Paudie Clifford

Nice moments! When you’re one of the greats, it is inevitable that there will be naysayers around every corner, and this was the case with David Clifford after Kerry’s win over Dublin on the weekend. Their talisman had a relatively weak game by his standards, but nonetheless finished with 1-5. The criticism he received mainly […]

1 month ago

Fossa star faces spell on the sidelines East Kerry manager Adrian Sheehan doesn’t expect Paudie Clifford to play again this year. The divisional side, winners of four of the last six championships, face St Kieran’s in Austin Stack Park on Sunday. It is a quick turnaround for the Fossa men, who lost last Sunday’s club […]

1 year ago

Paudie Clifford starred in Fossa’s victory over Beaufort Most of the recent plaudits have been going to his brother David, but on Sunday Paudie Clifford made the headlines with an outrageous goal in Fossa’s win over Beaufort. After David produced a superb pick-up on the right line, passing inside to his brother, Paudie turned inside […]

1 year ago

Genius move, if this is true! In the noise following their All-Ireland SFC win over Donegal in July, plenty has been said about how Kerry’s players used the naysayers to their advantage. David Clifford said he was displeased with Donegal manager Jim McGuinness’ hyping him up before the match, and also of the constant praise […]

1 year ago

Classic Brolly…. Ahead of Kerry’s hammering of Armagh in the All-Ireland quarter-final, Joe Brolly wrote that David Clifford was “the only Kerry footballer worthy of the name.” After that game, manager Jack O’Connor hit back, saying: “One of the great motivators in life is trying to prove people wrong. We were being portrayed as a […]

1 year ago

They had a lot to celebrate! A common sight in GAA is to see players put the head back down and race back into position after a score, no matter how skilful or high the stakes. At most, you might catch a glimpse a fist pump or two in the bigger games. But just as […]

1 year ago