1995 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1995 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	10 June - 8 October 1995
Teams	18
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Laune Rangers (9th title) Gerard Murphy (captain) John Evans (manager)
Runners-up	East Kerry Séamus Moynihan (captain) Tommy O'Regan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	38 (2.11 per match)
Points scored	349 (19.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paud O'Donoghue (0-20)
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The 1995 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 95th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. ^[1] The championship ran from 10 June to 8 October 1995.

Austin Stacks entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Spa-Gneeveguilla in the second round. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 8 October 1995 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Laune Rangers and East Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Laune Rangers won the match by 1-07 to 0-06 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^{[4] [5]}

East Kerry's Paud O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 0-20.

Results

Round 1

Killarney Legion v Kerins O'Rahilly's

10 June 1995Round 1	Killarney Legion	0-10 - 0-07	Kerins O'Rahilly's	FitzGerald Stadium
	C O'Grady 0-5, S Culloty 0-2, D Culloty 0-1, S O'Dwyer 0-1, J Culloty 0-1.		C O'Brien 0-3, N O'Sullivan 0-2, I Mellerick 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.

West Kerry v John Mitchels

11 June 1995Round 1	West Kerry	0-11 - 1-08	John Mitchels	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	S Geaney 0-4, M Moriarty 0-2, C O'Donnell 0-2, J Ferriter 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1.		K Murphy 1-0, F O'Brien 0-3, A Moynihan 0-3, O Kelliher 0-1, JJ Sheehy 0-1.

West Kerry v John Mitchels

4 July 1995Round 1 replay	West Kerry	1-12 - 0-07	John Mitchels	Austin Stack Park
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, J Ferriter 1-0, C O'Donnell 0-2, S Geaney 0-2, M Ó Conchúir 0-1, C O'Dowd 0-1.		F O'Brien 0-4, M O'Connor 0-1, J Higgins 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1.

Round 2

Kenmare v St. Kieran's

10 June 1995Round 2	Kenmare	2-11 - 2-06	St. Kieran's	Fr. Breen Park
	M Price 1-3, J O'Sullivan 1-0, T Spillane 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-2, P Spillane 0-2, T Clifford 0-1, T Óg O'Brien 0-1.		S Lambe 1-0, J McGlynn 1-0, S McElligott 0-3, K Scanlon 0-2, P Dennehy 0-1.

Mid Kerry v St. Brendan's

11 June 1995Round 2	Mid Kerry	2-09 - 1-07	St. Brendan's	Páirc de Búrca
	M Burke 1-3, G Doyle 1-2, V O'Donoghue 0-2, G McGrath 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		S Wallace 1-1, S Murphy 0-2, K Boyle 0-1, B McElligott 0-1, J Enright 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.

Killarney Legion v Annascaul

2 July 1995Round 2	Killarney Legion	0-11 - 2-15	Annascaul	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Culloty 0-4, D O'Donoghue 0-2, S Culloty 0-2, S O'Dwyer 0-2, J McGillycuddy 0-1.		G Farrell 1-5, D Lynch 1-0, S Driscoll 0-3, B Driscoll 0-3, G Williams 0-2, M Moynihan 0-1, S Farrell 0-1.

Spa-Gneeveguilla v Austin Stacks

7 July 1995Round 2	Spa-Gneeveguilla	0-12 - 1-05	Austin Stacks	Gneeveguilla Grounds
	Murphy 0-5, S Óg O'Leary 0-3, A O'Donovan 0-3, C Gleeson 0-1.		D Aherne 1-2, O Moynihan 0-2, W Kirby 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Castleisland Desmonds

7 July 1995Round 2	Feale Rangers	0-10 - 2-07	Castleisland Desmonds	Páirc na nGael
	M Kennelly 0-3, B Scanlon 0-1, S Stack 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, T Dillon 0-1.		J Brennan 0-2, M Downey 0-3, N Greaney 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.

West Kerry v Dr. Crokes

9 July 1995Round 2	West Kerry	1-11 - 1-12	Dr. Crokes	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	D Ó Cinnéide 1-4, J Ferriter 0-2, D Ó Sé 0-1, C O'Dowd 0-1, F Ó Sé 0-1, C O'Donnell 0-1, J Dorgan 0-1.		G O'Shea 1-2, P O'Shea 0-4, R Neher 0-2, N O'Leary 0-1, D Cooper 0-1, B Clarke 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.

East Kerry v South Kerry

9 July 1995Round 2	East Kerry	2-15 - 3-11	South Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Donoghue 0-6, J Crowley 1-2, S Moynihan 1-2, D Fitzgerald 0-2, D Dineen 0-1, C Long 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1.		J O'Shea 1-2, M Fitzgerald 0-5, R Quigley 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, K O'Dwyer 0-2, K Burns 0-1, SP O'Sullivan 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Shannon Rangers

10 July 1995Round 2	Laune Rangers	1-10 - 0-11	Shannon Rangers	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	C Kearney 1-1, T Fleming 0-4, B O'Shea 0-2, L Hassett 0-2, P Griffin 0-1.		J Kennedy 0-5, L Flaherty 0-2, L Weir 0-2, J O'Connell 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Laune Rangers v Spa-Gneeveguilla

28 July 1995Quarter-final	Laune Rangers	2-10 - 1-03	Spa-Gneeveguilla	Austin Stack Park
	T Fleming 0-5, C Kearney 1-0, B O'Sullivan 1-0, L Hassett 0-1, J Shannon 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1.		Mossie Cronin 1-0, A O'Donovan 0-1, Maurice Cronin 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1.

Kenmare v Castleisland Desmonds

29 July 1995Quarter-final	Kenmare	0-13 - 1-08	Castleisland Desmonds	FitzGerald Stadium
	F O'Sullivan 0-3, L Lynch 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, T Óg O'Brien 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S McIntyre 0-1, J Moriarty 0-1.		N Greaney 1-0, D Browne 0-3, J Brennan 0-2, D Hanafin 0-1, M Lyons 0-1.

East Kerry v Dr. Crokes

29 July 1995Quarter-final	East Kerry	0-16 - 0-09	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Donoghue 0-9, D Dineen 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.		P O'Shea 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, G O'Shea 0-2, D Cooper 0-1, V Casey 0-1, R Neher 0-1.

Annascaul v Mid Kerry

30 July 1995Quarter-final	Annascaul	1-13 - 1-07	Mid Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	W Lynch 1-1, G Farrell 0-3, B Driscoll 0-2, M Moynihan 0-2, T Falvey 0-2, S O'Driscoll 0-2, G Williams 0-1.		M Burke 1-0, G McGrath 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, G Doyle 0-1, F Kelliher 0-1, J Daly 0-1.

Semi-finals

Laune Rangers v Kenmare

24 September 1995Semi-final	Laune Rangers	3-12 - 2-04	Kenmare	Austin Stack Park
	L Hassett 2-0, T Fleming 0-6, G Murphy 1-1, P Griffin 0-3, C Kearney 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1.		L Lynch 1-0, F O'Sullivan 1-0, P Spillane 0-2, T Spillane 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

East Kerry v Annascaul

24 September 1995Semi-final	East Kerry	2-12 - 2-11	Annascaul	Austin Stack Park
	D O'Donoghue 2-1, J Crowley 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-3, S Moynihan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.		G Farrell 1-3, W Lynch 1-1, B O'Driscoll 0-2, S Farrell 0-2, S O'Driscoll 0-1, K O'Driscoll 0-1, M Moynihan 0-1.

Final

Laune Rangers v East Kerry

8 October 1995Final	Laune Rangers	1-07 - 0-06	East Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	G Murphy 1-0, T Fleming 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, J Shannon 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, S Moynihan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-20	20	4	5.00
2	Gene Farrell	Annascaul	2-11	17	3	5.66
	Timmy Fleming	Laune Rangers	0-17	17	4	4.25
4	Dara Ó Cinnéide	West Kerry	1-10	13	2	6.50
	John Crowley	East Kerry	1-10	13	4	3.25
6	Dermot Lynch	Annascaul	3-02	11	3	3.66
7	David O'Donoghue	East Kerry	2-04	10	4	2.50
	Liam Hassett	Laune Rangers	2-04	10	4	2.50
9	Martin Burke	Mid Kerry	2-03	9	2	4.50
	Séamus Moynihan	East Kerry	2-03	9	4	2.25

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-09	9	Dr. Crokes
2	Gene Farrell	Annascaul	1-05	8	Killarney Legion
3	David O'Donoghue	East Kerry	2-01	7	Annascaul
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	West Kerry	1-04	7	Dr. Crokes
5	Liam Hassett	Laune Rangers	2-00	6	Kenmare
	Michael Price	Kenmare	1-03	6	St. Kieran's
	Martin Burke	Mid Kerry	1-03	6	St. Brendan's
	Gene Farrell	Annascaul	1-03	6	East Kerry
	Timmy Fleming	Laune Rangers	0-06	6	Kenmare
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	West Kerry	0-06	6	John Mitchels
	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-06	6	South Kerry

References

1. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "25 Years On – We Remember the team of 1994". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
3. "Stacks gather to remember '69 and '94". The Kerryman. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
4. "1995". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
5. "Jubilee Teams 1995-1996". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.