Kennelly completes fairytale comeback

TADHG KENNELLY last night added another chapter to his fairytale sporting life by being named on the GAA Vodafone All Star football team at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin last night.

Kennelly, who spent nine years in the AFL with the Sydney Swans, quit the professional sport to return home and played a key role in Kerry’s All-Ireland success over Cork last month.

And, it was ironic that a team featuring seven Kerry and five Cork players also comprised Kildare midfielder Dermot Earley, whose father Dermot (the Army Chief of Staff) won an All Star in the company of the late Tim Kennelly in 1979.