MEMBERSHIP 2022: Membership for 2022 is now due. Please pay online through club website – austinstacks.ie or through foireann .com. Any queries please contact Bernie at 0860767415.
LIDL PLUS LGFA CLUB REWARDS SCHEME – Help our Ladies Club get a new set of Jerseys! Each time Lidl Plus registered users spend more than €30 in their local Lidl store and scan their app at the till until Sunday 27th March, they will receive a stamp on their digital stamp card. Alternatively, ask the cashier to add your shopping points to our Club Treasurer’s number – 086 0767415. Multiple stamps can be earned in each shop if a multiple of €30 is spent (€60 = 2 stamps, €90 = 3 stamps, etc.) and once six stamps have been collected, users can submit their completed stamp card via the app where their stamps are then added to their chosen club’s total.
GOLF CLASSIC: A reminder that our Golf Classic takes place on Friday week, 25th March in Tralee Golf Club. Full details are available on the club’s website at www.austinstacks.ie.
SENIOR FOOTBALL: The opening round of the Co. League takes place on this coming Thursday (St. Patricks Day). The game in Connolly Park against Gneeveguilla throws in at 2.30pm(note the time change). This will be the first Co. League meeting between the two sides since the 2012 season.
B FOOTBALL: Likewise, our B Team get their season underway with a trip to Tarbert for their round one encounter in Division 4 of the League. After a fantastic season last year under the stewardship of Paddy Barry we are now back in Division 4 for the time since 1990. Best of luck to the whole squad for the coming season. The game in Tarbert is fixed for next Sunday (20th March) at 2pm.
CLUB PLAYERS: Great to see our Club players doing so well with the Kerry teams at the moment – Armin Heinrich, Joey Nagle, Adam Curran and Jordan Kissane winning medals with the U20 team after their 1-12 to 1-9 win over Dublin in the John Kerins Cup in Nenagh at the weekend and Dylan Casey and Greg Horan with the Kerry Senior. It’s also great to see the progress made by Joseph O’Connor who is back to full training with Kerry again after that nasty injury he picked up in the Munster Club Final exactly two months ago (16th Jan).
MINOR FOOTBALL: Laune Rangers 1-8; Austin Stacks 0-4. This Co. League round 2 game was another one of our early season games that was dominated by the dreadful weather in Killorglin on last Saturday afternoon (12th March). The conditions favoured the home side in the first half after which they were ahead by 0-7 to 0-3.
However, with the weather worsening we were unable to do a similar thing in the second half. Going into added time both sides had only scored a point each in that second period and then in the 62nd minute Rangers put the game to bed with a goal from a quickly-taken free. Paddy Lane scored all our four points, two from play and two from frees.
Team: Michael Tansley (Capt), Seán Moynihan, Luke Casey, Donnacha Horgan, Pádraig O’Halloran, Colm Browne, David Lucid, Thomas Derege, Daniel Kirby, Marc Carmody, Noah Townsend, Ciarán Kavanagh, Paddy Lane (0-4 – two frees), Damien Hogan, Mark Lynch.
Subs used: Seán Heaslip29m), Jack Barrett (37m).
We were to have had home games in our remaining three rounds – against Dr. Crokes (19th March), Kenmare Shamrocks (26thMarch) and Kilcummin (4th April). However, our game against Crokes on this coming Saturday has been switched to Lewis Rd due to pitch availability. The League will conclude with two semi finals and a final.
THE C TEAM: In preparation for their Co. League campaign which commences on Saturday week (26th March) with an away game against Keel B our C Team have a challenge game in Connolly Park against a visiting Belfast side on this Saturday afternoon (19th March) at 3.30pm. There will be refreshments in the Clubhouse afterwards.
FITNESS CLASSES: The Individual Pod Fitness Training sessions continues in the Clubhouse every Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm to 8pm. All are welcome. Contact Diane at 087 7940531 for further information.
ONLINE CLUB SHOP: A reminder that our Club shop is open 24/7. Check out the newest ‘official’ Austin Stacks Club Merchandise – only available to order on this link (free delivery on any orders over €50) see www.oneills.com We would also like to introduce the new Austin Stacks Ganzee Club Clothing Collection, available in Mens/Unisex, Womens & kids check out all the style ranges in hoodies, t-shirts and sweatshirts on www.ganzee.ie/austin-stacks-gaa-clubs/
CLUB CARDS: Our Card sessions are now up and running again on the usual Monday and Thursday nights with the starting time at 9pm sharp. It’s great to see the number of players increasing again on a weekly basis. However there will be no Cards on this Thursday –St. Patricks Day – as the Bar is booked for the usual Festive celebrations.
CLUB LOTTO: Monday Night’s (14th March) Jackpot, worth €4,100 was not won. The numbers drawn were 7, 10, 17, 21. The €20 winners were Pat McCarthy, Gerard Casey and Ricky Moloney, all c/o The Club; Rory & Eoin Fitzmaurice, c/o On-Line; and Nial Shanahan, c/o Carmel O’Neill.
Next Monday’s Jackpot will be worth €4,150.
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Continued thanks to the following businesses for selling our Club Lotto tickets – Kevin Barry’s Shop, Commane’s Book Shop, O’Flynn Interiors, Hussey’s, Princess St., Terry’s Butcher’s, Oakpark The Burger Shack, Monavally as well as Maguire’s Butchers and Kirby’s Brogue Inn and continued thanks to everyone who purchase tickets week in, week out.
Austin Stacks lotto tickets are now also available to purchase on line on the following link: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=X529#Anchor Kirby’s Brogue InnMaguire’s Butchers Hussey’s P. Commane Books.
REMEMBERING: It was five years ago on this St. Patrick’s Day that family, Club Members and the local community lost one of the Club greats – Denis O’Connor. You are still sadly missed Denny by everyone who knew you.
SYMPATHY: Sincere sympathy is offered to the families of the following who died recently: Terry Nammock, New Marian Park and formerly Mitchel’s Road (brother of Brian, who played Juvenile football with the Club and first cousin of the Healy family (Terry Butchers); Mary Quinlan (nee Burke), Naas and formerly Blennerville; Margaret Cunningham (nee Conway), Spa Road and formerly Mitchels Road; Martha McCarthy, Oakview Village and formerly Portlaw (Waterford); Enda Lynch, Mounthawk and formerly Brewsterfield; and P.V. O’Keeffe, Rock Street and Listowel.