On the 15th of December 2012, Ireland lost one of its most passionate, colourful and recognisable sporting icons when Páidí Ó Sé died suddenly at the age of 57 at his home in Ceann Trá, West Kerry. Páidí won an extraordinary 8 All-Ireland Senior Football medals and he captained Kerry to the 1985 title. His speech on the Hogan Stand as he received the Sam Maguire has become part of Irish folklore. He also managed Kerry between 1995 and 2003 and led the county to All-Ireland glory in 1997 and 2000. Páidí’s early career playing for Kerry coincided with his professional life as a Garda stationed in Limerick. However, he decided to give up his life of fighting crime to become a publican, initially leasing the famous ‘Kruger’s Pub’ in Dún Chaoin before he opened his own pub in Ard a’ Bhóthair in the mid-eighties. Páidí was the star attraction and many celebrities like Dolly Parton and Tom Cruise paid him a visit. Páidí was very proud of his family, his roots in Corca Dhuibhne and of the traditions of Kerry football. At times, however, he could be a controversial figure as was the case in early 2003 when he called the Kerry supporters ‘F***#ing animals’. Although Kerry reached the All-Ireland semi-final that year, Páidí was sacked as manager, a decision that hurt him deeply. But every cloud has a silver lining as Westmeath offered him a job the following week and they went on to win a Leinster title under Páidí for the first and only time in their history. This episode of Cloch le Carn delves into the archives to look back at Páidí’s career on and off the pitch, with personal contributions from Mick O’Dwyer, Jack O’Shea, Dara Ó Cinnéide, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Brian Mullins, Fiona Looney, Tomás Ó Flatharta and Mártan Ó Ciardha.