Ballinhassig 2-15, Diarmuid Ó Murchús 3-10 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, … Read more
We played two league matches this week in football. First at home to Iban Gaels and our second game saw us travelling to St. Vincent’s. We had a comfortable win over Iban Gaels with all our players on the panel getting valuable game time. The final scoreline didn’t reflect on the great effort Iban Gaels … Read more
Bishopstown GAA hosted the latest U8 Football blitz this morning. Shamrocks entered one team and had 11 players togged out. They played Crosshaven, Douglas & Ballincollig and had scores been kept, we would have won all games comfortably. One parent remarked how much the boys has grown since the start of the blitz season. Shamrocks have … Read more
This blitz was hosted by Ballinhassig club. We were tight on numbers due to holidays etc. We played Kinsale, Valley Rivers and Ballycastle Gaels (Ballyhooley). We hurled well in all games. A number of younger lads stepped up to the mark and were excellent. The older players – Josh Bartlett, Robert Barrett … Read more
Crosshaven 12-8, Shamrocks 4-3 Once again to read the score line would give the wrong impression. Yes Shamrocks went down but went down fighting and all hands played. By the end of the match, though dejected, the Shamrocks players kept going, looking to score right to the end. A great big thank you to all … Read more
Clondrohid 5-14, Shamrocks 3-6 Shamrocks were tought a harsh lesson in football out in Clondrohid on Sunday afternoon last, in the Semi Final of the league. Having played in two seperate sections of the league, neither team knew much about the other coming into this game and indeed after 20 minutes, Shamocks led 0-6 … Read more