Compiled by Brian Caball
A SUNNY SUNDAY MORNING IN CAHERSLEE:
All action at the Austin Stack Club SUNDAY Academy in Caherslee. Boys and girls of The Rock….cailíní agus buachaillí na Carraige ag baint taitneamh as a gcuid peile Dé Domhnaigh seo caite. Everybody welcome again next Sunday ag 11am. Caherslee is the place to be……where the wearers of the Black’n’Amber develop and improve their skills with excellent coaching mentors and where they have fun with their friends! Bhí Adrienne ann lena ceamara.
PEIL FAOI 6/8:
(i) Great football was played once again by our Rock youngsters on Sunday morning last in the Caherslee GAA pitch. The Rock U6/7/8 boys will be in action again at 11am on Sunday next…25th Bealtaine…i gCathair Sailí.
(ii) Our U6/8 Thursday evening Summer Academy commenced on Thursday at 5.30pm and will continue every Thursday in Connolly Park. Fáilte roimh chách!
PEIL FAOI 10:
(i) Football-for-Fun will continue, gan stad gan staonadh, at 10.50am on Sunday next (25th May) in Caherslee.
(ii) Football-for-Fun or a Coiste na nÓg game will take place every WEDNESDAY in Connolly Park for the foreseeable future. It will be held at 6.40pm this Wednesday (21ú). Fáilte roimh chách! (Colm Ó Mongáin)
CAMPA SAMHRAIDH: The Austin Stack Club summer camp will take place a week earlier this year….from Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August. Costas: €50 per head; €80 per family. Registration and payment will take place on arrival on the first morning. All Rockies and friends welcome. Fáilte roimh chách…idir bhuachaillí agus chailíní.
PEIL FAOI 12:
(i) Training for all U12 boys will take place on Tuesday and on Thursday at 5.45pm in Connolly Park.
(ii) Last Sunday we travelled to Legion and played in Round 2 of the County League.
(iii) We’re still recovering after our great day out at the Kilmacud Crokes’ Tournament! The long trip to Dublin was fun and was enjoyed by all!
(iv) Our boys are now looking forward to their June 15th trip to Naas. (Tim McMahon)
PEIL FAOI 14:
(i) U14 County League Division 1 champions for 2025: Oran O’Regan; Bruno Grzybowski, Conor Maguire, Cameron Patterson; Tadhg O’Regan, Shea Horan, Dylan McEvoy; Tadhg Lucey, Billy Kirby; Jamie Quillinan, Michael Carmody, Blake Bowler; Oisín Horan, Shane Carey, Kian Cronin; Gerard Teahon, Barry Maguire, Hugh Brassil, Jamie McEvoy, Matt Murphy, Ben O’Leary, Ben Smith, Darragh Magnier, Harry Healy, Darragh Moriarty, Conor McCannon, Callum Griffin. An bhainistíocht rathúil: Ger Teahon, Micko Horan, Brendan Smith, Wayne Quillinan, Jonathan Magnier. An Charraig Abú!
U14 County League Champions
(ii) Training continues on Friday evenings at 7pm and on Sunday[P1] mornings at 11.00am i bPáirc Uí Chonghaile. (Pat Carmody, Micko Horan, Jonathan Magnier)
ROCK BOYS IN GREEN and GOLD:
Four UNDER 14 Austin Stack Club footballers proudly wear their Kerry colours at their recent development squad challenge game against Cork……with coach Theo Ó Duigín: (ó chlé) Sé Ó hÓdhráin, Liam Ó Ciarba, Mícheál Ó Cearmada agus Odhrán Ó Riagáin.
Austin Stacks U16 players, Conor O’Regan(1) , Eoin Mangan (7) & Harry Murphy(12) who played for the Kerry u16s against Meath on Saturday in Fethard Co Tipperary.
PEIL FAOI 16:
We began the year away back in early January with close to 35 boys actively taking part in the U16 age group activities. Thankfully, with all the hard work and commitment since, close to that number played in two Central League finals this week. And that’s pure true!
(i) The Austin Stack Club boys U16B team played in the Central League Division 5 final on Wednesday night (14th May) in Currow. And what a beautiful evening for football it was! The opposition was a strong Ballymac team with plenty of good footballers. The Rock had just fifteen stalwarts who approached the game with the determination that we are used to seeing from Black‘n’Amber players. Every club player gave one hundred percent and peppered the Ballymac goal from the throw-in. However, it was one of those games when nothing would go over the bar or into the net. Ballymac weathered The Rock storm, went on the offensive and went ahead on the scoreboard with a number of well-taken points. The Rockie players stuck to their task and were unlucky not to be going in, at half-time, on level terms; several shots, that on any other night would have gone in at the correct side of the posts, just trailed agonisingly wide! Gremlins at work!! The second half started with a series of courageous attacks by The Rock; they resulted in 3 unanswered points but Ballymac worked their way back on top and this, combined with The Rock’s failure to find or manufacture or even steal scores, resulted in a Ballymac victory on a scoreline of 2-8 to 1-5. Mór an trua ach beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach! Overall, we were happy enough with this performance considering that we were down a good few players, due to school and other sporting commitments, and that we faced a very strong Ballymac team. Foireann na Carraige: Oran O’Regan; Alex O’Flaherty, Diarmuid Hennessy, Séamus Keenan; Tadhg Somers, Liam Swords, Joe Barry; Nathan O’Connor, Elliott Calleja; Barry Laide, Mark Foley, Jayden O’Dowd; Oisín Cotter, Ryan McCord, Joe O’Halloran.
(ii) On Thursday 15th May our A team played in the Central League Division 1 final against Laune Rangers in Ballyrickard. It was a warm night for a game and we instinctively knew this was going to be a tough encounter. Unfortunately, on the morning of the game we learned that two regular A team starters had taken ill and would be unavailable to play. We restructured our forces and, thankfully, our lads settled well in the first half and went into the break with a 10 point lead….1-10 to 0-3. At half-time we warned our boys that the Killorglin lads would have a strong purple patch and how right we were! We could not get a foothold in the 2nd half and our scoring dried up! The Laune Rangers lads were up for everything. Thankfully and with some strong work by our defence we did well to hold the lead until the final whistle. Full time score…AdeS: 1-14; Laune Rangers: 1-13. A nail biter to the end, stress for management and, fortunately, that’s two-in-a-row in this competition! U16-ers: Barry Laide, Ben Litchfield, Conor O’Regan, Danny Lane, David Hobbert, Denis Brassil, Harry Murphy, Jack Delaney, Jamie Ó Cathasaigh, Joe de Barra, Liam Swords, Mark Riordan, Oran O’Donoghue, Ryan O’Carroll, Diarmuid Hennessy, Jayden O’Dowd, Nathan O’Connor, Noah Reidy, Ryan O’Flaherty, Tadhg Somers, Eoin Mangan, Alex O’Flaherty, Fionn Cotter, Hawlie Cotter, Oran O’Regan, Conor Murphy, Dean Courtney, Eliot Calleja, Mark Foley, Séamus Keenan, Seán McCannon, Tom Dawson, Oisín Cotter, Joe O’Halloran, Ediart Topali, David Ahern, Darragh Lyons, Ewan Canty. So, overall, we have to be happy with where the group is at this point in the season. Having both teams in finals is a good return for all the hard work and commitment put in so far this year. Well done, boys and management.
Central Region League Division 1 Champions
(iii) We now have a gap in competitive games until June 19th….only 4 weeks away….when the County League for U16 boys is expected to commence. Training sessions will continue so keep an eye out for group messages. (Ger Hobbert)
MINOR NEWS:
Our minors look forward to the County League which will commence in a few weeks. Agus, ansin, beidh mionúir na Carraige ag díriú go huile is go hiomlán ar Shraith an Chontae!
(ii) Good wishes to our own Alex Tuohy and his fellow Kerry minors in their next outing.
WE SAY show respect to receive respect.
FAOI 21:
We say ‘well played’ to our boys in their Ask Acorn U21 County Championship quarter final v our neighbours, the Kerins-O’Rahilly Club lads, at Strand Road this Thursday (22nd). An Charraig go deo!
BUÍOCHAS:
Club Lotto draw…where to try your luck: Siopa de Barra, Sráid na Carraige Uachtarach; Commane’s Bookshop (PC Books), Sráid na Carraige Láir; O’Flynn Interiors, Sráid na Carraige Íochtarach; Husseys, Newsagency, Cé an Phrionsa; Carmel Cuiltéir, AdeS; The Burger Shack, Móin a’Bhealaigh; An Bhróg, Sráid na Carraige Íochtarach.
EARRAÍ SPÓIRT AR FÁIL:
For Rock merchandise, take a peep on www.austinstacks.ie
CIARRAÍ:
(i) ‘Well done’ to Dylan, Joe, Armin and their county colleagues v Ros Comáin. Go n-éirí go geal leo v Corcaigh.
(ii) Best wishes to Wayne, Alex Tuohy and the Kerry minors in aghaidh na gCorcaíoch!
SEANRÁ:
Níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh. A kind word never ever broke a tooth! So, let’s always have the ‘good word’ to/for each other!