Fossa
Fosadh
Founded:1970
County:Kerry
Colours:Red and Black
Grounds:Fossa
Playing kits
Standard colours

Fossa GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Fossa, County Kerry, Ireland. The club is concerned with the game of Gaelic football. It is a member of the East Kerry GAA board.[1]

History

Located four miles west of Killarney, County Kerry, Fossa GAA Club was founded on 11 January 1970.[2] The club leased a field from the nearby Liebherr firm in 1972 and the following year fielded its first senior team in the East Kerry League and Championship and in Division 4 of the County League.[3] Fossa won their first championship in 2016, winning the Kerry Junior Championship.[4]

Fossa won the Kerry Premier Junior title in 2022, beating Listry in the final after extra-time.[5] They went on to claim the Munster Junior title after wins over Castlemahon in the semi-final and Kilmurry in the final.[6][7] On 15 January 2023, Fossa faced Stewartstown Harps at Croke Park in the All-Ireland final. Fossa won by 0–19 to 1–13 in a bad-tempered game which featured six red cards.[8]

In Fossa's first year in the Kerry Intermediate Championship in 2023, they reached the final after a penalty shoot-out win over Austin Stacks.[9] Fossa lost the final by a point to Milltown/Castlemaine[10]

Honours

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Bord Chiarrai Thoir – East Kerry GAA Board". eastkerrygaa.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fossa GAA launch 50th anniversary book". Killarney Advertiser. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Club history". Fossa GAA website. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Sheehan, Timmy (12 November 2016). "Fossa grab second chance to claim historic county title". The Kerryman. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. ↑ O'Dowd, John (14 November 2022). "Fossa boss Adrian Sheehan's dream comes true with Premier Junior glory". The Kerryman. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Brennan, Paul (26 November 2022). "Fossa brothers lead rout against Limerick champions in Munster JFC semi-final...but it wasn't the Cliffords". The Kerryman. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Brosnan, Maurice (11 December 2022). "Cliffords combine for 1-14 as Fossa claim Munster junior football title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Fogarty, John (15 January 2023). "David Clifford leads Fossa to All-Ireland club glory in ill-tempered final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Murphy, Mortimer (11 September 2023). "Fossa sensationally beat Austin Stacks in Kerry IFC semi-final as David Clifford scores 0-13". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  10. ↑ McKeon, Conor (19 November 2023). "Footballer of the Year David Clifford suffers late free-kick agony for Fossa as Milltown-Castlemaine win Kerry IFC title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Player profiles: David Clifford". Kerry GAA website. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  12. ↑ Brosnan, Maurice (10 December 2022). "Paudie Clifford the engine in sleek Fossa machine". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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