Denis “Dee Butcher” O Regan A  Club Tribute (By Club Chairman Shane Lynch) Our collective Rockie hearts are sombre this week with the passing of one of our princes, the incomparable Dee Butcher.  Green & White by birth, his Limerick blood was transfused with that of the … [Read more...]

MÁIRÉAD FERNANE: There was real sadness throughout the Club and the local community when news broke on this Saturday morning (15th July) of the death of Máiréad Fernane. Máiréad and her family were steeped in Rock tradition. She herself was Vice Chair of the Club (2017-2018) … [Read more...]

A Club Tribute to Brendan Dowling RIP (Austin Stacks Club President) There was great sadness in the Club and in the local community on Tuesday afternoon (Sept 20th)  when news broke of the death of our current Club President, Brendan Dowling. Brendan was appointed to that … [Read more...]

Mícheál Ó hAodha  Uachtarán Roinn na nÓg, Club Aibhistín de Staic RIP FOCAIL ÓMÓIS .                   Is líonmhar iad na cuimhní atá (agus a bhí) ag na daoine go léir a tháinig faoi anáil agus faoi dhea-thionchar Mhíchíl Uí Aodha i gClub seanbhunaithe Aibhistín de Staic … [Read more...]

The Austin Stacks community was very saddened to hear of the passing of Ned O’Shea last weekend. A lifelong supporter of the GAA, Ned was an accomplished footballer with his club Keel and a long and distinguished playing career culminated in a famous county championship win at … [Read more...]

EMMET LUCEY RIP: There was great sadness in the Club and in the wider community on Thursday afternoon (7th October) when news broke of the sudden death of Emmet Lucey. Coming from a family who were steeped in Gaelic Football at County and Club level Emmet himself was a brilliant … [Read more...]

J.J. (Jo Jo) BARRETT. Even though he had been ill for some time it was with sadness that we learned this morning of the passing of Joe Joe Barrett, one of the great Club men of his day. Joe Joe came for a family steeped in Rock history. His late father (Joe 1902-1952), his … [Read more...]

Helen Dowling, who died 20 years ago on this day (20th March 2001), was one of the outstanding and dedicated members of the Rock Club since she first got involved in 1975 with the establishment of Ladies Football in the Club. For the next 25 years she not alone nurtured football … [Read more...]

PA FITZGERALD - A Club Tribute Another great Rockie and lover of greyhounds, Pa Fitzgerald, passed away peacefully on Wednesday (30th Dec) aged 88. Pa first came to prominence in the sporting world seventy years ago when he made his Senior Football Championship debut with … [Read more...]