Double delight
Now for the treble!
Ballymac and An Ghaeltacht’s memorable All-Ireland Junior and Intermediate club victories in Croke Park on Sunday was the 6th time that Kerry clubs have done the double since these competitions were introduced over twenty years ago.
Kerry have never won a clean sweep of Junior, Intermediate and Senior All-Ireland football titles before however.
Dingle head to Croke Park on Sunday looking to claim an historic first All-Ireland Senior Club title when they play St Brigid’s from Roscommon in the final. If Dingle win on Sunday evening it will mean that Kerry will have completed an All-Ireland club treble of the first time. A Dingle victory would also mean that Kerry teams will have won the All-Ireland senior club title on seven occasions. Kerry clubs have currently won 26 All Ireland club football titles in total, 12 at Junior level, 8 at Intermediate level and 6 at Senior level. The closest county to Kerry in terms of All-Ireland club football success is Cork who have won 15 titles.
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Sandyman Solder impressive Corn Na Feile winner
The Corn Na Feile meeting in Abbeyfeale never disappoints and again this season the Coursing was top class and it is always a good indicator of what is to come at the National Meeting at the end of this month.
In the Patsy Byrne Memorial Puppy Derby it was the Kevin Barry trained Sandyman Soldier who took on Awaiting Trial in the final.
He beat Your Spot On in the semi-final and then he met kennel companion Awaiting Trial who proved no pushover for the winner. While Sandyman Soldier was in front at half way, Awaiting Trial rallied up the hill and though he closed the gap, Sandyman Soldier railed again and held to win by three quarters of a length. He won his Trial Stake in Mallow for owner John Ryan and he is now only a 7-1 shot for Derby success. I suppose the biggest surprise in this Corn Na Feile was the defeat of Matchstick Man at the quarterfinal stage when he was the 6-4 favourite to win it out and he is now drifted to a 12-1 shot.
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