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UACHTARÁN RANNÓG ÓGRA AN CHLUB: Fuair Uachtarán Rannóg Ógra ár gclub, Mícheál Ó hAodha, bás le déanaí. Déanaimid comhbhrón lena chlann agus lena mhuintir. The club mourns the passing of the President of the Juvenile Section of our club, Mícheál Hayes. R.I.P. Mícheál worked tirelessly over many years for the youth of our club. During the sixties and early seventies he coached our youngsters in hurling and football. Tribute on www.austinstacks.ie.
CAMPA PEILE: Reminder….our club Summer Camp will take place from Tuesday August 2ndto Saturday August 6th. Have you booked a place? Cuir isteach d’ainm!
THE ROCK ALL-STARS: The Rock All-Stars stepped out in style once again on Sunday last in Connolly Park. We had an exciting warm-up which everyone enjoyed. Bhí Máire i gceannas ar na himeachtaí arís. Ball skills….hopping, bouncing, throwing, catching, kicking….were the order of the day. Great skill, determination and tenacity were shown in the obstacle course….going through the tunnel, jumping through hoops and zigzagging. The parachute flying high in the sky was a hightlight! Well done, all…tutors and pupils! Up the Rock! Please join us again on Sunday morning next at 10am at the Austin Stack Club pitch in Connolly Park. The All-Stars initiative is open to all children, boys and girls, with a diagnosis. Fáilte roimh chách. Eolas/information: please contact Sarah (087-281 0239) or Sandra (087-294 6658).
PEIL FAOI 7 (born 2015/16/17): (i) No…no…no football next Sunday morning as Kerry will be challenging Galway for the Sam Maguire Cup. Three cheers for The Rock men on the Kerry panel. (ii) Football again on Thursday i bPáirc Uí Chonghaile.
PEIL FAOI 9: (i) No…no…no football next Sunday as some of our club members will be travelling to Páirc an Chrócaigh where Kerry will be playing for the Sam Maguire Cup. Best wishes to The Rock men on the Kerry senior panel. Will a few All-Ireland medals be coming to Connolly Park? (ii) Football again on Thursday at 5.30pm i bPáirc Uí Chonghaile. (iii) On Sunday last we made the short trip across town to the John Mitchel Club in Ballyseedy for ourGoGames. Great football was played and our players had a very enjoyable time kicking leather! Na Mistéalaigh, as usual, had everything in tip-top shape for our games. Thanks to them for three great games that were played in great spirit in very warm weather….mórbhuíochas. (iv) The Rock players on the Oakpark/St Brendans/ListellickCommunity Games football panel: Paudie Hayles, Ruadh Horan, Michael Broughton, Noah Diggin, Ruane Lawlor, Adam O’Connell and Jamie Quillinan.
€€€ FOR THE CLUB: By purchasing a box of Kelloggs Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies or Bran Flakes and by nominating the Austin Stack Club for a possible windfall – €40,000 worth of prizes are available – you can help in supporting our club. This is part of the Kelloggs GAA Cúl Camp promotion….you just have to use the on-pack code….details onwww.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/competition.
PEIL FAOI 11: The Coiste na nÓg GoGames are going well for our U11 boys. See you all again on Thursday, lads! Up The Rock!
PEIL FAOI 13: (i) Our U13 Black Team challenged Na Gaeil in our second game in the Tralee Town League (Division 1) competition on Sunday evening last (17th). We made the trip to Killeen determined to put in a solid performance despite missing some players and nursing a few injuries. Our boys started very well and put in a strong first half playing very good football; we deservedly led at the break….bhíomar chun tosaigh le haon chúl amháin….3-4 to 2-4. However, when our hosts came out for the second half they threw everything at us; our boys’ brave efforts kept the game alive until the final quarter. Eventually, i ndeireadh na feide, Na Gaeil powered ahead and took the laurels! Hard luck, lads, but a brave effort! Team Black: 3-5; Na Gaeil: 5-14. Thanks to our hosts for a great match and to the referee for his handling of the game. Training sessions as usual this week….on Tuesday and on Thursday. Keep up the training, boys…a lot of football still to be played and we’re improving all the time….growing in age and in wisdom and constantly improving in the skills of Gaelic football. (ii) Team Amber came away from Killeen with a well-deserved victory in the Tralee Town League (Division 3) competition on last Sunday evening’s (17th) encounter with Na Gaeil. An scór….Team Amber: 5-12; Na Gaeil B: 5-6. A blistering first half of football from Team Amber put them in firm control of this local derby. The boys’ power, pace and control had them reap five goals before the short whistle. A brace of points from Nathan O’Connor as well as great goals by Nathan Hurley, Jack Delaney and Kyle Yoxall put the Black ‘n’Amber ar an mbóthar ceart! Na Gaeil battled back in the 2nd half but their attacks were bravely repulsed with ferocious defending by the Austin Stack Club boys. Some fine Rock points were scored to keep the hosts at arms’ length; a healthy look was kept on the scoreboard and a well-deserved and outstanding win was recorded. Bua de dhá chúl! This was one of the most complete team performances of the year and, undoubtedly, Man-of-the-Match was Noah Reidy who gave a stellar performance at centre back; his outstanding performance included a well-taken point….cúilín gleoite. Thanks to Na Gaeil for a good contest. Thanks to the referee for his handling of the game. An fhoireann ómrach (amber): Seán McCannon; Joe O’Halloran, Oisín Cotter, Diarmuid Hennessy; Alex Dafoor, Noah Reidy, Alex O’Flaherty; Oran O’Donoghue, Karol Kowalczyk; Nathan Hurley, Nathan O’Connor, Gearóid Corcoran; Séamus Keenan, Kyle Yoxall, Jack Delaney; Luke O’Connor, Jayden O’Dowd, Eliot Caljea, Conor Hanafin. (Pa Laide a chuir peann le pár).
FAOI 15: (i) Our U15s started their Central League Division 1 campaign with a convincing away victory over An Ghaeltacht in Gallarus on Wednesday evening last. We started slowly and led by 0-5 at half-time. Our boys continued their good form in the second half and ran out convincing winners in the end….5-17 to 0-9. Maith sibh, a bhuachaillí na Carraige! An fhoireann bhuacach: Oliver Lata, Liam O’Connell, Fionnán Ryan, Alex Tuohy, Naode Derege, Gavin Ó Cathasaigh, Aodhán Horgan, Max Maszorek, Gabriel Maszorek, Leon O’Connor, Rory Ó Loingsigh, Ronan Carroll, Ryan O’Driscoll, Cormac Bastible, Jake Carmody, Brian Kavanagh, Jayden Moriarty, Paddy Lucid, Jack Diggin. (ii) On Friday evening our Central League Division 5 footballers started their campaign with a hard-fought and narrow close win against Castleisland Desmonds in Oileán Ciarraí. We began the first half slowly and were 2-0 down shortly after throw-in. However, following a few positional switches our boys got a foothold in the game and we led…3-4 to 2-3…at half-time. A brilliant comeback! Castleisland made their comeback attempt in the second half but our stalwart defence kept us in the game. Our lads worked hard and repelled many dangerous attacks. Two more goals from our boys in the second half put us in firm control of the match. Castleisland Desmonds attacked repeatedly but could not get past our stonewall defence. We were victorious! Final score….AdeS: 5-9; Castleisland Desmonds: 3-4. Special thanks to our U13 boys, Hawlie Cotter, Darragh Lyons and Barry Laide, who played really well on the occasion. An fhoireann bhuacach: Seán Clifford, Jay Sweeney, Jayden Moriarty, Max Grzybowski, Brian Kavanagh, Tadhg Falvey, Jack Shanahan, Jack Diggin, Rory Kavanagh, Jake Carmody, Vinny Moriarty, Adam Johnston, Liam O’Connell, Leon O’Connor, Hawlie Cotter, Darragh Lyons, Barry Laide. Well done, boys! (Morgan O’Connell a chuir peann le pár).
AUSTIN STACK CLUB MINORS: A great effort by our Minors in last Monday’s championship game v Neidín at Spá (Cill Airne) last Monday!
LOTTO: Thanks to all who support our club lotto: (i) Kevin Barry’s Shop, Upper Rock Street, (ii) Paudie Commane’s Bookshop, Rock Street, (iii) O’Flynn Interiors, Lower Rock Street, (iv) The Brogue (Kirbys), Lower Rock Street, (v) Husseys’ Deli, Prince’s Quay, (vi) Maguire, Butchers, Caherslee, (vii) www.austinstacks.ie (viii) The Burger Shack, Monavalley, and/or (ix) on the following link: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=X529#Anchor
CLUB SHOP: Items are available to order on this link (free delivery on orders over €50):www.oneills.ie. The new Austin Stack Club Ganzee Club Clothing Collection is for sale and is available in sizes. Check out all the style ranges in hoodies, t-shirts and sweatshirts onwww.ganzee.ie/austin-stacks-gaa-clubs/
KERRY: (i) Go n-éirí go geal le Joe O’Connor and his Kerry colleagues (including our own Jack Ó Sé, Greg Horan and Dylan Ó Cathasaigh) in aghaidh na Gaillimhe on Sunday next. We are so proud of our lads on the county panel! (ii) Go n-éirí go geal le Dara Ó Lúing agus le Aoife Ní Dhuilleáin agus le mná óga Chiarraí, chomh maith, i gcoinne na Mí, i gCraobhchluiche na hÉireann.
TEAM OF THE YEAR: Instead of picking a ‘team of the year’ and leaving out brilliant players wouldn’t it be better to play interprovincial games…thus giving a ‘stage’ to more star players!
POST SCRIPTUM: ‘Well done’ to Limerick!
