Kerry's heroes of 2000 to be honoured at Croke Park this afternoon

July 27, 2025

Kerry captain Seamus Moynihan and goalkeeper Peter O'Leary celebrate with the Sam Maguire Cup after the Kingdom's 2000 All-Ireland SFC final replay over Galway at Croke Park ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Kerry’s All-Ireland senior football championship winning side from 2000 are set to be honoured at Croke Park this afternoon.

This year’s silver jubilee team were led by the late, great Paidí Ó Sé as he patrolled the sidelines at headquarters on October 7, 2000 when the Kingdom defeated Galway by 0-17 to 1-10 in a replay to claim the Sam Maguire Cup.

Seamus Moynihan captained the Munster champions that day and the millennium year marked the last straight knock-out football championship until the Covid-19 impacted competition of 2020.

This afternoon will see Kerry’s heroes from that day honoured on the hallowed turf prior to the throw-in of the All-Ireland final showdown between Jim McGuinness’s Donegal and Jack O’Connor’s Kerry, with Moynihan having the honour of carrying the coveted Sam Maguire Cup out on to the pitch.

On Sunday we celebrate the 2000 All-Ireland winning @Kerry_Official team, this year’s silver jubilee champions. Led by Paidí Ó Sé, they overcame Armagh and Galway in replays before lifting the trophy in the last straight knockout football championship. pic.twitter.com/Onmbv8ejRz
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 25, 2025