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Saddle Up For Na Gaeil’s Race Night

Saddle Up For Na Gaeil’s Race Night

November 20, 2014 at 11:15 am Comments are Disabled

THE GAA will be more like the GEE-GEES (sorry), when Na Gaeil host a race night this Saturday at Na Gaeil clubhouse, under starting orders at 8:30pm. All money raised from the night will be pumped right back into the club to maintain the high standard its members have come […]

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Paul Galvin To Return For Another Book Signing

Paul Galvin To Return For Another Book Signing

November 19, 2014 at 10:49 am Comments are Disabled

PAUL GALVIN will be back in town next month to sign copies of his new book. Only less than two weeks ago, Galvin, held a book signing in Easons, which brought a massive crowd of all ages (click here for previous story). So the former Kerry star’s signature is likely to be […]

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The Five Big Talking Points From Austin Stacks v Ballincollig

The Five Big Talking Points From Austin Stacks v Ballincollig

November 18, 2014 at 10:24 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor analyses the Austin Stacks game on Sunday and picks out the main talking points… 1. The slow start The Rock had to endure a very nervy opening first 20 minutes. Ballincollig, outscored Stacks by a score 1-4 to 0-1 and on balance, you had to say the Kerry […]

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How The Big Match Yesterday Played Out On Twitter

How The Big Match Yesterday Played Out On Twitter

November 17, 2014 at 11:28 am Comments are Disabled

AUSTIN Stacks booked their place in this year’s Munster Club Final yesterday, but not after an incredibly tough contest against the Cork champions, Ballincollig. Here is a selection of how it all went down on the ‘Twittersphere’… The Irish Examiner’s Tony Leen was setting the record straight in the buildup […]

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Denis Mcellgott in action for Austin Stacks in the 2014 Munster semi-final. Photo byb Dermot Crean

REPORT/PHOTOS: Blood And Guts Rockies Battle Their Way To Munster Final

November 17, 2014 at 9:55 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor (who correctly predicted a three point win for Stacks in our preview on Saturday) reports on an epic Munster semi-final clash yesterday in Austin Stack Park. Photos from the match at the end of report… Austin Stacks 0-15 Ballincollig 1-9 AUSTIN STACKS have booked their place in the […]

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Big Match: Stacks To Prevail In A Tough Battle With Cork Champions

Big Match: Stacks To Prevail In A Tough Battle With Cork Champions

November 15, 2014 at 9:39 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor previews the Austin Stacks v Ballincollig Munster Club Championship semi-final at Austin Stack Park on Sunday (2pm) THIS is a weird one for Stephen Stack and his band of champions to prepare for. The celebrations and good vibes that spread across the town when Stacks won the county final would […]

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Young Rockies Get Their Medals From Senior Heroes

Young Rockies Get Their Medals From Senior Heroes

November 10, 2014 at 9:44 am Comments are Disabled

THE Austin Stacks Under 12 boys were presented with their medals in Connolly Park on Saturday. The event was co-ordinated by John Purcell, team manager, who thanked all involved with the under 12 panel – players, parents, trainers and mentors, and had encouraging words for all the players looking forward […]

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O’Halloran’s Hurling: Lixnaw Battle Hard But Come Up Short

O’Halloran’s Hurling: Lixnaw Battle Hard But Come Up Short

November 10, 2014 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

Our hurling analyst, Mike O’Halloran, on the AIB Munster Club Intermediate Championship Semi-Final in Austin Stack Park yesterday… Lixnaw 2-10 Bruff 2-13 Lixnaw had to line out without the mercurial young forward, John Buckley, who injured his hand in a game with Causeway Comprehensive School, added to that, the loss of […]

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: “This Is All About The Town” – County Champs Visit Schools

VIDEO/PHOTOS: “This Is All About The Town” – County Champs Visit Schools

November 6, 2014 at 9:26 am Comments are Disabled

IT’s been a crazy last few days for the newly crowned county champions, Austin Stacks. On Wednesday, members of the team visited schools in town with the Bishop Moynihan Cup. The first port of call, was CBS Clounalour, where a number of players were past pupils. Next up was Holy […]

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VIDEO: Watch The Goals From Sunday’s County Final

VIDEO: Watch The Goals From Sunday’s County Final

November 4, 2014 at 10:15 am Comments are Disabled

WANT to relive the best moments from Sunday’s County Final between Austin Stacks and Mid Kerry? KerryGAA TV have uploaded the highlights to YouTube. Watch goals from Kieran Donaghy, Pa McCarthy, Gavin O’Grady and the final point of the game from Darragh Long here.

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VIDEO: Stephen Stack – ‘The Outsider’ Who Is Now A Rock Hero

VIDEO: Stephen Stack – ‘The Outsider’ Who Is Now A Rock Hero

November 3, 2014 at 5:12 pm Comments are Disabled

STEPHEN Stack, may describe himself as an outsider, but as the man that has steered Austin Stacks to their first senior county title in 20 years, he will forever have a special place on “the street of champions”. In two short years since the Listowel man took the reins at […]

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Shane Carroll and Stephen Stack, celebrate, Kieran Donaghy's, goal with fans last Sunday. Photo by Oscar Brophy.

Austin Stack Park To Be Venue For Rockie’s Munster Semi-Final Clash

November 3, 2014 at 4:15 pm 1 comment

AUSTIN Stack Park, is the venue for the AIB Club Championship Munster Semi-Final between Austin Stacks and Cork Champions, Ballincollig. The game will take place on Sunday, November 16. Throw-in as yet to be decided. After scooping the top prize in the county against Mid Kerry in Killarney, The Rock […]

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Five Reasons Why Austin Stacks Won The Title

Five Reasons Why Austin Stacks Won The Title

November 3, 2014 at 3:19 pm Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor dissects yesterday’s Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SFC final and looks at the reasons the Rockies prevailed… Hunger I had mentioned in the run up to the first game that Mid Kerry wouldn’t come near Stacks when it came to hunger. This was most evident again in the second encounter. Perhaps the […]

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Match Report: Champions! Austin Stacks End 20 Years Of Hurt

Match Report: Champions! Austin Stacks End 20 Years Of Hurt

November 2, 2014 at 7:43 pm Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor on a momentous day for Austin Stacks… Austin Stacks 2-13 Mid Kerry 1-7 AUSTIN Stacks ended a 20 year barren spell without a senior county championship title in emphatic style against Mid Kerry in Killarney on  Sunday.. With the light dimming, captain Barry Shanahan lifted the Bishop Moynihan […]

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Donaghy Calls For Another ‘Star’ Performance From Rockie Fans

Donaghy Calls For Another ‘Star’ Performance From Rockie Fans

November 1, 2014 at 9:54 am Comments are Disabled

  AUSTIN Stacks talisman, Kieran Donaghy, is calling for more of the same from Rockie fans this Sunday as they attempt to win their first county title in 20 years. The Kerry star spoke to TraleeToday.ie at the ‘Be A Star Dominos Basketball Camp’ on Thursday (click here for more […]

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Three Big Questions For The County Final Replay

Three Big Questions For The County Final Replay

October 31, 2014 at 9:19 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor looks at Sunday’s Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SFC replay and asks three vital questions… Can Donaghy be used more effectively? During last Sunday’s thrilling match, Kieran Donaghy didn’t spend the entirety hovering around the square where he had been so effective during the semi-final against Dingle and indeed for Kerry […]

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Shane Carroll and Stephen Stack, celebrate, Kieran Donaghy's, goal with fans last Sunday. Photo by Oscar Brophy.

Hundreds Of Rockies To Board Free Coaches To The Replay

October 30, 2014 at 10:04 am Comments are Disabled

AROUND 700 Austin Stacks fans are expected to board free coaches to Killarney next week thanks to the club. But the change of venue for this Sunday’s county final replay has forced Rockies to abandon their famous march to the stadium before big matches. Because the replay between Austin Stacks and Mid Kerry […]

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David Moran during the All-Ireland Final against Donegal in 2014. Photo by Dermot Crean.

David Moran Is The Only Kerryman To Face Aussies Next Month

October 29, 2014 at 9:18 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE man, David Moran, is the only Kerry player to feature in the 25-strong panel for the International Rules clash against Australia next month. Irish International Rules manager Paul Earley named his  panel yesterday for the clash against Australia in Perth on November 22. Mayo lead the way with four home-based player, […]

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How Austin Stacks v Mid Kerry Went Down On Twitter

How Austin Stacks v Mid Kerry Went Down On Twitter

October 28, 2014 at 2:51 pm Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor trawls through Twitter and finds out what people were saying and what photos they were posting on Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SFC Final day… There were signs early on that we were in for a good day when Dermot Mahony spotted this rainbow over Austin Stack Park. Rainbow in Tralee for […]

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Five Things Stacks’ Fans Will Ponder From Sunday’s County Final

Five Things Stacks’ Fans Will Ponder From Sunday’s County Final

October 28, 2014 at 12:26 pm Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor looks at the main features of Sunday’s Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SFC final at Austin Stack Park from a Rockie point of view… 1. Austin Stacks’ Point-Scoring  Some of the scores by Stacks were of an extremely high calibre and that’s not even taking the weather into account. The […]

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VIDEO: Goals And Action From The County Final

October 27, 2014 at 4:58 pm Comments are Disabled

AUSTIN STACKS and Mid-Kerry played out a draw in Tralee yesterday, taking the county championship into November when the replay takes place next Sunday. Killarney photographer, Don MacMonagle, captured the atmosphere in a video he posted to YouTube after the game. Watch goals from Kieran Donaghy and Donnchadh Walsh and […]

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Video: Watch The Fantastic Rockies Support For The County Final

Video: Watch The Fantastic Rockies Support For The County Final

October 26, 2014 at 9:22 pm 1 comment

THE Rock was well and truly out in force today when they took to the streets of the town ahead of today’s County Final against Mid Kerry. Out on the pitch the game ended in a draw, but on the terraces there was no doubt who was victorious. The scenes […]

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County Final: A Draw! Austin Stacks And Mid Kerry Will Go Again Next Week

County Final: A Draw! Austin Stacks And Mid Kerry Will Go Again Next Week

October 26, 2014 at 9:04 pm Comments are Disabled

Austin Stacks 1-13 Mid Kerry 2-10 BOTH sides will feel they left this game after them in what was a thrilling, Garvey’s Super Valu Senior Football Championship Final, in Austin Stack Park. Next Sunday is the date for the replay, but the venue is as yet to be decided. It […]

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County Final: Austin Stacks’ Hunger To Have The Edge Over Mid Kerry

County Final: Austin Stacks’ Hunger To Have The Edge Over Mid Kerry

October 26, 2014 at 8:57 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor gives his verdict on who’ll take home the Bishop Moynihan Cup today…  ON Sunday, Austin Stacks will be looking to bridge a gap of 20 years without a county title when they face Mid Kerry in Austin Stack park at 3pm. This is a final that has observers […]

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County Final: Prospect Of The 12th Means It’s Marching Season For Rockies

County Final: Prospect Of The 12th Means It’s Marching Season For Rockies

October 25, 2014 at 9:27 am Comments are Disabled

THEY come in their hundreds. They’re noisy and colourful. They are The Rockies fan club. We caught up with one of the Austin Stacks fan club’s chief organisers, Kevin O’Carroll, to get a sense of the mood ahead of the hotly anticipated county final this Sunday against Mid Kerry. “There […]

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County Final: Austin Stacks’ Road To The Decider

County Final: Austin Stacks’ Road To The Decider

October 24, 2014 at 9:43 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor takes a look at Austin Stacks’ road to the county final this year… ONE of the hallmarks of Austin Stacks charge for county glory this year has been their marked and continued improvement throughout the campaign. Stephen Stack and his men must take a lot of credit for […]

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County Final: School Of Rock – CBS Primary Turns Black And Amber

County Final: School Of Rock – CBS Primary Turns Black And Amber

October 22, 2014 at 11:22 am Comments are Disabled

WITH excitement building ahead of this Sunday’s county final, the Austin Stacks contingent in CBS Primary went all out on Tuesday to show their colours. Austin Stacks face Mid Kerry this Sunday in Austin Stacks Park and will be bidding for their first county championship in 20 years, long before the […]

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Tickets For Sunday’s County Final Now On Sale

Tickets For Sunday’s County Final Now On Sale

October 21, 2014 at 11:28 am Comments are Disabled

TICKETS for this Sunday’s County Championship final between Austin Stacks and Mid Kerry in Austin Stack Park are now on sale. The tickets can be purchased from the Kerry County Board Office, Kerry GAA Store in Killarney and Supervalu Stores in Tralee, Dingle, Killorglin and Castleisland. Two weeks ago, due […]

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SPORT: Relief For O’Rahilly’s As They Avoid Championship Relegation

SPORT: Relief For O’Rahilly’s As They Avoid Championship Relegation

October 20, 2014 at 12:24 pm Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor reports from Castleisland yesterday, where the Strand Road side ensured their senior status by beating Kilcummin… Kerins O’Rahillys 0-12 Killcummin 0-7 A LATE flurry of points secured senior championship football next year for Kerins O’Rahilly’s when they beat Kilcummin in this relegation playoff match. Played out in front of […]

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“Dream Come True” For Barry As He Brings Sam Back To O’Rahilly’s

“Dream Come True” For Barry As He Brings Sam Back To O’Rahilly’s

October 20, 2014 at 9:40 am Comments are Disabled

BARRY John Keane was a happy man on Saturday morning as he and his Kerins O’Rahilly’s teammate, Cormac Coffey, paraded the Sam Maguire and Tom Markham Cups around Healy Park in Ballyrickard. “It’s a dream come true, when I was training all year, I didn’t really think of these moments, […]

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