Post Tagged with: "Austin Stacks GAA Club News"

CHAIRMAN’S CALL TO THE 16th MAN. Club Chairman, Billy Ryle has posted the following – As we approach the business end of the season, I am requesting every member and supporter of Austin Stacks to give your total backing to our teams and mentors in their quest for success on the […]

BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHALLENGE: Thanks to everyone who contributed generously to our Club Fundraiser, spearheaded brilliantly by Tim McMahon. John Fox was the eventual winner with Shane Herbert, Ben Quilter and David Courtney next in line. Check our Club Website for further details. DISABILITY PATH: Our new disability friendly path […]

BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHALLENGE:  Our major fundraiser for 2021 incorporates a British Open Golf predictor with the tournament taking place at The Royal St. George Club in Kent commencing on this Thursday( July 15th) and concluding on Sunday (18th July). Our predictor sees an overall pot of  €2,000 at stake […]

BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHALLENGE:  Our major fundraiser for 2021 incorporates a British Open Golf predictor with the tournament taking place at The Royal St. George Club in Kent from July 15-18. Our predictor sees an overall pot of  €2,000 at stake with €1,000 going to the winner. The nature of […]

BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHALLENGE:  Our major fundraiser for 2021 incorporates a British Open Golf predictor with the tournament taking place at The Royal St. George Club in Kent from July 15-18. Our predictor sees an overall pot of  €2,000 at stake with €1,000 going to the winner. The nature of […]

DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING: Anyone interested in Defibrillator Training is asked to send their details to Secretary.austinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie. The Club is organising a course in association with Tralee Red Cross.  Any  members who are already trained are encouraged to re-apply for this course also as it is important that they participate in regular refresher […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 0-9; Dingle 1-6. On a perfect Saturday evening for football in Connolly Park this opening round of this season’s curtailed Co. League ended all square after a last minute equalizer. We had a brilliant start and led by four points to no score as the half  […]

THE LEAVING CERT: Club Chairman, Billy Ryle wishes all the Austin Stacks members who are doing the Leaving Cert exams between Wednesday, 9th June and Tuesday, 29th June, the best of luck. Remember that exam candidates are guaranteed accredited grades this year so regard the written Leaving Cert exams as […]

JUVENILE SPONSOSHIP LAUNCH: Austin Stacks Hurling & Football Club launched a new three-year sponsorship of their under-age teams in glorious sunshine at Connolly Park on Sunday. Club Chairman, Billy Ryle said he was delighted to announce that Ned O’Shea & Sons Construction Ltd and John Lane & Sons Ltd, Food […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: General fixtures have now come to hand for our five round games in Div. 1A of this season’s curtailed Co. League (no specific dates or times have been fixed yet). We will have three home games and two away – R1 at home to Dingle (w/e 12th June); […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: This season’s Co. League will be curtailed to take account of the time lost due to the lockdown. Divisions one to five will be divided into two groups of six with each team playing five games in each round. Our Senior are in division 1A along with Dingle, […]

CLUB LOTTO: Monday Night’s (10th May) Jackpot, worth €13,500, was won by Chloe Smith, c/o Richard Healy – the first Jackpot winner since July 2012. The winning numbers were 4, 17, 21, 28. Next week’s Jackpot will now revert back to €2,000 and will increase by €100 at the beginning […]

DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING: Anyone interested in Defibrillator Training is asked to send their details to Secretary.austinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie. The Club is organising a course in association with Tralee Red Cross commencing with an online theory session followed by practical training once restrictions are lifted. The Austin Stacks GAA Club Defibrillator is located on […]

DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING: Anyone interested in Defibrillator Training is asked to send their details to Secretary.austinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie. The Club is organising a course in association with Tralee Red Cross commencing with an online theory session followed by practical training once restrictions are lifted. The Austin Stacks GAA Club Defibrillator is located on […]

GAME TIME: Inter County activity is scheduled to get underway in just over a fortnight’s time with the commencement of the NHL. All Kerry’s five round games are fixed for Sundays. They have three rounds at home (all at Austin Stack Park) and two away. The home games are in […]

CLUB WORKSHOP: Austin Stacks GAA in association with Jigsaw Kerry will host a 1-hour workshop entitled ‘One Good Adult’ at 8pm on next Monday April 19th. The aims of the workshop are to: (1) Have a greater understanding of mental health and what influences mental health (2) Recognise the importance of the role of […]

DEATH OF MARY BARRY: There was shock and sadness throughout the Club and the local community on Good Friday evening when news broke of the tragic death of Mary Barry (nee Keating) in a car accident. Club Secretary, Elma Nix’s tribute on the Club Twitter and Facebook continued as follows […]

FUNDRAISERS:  Thanks to all those members who have supported our 2 recent club fundraisers – Fantasy Cheltenham and Zoom Bingo. The Winners in our Fantasy Cheltenham were as follows:  1st Jack Morgan €350, 2nd Neil Nestor €150 and 3rd Matthew Browne €100. See our Club website for the complete list, […]

CLUB MEMBERSHIP: A reminder to those members who still have to renew their 2021 Club Membership/Lotto to please do so before March 31st, just one week away now. This will ensure your lotto ticket stays in the drum for a chance to win our €13,400 Jackpot. Sincere thanks to those […]

CHELTENHAM FUNDRAISER: We are delighted to bring you our new Fantasy Cheltenham competition to help raise funds for the club’s return to play. Join the Austin Stacks 2021 Fantasy Cheltenham Competition for the chance to win a first prize of €1,850! For just €20, you can add even more fun […]

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING: Following on from the death of Club Trustee, Seán Murphy, in February 2020, the Austin Stacks Club Executive proposes that the real property (lands and buildings) of the Club be transferred by the surviving Trustees to the G.A.A.’s Corporate Trustee Iontaobhas Corporaideach Chumann Luthchleas Gael Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Rathaiochta […]

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE. Peter Twiss, Secretary, Kerry County Board GAA has sent a reminder to all Club Officers, Team Managers, Coaches & Players that the present Covid-19 restrictions, as updated and forwarded by Croke Park to all units of the GAA on 1st Feb 2021, remain in place. The County Secretary stated […]

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING: Following from the death of Club Trustee, Seán Murphy, in February 2020, the Austin Stacks Club Executive proposes that the real property (lands and buildings) of the Club be transferred by the surviving Trustees to the G.A.A.’s Corporate Trustee Iontaobhas Corporaideach Chumann Luthchleas Gael Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Rathaiochta (ICCLG) . […]

REGISTRSTION ONLINE: The Club is encouraging members to register online as funds are badly needed due to the fact that many of our fundraising activities are at a stand still because of the lockdown. All of the membership options can be found on our website. Supporters of the Rock who don’t […]

FEBRUARY IN THE PAST: The second week in February almost always saw our Seniors and Minors in action in the Town League. In 2019 both had good wins over Kerins O’Rahillys – our Seniors 4-8 to 2-8 and our Minors 2-15 to 1-8. SF Scorers – Shane O’Callaghan (3-4), Gearóid […]

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE. I had hoped that we would be able to resume activities in February. That has not happened as the virus is still very virulent. All our facilities will remain in total lockdown until 5th March. As a united club, we have been noble in complying with Government and GAA directives […]

JANUARY IN THE PAST: As these are the last January Notes of this year let us reflect on some of the random happenings during the last ten Januarys. It all began in 2011 when the Club elected its first ever female Secretary, Catherine Ryan who served in that capacity for […]

CLUB AGM: Due to Covid restrictions the Austin Stacks Senior Club 2020 AGM took place via Microsoft Teams last Wednesday evening (13th January).  The meeting which was well attended (virtually) covered all aspects of the club during the 2020 season. The meeting included comprehensive reports by Club Secretary Elma Nix, Club Treasurer […]

CLUB AGM: DUE TO COVID 19 RESTRICTIONS AND FOLLOWING GUIDANCE FROM CROKE PARK, THIS YEAR’S CLUB AGM WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS ON WEDNESDAY 13TH JANUARY, 2021 AT 7.30PM. If you wish to participate please email secretary.austinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie and a link “to join the meeting” on January 13th will […]

Chairman’s Virus Appeal:  Last March, I requested all members of our Club to comply fully with the GAA and the Government national public health guidelines against the coronavirus pandemic. Our Club rose to the challenge and played its part in the battle against this deadly Covid-19 virus. As well as that, […]