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Kerry star’s first game since horror car crash
By Sean Moriarty
A Kerry footballer has returned to the playing pitch for the first time since suffering serious injuries in a car crash 18 months ago.
Kilcummin Intermediate Club player, Sean O’Leary, was a passenger in a car that crashed near Abbeyfeale in July 2021. He suffered two broken legs after the horror road collision.
Now studying for a Masters's in Financial Planning at the University of Limerick, O’Leary made his competitive debut for the university’s GAA club last week.
UL GAA is preparing for the inter-colleges Sigerson Cup which gets underway in January and O’Leary lined out for a challenge game between all members of the extended panel.
“It is great to be back playing, I have been training for the last two or three months but this was a full-on 45 minutes challenge game,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.
“The right leg feels good.”
O’Leary will surely be on Jack O’Connor’s radar ahead of the business end of the Gaelic football season next summer.
RTÉ News appoints new Cork and Kerry reporter
RTÉ News has announced that Barry Gallagher will take up the role of regional news journalist for Cork, Kerry, and the wider Southern region starting this August.
Gallagher will work alongside RTÉ News’ Southern Editor Paschal Sheehy, reporting across television, radio, online, and social media platforms. He succeeds veteran broadcaster Jennie O’Sullivan, who retired in May following a 25-year reporting career with RTÉ in the region.
Gallagher joined RTÉ in 2023 as a presenter for news2day before moving on to report across flagship programs, including the Six One News, Nine O’Clock News, and Morning Ireland. His coverage has spanned major national stories, including the 2024 Olympic Games, All-Ireland Hurling Finals, and Storm Chandra.
Originally from Gartan, County Donegal, Gallagher studied journalism at D
TV presenter Frankie Foster named honorary Kerryman
Racing TV’s Frankie Foster made his debut at Killarney Racecourse during the July Festival, broadcasting the event to hundreds of thousands of online viewers.
Operating across Thursday and Friday with his signature orange microphone, the London-based presenter interviewed racegoers and highlighted the course’s scenic backdrop across social media platforms.
In recognition of his promotion of the festival, Killarney Racecourse official Brendan Fuller presented Foster with an official Kerry GAA jersey signed by goalkeeper Shane Murphy, declaring him an honorary Kerryman.
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