Olive Loughnane Homecoming

rebelchick2 · 24-08-2009 10:40am #1

Hope its ok to post this here.

Just heard there is a big homecoming planned for Olive loughnane tonight in Coachford. It starts at 7.30pm in the village, All are welcome so hopefully there will be a big crowd to welcome Olive home!

eliwallach · 24-08-2009 11:14am

I'll be there.
Finally, living close to Coachford has come in handy for something....:rolleyes:.

rebelchick2 · 24-08-2009 11:39am

Great!!!! I'm hoping there will be a big crowd there for her!!!!

rebelchick2 · 24-08-2009 3:55pm

I'll just give this a bump in case anyone missed it and wants to go tonight!!!

Thanks

eliwallach · 25-08-2009 11:07am

The turnout wasn't huge but then again for a small village it wasn't bad I suppose, just thought that there would have been more support from the neighbouring districts. GAA parochialism still rules I suppose

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There was some dignitaries on the podium (Seán Kelly MEP, Derry Canty Mayor of Cork) and some politicians in the "crowd" (Andrias Moynihan local councillor, Simon Coveney FG TD - not even his constituency!).
Olive herself spoke very well and she got a fantastic reception.
My little girl waved her tricolour all night - hope she remembers the event.

PS - Wife asked me why I didn't bring along my cap which has the autographs of both John Tracey and Sonia O' Sullivan on it, so that I could have gotten OL to autograph it as well.
I jokingly replied that that cap is reserved for Olympian silver medalists only..... she wasn't impressed.

rebelchick2 · 25-08-2009 11:32am

I thought the crowd was fairly good!!!! Great atmosphere and reception in the GAA hall after, well done to everyone who brought and gave out the food and drink!!!!

Hopefully you will be bringing that cap to Coachford in 2012!!!!

thirtyfoot · 25-08-2009 1:03pm

rebelchick2 wrote: »

Hopefully you will be bringing that cap to Coachford in 2012!!!!

I like that!!

eliwallach · 25-08-2009 1:08pm

rebelchick2 wrote: »

Hopefully you will be bringing that cap to Coachford in 2012!!!!

No I won't!

It's only for Olympic Silver medalists, remember

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Olive will have gold!

rebelchick2 · 25-08-2009 1:10pm

Fingers crossed!!!!!

Kiptanui · 25-08-2009 1:36pm

eliwallach wrote: »

No I won't!

It's only for Olympic Silver medalists, remember !

Olive will have gold!

I hope so!! She will be 36 by then though.

eliwallach · 25-08-2009 1:55pm

Kiptanui wrote: »

I hope so!! She will be 36 by then though.

The winner of the ladies marathon at Beijing was 38......

Kiptanui · 25-08-2009 2:35pm

I am well aware of that. The bronze medalist in the 50km walk, a spaniard I think, was at least that too. I didn't view her medal in Berlin as a surprise and predicted it on a seperate thread on this forum

However it is still a big ask. I hope she can do it and deserves maximum funding on her quest.

mrak · 27-08-2009 10:15pm

Hello humans,

Just bumping to the top that there is a second (home)coming! Yes Loughrea - her club and the place that shares many letters with her name so is obviously much more dear to her heart than someplace called Coachford.

Seriously though would be great to get a big turnout to welcome her home after her outstanding performance. Dust off your flags and get the kids out - we might not see another one for a while!

Cheers!

Mark.

Olive Loughnane Homecoming

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