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Kerry semifinals:

Austin Stacks 1-16 Rathmore 0-9

Dingle 1-16 Mid Kerry 0-16

Final next Sunday in Tralee.

Austin Stacks won county league div 1, while Dingle were second in div 2 (behind Kenmare).

Kerry Quarterfinal results:

Rathmore 1-21 East Kerry 0-9
Austin Stacks 1-19 Kenmare Shamrocks 0-15

Mid Kerry 1-28 Spa 2-9
Dingle 1-16 West Kerry 0-13

Semifinal fixtures:

Sat 18 Oct Rathmore v Austin Stacks, Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney 4pm

Sun 19 Oct Mid Kerry v Dingle, Austin Stack Park Tralee 2pm

Final on 26 October

Anyone have the draws for Connacht Munster and Leinster club.

Not easy got online

munster.gaa.ie

Munster Senior Football Club 2025:

Quarter-finals W/E 9 Nov:
QF1 Loughmore-Castleiney, Clonmel Commercials, Upperchurch-Drombane or Kilsheelan-Kilcash (Tipperary) v Nemo Rangers or St. Finbarrs (Cork)
QF2 Eire Óg, Inis (Clare) v The Nire, Rathgormack, Gaultier or Ballinacourty (Waterford)

Semi-finals W/E 23 Nov:
Dr Crokes, Rathmore, Austin Stacks or Dingle (Kerry) v Limerick representatives
Quarter-final 1 winner v Quarterfinal 2 winner

Final W/E 7 December:

[Garvey's SuperValu Kerry Senior Football County ChampionshipQuarterfinals]

Garvey's SuperValu Kerry Senior Football County Championship

Quarterfinals

Sat, 11 Oct,  Rathmore V East Kerry
Sat, 11 Oct,  Austin Stacks V Kenmare Shamrocks

Sun, 12 Oct,  Spa Killarney V Mid Kerry
Sun, 12 Oct,  West Kerry V Dingle

Do Kerry GAA just not bother posting about club football? In Tyrone you'd be getting score updates and teamsheets posted but can't see any of that in any Kerry club game

Second round of divisional games on today. South Kerry beat St. Brendan's and North Kerry beat St. Kieran's. 

I doubt any divisional team would have a PRO to issue updates.

Draw for next round:

Kenmare Shamrocks v North Kerry
Austin Stacks v Milltown/Castlemaine
Dr Crokes v Mid Kerry
Dingle v Na Gaeil
Templenoe v East Kerry
South Kerry v Spa

Byes Rathmore and West Kerry

Kerry Club Finals:

Senior - Dr. Crokes 0-20 Na Gaeil 1-12

Intermediate - An Ghaeltacht 0-19 Fossa 1-11

Premier Junior - Ballymacelligott 2-17 St. Senan's 3-14 AET.  Ballymacelligott win 4-1 on penalties.

Move 2pointers to outside 45 (no arc needed). Linesmen  to stand on the 45 and monitor 3up.  Referee to "help" with close line ball decisions.

Kerry Club Championships are at the semifinal stage.  I have added where each club finished in the County League for reference.  The County Championship starts weekend of 21 September.

Senior Club semifinals

Na Gaeil (div 3 - 4th)  v Rathmore (div 1 - 9th)
Dr. Crokes (div 1 - 3rd) v Kenmare Shamrocks (div 2 - winners)

Intermediate Club semifinals:

Kilcummin (div 1 - 8th) v Fossa (div 2 - 11th relegated)
Killarney Legion (div 1 - 4th) v An Ghaeltacht (div 2 - 9th)

Premier Junior semifinals:

Keel (div 2 - 8th) v St. Senan's (div 3 - 8th)
Listry (div 3 - 5th) v Ballymacelligott (div 1 - 11th relegated)

So will Fossa be back to Junior championship next year (if they don't win intermediate?) Or are leagues not linked at all?

Na Gaeil 0-16 Rathmore 2-9

County League completely independent of club and county championships.

As number of senior clubs is being moved from 8 to 10, there is no relegation in 2024 or 2025.

Two of previous years' divisional sides, Feale Rangers and Shannon Rangers, have combined to form one divisional side, North Kerry.

Three of the intermediate semi-finalists, namely Kilcummin, Fossa and Killarney Legion, will be the backbone of divisional side East Kerry.  Add junior semi-finalist Listry, Glenflesk (intermediate team, finished 7th in div 1) and Firies (intermediate team, finished 5th in div2) and its easy to see why East Kerry should win the County Championship.  Maybe a limit on the number of intermediate teams in any divisional team should be considered.

Kerry Club Championships are at the semifinal stage.  I have added where each club finished in the County League for reference.  The County Championship starts weekend of 21 September.

Senior Club semifinals

Na Gaeil (div 3 - 4th)  v Rathmore (div 1 - 9th)
Dr. Crokes (div 1 - 3rd) v Kenmare Shamrocks (div 2 - winners)

Intermediate Club semifinals:

Kilcummin (div 1 - 8th) v Fossa (div 2 - 11th relegated)
Killarney Legion (div 1 - 4th) v An Ghaeltacht (div 2 - 9th)

Premier Junior semifinals:

Keel (div 2 - 8th) v St. Senan's (div 3 - 8th)
Listry (div 3 - 5th) v Ballymacelligott (div 1 - 11th relegated)

Cluxton added to the Dublin backroom team. There's a chance he might retire now. I'm not sure what insights he could add though, since he is so reluctant to communicate with people.

He's a teacher, not a media person.

https://www.thejournal.ie/british-surgeon-jailed-for-fraud-after-amputation-of-his-own-legs-to-fullfil-sexual-fetish-6807765-Sep2025/


Hopper by name and all that .....

No relation to this Hopper...

Seeing as someone mentioned David Shaw, he has a first cousin well known in GAA circles.

Guesses welcome till this time tomorrow night.

Aidan O'Shea

Breaffy's Aidan O'Shea is correct.

Seeing as someone mentioned David Shaw, he has a first cousin well known in GAA circles.

Guesses welcome till this time tomorrow night.

Not even one guess...so time for a clue.

His first cousin is a non-Munster inter county footballer.

Seeing as someone mentioned David Shaw, he has a first cousin well known in GAA circles.

Guesses welcome till this time tomorrow night. 

[As a frame of reference, when I was first diagnosed Tipperary were the hurling All-Ireland champions.]

Finished the full cardiac rehab in early May.  It got tougher and tougher, as the rule seemed to be that I do a little bit more every day without increasing my heart rate over the resting plus 50 level.  It certainly was tough going, but I could feel the improvement as each week went by.  It was also interesting to watch other patients start in the weeks after me – some looked like they wouldn't make it back the following week, but they went from very weak to stronger and stronger.  Reviewing my own data showed the same story.  I felt I was at a 7 out of 10 in difficulty after the baseline week, but that same level was only a mild warmup towards the end.

I'm now walking 3 miles a day in under an hour for at least 4 days a week.  It wears me out a bit, but I know that intensity is getting the heart rate up and it is continuing to get stronger.  Of course, I'll be checked regularly for about another year, but I think I'm doing well. It was certainly different to the GAA training protocol of "No Pain, No Gain", as any pain meant I had gone over the limit.  Finding out how much "huff and puff" is needed for a beneficial workout is the key, and to hold all activities, including working, at/below that level.

There are still tests and so on to make sure the heart is working well and a minor procedure may be in my future that I will detail in August if it comes to be.

 
I still have my full schedule of colon tests to get done this summer.  If all goes well, I may be discharged as a cancer patient and returned to the 5-year screening protocol.  It certainly has been a long road for me since my initial diagnosis in 2019.

As a frame of reference, when I was first diagnosed Tipperary were the hurling All-Ireland champions.

Don't forget to schedule screening if you are having even the mildest of symptoms or are in the age or genetic areas that cause concern to the professionals...it can be a life saver. If blood is noticed anywhere it shouldn't be, then it's time for an appointment to be made - nothing to be frightened of and you'll be glad you did.

Enjoy the Championships.

 

Great news for me...I've received the all-clear from the oncologist...finally declared cancer-free after a bunch of blood tests, PET scan and colonoscopy over the last few weeks. 

It felt great to walk out of the oncologist's office on Tuesday last with no upcoming appointment or tests.

The bold part of my last post in early June sounded unusual at the time, but of course I didn't back Tipp for this year.  Worked out all right for Kerry as well...so it has been some week for me!

I still have an issue at the surgery site...seems there is some scarring that is the cause of some discomfort.  I'll get a schedule from the surgeon soon to take care of that issue in the next few weeks.

My cardiac journey is not yet complete either...to deal with the atrial fibrillation issue they have decided to go with the implant of a Watchman device that will close off the left atrium appendage that seems is the source of a lot of strokes.  I won't even need blood thinners after this device is in place, so I see no downside. 

That procedure is currently scheduled for late September and has a 6-week recovery period with a heart-mapping thing done at that stage to verify proper location of the device.

Needless to say, I'm delighted that I could be basically done with medics very soon. 

Thanks again for all the good wishes along the way...it certainly was a long journey from October 2019 to now and I'm grateful for all that assisted me with good thoughts along the way.


This thread gave me great comfort on days that I needed it – I'll be forever indebted to you all.