GAA: Killian can see repeat of '97 glory.Byline: PAUL KEANE Paul Keane (born in 1958) is an Australian actor well known for playing Des Clarke in the soap opera Neighbours. Other TV credits include Bliss and Flight Into Hell. He was trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1983. KILLIAN Burns can see shades of Noun 1. shades of - something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?" reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something 1997 all over again in the current Kerry team. The Sneem man was a Kerry hero back in 1997 when they last won a league title and he wants them to repeat the feat tomorrow. Winning the league paved the way for Kerry to go on and claim their first All-Ireland title in 11 years back then. They haven't had to wait such a long time for championship glory since but there's still a feeling that time has past them by in recent seasons. Tomorrow, they will line out against Galway in the league final and then set their sights on the summer games This article is about the Epyx video game series. For the international multi-sport event, see Summer Olympic Games. Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. . It's all got a familiar ring to it for Burns. Burns told MirrorSport: "Back in 1997 you had a lot of young guys coming onto the scene and it's a very similar situation now. "Winning the league and the exposure that went with it brought lads like myself, Dara O Cinneide and Liam Hassett on a tonne. "When you look at the current team there's a similar vein of youngsters who would be new to playing in Croke Park Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Ireland's biggest sporting organisation. and this scene. "Lads like Paul Galvin This article is about the Motorola founder. For the Kerry footballer, see Paul Galvin (footballer). Paul Vincent Galvin (June 271895 - November 51959) was one of the two founders of telecommunications company Motorola. and Aidan O'Mahony will learn an awful lot from this game and the Croke Park experience. "You would hope that they can then go on to build on it in the summer." These days Burns works with the marketing department at Red Bull but he still keeps close ties with the Kerry team. "I played against Glenflesk in the intermediate championship last weekend and Johnny Crowley was flying," recalled the All-Ireland winner. "Obviously I'd keep a very close eye on Kerry and I've been quite impressed by them this year. "There's a change of attitude and they seem to be interested in winning at all costs now, instead of playing their own style of football and hoping to win. "That was something that needed to come." Burns came up against much of this current crop of Galway players in under 21 and senior friendly matches in 1990s. He rates The Tribesmen as highly as ever and watched them defeat Tyrone in the semi-final to set up tomorrow's decider. "I'm sure Galway are very happy with how they're scoring," he said. "Our defence is going to have difficulty with the likes of Nicky Joyce and Michael Meehan. Then you have the established guys too like Padraic Joyce. "I think it's going to be a cracker of a game. "There'll be no pushing or dragging or cynical stuff, just pure football." CAPTION(S): HOPE: Killian Burns; FIT & READY: Johnny Crowley |
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