Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...

club located in the

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

of Loughgiel/

Loughguile Loughguile ( ; ), also spelt Loughgiel or Loughgeel, is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Situated 8 miles east of Ballymoney it is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of A ...

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...

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. They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

, which they first won in 1983. They repeated the feat by defeating Coolderry from Offaly by 4-13 to 0-17 in the All Ireland Club Hurling Final on 17 March 2012. On Sunday 29 September 2013, they achieved their first four in a row of Antrim Senior Hurling Championships by beating

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, in the first final to be staged outside

Casement Park Casement Park ( ga, Páirc Mhic Asmaint) is the principal Gaelic games stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and serves as the home ground of the Antrim football and hurling teams. It is located in Andersonstown Road in the west of the city, a ...

since 1990.

Hurling titles

s: 2 ** 1983, 2012 *

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested b ...

s: 8 ** 1970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 *

Antrim Senior Hurling Championship The Antrim Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bathshack.com Antrim Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Antrim SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Antrim County Board of the ...

s: 20 ** 1920, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1938, 1943, 1956, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,

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Notable hurlers

Barney McAuley Barney McAuley (born 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Antrim senior team. McAuley made his first appearance for the team during the 2003 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen unti ...

* Aidan McCarry *

Eddie McCloskey Eddie McCloskey (born 1988 in Loughguile, County Antrim) is a sportsperson from Northern Ireland. He plays hurling with his local club Loughgiel Shamrocks Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village ...

Mark McFadden Mark McFadden (born 1955, Derry, Northern Ireland) is a broadcaster and journalist with ITV News. He is based in Northern Ireland where he broadcasts for UTV. He is currently the North West correspondent for UTV Live, the flagship early even ...

Dominic McKinley Dominic McKinley (born 1960 in Loughguile, County Antrim) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Loughgiel Shamrocks Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Lou ...

Dominic McMullan Dominic McMullan (born 1962 in Loughguile, County Antrim) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Loughgiel Shamrocks Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of L ...

Mick O'Connell Michael O'Connell (born 4 January 1937) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. Throughout his 25-year club career, he played for Valentia Young Islanders GAA, Young Islanders, winning seven South Kerry Championship titles during a golden age fo ...

Niall Patterson Niall Patterson (born 2 January 1962) is a former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Antrim senior team. Patterson made his first appearance for the team during the 1979 "B" championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen ...

* Liam Watson

References

External links

Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC Official Website
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