Compiled by Tommy Naughton
Austin Stacks 2025 Jersey Launch
Austin Stacks GAA Club would like to sincerely thank Fiona and Kevin of “Kirby’s Brogue Inn” for continuing as the main club sponsor of our Senior Men’s Teams, and to welcome back Colin and “PST Sport” .
This unique pairing on our jerseys highlights to everyone the enduring and important links among our great club and our generous local businesses. They support us, employ us, serve our community, and bring their professionalism to our organisation.
So we thank them, and ask all GAA people to support them and all local businesses. Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
CLICK HERE to view more images from the Jersey Launch thanks to Adrienne McLoughlin.
CLICK HERE to purchase the new Jersey and other club gear.
Kerry GAA Crdeit Union 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 Championship Semi Final
Thursday 29th May 2025
Austin Stacks v East Kerry
Venue; Milltown/Castlemaine
Throw-in; 7-00pm
Report by Tommy Naughton
Austin Stacks are back into an U21 County Final and will look to retain their title after a very convincing win against East Kerry on Thursday night in Paddy Burke Memorial Park Milltown.
Stacks aided by a strong wind in the opening half got off to a flyer when from the throw in Ben Murphy was pulled back and Paddy Lane kicked over a short range free. Seconds later Jack Murphy picked out Ryan O’Driscoll who got passed his marker before rolling the ball passed the advancing keeper to have the Rockies four up after 90 seconds.
East Kerry responded with a point from Conor Gammell but could have been further behind when Ryan O’Driscoll’s shot beat the keeper but the ball crashed back off the post. Mark O’Shea punched over from the next attack before points from Ryan O’Driscoll and Donnacha Sayers had the stacks four in front again before Paddy Lane kicked over a two point free on the twelve minute mark. Points were exchanged just before the quarter hour mark when Stephen Palmer scored from play before Stacks corner back Sean og Brosnan got his name on the score sheet.
A Joey McCarthy point for East Kerry had the gap to five but two tow pointers for the stacks had the margin our to nine in a matter of minutes. First came a monster of a two pointer from Daniel Kirby from open play and this was followed by a two point free from paddy Lane .
James Horan got the next score for East Kerry but again this was followed by another two pointer from Ronan Carroll. James Horgan kicked over two frees in the raining minutes of the half with a Ryan O’Driscoll point sandwiched between them for the Rockies.
Half Time; Austin Stacks 1-13 East Kerry 0-07.
Although East Kerry were 9 points down at half time they must have believed they were still in the game with the strong wind that favoured them in the second half. These beliefs were dashed in the opening minutes when Stacks came out and kicked over four points in the first six minutes. Daniel Kirby got his second score of the game just seconds after the restart which was followed by two from Paddy lane one from a free and another free from Ronan Carroll.
A two pointer from Mark O’Shea was needed badly for East Kerry with the game slipping away from them. Stephen Palmer and man of the match Ben Murphy exchanged scores to keep the stacks ahead by 11 points with fifteen minutes remaining. Damien Hogan got his name on the scoresheet next with Stephen Palmer again responding for the East Kerry men.
Ronan Carroll kicked over after quick thinking from Ben Murphy with a quickly taken free. James Horgan raised the orange flag with a two point free to leave 10 between the sides with ten minutes remaining. Stephen Palmer reduced the gap to nine seconds later, and Palmer had the chance to reduce the gap even more but his goal attempt flew over the crossbar.
Any hopes of a comeback were dismissed in the very next attacked wen Ben Murphy buried the ball low past the East Kerry keeper to bring the gap back to eleven points once again. James Horgan again responded with his second two pointed free before Luke Casey tapped over after another quick counter attack break from the Rockies. The final scores of the game from Stephen Palmer and Joey McCarthy.
Stacks will be delighted to be back in the County Final but know they will have to reduced the number of unforced errors when they face St Kierans in Austin Stacks Park on Wednesday June 25th at 7-00pm.
Full Time; Austin Stacks 2-21 East Kerry 0-19
Austin Stacks; Michael Tansley, Sean og Brosnan(0-01), Colm Browne, Jack Murphy, Ben Murphy (1-01), Luke Casey (0-01), Gavin Casey , Fionnan Ryan, Daniel Kirby (0-03 (1x2pt)), Cian Dillane, Paddy Lane (0-07 (2f, 2x2ptf)) , Ronan Carroll (0-04 (1f, 1x2pt)), Donnacha Sayers (0-01), Damien Hogan (0-01), Ryan O’Driscoll (1-02).
Subs; Cillian Litchfield for Cian Dillane (47 mins), Cormac Bastible for Damien Hogan (57 mins), Donnacha Horgan for Paddy Lane (60 mins), Bobby Byrne for Donnacha Sayers (60 mins)
East Kerry; Shay O’Meara, Cian Fleming, Dara Stack, Rian O’Neill, Rian Colleran, Keelan O’Shea, Conor Gammell (0-01), Mark O’Shea (0-03, (1x2pt)), Ted O’Gorman, Joey McCarthy (0-02), Timmy Moynihan, Eanna Murphy, Paudie Moynihan, James Horgan (0-07 (3f, 2x2ptf)), Stephen Palmer (0-06).
Subs used; Oisin O’Leary for Ted O’Gorman, Oisin Fleming for Mark O’Shea, Oran O’Neill for Timmy Moynihan, Tadgh Gosney for Eanna Murphy, Darren Reen for Paudie Moynihan.
Referee; Sean Joy (Laune Rangers)
CLICK HERE to view Adrienne McLoughlins Match Day Images.
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 2nd June)
The numbers drawn were 05-15-28-31. The jackpot of €2700 was not won. The €20 Winners were Brian Morgan c/o Club, Eamon Condonc/o Club, Denis O’Neill c/o Club, Cathal Healy c/o Richard Healy, Timmy Sugrue c/o Club Bar. Next draw is on Monday June 9th at 7.30pm and the jackpot will be €2750. 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.
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 5-00pm, Sunday 12-00pm, Monday 7-00pm.
Mens Kerry Senior Football Team
Well done luck to Kerry Senior Football team and the Austin Stacks players involved , Dylan Casey, Joe O’Connor and Armin Heinrich after their second group win that came against Cork on Saturday in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Ladies Kerry Senior Football Team
Best of luck to the Kerry Senior Ladies team and our own Aoife Dillane when they take on Mayo in the group stage on Saturday June 7th at 2pm in Austin Stacks Park Tralee.
Boys Kerry Minor Football Team
Best of luck to the Kerry Minor Team and our own Alex Tuohy when they take on Cavan on Saturday in the All Ireland Quarter Final. 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. The All Ireland Quarter Final takes place on Saturday June 7th at 12pm in O’Moore Park Portlaoise.
Sympathy:
Sincere Sympathy is offered to the families of the following who died recently,
Bertie Conway, St. Brendan’s Park, Tralee, Kerry.
Frances DURKAN, (née O’Brien), Tonevane, Tralee, Kerry.
Marie O’Regan, Caherslee, Tralee, Kerry.
Thomas Gibson, Walkinstown, Dublin / Tralee, Kerry.
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.