Person: Fossa

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

gaa

Hat-trick hero Conor Hayes inspires Tralee CBS to Corn Uí Mhuirí glory

Playing into the teeth of a gale in the second period, Tralee CBS looked in right trouble of suffering a third Corn Uí Mhuirí final defeat in four years

gaa

Seamus Moynihan says David Clifford’s captaincy right at any age

When Seamus Moynihan was handed the Kerry captaincy for 2000, as a result of East Kerry winning the county championship, David Clifford was only months old.

gaa

St Brendan’s overcome two own goals to qualify for Corn Uí Mhuirí final

The Killarney side survived a testing challenge from St Francis College, Rochestown, in Mallow today.

gaa

Cork's spine, sideline spoiling, and Clifford's leadership: Talking points from the weekend's GAA action

gaa

New book tells tales of Fossa’s golden years

other

Seán Kelly: How can we stop the inter-county lion from eating its club cubs?

Presentation Milltown create history with first Dunloe Cup

Presentation Milltown produced a stunning performance to get the better of a fancied St Brendan’s, Killarney, in the Dunloe Cup final to claim their first ‘A’ Schools title in the Kingdom.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2019

The Sem take thrilling win over rivals Tralee CBS in Corn Uí Mhuirí

After a titanic battle, St Brendan's College Killarney just edged out rivals Tralee CBS to top Group D of the Corn Uí Mhuirí at Connolly Park this afternoon.

Wed, 27 Nov, 2019

St Brendan's secure sixth O’Sullivan Cup title of the decade

St Brendan's College Killarney repeated their Corn Uí Mhuirí success of just seven days earlier with a 12-point victory

Wed, 20 Nov, 2019

David Clifford goal helps East Kerry win first title in 20 years

Watched by an impressive 8,258 crowd in Austin Stack Park, Dr Crokes were a distant second best and so it will be club championship winners Austin Stacks that represent the county against Nemo Rangers in next Sunday’s provincial semi-final.

Sun, 10 Nov, 2019

David Clifford shoots East Kerry into SFC final

David Clifford gave a flawless exhibition of shooting as his nine points, seven from play, guided East Kerry to the division’s first Kerry SFC final in 20 years.

Sun, 27 Oct, 2019

Sem show little mercy to Chriost Rí

St Brendan’s were merciless in putting Coláiste Chriost Rí to the sword at Cill Na Martra today, winning by 27 points in wet conditions.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2019

Clifford has last word as East Kerry leave O’Rahilly’s feeling blue

An epic encounter in Tralee, adorned by stunning displays on both sides — none more so than Kerin’s O’Rahilly’s David Moran.

Mon, 07 Oct, 2019

East Kerry hold firm to scupper Stacks in six-goal thriller

This eagerly anticipated affair didn’t disappoint as East Kerry overcame a strong second-half comeback by Austin Stacks to run out six-point winners and dump the Tralee club out of the championship.

Mon, 30 Sep, 2019

Saturday night fever: How the stars align

As we cast about for signs ahead of this evening’s replay, Michael Moynihan suggested a face-off between Castleknock’s Colin Farrell and Fossa’s Michael Fassbender, seeing some eerie omens for each county in their film roles.

Sat, 14 Sep, 2019

'Every young lad in Kerry wanted to be the Gooch. Now they all want to be David Clifford'

Whether it was pulling 99s in the shop or carving up opposition defences on the pitch, everyone could see something very special in the Fossa youngster, writes Christy O’Connor.

Sat, 31 Aug, 2019

East Kerry blitz Brendan’s to claim glory

East Kerry’s dominance of Kerry underage football continued as their minors completed the four in a row as they saw off the stern challenge of St Brendan’s side at a rain-lashed Austin Stack Park last night.

Tue, 27 Aug, 2019

Galway end Kerry's 34-game winning streak in minor football championship

Kerry’s bid for a sixth consecutive All-Ireland minor football title is over as Galway, with a strong final quarter effort, ended the Kingdom’s 34-game unbeaten run at this level.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

Costello: ‘All the minor boss is doing is polishing diamonds’

Eoghan Cormican How do you guard against complacency amongst a bunch of 16 and 17-year olds when they’ve already dismantled this evening’s opposition, to the tune of 16 points, just a few weeks ago?

Sat, 22 Jun, 2019

Kerry make one change ahead of Munster MFC final against Cork

Kerry have made one change for their Munster MFC final clash with Cork on Saturday in Páirc Uí Chaomh.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2019

Kerry boss Keane includes four debutants for Clare clash

Kerry manager Peter Keane has included four debutants in his first championship side, which will take on Clare in Cusack Park in tomorrow night’s Munster SFC semi-final (7pm).

Fri, 31 May, 2019

Kingdom charge on to another date with Cork

Kerry and Cork will contest the Munster MFC decider on June 22 after Clare failed to spring the necessary upset in Tralee yesterday evening.

Fri, 24 May, 2019

One change for Kerry minors as they bid for 32nd win in a row

Kerry minor manager James Costello has made one change to his team for tomorrow's Munster MFC Phase 2 round-robin game against Clare at Austin Stack Park (7pm).

Wed, 22 May, 2019

Development squads not top of the pile in Kerry, says Costello

Kerry minor manager James Costello says the development squad system in the county is not creating a culture of elitism.

Mon, 06 May, 2019

Eastern promise delivering in spades for Keane’s Kerry

Earlier this week, a graphic posted on Twitter by Mayo GAA blog Ah Ref! revealed that players from the west of the county had seen the most action in this year’s Allianz League campaign to-date with 45%.

Fri, 29 Mar, 2019

Kerry show second-half steel to put paid to Cork

Munster JFC final

Thu, 28 Jun, 2018

Kerry v Leitrim - GAA Football All-Ireland Junior Championship Semi-Final

Jimmy Keane blasts downgrading of junior football championship

Kerry junior football manager Jimmy Keane described the lack of interest in this year’s competition as a “total disaster”.

Wed, 27 Jun, 2018

Bryan Sheehan: Give David Clifford time

Bryan Sheehan feels it may take two years for David Clifford to adapt fully to life as a senior inter-county player.

Wed, 02 May, 2018

David Clifford to make senior debut for Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s Kerry

Teenage phenomenon David Clifford will make his senior debut for Kerry against Donegal on Sunday.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2018

Ciarán Kilkenny believes David Clifford won’t be lured by AFL

Ciarán Kilkenny will spend the coming months scanning the horizon, weighing up exactly where the greatest threats to Dublin’s four-in-a-row bid will come from.

Sat, 23 Sep, 2017

Clifford helps set up Kerry for historic four in a row

Somewhere, high up or low down in the Croke Park stands yesterday, scouts with Australian accents sat with their eyes trained on David Clifford.

Mon, 21 Aug, 2017

Kerry’s Munster’s dominance confirmed in stunning style

Electric Ireland Munster MFC final

Mon, 03 Jul, 2017

Clare minors must write a new legend

That famous win over Kerry in ’92, as you’d expect, has been referenced on more than one occasion in the Clare minor camp these past few weeks.

Sat, 01 Jul, 2017

Cork IT pass Dohenys test

Cork IT 0-10

Tue, 20 Jun, 2017

Michael Fassbender gave this Irish band a massive shout out on Jimmy Fallon

Not only that, he gave the village of Fossa a lot of love too.

Wed, 17 May, 2017

Minding and marking Kerry's teenage star David Clifford

One hundred and ten metres down the Páirc Ui Rinn pitch from where Cork minor Evan Murphy was blasting an opening goal after nine seconds of their knockout duel with Kerry on Wednesday night, David Clifford was shaking the shock out of his green and gold colleagues.

Thu, 11 May, 2017

Shane Hickey under pressure from Adam Donoghue 10/5/2017

David Clifford the Kerry hero in defeat of Cork

Kerry 2-17 Cork 1-10: We’ve been here before, you know. Just a month and a half ago, to be precise.

Thu, 11 May, 2017

Kingdom firepower too much for Banner

Kerry unleashed their superior firepower in the opening half of this Electric Ireland Munster MFC quarter-final against a Clare side caught in the headlights in near perfect conditions at the Austin Stack Park last night.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2017

Kerry have four survivors from last year’s final win

There are four survivors from last year’s All-Ireland-winning team on the Kerry side to face Clare in the Electric Ireland Munster MFC quarter-final in Tralee this evening (7pm).

Tue, 11 Apr, 2017

No stopping Kerry minors' Munster dominance

Kerry 3-14 Cork 3-8: A four in a row of Munster MFC titles for Kerry at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday as they powered on in the final quarter to outlast Cork.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

Tyrone boss Mickey Harte recalls Niall Morgan and Darren McCurry

Tyrone have made two changes for Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final replay with Cavan in Clones (4pm).

Fri, 01 Jul, 2016

Manager says spirit key as depleted Austin Stacks storm home

Austin Stacks 1-16 East Kerry 2-08: Six unanswered points in the final quarter propelled Austin Stacks to a hard-fought first round Kerry SFC victory in this opening game of Saturday’s Lewis Road double-header.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Peter Keane content as Kerry minors get the job done

Kerry 1-13 Clare 1-6: A workmanlike second-half display – in which Kerry outscored their hosts 0-5 to 0-1 in the 20-minute period directly after half-time – eased the reigning All- Ireland champions into a fifth consecutive Munster MFC decider.

Thu, 12 May, 2016

Peter Keane happy to be over ‘first step’ as Kerry destroy Waterford

Kerry 2-21 Waterford 1-2: For Kerry, few questions were asked. For Waterford, the questions continue to stack up.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2016

Tonight’s Munster Minor Football quarter-final match previews

A look ahead to tonight’s three games...

Wed, 13 Apr, 2016

Killarney's St. Brendans triumph in Hogan Cup

St Brendan’s, Killarney 2-13 St Patrick’s College, Maghera 2-6

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

Fossa Rowing Club access case put back to let tempers cool

A farm family had no choice but to defend proceedings against a 123-year-old rowing club, some of whose members had “aggressively pursued” a claim for a right of way through the lands, a judge said yesterday.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2016

Easy win for St Brendan's as they conquer Clonmel for their 21st Corn Uí Mhuirí win

St Brendan’s, Killarney 5-21 High School Clonmel 0-7

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

St Brendan’s slam brakes on Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne’s drive for five

Corn Uí Mhuirí - St Brendan’s, Killarney 1-14 Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 0-4: This far, but no further, was the stark message issued to Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne as the students of St Brendan’s, Killarney closed the door on their five-in-a-row bid.

Thu, 21 Jan, 2016

Kerry’s Liebherr take Munster crown

Liebherr (Kerry) 0-18

Fri, 04 Dec, 2015

Puzzles hub