WESTERN GAELS HURLING & CAMOGIE CLUB LAUNCH COMPETITION TO...

WesterQ Gaels is a HXrliQJ aQd CaPoJie clXb based iQ

West 6liJo, foXQded oQ the th )ebrXar\ ,n the precedinJ years, hurlinJ in the area was limited to 1ational 6chools with no outlet to proJress to cluE hurlinJ )ollowinJ success for local schools in &umann na %unscoil competition, there was serious interest in :est 6liJo to Euild on this success and enter a team in the 6liJo

2Yer the cominJ years the cluE dominated underaJe competition in the county and the fruits of this success culminated in our first and only senior championship Yictory in 20 0 2Yer the ne[t few years, that championship winninJ team was decimated Ey emiJration due to recession, and liNe so many other small rural cluEs, surYiYal was the main oEMectiYe, althouJh we did manaJe to remain competitiYe

,n 20 the cluE relaunched its underaJe proJramme and the Jood worN was rewarded in 20 Ey capturinJ the u 2 ‘%’ and the u

‘A’ crown in 2020, the first time we won this championship in 20 years 6ince this EreaNthrouJh, the interest in underaJe hurlinJ in the area has e[ploded with many more ‘A’ titles now added to the roll of honours, which has included three in a row of u ‘A’ titles ,n 202 , camoJie was launched for the first time in the cluEs history, with the u 2s participatinJ in the 0ayo leaJue and plans to enter u s in 202 :ith this in mind, and the fact we now cater for teams across Eoth codes, the cluE made the decision to inYestiJate the possiEility of deYelopinJ our own Jround to nurture and deYelop the upcominJ talent in the area ,n -anuary 202 we receiYed planninJ permission from 6liJo &ounty &ouncil to construct a playinJ pitch in &ulleens, which is the epicentre of our catchment area After 2 years we are e[cited that we will soon haYe a pitch we can finally call home and continue the Jreat worN promotinJ hurlinJ since the cluEs foundation They are delighted to announce the launch of a competition that you don’t want to miss. 6 amazing prizes, Tickets cost €25 each.