Damian Stack

Dublin

Sports Writer at The Kerryman

Kerry based sports scribbler, politics nerd, Deerhunter fan LLAP🖖

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Can Kerry’s SHC deliver another overdue champion and fairytale winner in 2025?

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

As the Kerry senior hurling championship gets underway this weekend, Damian Stacks wonders will the 2025 edition produce a fairytale win as was the case with Abbeydorney last year and Crotta O’Neills in 2023, or will one of the more serial winners lift the Neilus Flynn Cup this yearIt is never not interesting.
Damian Stack: Does Shane Ryan’s brilliance for Kerry show we don’t value old-school keeping enough?

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

Do we put enough stock on the bread and butter stuff of goalkeeping, in comparison with the flashier stuff of fly keepers and the likes? We looked down from our perch on the top floor of the main stand in Páirc Uí Chaoimh to see who was making their way over to the cameras to collect the man-of-the-match award. Probably we didn’t need the visual confirmation. David Clifford had just scored 1-8 for his side, including a beast of a goal early in the first half.
Cork player ratings after their 11-point All-Ireland SFC defeat to Kerry

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

Colm O’Callaghan and Seán Walsh were the stand-out performers in the blood and bandages on Saturday eveningMicheál Aodh Martin (Nemo Rangers) Has a pretty significant black mark against him for the concession of that early goal through a sloppy kick-out. That said redeemed himself with a good save from Brian Ó Beaglaoich and other than that early error he was accomplished on restarts.
Kerry FC top-scorer Ryan Kelliher to miss rest of season with ACL injury

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

New manager Colin Healy confirmed the Killarney man’s prognosis after leading his side to a two-nil victory over Longford Town in Mounthawk Park on Friday evening. “Yeah, it's a cruciate. He won't be playing this year, he'll be going for an operation next week,” the Cork native revealed.
Kerry player ratings after their 11-point All-Ireland SFC victory over Cork

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

Kerry player ratings after their 11-point All-Ireland SFC victory over CorkShane Ryan, Mark O’Shea and David Clifford were the stand-out performers in green and gold on Saturday eveningDavid Clifford and Tom O'Sullivan of Kerry run out before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2 match between Cork and Kerry at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.
Kerry boss Jack O’Connor hails strength of reserves as injuries worries mount

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor hails strength of reserves as injuries worries mount‘I don't know was it a case of calming fellas down. It was a case of maybe waking fellas up,’ the Dromid man saidKerry manager Jack O'Connor during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2 match between Cork and Kerry at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by David Fitzgerald/SportsfileGlass half full, or glass half empty? We’ll start with the empty.
Kerry and Cork managers united against ‘ridiculous’ 50m advantage rule for impeding mark

4 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

Kerry and Cork managers united against ‘ridiculous’ 50m advantage rule for impeding mark‘This was never what the rule was brought in for,’ Kerry boss Jack O’Connor saidKerry manager Jack O'Connor and Cork manager John Cleary after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2 match between Cork and Kerry at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.
Professional job by Kerry FC to see off Longford Town and move into play-off contention

4 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

Professional job by Kerry FC to see off Longford Town and move into play-off contentionA first-half goal by Luke Palmer was followed by a second-half penalty by Seán McGrath to confirm the victoryKerry FC's Luke Palmer in action against Longford Towns Eric Yoro (29) at Mounthawk Park on Friday evening Photo by Mark O'SullivanDamian Stack at MounthawkKerrymanToday at 22:49SSE AIRTRICITY FIRST DIVISION
Brian Hurley and Seán Brady return to bench as Cork stick with same starting fifteen

4 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

Captain Brian Hurley does, however, return to the fold, taking a place amongst the replacements having missed the game with the Royals owing to a shoulder injury. As does Seán Brady, who takes a place on the bench, having served his suspension for the rather controversial if not downright harsh red card he received in the Munster semi-final against the Kingdom. Cleary is still without the services of Tommy Walsh of Kanturk and Clyda Rovers Conor Corbett through injury.
Kerry FC won’t ‘take anything for granted’ against Longford Town insists manager Colin Healy

4 weeks ago | independent.ie | Damian Stack

The Kingdom will face the bottom two in the table over the next two roundsNot for the first time this season the Kingdom took on the prohibitive favourites for the title and left the field of play with heads held high, just not with any points on the board.