THE tiny villages of Camp and Annascaul in Kerry ground to a halt over the weekend as parishioners paid their last respects to a young sporting hero who died suddenly.

The GAA community in Kerry is in mourning after the deaths of club player Brendan O'Driscoll and the Kingdom's former All-Ireland winning goalkeeper Garry O'Mahoney.

THE Kerry GAA player who collapsed during a local derby championship game at the weekend died yesterday.

TALENTED Annascaul and West Kerry GAA player Brendan O’Driscoll, 28, was removed to Cork University Hospital last night after collapsing in a club game.

FOUR years on from the resumption of Allstar tours, the GAA readily acknowledge their significance in terms of recognising the achievements of the top players and boosting the image of the association abroad.