TOMMY Mc LOUGHLIN who died on Sunday, 20th February 2000 – 20 years ago on this day – gave outstanding service to the Rock Club. Born in Urban Terrace in the heart of the Rock he played Club football during the last 40s and early 50s and afterwards held positions on the Club … [Read more...]
JJ Murphy RIP
J.J. MURPHY. There was great sadness in the Club and the local community on this Friday morning when news broke of the death of J.J. Murphy. J.J. was one of our esteemed Vice Presidents and he and his family were involved in the Club going away back to the forties and fifties. … [Read more...]
Club Tribute to Former Austin Stacks Hurler & Footballer – Christy Mc Quinn RIP
MARTIN (CHRISTY) McQUINN. Even though he had been battling illness for some time, nonetheless, it was with sadness that all in the Club and the wider community learned of the death of Christy McQuinn early this morning. Christy played with the Kerry Minor Footballers in 1956 … [Read more...]
Austin Stacks Mourn the Loss of a Club Great – Jackie Power RIP
JACKIE POWER: All in the Club and in the wider community were saddened to learn this morning of the death of Jackie Power after a long illness. Jackie and his family have been involved with the Club since his late father Jackie Snr. came to this Town from his native Limerick … [Read more...]
Tribute to an Austin Stacks Great – Bobby Miller RIP
BOBBY MILLER: One of the great names of the Rock passed away peacefully on Wednesday (24th Oct) at the age of 86. As a footballer Bobby Miller first made his name with his schools teams in the mid forties. He was just 15 years old when he played Minor Football with his beloved … [Read more...]
Remembering Dolly Mulchinock
It was on this date (Tuesday, 17th September 1968) 50 years ago that great sadness hit Tralee with news of the untimely death of Dolly Mulchinock following a traffic accident while on a pilgrimage to Lourdes. Dolly, together with her brother Joe, ran the very popular Grocery Shop … [Read more...]
John ‘Gala’ Galvin – Legends Live Forever
It is hard to believe that 20 years have elapsed since one of the Club’s greatest footballers of his era died at the young age of 32. Yes - it was on the 29th of June 1998 that John Galvin passed away following an illness that was diagnosed just short of a year before that. John … [Read more...]
Paul Lucey ‘A Rockie Legend’ RIP
PAUL LUCEY: Paul came from a family of brilliant footballers. His brothers Noel, Jimmy and Vincent were all part of the Kerry SF Teams of the early/mid 1960s, with Noel and Jimmy winning All Ireland medals in 1962. Later in the decade the brothers, including Paul, were part of … [Read more...]
Paddy Scanlan RIP
PADDY SCANLAN: Another staunch Rockie Paddy was a member of that never-to-be-forgotten triumvirate (along with the late Jackie Power and Timmy McMahon) who spearheaded our Senior Footballers to that famous Co. Championship victory (referenced in many parts of our current … [Read more...]
Death of Denis O’Conner
DENIS O’CONNOR RIP: Even though he had been ailing since last December, nonetheless, it came as a shock to most people who knew him when news filtered through that Denis O’Connor had passed away peacefully at Kerry University Hospital on this St. Partick’s Day morning, For … [Read more...]