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| Founded: | 1969 | ||||||||
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| County: | Kilkenny | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Loughs | ||||||||
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| Grounds: | St John's Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°39′30.85″N7°14′08.48″W / 52.6585694°N 7.2356889°W /52.6585694; -7.2356889 | ||||||||
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O'Loughlin Gaels is aGaelic Athletic Association club inKilkenny,Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game ofhurling, but also fields teams inGaelic football.
Located in the St John's parish area ofKilkenny, O'Loughlin's GAA Club was founded in 1969 as a replacement for the St Johns Hurling Club that had been in existence since 1887. The 'Gaels' part was later added after a merger with the Clann na Gael club.[1] The new club had an early success in 1975 when they beatCarrickshock to win theKilkenny JHC title.[2] This was followed by aKilkenny IHC title in 1987.[3]
After eventually returning to the junior ranks, O'Loughlin Gaels secured senior status once again after a Kilkenny JHC success in 1995 and a Kilkenny IHC success in 1996.[4] The early years of the new century saw the club winKilkenny SHC titles in 2001 and 2003, before also claiming theLeinster Club SHC title in the latter year.[5][6][7]
O'Loughin Gaels won their third Kilkenny SHC and second Leinster Club SHC titles in 2010, however, the club was later beaten byClarinbridge in the2011 All-Ireland Club SHC final.[8] Further Kilkenny SHC titles were won in 2016 and 2023. The latter win was subsequently converted into a third Leinster Club SHC title, however, O'Loughlin Gaels were beaten by a point bySt Thomas' in the2024 All-Ireland Club SHC final.[9]
