Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3>Gneeveguilla goalkeeper Pa O&rsquo;Riordan has praised locals for the efforts they have gone to to support his team in Sunday&rsquo;s AIB All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship final.</h3>
The local side face Kilmeena of Mayo in what is sure to be a memorable occasion for the club.
The local community has been rallying behind their heroes. Green and gold flags are placed all over the village, good luck signs on every approach road to Gneeveguilla and there is real sense of something special happening in the tight-knit community.
&ldquo;It is huge, it&#8217;s a massive deal for everyone,&rdquo; the 32-year-old told the Killarney Advertiser.
&ldquo;I just tried soaking up every minute and enjoy it as much as possible. Will days like this come around again? It is very good for the community given that we&#8217;re all coming out of difficult times. We won&#8217;t mention the word, but we know where we&#8217;re coming from. It is a great lift for the morale&nbsp;in the community. Brilliant. It&#8217;s the main talking point.&rdquo;
Fans were able to travel to Tullamore last weekend to witness the club&rsquo;s semi-final victory over Denn of Cavan. That match took place just one week after restrictions were lifted.
The long-serving goalkeeper, now in his 16th season for his club, is hopeful even&nbsp;more will travel to Croke Park on Sunday.
&ldquo;They [fans] were taking advantage of the situation, hopefully they will travel this weekend and they can travel to Croke Park and make a weekend of it.
&ldquo;We have had great support. It has been brilliant as you can imagine. It is great for the people.&rdquo;

Gneeveguilla community rallying behind their heroes

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