TOM NAUGHTON: He was one of the Club’s and the County’s great supporters and his recollection of past games was unbelievable. We speak of Tom Naughton (St. Brendan’s Park) who died 25 years ago on this day (12th May 1995). Tom could name teams going back decades with uncanny … [Read more...]
Remembering John Fitzgerald of Rock St.
JOHN FITZGERALD: who died at the age of 82 - twenty years ago on this day (7th April 2000) - came from a Rock Street family steeped in Stacks culture. His family shop in the middle of the Rock, widely known as Denna’s (his brother Denis and his sister, Beatrice Daly ran the shop … [Read more...]
Austin Stacks Mourn the Sudden Passing of Club Great – Timmy Sheehan
There was sorrow and disbelief throughout the county and beyond on Tuesday afternoon when news broke of the sudden death of Timmy Sheehan. Just some fifteen hours before that Timmy was in his usual good form entertaining his colleagues in the Stacks Clubhouse going through all … [Read more...]
“The Complete Club Man” – We Remember Garry Scollard
GARRY SCOLLARD. Just seven days after the passing of Tommy McLoughlin and Kevin Barry another Club stalwart – Garry Scollard - passed away peacefully, twenty years ago on this day (Sunday, 27th February 2000). Many people still claim that the Funeral Oration given by Timmy … [Read more...]
The Death of Former Club Officer Séan Murphy RIP
SEÁN MURPHY RIP Seán, who was the Club’s oldest member and who celebrated his 98th birthday just over two months ago (14th Dec 2019), passed away peacefully on this Tuesday evening at Tralee Community Hospital. His good friend, Tadgh McMahon scripted a beautiful piece about … [Read more...]
We Remember FRANK KING (1931-1990).
We Remember FRANK KING (1931-1990). Frank played football and hurling with the Club (1949-1955) and won two SH Co. Championship medals when playing afterwards with Ballyduff. In 1957 he served as Club Vice Chairman and then came back in the early 1970s and presided over a period … [Read more...]
Remembering NANETTE BARRETT (née STACK)
Nanette was a niece of Austin Stack. Her husband was Tommy Barrett – a winner of two All Ireland SF medals with Kerry (1930-1931) and a winner of five SF and three SH Co. Championship medals with The Rock (1928-1936). And her son, Eddie, to this day has been mentor of many teams … [Read more...]
Remembering Club Stalwart Paddy Drummond & Discovering his Club Connections Four Generations Later
PADDY DRUMMOND (1912-1995). On this day twenty five years ago (13th January 1995) Paddy Drummond, one of the Club’s outstanding players (both codes) and administrators, passed away at the age of 82. He was still a teenager when he won his first Senior Co. Championship … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday to our Oldest Club member Séan Murphy!
He is the Club’s oldest member and today (14th Dec, 2019) he celebrates his 98th birthday. Originally from Carlow, his work in the Department of Agriculture brought Sean to Tralee. He was introduced to our Club by the late Kevin Barry and became actively involved firstly as a … [Read more...]
40 Years ago on this date Austin Stacks Captured all 3 Senior Co. Titles
On this date 40 years ago (Sun, 2nd Dec 1979) we won our 5th Co. League title overcoming a strong Beaufort outfit with just two points to spare in the Final (1-7 to 0-8) in Fitzgerald Stadium. It was the culmination of one of the most successful seasons in the Club’s history when … [Read more...]
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