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GAA GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIPS: A GAA scholarship, worth €170, may be obtained for a club member who might like to spend time improving his/her Irish i nGaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne during the summer. Any scholar, aged between 12 and 18 years, who is attending postprimary school may apply to our club for this financial contribution. Ooops! Closing date: Friday 31st March. Apply immediately! Ná cuir do leas ar cairde!
PEIL FAOI 7: The 2023 OUTDOOR football will really take off this coming Sunday morning at 11am in Connolly Park. Let’s hope that the weather will be kind to us!
PEIL FAOI 9/10: (i) OUTDOOR action will commence on Sunday next (March 26th) at 11am in Connolly Park. (ii) The GoGames series of matches will begin on April 11th (Tuesday). (iii) An U10 team (boys born in 2014) will be chosen to represent The Rock at the Kilmacud Croke Club Tournament on May 7th.
ALL-STARS: Our club All-Stars will continue their action on Sunday next in the CB Primary School, Cluain na Lobhar. Plenty action…warm-up games, kicking, catching, running, jumping. We’ll be going outdoors after a few more sessions. This Rock Club All-Star initiative is run to help neurodivergent children to connect with others and flourish while playing sports.
If you’d like your child to be involved….to increase his/her social participation, to make friends and to gain confidence….please join us next Sunday, 26thMarch, at 3pm in the CB (Primary) School Hall. Boys and girls of various ages are encouraged to come along agus is cinnte go mbeidh céad míle fáilte roimh gach éinne. Caidreamh, cairdeas agus féinmhuinín! (Cathal Ó Sé)
UNDER 10/11: We’re eagerly looking forward to our trip to Kilmacud Crokes, Dublin, on May 14th. Can’t wait to challenge The Dubs!!
PEIL FAOI 11: (i) Last Sunday’s training/coaching was really enjoyable for all, players and coaches. Tá togha na bpeileadóirí sa ghrúpa seo! Every U11 boy in the greater Rock area is urged to come along toour own Connolly Park on Sunday next at 11am. Fáilte roimh chách!
(ii) We look forward to the U11 County Go-Games (Phase 1) …sponsored by Lee Strand:
Thursday (6th April) ag 6.30pm….AdeS (ag baile) v Na Mistéalaigh;
Thursday (13th April) ag 6.30pm….Laune Rangers v AdeS (as baile);
Thursday (20th April) ag 6.30pm….Legion v AdeS (as baile);
Thursday (27th April) ag 6.30pm….AdeS (ag baile) v Rathmore;
Thursday (4th May) ag 6.30pm….Milltown/Castlemaine v AdeS (as baile);
The games will be ‘non-competitive’ and no scores will be kept! The ‘ciúnas ar an taobhlíne’ rule will apply for all U11 Go-Games….’is binn béal ina thost’ will be the motto!!
(iii) We look forward to the U11 Tralee/Naomh Breandán Boards’ Go-Games (Group A…A and B teams)…sponsored by Kellihers’ Mills:
Thursday (23rd March) ag 6pm….Na Gaeil v AdeS (as baile)…25 minutes per half and 11 players (maximum) aside. Training continues at 10.50am on Sunday;
Thursday (30th March) ag 6.30pm…. AdeS (ag baile) v K-O’R;
TBC ag 6.30pm….Na Seán Mistéalaigh v AdeS (as baile). (Mícheál Ó Loingsigh)
UNDER 11/12: The Under 11/12 boys will travel to Kilmacud Crokes on April 7th. That’ll be a worthwhile excursion!
PEIL FAOI 13: (i) Tralee/St Brendans Board U13 League…fixtures/results/report:
The Austin Stack Club Under 13 footballers who challenged the John Mitchel Club boys in last week’s Division 1 Town League game in Ballyseedy. Bhí an suvae ag Na Mistéalaigh!
DIVISION 1 results:
AdeS: 3-5; Ardfert: 3-10;
Na Gaeil: 1-12; AdeS: 2-3;
Na Mistéalaigh: 2-8; AdeS: 0-7. This game, played i bPáirc na Mistéalach in Ballyseedy on Sunday last (19th), was a humdinger and was only settled in the exciting nail-biting closing minutes.
The Green‘n’Goldswon the toss and played with the elements in the 1st half. Our boys opened the scoring with a fine point. The game flowed to and fro and, midway through the half, Na Mistéalaigh had opened a two point gap. It was tit-for-tat ar pháirc ghlas na himeartha in an evenly-matched encounter and at half-time the scoreboard showed 0-4 to 0-3 in favour of the JM boys.
The opening score of the second half was by the JMs who restored their two-point advantage. However, the next 15 minutes belonged to the Black‘n’Amber brigade as our lads rattled the hosts with tenacious defending, excellent support play and fast-paced attacks. Pure Rock football!
The result of this was that our brilliant boys lead by one single solitary point with ten minutes remaining….0-6 to 0-5. The Rock had a few chances to be further in front as we entered the closing stages but, ochón ochón, it was the hosts who grabbed the all-important goal when the ball ricochetted into the net after goalmouth scramble.
Another late late goal put a disappointing gloss on the scoreline in a game that was 50/50 throughout. Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear!
‘Well done’ to the host club team and ‘thanks’ to the referee for his excellent handling of the game in difficult conditions. Austin Stack Club Player-of-the-Match: Billy Kirby was in excellent form and launched many a good Rock attack.
Training continues this Tuesday at 7pm up on the MTU astroturf.
Team A: David Ahern; Blake Bowler, Diarmuid Hennessy, Oisín Horan; Shea Horan, Billy Kirby, Danny Lane; Tadhg Lucey, Conor Maguire; Dylan McEvoy, Conor Murphy, Jayden O’Dowd; Ryan O’Flaherty, Joe O’Halloran, Noah Reidy, Mark Riordan, Liam Swords, Ediart Topali.
DIVISION 3 results:
AdeS B: 5-22; Ardfert B: 1-5;
AdeS B: 5-8; Na Gaeil B: 0-2;
AdeS B v Na Mistéalaigh B….our B team’s game was postponed due to the unavailability of a referee.
Training continues on the MTU astroturf on Tuesday at 7pm.
Team B: Blake Bowler; Shane Carey, Michael Carmody, Gearóid Corcoran; Kian Cronin, Ethan Cushen, Conor Hanafin, Albi Gaxha, Oisín Horan, Shea Horan, Luke Kavanagh, Billy Kirby; Tadhg Lucey, Conor Maguire, Harry Maguire; Dylan McEvoy, Zac Moore, Darragh Moriarty, Joe O’Halloran, Oran O’Regan, Tadhg O’Regan, Gerard Teahon.
(We’ll host Kilcummin in Connolly Park on Sunday next, 26th March, in the opening round of the COUNTY League).
(v) U13 County League fixtures…sponsored by Lee Strand:
DIVISION 1….Sunday (26ú Márta) ag 7pm….AdeS (ag baile) v Kilcummin;
Sunday (2nd April) ag 7pm….Laune Rangers v AdeS (as baile);
Sunday (9th April) ag 7pm….AdeS (ag baile) v Na Mistéalaigh;
Sunday (16th April) ag 7pm….AdeS (ag baile) v Legion;
Sunday (23rd April) ag 7pm….Na Gaeil v AdeS (as baile).
DIVISION 9….Sunday (26th March) ag 5.30pm….AdeS B (ag baile) v Kilcummin B;
Sunday (2nd April) ag 5.30pm….Laune Rangers B v AdeS B (as baile);
Sunday (9th April) ag 5.30pm….AdeS B (ag baile) v Na Mistéalaigh B;
Sunday (16th April) ag 5.30pm….AdeS B (ag baile) v Legion B;
Sunday (23rd April) ag 5.30pm….Na Gaeil B v AdeS B (as baile).
(Dan Ahern/Michael Lynch)
CÚL CAMPS: (i) Our club’ll host a Kerry Cúl Camp (football) in Connolly Park in July (3rd~7th). (ii) A hurling camp will take place in Tralee in August (7th~11th).
IRELAND LIGHTS UP ~ CLUB WALK: The new initiative, under the patronage of Irish Life, commenced 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) Training as usual this week….expect text re details of activities. (ii) U15 Lee Strand County League fixtures:
DIVISION 1B….Sunday (29th March) ag 7pm….Churchill v AdeS (away);
Sunday (5th April) ag 7pm….Firies v AdeS (as baile);
Sunday (12th April) ag 7pm….AdeS (ag baile) v Keel/Listry;
Sunday (19th April) ag 7pm….AdeS (ag baile) v Ballumacelligott;
Sunday (26th April) ag 7pm…AdeS…a bye.
DIVISION 9A….Sunday (29th March) ag 5.30pm….Legion B v AdeS B (as baile);
Sunday (5th April) ag 7pm….Kilcummin B v AdeS B (as baile);
Sunday (12th April) ag 7pm….AdeS B (ag baile) v Emmets B;
Sunday (19th April) ag 7pm….An Ghaeltacht B AdeS B (as baile);
Sunday (26th April) ag 7pm…. AdeS B (ag baile)v Fosadh.
(Ger Hobbert/Michael Lynch)
COLÁISTÍ: The Gaelcholáiste Faoi 15 team prepared for a late-season encounter with a teak-tough Tarbert Comprehensive outfit maidin Dé Luain na seachtaine seo caite. It was a pitched battle as the Tarbert side drew ahead early on but ár ridire Stacach, Rory Ó Loinsigh (lár na páirce), le tacú iontach óna chairde, played a warrior’s game and narrowed the margin. Ní raibh rith an ráis ag na coláisteánaigh, afách, and ref’s final whistle blew in favour of Tarbert. (Bhuaigh siad le sé phointe). The Gaelcholáiste team lads lick their wounds in the knowledge that they provided a resoundingly solid performance. Tiocfaidh sibh chugaibh fhéin, a laochra…bígí muiníneach!
50 YEARS of SCÓR na nÓG: (i) Tráth na gCeist takes place on Thursday (23rd) in Currow National School. The successful 4-person quiz buffs will proceed to the Munster Finals on Saturday April 8th in Ovens. Gach ádh ar gach iomaitheoir.
(ii) All District Boards have completed their stage competitions and Scór aficionados look forward to the staging of the County Finals of Scór na nÓg (Faoi 17) in the Community Centre, Currow, on Saturday (25th) ag tosú ag 6pm. GAA clubs in Kerry have responded magnificently in this special year of Irish culture as we celebrate 50 years of Scór na nÓg. The following cultural disciplines will be staged: figure dancing, solo singing, recitation, ballad group, novelty act, instrumental music and set dancing. A large attendance is expected and a great evening’s entertainment will be enjoyed by old and young. The chosen item in each category will be invited to represent The Kingdom in the Munster Finals which will be held at the Éire Óg GAA Club, Ovens, County Cork, on Saturday April 8th. The All-Ireland Finals are expected to take place on Saturday May 6th at the Gleneagle National Events Centre, Killarney.
SCÓR na bPÁISTÍ: This is for primary school pupils…daltaí bunscoile…who’ll perform in the name of the Austin Stack Club. Eolas: many Tralee area competitorswill, hopefully, advance to the county semi-finals on the weekend of 14th/15th/16thApril. 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). If you’d like to have a ‘go’ Carmel Quilter-O’Neill would like to hear from you. Your club needs you!
GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIP FOR ADULTS: Tá scéim scoláireachta do dhaoine fásta á maoiniú ag Foras na Gaeilge chun seans a thabhairt do dhaoine dul ar chúrsa Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht. Tá €200 ar fáil chun cabhrú le costas an chúrsa. Chun cur isteach ar an scoláireacht, ní mór trí cheist a fhreagairt: (i) cé hé tusa agus cén taithí atá agat ar labhairt na teanga? (ii) cén fáth go bhfuil tú ag iarraidh freastal ar chúrsa sa Ghaeltachta agus cén cúrsa atá ar intinn agat a dhéanamh? (iii) cén fáth go bhfuil scoláireacht ag teastáil uait agus conas a chabhróidh an scoláireacht (€200) leat? Caithfidh d’iarratas a bheith i bhfoirm Doiciméad Word agus caithfidh tú é a sheoladh chuig ian@gael-linn.ie roimh 5pm ar an 13ú Aibreán. Gach eolas ar fáil ar bit.ly/Scoláireachtaí23. Má tá ceist ar bith agat, cuir glaoch ar Ian ar 087 6200100.
2023 AUSTIN STACK CLUB MEMBERSHIP: If you’ve any queries re club membership contact Bernie Mannix (086 0767415).
OUR CLUB LOTTO: Please, support The Rock by doing business at the Rock Street Post Office and requesting a Austin Stack Club token. If The Rock wins the ‘competition,’ our club lottery tickets will be for sale in Rock Street Post Office for the next 3 years. This would greatly help our growing club. Club supporters need only ask for a token for each transaction completed at the post office…but one must ask…between now and Friday 31st March (less than 4 weeks left)! One 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) Carmel Uí Néill and daoine eile, (ii) Ollmhargadh de Barra, Sráid na Carraige Uachtarach, (iii) Siopa Leabhar Pháidí Uí Chomáin, Sráid na Carraige Láir, (iv) Bothán na mBuirgéar, Móin a’ Bhaile, (v) Troscán Uí Fhloinn (Malachy de Nógla), Sráid na Carraige Íochtarach,(vi) An Bhróg, Sráid na Carraige Íochtarach, (vii) Siopa/Deli Uí Eosa, Cé an Phrionsa, (viii) www.austinstacks.ie (ix) and/or onhttps://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=X529#Anchor
CLUB SHOP: Official Austin Stack Club merchandise – available to order onwww.oneills.com
LÁ FHÉLE PÁDRAIG: ‘Well done’ to all who represented the Black‘n’Amber i bParáid na Féile Pádraig.
SINSIR CHIARRAÍ: (i) ‘Well done’ to our county footballers v Roscommon agus go n-éirí go geal leo in aghaidh na Gaillimhe. (ii) ‘Well done’ to our Kerry hurlers who had a 0-1 victory over Down and will face Offaly in the Roinn 2A semi-final this weekend (25th/26th).
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