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Healy family to host fundraising football blitz in memory of Thomas

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Beaufort GAA Chairman Maurice Foley (left) and Beaufort GAA Secretary Bridget Hartnett (right) with Michael, Julie, Ger and Danny Healy at the launch of the Thomas Healy Memorial Football Blitz.

All roads will lead to Beaufort on Sunday, July 7 when the Healy family welcome clubs from all over Kerry to the Thomas Healy Memorial Football Blitz.

Talented young sportsman Thomas sadly passed away on July 7, 2021 at just 14 years of age and his family and friends will host the seven-a-side tournament in his honour, while also raising much-needed funds for the nearby St Francis Special School.

Proceedings get under way at 2pm at Beaufort GAA grounds with a fantastic day of football and entertainment in store.

Several U20 teams from the Mid Kerry and Killarney areas are set to participate in the blitz, as well as St Michael’s-Foilmore (the last team Thomas played against) and Dingle (the next team he would have played against). The on-field matters will be co-ordinated by 10-time All-Ireland winner Mary Jo Curran and her former Kerry teammate Nora Foley-Hallissey.

Those in attendance on the day will be treated to football, food and fun with a kids’ zone for the little ones, an auction with some great items going under the hammer, a raffle, and music from DJ Gavin O’Leary.

Food will be provided free of charge thanks to the generosity of local businesses and an army of home bakers.

Many of our readers may have come across a Healy family member selling tickets for the Grand Prize Draw over the past two months. If you haven’t already bought your tickets, time and tickets are fast running out. To be in with a chance of winning anything from a pair of All-Ireland tickets, to hotel stays, to a golf outing, to a rare-breed calf - all generously sponsored by family friends and local businesses - seek out one of the Healys over the next week. You can also Revolut your details to ‘danny43jd’. Tickets are €10 each or €50 for a book of six.

All proceeds from this draw will be presented to St Francis Special School in Beaufort – a very worthy and deserving local cause.

Please support this fantastic fundraiser and help honour the memory of Thomas Healy, a brilliant young footballer and soccer player who was sadly taken from us far too soon.

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Home cup tie for St Paul’s could be epic

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7 November 2025

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Paudie O’Connor National Cup (Round 1)

Utility Trust St Paul’s v GCU Brunell

Saturday 7.30pm

Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre

The St Paul’s women’s team will be hoping to get their National Cup adventure off the ground on Saturday when they welcome 2024 champions Brunell to Killarney. Tip-off in the Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre is at 7.30pm.

Paul’s have displayed some fine early season form, although their unbeaten start in the Super League came to an abrupt end last weekend when they lost to the Trinity Meteors in Dublin. James Fleming’s side weren’t at their best on the day but they were well in contention heading into the final quarter with the scores at 47-45 in favour of the hosts. The Meteors pushed on in the fourth, however, eventually running out 63-53 winners.

St Paul’s scorers on the night were Maisie Burnham (13), Tara Cousins (12), Lorraine Scanlon (12), Lovisa Hevinder (9), Denise Dunlea (5) and Leah McMahon (2).

The Killarney club are now joint second in the table alongside the Meteors with both teams holding a 4-1 record. Killester are top having won each of their first five games.

Paul’s opponents on Saturday, Brunell, have won three out of five league matches so far.

LAKERS

The Utility Trust St Paul’s Lakers have now won three of their last four games in Division 1 of the Men’s National League following an impressive home victory over Moycullen in Killarney.

Eoin Carroll and Jack O’Sullivan made significant contributions of the Boys in Black; Carroll hit 17 points and collected 13 rebounds while O’Sullivan had 14 points, 12 rebounds and some spectacular blocks.

Steve Kelly posted 30 points and the durable Sam Grant played every second, adding 21 points along the way.

The Lakers started well before the visitors found their footing and the sides went in level at the half-time break after scores by home captain Carroll. There was still nothing to separate the teams entering the fourth quarter (68-65) but buckets by Carroll, Pablo Murcia and Grant opened up a nine-point lead. Moycullen fought back admirably, however, cutting the deficit to just four, but Luke O’Hea’s charges held firm to prevail by eight (88-80).

Next up is a cup tie against the Tipperary Talons, a side they defeated by 30 points just a couple of weeks ago. The cup can be very different to the league, though, and they will need another solid performance to advance to the next round. Tip-off in in Killenaule is at 6.30pm on Saturday.

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Chances of Kerry v Cork Munster final in 2026 decrease as Munster GAA delay seeding plan

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After facing a backlash from Limerick, Clare, Waterford and Tipperary players, Munster GAA have postponed their plan to keep Cork and Kerry separate in the 2026 Munster Football Championship.

The new seeding system – which gives the two highest ranked Munster teams in the National League byes to separate semi-finals – will now come into play in 2027, twelve months later than initially planned.

This will give Clare and Limerick a chance to earn promotion to Division 2 of the league, potentially overtaking Cork if the Rebels were to get relegated to Division 3.

Despite traditionally being the two main contenders for Munster football honours, Kerry and Cork haven’t met in a provincial decider since 2021. The Kingdom have won each of the finals since then (one versus Limerick and three versus Clare) by an average margin of 15.75 points.

More high-profile Kerry v Cork finals might be desirable for fans of those teams, businesses in Killarney and Cork, and neutrals alike but Munster GAA’s plans to effectively keep the great rivals on opposite sides of the draw understandably drew criticism from the other participating counties. A statement by the GPA confirmed that players from Limerick, Clare, Waterford and Tipp had met via Zoom to discuss the matter. They were said to be “deeply disappointed and concerned” by the decision.

The 12-month delay will at least give two of those disaffected teams an opportunity to benefit from the new seeding process.

The draw for the 2026 Munster Football Championship will take place on November 27 under the old rules. As 2025 finalists, Kerry and Clare will get byes to the last four (but they will not necessarily be kept apart).

Nine members of Kerry’s squad are up for All-Stars at tonight’s awards ceremony in Dublin with Joe O’Connor and David Clifford also in contention for the prestigious Footballer of the Year award.

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