Under-21 Football Championship: Mullingar Shamrocks 3-8 St Loman's 1-7.

Mullingar Shamrock got the better of our near neighbours on this occasion with a great spirited performance in Springfield on Sunday morning and were fully deserving of the seven points victory. Two first half goals from Tye Adamson and Brendan O'Reilly and the switch of Nathan Smith to mid-field after fifteen minutes were they key moments of the first-half. Tye Adamson's goal was a superb individual effort; Brendan O'Reilly put the finishing touches to a great piece of combined play that began with a Nathan Smith knock-down. Despite a good performance, it looked ominous for Shamrocks at half-time as they had played with the assistance of a strong wind and went to the half-time break level. However the team responded magnificently to Gary Corroon's dressing room promptings and played with renewed energy and spirit. Shamrocks' third goal was scored by substitute Conor Bracken; on this occasion much of the hard work was done by Kenny O' Reilly who was also introduced during the second-half. Kenny won the ball, took the hit, turned his man and provided the pass for Conor to poke the ball home to effectively secure victory for Shamrocks.

There were several noteworthy performances from the Shamrocks perspective in what was essentially a great team effort. Cormac Murphy at corner-back excelled; Dj Fedronas confirmed that he is a goalkeeper of immense promise and was Gary Connaughton like in taking down two shots that looked certain to raise white flags. Patrick Fagan worked tirelessly; Nathan Smith and Darren Keena had their best games this year and Tye Adamson continued with his excellent run of form that began several months ago.

The contribution of team manager Gary Corroon to this win should also be acknowledged. Gary organised a number of training sessions for this group of players and the large panel he assembled on an unpleasant Sunday morning is testament to Gary's organisation and powers of persuasion. There's a lesson to be learned from this turn-out.

Shamrocks: Dj Fedronas; Dylan Ledwith, Ryan Blundell, Cormac Murphy; Nathan Smith, David Coyne, James Shaw; Patrick Fagan and Pearse Corroon; Brendan O'Reilly, Tye Adamson, Andy Allen (Kenny O'Reilly); Darren Keena, David Culkin(Conor Bracken), Kenny O'Reilly.

Westmeath Ladies Football Championship, Quarter-Final: Mullingar Shamrocks 0-5, The Downs 7-14.

No joy for our very young minor football team in The Downs as they were comprehensively beaten by a really excellent home team who played fine football throughout. Their passing and movement and score-taking was superb and at half-time the women in the black and amber had established a 6-6 to 0-4 lead. The Shamrocks scores were secured by Holly McCormack (0-1) and Lauren (0-3). Phoebe Harte secured our lone second-half score. It was a disappointing end to what was a good year for our minor girls (the vast majority of the team also played in the under-16 championship) and their coach Emma Morris but to their credit they battled for the sixty minutes and this year's campaign will benefit the girls in the long term.

Shamrocks: Chloe Flood; Róisín McKnight, Carla Gibney, Eadoin Byrne; Ellen Sleator (Nicola Groanewald), Michelle Morris, Ciara Bauer; Anna Jones, Catherine Tubridy; Sarah Geoghegan (Susanna Buckley) (Zara Giligan), Honor McNamara, Phoebe Harte (Katie Rock); Shauna Meares (Sarah Geoghegan), Lauren McCormack (0-3), Hilary McCormack (0-1) [Shauna McNicholas].

Under-age Coaching

Great fun in Springfield on Saturday morning at the final under-age coaching session for 2016. After the football it was into the Clubhouse for the drinks and crisps and buns and tea and coffee for young and old. Three generations of a number of Shamrock families were to be seen with grandads and grannies observing with pride the achievements of the latest generation of the family to tog out in the green and white.

Rock n Roll Bingo and Shamrocks Juvenile Awards NightMake the reservation in your diary now for Friday night (28 October) in the Greville Arms Hotel for this family, fun, night out for all players, family and coaches.

All registered members of the under-10, under-11 and under-12 age groups will receive certificates of achievement to recognise their season's involvement.

Doors open at 7.00 pm and show will start at 7.30 sharp and will finish at 10.00.

This is a night for all club members to come out and support the club.

Bingo

Our club bingo without the rock and roll continues as usual on Thursday night with the first numbers called at 8.30.

Mullingar Shamrocks Fitness Centre

Contact Michael 086-0824267 for membership details or to make an appointment to view the facilities.

Our Spinning Classes have resumed and take place on Monday and Wednesday between 7 and 8 pm. Booking is essential as the classes have operated close to maximum since resumption. Contact Paula at 087-1360269 or 086-8962100 to secure your place. Pilates classes take place on Tuesday (7.30 to 8.30) ... contact Michael for details.

 

 

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