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HAPPY NEW YEAR: As 2017 gets underway let us wish all Club members, supporters, all in the local community and all readers of our Notes, both at home and abroad, a very happy and successful New Year. 2017 should be a busy one for the Club as we celebrate the 100th […]

CLUB AGM: A reminder that our Club AGM will take place in the Clubrooms, Connolly Park on Sunday week next, 8th January at 12 noon. Nominations are invited for all positions on the incoming Executive Committee. Nominations and Motions for discussion should be returned to Club Secretary, Elma Nix, 37 Highfield Grove, Tralee […]

  CHRISTMAS GREETINGS: to all Club members, supporters, all in the local community and all readers of our Notes both at home and abroad. CLUB AGM: A reminder that the Club AGM will take place in the Clubrooms, Connolly Park on Sunday, 8th January at 12 noon. Nominations are invited for all positions […]

CLUB AGM: will take place in the Clubrooms, Connolly Park on Sunday, 8th January at 12 noon. Nominations are invited for all positions on the incoming Executive Committee. Nominations and Motions for discussion should be returned to Club Secretary, Elma Nix, 37 Highfield Grove, Tralee or email Secretary.ausinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie to be received on or before […]

  CLUB SHOP:  Austin Stacks Club Shop will be open for one night only this Thursday (Dec 8th) at the Clubrooms Connolly Park from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Pick up the perfect Christmas gift for the Rockie in your life – plenty to choose from and great bargains on offer. STEPHEN STACK: While the […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Our Seniors had another busy season winning two competitions – the Co. Club Championship, overcoming Dr. Crokes in the Final (10th Sept) with the minimum to spare (2-12 to 1-14) and the Town League Final (20th Aug) defeating John Mitchels. We were runners up in the Co. League Final with Crokes, […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Dr. Crokes 2-15; Austin Stacks 0-7. (photos below by Adrienne McLoughlin) The final scoreline didn’t do justice to our performance but, having said that, Crokes were deserving winners on the day, winning their 2nd Co. League in a row on their own pitch last Saturday (19th Nov), bringing their […]

CHURCH GATE COLLECTION: Our Annual Church Gate Collection takes place before all Masses on this Saturday evening (19th Nov) and Sunday morning (20th Nov). REMEMBRANCE MASS: A big thank you to Fr. Pádraig Walsh and all who contributed to making our November Mass of Remembrance such a special occasion last Saturday night. MINOR FOOTBALL: […]

HURLING: The Hurling season has indeed come to an end as our squad have decided not to participate in the forthcoming Junior B Munster Hurling Championship. With some space in this week’s Notes we will reflect briefly, in our next item, on what has been a great season for our Hurlers. […]

MAURICE COLLINS RIP: Family, friends and colleagues were shocked and saddened to learn last Tuesday evening of the sudden death of Maurice Collins – former Team Mentor and father of current Club Footballer, Mikey and former Club Footballers, Máiréad and Bríd and father-in-law of former Club Hurler, Finbarr Canty. For many […]

STEWARDS: The re-opening of Austin Stack Park sees the return of major Club and Inter-County games to Tralee.  Kerry GAA is asking Clubs to help them recruit extra stewards (male & female). Full training on duties will be provided and it should be clearly emphasized that these volunteers will not be needed […]

MICHAEL CHUCKY O’CONNELL: One of the all time greats of the Rock Club – Michael Chucky O’Connell –  passed away peacefully last Saturday morning (3rd Sept) at the age of 87. Born on 27th April 1929 the Rock had just, six months previously, won their 1st SF Co. Championship title (7th Oct 1928). And it […]

  STRICTLY COME DANCING: Our thanks to Adrienne McLoughlin for the following Report and for her  brilliant photographs of the event which can be viewed, as usual, on our club website: “Strictly Come Dancing” has become a social event not just for the Austin Stacks Hurling & Football Club but for […]

STRICTLY COME DANCING – Festival Dome – this Saturday night (27th Aug) – Tickets now on Sale Ticket News The hottest tickets in town are on sale now Tickets are available from Garvey’s Supervalu, Kevin Barry’s shop, Rock Street, O’Connell’s Pharmacy, St.Brendan’s Park & The Clubhouse at Connolly Park. Get your tickets early […]

HURLING: Our Hurlers will play Duagh in this season’s  Co. League (Div 3) Final. The game will take place in Connolly Park on a date yet to be confirmed. Fixtures have also come to hand for the South Kerry District Board competitions. We are due to play games on three consecutive […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: John Mitchels 0-11; Austin Stacks 1-9. Our thanks to Tim Slattery for the following Report. Playing with the wind in the first half we opened the scoring in the 4th minute from a David Mannix free after a foul on Darragh O’Brien. Mitchels hit back then with two, only […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL Austin Stacks 3-13; Castleisland Desmonds 1-6. In this round 8 of the Co. League played at a damp Connolly Park on last Saturday evening (16th July) we went into an early four points lead by the 17th minute. Two David Mannix frees and one each from play by Darragh […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) Football on Sunday morning as usual at 11am. ‘Well done’ to all Kerry players in recent Munster finals…especially ‘Star’, Ferdia Ó Briain and Mike Ó Dónaill. (ii) And don’t forget to be in CAHERSLEE on Thursday at 5.45pm. We look forward to more good football from […]

FÉILE WEEKEND Our thanks to Maurice McNamara for the following report: – The Austin Stacks Club came together on Féile weekend – we determined that we would treat our guests the same as we would want to be treated when we go away, and the way that the gang from Connolly Park banded together […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: With our postponed round 5 Co. League game, against Kerins O’Rahillys now fixed for Saturday, 6th August, our next outing will be on Saturday evening next (2nd July) in the scheduled round 7 game. The game, which is part of a double header with our B team, starts at 7.30pm B […]

TEDDY BRICK: Our thanks to Adrienne McLoughlin for the following report – also see Adrienne’s photographs of the event on our website – ‘Goalkeeper ‘par excellence’ Teddy Brick may have gone to his eternal reward, but he has not been forgotten by his family and friends in Austin Stacks GAA club. On the […]

FÉILE FUNDRAISER: The U14 Féile Football takes place in Kerry on the weekend after next and our major Fundraising Table Quiz takes place at the Clubhouse on this Friday night (17th June) commencing at 8pm. Tables of 4 will cost €40 and everyone is welcome to come along. Your support will be […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 0-8; South Kerry 2-10. Spencer Tracy and Lee Marvin stared in an iconic film of the mid 1950s named ‘Bad Day at Black Rock’. And if the Producers of this film were in Connolly Park on this Saturday evening (28th May) and were contemplating a remake they […]

KERRY GAA NIGHT AT THE DOGS: takes place on this Friday night (27th May). All Clubs must make a contribution of €400.  To off-set this cost we have €10 admission tickets to sell. So if you intend going along to the event we would ask that you please purchase your tickets from […]

KERRY GAA NIGHT AT THE DOGS: takes place on Friday week (27th May). All Clubs must make a contribution of €400.  To off-set this cost we have €10 admission tickets to sell. So if you intend going along to the event we would ask that you please purchase your tickets from Austin […]

PEIL FAOI 6: Sunday morning as usual for all Under 6 boys. PEIL FAOI 8: (i) See you all at 11am on Sunday next i bPáirc Chathair Sailí. (ii) Thursday night football has made a very successful start….this Thursday (12th) again, boys, at 5.45pm i bPáirc Uí Chonghaile. (iii) The next blitz that […]

KERRY GAA NIGHT AT THE DOGS: takes place on Friday fortnight (27th May). All Clubs must make a contribution of €400. To off-set this cost we have €10 admission tickets to sell. So if you intend going along to the event we would ask that you please purchase your tickets from Austin […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-9; Dingle 0-11. We qualified for our first Club Championship Final since 2003 in as dramatic a fashion as one could witness, in Annascaul on last Saturday evening (30th April). A point for Dingle in the 51st minute put them two up, and 15 minute had elapsed without […]

JOBMATCH PROGRAMME: This initiative is successfully helping a wide range of our players/members/parents.  Today we are appealing to those of you who are: (1) Employers/Business owners and (2) Willing to ask your own employer if they will join the programme. The more employers we have on our contact list, the better […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 0-13; Milltown-Castlemaine 0-9. Our Seniors went into this game (round 1 – quarter final of the Club Championship, played in the Nuns pitch, Connolly Park on last Saturday evening, 16th April) with their last encounter against the same opposition very fresh in their minds. On that occasion, […]