Kilbrittain's Philip Wall: Croker factor, twin experiences and the gravity of an All-Ireland win

A win on Saturday would bring a first All-Ireland crown back to Kilbrittain. It's not lost on Wall and Co. what it would do for a village that has endured devastating loss of late. 

AIB ambassadors Finnian Cawley (Easkey) and Philip Wall (Kilbrittain). Pic: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

"Last year, New Year's Day 2025, I was in Dingle," Kilbrittain captain Philip Wall tells us early on in our chat this week. 

For many, like Wall, Dingle is the ideal corner of the world to ring in the New Year. In 2026, however, West Kerry played very much second-fiddle to West Cork.