Gaelic Football
Ardfert also has the distinction of winning the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship in Croke Park on 19 February 2006 beating Loughrea of Galway 1-07 (10pts) to 0-09. On winning the county Junior final 2005 Ardfert was promoted to the intermediate championship. Success followed later that year as they defeated Annascaul in the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship final. The team's accomplishments were further cemented when they won the 2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, defeating Derry and Ulster Champions Eoghan Rua by a scoreline of 1-04 (7pts) to 0-05 on 10 March 2007 again in Croke Park. As of 10 March 2007 Ardfert have not lost a county or national championship fixture in three years.
The team that lined out against Eoghan Rua are as follows : Dermot Dineen; M Maloney, C Flaherty, B Maloney; S Flaherty, E Corridan, F Wallace 0-2 (1f), B O’Flaherty, M Ferris; J Egan 1-0, E Ferris, J Best; S Griffin 0-2 (1f), S Wallace, D Wallace. Subs: Darren Dineen for J Best (53), J Dowling for M Ferris (60).
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