The eagerly awaited Leinster club hurling final between O'Loughlin Gaels and Oulart The Ballagh will take place this Sunday, January 30, in Dr Cullen Park, Carlow at 2pm.
As hurling followers will know, this match has been postponed on three occasions due to bad weather, but hopefully it will get the go ahead this weekend.
The St Johns Parish representatives boast a fully fit squad. Managers Andy Comerford and Mick Nolan have a squad of thirty players all "chomping on the bit" awaiting the game.
The parish of St Johns and beyond are fully behind O'Loughlin’s in their bid to bring the first silverware of 2011 back to Kilkenny.
A supporters bus will leave O'Loughlin Gaels on Sunday at 12.30pm for the Leinster club hurling final in Carlow. It will come straight back to the club after the game. Tickets for this bus cost €10 for adults and €5 for children. Seats can be booked by calling the club on 056 7765036 (after 8pm ) or calling into John Joe Cullens butchers in John Street.
A bus will also leave Paddy Leydons pub in John Street at 12.30pm for Carlow. Tickets here also cost €10 and can be booked by calling Paddy on 085 1154998.
Parish social
As well as having the Leinster Club final postponed, the parishioners of St Johns have also had their annual parish social postponed on two occasions.
However Fr Frank Purcell and his parish team have rescheduled their big night for this Sunday night, January 30 at 8.15pm in Langtons House Hotel. It is hoped that the O'Loughlin Gaels team can join their fellow parishioners on the night and hopefully will be in a position to show off some new silverware!
Tickets cost just €10 and are available from the presbytery or will be on sale on the night.
O'Loughlin Gaels lotto now €18,800
Last week’s club lotto jackpot in O’Loughlin’s was a recession busting €18,600.The numbers drawn on January 18 were 3,7,11,28 and the bonus was 21. There was no jackpot winner. Next week’s jackpot will be a staggering €18,800.
Tickets are available in outlets throughout the parish and beyond and cost just €2. Please feel free to come along and participate in the draw which takes place every Tuesday night in O'Loughlin Gaels at around 9.30pm.
Seamus Holohan RIP
The O'Loughlin Gaels club were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Seamus Holohan from Dunmore.
Seamus was a great O'Loughlin Gaels man and liked nothing better than to watch his five sons hurl in the white and green for O'Loughlin’s. In 2006, three of his sons, Philly, Michael and Johnny made up the O'Loughlin’s full back line that won the Intermediate county final and promotion to senior ranks.
To his wife Tessie, daughter Helen, sons Jamesie, Johnny, Michael, Philly and Brian and their extended families we send our condolences.
