Compiled by Tommy Naughton
Austin Stacks Fundraiser
SONGO MUSIC BINGO
SPOT THE SONGS AND WIN
Music from the 80’s, 90’s & More.
Bingo numbers are replaced with hit songs.
Listen to great music, have fun and win prizes.
Date: Friday 30th May 2025
Time: 8-00pm
Tickets: €10 each
Venue: Austin Stacks Club Bar
Get your tickets now from any of our Bar Committee members, The Austin Stacks Club Bar, Terry Butchers,
or
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Community Market
Join us this Sunday June 1st at the Austin Stacks GAA Grounds in Connolly Park for our first ever Community Market with a huge variety of vendors in attendance from 12pm-4pm .
Men’s County League Div 1 Round 8
Sunday 25th May 2025
Austin Stacks v Glenflesk
Venue; Connolly Park
Throw-in; 2-00pm
Report by Tommy Naughton
Austin Stacks bounced back from last weeks defeat against Spa Killarney with a hard earned victory over Glenflesk in Connolly Park on Sunday.
The home side started brightly aided by a strong wind and were 1-01 up after four minutes after a point from Conor Horan and a goal from Shane O’Callaghan when he flicked a long pass from Conor Horan passed the advancing keeper. Glenflesk pulled a point back after five minutes which was to be their only score until the twentieth minute as The Rockies took full advantage of the elements.
Points from Ferdia O’Brien, Greg Horan and two from Shane O’Callaghan had stacks 1-05 to 0-01 up after seventeen minutes. A Glenflesk free was followed by another five unanswered scores from the Stacks which started with a two pointer from Greg Horan. Conor Horan kicked his second of the day before Ferdia O’Brien got his second from a free and the sharp shooter Shane Callaghan brought his tally to 1-03for the opening half. The final score in the first half saw Glenflesk kick over a two point free.
Half Time; Austin Stacks 1-10 Glenflesk 0-04
Austin Stacks against got the opening two scores of the half with both coming from Ferdia O’Brien with the first from a free and the second from open play. Glenflesk were then given a lifeline when an unforced turnover by the Stacks saw the visitors break quickly down the field to bring the gap back to eight points after just three minutes of the half.
Points were exchange between the sides with Shane O’Callaghan again scoring for the home side. Ferdia O’Brien kicked over another close range free before a free from Glenflesk had the sore at 1-14 to 1-06 with fifteen minutes remaining.
Glenflesk then hit a purple patch starting with a two point free followed by a point from play and then when they were awarded a close range free the Stacks defence switched off. The free was taken quickly and before anyone reacted the umpire was waving the green flag and the gap all of a sudden was only two points with eight minutes left.
Greg Horan extended the Stacks lead but a two pointer from play by Glenflesk had the minimum between the sides. As Glenflesk pushed for the leveller they were caught on the break twice with substitutes Ryan O’Driscoll and Daniel Kirby finishing the scoring to give the home side a three-point win.
Austin Stacks will be delighted to get the win after losing last week but looking at this game they will surly learn that decision making has a huge baring on a game and on another day the poor individual decisions that were made when the game was in the melting pot could be very costly.
Full Time; Austin Stacks 1-17 Glenflesk 2-11
Austin Stacks; Michael Tansley, Colin Griffin, Jack O’Shea, Colm Browne, Niall Fitzmaurice, Ronan Shanahan, Eoghan Carroll, Greg Horan (0-04 (1x2pt)), David Fitzmaurice, Conor Horan (0-02), Fiachna Mangan, Joe Reidy, Shane O’Callaghan (1-04), Brendan O’Sullivan, Ferdia O’Brien (0-05 (3f)).
Subs; Michael O’Donnell for Fiachna Mangan (Half Time), Ryan O’Driscoll (0-01) for Brendan O’Sullivan 39 mins, Daniel Kirby (0-01) for Joe Reidy 39 mins, Luke Casey for David Fitzmaurice 42 mins, Jack Murphy for Colm Browne 55 mins.
Glenflesk; Marc Kelliher, Denis O’Connor, Emmett Finian (1-01), Liam Warren, Peter Cronin, Gearoid O’Leary, Michael Mullane, Killian O’Sullivan (0-01), Tommy Bowler (0-02 (1x2ptf)), Cian Horan, Ian Roche (0-01), Joe Rudden, Sean Doherty, Darragh Roche (0-05 (1f, 1x2ptf, 1x2pt), Jeff O’Donoghue (1-01).
Subs Used, Callum Cronin.
Referee; Brendan Griffin (Clounmacon)
Men’s County League Round 9 Fixtures
Sun June 8th: Mens County League Div 1; Beaufort v Austin Stacks , Venue Beaufort, Throw-In 2-00pm.
Sun June 8th: Mens County League Div 5; Austin Stacks B v Laune Rangers B, Venue Connolly Park, Throw-In 2-00pm.
Fri June 13th: Mens County League Div 7B Shield; Churchill B v Austin Stacks C, Venue Churchill, Throw-In 7-00pm.
Ask Acorn U21 County Football Championship Quarter Final
Thursday 22nd May 2025
Kerins O’Rahillys v Austin Stacks
Venue; Strand Road
Throw-in; 7-00pm
Report by Tommy Naughton
Austin Stacks are into the Semi Final stage of the Ask Acorn U21 County Championship thanks to an 11 point win against our Tralee rivals Kerins O’Rahilly’s.
Daniel Kirby opened the scoring within the first minute with the opening attack of the game. Three minutes later the sides were level thanks to a Darragh O’Connor free but the Rockies were back in front seconds later when Paddy Lane kicked over. A driving run through the O’Rahillys defence saw Ben Murphy slot the ball over from just inside the 21-yard line to double the visitors lead.
Gearóid Meehan pulled one back for the home side before Ronan Caroll punched over from close range after he picked up the ball outside the two point zone and drifted passed a number of defenders. The game was level when a two point from the O’Rahilly’s dangerman Tomas Kennedy sailed over.
Gavin Casey kicked over after cutting inside from the left wing to get the Stacks back in front and the gap was three when Ronan Carroll kicked a huge two pointer from open play. The Stacks should have raised the green flag in the quarter hour mark when Ben Murphy offloaded to Damien Hogan but his effort was save by Sean Collins.
Back to back points from O’Rahilly’s Breandan Meehan and Darragh O’Connor had the minimum between the sides with seven minutes left in the half. Austin Stacks then hit a purple patch scoring 2-01 in a three minute spell. Ryan O’Driscoll scored the opening goal when he danced along the end line and fired low to the net, this was quickly followed by a free from Paddy Lane and when Ryan O’Driscoll set up Damien Hogan he made no mistake this time from close range to give the Rockies an eight point lead.
Odhran Kerins got on the scoresheet for O’Rahillys before Ryan O’Driscoll kicked the final score of the opening half.
Half Time; Kerins O’Rahillys 0-07 Austin Stacks 2-09
Jake Foley got the opening score of the second half for the home side which was cancelled out when man of the match Ronan Carroll slotted over a free. Thomas Kennedy kicked another long range point before both sides were reduced to 14 men. First O’Rahillys had Mattew Higgins sidelined for ten minutes when he picked up a black card and the Austin Stacks Jake Murphy picked up his second yellow card.
Darragh O’Connor pulled another point back before Stacks substitute Cormac Bastible kicked over from close range. Stacks superior fitness now began to tell and another substitute Cillian Litchfield was the next to score. Cian Dillane from play, a Donnacha Sayers free and a second from Daniel Kirby made it five unanswered points to leave the stacks ahead by twelve points with just five minutes remaining.
Jake Foley with the home sides second two pointer of the game was quickly followed by points from Sean og Brosnan and another from Ronan Carroll. Darragh O’Connor kicked the final score for the home side with a close range free.
Austin Stacks will be delighted with the win and even more happier with having twelve different scorers on the night including all six starting forwards getting on the scoresheet. Stacks will face East Kerry in the semi final next Thursday night May 29th with the time and venue to be confirmed.
Full Time; Kerins O’Rahillys 0-13 Austin Stacks 2-18
Austin Stacks; Michael Tansley, Sean og Brosnan (0-01), Colm Browne, Jack Murphy, Ben Murphy (0-01), Luke Casey, Gavin Casey (0-01), Fionnan Ryan, Daniel Kirby (0-02), Cian Dillane (0-01), Paddy Lane (0-02 (1f)), Ronan Carroll (0-06 (1x2pt, 2f)), Donnacha Sayers (0-01 (1f)), Damien Hogan (1-00), Ryan O’Driscoll (1-01).
Subs; Cormac Bastible (0-01) for Paddy Lane (Half Time), Cillian Litchfield (0-01) for Damien Hogan (44 min), Darragh Moriarty for Gavin Casey (56 min), David Lucid for Cian Dillane (58 min), Thomas Deregee for Donnacha Sayers (59 min).
Kerins O’Rahillys ; Seán Collins, Seamus Cahill, TJ Heaphy, Matthew Higgins, Breandán Meehan (0-01), Ben Hanafin, Seán O’Mahony, Ben O’Brien, Jake Foley (0-03 (1x2pt)), Gearoid Meehan (0-01), Tomás Kennedy (0-03 (1x2pf), Brayden Pierce, Odhran Kerins (0-01), Darragh O’Connor (0-04 (4f)), Jake Hoare.
Subs used; Aaron Horgan, Ryan Houlihan.
Referee; Evan Horan (Glenflesk)
CLICK HERE to view Match Day Images from Adrienne McLoughlin
Ask Acorn U21 County Football Championship Semi Final
Austin Stacks will take on East Kerry in the Semi final of the Ask Acorn U21 County Championship. The game is fixed for 7pm on Thursday May 29th at the Milltown Castlemaine GAA Grounds. All supporters are asked to park at the Milltown Mart. The game will also be shown live on Clubber Tv and will be shown in the Austin Stacks GAA Club Bar.
Semi Final Draw,
Austin Stacks v East Kerry
St Kierans v Glenflesk
ONE CLUB – HAVE YOUR SAY!
Phase One, The Consultation Phase in preparing a Document for Integration of our GAA and LGFA clubs, is closing on the 31st May. If you haven’t yet emailed your views about the ONE CLUB to Billy Ryle, Club Vice-Chairman at rylebilly@gmail.com you have very little time left to do so. Phase Two, The Organisation of the Submitted Data will begin on the 1st June. Phase Three will be the presentation of an Interim Report at the end of the summer. Phase Four will be the launch of Austin Stacks Document for Integration at a general meeting of our club members in December. So, take an hour or so to gather your thoughts on the integration and email them to Billy.
GAA ALL STARS!!
Can you give one hour per week for a great initiative?
Austin Stacks GAA is committed to inclusion and diversity, welcoming everyone to our club. GAA For All provides opportunities for children of all abilities to learn new skills and enjoy Gaelic football. We are asking members to volunteer one hour per week to enable children and parents to experience our great club for fun, new friends, learning & GAA skills. If you are interested in volunteering or just finding out a bit more, please contact ChildrensOfficer.austinstacks.kerry@gaa / 086-1053300
Austin Stacks GAA Club App
The Austin Stacks GAA Club App is now live and ready for you to Download .
Keep up to date with everything you need to know going forward by getting our new club app.
Just follow these simple steps to get going ,
Step 1, Download the Free “Clubforce Connect” App or scan the QR Code below.
Step 2. Log In or Register for your New Free Account
Step 3. Go to Club Section at top of Home Page , click blue icon to proceed .
Step 4. Click Discover where you can search for Austin Stacks .
Step 5. Click Follow , Job Done .
Mens Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Championship
Austin Stacks have been drawn in group 1 along with Na Gaeil and Templenoe.
Match Day 1
Templenoe v Na Gaeil.
Match Day 2
Na Gaeil v Austin Stacks.
Match Day 3
Austin Stacks v Templenoe.
Depending on Kerry’s progress in the All Ireland the first round will be played on either the weeknd of Sunday July 27th, August 3rd or August 10th 2025.
Club Lotto (Mon 26th May)
The numbers drawn were 13-22-28-32. The jackpot of €2650 was not won. The €20 Winners were Richard Healy c/o Club, Donal Ryan c/o Club, Keith Costello c/o Club, Mark Rodgers c/o Club, Jamie Kelliher c/o Carmel Quilter O’Neill. Next draw is on Monday June 2nd at 7.30pm and the jackpot will be €2700. Continued thanks to the following businesses for selling our Lotto tickets on a weekly basis – Kevin Barry’s Shop, Commanes Bookshop (PC Books), O’Flynns Interiors, Hussey’s, Princes St., The Burger Shack, Monavalley and Kirby’s Brogue Inn. And continued thanks to everyone who purchase tickets week-in, week-out.
Pitch Side Sponsorship
We are delighted to announce that Maxi Zoo Tralee, EF Signs and O’Neills Sportswear have become our latest pitch side sign sponsors.
Thanks very much to all our sponsors, your support is greatly appreciated by everyone involved at the club.
If you are interested in becoming a sign sponsors or a sponsor in general, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Club Gear
Check out some of Club Gear from O’Neills by Clicking HERE
Club Cards
Our card sessions continue in the Clubhouse on Mondays and Thursdays with the starting time of 9pm sharp.
Club Bar:
Keep up to date with all the live sport we have to offer on our Bar’s social media pages. Opening times this week for the Club Bar are as follows, Monday 7-00pm, Tuesday 7-00pm, Wednesday 7-00pm, Thursday 7-00pm, Friday 6-00pm, Saturday 3-00pm, Sunday 12-00pm, Monday 7-00pm.
Mens Kerry Senior Football Team
Best of luck to Kerry Senior Football team and the Austin Stacks players involved , Dylan Casey, Joe O’Connor and Armin Heinrich when they take on Cork in Pairc Ui Chaoimh in their second group game on Saturday at 4-45pm. The game will be shown live at the Austin Stacks GAA Club Bar.
Ladies Kerry Senior Football Team
Congratulations to the Kerry Senior Ladies team and our own Aoife Dillane on claiming the Munster Football title on Sunday against Waterford. Kerry will play Mayo in the group stage on Saturday June 7th at 2pm in Austin Stacks Park Tralee.
Boys Kerry Minor Football Team
Congratulations to the Kerry Minor Team on claiming the Munster title last Friday night against Cork in Tralee. The team have strong Austin Stacks connections with Alex Tuohy playing a staring role on Friday night. The team managed by Wayne Quillinan with Austin Stacks men Johnathan Conway (keeper coach) and Fionnan Hallinan (Physio) also involved in the management team. Kerry now face Cavan in the All Ireland Quarter Final on June 7th at 12pm in O’Moore Park Portlaoise.
Sympathy:
All at Austin Stacks GAA Club extends our deepest sympathies to Tony, Paula, Oran and Aimee and the extended family on the tragic passing of Luke Silles.
We also extend our condolences to all Luke’s many friends , teammates at Ballymac Gaa & Tralee Dynamos Fc and his classmates at Tralee CBS The Green. We are thinking of you all at this very difficult time .
May the sod rest lightly on his gentle soul.
A minute’s silence was observed before Sundays County League Senior Match at Connolly Park in memory of Luke .
Sympathy:
Sincere Sympathy is offered to the families of the following who died recently,
Sheila O’Carroll, St. Brendan’s Park, Tralee, Kerry.
Agnieszka Zdyb, Cois Abhainn, Tralee, Kerry.
Adelina Baxter, Basin Court, Tralee, Kerry / Currow, Kerry.
Ted (Thaddeus) McCarthy, Breanor House, Cullinagh, Newcastle West, Limerick / Tralee, Kerry.
John “Chissy” O’Regan, O’Rahilly’s Villas, Tralee, Kerry / Abbeyfeale, Limerick.
Luke Silles, Curraghleha East, Tralee, Kerry.
Barbara Grzybowska, Ballyheigue, Kerry / Tralee, Kerry.
James Higgins, Gallowsfield and formerly of Mitchel’s Road, Tralee, Kerry.
Leonard Foley, Shanakill, Tralee, Kerry / Kilflynn, Kerry.
Kieran Lynch, Hawley Park, Tralee, Kerry.
Patrick McKenna, Gortatlea, Tralee, Kerry.