Irish soccer hero Liam Brady will be the guest speaker at the tenth anniversary Liam O’Connor Show at St Brendan’s College in April.

The annual show, led by local musician and legendary accordionist Liam O’Connor is one of the highlights of the school year.
Past guest speakers included the voice of the GAA, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, president of University College Cork Dr. Michael Murphy, renowned rugby coach Joe Schmidt, legendary Hurling manager Brian Cody alongside RTE GAA commentator Marty Morrissey, rugby players Mick Galway and Tony Buckley, Kerry footballer Kieran Donaghy and Galway hurler Joe Canning.
Brady played 72 times for Ireland and his illustrious career included trophy-winning spells with Arsenal in England and Juventus in Italy.
Later he became an astute soccer pundit on RTE alongside Johnny Giles and Eamon Dunphy. His recently-published autobiography also reveals his broad musical tastes, including Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones and Pavarotti.
“As you can imagine, Liam Brady has enormous demands on his time, so I am absolutely delighted to announce his appearance as we celebrate 10 years of the Liam O’Connor Show at St Brendan’s College in Killarney,” said O’Connor.
Also appearing on what promises to be another momentous night for Irish music will be O’Connor’s own family band featuring Saoirse on vocals, concertina and keyboards, Oisín, who plays guitars, keyboards and percussion, and Cillian on drums, as well as the St Brendan’s College Choir and Music Group.
St Brendan’s College has a fine reputation on the music front, not least because of the skills of two remarkably dedicated music teachers in Niamh O’Connell and Mish O’Donoghue.
The 2024 Liam O’Connor Show will take place on April 18 at 8 pm at St Brendan’s College.Tickets are already available for purchase from www.ticketstop.ie