PEIL FAOI 14: The U14 season isn’t quite over yet! The U14 medal presentation evening is coming up! Medals for the County League B and Central League A games will be presented. Ard-oíche a bheidh ann, gan aon dabht!
WINTER SKILLS: Now that your season’s football is over until the new year, boys, you are asked to avail of very chance you get to practise your football skills, on your own or with a friend or two. This is a good time of year to perfect the important ‘little’ skills….the block down, the pick-up, the solo, free-taking and penalty-taking.
PEIL FAOI 16: Austin Stack Club U16 squad: Alex O’Flaherty, Ryan Flaherty, Billy Kirby, Diarmuid Hennessy, Conor Maguire, Gerard Teahon, Harry Maguire, Oran O’Regan, Luke Kavanagh, Tadhg Regan, Shea Horan, David Ahern, Mark Riordan, Joe O’Halloran, Michael Carmody, Noah Reidy, Jayden O’Dowd, Darragh Moriarty, Shane Carey, Oisín Horan, Tadhg Lucey, Danny Lane, Blake Bowler, Ryan McCord, Ethan Cushen, Conor Murphy, David Zarychta. Bainisteoir foirne: Micko Horan. Roghnóirí: William Kirby, Richard Long, Gearóid Ó Tíocháin.
SCÓR na nÓG: A very successful Scór na nÓg evening took place at ‘Dúchas’ (MTU), headquarters of Kerry Comhaltas, on Saturday last (7th). How lovely to see young GAA people staging our real music, song and dance. The occasion was enjoyed by all who attended…..oíche iontach ceoil, amhránaíochta agus rince a bhí ann. ‘Well done’ to all the young people who performed and ‘well done’ to the clubs who encouraged them. ‘Beidh Éire fós ag Cáit Ní Dhuibhir!’
COLLEGE HURLING & FOOTBALL: (i) Tralee CBS will have to patiently wait until next year to challenge for the Russell Cup (U15) toisc an bua a bhí ag an Daingean, faoi bhainistíocht Eoghain Uí Ghealbháin, orthu! The unlucky Rock boys: Tadhg Counihan, Bruno Grzybowski, Ben Smith, Jamie Quillinan, Jamie McEvoy, Conor McCannon, Jake O’Driscoll, Cameron Patterson, Coby McMahon, Harry Healy and Hugh Brassil. Of course, these U15s now begin preparations for the Bro.Taft Cup (Munster) games sa bhliain nua. (ii) In the semi-final of the Frewen Cup competition (Munster U17A Football), played at the Dr Croke Club, Lewis Road, Killarney, last Friday (6th), Tralee CBS had a good victory over Hamilton High School, Bandon. The Green led by a mere 0-1 at half-time but found their proper rhythm in the second half, moved up a gear and motored on. Scór deiridh: 3-11 in aghaidh 1-6….farasbarr (surplus) de dhá chúl! Club player on the team was David Ahern (leathchúlaí ar dheis…uimhir a 5). On the sideline were Conor Maguire (gortaithe) and Danny Lane (gortaithe), The other other semi-final was played in Rathkeale and Coláiste Bhréanainn, Cill Airne, defeated Coláiste Naomh Flannán na hInse. Scór: 5-23 in aghaidh 1-5. Date and venue for the final not yet to hand. (iii) Our sympathies to the Rock players in the Mounthawk squad: Michael Carmody, Blake Bowler, Jayden O’Dowd, Shane Carey, Oran O’Regan, Diarmuid Hennessey and Billy Kirby. They were so unlucky….by just 0-2…v Milltown in the Corn Liam Uí hUiginn (U17B) competition. Drochsheans! (iv) There is a very important U19 Corn Uí Mhuirí competition game coming up on Wednesday November 25th! Yes, indeed, it’s the clash of the Titans….dhá mheánscoil mhóra Thrá Lí! Serious training has been taking place by both teams! Not to be missed! Mounthawk started well with a nice 0-4 victory over Pobalscoil Inbhir Scéine, Neidín. Scór: 2-10 to 0-12…sea, buann cúil cluichí! In a three-team group this puts Mounthawk almost certainly into the football quarter final draw for in the New Year. Austin Stack Club players in the Mounthawk squad: David Hobbert, Paddy Lucid, Michael Carmody, Jayden O’Dowd, Billy Kirby, Ben Litchfield, Jack Diggin, Fionn Cotter, Oran O’Donoghue, Ryan O’Carroll. Of course, the CBS v Mounthawk clash on November 25th, may be only to determine who will top group 4 if The Green overcome Pobalscoil Inbhir Scéine, Kenmare, this Wednesday (11th). The competition holders, Tralee CBS, will be hoping to retain their crown and will be encouraged by their fine victory over Intermediate School Killorglin in the semi-final of the O’Sullivan Shield game. Our club players in the Tralee CBS squad: Danny Lane and Eoin Mangan. (v) Good wishes to the mighty U19
HURLING: Men of The Green in their next Harty Cup competition matches. They’ll have to face Coláiste de la Salle (Port Láirge) as well as Meánscoil na mBráithre (Durlas Éile). These big big hurling games could put Kerry Colleges’ hurling ‘on the map’! Good wishes to The Green hurlers! The cup is named after a former patron of the GAA, Archbishop John Mary Harty who was Archbishop of Cashel from 1913 to 1946. Nenagh CBS are the 2025 champions. (Tim McMahon, Adrienne McLoughlin)
AN SEISIÚN CAINTE: The Austin Stack Club Irish Conversation Session will continue ar an Déardaoin seo, 12ú Samhain, ag 7.45pm. Cad a bheidh ar siúl? Éisteacht, foghlaim, plé, comhrá agus cabaireacht…gan stad gan staonadh…ar feadh 45 nóiméad glan. Is í Carmel (087 9305214) an t-eagraí.
SEANRÁ: Buann cúil cluichí, a deirtear! Goals win games, they say!
CLUB LOTTO: Many thanks to all our club lotto workers, promoters and supporters. Where to do the club lotto: Ollmhargadh Chaoimhín de Barra, Upper Rock Street; Paudie Commane’s Bookshop, Rock Street; www.austinstacks.ie; The Burger Shack, Monavalley; O’Flynn Interiors, Lower Rock Street; Carmel Quilter, AdeS; Kirbys’ Brogue Inn, Lower Rock Street; Husseys’ Deli, Prince’s Quay. You must be in to win!