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’Fatique, what fatigue?’ - Cooper

’Fatique, what fatigue?’ - Cooper
Kerry SFC: O Se sent off in Ghaeltacht defeat
Darragh O Se was sent off for the third time in as many months as his club An Ghaeltacht crashed to a 1-7 to 1-14 defeat to a Paul Galvin-inspired Feale Rangers in the Kerry SFC.

’Fatique, what fatigue?’ - Cooper
Kerry county star Colin Cooper says he doesn’t feel either tired or sick of football in the wake of the Kingdom’s All-Ireland SFC final disappointment.

Disciplinary amendments approved
The one yellow card and you are off motion was passed at the GAA’s Special Congress but the move to change the U21 championship to U20 was rejected.

GAA set to hold managerial meetings
The GAA is to hold meetings in all four provinces with intercounty managers ahead of the commencement of the new 2008/09 hurling and football seasons.


Russell hits out at Liston comments
Paddy Russell, the referee who sent of Paul Galvin causing the Kerry captain to receive a three-month suspension, has criticised the comments of Kerry legend Eoin Liston over the infamous incident.

Russell: It’s too soon to decide anything yet
Kerry’s Mike Frank Russell has admitted that he won’t be letting any kind of thoughts of retiring from inter-county football enter his head, at least until after his club side Laune Rangers have concluded their championship campaign.

O’Sullivan fall still awaits investigation
It is still unknown whether or not any investigation is to get underway over the alleged knocking-over of Kerry vice chairman Patrick O’Sullivan during the half-time interval of last Sunday week’s All-Ireland SFC final.

Donaghy to miss start of basketball season
Kieran Donaghy had his first training session with the Abrakebabra Tigers in Tralee last night since Kerry’s All-Ireland defeat to Tyrone, but is expected to miss the start of the basketball season on Saturday night.

Cooper backs O’Shea to stay
Footballer of the Year nominee Colm Cooper has given his backing to his Dr Crokes club colleague Pat O’Shea to continue as Kerry manager for a third year.

Player of the Year nominees announced
The GAA Player of the Year awards in both football and hurling will go to a new recipient this year following the announcement of the shortlist of nominees on Monday night.

Russell says he felt ’degraded’ by Galvin’s outburst
Retired inter-county referee Paddy Russell says his altercation with Kerry’s Paul Galvin during the Kingdom’s Munster SFC match with Clare left him feeling ’degraded’.

Galvin entitled to grant
Paul Galvin is expected to benefit from the new player grants scheme, despite the fact that the Kerry captain was suspended for much of the 2008 football championship.

Tyrone top All-Star nominations list
Not surprisingly, Tyrone top the All-Star football nominations list with 10 of their All-Ireland winning side short-listed for the prestigious awards.

O’Keeffe queries Kerry’s mental strength
Kerry legend Ger O’Keeffe has questioned the Kingdom’s mental strength after their latest high-profile defeat to Tyrone.

Murphy not expecting any retirements
Diarmuid Murphy doesn’t anticipate any Kerry retirements in the wake of Sunday’s All-Ireland final defeat to Tyrone.

O’Shea defends decisions
Pat O’Shea insists he has no regrets about the tactical calls he made during Sunday’s All-Ireland final loss to Tyrone.

GAA to probe half-time incident
The GAA is set to launch an investigation into the incident which saw Kerry vice-chairman Patrick O’Sullivan knocked to the ground as the teams made their way off the field at half-time during Sunday’s All-Ireland final.

Kerry board want O’Shea to stay
Kerry chairman Jerome Conway is hoping Pat O’Shea will continue as manager next year, despite the Kingdom’s defeat to Tyrone in Sunday’s All-Ireland final.

Kingdom favourites for 2009
Despite Kerry failing to land their third All Ireland crown in a row bookmakers Ladbrokes have not lost faith in them and have installed them as their 13-8 favourites to regain the title in 2009.

O Se rues late miss
Tomas O Se believes Tyrone goalkeeper Pascal McConnell’s brilliant save to deny Declan O’Sullivan in the closing stages cost the Kingdom the three-in-a-row.

O’Shea: These guys owe us nothing
A deflated Pat O’Shea was quick to praise the efforts of the Kerry players over the past number of years after their three-in-a-row All-Ireland bid was ended by Tyrone.

All-Ireland SFC: Tyrone upset Kingdom to take third Sam Maguire crown
An awesome second-half of supremacy saw Tyrone halt Kerry’s three-in-a-row Sam Maguire bid and capture their third All-Ireland title.

O Se says Kingdom’s work ethic holds the key
Top class Kerry defender Marc O Se believes that the Kingdom will have to demonstrate a terrific work ethic if they are to overcome Tyrone in today’s All-Ireland SFC final.

’Darragh tops the lot’ - O Se
Kerry legend Paidi O Se reckons, whatever the result of today’s All-Ireland SFC final, his nephew Darragh O Se will do down in history as Kerry’s best ever footballer.

Kennelly ruled out of tests
Ireland’s hopes of winning next month’s International Rules tests against Australia have been hit with the news that star man Tadhg Kennelly won’t feature due to injury.

’Mickey is our Mick’ - Darcy
Tyrone GAA Chairman Pat Darcy is convinced that O’Neill County boss Mickey Harte’s managerial ability and record is on a par with football legend Mick O’Dwyer.

O’Shea warms to versatility of stars
Kerry football boss Pat O’Shea says there has never been a grand plan to move Colm Cooper further from the posts and, instead, insists that the player’s own intuition has seen him become just as much of a supplier as an executioner up front in recent times.

Harte acknowledges twin towers’ threat
Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has admitted that countering the twin threat of Kieran Donaghy and Tommy Walsh is critical to his team’s bid for the Sam Maguire Cup this Sunday.

Young eyes revenge for major minor defeat
Rising Kerry star Killian Young says losing out in the All-Ireland final to Tyrone minors in 2004 has given him an extra incentive to help ease the Kingdom across the finishing line this Sunday in pole position.

Moynihan says deliveries hold the key to Kerry win
Former Kerry ace Seamus Moynihan says Kerry’s chances of beating Tyrone in Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC final is likely to hinge on the quality of the deliveries into target men, Kieran Donaghy and Tommy Walsh.

Reidy and Ó Sé back for Kerry
Kerry have recalled Padraig Reidy and Darragh Ó Sé to their side for their final showdown with Tyrone, as Tommy Griffin is surprisingly dropped.

Kerry team to be named tonight
Kerry manager Pat O’Shea will announce his All-Ireland football final line-up tonight, with the big question regarding whether or not Paul Galvin makes the first fifteen.

Head to head: Cooper v McMenamin
Although Cooper has been operating primarily at centre half forward this year, it would be a major surprise if McMenamin is not given the task of shadowing the Kerry dangerman.

Cheerio three-in-a-row?
Kerry are regarded as the bluebloods of Gaelic football. So what better scalp to get in an All-Ireland final, says Tyrone old boy Sean McNally.

PETER CANAVAN column
While watching a club game recently I overheard a few wags discuss the hammering an awesome Kilkenny unit handed out to an out-of sorts Waterford team just a few hours previous. ’Aye,’ reflects one of Tyrone’s eternal optimists, ’and our boys could get the same in a couple of weeks if they are not careful!’
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