The Austin Stack Club Juvenile Notes Club Aibhistín de Staic
FAOI 6: (i) We will NOT have football on Sunday morning….sos beag! (ii) Training as usual on Thursday at 5.45pm (go 6.45pm) i gCathair Sailí. (iii) We’ll pay a return visit to our Ballymac opponents in a few weeks….looking forward to the trip!
FAOI 8: We look forward to (i) our GoGames outing in the John Mitchel Club on Wednesday and (ii) the John Mitchel Club blitz on Saturday. (iii) No…no…no football next Sunday morning….briseadh beag! (iv)Ballymac is on our agenda and we’ll call out in a few weeks….with our boots!
FAOI 10: (i) More GoGames for the Under 10 boys on WEDNESDAY at 6.30pm at the John Mitchel Club. (ii) We had two great outings to the John Mitchel and Milltown clubs last week….unbelievable football was played. (iii) The annual John Mitchel Club blitz will take place on Saturday next (14th). (iv) No football on Sunday morning next….maidin faoin mblaincéad! (v) We’ll return to Ballymac for another challenge in a few weeks.
RÁTH RÓNÁIN & SEANCHILL: Our football session at the Seanchill Community Centre will be at 6pm on TUESDAY. Fáilte is fiche roimh gach éinne.
CAMPA PEILE: (i) A very successful ‘Cúl’ football camp took place last week in Connolly Park. Bhí suas le 120 imreoir páirteach ann agus bhí An Máistir Mícheál Ó Cuirc agus a chóitsealaithe an-shásta leis na peileadóirí óga. (ii) Campa peile eile? The Austin Stack Club Summer Camp will take place in Connolly Park from August 7th to 11th.
PEIL FAOI 12: (i) Our B team (Roinn 7) played an exciting home game v Castlegregory in Connolly Park. (ii) They also played away to Cordal/Scart but were very very unlucky to be beaten by a single solitary point.
PEIL FAOI 13: (i) The K-O’R Club was our opposition in the Town League final and a victory has given us the Tralee Town Board title. Well done, boys! (ii) We were far too strong for a very young Ardfert on a scoreline of 5-29 to 3-03.
PEIL FAOI 14: (i) The Tralee Town Board Suits Select U14 Division 1 final was played in Caherslee on Saturday last. We went down to a superior K-O’R side and we say ‘well done’ to The Blues. (ii) A special ‘well done’ to Donnacha Sayers and Josh Lynch who represented the North Kerry U14 team in Waterford last weekend. (iii) (a) Kelliher’s Toyota (Tralee) Central League DIVISION 1:- AdeS A: 2-13; Laune Rangers A: 5-14. Just not our day! Hard luck, boys! You gave it your best shot! (b) We played away v Na Gaeil last Monday (9th). (iv) Kelliher’s Toyota (Tralee) Central League DIVISION 4:- (a) AdeS B: 3-15; Laune Rangers B: 3-3. We had a very convincing win v Rangers to keep our winning run alive. Great credit is due to the U12 lads who lined out for us. With both teams due to play every Monday evening, the continued assistance of the U12 lads will be vital. (b) Our B game v Ballymac was been rescheduled. (c) We played away v K-O’R on Monday last (9th). (v) Am traenála: Dé Sathairn idir 5pm agus 6pm.
PEIL FAOI 15: We had no less than six players on the North Kerry panel that recently challenged North Cork. Ár n-imreoirí: Ben Quilter, Ruairí O’Connell, Dean Rusk, Joey Nagle, Shane Bastible and Jordan Kissane. Armin Heinrich and Conor Horan were also involved but, unfortunately, they were injured.
PEIL FAOI 16: (i) Lee Strand County League Roinn 1 fixtures: (a) Na Crócaigh: 2-15; AdeS A: 2-9….sympathies to our lads who were unlucky against our great rivals; (c) AdeS A v Laune Rangers…22nd July at 7pm; (d) AdeS A v Legion…25th July at 7pm; (e) AdeS A v Na Gaeil…1st August at 7pm; (f) semi-final…8thAugust at 7pm; (g) final…15th August (Holy Day) at 7pm. (ii) Lee Strand County League Division 7B fixtures: (a) Naomh Pádraig v AdeS B…11th July at 7pm; (b) AdeS B – bye…18th July; (c) AdeS B v Cordal/Scartaglin…25th July at 7pm; (d) AdeS B v Béal…1st August at 7pm; (e) 1st and 2nd placed teams will compete in the Division 7 semi-finals AND 3rd and 4th placed teams will compete in the Division 8 semi-finals…8th August at 7pm; (g) final…15th August (Holy Day) at 7pm. (iii) Training on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (v) A special ‘well done’ to Adam Curran who captained the Kerry U16s in Cork last weekend….a great honour! Ardfhear, a Adam!
€£€£€: The €500 for the first goal in the Munster final will be divided by whoever had the 1 minute and 15 seconds and the 1 minute and 17 seconds scratchcards. Ní fheadar cé a bhuaigh! Thanks to all parents/players/fans who supported (i) our ‘Munster Final Scratchcard’ fun fundraiser and (ii) The Rockies ‘Oíche na gCon’ (‘Night-at-the-Dogs’).
PÁDRAIG Ó CAOIMH, CLG: During the last years of his time as ArdRúnaí (1929 to 1964) of the GAA, Pádraig Ó Caoimh was in poor health. He had undergone several major operations between 1944 and 1963. Central Council reduced his workload and employed new staff, including his successor-to-be….Seán Ó Síocháin from Cill na Martra.
Pádraig passed away in May 1964, a few months before he could have celebrated 35 years as ArdRúnaí (Secretary) of the GAA. The Irish Times published an appreciation of Pádraig, writing of him in glowing terms.
It stated that ‘under his administrative genius the GAA became by far the strongest sports organisation in the country and reputedly the biggest amateur association of its kind in the world. During his term of office, its membership grew to the huge proportions of today, including powerful branches in the United States, Britain, Australia and Africa; (it developed) imposing stadia, of which Croke Park was his special care. Without his ability to coordinate, plan and inspire, only a fraction of this extraordinary progress could have been achieved.’….16th May 1964. In 1974, a new home for Cork Gaelic Games was built i mBaile an Teampaill (Ballintemple), Cork, on the site of the Cork Athletic Grounds which was opened in 1917.
The new stadium was named Páirc Uí Chaoimh in honour of Pádraig Ó Caoimh. And, 44 years later (2018), we have the new fine modern Páirc Uí Chaoimh….what a nice place to visit….and to ‘pip’ Cork in a Munster Football Final! Beannacht Dé ar anam Phádraig Uí Chaoimh, the Roscommon-born Corkman!
