In yet another blow for the Cats heading into the 2021 season, captain Colin Fennelly has decided to take a year away from Kilkenny hurling panel. The 31-year old Ballyhale Shamrock’s star is understood to have told manager Brian Cody in recent days. It is expected that the five-time All-Ireland winner will return to the […]
All-Star forward Colin Fennelly will captain the Kilkenny hurlers for the coming season. The four-time All-Ireland winner at intercounty level and two-time All-Star was put forward by his club to captain the Cats in 2020, taking over from Ballyhale Shamrocks teammate TJ Reid. The news broke shortly after the shock news that Henry Shefflin is […]
KILKENNY have been rewarded for their efforts in getting to this year’s All-Ireland Hurling final by getting three players on the 2019 All-Star team. Fresh from their county championship wins, Ballyhale forwards TJ Reid and Colin Fennelly receive an award, while Tuallaron’s Padraig Walsh picks up his All-Star for his stellar performances in defence. TJ […]
THEY conquered the All Ireland club championship, now Ballyhale’s hurling heroes are dominating the individual players’ accolades. No fewer than six Ballyhale Shamorcks stars have made the final 15 of the 2019 AIB GAA Club Players’ Awards. Henry Shefflin’s sharp shooters Colin Fennelly and Adrian Mullen are on the shortlist for the overall Club Hurler […]
IT was a breakfast fit for champions! Ballyhale’s hurling heroes – and what seemed like half the parish – crammed into Billy’s Tearooms & Shop this morning for a hearty breakfast in the aftermath of the Shamrocks’ emphatic victory in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Club Final at Croke Park yesterday. The staff and volunteers at […]
KILKENNY hurling star Colin Fennelly has given a searingly honest account of life in the army – describing his six years in the Defence Forces as “absolute boredom”. The Ballyhale Shamrocks clubman said he got “no job satisfaction” from his time in the Defence Forces. And he added that “in the army itself, there’s nothing […]