A Kerry GAA Legends side will face a Kerry Soccer Legends team in a charity match this Friday evening at Mounthawk Park in Tralee.
The game is in aid of Alex Fitzgerald, a four-year-old boy from Tralee who was diagnosed with cancer last year. Alex has undergone 10 rounds of chemotherapy but still has a long road ahead with another year of treatment expected. Doctors are currently in the process of harvesting Alex’s stem cells as he will need a bone-marrow transplant in the future.
All funds raised from the game will go towards funding trips for Alex and his parents, John and Siobhan, to Crumlin Children's Hospital where he receives treatment.
14 April 2023; Kerry FC manager Billy Dennehy speaks with his players during a break in play during the SSE Airtricity Men's First Division match between Waterford and Kerry at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile
Players confirmed for the Kerry GAA Legends include Maurice Fitzgerald, Seamus Moynihan, Darran O'Sullivan, Aidan O'Mahony and Brendan Kealy.
For the Soccer Legends, former Shamrock Rovers man Billy Dennehy - who managed Kerry FC last year and is now the club's sporting director - will line out along with club COO Steven Conway, former player Shane Guthrie and Tralee man Stephen Kelly, who was on the books at Arsenal.
"Going back when Kerry FC was formed, Steven has mentioned about running a legends game at some point," said Dennehy.
"Then over the last few months meeting with Alex and his family, being a neighbour of theirs, I could see first-hand what they are going through and thinking of ways we could help.
"This game was then the perfect opportunity for the game to have a proper purpose. Everyone has been brilliant with their engagement and we’ve received huge support from both the players and the community."
Tickets for the game, which kicks off at 7pm on Friday, February 2nd, can be purchased through the Kerry FC website. You can also donate towards Alex's care through GoFundMe.
30 August 2009; Seamus Scanlon, Kerry. GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final, Kerry v Meath, Croke Park, Dublin. Picture credit: Brian Lawless / SPORTSFILE
Confirmed Kerry GAA Legends
Darran O'Sullivan
Barry John Keane
Maurice Fitzgerald
Brendan Kealy
Kieran O’Leary
Paul O’Connor
Shane Enright
Aidan O’Mahony
Seamus Moynihan
Daniel Bohan
Seamus Scanlon
Big night Friday for little Alex. Maurice Fitzgerald on frees and penos, Seamus Moynihan playing the Roy Keane role, @Darransull86 has been flat out training to play the Giggs role on the left. I’m also there for the Tony Cascarino role if needed @KieranOLeary87 is our Messi https://t.co/T7eNtyCFUf
— Kieran Donaghy (@starryboy14) January 30, 2024
Confirmed Kerry FC Soccer Legends
David Hennessy (Waterford, Cobh)
Derek o Shea (Tralee Dynamos)
Timmy Lynch (Limerick FC, Classic)
Kieran O Sullivan (Listowel Celtic)
Maurice O Rahilly (Tralee Dynamos)
Brian Fitzgerald (Cobh Ramblers, Tralee Dynamos)
Mark Fitzgerald Tralee Dynamos)
David Conway (Limerick FC, Park, Tralee Dynamos)
Steven Conway (Limerick FC, Lisselton, Tralee Dynamos, Fairview Rangers, Boston Bolts USL)
Billy Dennehy (Shelbourne, Sunderland, Derry City, Shamrock Rovers, Cork City, Limerick City)
Brian O'Reilly (Killarney Athletic)
Shane Doolan (Killarney Athletic)
Shane Guthrie (Cork City, Shamrock Rovers, Cobh Ramblers, Limerick FC, Kerry FC)
Steven O'Mahony (Limerick FC, Tralee Dynamos)
Sean Kelly (Arsenal, Cork City, Galway Utd, Limerick FC, Lansdowne Boys)
Tommy Keane (Listowel Celtic)
John McDonagh (Killarney Celtic)
Gary Keane (Killarney Celtic)
Brian Spillane (Killarney Celtic)
James Sugrue (Limerick FC, Tralee Dynamos)
Jonathan Burrows (Kerry Oscar Traynor, Tralee Dynamos)
Chris Kerins (St Patrick’s Athletic, Limerick FC, Lisselton)
Con Barrett (Park FC)
Eoin O'Mahony (Lisselton)
Paul Russell (Killorglin AFC)
Peter McCarthy (Limerick FC, Killarney Celtic)
Ger Lovett (Lisselton)
Dustin Driscoll (Kerry Oscar Traynor, Camp Utd)
Joe Sheehy (Dingle Bay Rovers, Lisselton)
Luke Burgess (Dingle Bay Rovers)
