My earliest memory of Páidí Ó Sé is of a young lad in perpetual motion with ball in hand playing against the gable end of his house in Árd a’ Bhothair or soloing up the cosach, that picturesque little byroad to Dunquin.

Tomorrow night is one of the biggest nights of the year in Tralee, the Betdaq Night of Champions at the Kingdom greyhound stadium, and this year it will be broadcast live around the world on Sky Sports (8pm to 10.30pm).

KERRY GAA chiefs have expressed fears for the future of their club competitions after almost 200 players left the county in the first seven months of 2010.

“The GAA President’s Awards are about rewarding the volunteer. It’s about recognising the voluntary efforts of GAA members who seek nothing in return, work that has been going on for over one hundred years.” - GAA president Sean Kelly.