Christy Leahy, a founding member of Kerry club St Brendan's Park FC, has died aged 78. The club stalwart passed away on Sunday, and tributes have since come from people linked to the team. Those paying tribute remembered him as an important figure in the side's early development and continued involvement in local soccer. Messages also described the personal mark he left on club members and the wider community. Leahy will be laid to rest on Thursday, October 22. Well-wishers said his legacy would live on through the club and those he influenced.