The dark clouds that threatened all day lifted just before throw in and we were treated to a beautiful sunny evening and some excellent hurling from our u14 team. They got off to a flyer with a couple of quick points followed by goals from Dacel Fwamba , Jamie Ryan David fogerty and Mathew russell . They kept piling on attack after attack and there was little respite for the comer lads who to be fair never gave in and pushed each other on til the final whistle.

5 wins from 5 now to top the league and these lads look hungry to improve. Strong performances today from joe Murphy and odhran Lawlor at half back and although they didn't get much action the full back line dealt very well with most threats and the rare line break found Jamie Malone in fine shot stopping form in goal .   Keep it up lads !

The O’Loughlin Gaels Summer Camp will take place again this summer for two weeks in August. This is the sixth year of the camp and it continues to grow in popularity each year, with 160 children taking part over the two weeks last summer.

The key words associated with the camp are fun, enjoyment, participation and skill development. Niall Bergin and his team of qualified GAA coaches work hard each year to create and implement a diverse programme aimed at developing the basic skills of hurling/camogie, gaelic football, rounders and handball in a fun-filled, friendly and energetic environment. Each morning the groups will work on developing the skills of each game through a range of drills and activities. In the afternoon the children will use these skills in mini-games where the emphasis is on participation and enjoyment. An exciting part of each week for the children is always the visit of a number of inter-county hurling, camogie and football stars who chat to the children about skill development and lifestyle as well as posing for photos and signing numerous jerseys, hurls, helmets and even arms!!

·         The camp is open to all O’Loughlin Gaels club members, boys and girls aged 5-13 years.

·         Each child will receive a quality sports pack with O’Loughlin Gaels gear.

·         Camp begins at 10am with lunch from 12-12.30pm and finishes up at 2.30pm.

·         We are really lucky to have the use of such great facilities in St. John’s Park with three pitches, a wall ball, two handball alleys and an indoor hall – which saves us from the sometimes unpredictable Irish weather!!

·         The camp costs €60 per child for one week or €85 for two weeks. One sports pack per child included in this price.

·         The dates for this year’s camp are:

Week 1: Tuesday August 5th – Saturday August 9th

Week 2: Monday August 11th – Friday August 15th

Application forms are available from club underage management, in the clubhouse itself, Kearns butchers, JJ Cullen butchers, St. John’s Quay Library and on the club website www.oloughlingaels.gaa.ie. Closing date for applications is Friday June 20th so get in early to avoid disappointment. Please note late applications cannot be guaranteed availability of sports pack.

O Loughlin Gaels under 14 team gained some revenge for the recent Paddy Grace Cup final defeat this evening .  They were victorious over Dicksboro by 15 points . Our boys got of to a great start when they scored the only goal of the match in the first minute . By half time most of the work was done when we lead  1 13 to 0 02 . It was a super performance by the full panel of twenty players , who all played . We all look forward to the year ahead and we imagine that these two teams will have more battles before the year concludes

The lads put on a great display of hurling today in a very breezy Clara but were just edged past in the last minute of extra time by  Dicksboro.  A slow start earlier in the morning semi final  saw the village take an early lead but the lads woke up and put in a big effort to pull back and beat them in the shorter game format that is the feile.

20 minutes a half means early scores on the board can be hard to get back but this team pulls hard for each other and they were deserving finalists. They met a fresher Dicksboro team in the afternoon ,  and our boys  looked like deserving winners until a goal late in regular time saw dicksboro eqiualise and bring  the match to extra time. The 5 minutes is a very short format and the game could have gone either way but unluckily for our lads it was not their day.   This team is definitely gelling well now and this early in the season , better days will come their way .   Great performances all around the field today  , some cracking passing moves , great vision with the free taking.