By Sean Moriarty

Rathmore GAA Club celebrated its most-successful season ever with a gala awards presentation at the weekend.

Aidan O’Mahony receives his award from Chairman Kieran O’Keeffe after his final day with the team in Croke Park. Photo: Seamus Healy

Debra Houlihan and Diane O’Leary attending Rathmore awards night last Saturday in The Killarney Heights. Photo: Seamus Healy

Rathmore management team Dan O’Sullivan Denis Moynihan Kieran O’Keeffe (Chairman) and Tim Cronin. Photo: Seamus Healy

Rathmore Player of the Year 2022 Brian Friel receives his Footballer of the Year award from Kenneth O’Keeffe who was the winner in 2021. Photo: Seamus Healy

Rathmore players with silverware won in 2022. From l-r were: Mark Ryan Paul Murphy Shane Ryan Aidan O’Mahony Kenneth O’Keeffe and Killian O’Connor. Photo: Seamus Healy

Rathmore secretary Mike Cronin received the Club Merit award for 2022 from Denis McCrohan who received the award in 2021. Photo: Seamus Healy

Rathmore player Fionn Murphy received an All Star award from Chairman Kieran O’Keeffe. Fionn was selected in the Minor Team of the Year in 2022. Photo: Seamus Healy

Shane Ryan and Paul Murphy with Rathmore Chairman Kieran O’Keeffe were recognised for their All-Ireland final win with Kerry. Photo: Seamus Healy

The club celebrated a never-to-be-forgotten 2022 at the Killarney Heights Hotel and honoured some of its star players that led both club and county to national success over the last 12 months.

Former Kerry footballer, Aidan O’Mahony, who announced his retirement from football late last year, was honoured for his commitment to the club over the years.

The club won three major titles last season and the Kerry, Munster and All-Ireland Intermediate Championship cups were on display. The management team of Tim Cronin, Denis Moynihan and Dan O’Sullivan were also honoured on the night.

“It was an absolutely marvellous night and one to be remembered – we had a highly successful year to celebrate,” club PRO Diarmuid McCarthy told the Killarney Advertiser.

The club also supplied two players to Jack O’Connor’s All-Ireland-winning Kerry team and both Kerry goalkeeper Shane Ryan and half-back Paul Murphy were also recognised on the night.

“Our two county players had a wonderful year,” said Diarmuid.

Brian Friel was named as the Club Player of the Year and the prestigious Club Person of the Year award went to secretary Mike Cronin.

“It was richly deserved, I don’t know how Mike keeps on top of everything,” added the PRO.

Minor Fionn Murphy was also honoured after he won an All Star award for Kerry last season.

The club PRO thanked the organising committee, Deborah Daly, Emma Copper-Buckley, Tim O’Brien, Fintan Twomey and Don Casey for putting on an event that “was organised to a tee".