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    SHAMROCK GAELS G.A.A. CLUB
    SLIGO

Shamrock Gaels GAA Club Sligo
Ballyrush -  Gleann - Riverstown - Sooey

Weekly News 14th July 2025

It is just two weeks away to our Cúl Camp with a few remaining places available - book now on line to avoid disappointment.
 
Our Golf Classic takes place in Castle Dargan in two weeks on Saturday July 26th - tee times now booking, please contact Niall Kearns on 086 8599792 or Eugene Carroll on 085 8747914 to book your tee time. 
 
The winner of last weeks 50/50 draw was Aidan Harte who won €915.
 
The Men's Div 1 team had a hard fought 0-19 to 3-11 win over Eastern Harps in the final league game. The Gaels had a lack lustre first half but a strong second half saw them run out narrow winners to set up a league final with Tourlestrane next Saturday at 7.00PM in Tubbercurry - please support.
 
The Men's Div 3 team lost 4-11 to 1-16 to St Michaels in the final league game and finished up fourth in the league. The team was: Sean Kelly, Aaron Coleman, Declan Willis, Jack Tuohy, Jack Brehony, Eoin O'Connell, Conor Kearns, Patrick Kenny, Aaron McKenna, Luke Flynn, Liam O'Connell, James Carroll, Conor McMorrow, Darragh Hailstones, Brendan Hailstones. Subs: Michael Barry for A Coleman, Sam Tuohy for A McKenna, Niall Kenny for D Hailstones, Steven Willis for L O'Connell, James Foley for B Hailstones. Attention now turns to championship with the first game on August 4th.
 
The Senior Ladies lost narrowly to St Nathys in the ACL on a scoreline 2-14 to 4-10. The team was: Kate Brehony, Eilis O'Connor, Ava Lyons, Katie Gilligan, Penny Barlow, Lara Swann, Naomh Quinn, Ceili Faughnan, Nola Eivers, Orlaith Scanlon, Meave Lyons, Emma Rainey, Jane Benson, Hannah Hargadon. subs used: Hannah Willis, Aisling Dwyer, Orla Devaney and Molly Kearns Chapman. They now have a break from competitive action until the first round of the championship on August 10th.
 
The U18 boys lost to Calry/St Joseph's last Tuesday and now play Tourlestrane on Tuesday away at 7.00PM.
 
The U16 girls played St John's in the A league final last Monday. The sides could not be separated after normal time and the game went to extra time. In a tightly contested game St John's came out winners on a scoreline 5-8 to 1-17. The team was: Abbie McTiernan, Eva Usher, Aleaesha Sweeney, Rebecca Garry, Clodagh Galvin, Molly Kearns Chapman, Ava Lyons, Grainne McDermott, Katie Gilligan, Penny Barlow, Siofra Duignan, Sophie Edwards, Aisling Dwyer, Alice Foley, Shanara Middleton. subs used Leah Coleman, Ella Thompson, Kaitlyn Henry, Eva Callaghan and Amy Edwards.
 
The U15 boys lost to the amalgamation of Easkey, St Pats and St Farnans last Monday in the second round of A Championship. They now play Tubbercurry/Cloonacool away on Monday at 7.00PM in Tubbercurry.
 
The U14 girls play 2 rounds of the championship this week. They first take on Geevagh/St Michaels on Monday at 6.45PM and play St Molaise Gaels on Thursday at 6.30Pm with  both games at home.
 
The U13 boys lost in the first round of the A Championship to a strong St John's side last Friday. They now play Ballymote/Bunninadden on Friday at home at 6.30PM.
 
The U10 and U8 girls hosted St John's last Friday at home with some great skills and teamwork on display.
 
Well done to the Gaels players involved with Sligo last week. The U18 Girls qualified for the All Ireland B Final against Clare with a win over Laois. Well done to Leanne Galvin, vice captain, Ciara Gilligan and Aoibhinn Conlon with Sophia Rose Henry out through injury. Next up was Sligo U16 team who topped their Manning Cup group to reach the knock out phases with a win over Leitrim. Miceál Garry scored two points with Fionnan Duffy and Josh McTiernan also part of the panel.

Club Sligo

The Club Is currently selling Club Sligo memberships in support of the development of Gaelic Games in the County.
We are hoping to get at least 30 memberships which are available at €240 per year/€20 per month and would result in €3,200 funding for Shamrock Gaels. You will also be entered into monthly draws for cash prizes along with other benefits - full details on the Sligo GAA website.
So if you are interested in Supporting Club and Supporting County, you can buy through the attached link and make sure you specify Shamrock Gaels as your club or alternatively contact any committee member for further details.

As we look forward to underage teams returning to training at the end of April, on-line registration and membership is now open.  

Registration, which is mandatory for all players, automatically registers you as a member and includes insurance. There are a number of options depending on your particular situation and you can also upgrade your membership to participate in the monthly members draw.

 

‘Glory Days’ looks back on the 1990 and 1992 Sligo senior football championship-winning seasons for Shamrock Gaels.

Many thanks to Cathal Mullaney and Ocean FM for putting this feature together

Shamrock Gaels is delighted to announce that our grounds are now Smoke Free. The club was selected to be part of this great initiative as part of the GAA’s Healthy Clubs initiative sponsored by Irish Life and the Tomar Trust. The club have adapted a new smoke free policy and erected smoke free signage throughout Shamrock Gaels Park. In conjunction with the launch of the policy, the club used the opportunity to raise awareness on the dangers of smoking with the local national schools by running a poster competition which was won by Penny Barlow from Taunagh N.S. 

50th Anniversary Book

The club will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022 and we plan to mark the occasion with the publication of a Club History Book. The book will chart the many ups and downs since 17th March 1972 when the Sooey and Knockalassa clubs amalgamated to form Shamrock Gaels. The work has now started and we are soliciting content such as stories and photographs from the community. We are particularly interested in photographs from the 1970's and the 1980's - if you have photographs from this period please scan and email to pro.shamrockgaels.sligo@gaa.ie or whatsapp a photo to 0872358840.

"Superb clash as Shamrock Gaels win in extra time." This was the Sligo Champion headline of their report signalling the end of a ten year wait for a minor championship title. It was a tremendous performance and you can read all about it by clicking above where you can link to photos and a video of the day

After a number of close calls in recent years, we finally got our reward when we deservedly captured the Connacht Gold Sligo LGFA Junior title defeating Calry/St Josephs in the final at Fr Kevin Breheny Park in Keash.
We were in control throughout and always held the ascendency though a good spurt in the second half from Calry/St Josephs closed the gap to four points. However, we powered home in the final 15 minutes with Simone Kelly’s goal the key score to send us on the way to success
Location
Eircode: F52 H020
Co-Ordinates - 54° 09' 23.23" N     8° 22' 17.81" W  ( Decimal 54.156453N, -8.371614W )
Our home is situated in Coola in the beautiful countryside of East Sligo. Our pitch is named Shamrock Gaels Park and is situated between the villages of Riverstown and Sooey.