The Munster Council will today consider a request to move the Cork-Kerry senior football semi-final replay, scheduled for Saturday, following the sudden death of Micheál Ó Sé, the brother of Kerry football manager Páidí Ó Sé and father of three current Kerry players - Darragh, Tomás and Marc.
The Kerry County Board placed an immediate request to the Munster Council to postpone the match, set for Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 3.30. The Munster Council have arranged a special meeting for this evening (7.0) to address the situation. It is understood they will break from tradition and explore the possibility of playing the game on either Tuesday or Wednesday next, with an evening throw-in.
Otherwise there may be a problem in finding an alternative date. Cork are set to play Limerick the following weekend in the hurling qualifiers, and so far the GAC have kept a week between games where dual players are involved.
The Munster hurling final is set for Páirc Uí Chaoimh on June 30th, which prohibits the venue being used twice that weekend.
A former Kerry junior All-Ireland medal winner, Micheál Ó Sé was part of one of the most notable GAA families in the history of the association. Páidí is the winner of eight All-Ireland senior medals, and his other brother, Tom, won an All-Ireland minor. His first cousin, Tom Long, also has two senior All-Ireland medals.
His four sons all play football with An Ghaeltacht and two of them, Darragh, the current Kerry captain, and Tomás, have won All-Ireland senior medals. Marc was brought into the Kerry panel this season and his fourth son, Fergal, holds an All-Ireland junior medal.
GAA president Seán McCague said it was a grievous loss to a great sporting family. He passed on his condolences on behalf of the GAA to Ó Sé's wife, Joan, his sons, his brothers and his mother, Beatrice.
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