Duo Return
Reigning champions Dingle’s prospects of defending their County SFC title have been boosted by the news that Mark O’Connor has returned home from Australia and is due to be in the country for the duration of the championship. It has also been confirmed that Ben Murphy has returned from Australia as well and will be available to line out for Austin Stacks in this year’s County SFC.
There has been no official confirmation yet from Dingle that Mark O’Connor will line out this weekend but it is anticipated that the AFL star will play a part in Dingle’s title defence.
Austin Stacks were of course runners-up to Dingle in last year’s County Final and they will be delighted to have the services of Ben Murphy again, after his return from Australia, for this year’s championship. Paddy Lane also returns after a long-term injury which will further boost Austin Stacks’ championship ambitions.
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Kerry team holiday
departure date confirmed
Members of the Kerry senior football squad are set for a hectic couple of months of action both on and off the field. Round 1 of the Garvey’s SuperValu County SFC will take place this weekend followed by the quarter-finals and semi-finals on the next two weekends.
The County Final is scheduled to be played on Sunday, October 25th meaning that the final four rounds of the competition will be played off over four weeks in October.
The Kerry senior team holiday is scheduled to take place from Tuesday October 27th.
They will fly to Florida with the holiday due to come to an end on Thursday, November 5th.
This does of course mean that some of Kerry’s All-Star nominees will miss out on the All-Star ceremony which is due to take place on Friday October 23rd.
Provision also has to be made for a possible County Final replay which could potentially take place on November 15th.
Kerry’s football representatives in the Munster Club Championships are all due to be in Munster semi-final action on November 22nd.
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