Search Results for 'Alan Kerins'

O'Loughlin Gaels quest to bag their first AIB All-Ireland Club SHC title ended in tatters as Clarinbridge staged a powerful second half display at Croke Park yesterday.

The All Ireland club hurling title has come west of the Shannon to Galway on 10 occasions since 1971. Tomorrow (St Patrick’s Day) Clarenbridge are aiming to make that 11.

The hurling gods smiled on Clarinbridge on Saturday in Thurles when Eanna Murphy scored a late late goal in a tremendous game to qualify for the All-Ireland final in three weeks’ time.

A club’s season can turn on a small thing. Clarinbridge were close to crashing out of the Galway county championship in the group stages last summer. It took a late free from Mark Kerins to snatch a draw off Beagh in their last group game, and without that score, they would not have even qualified, having lost their first two games to Kinvara and Portumna.

What a difference a year makes. The Galway jersey has always carried a deep and meaningful importance for Tony Og Regan and not being involved at inter county level in 2009 brought pain. There was a drop of defiance in Regan’s revival, though, and the lonely period of reflection was utilised to maximum effect.

The mood in Clarinbridge all week has been one of deep satisfaction and delight at having collected the club’s second county hurling title in Kenny Park with a narrow victory over Loughrea after extra time.

Loughrea and Clarinbridge are back in action at the earlier time of 1.45pm this Sunday in Pearse Stadium in the keenly anticipated Cooper Senior County Hurling Championship final replay.

Ray Silke asks three different local hurling aficionados who they think will be victorious on Sunday at Pearse Stadium and why.

Four Zambian students, who have been helped by Alan Kerins Projects paid a visit to Galway recently and attended a special evening of friendship hosted by the voluntary organisation on Friday last in the Clybaun Hotel.

Elaine Divilly spent two months working in Zambia project managing a block production and building development as part of the Alan Kerins African Projects. In the process, she learned a lot about the realities of Africa and herself too.