Valley Rovers 3-5, Shamrocks 0-5 After the hammering against an on fire Ballymartle team during the week, this was a much better performance from an understrenght Shamrocks team at wet, windy and cold Brinny on Sunday morning last. The conditions were certainly not conductive to fast, flowing hurling and it was reflected in … Read more
Ballymartle 5-16, Shamrocks 0-7 Once again Ballymartle gave Shamrocks a lesson in how to play hurling at a frozen Shanbally on Tuesday evening last. It was eerily similar to last years championship game between the sides. The visitors played with the strong biting breeze in the first half and actually put the game … Read more
Ballygarvan 1-20, Shamrocks 1-6 This game was played in sub zero temperatures. However this did not deter Ballygarvan from running into a eight point lead in the first fifteen minutes and holding Shamrocks scoreless. It was over as a contest at the break with the home side 1 – 14 to 0- 3 ahead. Scores … Read more
Ballymartle 1 – 13, Shamrocks 2 – 7 Shamrocks had eighteen players togged-out for competition with Ballymartle despite six regulars being unavailable on the night. The lads on duty got off to a flying start with two excellent points recorded in the first few minutes. This was as a result of direct and no-nonsence … Read more
Shamrocks 2-10, Carrigaline 0-9 Shamrocks got their first win of the season under their belt with a deserved 7 point win over old rivals Carrigaline in “Friday night lights”. The foundations of this victory lay in the 2 goals that Shamrocks scored through the boot of Stephen O’Reilly early on and a rocket of … Read more
Shamrocks 0-8, Valley Rovers 0-14 Shamrocks went into this game not really knowing what to expect as the 21’s had been withdrawn from the championship due to lack of interest from players, training numbers had been relatively small and a ball had barely been touched. Valleys, who put out a team with a number of … Read more
The Shamrocks held their delayed AGM last Monday night in the Grace McCarthy Room. In a AGM that went off swiftly and efficently, the outgoing Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman delivered their as usual comprehensive and wide ranging reports to the assembled audience. The election of officers followed and all officers from 2012 remain … Read more
Following the GAA’s Annual Congress in April 2012 a new rule was enacted that made it mandatory to use a mouthguard in all Gaelic football matches and training sessions from January 1st 2013 (for all age grades up to and including minor) and at U21 and Adult level from January 1st 2014. CLICK HERE … Read more
Tracton 1-12, Shamrocks 0-9 Tracton juniors once again got the upper hand on Shamrocks in championship action, this time in the Semi Final of the football championship. This game was played in Brinny (after someone finally came to a decision about the venue) and considering the recent rain that fell, the Valleys pitch was in … Read more
Ballymartle 4-16, Shamrocks 0-12 Shamrocks were dumped out of the championship by Ballymartle’s second team last Tuesday night. Apart from Joe Shanahans first half free taking which was excellent (mostly frees created by himself) and a 10 minute burst in the second half that yielded an unanswered 4 points, Shamrocks were destroyed. The lads … Read more