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St Michael's Listowel Win Kerry Colleges Senior Football Championship

St Michael's College of Listowel defeated St Brendan's Killarney in Tralee to secure their first Kerry colleges senior football title in 48 years.

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St Michael's College from Listowel won the Kerry Colleges Senior Football Championship by defeating St Brendan's Killarney in Tralee on Thursday, the Irish Examiner reported. The final of the O'Sullivan Cup ended with a scoreline of 2-16 to 3-12. Joint captains Odhran Buckley and Ronan Sheridan received the trophy following the match. [1]

The match was decided in the final moments by a late free kick from Odhran Buckley, according to the Irish Examiner. The victory marks the first O'Sullivan Cup title for St Michael's in 48 years. The win also makes them only the third non-Corn Uí Mhuirí school in 30 years to claim the Kerry title. [1]

St Michael's College is an all-boys secondary school located in Listowel, serving the town and the greater north Kerry area. The school sits on the banks of the River Feale along Cahirdown Road. [2]

Christy Killeen and Weeshie Lynch of Kerry Post Primary Schools presented the O'Sullivan Cup to the winning joint captains after the game, the Irish Examiner reported. [1]

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In short

  • St Michael's Listowel defeated St Brendan's Killarney 2-16 to 3-12 to win the O'Sullivan Cup.
  • The victory gave St Michael's their first Kerry colleges senior football championship in 48 years.
  • A late free kick scored by joint captain Odhran Buckley decided the final in Tralee.
  • St Michael's is an all-boys secondary school situated on Cahirdown Road in Listowel.

Sources

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  1. [1]St Michael's Listowel stun the Sem to claim first Kerry colleges title in 48 yearsirishexaminer.com, 16h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]St Michael's College, Listowel on Wikipedia
  2. [3]University of Florida Taser incident on Wikipedia
  3. [4]Kerry on Grokipedia
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  5. [6]Michael Brennan Wins Baycurrent Classic in Japan for Third PGA Tour Victory FTMQ News, 3d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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