STAR MAKES IT 89: Well done to the Kerry Seniors on winning title No. 37 last Sunday and to Kieran Donaghy who has now brought his own tally to four and to 89 the number of Senior Medals won by Club players who have played with the County since Joe Barrett won the very first one in the 1924 Final. And what a contribution Star made again in this Final as he has done in his three previous winning finals in 2006, 2007 and 2009 scoring 1-2 himself on this occasion.
MINORS MAKE IT 12: And congratulations to the Kerry Minors who go back on top of the Roll of Honours again with a dozen titles, now one ahead of Dublin who in turn have one more than Cork (10). This was the Minors first title since 1994 and the first Senior/Minor double win since 1980. Well done to all involved including Jack Morgan and Seán Ryan.
Thousands of Kerry Supporters were out to welcome the team home on Monday evening to Tralee. Club photographer Adrienne was high up on her perch in Denny St. (not up a tree we hasten to add) and spotted some of the Rockies amongst the crowd – see below:
Mc Namara family out in force – Gillian, Lauren, Alex, Heather, Abi and Robyn
Stacks U12 players Ciara Nix & Lara Flynn waiting for the teams on Denny St.
Waiting patiently…….
Tara (u12 girls) Marian & Michael Chips Clifford
Fr. Pádraig Walsh and Fr. Hilary Munyaneza from Our Lady & St. Brendan’s discuss their pre-match anaysis with the Myers family – Seán, Conor & Jonathan.
Stacks U12 player Leah Long with her Mom Yvonne and members of the Kirby family enjoying their evening on Denny St.
Austin Stacks and Kerry Minor Jack Morgan spots a face in the crowd
Super ‘Star’
The biggest homecoming ever with an estimated 25,000 fans in Tralee on Monday night.
Ed & Yvonne O’Brien in great spirits at the Kerry teams homecoming on Monday night
(all photographs by Adrienne Mc Loughlin).