U13 Hurling V Grenagh – 14/5

With Shamrocks withdrawing from the hurling league due to lack of hurlers, the management have decided to give the interested players as many games as possible.   So Shamrocks travelled to Grenagh on Monday with 9 available players and played the home side in  three 20 minute periods. The lads have not been exposed to … Read more

Junior Hurling League – 13/5

Kinsale 2-13, Shamrocks 2-7   Kinsale ran out 6 point winners over Shamrocks in Kinsale on Sunday afternoon last. Both team had been concentrating on the big ball in recent weeks and there was a fair bit of rustiness on both sides, in particular early on. Kinsale played with the strong breeze in the first … Read more

U13 Hurling update – 8/5

Due to a lack of committed hurelers and one or two injuries, Shamrocks have had to withdraw from the u13 hurling league. We are down to about 12 hurlers and with 9 league games on 9 Mondays in a row, it was felt that was not feasible for the team.   What the mentors have … Read more

Junior A Football Championship – 6/5

Shamrocks 1-12, Valley Rovers 1-9   A 1pm throw-in, a new set of jerseys and a huge desire for a championship win all together provided a coctail to record a very merited three point victory over Valley Rovers in the opening round of the 2012 Junior A Football.   A very productive start saw Shamrocks … Read more

Kieran Hegarty’s 1st Anniversary Mass

  On Thursday evening last a very large crowd gathered at the Clubhouse in Shanbally to remember Kieran Hegarty R.I.P.   On May 3rd 2011 Kieran died suddenly after training, leaving his family and Club colleagues in shock and dismay. To mark the first anniversary of his death a Memorial Mass was celebrated by Rev. … Read more

Shamrocks Schools Blitz – 2/5

Shamrocks Underage ran a Gaelic Football Blitz for the 3 schools in the parish on a glorious Wednesday afternoon last. 2nd and 3rd class from Scoil Barra Naofa Monkstown, Shanbally NS and Ringaskiddy Lower Harbour NS (plus 1st class) took part and all boys and girls got plenty of game time on the top and … Read more

Scrap Metal Collection – 27/28 April

Shamrocks GAA Club Scrap Metal Collection Fundraiser was held on the weekend of Friday April 27th to Sunday April 29th.   The clubs car park was turned into the proverbial scrap yard and the response was fantastic and the people involved were very happy with the response of the community. We had cars, trucks and vans of … Read more

Presentation of New Adult Jerseys – 23/4

The club was presented with a brand new set of O’Neills adult jerseys at a break in training on Monday evening last.   Pat McCarthy, club chairman and football captain Brian Sweeney accepted the jerseys from Mr Pat Twomey, a former chairman of the club. Pat wished Shamrocks well for the year ahead and beyond … Read more

U13 FC V Crosshaven – 23/4

Crosshaven 10-11, Shamrocks 5-8   Crosshaven went into the quarter final of the Grade C Football championship (doubled up as league game as well) after this comprehensive defeat of a gallant Shamrocks side at a cold Camden on Monday night last. Shamrocks were expecting to be much closer in this game but Crosshaven produced a performance from nowhere … Read more