New Ó Sé book hits the shelves

October 01, 2025

Former Kerry defender Marc Ó Sé

Marc Ó Sé has released a new book about what it’s like to be part of one of the GAA’s most famous families.

‘Ó Sé: A Kerry Family, A Football Dynasty’, is a memoir about a medal-strewn career explored alongside legendary tales of the Ó Sé dynasty. The autobiography was launched at a packed Meadowlands Hotel in Tralee last week and was attended by Marc’s brothers Fergal, Darragh and Tomás along with his former Kerry team-mate Colm Cooper and Munster rugby legend Mick Galwey, who also played for the Kingdom.

A blurb about the autobiography reads: “In a county where success is weighed in medals, the Ó Sé brothers all hung up their boots with heavy hearts but even heavier pockets: a combined total of 16 All-Irelands, 28 Munsters and 12 All-Stars making their way back to An Ghaeltacht – a haul which is unlikely to be surpassed by a set of siblings any time soon.

“Marc Ó Sé is the youngest member of the most famous footballing family in Ireland – the Ó Sé family. As such his football path was clear and his mission was understood. Not only did Marc have his brothers to emulate; in Kerry the voices from the past can often speak loudest. How loud is that volume when your own uncle is the inimitable Páidí Ó Sé?

“More than just a revealing account of Marc’s own glittering career, Ó Sé is laden with the tales and anecdotes, and the successes and failures that have marked the storied history of this footballing dynasty.”

The book is available to buy at all good bookstores or online at https://www.gillbooks.ie/biography/o-se


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