A special day for little Duagh

THEY have lived in the shadows for long enough, being sandwiched between bustling towns with rich football traditions in Listowel and Abbeyfeale.

The contribution of Listowel Emmetts to the Kerry football cause is well-documented with senior starting 15s peppered with surnames like Kennelly and Stack, while current panellist Brian McGuire is the latest to roll off the conveyor belt.

A few miles over the border in Limerick, the Abbeyfeale club Fr Casey’s have consistently churned out players with John Riordan, Mike Sheehan and Eoin Joy amongst those who featured in Maurice Horan’s senior plans this year.