st. johns notes weekending july 8TH 2018

HOT DOGS AND RACE NIGHT - Fri July 13th
NEXT FRIDAY!!
O'Loughlin Gaels GAA Club Race Night and Club Draw takes place on Friday. One €10 ticket will get you admission to Kilkenny Dog Track as well as your own race card for the night plus the chance to win some great prizes including a holiday in Spain with €750 spending money. (Nothing spared at O'Loughlin Gaels GAA)
The first race is at 8:00 and if the weather is anything like last year; there promises to be another bumper crowd at Kilkenny Race Track. Ticket sellers are out and about visiting every house in the Parish and young players too are doing their bit for the cause. So please support your Club..Remember – the monies collected will go towards the day to day running of what is a very large sporting operation in your community. Whether it be the training and kitting out of juveniles for the Continent or preparing our seniors for a run in this year’s League & Championship – the costs are prohibitive and so, we need your help. Please answer the call by looking out for our ticket sellers as they go door to door over the coming evenings and be at Kilkenny Race Track on July the 13th. Keep an eye to the clubs social media pages also for the much sought after Doc’s Tips.
 
CLUB LOTTO 
There was no winner of this weeks Lotto Draw.  The numbers drawn were 7, 16, 22, 18, Bonus 15. funds raised go to the upkeep of facilities and sport equipment for our teams. Next week's top prize will be €6,400. If you want to be a winner you need to buy a ticket...just €2 from the bar and any promotors. Thank you for your continued support http://www.oloughlingaels.gaa.ie/lotto
 
All County Jnr Hurling Final: 
O'Loughlin Gaels 2-20 to 1:17 Piltown 
Goals from Evan Walsh and Ferghal Brennan proved decisive in this win at Thomastown. Ferghal Brennans strike 10mins from time after a well worked move finally allowed the Gaels to settle and finish out 6 point winners and collect this trophy for the first time in 4 years. With such a strong panel available there were plenty of options available to management ultimately rewarding Conor Bergin the honour of accepting the trophy from competition sponsor Paul Kavanagh of JJ Kavanagh & Sons.
Well done all.
 
 
 
SUMMER CAMP
JULY 30TH - AUGUST 3RD & AUGUST 7TH - 11TH
10AM TO 2:30PM
It’s almost here..big preparations are in their final stages and St. John’s Park will soon be buzzin with young stars honing their skills from some of O’Loughlin Gaels finest coaches and guests.  We’re into the final few sleeps.. Summer Camp ’18 throws in on July 30th.
 
 
 
 
 
PLAYER NEWS
 
Hard luck to Paddy Deegan and the Kilkenny Team who put it up to the All-Ireland Champions last weekend in the Leinster Final at Thurles. Paddy will be out again this weekend when they take on Limerick in the All-Ireland Quarter Final.  We’ll be along to support him and the boys and help drive them on towards All-Ireland glory.
 
Good luck to Conor, Jamie and David and the Kilkenny Minor team who will be out this weekend in the all-ireland series.
 
Well done to Greg Kelly of our u13s squad who took part with the Kilkenny cuman na mBunscoil representatives at last Sundays All-Ireland Final. 
 
 
 
TEAM NEWS
Results:
Result: J.J. Kavanagh & Sons All County Jnr Hurling Final: 
O'Loughlin Gaels 2-20 to 1:17 Piltown
 
Result: J. J. Kavanagh and Sons Junior B Hurling League
St Martins 2:17 to 1:24 O'Loughlin Gaels. 
Well done to the junior B team after a good win in Coon against a previously undefeated St. Martin's. A good physical game this was a good test of the lads metal that saw them get a hold of the game in the final quarter and finish out 4 point winners. Well done all.
 
Result: Permanent TSB Under 19 Hurling D Group D 
O'Loughlin Gaels 2-15 to 2-15 James Stephens. 
It was a fair auld tussle in the heat of St. John's Park this afternoon with both teams taking their turns to dominate. O'Loughlins had the better if the exchanges in the first 30mins and led at the break 1-11 to 0-8 but the visitors came out in the second have in blustering form and working up a 4 point lead at one point. However the Gaels returned another spell of good form managing to level the game by full time. Looking forward to the 2nd leg of this fixture to be scheduled in a week or two. Well done all
 
Result: u13 A Hurling League. 
Tullogher-Rosbercon 2-4 to 3-3 O'Loughlin Gaels 
Another great win for these young lads that was hard fought and were fully deserving of these league points. Goals from.Fionn Lawlor Eoghan O'Brien and Joe Bolger were added to with a brace of points from O'Brien and a fine pointed effort from.the wing by Orestas Balsys. The defensive effort by the back six supported by a strong mid field pairing was without doubt the winning of this game however. Well done boys...lovely hurling.


Result: u13 C League. 
Cloneen 1:10 to 2: 2 O'Loughlin Gaels 
A very disappointing result considering the effort put in tonight by this group of players. Goals from Conor Daly and Stephen Butler were rewards for their good work. The game was there for the taking and on another day more scores should have come. A great defensive effort was led by Joe Bolger who put in a second consecutive nights hurling for his club. Well done to Jack Johnson who showed his metal and along with s few others like Conor Murphy, Stephen Butler, Zac Evans who also showed that honest endeavour does get noticed. Keep working hard and even harder and good results will.come. Well done boys.

U9s DAZZLE

​Hurling! Football!...Just give those u9s a ball and they'll do whatever it takes...great panel of young lads. Pictured together are the two O’Loughlin Gaels under 9 teams that played successfully in both hurling and football against Danesfort GAA this afternoon (Saturday) at Dunmore Centre of Excellence.
Lovely hurling!...and football!!
 
Please watch the clubs pages for updates on all fixtures and support our teams.
                                                           
 
PREMIER DARTS RETURNS JULY 13th 
O’Loughlin Gaels will be the venue for the weekly Premier League Darts from July 13th.  This gets bigger and better each year and this year all the top players from the region will be taking part.  Very entertaining stuff…and high quality.
 
FEELING NOSTALGIC?
 
In 2019 we will celebrate 50 years of O'Loughlin Gaels GAA Club as we know it today. We need help! Anyone wants to get involved, suggest some ideas to mark the occasion or simply send us photos, memorabilia etc can email pro.oloughlingaels.kilkenny@gaa.ie
 
 
SCRAP METAL
 
O'Loughlin Gaels GAA will again be taking scrap metal for recycling. Anyone who has any metal they want to get rid of can contact any of the numbers below. 
Coleman Loughnane - 086 331 2944
Eddie Maher - 087 291 0569
Sean Hogan - 087 288 8896
Luke Roche - 086 251 1994
 
O’LOUGHLIN GAELS SHOP –
NEW STOCK AVAILABLE; The On-line Club Shop can provide you with everything you need for the coming season. It’s well stocked with all your essentials in your favourite club’s colours. Training tops, jerseys, jackets, beanies ..they’re all there just log on to the club website and hit the image to bring you into the shop AND your favourite club will also benefit with every sale. http://www.oloughlingaels.gaa.ie/shop.html
 
BOOKINGS FOR OCCASIONS
O’Loughlin Gaels GAA Club boasts the best club facilities for its members in the city. With plenty of free parking, Kitchen, bar & Lounge facilities available it can cater for all your party needs. Contact Paddy on 086 1298329 to book your special occasion- christening, communion and confirmations, birthdays and anniversaries.. special wedding guests gatherings ..or any group occasion you require. The Hall at O'Loughlin Gaels GAA Complex is available for hire for indoor soccer, basketball, wheelchair sports, badminton and all indoor sports. . Hall can be booked for €30 per hour Contact Paddy at 086 129 8329

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