Dingle were victorious in the Garvey's SuperValu County Senior Football Championship final.
They defeated Austin Stacks at a wet and windy Austin Stack Park in Tralee.
Dingle won by 2-13 to 1-12 for their first title since 1948.
Dingle got the opening point in the first minute, courtesy of Dylan Geaney. Stacks responded with an Armin Heinrich 2 pointer. Dingle then lost Mark O'Connor to a black card. Stacks led 3 to 1 after 5 minutes. The 7th minute saw Dingle lose Paul Geaney to injury, but he did return 7 minutes later. In the 9th minute Ben Murphy pointed Stacks into a 4 to 1 advantage. Joe O'Connor made it 6-1 with a 12th minute 2 pointer. The next score, in the 18th minute, saw Niall Geaney double his side's total. Paddy Lane made it Stacks 7 Dingle 2 in the 20th minute. Conor Geaney pointed to narrow the gap to 4 but Ben Murphy quickly increased the lead back to 5. A Paul Geaney point on the stroke of half time meant it was 0-8 to 0-4 at the break.
The second period was 6 minutes old before the opening score of the half; a Jordan Kissane point for Stacks. Dingle moved within 3 thanks to a 40th minute Conor Geaney 2 pointer. POints from Tadgh deBrun and Paul Geaney had Dingle within 1. That meant it was 0-9 to 0-8 after 43 minutes. Ben Murphy doubled the Stacks lead in the 44th minute. Brian O'Connor halved the deficit to make it 0-10 to 0-9 in the 46th minute. Stacks responded with a Paddy Lane point to make it a 2 point game again. Dingle had the chance to level in the 48th minute, a free from the edge of the arc was put wide however. Dingle went ahead by a point in the 52nd minute. A ball from distance by Tom O'Sullivan was flicked to the net by Paul Geaney.
Paul Geaney celebrates after scoring Dingle's first goal against Austin Stacks in the Garvey's SuperValu Kerry Senior Football County Championship Final at Austin Stack Park, Tralee, Co.Kerry. Photo: David Corkey/Radio Kerry SportFrom the resultant kick out Tom O'Sullivan pounced and pointed Dingle two clear. That made it 1-10 to 0-11. Dylan Geaney's 2 pointer in the 53rd minute double the advantage to 1-12 to 0-11. Another Tom O'Sullivan point put them 5 clear in the 55th minute. Stack were awarded a 56th minute penalty, Cian Purcell netting to make it a 2 point game. A Paul Geaney goal in the 58th minute put the tie beyond Stacks.
After a 77 year drought, Paul Geaney carries the Bishop Moynihan trophy over the Blennerville Bridge after Dingle's victory in the Garvey's SuperValu Kerry Senior Football County Championship Final. Photo: David Corkey/Radio Kerry Sport
Paul Geaney leads a parade over the Blennerville Bridge after Dingle's victory in the Garvey's SuperValu Kerry Senior Football County Championship Final. Photo: David Corkey/Radio Kerry SportDingle manager Padraig Corcoran
Dingle player Paul Geaney
Dingle player Tom O'Sullivan
Dingle player Mark O'Connor
Billy O'Shea reviews the final
Loughmacrory are the Tyrone senior football champions for the first time.
They bested Trillick in the final by 18 points to 2-11 in Omagh.
Armagh also crowned a first time winner with Madden strolling to a 20 point to 9 victory over Cullyhanna.
Elsewhere, Cork hurling star Brian Hayes scored 1-2 to help St Finbarr's beat Nemo Rangers 1-14 to 1-13 in the Cork senior football final.
Ballyhale Shamrocks won their 21st Kilkenny senior title with a 1-18 to 12 point win over O'Loughlin Gaels.
Meanwhile the Wexford senior hurling championship was won by St Martins who went back to back after a 2-14 to 16 point win over Rathnure.
