Austin Stacks is a

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and

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club based in

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in County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1917, the club has more

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medals and

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than any other

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(GAA) club in Ireland.

History

Origins

Founded in 1917, the club is named after

Austin Stack Augustine Mary Moore Stack (7 December 1879 – 27 April 1929) was an Irish republican and politician who served as Minister for Home Affairs from 1921 to 1922. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1927. Early life Stack was born in Ball ...

, Irish revolutionary and captain of the

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winning Kerry

team of 1904. They are the only club in Kerry to have won Senior County Championships in both hurling and football, including doubles in 1928 and 1931.

Gaelic football

The club won the

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. Notable players with the club have included

Joe Barrett Joe Barrett (17 July 1902 – 2 June 1952) 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 th ...

Mikey Sheehy Michael "Mikey" Sheehy (born 28 July 1954) is an Irish Gaelic football selector and former player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 1973 to 1988. Born in Tralee, County ...

Ger Power Ger Power (born 27 June 1952) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Austin Stacks club and at senior level for the Kerry county team between 1973 and 1988. Power captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1980. Early life ...

, John O'Keeffe, Cork's

Dinny Long Dinny Long (born 1949 in Millstreet, County Cork) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played for his local clubs Millstreet and Austin Stacks and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1977. In 1973 during a car ...

, William Kirby,

Kieran Donaghy Kieran Donaghy (born 1 March 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and basketball player. He plays for Tralee club Austin Stacks and, formerly, at senior level for the Kerry county team. Donaghy won four All-Ireland Senior Football Championship m ...

(who won player of the year after leading

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to success in 2006) and

Daniel Bohane Daniel Bohan 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. He is a versatile player who can provide cover for a number of positions ...

. The club has more

medals and

than any other GAA club in Ireland. One year after winning the competition, following a 3-22 to 1-15 loss to Kenmare Shamrock during the

2022 Kerry Senior Football Championship The 2022 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 121st edition of Kerry GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams (8 club teams and 8 divisional teams), with th ...

, Austin Stacks were relegated from the Senior Championship for the first time in their history.

Hurling

Austin Stacks have won the

Kerry Senior Hurling Championship The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 for the t ...

4 times. They won the Kerry Junior Hurling Championship in 2012, 2015 and 2016. They now play in the Intermediate Championship. They also won Minor County Championships in 1955, 1967 and 1986.

All Ireland Senior medal winners

(8) 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 *

(8) 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 * John O'Keeffe (7) 1969, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 * Joe Barrett (6) 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 *

Jackie Ryan Jackie (John) Ryan (11 August 1904 – 17 February 1954) was an Irish people, Irish Gaelic footballer who primarily played as a Half Forward as well as in the Full Forward line for the Kerry senior football team, Kerry senior team between 19 ...

(6) 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 * Micko Doyle (5) 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937 * John Joe Purty Landers (5) 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937 * Tim Roundy Landers (5) 1931, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1941 * Ger O'Keeffe (4) 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981 *

(4) 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014 * Denis Rory O'Connell (3) 1924, 1926, 1929 * Jimmy Gawksie Gorman (3) 1939, 1940, 1941 * Jimmy Baily (3) 1924, 1926, 1929 *

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(3) 2006, 2007, 2009 * Ned Pedlar Sweeney (2) 1929, 1930 * Tommy Barrett (2) 1930, 1931 * Dan Ryan (2) 1930, 1931 * Martin Bracker O'Regan (2) 1931, 1932 * William Kirby (2) 1997, 2004 * Bill Landers (2) 1924, 1932 * Gerry Pluggy Moriarty (2) 1924, 1926 * Tom O'Connor (1) 1929 * Michael Healy (1) 1932 *

Jo Jo Barrett Michael Joseph M. Barrett (1943 – 17 July 2021), also known as Jo Jo Barrett, was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager. He played for the Austin Stacks club and at senior level for the Kerry county team, before later serving as a club manag ...

(1) 1962 * John L McElligott (1) 1979 *

Pa Laide Pa Laide (born 1971/1972) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Austin Stacks club and at senior level for the Kerry county team in the late 1980s till the late 1990s. Personal life Laide is from Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. H ...

(1) 1997 * John Gal Slattery (1) 1926 * Shane O'Callaghan (1) 2014 * Fearghal MacNamara (1) 2014 * Joe O'Connor (1) 2022 * Dylan Casy (1) 2022 * Greg Horan (1) 2022 * Jack O'Shea (1) 2022

Roll of honour

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(13): 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1986, 1994,

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* Munster Club Champions (2): 1976, 2014 * All Ireland Club Champions (1): 1977 * Kerry County Football League – Division 1 (11): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1990, 2011, 2014, 2019 * Kerry County Football League – Division 2 (1): 2010 * Senior Club Football Championships (5): 1979, 2003, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 *

s (3): 1928, 1929, 1931, * Kerry County Hurling League – Division 3 (1): 2017 * Kerry Junior Hurling Championship (3): 2012, 2015, 2016 * Kerry Minor Hurling Championships (3): 1955, 1967, 1986 * Kerry Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2002 * Kerry Minor Football Championship (2): 1969, 1980 * Kerry Minor Football League – Division 1 (6): 1973, 1979, 1994, 2000, 2013, 2017 * Under-21 Club Football Championship (1): 2008

County championship winning captains

Football *1928:

*1930:

*1931:

*1932:

*1936:

Miko Doyle Miko Doyle (8 April 1911 – 29 September 1980) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Austin Stacks and was Kerry senior inter-county team member from 1929 until 1939. He won five All Ireland m ...

*1973: Billy Curtin *1975: Joe Joe Barrett *1976: John O'Keeffe *1979:

*1986: Mike Counihan *1994: Pat Slattery *2014: Barry Shanahan *2021: Dylan Casey Hurling (Senior) *1928:

*1929: Dan Rayn *1931:

Hurling (Junior) *2012: Andrew Morrissey *2015: Danny Maguire *2016: Andrew Foley

Notable players

Liam Kearns Liam Kearns (1962 – 12 March 2023) was an Irish Gaelic football Manager (Gaelic games), manager and player. He managed Offaly county football team, Offaly from 2022 until his death in 2023. Kearns previously managed the Limerick county footb ...

* William Kirby *

* Joe O'Connor, 2022 All-Ireland SFC-winning captain *

Ger O'Keeffe Ger O'Keeffe (born 1952 in Tralee, County Kerry) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Austin Stack's and at senior level for the Kerry county team between 1973 and 1982. He is currently a selector with the Kerry senior football ...

* John O'Keeffe *

Gary Scollard Garry Scollard (died 2000) was a Gaelic footballer and hurler from the Austin Stacks club in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. He was a member of the Austin Stacks team that won the 1977 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, and of th ...

Notable teams

References

External links

Official Austin Stacks GAA Club website
{{Kerry GAA clubs Gaelic games clubs in County Kerry Gaelic football clubs in County Kerry Hurling clubs in County Kerry Sport in Tralee