St Michaels Listowel Wins First Kerry Colleges Title in 48 Years

St Michael's Listowel won the Kerry Colleges Senior Football Championship on Thursday in Tralee, as reported by the Irish Examiner and the Irish Independent. The team secured the O'Sullivan Cup with a 2-16 to 3-12 victory over St Brendan's Killarney. A dramatic late free kick scored by Odhran Buckley decided the match in favour of St Michael's. [1][2]

The victory marks the first O'Sullivan Cup title for St Michael's Listowel in 48 years, according to both the Irish Examiner and the Irish Independent. The Irish Examiner reported that St Michael's is only the third school outside of the Munster Colleges Senior Football Championship to claim the Kerry title in 30 years, and the first non-Corn Uí Mhuirí school to do so in that timeframe. [1][2]

The defeat also denied St Brendan's Killarney a 50th title, according to the Irish Independent. Following the match, joint captains Odhran Buckley and Ronan Sheridan were presented with the O'Sullivan Cup by Christy Killeen and Weeshie Lynch of Kerry Post Primary Schools, the Irish Examiner reported. [1][2]