Kerry win 35th All-Ireland Title

Ciarraí Abú!

Kerry take their place in the history books by clinching their 35th All-Ireland title against neighbours Cork in Croke Park on September 16th 2007.

All-Ireland Champions visit Dingle

Sam Maguire heads West!

Stormy conditions fail to dampen Dingle's high spirits as town welcomes All-Ireland Champions

Driving wind and rain did nothing to deter the football fanatics of West Kerry last Saturday night as they turned out in force to greet the arrival of Sam Maguire in Dingle amid storm like conditions. Sam made its first appearance at Páirc an Ásaigh at approximately 8.30 where young members of the Dingle GAA greeted local stars Dara and Marc Ó'Sé, Diarmuid Murphy, Tommy Griffin, Ronán Ó'Flathartha and Kerry team selector, Dingle's Seán Geaney. Rathmore's Aidan O'Mahony accompanied the West Kerry boys as they made their way to a stage on the Mall Bridge where they were joined by former All-Ireland winning captain and Sunday Game panelist, Dara Ó'Cinnéide. "We never expected such a response, thanks for all your support, its great to see Dingle decked out in green and gold" added Tommy Griffin. However the homecoming also held special significance for another West Kerry player who also togged off in Croke Park on All-Ireland Day alongside the seniors. Young Michael Flannery of Dingle GAA was one of the only two underage in Kerry players to be selected to take part in the INTO/Mini Sevens display game held between the Minor Match and the Senior Match on All-Ireland day, along with Laura Sheehan of Duagh. Michael, a pupil of Dingle CBS Primary School, was one of the stars of the school team that captured the Kerry Boys Allianz League Title in Austin Stacks Park on November 17th 2006, followed up by a Mini-Sevens title in early 2007. He also lined out for Kerry in the Go Games Primary Game v Cork in Killarney 2007. Recognising Michael's achievement in representing his county on All-Ireland day, the seniors brought Michael up to lift Sam Maguire in his home town.

Dingle Dingos win Kerry Cricket League

Kerry Cricket Title heads West to Dingle

For those who think that the words Cricket and Gaelic football don't belong in the same sentence think again, as there was an unlikely duo of celebrations in Dingle last Saturday night with GAA fans celebrating Sam Maguire's arrival in town and West Kerry's cricket team, the Dingle Dingos, celebrating their first county title after finishing top in the Kerry Cricket League, The 20-20.

The Dingos, West Kerry's first cricket team, beat Tralee and Listowel Cricket Clubs in a three-way tournament on Saturday 15th of September and to celebrate their success a special homecoming party was hosted by team members in Goat's Street last Saturday night. It is the first cricket title ever to head West in the history of the game in Kerry and the team are confident that they can establish a new sporting legacy in Corca Dhuibhne. "We only started training in May, it was great to win the 20-20 League outright" said team captian and founder Mark Mundy. The Dingos stamped their mark on the game securing victory over their rival clubs with a margin of 21 runs. A super display by bowler Subrab Khan added to their dominance and Mark now feels that the future of cricket in West Kerry is bright. "There has been a lot of interest in the game locally and we hope to also host fun training evenings in Camp as well as Dingle this winter" he said. The team, which includes ex-pats from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, the UK and Ireland took time out from their celebration on Saturday night to join the GAA fans on the Mall Bridge to welcome Sam Maguire to West Kerry. "We all know that people know what to do with a big football in the West now hopefully they will embrace the small hard ball as well and get involved!" Mark enthused. "It was a fantastic achievement for the lads to win the league in their first year, they are a great bunch of guys." Anyone who would like to get involved in cricket in West Kerry may contact Mark at the Old Forde Internet Café at Holyground in Dingle.