Person: Crokes’

Classy Cuala rejoice at three-in-a-row success

Cuala showed the hallmark of champions when doing just enough to edge near neighbours Kilmacud Crokes by three points in a disappointing Dublin SHC final at Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon.

Mon, 30 Oct, 2017

Crokes find a different way of winning

It’s hard to know where to start with this Dr Crokes team. They’ve accumulated so many winning streaks and records across all competitions, where doies one begin?

Mon, 30 Oct, 2017

Daithí Casey says Crokes have the buzz back

It’s what the younger generation call FOMO (fear of missing out).

Sat, 21 Oct, 2017

Johnny Buckley: ‘There’s not a cynical bone in the Kerry camp’

Newly appointed Kerry captain Johnny Buckley has belied their status as the game’s chief black card offenders by claiming there’s not a “cynical bone” in the Kingdom camp.

Wed, 10 May, 2017

Brendan Rodgers relishes prospect of keeping legend Colm Cooper quiet

Brendan Rodgers would welcome the opportunity to mark Colm Cooper in today’s AIB All-Ireland club football final.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2017

Crokes look on a mission

AIB All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final

Mon, 13 Feb, 2017

No arguments as Dr Crokes prove simply the best

Dr Crokes (Kerry) 3-15 The Nire (Waterford) 0-6: Whatever about the decision to play the Rose of Tralee shortly after the final whistle, there could be no arguing with the rendition of Simply the Best that greeted winning captain Johnny Buckley as he ambled towards the presentation area.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2016

Dr Crokes won’t be caught cold by The Nire

There’s been no mention in the Crokes camp of an All-Ireland club semi-final or avenging the spring disappointments of 2012, ‘13 and ‘14.

Thu, 24 Nov, 2016

Colm Cooper yet to decide on Kerry future

Colm Cooper believes he is too long on the block to let his club fortunes dictate his inter-county future.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2016

Currans centre of excellence can’t open quickly enough for Éamonn Fitzmaurice

On the evenings he points his Volkswagen Passat towards Killarney for training, Éamonn Fitzmaurice must look wistfully west approaching Farranfore towards the long overdue Kerry GAA centre of excellence in Currans.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Colm Cooper: waiting for second coming

As one foxy-headed supremo bowed out from the inter-county fray this week, another is about to make his eagerly-awaited return. 

Sat, 28 Mar, 2015

No rescuing Dr Crokes as Legion march on

Dr Crokes 0-15 Killarney Legion 0-17

Mon, 14 Jul, 2014

Dr Crokes command top spot

Dr Crokes enjoyed a facile victory over a decimated Kerins O’Rahilly’s side, 4-19 to 0-8, on Saturday to leapfrog them and reach top spot in the Division 1 table.

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014

Casey says Crokes must plan new route to summit

Three seasons. Three All-Ireland semi-finals.

Mon, 17 Feb, 2014

Weekend GAA previews

Our lowdown of this weekend's GAA action

Sat, 15 Feb, 2014

Support for club championship finish in calendar year

Players involved in Saturday week’s All-Ireland Club senior semi-finals support the idea of the competition finishing in the calendar year.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2014

O’Donovan: Fight for 14 shirts drives Crokes

“There is nobody sure of their starting place on this team, well — bar one — we will grant Colm [Cooper] his place I suppose!”

Thu, 17 Oct, 2013

Cosgrove keeping Mannion grounded

He’s known around Kilmacud and Stillorgan as a young man that has a humility to complement his dazzling skill but his own club men still like to keep Paul Mannion grounded.

Wed, 18 Sep, 2013

Champions Crokes can afford to take foot off gas

Dr Crokes 3-13 East Kerry 1-15

Mon, 15 Jul, 2013

Masterful Dr Crokes outclass Legion

Dr Crokes 2-18 Killarney Legion 0-7

Mon, 10 Jun, 2013

O’Leary hails his Crokes team as greatest in club’s storied history

Dr Crokes joint-manager Noel O’Leary described his players as the greatest in the Killarney club’s history after they successfully defended their Munster title.

Mon, 03 Dec, 2012

Crokes get the job done early

Dr Crokes 0-19 Castlehaven 0-12

Mon, 03 Dec, 2012

Crokes retain Munster football title

Dr. Crokes (Kerry) 0-19 Castlehaven (Cork) 0-12

Sun, 02 Dec, 2012

Looney says Crokes well motivated for final step

Different season but it’s the same old 2012 that Dr Crokes started as they didn’t mean to go on.

Fri, 30 Nov, 2012

Banner champs push Dr Crokes to the limit

Dr Crokes (Kerry) 2-08 Kilmurry-Ibrickane (Clare) 0-13

Mon, 05 Nov, 2012

Battling Ballymun forced to hang on after fine start

Ballymun Kickhams 1-12 Kilmacud Crokes 0-14

Tue, 30 Oct, 2012

Crokes cruise to three in-a-row

Dr Crokes 2-13 Dingle 0-08

Mon, 29 Oct, 2012

Crokes belatedly find their range

Dr Crokes 0-14 Laune Rangers 1-03

Mon, 15 Oct, 2012

Why clash of heavyweights will be a treat

A tempest or a treat — Portlaoise will be the scene of one or the other this afternoon.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2012

Kernan: Segregation wrong route

Crossmaglen’s three-time All-Ireland winning manager Joe Kernan has warned that separation or segregation of supporters would spell the death knell for the GAA.

Fri, 27 Jan, 2012

Facing kingpins Crossmaglen is all the motivation O’Leary and Crokes need

REVENGE will not be Dr Crokes’ key motivator ahead of their mouth-watering semi-final against All-Ireland champions Crossmaglen Rangers in February, says star forward Kieran O’Leary.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2011

Stacks still have the hunger, says Quinn

TRY telling Luke Quinn time heals all wounds.

Wed, 30 Nov, 2011

Revenge for mighty Rangers

A CRAZY and intense afternoon in Navan yesterday. This All-Ireland semi-final had it all but ultimately only victory for Ulster champions Crossmaglen Rangers.

Mon, 28 Feb, 2011

Finding Nemo just too tall a task for Crokes

THE cliché a game of two halves could have been coined for this spirited encounter in Mallow yesterday.

Mon, 31 Jan, 2011

Half right alright for Nemo

IT’S imperative to put on record that there was barely a wind in Mallow yesterday.

Mon, 31 Jan, 2011

Crokes refreshed and raring to go

DR CROKES captain Brian Looney admits the delay instaging their AIB Munster Club SFC final against Nemo Rangers has been a blessing in disguise.

Thu, 27 Jan, 2011

Kilmacud’s ominous march to Croker

A FOURTH Leinster Club SFC title for Kilmacud Crokes and the sweetest of them all, according to their manager Paddy Carr and captain Pat Burke.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2011

Cooper determined to end Crokes’ heartache

A DECADE ago, he was the teenage tyro. Dr Crokes pitched a 17 year-old in at corner-forward for the 2000 Kerry county final, but Colm Cooper’s nascent talent ensured the selection was a minimal task.

Sat, 16 Oct, 2010

O’Neill pulls out of Kildare panel

Kevin O'Neill has withdrawn from the Kildare senior football panel but reports that Mick Foley had followed suit are wide of the mark.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2010

Economical Kilmacud get well deserved pay day

IT’S BEEN a tough few months for wasteful spenders, and the backlash against squandermania continued in Croke Park yesterday.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2009

Vaughan: Crokes’ time has come

MARK VAUGHAN and the AIB Club championships have had what could best be described as a love-hate relationship in the past five years. But the enigmatic forward believes Kilmacud Crokes are finally ready to achieve All-Ireland honours.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2009

Crokes so close to being the real deal

MAYBE we shouldn’t be surprised that Dr Crokes gave Crossmaglen “a footballing lesson”, as Oisín McConville admitted, after Saturday’s All-Ireland club final draw at Croke Park.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2007

Brosnan blasts Crokes to final

IT WAS easy in the finish but for three-quarters of this AIB All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final replay at Nenagh on Saturday, the game hung in the balance.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2007

Crokes through to football final

Dr Crokes (Kerry) 2-9 Moorefield (Kildare) 0-8

Sat, 24 Feb, 2007