This was Shamrocks first time having junior B hurling team on the field of play since 2009 and it was great to see such a buzz on the line with a big turnout of players making themselves available for selection. It was a nice mix of young and old throughout the team. Shamrocks ran out comfortable winners on a lovely evening for hurling.
Players togged – Seán Kidney, Cillian Hayes, Darragh Scriven, Tom Murphy, Shane Downey, David Barry, Fergus O’Neill, James Lynam, Josh Hanlon, Jamie O’Driscoll, Mike O’Neill (keeper), Mark Sisk, Johnny Tuohy, Senan Andrews, Jack Wilson, Ruairí Meighan, Adam McSweeney, Brian ‘Todds’ Sweeney
JBH V Crosshaven, 29/6/21. Back row, l to r: Diarmuid Murphy (PRO), Liam Shanahan (selector), Seán Kidney, Cillian Hayes, Darragh Scriven, Tom Murphy, Shane Downey, David Barry, Fergus O’Neill, James Lynam, Josh Hanlon, Jamie O’Driscoll, Mike O’Neill, Alan Geary (manager), Kevin O’Grady (selector).
Front, l to r: Jim Ronayne (selector), John Twomey (Treasurer), Mark Sisk, Johnny Tuohy, Senan Andrews, Jack Wilson, Ruairí Meighan, Adam McSweeney, Brian ‘Todds’ Sweeney , Pa Andrews (stats)
Belgooly 1-15, Shamrocks 0-15
There was another great turnout verses Belgooly in Shanbally on July 13th. A perfect night for hurling. It was a great game of hurling. Shamrocks were the better team in the first half and played their best hurling in that time, they scored some great points from play and led 0-10 to 1-6 at HT.
All the nine subs got a run out in the second half and naturally this disrupted things a bit as Belgooly took over and finished the stronger, winning by a goal in the end. Its great to see so many hurlers willing to put on the jersey again at adult and bodes well going forward.
Pictured below, panel v Belgooly, 13/7/21.
Back row, l to r: B. Sweeney, G. Ronayne, R. Meighan, D. Scriven, S. Downey, T. Murphy, J. Lynam, M. O’Neill, F. O’Neill, D. Barry, A. McCarthy, S. Kidney, J. O’Keeffe, S. Purcell.
Front, l to r: M. Sisk A. McSweeney, C. Hayes, J. Wilson, J. Tuohy, D. O’Sullivan, D. Ryan, J. O’Driscoll, S. Andrews, D. Hayes
A brave second half comeback came up just short for the footballers of Diarmuid Ó Murhcús in the U18 league. They were behind by 2-11 to 0-1 at HT and in a hopeless position but the lads turned in superb second half display to nearly win the game, they can be very proud of their efforts. This was a young team with only 3 players on the age so well done to all.
U13 FL V Youghal – 16/7
Youghal 7-2, Shamrocks 3-4
The long trip to Youghal ended in a 7-2 to 3-4 defeat after a tough hours football against a big physical team,; Shamrocks went behind early after Youghal got a few goals but came back strong and can be proud of their efforts, especially in the second half.
U7 & U9 Hurling Go Games – 17/7
Under 7
Well done to the under 7 hurlers who played Ballygarvan in glorious sunshine on Saturday morning. 10 players togged and real improvement in both structure and skills could be seen, thanks to the great support out there and to Colm and Lisa and all who helped out; all players got 40 minutes game time on a scorching hot day. They are pictured below
U7 H V Ballygarvan, 17/7/21
Under 9
The under 9s were also in action on Saturday – no report received.
U15 FC V Courcey Rovers – 18/7
Courcey Rovers 5-8, Shamrocks 0-3
Courcey Rovers got the better of Shamrocks under the summer sun in Ballinspittle on Sunday afternoon. Shamrocks were down a good few players on the day and fielded a very young team. They started well enough but didnt score as much as they needed with the slight breeze and Courcey Rovers started to dominate around midfield and feed their runners who did damage especially in the second half where they took over completely. The Shamrocks lads battled on bravely to the end and can be proud of their efforts standing up to a strong Courcey Rovers team.
Team: N. Sisk, D. Herlihy, N. Keraney O’Sullivan, J. Kearney O’Sullivan, S. O’Flynn, E. Browne, C. O’Donovan, J. Bartlett, D. Herlihy, L. Jordan, C. Lynch, C. Coleman, E. Twomey, S. Foy, O’ O’Brien, R. Doolin
U15 HC V Ballygarvan – 24/7
Ballygarvan 5-15, Shamrocks 1-8
A repeat of the league game earlier on in the summer. Well done to the Shamrocks lads on a brave performance against a fine Ballygarvan team; this was played in the swealtering heat of Ballygarvan on Saturday afternoon. It was good to get hurling games into the lads in the middle of summer on top of the ground conditions
U11 F V Tracton – 24/7
Well done to the u11 footballers who played some great football away to Tracton on Saturday afternoon. Thanks to all players, parents, coaches and supporters. Heres a picture below of them before the game
U15FC V Ballygarvan – 29/7
Shamrocks 1-8, Ballygarvan 3-2
This was a fantastic match played in very wet and rainy conditions in Shanbally. The ground was rock hard after the recent dry spell and with the heavy rain, the ball was like a bar of soap so conditions were tricky. The Shamrocks lads raised their game to play their best game of the season against a Ballygarvan team who have been unbeaten all season.
Ballygarvan started with a goal but Shamrocks responded with Cian Lynch points at the other end and his free went all the way to the Ballygarvan net to give Shamrocks a cushion of a 1-5 to 1-0 lead coming up to HT. However, Ballygarvan gave themselves a boost just on HT with a goal to leave 2 points between the teams.
The second half was a hard slog and Shamrocks worked tirelessly to keep their lead – the backs in particular were playing out of their skin as the Ballygarvan team came strong for scores as time ticked on. It looked like a win for the greens into injury time but Shamrocks conceded a soft goal which was quickly followed by the equaliser for Ballygarvan before Michael Harrington blew up for full time.
Shamrocks can be proud of a mighty effort as they rebounded well to the heavy defeat against Courcey Rovers in the previous round.
Panel pictured below – N. Morris, N. Kearney O’Sullivan, L. Jordan, J. Bartlett, C. Coleman, E. Browne, D. Herlihy, S. Foy, B. O’Mahony, C. O’Donovan, E. Twomey. Front: C. Gregson, D. Herlihy, R. Doolin, H. O”Leary, O. O’BRien, S. O’Flynn, A. Coleman, C. Lynch, J. Kearney O’Sullivan
DOMs U18 FC V Mayfield – 28/7
Mayfield 7-12, DÓMs 1-9
Ó Murchús fell behind early on verses a very strong Mayfield team and just couldnt get back into it, despite never giving up. The lads tried hard all through but were beaten by a better team on the day.
U13 FL V Lisgoold – 30/7
Shamrocks 4-8, Lisgoold 3-10
A close and thrilling game ended up in a one point victory for Shamrocks who made the trip to Lisgoold for the second time in the past 2 months. Thanks to everyone for travelling under these circumstances and to the players for pulling out the win by the narrowest of margins
August 2021
Fr. Con Cronin R.I.P. – 03/08
The Club sends sincere sympathies to the Cronin families, fellow Harbour Parishes colleagues Fr. Sean and Fr. John on the tragic untimely loss of Fr. Con. He was an inspirational gentleman who touched the hearts and minds of all who were lucky to have made his acquaintance. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
U15 HC V Kinsale – 7/8
Kinsale 5-16, Shamrocks 2-7
Shamrocks were well beaten in the last round robin game of the hurling championship. Yet again, Shamrocks were short players and struggle to perform when this is the case.
Kinsale played with the strong breeze and the hill in the first half and put the game to bed before halftime, showing a ruthlessness in front of goal, despite the best efforts of David Herlihy in the Shamrocks goal who was simply outstanding and stopped many a Kinsale goal. Shamrocks tried their hardest but found scores hard to come by at the other end, despite a brilliant Harry O’Leary goal when he pulled on a long delivery and rifled the ball into the roof of the Kinsale net – that was old school hurling!
The second half saw Shamrocks grow a bit more into the game but things just didnt go right for them on the day; they were off the pace and were dispatched by a slick Kinsale, in particular their forwards who were on form.
The message to the players afterwards was that they simply need to do more hurling to be able to compete with the Kinsale’s of this world – and it starts at home.
Panel on duty – N. Morris, R. Doolin, L. Jordan, N. Kearney O’Sullivan, J. Bartlett, B. O’Mahony, S. Foy, C. Coleman. Front, l to r: D. Herlihy, S. O’Flynn, C. Gregson, H. O’Leary, D. Herlihy, S. O’Mahony, C. Lynch
JAHC Shamrocks v Courcey Rovers 7/8/2021
Shamrocks begin 2021 Hurling Championship with an impressive win.
Shamrocks played Courcey Rovers in the South East Cork Junior A Championship last night, Sat. 7th August, in the brilliantly prepared surface of Ballygarvan GAA pitch. Having had a great campaign in 2020, where we lost narrowly in the final to Kinsale, we travelled more in hope than confidence due to the fragmented approach due to the Pandemic. But this panel of players have shown great character in preparing themselves as best they could and we were ready for the battle. And what a battle it was! This was a heart-stopping championship match with some tough, skilful hurling on display. Shamrocks came flying out of the blocks and after 14 mins we were 6 points to 1 ahead, with john Boylan causing havoc in the full forward line, scoring 3 great points and Andy O’Grady punishing Courceys fouls with accuracy. As with all championship games there are lulls in intensity, and we were unfortunate to concede a goal before half time which brought Courceys back into the game. Half time score Shamrocks 0-8, Courceys 1-6.
The second half was evenly contested, our fullback line defending superbly, led by stern full back Cathal Kidney. We were continually 1 or 2 points down, but continued to play our hearts out, with huge performances from Senán Collins and Mark Hitchmough, and Barry Mulqueen and Dave Andrews continuing to compete fiercely around Midfield. Some astute substitutions helped Shamrocks to maintain their intensity, and it has to be said ,without the unerring accuracy of Andrew O’ Grady, we wouldn’t have achieved the draw. Full time score, Shamrocks 0-18, Courceys 2-12. Extra time, with the light fading, was tense, but our lads have proved in the past they have great heart. Coby O’Grady came on for Seán Kidney who played himself to a standstill and the other 4 subs also played their part into the end. Andrew O’Grady, who had his best game in general play for a long time, secured our narrow win with two last difficult frees. Full time score AET: Shamrocks 0-23, Courcey Rovers 2-15.
This was the culmination of a sad few days in our Parish, with the sudden death, due to a tragic accident, of our much-loved and revered Curate Father Con Cronin. Our prayers and thoughts with him in Heaven, as he must have been looking down on us with his usual beaming smile.
And then this Sunday, we delighted in the Gold Medal Boxing win of Kellie Harrington, followed up with Cork’s tremendous extra-time win over Kilkenny in the All Ireland Hurling semifinal in Croke Park.
Coming up, very quickly, next Saturday evening, is our next round championship hurling game against Ballygarvan in Carrigaline 7.15pm. Bring it on!
Team: R.Twomey, S. Kelleher, C. Kidney, J. Tuohy, S. Collins, M. Hitchmough, S. Kidney, B. Mulqueen, D. Andrews, C. Hayes, N. Hayes, S. Andrews, H. Andrews, A. O’Grady, J. Boylan. Subs: C. O’Grady, D. Barry, S. Downey, F. O’Neill, J. Lynam.
Manager: A. Geary. Coach: D. Nolan. Asst. Coach, M. Jordan. Selectors: J.Ronayne, K. O’Grady, L. Shanahan. Medical: K. Lynam
U13 FL V Cobh – 12/8
Shamrocks 5-9, Cobh 2-4
Shamrocks U13 footballers got the second half of their season off to a great start this evening in Shanbally with a comprehensive victory over Cobh. With only the bare 15 to choose from due holidays and injuries it didn’t stop the lads playing with great energy from start to finish.
Well done to all on a great performance
U13 FL V Cobh, 12/8/21 (above)
U7 & U9 Hurling Blitz – 21/8
Both the U7s and U9s played in Blitzes on Saturday August 21st at different venues around Cork.
The U7s played in Carrigaline on Saturday afternoon against Passage, Blackrock, Douglas and Carrigaline and played great hurling against strong opposition. All players played 4 matches. Our thanks to the players, parents, coaches on the day Colm, David, Colin and Lisa. Football in Shanbally next Saturday which the club will be hosting, we look forward to that
U7s in Carrigaline Sat Aug 21st
The U9s played in Blackrock on Saturday morning and played against the host club, Na Piarsaigh and Crosshaven. They had great fun and played their hearts out as usual. They are pictured below.
U9 Hurling Blitz in Blackrock, Aug 21st
DÓMs U18 FL V Blarney – 23/8
Blarney 3-15, Diarmuid Ó Murchús 2-10
Hard luck to the Ó Murchús footballers who were beaten in the U18 FL in Camden on Monday night, it was a much improved performance and well done to the players and the mentors. They play Courcey Rovers next Sunday
U13 FL V Fr O’Neills – 27/8
Shamrocks 5-14, Fr O’Neills 1-7
Well done to the lads on a good display to our visitors to Shanbally on Friday evening, they were on top from the start of the game and hand a nice lead built up by HT.
U9 and U11 F Blitz – 28/8
The U11 and U9 footballers were both in action on Saturday.
U11
The 11s were in Riverstick for a blitz against Sliabh Rua, Courcey Rovers, Tracton and Kinale. The lads played 3 matches and had a great day out. Well done to all the players, coahes and parents for their support as always.
U11 in Riverstick Sat Aug 28th
U9
The U9s played in Nemo Rangers on Saturday morning and played 3 matches against a combo of Passage, Nemo Rangers, Ballinhassig and Sliabh Rua. Once again, they displayed great skill and application, well done to all and to Darragh and his team of mentors.
U7 Football Blitz – 28/8
Shamrocks hosted Crosshaven, Carrigaline amd Nemo Rangers in an under 7 football blitz on Saturday afternoon.
It was a big task undertaken and a lot of thanks go to all our organisers.
Over 70 boys took part in glorious sunshine and all the Shamrocks lads got great game time. Well done to them and their coaches Colin, David, Lisa and Deirdre. Thanks to Dee and Hannah for parking and kitchen and to our U15s who helped out as well Cian, Sam and Josh. Our blitz coordinator was Pa Andrews. John Twomey (Shanbally) also leant a hand during the week.
The players are showing great improvement week in week out; we look forward to seeing them again in September and at our Academy starting on September 10th.
DÓMs U18 FC Shield V Courcey Rovers – 28/8
Ó Murchús 4-10, Courcey Rovers 1-4
Well done to the Ó Murchús U18 footballers who made the trip to Ballinspittle count on Sunday afternon, picking up the D2 Shield Trophy. It was no more than they deserved after so much effort during the season since training began way back. They controlled the game from start to finish and were comfortable winners in the end.
Well done to all and to the coaches for keeping the show on the road
U13 HL V St Colmcilles – 31/8
Shamrocks 5-10, St Colmcilles 3-12
The u13 hurlers travelled to Carrignavar on Tuesday night to take on St Colmcilles for their first game of the second half of the season. Shamrocks led 4-6 to 0-6 at half time.
Colmcilles (Whitescross and Carraig na bhFear) came back strong at the beginning of the second half scoring 2 quick goals and a couple of points. Shamrocks lead was down to 3 at the water break. A goal for each team in the last 1/4 made for a exciting finish. With some super never say die defensive work at the back. Shamrocks held on for a 4 point win on scoreline of 5-10 to 3-12.
Well done to all on a super win
September 2021
U13 HL V Brian Dillons – 3/9
Shamrocks 6-8, Dillons 0-5
A comfortable win for Shamrocks in the end away to Brian Dillons, the tough game against St Colmcilles stood to them and they played some good hurling, well done to all.
U15 H Shield V Tracton – 4/9
Tracton 0-26, Shamrocks 3-9
The U15 hurlers were beaten by Tracton in the Shield semi final on Saturday in Shanbally. They played great hurling up until the 2nd water break and were right in the game; the scoreline at that time was 0-19 to 3-9 with Shamrocks right in with a shout of pulling off the win; In particular their 2nd and 3rd quarter display was full of heart and skill after Tracton had threathened to run away with the game early on.
However, Tracton pressed the fast forward button in the fi nal quarter and fired over 5 points in 6 minutes to stretch out and win the game by 8 points which was harsh on the Shamrocks lads.
It was a very encouraging performance from Shamrocks and the mentors were very proud of them; they have shown improvement throughout the year in hurling.
They are pictured below with their mentors Pa Andrews, Shane O’Donovan and John Herlihy.
U7 Blitz V Passage – 4/9
The U7 hurlers played in Passage on Saturday afternoon. They had a good turnout and had 3 teams and each team played 2 games of hurling and 2 games of football – switching codes in one session was a breeze for these fellas!
It was a great morning with lots of smiling faces plus lots of competitive action was had which will bring on the lads a tonne. Thanks to all who helped out on the field and all the support from the parents as well.
Stay tuned as this group of players are far from finished this year!
They are pictured below (with Passage)
U11 F Blitz V Passage – 4/9
Well done to the U11 footballers who travalled into Passage on Saturday morning for a 9am start, Shamrocks played 2 teams and they matched up evenly against Passage to produce a couple of competitive games. Thanks to all for being there for the early start and well done to the players, coaches and parents.
DOMs U17 FL V Ballinhassig – 8/9
Ballinhassig 2-19, Ó Murchús 2-12
Ó Murchús U17 footballers played Grenagh on Wednesday night and despite a great display, they were beaten by 2-19 to 2-12. They played right until the very end despite the fact that they had only 13 players on the field with 15 minutes to go. The coaches were very proud of them and it shows what character they have as young men. Thanks to the young players for a brave performance
U9 Hurling Blitz – 11/9
Shamrocks U9 hurlers hosted a blitz on Saturday afternoon, featuring themselves, Crosshaven, Blackrock and Na Piarsaigh.
They played some brilliant hurling in the blitz. They played five matches against their different opponents. Well done to the players.
U15 FC Shield Semi V Tracton – 12/9
Tracton 4-9, Shamrocks 3-8
Shamrocks lost to Tracton in the Shield Semi Final in Minane Bridge on Sunday evening. This was the 4th loss to this Tracton team this year and this was a tough one to take. Shamrocks were in command at 10 points up with HT one minute away but in the next 7 minutes either side of the break, Tracton scored 3-1 to wipe out the commanding lead. Up to that point, Shamrocks were the better team with some superb football and scores from the likes of Cian Lynch, Sam Jordan, Donal Herlihy and Sam Jordan.
They led 2-7 to 0-3 approaching the halftime break but then gave away that 3-1 in quick time. The momentum was with Tracton after this, they went 7 points up at the 2nd water break and held on, despite a heroic Shamrocks effort in the final 10 minutes that only yielded 1-1 with the goal coming from the penalty spot from captain Josh Bartlett.
Team: N. Morris, C. O’Neill, N. Kearney O’Sullivan, C. Gregson, E. Clarke, E. Browne, C. O’Donovan, J. Bartlett, D. Herlihy, S. Jordan, C. Lynch, D. Herlihy, S. O’Flynn, C. Coleman, S. Foy, Subs used – S. O’Mahony, L. Dorney, J. Kearney O’Sullivan, O. O’Brien, A. Coleman
U11 FL V Ballinhassig – 16/9
The U11s played away to Ballinhassig on Thursday evening. There were great performances from all the players. They will be skipping training at the Academy this week as they play in a blitz on Saturday in Tracton. Well done to them, their coaches and parents on Thursday
U13 HL V Mayfield – 17/9
Shamrocks 5-10, Mayfield 1-4
The Shamrocks lads made sure of qualification for the league playoffs by beating Mayfield on Friday evening in Shanbally. They led by 2-7 to 0-2 at HT and played some good hurling throughout. Well done to the management team of Andrew and Brendan on the night who, along with Dools, are putting in a big effort with the lads which will see them playing well into October.
U11 Football Blitz – 18/9
Our U11s finished off their week on a high with another great footballing performance out in Tracton where they took on Douglas in a blitz. It was excellent to see the players benefit from their continued efforts at training all year. Well done to all involved. They are pictured below the games
U9 Football Blitz – 18/9
Well done to our U9 footballers who played a blitz in Passage on Saturday morning; putting in great performances against Nemo Rangers, Ballinhassig and Passage. A great morning was had by all. Thanks to the coaches led by Darragh and to the parents for their support and encouragement. They are pictured below
U9 Hurling V Whitescross – 24/9
Well done to the U9s who played Whitescross on Firday night at home, they played great hurling in the first half; they got a little tired in the second but games will bring them on. Na Seamróga abú
U9 HL V Whitescross, 24/9/21
U7 H + F V Passage – 25/9
Martin Scaffolding to Sponsor Boys Academy for next 3 Years – Sept
The Club are delighted to announce that Martin Scaffolding have taken over as sponsor of our Underage Boys Academy for the next 3 years. This is the first time that The Academy has been sponsored.
Brian Martin, Managing Director of Martin Scaffolding Ltd, sponsoring Shamrocks GAA Under-Age Academy, with Pat Andrews: Coaching Officer; Colin Brady: Under 6’s Coach & Hannah May: Administrator, Under-Age Academy, Shamrocks GAA, Shanbally, 10th September 2021. Photo Siobhán Russell.
This is a most welcome development as it means that all our team coaches will be uniformly kitted out in similar playing gear for the very first time.
Over the past few years, Brian Martin, Managing Director of Martin Scaffolding and his company have provided sponsorship for other Shamrocks projects including Club Chiaráin and this has now been extended to cover all Academy Activities until the summer of 2024.
Martin Scaffoldings support for the Academy coaching and development programme, including the supply of playing gear and equipment demonstrates the company’s commitment to the youth of today and to the future of the Shamrocks Club.
The Academy takes place every Friday evening both at the pitch in Shanbally and in the NMCI College in Ringaskiddy during the Autumn, Winter and Spring months. We cater for boys aged 4 to 11 years of age.
The Juvenile Committee in the club strive to ensure that each boy and girl reach their full playing potential through fun, games and enjoyment. This is down to our hard working Juvenile Committee and Coaches who ensure that our players receive high quality coaching and games in a safe, fun environment.
Each boy and girl learns to participate in a team sport from an early age and they automatically learn life skills such as self-development, fitness and well-being.
Hundreds of children have represented the club with pride down through the years and we continue to develop our players to be our future stars in Gaelic Games. This is further enhanced by the generous sponsorship of Martin Scaffolding.
October 2021
U13 HL Final V St Colmcilles – 10/10
St Colmcilles 7-9, Shamrocks 3-9
Better team won, the St Colmcilles full forward did all the damage. No further report available. The Shamrocks lads had a great year of hurling and we thank them, their parents and their coaches for their support.
JBHC V Crosshaven – 10/10
Shamrocks 1-16, Crosshaven 0-7
Shamrocks Junior B hurlers had a good win over Crosshaven on Sunday at Shanbally. This was the first time enterung a junior B hurling team in championship in a good few years and it was nice to get the win; the team as you might expect featured both the young and the old. The 18 players togged out played some nice hurling at times and just had that little bit too much for Crosshaven.
Shamroks led 0-9 to 0-4 at HT and a superb goal from Adam McSweeney 10 minutes into the second half sealed the win. Dylan O’Flaherty, Gary Ronayne, James Lynam and Todds added on points as well. Well done to the players and management. Shamrocks play Ballymartle next.
Panel – S. Keane, S. Andrews, C. O’Grady, B Scanlon, R. Meighan, F. O’Neill, M. Sisk, D. J. Lynam, S. Downey, G. Ronayne, D. O’Flaherty, J. Browne, B. Sweeney, A. McSweeney, J. O’Driscoll, S. Hurley, J. Hanlon
U7 F Blitz in Páirc Ui Chaoimh – 16/10
The U7 footballers played on the astro in Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Saturday and it was another successful day.
Our 3 teams played Blarney, St Finbarrs, Whitescross and Sam Maguires (Dunmanway and Randal Óg). There was plenty of excitement and smiles all afternoon with each player contributing to a great day’s play.
Well done to them all, to their parents and to the mentors Colm, David, Lisa and John for their help in what is normally the end of year blitz. Below is just a selection of photos from the games.
U7s on Sat Oct 16th 2021 in Páirc Ui Chaoimh
U7s after playing Sam Maguires on Sat Oct 16th 2021 in Páirc Ui Chaoimh
U7s in action verses Sam Maguires on Sat Oct 16th 2021 in Páirc Ui Chaoimh
U13 FL Final V Lisgoold – 16/10
Shamrocks 6-8, Lisgoold 2-5
The U13s won the D3 FL on Saturday afternoon with a victory over Lisgoold in Lisgoold….no match report submitted
Click HERE for more photos of the final celebrations
The victorious U13 Football team after beating Lisgoold in the FL Final on Sat Oct 16th 2021
Selection of players with the cup
The winners
Management team of Brendan Barrett, Andrew O’Neill and Dools
Sponsored Walk, October 25th – Thanks
Thanks to all who took part in and supported in any way or Annual Sponsored Walk which took place on Bank Monday October 25th at 12pm from Shanbally to Ringaskiddy. This is a major fundraiser for the underage boys and Shamrocks ladies gaelic football club and is a chance for us to bring in a few euro after the shutdown during the pandemic.
November & December 2021
U6 & U5 Blitz – 17/10
Well done to all the under 6s (and some under 5s) who took part intheir first ever competitive games on Sunday morning.
The lads were brilliant- hopefully they all enjoyed their first outing!! They played hurling against host club Crosshaven and Carrigaline in Camden in lovely sunshine.
Thanks to the parents for their support – remember to keep encouraging the players to keep practicing and to tell their friends about our Academy ☘
Thanks also to lead coach Colin who did all the organising on our side.
Underage AGM -16/11
The underage AGM for 2022 took place on Tuesday November 16th before a small crowd. The outgoing Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer presented their detailed reports of all activities this year. The officers for 2022 were elected with one significiant change – Colm Cosgrove is our new Vice Chairperson and we wish Colm well in his role.
A lot of people were thanked for their efforts and some good debate took place on a few outstanding matters. While most team mentors are sorted for 2022, they will be finalised over the next few weeks by the new committee.
The 2022 committee can be viewed HERE
Coach Education – 17/11
Colm Crowley GDA for our region finished the Foundation Course for our remaining Academy Coaches on Wednesday 17th.
We are now at a point that all our coaches in our Academy section is now fully coached up to at least Foundation Award Level and this is a major step forward for our club.
OFFICIAL COMPLAINT TO IRISH WATER AND EPA
The Shamrock GAA Club has lodged an official complaint with Irish Water and the EPA regarding foul and obnoxious smells of raw sewerage prevalent on our pitches and lands at various times since last Summer.
The Sewerage Treatment Plant is located due south-west of our Club and the prevailing winds transfer these smells which seem to be leaking undetected.
Apparently local residents have also lodged complaints.
SHOULD ANY PERSON HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCE THEY CAN LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH IRISH WATER.
Email. operations@water.ie
Phone: 0818 778778
U13 Medal Presentation – 20/11
The successful U13 footballers were presented with their medals on Saturday morning last at the pitch (Nov 20th). All members of the panel, their excellent mentors and supporters and parents/grandparents were also in attendance. With the boys Academy going on in the background, it was great to see the next generation up at the pitch so late into November, both playing and getting recognition for their hard work throughout the year. Well done to all on a great year
U13, 2021. Back row, l to r: Brendan Barrett (mentor), Adrian Doolin (mentor), L. Jordan, J. O’Driscoll, C. O’Neill, C. Fitzgerald, L. Dorney, H. O’Leary, J. O’Sullivan Kearney, L. Walsh, J. Hanna, A. O’Neill (mentor).
Front, l to r: O.O’Brien, J. Keane, D. Herlihy, R. Barrett, S. O’Mahony, A. Coleman, R. Doolin, S. Óg Lynch, S. O’Flynn, L. Donegana, J. White
U13, 2021. Back row, l to r: Brendan Barrett (mentor), Adrian Doolin (mentor), L. Jordan, J. O’Driscoll, C. O’Neill, C. Fitzgerald, L. Dorney, H. O’Leary, J. O’Sullivan Kearney, L. Walsh, J. Hanna, A. O’Neill (mentor).
Front, l to r: O.O’Brien, J. Keane, D. Herlihy, R. Barrett, S. O’Mahony, A. Coleman, R. Doolin, S. Óg Lynch, S. O’Flynn, L. Donegana, J. White
Mothers and Grandmothers of the successful U13s at the official medal presentation
Lotto winner Julie Delaney – November 2021
John Twomey (seller) presenting Julie Delaney with her Lotto winning prize.
Pat Howard Vice-President 90th Birthday – 3/12
The Club’s Senior Lady Vice-President Pat Howard celebrates her 90th birthday and we send her our hearty congratulations and best wishes on reaching this notable milestone.
Pat (Nee Livesey) is a member of a very old Shamrock family. Her father won an Intermediate Co. Medal in 1915 and played Junior Hurling with Cork in 1916. Her brother Donie played Junior Hurling with Cork in 1960 and her brother Tom was President of our Club.
We all know her as the very active Sacristan in Shanbally Church and she is ever present for Sunday Masses and other Church Services. She never stops and her faith and self belief is surely an example for us all.
Keep going Pat as year 91 beckons
Academy for 2021 finishes up
Saturday morning December 4th was the final Academy for 2021
A big thank you to all who helped in any way with our boys Academy (sponsored by Martin Scaffolding). A big effort was made by our young players, coaches, admin staff and parents, especially in the last few weeks after the indoor plans fell through and we had to brave cold and wet underfoot conditions from the start of November onwards.
Afterwards on Saturday morning, all the players received a Selection Box as a big thank you!
The Academy will now take a break for a couple of weeks to allow everyone to recharge and get the appetite back by January/February. We hope to see everyone back then along with new members!
In the meantime, the Academy management wish everyone a great Christmas and remember to stay safe! Nollaig Shona daoibh uilig
The Murphy and O’Neill clan at the Last Academy 2021
THE GAA IN CORK 100 YEARS AGO – 1921
December 6th marked the 100 anniversary of the signing of the Treaty in London. It was a very difficult year in the country with the prevailing war of independence and the horrid English administration perpetuated by the Black & Tans along with the Aulillilaries. Meetings, games and public gatherings were no longer safe places to be. People were being shot at random and GAA members, many of whom played key roles in the war of independence, were prime targets. The President of the Cork County Board Mr. J. J. Walsh was arrested early in the year.
Restrictive measures were introduced to curtail the movement of people. There was a curfew between 10pm at night and 5am, Cycling was prohibited, People who refused to halt on being called on by English forces could be shot, The Railway line from Cork to Raffeen and onwards to Carrigaline and Crosshaven was closed. The Country was almost in a siege situation.
There were numerous raids on the above said railway by volunteers capturing arms, ammunitions and supplies destined for Fort Camden in Crosshaven. In the month of June an attempt was made to sink a destroyer in the Naval Dockyard in Haulbowline.
The bomb which exploded in the engine room failed to sink the vessel. The fall out saw the yard being closed and all employees sacked for a while. Many of them were local people. These attacks prompted questions from MPs in the House of Commons.
No GAA meetings were held (not unlike the Covid 19 dilemma). They had no phones, but they were great letter writers and did not lose touch with one another. The Chairman of the Cork County Board was a former Ringaskiddy NS Teacher Sean McCarthy. The men who represented Shamrocks on the County Board were D.J. Lynch NT Club Secretary and Bernie Flynn NT (Father of Fr. Silvester our current Club Senior Vice-President). Shamrocks were hurling in the Senior Ranks and their footballers were in the Intermediate grade, captained by Abie Brennan ( father of our esteemed Club President Michael Brennan).
In 2021 the Club is still going and with so many young talented hurlers and footballers the future must surely be bright
