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SCÓR na nÓG: Participation in Scór na nÓg ’23! If interested, please contact Carmel O’Neillimmediately. Competitions: a four-person table quiz team, a grúpa ceoil, solo singing, a five-person (boys or girls) ballad group, a figure dance, a set, a recitation/dán/scéal.
Any club member under 17 years of age on 1st January 2023 is eligible to participate in Scór na nÓg. Eolas: Tralee District Board must have its competitions finished by March 12th and successful candidates will go forward to the county finals on Saturday March 25th at 6pm in Currow.
The Munster finals will take place on April 6th and the venue has yet to be confirmed. The All-Ireland finals will be held on Saturday April 15th in the Gleneagle National Events Centre i gCill Airne. Seans mór do dhaoine óga le bua an cheoil, na hamhránaíochta, na haisteoireachta nó an rince! Come on, lads!
SCÓR na bPÁISTÍ: This is for primary school pupils who’ll perform in the name of the club. Eolas: A Tralee area competition will be held and the Tralee qualifiers will proceed to the county semi-finals on the weekend of 14th/15th/16th April.
The county final will take place on Sunday April 30th. Competitions: a four-person table quiz team, a grúpa ceoil, solo singing, a five-person (boys or girls) ballad group, a figure dance, a set, a recitation/dán/scéal and, very interestingly, for this year only and on a trial basis, two new categories will be added to Scór na bPáistí (only!), namely, solo music (one tune only) and solo dancing (maximum of 3 minutes). Exciting? Yes! Cuirimis ár gcultúr féinig féin chun tosaigh!
PEIL FAOI 7: Great fun was had by all our U7s on Sunday last at 10am in the Mercy Mounthawk Gym. Come along next Sunday at 10am to be part of the excitement. Beidh fáilte roimh gach mac máthar….everybody welcome.
Hoping to see you all again! Na bainisteoirí/mentors/helpers: William Kirby, Kevin O’Leary, Amy Lucid, Martin Courtney, Joe Kinsella, St John Hegarty, Liam Walsh, Séamus Mac Gabhann.
PEIL FAOI 9: Top class football was played by the U9 lads at the Mercy Mounthawk Gym on Sunday last. Mighty footballers! Next Sunday again, boys, at 11am.
The Mercy Mounthawk Gym is the place! It’s for everyone! Bainisteoirí: Michael Lynch, Tim McMahon, Mikey Collins, Kevin Counihan, David Lucid, Richard Long, Dara Ó Lúing, Éamonn Ó Scannláin.!
PEIL FAOI 11: Last Sunday’s training/coaching went very well. We saw a lot of good football. These lads are good! Every single U11 boy in the greater Rock area is invited to The Green CBS Astroturf Pitchon Sunday next at 11am. Yes….Under 11s at 11.00!
And why not invite a friend to come along? Fáilte roimh chách! Bainisteoirí: Colm Mangan, Wayne Quillinan, Brendan Smith, Jonathon Magnier, Kieran O’Flaherty.
Former Kerry Minor footballer, Jack Morgan, with his UNDER 13 Austin Stack Club boys at the Kerry Sports Academy, MTU, last weekend.
FAOI 13: (i) Jack Morgan had his last session with the boys on Friday last. Sincere thanks to Jack from all the boys and coaches for his time and expertise over the last five weeks.
(ii) Training will continue on Friday and on Sunday at the MTU North Campus.
(iii) An meeting for all U13 boys and their parents will be held in the clubhouse at 7.30pm on Monday 20th. We respectfully ask all to attend this important pre-season meeting; the season will be starting in a few short weeks. (Dan Ahern)
IRELAND LIGHTS UP ~ CLUB WALK: (i) The final walk took place ar Lá ‘le Vailintín! A very suitable day for a romantic stroll! Well done, all! (ii) A new initiative, under the patronage of Irish Life, will commence on March 1st.
It will continue for a month during which time individuals will be asked to reach a daily target of 10,000 steps. People with a high standard/rating will be entered in a worthwhile draw for holiday vouchers. More details later.
COLÁISTÍ….ROCK PLAYERS IN COLLEGE GAMES: (i) Unfortunately, ní raibh rith an ráis le Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí ar an bhFearann Fuar on Saturday. Although the will amongst the team was strong and the support was thar barr, Castle Island’s Coláiste Phádraig brought a level of intensity, particularly in midfield, that was difficult to replicate. They played at an A Division standard.
There were a few flourishes from the Gaelcholáiste, responding well to a tough opening few minutes, with four points in quick succession, and a fantastic long-range save from Maidhcí Ó Ficheallaigh as half-time approached.
However, ar an drochuair, the physicality of the Coláiste Phádraig side saw the day out for them agus bhí an suvae leo! Is in Oileán Ciarraí a bheidh Corn Sheáin Uí Mhurchú le linn 2023!
Gaelcholáiste players, particularly ár Stacaigh dhiongbháilte chróga, Cian Ó Duilleáin agus Luke agus Gavin Ó Cathasaigh, chomh maith le muintir na séú bliana, ar nós Jack Ó Dúghaill, never relented, however.
Go dtí’n bhliain seo chugainn, a Ghaiscígh….! Recover over the holidays and reflect on how successful a season it’s been for muintir Thobar Mhaigh Dor! (Dáithí Ó Loinsigh)
(ii) Good luck to the Meánscoil Chnoc an tSeabhaic players in their Munster Schools Senior B final. Bhur seacht ndícheall, a leaideanna! Rockites on the panel: Holly Ní Bhriain, Róise Ní Dhónaill, Máire de Mórdha and Gráinne Ní Riada.
FAOI 15: (i) Training continued this week with sessions on Friday and on Sunday evenings. On Sunday we continued our blended training with some indoor strength and conditioning work and them some on-field work.
We encourage the boys to practice the exercises at home….it’s only a few minutes a day, boys. The volunteer coaching team so far this year working with U15 boys is Theo Diggin, Pa Laide, Ger Hobbert, Ronan Kavanagh, Morgan O’Connell, Frankie Murphy.
(ii) Two tournament organising committees have invited us to take part in their early season competitions: an Ghaeltacht in February and Nemo Rangers, Cork, in March. We hope to send teams to both events. (Ger Hobbert)
FAOI 17: ‘Well done’ to our boys who did so well v Ardfert on Saturday last (11th Feb) and were 0-3 ahead nuair a shéid an réiteoir an fheadóg dheireanach. Our stalwarts: Steven Conway; James Fisher (captaen), Pádraig O’Halloran, Tomás Ó Conaill (0-1); Alex Touhy (1-1), Seán Heaslip, Ciarán Kavanagh; David Lucid (0-1), Fionnán Ryan; Jack Barrett, Tomás Deregee, Liam Ó Conaill; Cormac Bastible (1-8….six frees), Oiliver Lata (1-0), Ryan McMahon; Rory Lynch, Jake O’Connor, Bao Foley; Barry Nagle, Rory Ó Loinsigh, Gavin Ó Cathasaigh, Donnacha Horgan, Jack Barrett. Bainisteoirí: Richie Conway, William Kirby.
2023 AUSTIN STACKS CLUB MEMBERSHIP: Please, (i) purchase on line via your Club Foireann account or (ii) pay on line via Clubforce (see austinstacks.ie for link) or (iii) sign up for a monthly DD payment or (iv) pay by cash. Club contact/registrar: Bernie Mannix (086 0767415).
CLOTHES ~ RECYCLING: Our club fundraising clothes recycling collection date is Saturday February 25th. Please, bring your goods to the club between 11.30am and 1pm. ‘Go raibh míle maith agaibh’ in advance. We will accept men’s, women’s and children’s clothing as well as household textiles (curtains and towels), soft toys, shoes, handbags, belts. We cannot accept duvets or pillows.
It is requested that all items be clean and dry. As part of our Club Clothes Recycling Fundraising Collection day on February 25th we are asking parents of Juvenile Club players to put boys’ or girls’ Austin Stack Club merchandise or old football boots in separate bags.
The plan is that we will hold a ‘previously-loved give-away gear day’ with/for these items at our Juvenile Academy on a sunny Sunday morning in Connolly once we are back outdoors….won’t that be nice! Bímis ag líonadh málaí gan a thuilleadh moille!
CLUB LOTTO: (i) All Rock supporters are earnestly requested to support the Rock Street Post Office club lotto competition. The winning club will have exclusive sales of its club lottery tickets in Rock Street Post Office for the next 3 years. This would greatly help our thriving club. Club supporters need only ask (YOU MUST ASK!) for a token for each transaction completed at the post office between now and Friday 31st March. He/she then puts the token into the Austin Stack Club collection bucket in the post office. By the end of March all the tokens will be counted and the club with the most tokens will be deemed the winner. Tokens can be requested for the following transactions: €4 tv licence saving stamps, registered letters, parcel postage, bill payments, phone top-ups, phone sales, dog licences, foreign exchange dealings, bank lodgements and withdrawals. (A single postage stamp doesn’t count as a transaction). Please support your club. (ii) Thanks to all our present supporters and promoters of the club lotto: (i) Paudie Commane’s Bookshop, Rock Street, (ii) The Burger Shack, Monavalley, (iii) O’Flynn Interiors (Malachy Nagle), Lower Rock Street, (iv) The Brogue Inn, Lower Rock Street, (v) Husseys’ Deli, Prince’s Quay, (vi) Carmel O’Neill and others, (vii) Maguires’ Butcher Shop, Caherslee, (viii) Barrys’ Supermarket, Upper Rock Street, (ix) www.austinstacks.ie (x) and/or on https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=X529#Anchor
CLUB SHOP: Official Austin Stack Club merchandise – available to order on www.oneills.com
AN RAIBH ‘FHIOS AGAT? All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship winners from Kerry: 2005…Finuge; 2006…Ardfert; 2009…Skellig Rangers; 2010…Castlegregory; 2011…Naomh Mhuire, Cathair Saidhbhín; 2015…Brosna; 2016…Templenoe: 2017…Glenbeigh/Glencar; 2019…Lios a’Phúca; 2020…Na Gaeil; 2023…Fossa; 2024…???? Cá bhfios?? Kerry clubs have enjoyed the most success since its official inauguration of the competition in 2004. The John Mitchel Club of Lancashire reached the 2009 final. They were the first team from outside Ireland to reach the final.
SINSIR CHIARRAÍ: ‘Well done’ to the Kerry hurlers v Carlow.
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