Dr Dave Geaney is an All-Ireland medal holder (1959) and has been trainer of the Castleisland Desmonds

Castleisland Desmonds

Castleisland Desmonds are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland. The club won its first County Championship in 1950. They won others in 1981 , 1982 and 1984...

 Senior team for a good number of years and was trainer when they won the All-Ireland Club title in 1985 when they defeated St. Vincent's (Dublin

Dublin GAA

Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...

) in the final on St. Patrick's Day. Geaney was a Kerry GAA

Kerry GAA

The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...

 medical officer for many years. He was named by new Kerry manager Pat O'Shea

Pat O'Shea (GAA)

Pat O'Shea is a Gaelic football manager from Killarney in Ireland. He was manager of the Kerry senior football team from 2007–2008 , and won the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Kerry...

 as a selector for the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...

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Kerry won the 2007 championship and reached the 2008 final.