
- Traenálaí: Cian O'Neill
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Kerry Squad as of 3rd February 2014.
Ladies' football
History
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championships: 11
- 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
- All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship: 3
- 1980, 1981, 1995
- All-Ireland Under-16 Ladies' Football Championship: 2
- 1999 **2011
- All-Ireland Under-14 Ladies' Football Championship: 5
- 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2008
Hurling
History
Kerry's first All-Ireland championship win was in hurling. Only club teams were allowed in 1891, so Kilmoyley club, a team from North Kerry, disbanded and joined up with Ballyduff so that their joint team could win the All-Ireland. This remains Kerry's only hurling title. After the game the rules were changed to allow selected county teams in the Championship. It was the first time a Munster team won both Munster and All-Irelands in the same year. As well as 1891, Kerry played in the final of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship in 1889, 1890, 1892, 1900 and 1908.[citation needed]
In 2003, team made it to the fourth round of the qualifiers only to go down to Limerick 1-14 to 0-24 in Austin Stack Park in Tralee. Along the way the beat Westmeath, Carlow and beaten Ulster finalists Derry. The wins over Westmeath and Carlow represented the first time a Kerry team strung two consecutive Championship victories together. It also marked the first occasion that the Kerry hurling team played more championship games then the Kerry football team.
For many years the senior team played in the Junior and Intermediate Championships and had some success. They won All-Ireland titles at Junior level in 1961 and 1972, and won a Munster Championship at junior level in 1956. At Intermediate level they won Munster titles in 1970 and 1973.
Kerry have played in just one Munster Minor Hurling Championship Final, in 1938, when they lost to a Cork team that included the great Christy Ring. They have however won and played in a number of All-Ireland B Finals.
Kerry have never won the Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship, their most notable achievement in the championship came in 2004 when they ran Limerick to 3 points in Austin Stack Park. They have however won and played in a number of All-Ireland U21 B Championship Finals.
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championships 3
- 1976, 1983, 1986
- Christy Ring Cups 1
- 2011
- All Under 21 B Championships: 6
- 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013[9]
- All Ireland Minor B Hurling Championships: 7
- 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013[10]
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championships: 2
- 1961, 1972
- National Hurling Leagues Div2:
2001
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championships:2
- 1970,1973
- Leinster Minor B Hurling Championships: 2
- 1987, 1988
Notable hurlers
- Michael ‘Boxer’ Slattery
- Shane Brick
- Brendan O’Sullivan
- John Mike Dooley
- John Healy
- John Mahony
- Tom Collins
- Maurice Leahy
- Christy Walsh
Current team
The current hurling squad is:[citation needed]
- Manager: Tom Howard
- Selectors: Noel Browne (Ballyduff), Mike Burke (Causeway), Padraig Regan (Kilmoyley)
- Trainer: Fergie O'Loughlin
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Squad as per Kerry vs Kildare (2013 Christy Ring Cup Semi-Final)[11]
Camogie
Cillard and a selected Kerry team won divisional honours at Féile na nGael in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Notable players include Mary Geaney[citation needed]
Under Camogie's National Development Plan 2010-2015, "Our Game, Our Passion,"[12] Donegal, Kerry, Mayo and Monaghan are to get a total of 14 new clubs by 2015.[13]
Grounds
- Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney - home venue for the senior football team
- Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Club competitions
- Kerry Senior Football Championship
- Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
- Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
- Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Kerry Junior Football Championship
- Kerry Junior Hurling Championship
- Kerry Novice Football Championship
- Kerry Minor Football Championship
- Kerry Minor Hurling Championship
- Kerry Under-21 Football Championship
- Kerry U21 Hurling Championship
- Kerry County Football League - Division 1
See also
References
- ↑ Nolan, Sean (2 August 2012). "Hospital Pass: Kerry eye up Kilkenny and where Andy Moran wants to play the All-Ireland final". JOE. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keane, Paul (2003-04-20). "GAA: Micko's still the best in my book says Armagh's Kernan". Sunday Mirror.
- ↑ "Tears flow freely in Listowel on the day they buried a real giant". The Kingdom. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2005.
- ↑ "Better late than never". Irish Examiner. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2005.
- ↑ Ó Sé, Páidí (18 May 2008). "Last hurrah looms for football's most remarkable man". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ↑ "Where next for Mick O'Dwyer?". Irish News UK - News from the Irish Community in Britain.
- ↑ "Down shock Kerry at Croke Park". RTÉ Sport. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ↑ Moynihan, Michael (1 July 2009). "Brolly: Kerry in ‘terminal decline’". Irish Examiner (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ↑ "Boyle’s late goal swings it Kerry’s way". Irish Examiner. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "All-Ireland MHC 'B' final: Kingdom rule the Royals". Hogan Stand. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1090&full=y. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Final goal for camogie". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ↑ National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on camogie.ie, pdf download (778k) from Camogie.ie download site
External links
- Official website
- Kerry at Hogan Stand
- National and provincial titles won by Kerry teams
- Club championship winners
- Vintage Kerry GAA Jerseys from Retro GAA
- Causeway GAA site - Hurling club from North Kerry
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