ST. JOHNS NOTES WEEKENDING SUN MAY 13TH 2018

BIG MATCH PARKING
O’Loughlin Gaels GAA Club will open its facilities at St. Johns Park again on Sunday for the second fixture in this year’s Leinster Hurling Championship when Kilkenny host visitors Offaly. Volunteers will be needed for stewarding and travelling supporters need to be informed.  Please spread the word.
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​CIARA LAWLOR MEMORIAL 5K
Sunday May 20th at 10:30am – Run With The Players

Members of Ataxia Foundation Ireland with Linda O'Leary (O'Loughlin Gaels Camogie), John & Eimear Lawlor ( Ciara Lawlor Memorial) and Bryan Skehan ( Vice Chairman O'Loughlin Gaels GAA) at the O'Loughlin's Run With Ciara Launch

The Ciara Lawlor Memorial 5k Run / walk will take place in The Castle Park on Saturday May 20th at 11am. Registration for the event is €10 and will take place at the Tennis Club from 10am.  All members and friends of O’Loughlin Gaels are invited to take part alongside the Senior Hurling Team  & Camogie Players at 10:30am to run in support of the Lawlor family and remember Ciara. Registration through the club is online on the club website with all proceeds to be donated to the Ciara Lawlor Memorial for the charity The Ataxia Foundation.  Please register early…wear your club colours and run for Ciara.
http://www.oloughlingaels.gaa.ie/store/p13/Ciara_Lawlor_Run_-_Take_Part_and_Donate_10_Euro_.html
 
CLUB LOTTO  -
Please continue to support the O’Loughlin Gaels Club lotto.  All funds raised go to the upkeep of facilities and sport equipment for our teams. Next week's top prize will be €10,000. 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
 
PLAYER NEWS
 
Well done to Paddy Deegan who played his role in Kilkenny’s dramatic win over Dublin in last Sundays Leinster Championship match in Parnell Park.  Further club involvement with the minor panel where Conor Kelly (14 pts – 12 of which were frees), Jamie Young, David Fogarty and Niall Higgins all represented the parish on the Kilkenny Minor team that had a great win over Dublin.  Senior Club Manager Niall Bergin was also a selector with the team. Well done all. Next weekend all players are out again with Minors playing Wexford in Nowlan Park on Saturday and the Seniors playing Offally  at the same venue on Sunday.  Please show your appreciation for our players .
               
 
O'LOUGHLIN GAELS SUMMER CAMP 2018
JULY 30th to AUGUST 11th
Summer Camp details will be handed out to juvenile players over the next few training sessions. Always the highlight of a young players season all are encouraged to register. This camp gets bigger & better each year and this one is bound to be the best yet. More details and forms are posted on the website. Sign up quick and don’t miss out.
 
TEAM NEWS
 
It’s all very quiet on the club fixtures front these days but all our teams are continuing with some very good challenges and training sessions. There will always be plenty of hurling around the fields at St. John’s Park just drop in any evening and have a look.


U6 Players of The Week - Week #5
Johnny Delaney, Evan Wall,, Milo Buckeridge & Dylan Coffee are this week's deserving prize winners. Juvenile training continues on Thursdays at 6:30pm and Sundays at 10:30am each week. New members are always welcome.
 
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 large hall is available for larger community occasions and the space outside is secure and safe for all the family.
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LIBRARY NEWS
Bealtaine Festival continues next week with “2D Needle Felting’ with Maire Hanley continuing on Thurs 17thfrom 10.30 -12pm( fully booked).
The Maire Keating Foundation Mobile Unit will be parked in Carpark on Wed 16th May from 11-3 pm, it’s a drop-in unit, staffed by nurse, with information on all types of cancer.
There will be a talk in the Library on making healthy choices to protect your body at 12 pm , titled ‘Your body, Your choice’, free for all. Please avail of this great service.
Our last Lunchtime recital will be Fri 18th with Mark Anthony McGrath from 1-2pm, playing ‘ O Carolan’s Connections’ , well worth listening to.
 
The following week we have talk ‘La na mBan: Irish women against conscription in 1918 on Thurs 24th from 1-2pm’ and talk by Reidy Foley Solicitors on Making a Will on Tues 29th at 6.30pm.
Our knitters meet every Tues from 5.30-7pm and French Language every second Fri (next May 18th), from 11-12.30pm.
New Members welcome in all our Branches