AUSTIN STACKS: 2-08 WEST KERRY: 1-06THE triumph of '73 proved to be a milestone in the Club's history. Years of frustration and heartbreak finally ended with Billy Curtin leading his charges to a historic League and Championship double. 1972 offered a glimmer of hope with an … [Read more...]
All-Ireland Club Championship 1977
AUSTIN STACKS: 1-13 BALLERIN: 2-07AFTER winning the championship in 1976 for the third time in four years there still remained one goal for the team, and that was the ultimate prize - the All-Ireland Club Championship. We had failed with an understrength side against UCC in … [Read more...]
Profile – Kieran Donaghy in RTE September 2008
Opening (and closing) sceneAshe Street, Tralee. Lunchtime. Outside the courthouse, Kerry football star Kieran Donaghy is having his photograph taken. Across the street two young women are walking. And talking.Woman 1: Is he taking a photograph of him again?Woman 2: Uh-huh.Woman … [Read more...]
Speech by Minister John O’Donoghue August 2005
I am delighted to be here today at the official opening of the new clubrooms for Austin Stacks GAA Club.As you know, this club was founded in 1917 as the Rock Street GAA Club. It inherited its present name in the early 1930s in honour of Austin Stack, footballer, GAA … [Read more...]
Milestones – Compiled by Kerry O’Shea
1879: Austin Stack was born. 1904: Austin Stack captains Kerry to All-Ireland final success. The Kingdom defeat Dublin Kickhams by 0-5 to 0-2 in a low-scoring decider. 1917: The first steps towards launching a GAA club in Rock Street were taken when Christy Barrett bought a set … [Read more...]
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