Mick O'Dwyer Tribute: Re-Live Kildare's 1998 All-Ireland Semi Final & Final

Monday, 7 April 2025 11:00

By Eoin Beatty

Commentary highlights of the win over Kerry and defeat to Galway

In honour of the late, great Mick O'Dwyer, Kfm is broadcasting and podcasting some of the most iconic games from Micko's reign.

On Friday morning's Kildare Today programme, we re-lived the 1998 Leinster Final win over Meath.

You can listen back to that game below.

This morning, we heard commentary highlights from Pat Costello, Barney Rock, Jack O'Shea and Jimmy Magee of Kildare's All-Ireland semi-final victory over Kerry in 1998.

The game finished Kildare 0-13 Kerry 1-9.

Listen back below.

And, you can also re-live highlights from the All-Ireland final defeat to Galway, the last time Kildare made it to the final.

Highlights below.

Rest in peace Micko, thank you for the memories.

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