Shamrocks 6-7, Dripsey 3-9 We played Dripsey on Monday evening in our last game before the exams break, you could see the lads were fired up for this match as during the warm up and drills their first touch was perfect. In the first few minutes we had two great chances for goals … Read more
Shamrocks 5-5, Courcies 2-6 Shamrocks and Courcey Rovers got the ball rolling in the under 10 league season and it was the home side who came out on top in Shanbally on Sunday afternoon. It was Shamrocks dominance in the first half, when playing up the hill against the breeze that laid the proper … Read more
Shamrocks played Crosshaven’s u13 team in Camden on Friday evening in a challenge. The idea is to get as many games as possible for the players, both hurling and football, before the year is out. The target is 8 each so they get exposure to game situations as much as possible. Thats key with … Read more
Ballygarvan 3-8, Shamrocks 1-7 Once again the young men that entered the fray tonight against Ballygarvan have done themselves proud. Yes they were beaten, but once I see fight in a team up to the final whistle and players come to the sideline looking exhausted, I know they have done all that any mentor … Read more
Ballinora 7-10, Shamrocks 1-7 Forget the scoreline. With all the struggles with numbers and walkovers that this u14 bunch have had to endure so far this year, it was refreshing to see the lads finally take the field with the required amount of players on Wednesday evening. Some of the players have been … Read more
Tracton 2-15, Shamrocks 0-7 Shamrocks enter the back door route in their quest for the SE football championship after being crushed by Tracton on Sunday night in Carrigaline. They simply had no answer to Tracton who at times played scintillating football that would have troubled even the best sides in the county. The … Read more
Whitescross 4-6, Shamrocks 2-10 At the end of a well disciplined, physical encounter, with a much older minor team from Whitescross, our young charges can once again hold their heads high, even though in defeat. In a match where the final score would initially lead you to think it was one sided, those … Read more
Shamrocks U10 footballers were invited to a Blitz in Whitechurch on Saturday morning April 20th. Our lads played 3 matches against Whitescross, Whitechurch and Carraig Na bhFear. Each match was 20 minutes – ten minutes a side so all the lads had plenty of game time. Shamrocks more than held their own in the 3 games and … Read more
Dripsey 4-6, Shamrocks 1-2 Dripsey and Shamrocks played out an entertaining game in Shanbally on Friday evening with the Dripsey side winning comfortably. Shamrocks are very tight on numbers at this age group (in hurling anyway) and on this occasion, they had 3 missing; therefore had to borrow a player from Dripsey to make … Read more
Lisgoold 4-6, Shamrocks 1-5 The under 16 hurlers played Lisgoold on Monday night at home in Shanbally in shocking weather conditions. The lads started brightly but Lisgoold scored a goal against the run of play and a few minutes later got a second goal; the lads hurled on and scored 1-1 from play … Read more