Christmas Draw 2016 Results

  Niamh Buckley c|o Kenny Coveney – Classical Hamper John Jordan – Classical Hamper Ronan Cullinane c|o Novartis Joe O’Driscoll Irene Aherne Brian Cullen c|o Barry Mulqueen John Joe Flynn Shane Broderick c|o Jason Bowne Mary O’Sullivan Hannah O’Keeffe Eileen Twomey Senan Andrews Mairead O’Sullivan Jonny Tuohy Kieran Cummins c|o Kevin O’Grady Catherine Ronayne Ronan Murphy Tommy … Read more

Polar Plunge for the special Olympics

  It was a great honour to be present today in the National Maritime College of Ireland to witness Shamrocks Gaa club taking part in the Polar plunge to raise funds for the Special Olympics. This consisted of diving into the sea survival pool under simulated windy conditions with a heavy swell.  The six brave … Read more

Origins of the name Carrigdhoun

  A household name steeped with tradition and long associated with the South-East Cork region and particularly the Owenabue River and Carrigaline. The name originated in a poem written in the 1840’s. In 1924 the GAA in Cork set up regional boards to run the County. The region of South-East Cork was called Carrigdhoun. The … Read more

UCC honour Shamrocks Vice President

University College Cork bestowed Alumni Awards recently on some of its distinguished past pupils.  Included in this year’s list was Dr. Richard Palmer late of ‘Inver’, Ringaskiddy and an esteemed Vice President of our Club since 1998. Richard graduated from UCC with a BSc in 1959 and followed up with an MSc in 1961. He … Read more

Shamrocks & Midleton salute the hurlers of 1916

  One hundred years is a long time, but in the GAA the heroes of yesteryear even though it maybe a century ago will never be forgotten and so the Shamrock and Midleton Clubs came together to salute their 1916 teams that contested the Senior Hurling Final on that historical year in our nation’s history. … Read more

Co CHL Final V Kildorrery – 20/11

  Kildorrery 5-14, Shamrocks 2-8   The curtain came down on the 2016 playing season with defeat for the minors to Kildorrery in the league final in Mayfield on Sunday last. Shamrocks can have few complaints on this one as Kildorrery were clearly the better team and had a very good forward line who caused … Read more

Race Night

The Club’s Gala Race night hosted by Ringaskiddy’s Ferry Boat Inn was an unqualified success with all the boxes being ticked.   A splendid programme detailed the full entry of horses most of which were sold and presented by our Junior Players. There was a significant array of advertisements from local and adjoining businesses which … Read more

Race Night

The Club’s Gala Race night hosted by Ringaskiddy’s Ferry Boat Inn was an unqualified success with all the boxes being ticked.   A splendid programme detailed the full entry of horses most of which were sold and presented by our Junior Players. There was a significant array of advertisements from local and adjoining businesses which … Read more

JAFL Final V Valley Rovers – 12/11

  Valley Rovers 2-15, Shamrocks 1-10   Shamrocks season ran out of steam in the league final against Valley Rovers in Ballygarvan. They couldnt reel in the Rovers from the early stages and though they made a pretty good effort at it, ultimately they succumbed to a Valleys team who completed the league double.   … Read more

Underage AGM Nov 2016

  The juvenile club held its AGM in the Clubhouse to review 2016 and to plan ahead for 2017. The healthy attendance heard reports from the various outgoing officers. The officers elected for 2017 are as follows: Chairperson – John Twomey (Ringaskiddy), Vice – Hugh Foy, Secretary – Pa Andrews, Treasurer – Peter Crowley, Childrens … Read more