Dara Ó Cinnéide- All-Ireland winning Kerry captain. Turning 50. Life

Dara Ó Cinnéide- All-Ireland winning Kerry captain. Turning 50. Life

Author: BBC Radio Ulster May 6, 2025 Duration: 59:20

Dara has turned 50- what does that mean? In this podcast we explore life in Kerry. A child star growing up- who made it! Now it's chairman of the club, helping out with the senior team, climbing mountains and digging into a very delicate question- what actually is Gaelic football, what does it say about us and what does it really mean? There's plenty of craic along the way, Kerry's chances in 2025, losing out to Oisin's Armagh in 2002, working in media and an insight into the great Páidí Ó Sé. Apart from anything else, this man has one of the greatest voices in broadcasting- and what a footballer too.


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