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SCÓR na nÓG: Competitions in Scór na nÓg ’23: 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. If interested, please contact Carmel O’Neill immediately.
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!
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, 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 (3 minutes). Will you have a go? Why not? Bheadh sé go hiontach dá mbeadh baill dár gclub páirteach!
PEIL FAOI 7: Last Sunday’s U7 session in the Mercy Mounthawk Gym went very well. Come along next Sunday at 10am to be part of next week’s fun. Beidh fáilte roimh gach éinne….everybody welcome.Hoping to see you all again next weekend! 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: Another enjoyable session for our U9 lads took place in the Mercy Mounthawk Gym on Sunday last. Brilliant footballers! We’ll be in action again next Sunday at 11am in the same Mercy Mounthawk Gym. It’s for everyone! Bainisteoirí: Michael Lynch, Tim McMahon, Mikey Collins, Kevin Counihan, David Lucid, Richard Long, Éamonn Ó Scannláin, Dara Ó Lúing (who also trains the Kerry senior ladies)!
PEIL FAOI 11: Last Sunday’s training/coaching went very well. A lot of really good football was played by these boys. We have some great players in this group! We still encourage every U11 boy in the greater Rock area to come along to The Green CBS Astroturf Pitch on Sunday next at 11am. Under 11s at 11.00! Fáilte roimh chách! Bainisteoirí: Colm Mangan, Wayne Quillinan, Brendan Smith, Jonathon Magnier, Kieran O’Flaherty.
PEIL FAOI 13: (i) Training will continue on Friday and on Sunday at the MTU North Campus for our U13 footballers. (ii) A very successful meeting for all U13 boys and their parents was held in the clubhouse on Monday last. Everything is nearly ready for our upcoming football activities v other clubs. Come on, The Rock! (Dan Ahern)
IRELAND LIGHTS UP ~ CLUB WALK: A new initiative, under the patronage of Irish Life, will commence on March 1st. It will continue for a month during which time people will be encouraged to reach a daily target of 10,000 steps….deich míle coiscéim! People with a high standard/rating will be entered in a worthwhile draw for holiday vouchers. More details later.
FAOI 15: (i) We had an early start on Sunday morning last as 22 players and 5 coaches/trainers headed back west….siar amach go hIarthar Dhuibhneach….for the Gaeltacht Annual Tournament, our first competitive games of the season. The ever reliable ‘Power Travel’ bus service had us back in plenty of time for the 10.30am throw-in v Tralee Town rivals, Na Gaeil.
Under trying conditions we edged out the win. Unfortunately, in our 2nd game Keel/Listry had the upper hand on us! We were the victors in our 3rdencounter….we took the win and gained a place in the shield final. Our opponents were Nemo Rangers from Cork.
It was a good sporting contest in pretty miserable weather conditions but, unfortunately for us, we couldn’t take our scores and Nemo took the laurels! Mí-ádh mór, a leaideanna na Carraige!
However, we learned a lot during the long day out and we know that plenty of work has to be done by all to make the required improvements. Lots of encouraging signs from the boys were noted by the bainisteoirí!
And we saw some beautiful places along the way….Gleann na nGealt, Dingle Harbour, Sliabh an Iolair (Eagle) and the Wild Atlantic Ocean! Lá dár saol ba ea é!
(ii) Training continues this week. Please, keep an eye out for the messages. And full attendance is required, please. (iii) We can’t wait for the Nemo Rangers Tournament (in Cork) in March. (iv) The men who ‘make it happen’ for the U15 boys: Theo Ó Duigín, Pa Laide, Ger Hobbert, Ronan Kavanagh, Morgan O’Connell, Frankie Murphy. (Ger Hobbert)
FAOI 17: Our U17 stalwarts who are ever ready for their next battle: Steven Conway; James Fisher, Pádraig O’Halloran, Tomás Ó Conaill; Alex Touhy, Seán Heaslip, Ciarán Kavanagh; David Lucid, Fionnán Ryan; Jack Barrett, Tomás Deregee, Liam Ó Conaill; Cormac Bastible, Oiliver Lata, 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.
COLÁISTÍ….ROCK PLAYERS IN COLLEGE GAMES: (i) Good luck to the Meánscoil Chnoc an tSeabhaic players in their Munster Schools Senior B final v Clonakilty’s Meánscoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa, Bhur seacht ndícheall, a leaideanna! Rockites on the panel: H.Ní Bhriain, R.Ní Dhónaill, M.de Mórdha and G.Ní Riada.
2023 AUSTIN STACK 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 ~ ATHCHÚRSÁIL: Our club fundraising clothes recycling collection day is this Saturday (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 (25th), we are asking parents of club juvenile 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 when we’ll be back outdoors….won’t that be nice! Bímis ag líonadh málaí gan a thuilleadh moille!
OUR CLUB LOTTO: (i) All Rock supporters are encouraged 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. Thanks to all who support and/or promote the club lotto: (i) The Burger Shack, Monavalley,
(ii) O’Flynn Interiors (Malachy Nagle), Lower Rock Street, (iii) The Brogue Inn, Lower Rock Street, (iv) Husseys’ Deli, Prince’s Quay, (v) Carmel O’Neill and others, (vi) Maguires’ Butcher Shop, Caherslee, (vii) Barrys’ Supermarket, Upper Rock Street, (viii) Paudie Commane’s Bookshop, 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? The most wins in National Football League: Kerry…won 23, lost 7; Dublin…won 14, lost 14; Mayo…won 12, lost 8; Cork…won 8, lost 6; Meath…won 7, lost 6; Derry…won 6, lost 6; Galway…won 4, lost 6; Down…won 4, lost 4.
SINSIR CHIARRAÍ: (i) Good luck to our county footballers, including Dylan, Greg and JackO, v Ard Mhacha ag an deireadh seachtaine. (ii) Best wishes to our county hurlers v Uíbh Fhailí…..an important game.
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