This article is from page 65 of the 2011-06-28 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 65 JPG
UNPRECEDENTED numbers turned out for Clarecastle’s Lá na gClub celebrations on Sunday. The action packed family fun day had something for everyone from live music and dancing to novelty and exhibition games culminating in the much awaited ‘El Magpie Classico’ between the 1986/87 team who were honoured for their 25th anniversary and the 1997 county and Munster winning side including Clare manager Ger O’Loughlin who played a half for each side, Dublin manager Anthony Daly, former All-Star John Callinan and evergreen Paschal Rus- sell (pictured below in a not so Superman t-shirt). The day will also be remembered for the launch of the club’s GAA Social Initiative, the brainchild of President Mary McAleese, that provides social events to older members of the community through the GAA. Clarecastle are the first club in the county to launch the initiative which is expected to be extended to all clubs in the coming years.