Club Notes: 20th March 2017
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Club Lotto.
The numbers drawn in last week’s lotto draw were 11-14-25-28, and there was no winner. €20 winners were Nicole Parker, Thomas Baldwin, Ann Murray, Eamonn Forbes, Teresa Kenneally. Next week’s jackpot will be €2,850.
U21 Football.
Cois Bhride U21 football team took on Brickey Rangers in the quarter finals last Sunday in Cappoquin. Lining out with a bare 15 players owing to the withdrawl of 5 or 6 players and some more who didn’t bother to show up, our lads put up a decent fight in the first half playing into the wind, but Brickeys were well on top and led at half time 0-10 to 1-0, our goal coming from Kelvyn O’ Farrell. We started the second half brightly scoring two early points from Colm Roche and Eoin McGrath. Unfortunately from our point of view Brickeys took over after that and romped to an easy win. It would be easy to criticise the team for a poor display, but the real fault lies with all the players who stayed away. As far as I could make out, all the missing players came from one side, and that wasn’t the Shamrocks side. No point in beating around the bush. Enough said. Thanks to Ciaran O’ Keeffe, Stephen Pratt, John O’ Donovan, and Denis Tobin who tried to pull a team out of the hat.
Team; Jack Crawford, Padraig Roche, Jack Tobin, Tom Roche, Shane Ryan, Adam Crawford, Robbie Geary, Edward Hynes, John Paul Lucey, Billy Hynes, Colm Roche, Eoin McGrath, Kelvyn O’ Farrell, Edward O’ Neill, Alan Buckley.
Deag Ahearne Cup.
This Saturday 25th March we have our annual Deag Ahearne tournament against Erin’s Own in the JF Kennedy Park in Knockanore. The game has a 4pm start and all are welcome. We usually get a good match, so let’s hope for a good day.
Committee meeting.
There is a Shamrocks committee meeting on tonight (Wednesday) in the Shamrock Inn at 8.30pm.
Showdown in Ennis.
There’s a lot at stake this Sunday in Ennis with quarter finals and relegation issues to be settled when the Deise take on Clare. No less a team than Kilkenny have already been put to the sword down there, and there won’t be any love lost with Clare trying to make amends for last year’s championship defeat, and Waterford looking to avenge last year’s defeat in the League Final. Hopefully we will see a better performance from Derek McGrath’s men after a very lack lustre show against Cork last day out. ‘Hon the Deise!
Scor na bPaisti 2017.
This Friday night March 24th sees the first round of the qualifying rounds taking place in Modeligo. Representing the Shamrocks GAA club on the night are the Knockanore Set Dancers under the guidance of Mary Casey. Best of luck to Ava Moloney, Ciara Lucey, Eimear Lenehan, Lily Roche, Anna Ryan, Bella Grey, Ella Carthy and Deirdre Roche. Best of luck also to Emma Cronin and Laura Kenneally who will be participating in the Instrumental music competition.