Gaels’ force no match for slick Shamrocks

BALLYHALE Shamrocks qualified for the Kilkenny SHC final yesterday with a hugely impressive win over last year’s champions O’Loughlin Gaels.

Three points separated the sides at the finish, but that was hardly a fair indication of the power and precision Shamrocks displayed. They enjoyed a 15-point lead at one stage of the second half and looked almost as if they lost interest in proceedings as the game wound down, conceding 2-5 in the last seven minutes.

Shamrocks enjoyed the fresh breeze in the first-half and used it well, deploying a potent TJ Reid-Henry Shefflin-Colin Fennelly half-forward line cleverly.