Austin Stacks
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Austin Stacks is a hurling
and Gaelic football
club based in Tralee in County Kerry
, Ireland
. It has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
medals and GAA All-Stars than any other GAA
club in Ireland. They have many notable players at the top of the rock such as Joe Barrett
, Mikey Sheehy
, Ger Power
, John O'Keeffe, Cork's Dinny Long
, Pa Laide, William Kirby
and Kieran Donaghy
who won player of the year after leading Kerry
to success in 2006. The club is named after Austin Stack
, Irish revolutionary and captain of the All-Ireland
winning Kerry Gaelic football
team of 1904. They are the only club in Kerry to have won Senior County Championships in both Hurling & Football, including doubles in 1928 & 1931.
, John Mitchels, St.Pats , Ballymac , Churchill and Na Gaeil. The famous black and amber colours of the club are well known throughout Ireland. The current chairman of the club is Aidan O'Connor. The current club captain is Dara Long, son of great club servant Denny
.
Team that Started versus Legion: Martin Moriarty, Brian Dennehy, TJ Hogan, Pat McCarthy, Barry Shanahan, Denis McElligot, Denis Costelloe, Daniel Bohane
0-2, Wayne Gutherie, Shane Carroll 0-2, Martin Courtney, Joe Kinsella 0-2, Graham O'Connell 0-7(0-4 frees), Kieran Donaghy
0-1, Dara Long.
Subs Used: Joey O' Connor, Brían Mangan, Gordon Kerins.
3rd round: Kenmare vs Austin Stacks Date:TBC, Kenmare
Austin Stacks v Kenmare
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002 3rd round(bye): Gaeltacht 1-13 v 2-04 Austin Stacks, Gallarus, 11th Aug, 14.30
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2001
Team that started that final vs An Ghaeltacht, AUSTIN STACKS:
David Hennebery, Kenneth Leen, Martin McKivergan, Brian Dennehy, Peter Quillinan, Pa Laide, TJ Hogan, William Kirby
, Michael Finn, Denis Sayers, John Walsh, Billy Sheehan (0-1), Darragh Long (0-6),Cormac Kennedy (0-1), Michael Collins (0-1)
Subs: Daniel Bohane
(for Laide) Donal McEvoy (for Walsh) Finbarr Smith (0-1) (for Finn) Jonathan Conway, John Peter O'Neill, Wayne Quillinan, Kieran Browne, Martin Courtney, Kieran Donaghy
Trainers: Brian Neenan, Frank Courtney, Damien McLoughlin
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2000:
Results League 2008
Austin Stacks 1-12 v 0-08 Finuge 31/03/08
Austin Stacks 3-07 v 1-08 Annascaul 06/04/08
Sneem 0-08 v 2-07 Austin Stacks 13/04/08
Spa 4-06 v 1-10 Austin Stacks 20/04/08
Dingle 0-09 v 0-08 Austin Stacks 25/05/08
Austin Stacks 0-11 v 0-08 Waterville 11/06/08
Austin Stacks 0-10 v 0-13 Gleflesk 20/06/08
Stacks' remaining games include home ties against Beale and John Mitchels, and away games versus Tarbert and Currow. Due to the Kerry senior team losing the Munster Final against Cork, all these games have been put back indefinitely.
In the County Championship Stacks defeated Legion in the first round and now await Kenmare in round three. This game has also been postponed due to Kerry's defeat in the Munster Final.
Hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
and Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
club based in Tralee in County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
medals and GAA All-Stars than any other GAA
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club in Ireland. They have many notable players at the top of the rock such as Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland titles of 1929 and 1932.-Biography:Joe Barrett was born at 67 Rock Street,...
, Mikey Sheehy
Mikey Sheehy
Mikey Sheehy is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stacks and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1974 until 1987. Sheehy is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.-Club:Sheehy played his club football with the...
, Ger Power
Ger Power
Ger Power is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1988. Power captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1980.-Early life:Ger Power was born in Annacotty, County...
, John O'Keeffe, Cork's Dinny Long
Dinny Long
Dinny Long is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Millstreet and Austin Stacks and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1977.-References:...
, Pa Laide, William Kirby
William Kirby (footballer)
William Kirby is a Gaelic footballer who plays with the Austin Stacks club in Tralee Co Kerry. He also played with the Kerry senior team winning All Irelands in 1997 & 2004. He also won Under 21 medals in 1995 & 1996. He also won 2 Sigerson Cup medals with Tralee IT in 1997 & 1998.-References:...
and Kieran Donaghy
Kieran Donaghy
Kieran Donaghy is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry. Donaghy has won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, two Munster Championships and a National League title with the county. He has also been awarded two All Stars.He plays his club football for Austin Stacks in...
who won player of the year after leading Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
to success in 2006. The club is named after Austin Stack
Austin Stack
Austin Stack was an Irish revolutionary and politician.-Early life:Stack was born in Ballymullen, Tralee, County Kerry. He was educated at the Christian Brothers School in Tralee. At the age of fourteen he left school and became a clerk in a solicitor's office. A gifted Gaelic footballer, he...
, Irish revolutionary and captain of the All-Ireland
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
winning Kerry Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
team of 1904. They are the only club in Kerry to have won Senior County Championships in both Hurling & Football, including doubles in 1928 & 1931.
Currently
The club has prospered off the fied in recent years, the construction of brand new state of the art dressing rooms was finished and opened in 2005. Along with dressing rooms the building contains a function room, and a fully functioning and top quality gym. The actual playing pitch itself underwent major surgery in the winter and summer of 2007 and although the finishing touches are yet to be put in place, it is evident that the pitch has improved tenfold. On the field however the club has been starved of success lately. The team is in transition but continues to underperform. Despite this however the Stacks remain competitive in every fixture of every competition and with the average age of the starting team of this years championship at only 22.3 years of age the future is indeed bright, its amber. The current senior team are managed by William Kirby and Wayne Quillinan and will play St Brendans in the first round on June 20. The closest they have come since then has been a final defeat to An Ghaeltacht in the 2001 decider. The youths in the club are doing very well with high numbers in all age groups. Town rivals include Kerins O'Rahilly'sKerins O'Rahilly's
Kerins O'Rahilly's are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Tralee County Kerry, Ireland. They are based in the Strand Road area of the town. They are in Division 1 of the county league which they won in 2006, and compete in the County Championship. The club won the County Championship last in...
, John Mitchels, St.Pats , Ballymac , Churchill and Na Gaeil. The famous black and amber colours of the club are well known throughout Ireland. The current chairman of the club is Aidan O'Connor. The current club captain is Dara Long, son of great club servant Denny
Dinny Long
Dinny Long is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Millstreet and Austin Stacks and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1977.-References:...
.
County Championship Record Since 2000
2008- 1st round: Austin Stacks 0-14 v 1-9 Legion Sat May 17, 18.30, AS Park
Team that Started versus Legion: Martin Moriarty, Brian Dennehy, TJ Hogan, Pat McCarthy, Barry Shanahan, Denis McElligot, Denis Costelloe, Daniel Bohane
Daniel Bohane
Daniel Bohane is an Irish Gaelic footballer.A Financial Advisor by profession, he plays with the Austin Stacks club of Tralee and is a member of the Kerry county squad...
0-2, Wayne Gutherie, Shane Carroll 0-2, Martin Courtney, Joe Kinsella 0-2, Graham O'Connell 0-7(0-4 frees), Kieran Donaghy
Kieran Donaghy
Kieran Donaghy is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry. Donaghy has won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, two Munster Championships and a National League title with the county. He has also been awarded two All Stars.He plays his club football for Austin Stacks in...
0-1, Dara Long.
Subs Used: Joey O' Connor, Brían Mangan, Gordon Kerins.
3rd round: Kenmare vs Austin Stacks Date:TBC, Kenmare
Austin Stacks v Kenmare
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2007
- 1st round: Austin Stacks 1-09 v 0-09 Kilcummin Sun May 13, 18.30, AS Park
- 3rd round: Austin Stacks 0-08 v 0-10 East Kerry Sat Jun 23, 18.30, As Park
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2006
- 1st round: Austin Stacks 2-11 v 2-09 Laune Rangers Sun May 14, 14.30, AS Park
- 3rd round: St. Brendans 3-11 v 1-08 Austin Stacks Fri Jun 16, Lerrig,
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2005
- 1st round: John Mitchels 0-05 v 2-13 Austin Stacks 8 May, 3pm, A Stack Pk
- 3rd round: Austin Stacks 3-07 v 2-10 Kerins O'Rahillys 15 July, Austin Stk Pk, 20.00
- Replay): Austin Stacks 2-11 v 0-15 Kerins O'Rahillys 12 Aug, A Stack Park, 19.00
- 1/4 Final: West Kerry 0-12 v 2-04 Austin Stacks 08 Oct, Fitz Stadium, 15.00
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2004
- 1st round: Dr. Crokes 5-06 v 0-08 Austin Stacks Fitzgerald Stadium 9 May 7.15pm
- 2nd round: Austin Stacks 0-10 v 1-10 Kilcummin Austin Stack Park, 30 May 19.30
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2003
- 1st round: John Mitchels 0-08 v 0-14 Austin Stacks, Austin Stack Park, 11 May, 14.30
- 3rd round: West Kerry 0-11 v 1-05 Austin Stacks, Castlegregory, 22 June, 19.30
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2002 3rd round(bye): Gaeltacht 1-13 v 2-04 Austin Stacks, Gallarus, 11th Aug, 14.30
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2001
- 1st round: Austin Stacks 1-10 v 0-06 West Kerry, Austin Stack Park, 29 June, 14.30
- 1/4 final: Austin Stacks 1-15 v 2-10 Felae Rangers, Austin Stack Park, 3rd Aug, 19.30
- 1/2 final: Austin Stacks 0-12 v 1-08 Dr. Crokes, Austin Stack Park, 7th Oct, 14.30
- Final: AN Ghaeltacht 1-13 v 0-10 Austin Stacks, Fitzgerald Stadium, 28th Oct, 14.30
Team that started that final vs An Ghaeltacht, AUSTIN STACKS:
David Hennebery, Kenneth Leen, Martin McKivergan, Brian Dennehy, Peter Quillinan, Pa Laide, TJ Hogan, William Kirby
William Kirby (footballer)
William Kirby is a Gaelic footballer who plays with the Austin Stacks club in Tralee Co Kerry. He also played with the Kerry senior team winning All Irelands in 1997 & 2004. He also won Under 21 medals in 1995 & 1996. He also won 2 Sigerson Cup medals with Tralee IT in 1997 & 1998.-References:...
, Michael Finn, Denis Sayers, John Walsh, Billy Sheehan (0-1), Darragh Long (0-6),Cormac Kennedy (0-1), Michael Collins (0-1)
Subs: Daniel Bohane
Daniel Bohane
Daniel Bohane is an Irish Gaelic footballer.A Financial Advisor by profession, he plays with the Austin Stacks club of Tralee and is a member of the Kerry county squad...
(for Laide) Donal McEvoy (for Walsh) Finbarr Smith (0-1) (for Finn) Jonathan Conway, John Peter O'Neill, Wayne Quillinan, Kieran Browne, Martin Courtney, Kieran Donaghy
Kieran Donaghy
Kieran Donaghy is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry. Donaghy has won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, two Munster Championships and a National League title with the county. He has also been awarded two All Stars.He plays his club football for Austin Stacks in...
Trainers: Brian Neenan, Frank Courtney, Damien McLoughlin
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2000:
- 1st round: Kilcummin 1-09 v 0-08 Austin Stacks; Fitzgerald Stadium, 28 July, 14.30
2008 season
Austin Stacks (as of July 8 ) currently have 8points from seven games in the league. These include wins against Finuge, Annauscaul , Waterville and Sneem. They have suffered defeats to Spa, Gelnfesk and Dingle.Results League 2008
Austin Stacks 1-12 v 0-08 Finuge 31/03/08
Austin Stacks 3-07 v 1-08 Annascaul 06/04/08
Sneem 0-08 v 2-07 Austin Stacks 13/04/08
Spa 4-06 v 1-10 Austin Stacks 20/04/08
Dingle 0-09 v 0-08 Austin Stacks 25/05/08
Austin Stacks 0-11 v 0-08 Waterville 11/06/08
Austin Stacks 0-10 v 0-13 Gleflesk 20/06/08
Stacks' remaining games include home ties against Beale and John Mitchels, and away games versus Tarbert and Currow. Due to the Kerry senior team losing the Munster Final against Cork, all these games have been put back indefinitely.
In the County Championship Stacks defeated Legion in the first round and now await Kenmare in round three. This game has also been postponed due to Kerry's defeat in the Munster Final.
Hurling
Austin Stacks have won the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship 4 times. They now play in the Junior Championship. They also won Minor County Championships in 1955, 1967 and 1986Roll of honour
- Kerry Senior Football Championship:1928,1930,1931,1932,1936,1973,1975,1976,1979,1986,1994
- Munster Club ChampionMunster Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe Munster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Munster. The winners will represent Munster in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. East Kerry were the first winners of the Munster senior...
: 1976 - All Ireland Club ChampionsAll-Ireland Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971, played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland. The current champions are Crossmaglen Rangers of Armagh, who defeated St. Brigid's of Roscommon on March 17, 2011 to win their...
:1977
- Senior County Football LeaguesKerry County Football League - Division 1The Kerry County Football League is a Gaelic football competition between all of the club teams in Kerry. The competition is divided into five divisions. All of the teams in each division play against each other once. At the end of the competition the top 2 and bottom 2 teams get promoted and...
1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1990, 2011
- Senior Club Football ChampionshipKerry County Club ChampionshipThe kerry club championship was a football championship played between senior clubs in kerry. The last final was played in 2005 were An Ghaeltachtbeat Kerins O'Rahilly's. The competition was restarted in 2009.-2009 Championship:-Roll of honour:...
s - 1979, 2003
- Kerry Senior Hurling Championships - 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934
- Kerry Minor Hurling ChampionshipKerry Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe Kerry Minor Hurling Championship is a hurling championship for players under 18 in Co Kerry.The Seán Lovett Memorial Cup is presented to the winners, it was presented by Kilmoyley hurling club in 1990 for the County Minor hurling championship...
s 1955, 1967, 1986
- Kerry Under-21 Football ChampionshipKerry Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe Kerry Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for teams in Kerry. Players have to be under the age of 21 to compete.-Roll of honour:...
Winners - 2002
- Kerry Minor Football ChampionshipKerry Minor Football ChampionshipThe Kerry Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition organized by the Kerry GAA county board. All players need to be under the age of 18. The teams competing are either GAA clubs or divisional teams, who pick from a selection of different clubs within their district.-Roll of honour:...
-1969,1980
- Under-21 Club Championship - 2008
County Championship Winning Captains
Football- 1928: Joe BarrettJoe BarrettJoe Barrett was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland titles of 1929 and 1932.-Biography:Joe Barrett was born at 67 Rock Street,...
- 1930: Joe BarrettJoe BarrettJoe Barrett was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland titles of 1929 and 1932.-Biography:Joe Barrett was born at 67 Rock Street,...
- 1931: Joe BarrettJoe BarrettJoe Barrett was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland titles of 1929 and 1932.-Biography:Joe Barrett was born at 67 Rock Street,...
- 1932: Joe BarrettJoe BarrettJoe Barrett was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland titles of 1929 and 1932.-Biography:Joe Barrett was born at 67 Rock Street,...
- 1936: Miko Doyle
- 1973: Billy Curtin
- 1975: Joe Joe Barrett
- 1976: John O'Keeffe
- 1979: Ger PowerGer PowerGer Power is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1988. Power captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1980.-Early life:Ger Power was born in Annacotty, County...
- 1986: Mike Counihan
- 1994: Pat Slattery
Hurling
- 1928: Joe BarrettJoe BarrettJoe Barrett was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland titles of 1929 and 1932.-Biography:Joe Barrett was born at 67 Rock Street,...
- 1929: Dan Rayn
- 1931: Joe BarrettJoe BarrettJoe Barrett was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland titles of 1929 and 1932.-Biography:Joe Barrett was born at 67 Rock Street,...
- 1934: Joe BarrettJoe BarrettJoe Barrett was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland titles of 1929 and 1932.-Biography:Joe Barrett was born at 67 Rock Street,...
Notable players
- Joe BarrettJoe BarrettJoe Barrett was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to the All-Ireland titles of 1929 and 1932.-Biography:Joe Barrett was born at 67 Rock Street,...
- Mikey SheehyMikey SheehyMikey Sheehy is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stacks and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1974 until 1987. Sheehy is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.-Club:Sheehy played his club football with the...
- Ger PowerGer PowerGer Power is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1988. Power captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1980.-Early life:Ger Power was born in Annacotty, County...
- John O'Keeffe
- Ger O'KeeffeGer O'KeeffeGer O'Keeffe is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1982 and was a member of the Kerry Four in a Row All-Ireland team from 1978 to 1981. He was Kerry captain in 1977 when...
- Dinny LongDinny LongDinny Long is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Millstreet and Austin Stacks and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1977.-References:...
- Pa LaidePa LaidePa Laide was a footballer from Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. He played with Austin Stacks and Kerry intercounty teams in the late 1980s till the late 1990s. He won an All Ireland Senior medal in 1997, he won a Minor All Ireland in 1988 and Under 21 Medal in 1990. He also won an All Stars Awardin...
- William KirbyWilliam Kirby (footballer)William Kirby is a Gaelic footballer who plays with the Austin Stacks club in Tralee Co Kerry. He also played with the Kerry senior team winning All Irelands in 1997 & 2004. He also won Under 21 medals in 1995 & 1996. He also won 2 Sigerson Cup medals with Tralee IT in 1997 & 1998.-References:...
- Kieran DonaghyKieran DonaghyKieran Donaghy is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry. Donaghy has won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, two Munster Championships and a National League title with the county. He has also been awarded two All Stars.He plays his club football for Austin Stacks in...
- Daniel BohaneDaniel BohaneDaniel Bohane is an Irish Gaelic footballer.A Financial Advisor by profession, he plays with the Austin Stacks club of Tralee and is a member of the Kerry county squad...
- Billy Sheehan
- Michael FinnMick Finn-Playing career:Finn played for Ireland national Australian rules football team in the 2005 Australian Football International Cup, in Melbourne and returned with the team for the 2008 Australian Football International Cup, reaching the semi finals on both occasions. He went on to captain Ireland to...