Abbeydorney, Ardfert, Ballyheigue, Causeway, Churchill, Kilmoyley, Na Gaeil & St.Pats...running competitions & fielding championship teams at all grades u15-Snr
We will wear our Tom Collins
@KilmoyleyHC
‘Three-Munster-Finals-in-the-one-day’ commemorative jerseys in the game this afternoon. Designed by our captain Alan O’Donoghue of
@ONeills1918
sportswear, they remember an amazing feat by one of
@Kerry_Official
great dual players
Alan O’Donoghue
@johnmitchelsGA1
will captain our Senior Team in 2021. Alan has given incredible service to the Board down the years &been ever present on our Senior team with the last decade. Also part of our U21 championship winning teams of 2006&2008. Best of luck Alan💚🤍❤️🖤
With the dust settled on weekend we would like to pay tribute to our wonderful warriors who were so desperately unlucky on Sat night. A huge thank you to management&players who mounted a great county championship assault in challenging circumstances. We'll be back again in 2022
(1/2) A dark cloud hangs over the district this evening following the passing of Frank Wallace
@ArdfertGAAKerry
RIP. Frank was quite simply Mr. Ardfert football and the driving force that spawned many great successes down the years… with his sons involved in many of these teams
1) We will wear our new away strip in Cahersiveen tomorrow v
@SouthKerryBoard
. This year we have a
@BallyheigueGAA
theme to the jersey and remember three great men who made huge contributions to the Board in our early years; John Joe O’Sullivan, Fr. Paddy Godley & Bobby Buckley
Final word however to our wonderful captain Oisín Maunsell (MotM) who played heroically through the pain barrier💉💊 tonight. Oisín epitomised the spirit in this team
@ODorneyGAA
@nagaeilgaa
@MaunsellOisin
(2/2) we are hugely proud of our players & management and the massive effort they put in over the last few months. Sadly it was not to be in 2020, but we are trying hard & will regroup over the winter. You are super bunch of young men & a credit to your clubs & families💚🖤❤️
Fr Paddy Godley
@BallyheigueGAA
was unable to attend a recent night we held for our VicePresidents. Senior players Diarmuid O’Connor&Fionán Mackessy called to him today with his plaque. Diarmuid also presented FrPaddy with one of his
@Kerry_Official
jerseys
#MinorWinners1946
&2016
….and finally a huge thank you to
@Darransull86
for giving us a fabulous meal in Rossbeigh on the way home from South Kerry. Niall Horgan presented Darran with a
@pgal10
@KeohaneAC
Brendans jacket. Thanks Darran👍🏻
(1/2) Sadly, defeat is our lot in another county semi-final. We just could never get going tonight against an outstanding
@EastKerryGAA
side, who have our very best wishes as they head for another county final
We are delighted to announce that Donie Rooney (Na Gaeil) was ratified as the new St. Brendan’s Senior Football Manager at our Q1 meeting on Wednesday night. Donie managed Na Gaeil to County & All Ireland JFC success & we wish him the very best going forward💚🤍🖤❤️
Daithi Griffin
@ArdfertGAAKerry
will captain the Brendans seniors in 2022. Daithi who teaches in
@thegreencbs
has been a wonderful servant of the Board with well over a decade and won an u16 inter-divisional title with the Board in 2007. Best wishes Daithi & team in campaign
Huge Congrats to Jack Barry
@nagaeilgaa
on his nomination for All-Star. Thoroughly deserved after outstanding performances throughout the campaign especially in Al Semi & Final. First Brendan’s player to be nominated for an All-Star. Everyone across the Board are hugely proud ⭐️
(1/2) Everyone across the district was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Denis Reen RIP. An all-round great community & GAA man, Denis was one of the founding members of
@nagaeilgaa
and the clubs first Chairman and hugely instrumental in the formative years of the club.
Thank you to
@fitzgeraldstad
for minutes silence for the late Frank Wallace
@ArdfertGAAKerry
& Jimmy Moloney
@ODorneyGAA
- two great Brendans men. Hugely appreciated! Huge credit also to Franks nephew Trevor for lining out today. Trevor like Frank is one of the great Brendans men
Huge congrats to Fionán on achieving a very unique teams of the year double in both Sigerson & Fitzgibbon… where both campaigns were running concurrently. Dual players hold a very special place in our association and they should always be encouraged & facilitated at every turn👍🏻
Dual star Fionán Mackessy of
@ArdfertGAAKerry
and
@Kerry_Official
takes the last spot in the full back line. Mackessy proved to be a fine athlete for
@MTUKerry
during his Sigerson Cup campaign, with confidence when in possession and an excellent work-rate when out of possession
Such a massive day for the
@Kerry_Official
hurlers. Very best of luck from all in the Brendan’s Board. We have many personnel past & present involved and we are so proud of them all. Kerry abú💚💛
Congratulations to three great servants of the Brendan’s Board; Thomas Kerins
@johnmitchelsGA1
Eoghan McElligott & Bobby O’Regan
@ArdfertGAAKerry
who members of the victorious Kerry NY team that were victorious in the New York County Final last weekend. Well done lads 👏🏻
Very best wishes to
@nagaeilgaa
in Munster IFC final on Sunday. Everyone in the Board are so proud of your achievements & behind you all in your quest to get back to Croke Park. Best wishes also to
@AustinStacksGAA
&
@Gneeveguillagaa
in their respective Munster finals
It turned out a special day in
@fitzgeraldstad
as we wore our Tom Collins commemorative jerseys 65 years after the event & managed to get the win & progress to last eight of
@Kerry_Official
SFC
1)Everyone across the District was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the great Billy McCarthy
@ardferthurling
@ArdfertGAAKerry
yesterday evening. Billy was quite simply one of Kerry’s great sportsmen of the 1950s & 60s, playing senior for
@Kerry_Official
in both codes…
#OTD
30 years ago today the Brendans footballers trained by Maurice Leahy & captained by Christy Walsh appeared in our last
@Kerry_Official
SFC final, going down 3-09 to 1-11 to
@Midkerrygaa2
Wonderful to see so many of that panel still heavily involved with the Board & our clubs
Congrats to Damien. A great leader, thoroughly deserved recognition. Last time there was a Brendan’s Board captain of UCC the Sigerson Cup was won
@adriangreaney
2011
(5/8) Declan Lovett
@KilmoyleyHC
was another wonderful dual star. All-Ireland minor, u21 & Junior winner with Kerry, played with Kerry seniors in mid/late 60’s. Along with brothers Sean & Fr. Xavi gave massive service to Kilmoyley, Brendans & Kerry hurling & football
Our night culminated with a presentation to Christy Walsh
@KilmoyleyHC
@Kerry_Official
@KilkennyCLG
One of the great Brendan’s men & our captain in 1992 SFC final. We were delighted to make Christy a Vice-President on the night.
@SeanKellyMEP
made presentation with Donal Leahy
(1/3) Everyone across the Brendans Board wishes the
@Kerry_Official
team the very best of luck on Sunday in All-Ireland final! Jack, Diarmuid & Stefan
@nagaeilgaa
will hopefully join a very select bunch of Brendans Board footballers with All-Ireland Senior Football medals…
All of our thoughts this morning are with Ashling Murphy, her family, friends, colleagues & her clubmates in
@KK_GAA
RIP Ar dheis de go raibh a hanam dilis🙏🏻
#AshlingMurphy
In advance of the
@Kerry_Official
@GarveyGroup
County Championship Semi Final at the weekend, Jack dropped into Seamus O’Sullivan and
@BLocalCard
to sample the great local produce. Thanks to all our sponsors for continued support!
Ardfert and
@Kerry_Official
has a new All Ireland champion,
Fionán Mackessy is the 2023 M Donnelly GAA All Ireland Poc Fada Champion.
A fantastic achievement, congratulations Fionán 🔵⚪🔵⚪
@radiokerrysport
@terracetalkrk
Very best wishes to our neighbours
@korgaa
in the
@MunsterGAA
Club SFC final tomorrow. Be great for the town to see the Munster title coming back. Also, best wishes to
@rathmoregaa
&
@FossaGaa
in their respective Munster finals. Good luck everyone👍🏻
Fionán Mackessy of
@Kerry_Official
had a brilliant campaign, shown through his skill and work rate both on and off the ball. A versatile player and consistent threat to opposition teams, he led his
@MTUKerry
side to victory in the Ryan Cup Final
Fr.Moss O’Connell
@ODorneyGAA
received his Vice-President award in recent days in Manchester. Fr.Moss was one of the stars of the 1950s culminating in an All-Ireland SFC medal in 1959 with
@Kerry_Official
A big thank you to Fr.Moss nephew Tom for making presentation&photo💚🤍❤️🖤
Congratulations to both
@thegreencbs
and
@MounthawkMercy
on hugely impressive Corn Ui Mhuiri semi-final victories this afternoon. Strong Brendan’s Board representation across both panels and management teams. Big excitement and anticipation for next two weeks. Well done everyone
Best wishes to the
@Kerry_Official
hurlers tomorrow as they commence their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign. Huge Brendans Board representation across the panel. Best of luck everyone 💚💛
Congrats to former player
@christywallace0
on marriage yesterday to Karen in Spain. Also huge congrats to another great Brendans servant and our current Minor manager Luke Mulligan & Frida who also tied the knot recently. All the very best for the future everyone👍🏻
(8/8) Liam Sayers
@stpatsgaaclub
has also provided incredible service to the Board as a Administrator & Coach, especially with our good underage teams of late 80’s. Liam also had a long association with Kerry Techs and led St Pats to JFC title & Div.1 of County League in mid-90’s
Huge thanks again to
@ArdfertGAAKerry
&
@ardferthurling
for hosting our SFC encounter with Templenoe yesterday evening. We greatly appreciated the huge efforts of all club officers &stewards to ensure the pitch, facilities, parking etc were in readiness for match. Go raibh mile…
The Board sends its condolences to the McElligott & Kavanagh families, Ardfert on the death of Creda RIP. Creda’s late father Jerh was a former player and Chairman of Board and husband Dave & son Eoghan heavily involved in Brendans teams in recent years. RIP
(1/5) Best wishes to the
@Kerry_Official
minor players & management this evening. Special mention for our representatives; James Costello (Manager), Oisín Maunsell (Capt.), Sean Broderick & Darragh O’Sullivan💚💛
Full-time after Extra-time in
@Kerry_Official
U21 Rd1:
@StBrendansBoard
3-13
@LauneRangers
3-10
A cracking contest in dreadful conditions. Hard luck to a gallant Rangers team. We go forward to Quarter Finals. Well done management&team & thanks to
@stpatsgaaclub
for hosting us
Very best wishes to our PRO & one our great servants Dave O’Callaghan
@stpatsgaaclub
who gets married later today to Claire Daly. Have a fabulous day & all the very best for the future from all in the Brendans Board💚🤍🖤❤️
Thank you so much to the boys&girls of 5th class in Ardfert NS & Muinteoir Tomás Hanafin for these fabulous sketches of our Tom Collins three-Munster-finals-in-the-one-day jerseys which we’ll be wearing tomorrow evening in our
@Kerry_Official
SFC semi final live on
@RTEsport
Congratulations to Joe Costello
@stpatsgaaclub
on his election as Coaching Officer of
@Kerry_Official
Joe is a wonderful Gael and we wish him the very best in his new role. Congrats also to the other Officers elected and commiserations to the unsuccessful candidates.
This is wonderful news! Oisin will be an excellent captain and this honour is thoroughly deserved! Congrats
@MaunsellOisin
and also to
@nagaeilgaa
&
@ODorneyGAA
...Everyone across the Brendan’s are hugely proud of you! Roll on the championship👍🏻
Congratulations to Oisin Maunsell
@nagaeilgaa
on his appointment as the new Kerry Minor Football Captain. He was selected by the Kerry Minor Management. Best of luck Oisin 💚💛👏🏻👏🏻
We held a virtual AGM tonight & the following are the Officers & Delegates of the St. Brendan’s Board for 2021. Thanks again to the clubs and everyone who partook💚🤍❤️🖤
(1/2) In what is a massive weekend for
@Kerry_Official
we would like to send our very best wishes to the player’s & management in both Senior Hurling & 2020 Minor Football, especially the strong St.Brendan’s contingent across both set-up’s💚💛
It’s 1994 since we last played a championship game in
@SouthKerryBoard
Game finished level with Pat Slattery
@ODorneyGAA
scoring a great goal and getting man of the match. South Kerry won replay a week later in Ardfert by four points.
It was with deep sadness we learnt of the passing of Batt McElligott (Churchill) earlier today. Batt was part of our great sides of the 1950’s, playing at full forward in the 1957 & 58 Co.SFC finals & our winning minor team in 1953. Deepest sympathies to the McElligott family RIP
(1/4) Seamus Murphy & his management team stepped down recently after four very successful years which has seen the Brendan’s established as a force in the Kerry SFC. The professionalism and spirit that Seamus & Co. have instilled in the senior set-up is a fabulous legacy...
David O’Callaghan,
@StBrendansBoard
, talks to Tim Moynihan ahead of the Garvey’s SuperValu
@Kerry_Official
Senior Football Championship 2021 Semi-Final against Austin Stacks at 5.30pm on Saturday 20th in Austin Stacks Park.
#GarveysSFC
Full interview
30 years ago tonight (23/08/92) the Board had a very special night defeating a great Dr Crokes side (reigning County & All-Ireland club champions) to qualify for county final. Fabulous to see so many of that panel & mentors still involved with the Board 💚🤍🖤❤️
We go back to 1992 for the last time we were victorious in a county semi-final. A late rally saw us over the line on that occasion against the reigning county & All-Ireland club champions
@DrCrokesGAA
Congratulations everyone! So great to have Sam back in Kerry! Huge congrats to three wonderful lads; Jack, Diarmuid & Stefan
@nagaeilgaa
& Mike Finnerty
@GaaChurchill
(Team&Brendans Board Doctor) who are bringing All-Ireland medals to the Brendans Board for first time since 1978
We are also delighted to announce that Kieran Moynihan (John Mitchels) & Liam Kingston (Na Gaeil) were ratified as our Minor Managers for 2021 at Q1 meeting on Wednesday night. We wish Kieran & Liam the very best for season ahead💚🤍🖤❤️
Kerry stalwart Christy Walsh joins me this week as we reflect on that famous win over Waterford in 1993 and his commitment to Kilmoyley & Kerry hurling for over 2 decades.
@Kerry_Official
@KilmoyleyHC
We also visited another Vice President Billy McCarthy
@ArdfertGAAKerry
Billy was a great
@Kerry_Official
dual player of the 1950s and won a Railway Cup with Munster in 1957. Has had a long association with Brendan’s Board teams and
@ardferthurling
St. Brendan’s Co.Minor Champions 2012, defeated Kenmare District in final. Captain: Daniel Collins (Kilmoyley), Man of the Match: Paudie O’Carroll (Ballyheigue)
1/3) with our
@Kerry_Official
MFC at an end, we would like to acknowledge the commitment & effort of our minor panel during the campaign. We can be very proud of our performances over the last few weeks in the ‘pool of death’ and everyone will have gained valuable experience…
Very best wishes tomorrow to
@KilmoyleyHC
in Munster IFC final &
@Clanmauricecamo
in All-Ireland semi-final. Hopefully round off a three-timer for Kerry hurling teams this weekend👍🏻
Very best wishes to
@Kerry_Official
team & management on Sunday as they seek a two-in-row. We are so proud of the Boards two representatives Jack Barry & Diarmuid O’Connor
@nagaeilgaa
Best wishes also to Dr. Mike Finnerty who is so good to us in the Board. Bring it home lads💚💛
(2/2) Denis served as a selector on Brendans teams in the 80s & 90s and was a wonderful & generous supporter of the Board always. His son John is a member of our Executive & Senior Team Liaison Officer. Deepest sympathies again to all the family. Ar dheis de go raibh anam dilis
Congratulations to
@korgaa
on a wonderful victory this afternoon. A fabulous achievement and just rewards for all the efforts to get players home from abroad for matches over the last few weeks. Enjoy the celebrations in Strand Rd.
Best wishes to
@kerryladiesfoot
in All-Ireland final tomorrow. Special best wishes to local representatives: Mary O’Connell & Laura Fitzgerald (coach)
@nagaeilgaa
& Ciara McCarthy
@ODorneyGAA
&
@ArdfertGAAKerry
whose grandfather Phil McCarthy was founding member of Brendans Board
Very best wishes to
@nagaeilgaa
team & management tonight as they play their first ever match in
@Kerry_Official
SFC. Hopefully it will be a successful debut💚🤍
(1/2) We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing yesterday of Willie O’Leary (Kilmoyley & Ballyheigue). Willie was part of a gilded generation of
@KilmoyleyHC
dual players that backboned our championship teams in our most successful period 1950s.
(1/2) This day 29th July in 1956, one of
@Kerry_Official
great dual stars Tom Collins (Kilmoyley & St. Brendan’s) played in three Munster Finals in
@fitzgeraldstad
Killarney;
@MunsterGAA
JHC, JFC & SFC, winning the first two matches and losing to Cork in senior match by a point
Huge congrats to Mercy Mounthawk on winning the Dunloe Cup this afternoon. Very proud of the sizeable Brendans Board contingent on the team & panel, including captain Odhran Ferris. Well done lads!
Tomorrow is our first meeting in SFC with
@kenmaregaa
We have met
@DistrictKenmare
many times down the years however. Here is the match programme from an encounter in 1989