Archive for February 16th, 2015

STEPHEN’S MEN: We thank our seniors for a season of great outings and memories. They inspired us with their dedication and enthusiasm. They are indeed outstanding role models for our upcoming stars. They may feel justly proud of their ‘14/’15 campaign! While we deeply feel their disappointment, we look forward to […]

NA GAEIL SENIOR: In what was always going to be a difficult away game, Na Gaeil face Kerins O’Rahilly’s in the first round of the town league. O Rahillys started the stronger scoring the opening three scores without reply. Na Gaeil got off the mark courtesy of Dara Carmody, who […]

Juveniles U8/10/12 Boys Our U8/10 and 12 Boys are training on Sundays last at the Sports Complex. This is proving to be popular and great preparation for their return to outdoor training on the 7th of March. Training continues on Sunday next the 22nd at 11am for the U8/10s and […]

ROCKIES travelled in huge numbers again on Sunday to cheer on their heroes in Portlaoise. Eight buses left the Austin Stacks Club at 10.45am and arrived at around 1.15pm in the Laois capital. The nightclub area of O’Loughlin’s Hotel was taken over by Tralee folk and rocked to beat of the […]

ACADEMY SEASON; Our academy for ages 5 to 10 years continues every Saturday . All our coaches are fully qualified so your child is guaranteed the very bestof Coaching .Proof of this is that our academy has been running since 2006 and over 100 kids attend every Saturday. The U6’s , […]

Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 07, 11, 14 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to E. Keating c/o Rock St. P.O., Billy Lyons c/o Rock St. P.O., Sheila Ronan The Kerries, Mary Doyle c/o Rock […]

​Bag Packing Sat 7th of March: Parnells are booked into Horans Dunnes for a bag packing day on Saturday the 7th of March. Starts from 10am so if anyone wants to help out and get a preferred slot, please contact David ASAP. Buster Night 30th of May: On Saturday the […]

SENIORS St. Brendan’s League Fixtures 2015 We played Ballymac last Sunday in the Town League. Ballymac started very strong and went 3 points to nil up after 15 minutes. We replied with a well worked Sean Moloney point but Ballymac responded with a goal. We started to get a grip […]

IT wasn’t to be for Austin Stacks, but people from all over Ireland tuned into watch the All-Ireland semi-final against Slaughtneil. Many of them took to twitter to show their appreciation for a brilliant game filled with drama, and played in a fantastic atmosphere. ‘The Poznan’ or on this occasion ‘The […]

​LOTTO The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on February 9th 2015 for a jackpot of €5,200. There was no winner. Numbers drawn were 12,20,22,27. Lucky Dips 1. Padraig Harris, c/o Paula Silles 2. Teresa Lonergan, c/o Tony Marshall 3. The Silles Family, c/o Paula Silles 4. Tom McMahon, Listowel […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Slaughtneil 1-14; Austin Stacks 2-10. Sport is cruel. There has to be winners and losers. And when you lose it is heartbreaking. Hearts are broken in the Rock now, but we must remember that to get to Sunday’s semi final we broke some hearts too in the teams […]

  MY first week on RTE’s Today show was some experience. Walking into the studio was all a bit mad. To be part of a set that you’re used to looking at at home with a cuppa in your hand was strange to say the least. Now from the minute […]

THE rain stayed away as over 500 runners took part in the  second annual Valentine’s Run on Sunday morning  from Tralee Wetlands. Serious athletes and fun runners set off at 10am with some choosing a love theme to their running gear adding colour to the event which is organised by Run The […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at the main talking points in yesterday’s Austin Stacks v Slaughtneil AIB All-Ireland Club Semi-final in Portlaoise…  1. The Referee It’s such a pity that, in what was such an enthralling game, the main topic of conversion at the end is the referee which the Austin Stacks team and fans […]

  A CAMP woman is celebrating after scooping over €15,000 on ‘The Million Euro Challenge’ game show over the weekend. Geraldine O’Driscoll, from Knockglassbeg, Camp, had the two scratch cards purchased her by her husband Patrick. They were bought from Pats Store, Main Street, Kingscourt,  Co. Cavan. She was playing in a […]

ALL political sides were in the same boat on Saturday to raise awareness of a local sports club’s plans to raise funds to complete its clubhouse. Minister Jimmy Deenihan (FG) and Deputies Arthur Spring (Lab) and Michael Healy-Rae (Ind) were joined by Cllrs Norma Foley (FF), Pa Daly (SF) and Mayor of Tralee Jim Finucane (FG) […]

Our hurling writer, Mike O’Halloran, was in Austin Stack Park yesterday for Kerry’s National Hurling League opener against Derry… Kerry 0-14 Derry 0-14 THE few hardy souls who braved the cold of Austin Stacks Park went with the expectation that Kerry would have an easy opener to their National League […]