Austin Stacks v Kerins O’Rahillys
Date: 03/05/26
Venue: Connolly Park
Throw In 2-00pm
By Tim Slattery
Stacks made it three wins on the trot with victory over local rivals Kerins O’Rahillys and move up to third place three points behind Kenmare Shamrocks in the County League.
Jordan Kissane had Stacks opening point and straight from the kickout O’Rahills Conor Hayes worked his way through for a goal all inside one minute of play.
Darragh O’Connor pointed a free but back came Stacks with points from Eoghan Carroll and Michael O’Donnell after a good solo run.
Darragh O’Connor made it a two point game only for Stacks to hit six unanswered points from Colm Browne,Luke Casey and two each from Conor Horan and Ryan O’Driscoll making it Stacks 0-9 to O’Rahillys 1-2 after twenty one minutes of play.
Darragh O’Connor with two pointed frees and another from Gearoid Savage made it a one point game and just before the interval Jack Murphy fisted a Stacks point.
Half Time Austin Stacks 0-10 Kerins O’Rahillys 1-5
Greg Horan opened the scoring just after half time and that was quickly cancelled out by the first of four Darragh O’Connor two pointer frees.
Good link play by Michael O’Donnell and Cian Purcell was finished to the net by Shane Calla leaving four points between the sides.
Ryan O’Driscoll,Cian Purcell,Ryan again and a Michael Tansley forty five made it a eight point game midway through the half.
Darragh O’Connor’s two pointer free was cancelled out with points from Calla and Ryan, Conor free and a Cian point leaving ten points between the sides.
Michael O’Donnell and Conor Horan increased Stacks lead down the home Straight and in Injury time Darragh O’Connor pointed 2×2 ptf to put a respectable score on the board.
Full Time Austin Stacks 1-21 Kerins O’Rahillys 1-13
Austin Stacks Team: Michael Tansley (0-1/45),Colin Griffin,Colm Browne (0-1)
Jack Murphy (0-1),Eoghan Carroll (0-1),Luke Casey (0-1),Ronan Shanahan,Michael O’Donnell (0-2),Greg Horan (0-1),Gavin Casey,Conor Horan (0-4,2f),David Fitzmaurice,Jordan Kissane (0-1),Cian Purcell (0-2),Ryan O’Driscoll (0-5,2f).
Subs Shane O’Callaghan (1-1) for Gavin Casey,Fiachna Mangan for Jordan Kissane,Adam Curran for David Fitzmaurice,Sean Og Brosnan for Colin Griffin,
Conor Myers for Ryan O’Driscoll.
Kerins O’Rahillys Team: Ruairi Kennedy,Jake Foley,Padraig Griffin,Brayden Pierce,TJ Heaphy,Daniel Bowler,Tom Hoare,Ben O’Brien,Gearoid Savage, (0-1f),Barry John Keane,Shane McElligott,Nick Lacey,Conor Hayes (1-0),Darragh O’Connor (0-12,4x2ptf,3f).
Subs Ryan Carroll,Jake Hoare,Stephen Nix,Conor O’Sullivan.
Referee Evan Horan Glenflesk
McCarthy Insuramce Group Division 6
Austin Stacks 1-14
Milltown 0-6
A strong performance from start to finish saw our B team secure a fine win in Sunday morning in the first game of the double header in Connolly Park.
The foundations of this win were laid in defence with Ben Quilter flawless in goals and the likes of Ruairi O’Connell, Tom McLoughlin and Pat McCarthy driving the team on throughout.
The team have been progressing week to week and although we had a disappointing result in Legion last day out it has been very evident the improvement made.
We led by 5 at the break and were completely dominant in the second half with Padraig O’Halloran, Joe Kinsella and Cormac Bastible catching the eye.
This was a very strong overall team performance and any one of the 18 players who played on the day could be singled out for praise.
Well done to team and management, hopefully we can continue the momentum and put a few more wins on the board as promotion is still very much on the table as that was our fourth win out of the 6 games.
Team: Ben Quilter, Tom McLoughlin, Ruairi O’Connell, John Murphy, Sean Moynihan, Pat McCarthy, Ben Kitchener, Padraig O’Halloran, Ryan McMahon,
Joe Kinsella, Breandan Caball, Cormac Bastible, Shane Bastible, Gearoid Sheehan, SUBS Darragh Moriarty, Jake O’Connor, John Dennis
Division 7B County League
Cs continue to impress
County League Div 7 FT
AS C 1-14 Ballydonoghue B 1-4
By Tim McMahon
Our C team were in fine form in Connolly Park on Friday as they romped home to an impressive victory over table toppers Ballydonoghue B.
Manager Aidan OConner hand was fortified with the return of Fergal Ryan and he was at the centre of all things good for the Rock throughout.
Brendan Caball set the ball rolling early on with a fantastic two pointer to put us into an early lead. Our full back line of Jake OConner, Tom McLoughlin and Leon Sweeney was rock solid all night with Ollie Lata also impressive particularly on kick outs.
Aussie Ben Kichener was rewarded for his dedication since arriving with the captains armband and he played beside the much improved Jack Barrett and Dan ORourke in the half back line.
We led at half time 0-07 to 0-2 with Ballydonoghue outfoxed time and time again by David Courtney who contributed 0-3 with Daragh Moriarty and Ryan also chipping in.
Early in the 2nd half we were dealt a big blow as Paul Barrrett dislocated a finger but further experience was on hand in the form with John Murphy and John Dennis introduced.
The evergreen Pat McCarthy was yet again the engine here as he dovetailed well with the classy Gearoid Sheehan as we responded well to a goal concession midway through the 2nd half.
Points were added by Courtney, Sweeney, Caball and the tireless Enda Cahill before Daragh Moriarty saw nothing but net with an accomplish finish to put us out of reach.
Daragh McGrath, Padraig Breen and Matt Browne were introduced late on as we ran out nine point winners. We now have a break of two weeks before we play Asdee in our final game before the split in Div 7.
Team-Oliver Lata, Jake OConner, Tom McLoughlin, Leon Sweeney, Ben Kichener(capt), Jack Barrett, Daniel ORourke, Paul Barrett, Enda Cahill, Daragh Moriarty, Fergal Ryan, Brendan Caball, Pat McCarthy, Gearoid Sheehan, David Courtney. Subs-John Murphy (ht), John Dennis (40mins), Daragh McGrath (50mins), Padraig Breen(55mins), Matt Browne (55mins).
Scorers-Daragh Moriarty 1-2 (1f), David Courtney 0-4, Brendan Caball 0-3 (1 2pter), Fergal Ryan 0-2, Enda Cahill 0-2, Leon Sweeney 0-1.
Man of the Match-David Courtney.
Fixtures: There is a week off now for our seniors but next up are Dingle at home in Division 1, Asdee away in Division 6 and Spa at home in Division 7B. Games on the weekend of the 17th.
Kerry team:
Good luck to Dylan, Armin and Joe in the Munster Final this coming weekend in Killarney!
U21 Football:
Our U21 team will defend their County Championship title with a tricky away trip to play East Kerry on May 14th/21st in the Round of 16.
Well done to club players Paddy Lane, Ronan Carroll and Daniel Kirby who all played key roles in Kerry’s triumph in the Munster Final against Cork in Tralee on Thursday night! It was fantastic also to see Alex Tuohy in the 26 for the game for the first time in the Championship.
The cherry on the top for a very proud day for the club was Paddy lifting the Cup as Captain! Next up Roscommon in the semi final in just under a fortnight.
Minor Football:
A good win for Marc and his management team last Monday in Waterford and well done to Danny Lane and Eoin Mangan who had fine outings. Both players start this Monday against Cork in Round 2, keep it up lads!
Club Bar:
Keep up to date with all the live sport we have to offer on our Bar’s social media
pages. Opening times this week for the Club Bar are as follows, Monday 7-00pm,
Tuesday Closed, Wednesday Closed, Thursday 7-00pm, Friday 7-00pm, Saturday
4-00pm, Sunday 12-00pm.
Card nights continue on Monday and Thursday night.
There was a brilliant night of celebration in the club on Sunday after a fantastic weekend on the pitch.
Club Senior Shane O’Callaghan and Rachel Lynch celebrated their engagement and we also had birthday celebrations for Francie Breen and Senior player Colm Browne had his 21st.
We would encourage all members to pop into the club bar for a refreshment and a bit of post match analysis after games as there is a great atmosphere and it is a great way to support the club!
Club Lotto:
There was no winner of the €2,350 jackpot. The numbers drawn were were 6, 15, 17, 27. Next draw is on Monday May 4th at 7.30pm and the jackpot will be €2,400. Continued thanks to the following businesses for selling our Lotto tickets on a weekly basis – Kevin Barry’s Shop, Commanes Bookshop (PC Books), O’Flynns Interiors, Hussey’s, Princes St., The Burger Shack, Monavalley and Kirby’s Brogue Inn. And continued thanks to
everyone who purchases a ticket week-in, week-out.
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