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The Kerry hurling’s ‘El Clasico’ delivered at Austin Stack Park today, watched by Mike O’Halloran… Ballyduff 2-14 Kilmoyley 1-17 El Clasico Ciarrai, was in danger of being blown and washed away by elements in Austin Stack Park today, only for the great talent and skill of two great teams to […]

THE annual Austin Stacks Lee Strand u13 invitational football tournament took place on Saturday and Sunday at the Connolly Park grounds and two Tralee teams won trophies. Na Gaeil beat fellow Tralee team John Mitchels in the Plate Final while Austin Stacks won the main tournament final on Sunday. Sixteen teams from […]

Gavin O’Connor watched Austin Stacks win the Castleisland Mart Kerry Senior Club Championship against Dr Crokes on Saturday… Austin Stacks 2-12 (18) Dr. Crokes 1-14 (17) AUSTIN Stacks secured a Senior Club Championship title for the first time since 2003 after a pulsating encounter against Dr Crokes in Fitzgerald Stadium […]

Mike O’Halloran is looking forward to what promises to be a titanic battle for the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC title tomorrow in Austin Stack Park (throw-in 3.30pm)… El Clasico is the name given to the game between the giants of Spanish soccer, Real Madrid and Barcelona, but a classic of our […]

IN the aftermath of Kerry’s defeat to Dublin, one of the incidents that came under scrutiny was the decision by Eamonn Fitzmaurice to withdraw the side’s top scorer with the game level and heading into injury time. Paul Geaney had hit the Dubs for 1-4 from play and was in […]

Gavin O’Connor looks forward to Saturday’s Senior Club Championship Final between Austin Stacks v Dr Crokes, in Fitzgerald Stadium, Saturday 5:30pm… WITH the County League final pairing settled and another month before the real business begins, this Club Championship final provides good preparation for what lies ahead for both teams and a […]

BALLYDUFF will be chomping at the bit for a go at the champions on Sunday as they bid to make it 25 county senior titles. They’re trying to stop Kilmoyley equalling their total of 24 championships at the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC Final at Austin Stack Park with a 3.30pm throw-in. They’re […]

KILMOYLEY and Ballyduff will do battle on Sunday to decide where the Neilus Flynn Cup will reside for the next year. The Garveys Supervalu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Final between the two most successful clubs in the county will throw-in at 3.30pm at Austin Stack Park. There’s a lot of medals […]

THREE GAA clubs have decided to support a local post office by encouraging members to use the facility. Post Offices are coming under increasing pressure to remain open and Austin Stacks, Kerins O’Rahillys and St Pats GAA clubs are playing their part in ensuring the survival of this vital community service. Martin and Marie […]

COMPLETION of the Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence training facilities building at Currans has been delayed. Kerry teams were expected to begin using the the €5 million development by the end of this year and Spring 2017 but county development officer, Tim Murphy has warned that may not occur until the […]

  JOHN Mitchels GAA are one of the winners in Lidl’s Ladies Gaelic Football Club Competition. This Summer, Lidl, partners of Ladies’ Gaelic Football, called on customers across Ireland to nominate their local ladies’ Gaelic football club to win a share of a €145,000 clubs fund. The Tralee club was recently announced as […]

EVERYONE in Tralee GAA circles knows Jack Barry of Na Gaeil is a serious footballer. Well he was over in Seattle at the weekend showing his skills to a wider audience, helping Ulster Club from San Francisco beat Vancouver in the Men’s Senior USGAA final 2016. Each year on Labor […]

KERRY minor hurler Shane Conway is giving Tipp star John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer a run for his money for best goal scored in an All-Ireland Final over the weekend. (video below) Captain Conway showed silky wrist-work to net Kerry’s first goal in the Kingdom’s 4-17 to 3-11 All-Ireland B Final win […]

IT is expected that Eamonn Fitzmaurice will be retained as Kerry senior football team boss for a further two years at tonight’s county committee meeting. The Kerry manager agreed to stay on for one year after last year’s All-Ireland final defeat to Dublin, but reports in the national media this morning suggest […]

AUSTIN Stacks qualified for the Credit Union County League Division 1 final yesterday after a thrilling win over Templenoe. The Tralee side won by just a point, 4-12 to 3-10 away at the south Kerry club, to set up a final date with Dr Crokes. You can watch the goals below […]

Mike O’Halloran witnessed the Kerry minor hurlers make history on Saturday in Semple Stadium,  Thurles by winning the All-Ireland Minor B Hurling title for the fifth time in a row…  Kerry 4-17 Meath 3-11 Kilkenny could not manage to win five All Irelands in a row, but the Kerry Minor […]

GIRLS teams from eleven clubs around the county headed for Na Gaeil GAA club on Saturday to remember a Garda who lost her life over 10 years ago. The Carmel O’Connor Under 10 Garda blitz saw teams from Na Gaeil, Duagh, Annascaul, Finuge/St Senan’s, Austin Stacks, Listowel Emmets, Castleisland Desmonds, Dingle, Abbeydorney, […]

WE’VE had Lip Sync Battles and Strictly Come Dancing, but they do things differently in Abbeydorney when it comes to big fundraisers. On Friday night, the teams in the forthcoming ‘Battle Of The Parish’ – to take place in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on October 30 – were announced at a […]

KERINS O’Rahillys will play their much-anticipated Garveys Supervalu Senior Football Championship Quarter Final against Dr Crokes at Austin Stack Park,  but  Rockies fans will have to travel to see their team play in the championship next month. The CCC has confirmed fixtures for the various football championship fixtures which will see the Kerry […]

WHAT’S Limerick’s loss is Kerry’s gain as Ciaran Carey has said he will be staying with Kerry, despite interest from within his native county. The three time All-Star is just one of the high-profile figures linked with the Limerick managerial job vacated by TJ Ryan, but Carey has maintained he is […]

KERRY had some outstanding performers in the clash against Dublin at the weekend, but one of them has beaten off blue opposition to win the the GAA.ie Footballer of the Week award. Paul Geaney, who scored 1-4 for the Kingdom, topped the poll with 7,956 public votes. Dublin’s Kevin McManamon came […]

NOW that the Kerry seniors are out of the All-Ireland championship, the focus returns to the Garvey’s Supervalu Senior Football Championship which is at the quarter-final stage. The competitions control committee (CCC) will meet on this Wednesday evening to put the finishing touches to the autumn schedule of games. The […]

NATURALLY, after a championship-ending defeat and another season done and dusted, retirements are not too far away from the discussion. Four Kerry legends in particular must be weighing up their options of whether the bodies can take another crack at Sam. Aidan O’Mahony (36) The Rathmore man was a late inclusion […]

LOSING to Dublin for the fourth time on the trot in the championship was a sickener, but there’s plenty of reasons to be hopeful of redressing the balance in the coming years… Minors on the verge of three-in-row Kerry minors did not win an All-Ireland for 20 years, now the county […]

ONE of the big talking points coming out of Croke Park yesterday was an incident deep in stoppage where Dublin’s Kevin McManamon shouldered Peter Crowley in the chest and no free was given. Referee, David Gough, came in for a lot of criticism from Kerry supporters after the final whistle, […]

WELL at least the minors won. It’s a consolation and hope for the future, after the heartache of losing to the Dubs yet again. But the Kerry fans certainly made their presence felt in the capital on Sunday. There must have been over 20,000 Kerry supporters in Croke Park and […]

EARLIER we brought you coverage of Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing from the Dome last night (click here if you missed it). Well people turned out in their hundreds and we captured some of the atmosphere. Scroll down for photos…  

THE participants were down on last year, but it was still a super day for the Na Gaeil GAA Club as they held their annual cycle. Just over 100 cyclists took to the road at 9.30am from the clubhouse in Killeen on the 80km route via Castleisland, Abbeyfeale and Listowel, while […]

ANOTHER year, another amazing Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing in the Dome. Crowds turned out in their hundreds to cheer on the contestants in what has become one of the social highlights of the year for the Rock club. People paid €20-a-head to watch the 12 couples perform and perform they did, […]

On the eve of battle, test your knowledge of Kerry v Dublin clashes over the years with our quiz below… [os-widget path=”/gockarocka/the-really-hard-kerry-v-dublin-rivalry-quiz” of=”gockarocka” comments=”false”]