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Kerry prepares to welcome home All-Ireland winners

Kerry prepares to welcome home All-Ireland winners

RTÉ News​4 days ago
The All-Ireland-winning Kerry team and management will make their way home this afternoon by train.
Tens of thousands of people are expected at the homecoming celebrations in Tralee and Killarney.
Their first stop will be in Rathmore, home of goalkeeper Shane Ryan and corner-back Paul Murphy.
There will be a 20-minute stop in Rathmore before the train travels directly to Casement Station in Tralee.
The team and management will be paraded through the town in an open-top bus to an outdoor reception at the Ashe Memorial Hall in Denny Street at 6.30pm.
The team and management will then travel to Killarney, arriving at Fitzgerald Stadium at around 8.30pm.
An open-top bus will take them on a parade through the town to a reception in the Glebe car park.
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