The mayors of Dublin and Kerry have got themselves into a bit of a shemozzle ahead of next weekend's All-Ireland football final.
Dublin's Lord Mayor Paul McAuliffe was the first to stick the boot in, with a seemingly innocuous invitation to his Kerry counterpart stay at the Mansion House on All-Ireland final day.
Mayor McAuliffe's letter did have a number of typos - with the letter 'S' consistently swapped out for the number '5.'
He may or may not have been referring to the Dublin team's drive for five All-Ireland championships in a row.
A quick note to the Mayor of Kerry @niallkelleher ahead of the men's All Ireland. #DubMayor350 #COYBIB pic.twitter.com/hkKiOFj4qa
— Paul McAuliffe TD (@PaulMcauliffe) August 22, 2019
Kerry Mayor Niall Kelleher this afternoon graciously accepted the offer, noting that he and his wife would like a room facing the 37 Dawson Street bar.
He voiced his hope that the bar was not named after the number of times Kerry have won the All-Ireland, adding, "or else they'll have to change the name shortly."
Last night I received this invitation from my good friend and Kerry descendent Dublin Lord Mayor @PaulMcauliffe, here is my official response on behalf of our Kingdom. #kerry4Sam #thekingdom pic.twitter.com/EF4KBwroel
— Cllr. Niall Kelleher (@niallkelleher) August 23, 2019
He returned the invite to Mayor McAuliffe and said he should have no difficulty finding his way to Kerry.
"Just follow Sam down the road when he's travelling home," he wrote. "He knows the way fierce well."
Dublin and Kerry meet in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park on Sunday September 1st.
