U13 PDP Munster Blitz takes place on Saturday 24th August. Times and venues for each district are below. Development tops that were ordered will be given out on the day.
Enjoy the day

Mid & South Kerry
Venue: Banteer
Eircode: P51 P206
Registration: 1pm – 1.30pm

East Kerry & Kenmare
Venue: Dromtarriffe
Eircode: P51YY26
Registration: 1pm – 1.30pm

West Kerry & Tralee
Venue: Banteer
Eircode: P51 P206
Registration: 9am – 9.30am

North Kerry
Venue: Dromtarriffe
Eircode: P51YY26
Registration: 9am – 9.30am

St. Kierans/Firies/Kilcummin
Venue: Mallow Gaa Complex
Eircode: P51 XV58
Registration: 1pm – 1.30pm

Regards

Anthony Curran
087 2713507
Chairperson KLGFA Development Committee

Hi all

The U15 PDP will take place this Saturday 24th August with all districts coming together for a blitz.

Venue: John Mitchels 

Time 10am

This is in preparation for the Munster Blitz which takes place in Mallow the following Saturday 31st (details on this will follow over the weekend)

Regards

Anthony Curran
087 2713507
Chairperson KLGFA Development Committee

Kerry 3-14 -v- Galway 0-11

By Daire Walsh

Aoife Dillane, Hannah O’Donoghue and Emma Dineen struck goals at Croke Park on Sunday as Kerry convincingly overcame Galway to secure their first TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title since 1993.

Veteran attacker LouiseNí Mhuircheartaigh also helped herself to an impressive haul of 0-6 on a day when the Kingdom collected the Brendan Martin Cup for the 12th time in their history. This, in turn, moves them ahead of provincial rivals Cork at the top of the roll of honour for the competition.

Following early traded scores between Kerry skipper Niamh Carmody and Galway’s Roisin Leonard, the Kingdom stretched two points clear courtesy of unanswered efforts from Dineen and midfielder Anna Galvin.

While Galway brought the gap down to the bare minimum with a fine point by Olivia Divilly, Kerry were proving to be the more clinical side in front of the posts.

Thanks to five points without reply from ever-influential Corca Dhuibhne ace Ní Mhuircheartaigh, including two excellent contributions from play, the Munster champions were firmly in the driving seat.

Galway finally responded with Leonard’s second point of the game, only for marauding defender Dillane to fire a looping shot beyond the reach of goalkeeper Dearbhla Gower to offer Kerry a commanding 1-8 to 0-3 buffer on the stroke of half-time.

Olivia Divilly got their Connacht counterparts underway on the restart with a fine solo point but Mary O’Connell soon joined her midfield partner Galvin on the Kingdom scoresheet.

Teenage star Niamh Divilly supplemented the earlier effort from her sister Olivia with a fine point, but Kerry remained in the driving seat when Dineen andNí Mhuircheartaigh both raised white flags in quick succession.

Olivia Divilly did knock over a close-range free at the opposite end, but the final outcome was effectively placed beyond when, just moments after her introduction as a substitute, O’Donoghue clinically dispatched the ball to the Galway net via a Ní Mhuircheartaigh pass.

Now rampant, Kerry added a third goal through Dineen inside a final quarter that also saw O’Donoghue (two) and the evergreen Lorraine Scanlon kicking points.

Galway did find the target through Andrea Trill, Charlotte Cooney, Leonard, Olivia Divilly and Shauna Hynes during this juncture, but Daniel Moynihan’s westerners came up short in their quest for a first All-Ireland senior crown in 20 years.

Scorers – Kerry: L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 0-6 (4f), E Dineen, H O’Donoghue 1-2 each, A Dillane 1-0, M O’Connell, A Galvin, N Carmody, L Scanlon 0-1 each.

Galway: O Divilly 0-4 (2f), R Leonard 0-3 (2f), C Cooney, N Divilly, A Trill, S Hynes 0-1 each.

KERRY: C Butler; E Lynch, K Cronin, A Dillane; A O’Connell, C Murphy, D Kearney; M O’Connell, A Galvin; N Carmody, S O’Shea, NNí Chonchúir; D O’Leary, E Dineen, L Ní Mhuircheartaigh. Subs: H O’Donoghue forNí Chonchúir (43), L Scanlon for Kearney (48), K Brosnan for Carmody (52), C Lynch for Dillane (54), K O’Sullivan for Ní Mhuircheartaigh (57).

GALWAY: D Gower, M Jordan, S Ní Loingsigh, K Geraghty; C Cooney, N Ward, A Ní Cheallaigh; M Glynn, A Davoren; N Divilly, L Ward, O Divilly; E Reaney, L Coen, R Leonard. Subs: A Trill for Reaney (24),E Gavin forNí Cheallaigh, M Banek for Jordan (both 38), S Hynes for Glynn (47), A Morrissey for N Divilly (49).

Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow).

TG4 All Ireland Senior Championship Final

Kerry -v- Galway

Sunday 4th August

Croke Park Dublin, Throw in: 4:15pm

Supporters Bus to Croke Park – Kerry LGFA Killarney, Farranfore, Castleisland and Abbeyfeale Supporters Bus

• Leaves Lidl Killarney at 9am

• Pickup in Farranfore at 9.15am from Sherwoods 

• Pickup in Castleisland at 9.30am from Garveys Car Park

• Pickup in Abbeyfeale at 9.50am from the Church

• Price is €40

• No Refunds

• It is the patron’s own responsibility to make the bus times.

• Under 18’s need to be accompanied by an adult.

Click on the following link to purchase your ticket:

https://www.universe.com/events/kerry-lgfa-killarney-farranfore-castleisland-and-abbeyfeale-supporters-bu-tickets-WMSL12

Supporters Bus to Croke Park – Tralee & Listowel Bus

• Leaving Tralee at 8.35am from Corrib Oil 

• Pickup in Listowel at 9.15am from The Square

• Pickup in Abbeyfeale at 9.50am from the Church

• Price is €40

• No Refunds

• It is the patron’s own responsibility to make the bus times.

• Under 18’s need to be accompanied by an adult.

Click on the following link to purchase your tickets:

https://www.universe.com/events/kerry-ladies-gaelic-football-tralee-listowel-bus-tickets-MZJHT9

Donegal 1-6 

Kerry 0-9  

By Frank Craig  

Donegal pegged back Kerry in MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey as Susanne White held her nerve late on to split the spoils in this TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Group 2 opener.  

In dreadful conditions, nothing separated the sides at half-time as a Caoimhe Keon goal helped send Donegal in level at 1-3 to 0-6. 

Niamh Ní Chonchúir had opened the scoring for the visitors but with Keon rattling the net for Donegal just four minutes in, the hosts stole an early march.  

Anna Galvin and Danielle O’Leary then managed to tie matters up for a settled Kerry by the tenth minute.  

Katie Dowds did hit back for Donegal but three Kingdom points on the bounce from of O’Leary, Lorraine Scanlon and captain Niamh Carmody helped open up a two-point advantage.  

White reduced the margin after 18 minutes with a point from a free to make it 0-6 to 1-2.  

But with conditions continuing to deteriorate and underfoot now extremely difficult, that was the end of the scoring action right up until the half-time hooter as Aussie Rules star and Donegal captain Niamh McLaughlin squared it.  

Kerry jumped two clear once more at the start of the second half as Carmody and Scanlon lobbed over.  

Another White free kept Donegal on the visitors’ coattails but a smart Emma Dineen clip, on the three-quarter hour mark doubled Kerry’s upper hand once more.  

Nearing the final five minutes, the away side still led 0-9 to 1-4 but a searing Dowds break from the back saw her drive at goal just clear the crossbar. And with White nailing that pressure free at the end, the points were split.   

Scorers – Donegal: S White 0-3f, C Keon 1-0, K Dowds 0-2, N McLaughlin 0-1.  

Kerry: N Carmody 0-2,1f, D O’Leary 0-2, A Galvin 0-2, N Ní Chonchúir 0-1, L Scanlon 0-1, E Dineen 0-1.  

DONEGAL: C Friel; S McLaughlin, A Temple Asokuh, E McGinley; K Dowds, N Boyle, T Hegarty; R Rodgers, N Carr; C Keon, N McLaughlin, A Boyle Carr; S White, K Herron, K Long. Subs: E Gallagher for A Boyle Carr (36), B McLaughlin for K Long (48), J McFadden for N Carr (55),  

KERRY: C Butler; E Lynch, K Cronin, C Murphy; A O’Connell, D Kearney, A Dillane; M O’Connell, L Scanlon; N Carmody, K Brosnan, A Galvin; N Ní Chonchúir, E Dineen, D O’Leary. Subs: H O’Donoghue for K Brosnan (44), A Harrington for M O’Connell (44), S O’Shea for N Ní Chonchúir (49), L Ní Mhuircheartaigh for E Dineen (57),   

Referee: Shane Curley (Galway). 

Munster Minor Championship – Round 4

Waterford -v- Kerry

Saturday 16^th March

Note New Venue & time: Banteer GAA Club – Throw in: 12:00 noon

Line up:

1. Kelly Fitzgerald – Kerins O’Rahillys / Kelly Nic Gearailt

2. Aoise O Donoghue – Glenflesk / Aoise Nic Dhonnacha

3. Éabha Ní Laighin – Castlegregory / Éabha Ní Laighin (VC)

4. Grace Murphy – Rathmore / Grace Ní Mhurchú

5. Clodagh Dwyer – Southern Gaels / Clodagh Ni Dhuibhir

6. Seodhla O’Donovan – Cromane / Seodhla Ní Dhonnabháin

7. Leona O’Sullivan – Cromane / Leona Ní  Shúilleabháin

8. Kelly Enright – Moyvane / Kelly Nic Ionrachtaigh

9. Kathryn Ryan – Glenflesk / Kathryn Ní Mhaoilriain

10. Lucy O’Connor – Austin Stacks / Lucy Ní Chonchubhair 

11. Mary Kate Smith – Cromane / MaryKate Ní Ghabhann

12. Lori O’Connor – Beaufort / Lori Ní Chonchubhair

13. Sarah Fitzgerald – MKL Gaels / Sarah Nic Gearailt

14. Leah McMahon – Dr Crokes / Leah Ní Bheacháin

15. Katie Doe – Firies / Katie Doe

16. Béibhinn Nic an tSíthigh – Daingean Uí Chúis

17. Tiarna Murphy – MKL Gaels / Tiarna Ní Mhurchú

18. Andrea Murphy – Killarney Legion/ Andrea Ní  Mhurchú

19. Seodhla Colleran – Fossa /Seodhla Ní Chollaráin

20. Orla Fitzgerald – Southern Gaels / Orla Nic Gearailt

21. Lily Kearins – Beaufort / Lily Kearins

22. Cara McCrohan – Southern Gaels / Cara Nic Charráin

23. Anna Collins – Ballymacelligott / Anna Ní Choileáin

24. Saoirse Harkin – Cromane/ Saoirse Ní Harcáin

25. Kate Collins – Ballymacelligott / Kate Ní Choileáin

26. Siún Fitzgerald – Southern Gaels / Siún Nic Gearailt

27. Aoibhín O’Connor McCarthy – Kerins O’Rahillys / Aoibhín Ní Chonchubhair Nic Chárthaigh

28. Niamh Moran – Southern Gaels / Niamh Ní Mhóráin (C)

29. Lisa Slattery – Abbeydorney / Lisa Ní Shlattara

30. Mikala Mulvihill – Moyvane / Mikala Ní  Mhaoilmhichíl

Tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/munster-lgfa-minor-championship-r4-waterford-v-kerry-tickets-FY13R2?fbclid=IwAR0Rda631-UnHBgvENzW9y4kFl81d3KY1vSNEhFaeu1ZuxAiuXaYQco9gD0

The Kerry Senior Ladies Football team will return home this evening via coach through Castleisland at 5:30pm

It will be on in the carpark in Castleisland at the bottom of the town.

Official Homecoming Reception

Come and say hello to the team and management

Welcome home reception will take place in Glebe Car Park Killarney this evening at 7:30pm

There will be live entertainment from 7pm .

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Please cooperate with the stewards on the day

Cork 1-17

Kerry 2-6

By ANTHONY NEWMAN

A goal from Hannah Looney helped Cork to a derby victory over Kerry in their Lidl NFL Division 1 clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The home side had to withstand a second-half comeback from the table-toppers to inflict a first league defeat on Kerry this season.

Orlaith Cahalane opened the scoring for Cork in the second minute, picking up the loose ball after Katie Quirke’s shot on goal had been blocked. Eimear Kiely added a second from the restart as Cork pushed up to try and put pressure on the Kerry kick-outs.

Four minutes in, and from their first attack, Hannah O’Donoghue pointed for the Kingdom to make it 0-2 to 0-1. O’Donoghue thought she had levelled it, but her effort was ruled out for taking too many steps.

Quirke combined with Sarah Leahy for the former to get Cork’s third point before O’Donoghue missed a good opportunity to reduce the gap.

Rachel Dwyer made it 0-3 to 0-2 as Kerry started to settle into the game. Kiely and Ciara O’Sullivan both scored to keep Cork ahead before they too had a goal chance ruled out for overcarrying.

Libby Coppinger added a point, before Ciara O’Sullivan set up Hannah Looney for the game’s opening goal, to make it 1-6 to 0-2 with 19 minutes played.

O’Donoghue and Dwyer, from a free, responded for Kerry with Cahalane replying at the other end. Two more from Kiely saw Cork lead by 1-9 to 0-4 at half-time.

Kiely started the second half as she finished the first, with two pointed frees to push the Rebels further in front. Cork were denied a second goal when Ciara Butler saved brilliant from Dara Kiniry’s effort.

Abigail Ring, on as sub at half-time, increased Cork’s lead to make it 1-12 to 0-4. But Kerry weren’t going to go away easily and Síofra O’Shea goaled for them to bring the visitors back into contention.

Kiely and O’Shea exchanged scores as Cork led 1-13 to 1-5 with 15 minutes left. Three minutes later O’Shea got her, and Kerry’s, second goal to make it 1-15 to 2-5 as the visitors showed why they had been undefeated in the league to this point.

Shauna Kelly scored again for Cork with O’Shea replying for Kerry as time ran out and Cork took the points on offer.

Scorers for Cork: E Kiely 0-8 (7f), H Looney 1-1, O Cahalane 0-2, K Quirke, C O’Sullivan, L Coppinger, A Ring, S Kelly, D Kiniry 0-1 each.

Kerry: S O’Shea 2-2 (1f), R Dwyer (2f), H O’Donoghue 0-2 each.

CORK: M O’Sullivan; M Duggan, E Meaney, R Phelan; S Kelly, M O’Callaghan, R Leahy; H Looney, S Leahy; L Coppinger, K Quirke, E Cleary; O Cahalane, E Kiely, C O’Sullivan.

Subs: D Kiniry for O’Callaghan (23), A O’Mahony for Leahy, A Ring for Cahalane (both ht), A Ryan for Duggan (42), E Jack for Coppinger (49), S McGoldrick for Cleary (50), B O’Sullivan for Looney (52), L McDonagh for Kiely, A McDonagh for R Leahy (both 57).

KERRY: C Butler; C O’Brien, E Lynch, A Dillane; C Lynch, E Costello, C Murphy; K Cronin, M O’Connell; N Carmody, A Galvin, A Harrington; F Tangney, R Dwyer, H O’Donoghue.

Subs: N Ni Chonchuir for M O’Connell, S O’Shea for Tangney, E McGlynn for Dwyer (all ht), L Scanlon for Carmody, A O’Connell for O’Brien, N Broderick for Dillane (47), K Brosnan for O’Donoghue (49), K A Hanrahan for Harrington (57).

Referee: Kevin Phelan (Laois).

HOLDERS Meath will begin the defence of their Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 crown with a glamour clash against Leinster rivals Dublin on the opening weekend of the 2023 campaign.

Division 1 of the competition also contains Cork, 2022 runners-up Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Waterford and newly-promoted Kerry.

Also on the opening weekend (January 22), Galway will host Donegal, Cork make the trip to Mayo, and Waterford will entertain Kerry, the 2022 Lidl National League Division 2 champions and TG4 All-Ireland Finalists.

Round 2 will see Donegal host Meath, who are also the reigning TG4 All-Ireland Senior champions, in a repeat of the 2022 Lidl National League Division 1 Final, while the sides also met in this year’s TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final.

Also in Round 2, Galway entertain Dublin, Waterford are at home to Cork and Kerry will travel to Mayo for a repeat of the 2022 TG4 All-Ireland Senior semi-final between the counties.

Divisions 2 and 3 will also contain eight teams each, while Division 4 is split into two groups, with Kilkenny making a welcome return to the competition.

The top two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 will progress straight to the Lidl National League Finals, while there will be semi-finals in Division 4, scheduled for Sunday March 26.

The Divisions 1 and 2 Finals will be played at Croke Park on Saturday, April 15, with the Divisions 3 and 4 Finals taking place on Sunday April 16.

Division 2 will contain Armagh, the 2022 runners-up, Cavan, Laois, Monaghan, Tipperary, Tyrone, Westmeath (relegated from Division 1 in 2022) and promoted Roscommon.

Division 3 is made up of Clare (relegated from Division 2 in 2022), Down, Kildare, Louth, Longford, Sligo, Wexford and promoted Offaly.

Division 4A is comprised of Antrim, Carlow, Fermanagh and London, with Derry, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick and Wicklow set to compete in Division 4B.

The top two teams in each of the Division 4 groups will progress to the semi-finals.

Lidl Ladies National Football League 2023 – Division 1

Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Mayo, Meath & Waterford

First named team at home

Round 1 – 22nd January 2023

Galway -v- Donegal

Mayo -v- Cork

Dublin -v- Meath

Waterford -v- Kerry 

Round 2 – 29th January 2023

Galway -v- Dublin

Waterford -v- Cork

Donegal -v- Meath

Mayo -v- Kerry 

Round 3 – 5th February 2023

Cork -v- Dublin

Kerry -v- Donegal

Galway -v- Meath

Waterford  -v- Mayo

Round 4 – 19th February 2023

Kerry  -v- Dublin

Donegal -v- Waterford

Meath -v-Mayo

Galway -v- Cork

Round 5 – 26th February 2023

Cork -v- Donegal

Dublin -v- Mayo

Waterford -v- Galway

Kerry -v- Meath

Round 6 – 19th March 2023

Donegal -v- Dublin

Meath -v- Waterford

Cork -v- Kerry 

Mayo -v- Galway

Round 7 – 26th March 2023

Donegal -v- Mayo

Cork -v- Meath

Galway -v- Kerry

Dublin -v- Waterford

Final – Saturday 15th April 2023

Times and venues to be confirmed