Career
He has played football for Street Brendan"s College, Glenflesk, East Kerry, University College Cork, Institute of Technology Tralee, Kerry Minor, U21 and Senior teams, Munster Railway Cup side and Ireland International Rules Football team He currently is a selector for the Kerry U-21"son Moynihan was an impressive underage player, idolising the style of Kerry All-Star forward John Egan and playing for his local Gaelic Athletic Association club Glenflesk, secondary school team Saint Brendan"s, Killarney and Kerry Minors and U21s.
Moynihan"s first taste of inter-county success arrived at the age of 16 when he was part of the Kerry Minor team that claimed the Munster crown in 1990.
lieutenant was about this time that Mickey "Ned" O"Sullivan, former Kerry captain and current manager of the Limerick senior football team, began to talk to people about Moynihan"s potential. Séamus Moynihan, aged just 18, made his senior debut at midfield for Kerry in the Munster Final, replacing Gneeveguilla veteran Ambrose O"Donovan.
Any elation felt by the young player at togging off alongside the likes of Kerry great Eoin "Bomber" Liston and midfield colossus Jack O"Shea was muted as Kerry succumbed to a steely Clare side on a score of 2-10 to 0-12. lieutenant was O"Sullivan"s last game in charge of the Kerry senior side.
During the 1992 and 1993 campaigns, Moynihan was tried at half back, midfield and half forward before settling into the half back line.
The next 3 championship seasons were unsettling from a Kerry viewpoint as 3 straight defeats by Cork in the 1993, 1994 and 1995 Munster Finals saw the Kerry seniors eyeballing a 10-year low. Moynihan announced his retirement from inter-county football on Saturday, 23 September 2006 through an article in The Irish Times. On the following Monday, Kerry team manager Jack O’Connor hailed Moynihan as "a one-off player" and said Kerry football would never see his like again.
He also stated that Séamus was an inspiration to the entire Kerry team, particularly the younger players and that he would be missed.
Announcing his decision to quit lining out for Kerry, Moynihan said: "All good things come to an education" On 18 December 2011, Séamus announced his retirement from club football after over 20 years of service for the Glenflesk senior football team