Kerry and Tyrone: 10 Inconvenient Truths

They played nice at their respective press evenings but it’s hardly surprising that when two counties who share such a storied, chequered recent history meet, there are going to be unpalatable truths for both.

Kerry and Tyrone: 10 Inconvenient Truths
Wed, 19 Aug, 2015 - 01:00
John fogarty
John Fogarty
John Fogarty is the Irish Examiner’s GAA correspondent, with unique insights into the action on the pitch and in the Gaelic games’ corridors of power.

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