*Áine O’Loughlin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill

ÁINE O’Loughlin never had any doubt but that she was going to go for goal when Truagh/Clonlara were awarded a 20m free in the third minute of ‘added time’ in Saturday’s Clare senior camogie final.

“When you get an opportunity to hit the ball to the net you must go for it. They were all shouting on the sideline, throw it over the bar, there is enough time left to get another one but there was only one thing on my mind. If I didn’t stick it I would have got killed. I knew we needed a goal and thank God it went in because I would have been killed if it didn’t”, she said amidst receiving congratulations from team mates and supporters.

“There was no doubt but that I was going for it and Thank God I had the luck today, other days it mightn’t have gone in,” she reflected.

According to the Truagh/Clonlara and Clare full forward, “this means everything to this team. We have faced a lot of challenges this year with injuries.. We have been written off from the start of the season, no one expected anything from us. The heart that is in this team really shone through today. We got over one obstacle after another and today is really the icing on the cake. We have achieved our goal”.

Praising the opposition she said “it’s special to beat Scariff/Ogonnelloe, they are a phenomenal team. We have come up against them for the past couple of years. If you count the drawn game we have played three finals against them prior to today, we had our homework done, they are a brilliant team and we haven’t a bad word to say about them. Today is just brilliant”.

Áine also acknowledged the part the victory by the Clonlara hurlers the previous week had played in the camogie success, her older brothers Micheál (corner forward) and Páraic (wing back) both played starring roles. “If that didn’t put a fire in our bellies I don’t know what would, seeing the boys win really inspired us, we will celebrate this one and then we will start thinking about Munster”.

Related News

river graney
Flooding challenges in River Graney catchment hindering farmers use of their land
ennis toastmasters 18-11-23 organising committee 1
Ennis Toastmasters celebrate 50 years
cillian murphy gate
Rural areas avoiding Airbnb clampdown 'really flawed'
st flannans flood
Confidence expressed that Ennis is 'well protected from flooding' in wake of Midleton devastation
Latest News
avenue utd v newmarket celtic 05-11-23 pat mcmahon pops ryan spok 1
Tributes paid to retiring Pat 'Mace' McMahon
river graney
Flooding challenges in River Graney catchment hindering farmers use of their land
ennis toastmasters 18-11-23 organising committee 1
Ennis Toastmasters celebrate 50 years
cillian murphy gate
Rural areas avoiding Airbnb clampdown 'really flawed'
golf bag
Kelly wins in Woodstock
Premium
Official Opening of FASD by Anne Rabbitte Minister of State for Disability in the Dept of Health & Dept of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth-6_10x8_Final Edit
Gort farmer charged with assault for throwing cow dung at Deputy Rabbitte
liam grant 2
Periodic speed limits outside schools in West & North Clare pushed
clonlara v kiladangan 19-11-23 aidan morairty cian colm o'meara 1
Clonlara gave it everything in Thurles & there's huge satisfaction in that'
sixmilebridge arena opening 27-10-23 joe cooney 1
'We're getting the brunt of it' - local reps frustrated by Oireachtas members on Broadford & Cooraclare
blake's corner bob singer
National support needed to progress improvements of North Clare road network for Walker Cup

Subscribe for just €3 per month

If you’re here, you care about County Clare. So do we. Did you rely on us for Covid-19 updates, follow our election coverage, or visit The Clare Echo every week for breaking news and sport? The Clare Echo invests in local journalism and we want to safeguard its future in our county. By becoming a subscriber you are supporting what we do, will receive access to all our premium articles and a better experience, while helping us improve our offering to you. Subscribe to clareecho.ie and get the first six months for just €3 a month (less than 75c per week), and thereafter €8 per month. Cancel anytime, limited time offer. T&Cs Apply. www.clareecho.ie.

Subscribe for just €3 per month

If you’re here, you care about County Clare. So do we. Did you rely on us for Covid-19 updates, follow our election coverage, or visit The Clare Echo every week for breaking news and sport? The Clare Echo invests in local journalism and we want to safeguard its future in our county. By becoming a subscriber you are supporting what we do, will receive access to all our premium articles and a better experience, while helping us improve our offering to you. Subscribe to clareecho.ie and get the first six months for just €3 a month (less than 75c per week), and thereafter €8 per month. Cancel anytime, limited time offer. T&Cs Apply. www.clareecho.ie.

Scroll to Top
Enable Notifications for the latest news and updates OK No thanks