JAHC V Kinsale – 12/6

  Shamrocks 3-10, Kinsale 2-10   The Shamrock Junior Hurling team powered by the starlets of last years Minor champions, manfully and sportingly defeated Kinsale at Ballygarvan and qualified for the quarter finals. Six Minor  players were chosen to start with two more joining the fray later.     Sadly the victory was dampened by … Read more

JAHL V Valley Rovers – 25/5

  Valley Rovers 1-17, Shamrocks 0-11   From a Shamrock perspective this was a ‘Jeckyl & Hyde game’ and the bad man was in control in the opening half. One couldn’t imagine such a poor display with the host club leading 0-12 to 0-2 at halftime. Then the good man stepped in for round two … Read more

JAHL V Ballymartle – 16/5

  Ballymartle 3-18, Shamrocks 0-9   An expected lopsided win for Ballymartle in the Track on Saturday evening in the JAHL. Shamrocks were outplayed by a far better hurling side who mainly did their scoring in bursts when they wanted to.   Ballymartle led by 2-10 to 0-6 at HT; the opening 10 minutes had … Read more

JAFC V Valley Rovers – 2/5

  Shamrocks 2-6, Valley Rovers 0-8   Shamrocks juniors booked their place in the quarter finals of the South East football championship with this fighting display over a resilient Valley Rovers on Saturday night in Ballinhassig.   Conditions were appalling for everybody and the wet surface, allied to a breeze blowing down towards the dressing room end, … Read more

JAFL V Ballymartle – 27/4

  Shamrocks 2-9, Ballymartle 0-7   Shamrocks got back on winning ways with a good victory over Ballymartle in Shanbally on Monday evening. This win was both timely and worthwhile as Shamrocks go into their final week of preparation for the Football Championship versus Valley Rovers on Saturday evening next at Ballinhassig at 7pm. Some of … Read more

JAFL V Carrigaline – 24/4

  Carrigaline 2-12, Shamrocks 1-12   Shamrocks junior footballers struggle for wins continued in Carrigalines new (excellent) pitch on Friday evening after this 3 point loss to the home team.   Shamrocks played against the breeze in the first half and started very well and kicked 4 points inside the first 10 minutes and were … Read more

JAHL V Tracton – 12/4

  Tracton 1-17, Shamrocks 1-9   Tracton were merited victors in this league encounter played at Shanbally on Sunday morning. Shamrocks’ restricted panel makes it difficult to get positive results, despite the best efforts of the lads on duty. Again we are most grateful to the members of the minor panel who fall in to … Read more

JAFL V Ballinhassig – 7/4

  Ballinhassig 0-9, Shamrocks 0-5   An enthusiastic and determined start by Ballinhassig had them leading 0-4 to 0-0 after twenty minutes. In the 22nd, minute Shamrocks registered their first and only point of that half point. At the break the visitors led 0-5 to 0-1.   Shamrocks came out of the blocks in the second … Read more

JAHL V Courcey Rovers – 4/4

  Courcey Rovers 2-15, Shamrocks 0-11   Shamrocks lost to Courcey Rovers in Ballinspitle on Saturday evening in their first league game of the league this season. Courcey Rovers were fully deserving winners overall and their greater speed of hurling and thought at this point of the season gave them the upper hand throughout.   … Read more

U16 FL V Crosshaven – 8/3

  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