Ger Loughnane

flahavaj

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/hurling-legend-loughnane-in-hospital-with-leukaemia-2806623.html

HURLING legend Ger Loughnane is battling leukaemia.

The retired Clare manager, best known for leading the county to two All-Ireland titles in the Nineties, is undergoing treatment at St James's Hospital after being diagnosed with the illness just two weeks ago.

The famous sportsman, who is a household name to many for his work on RTE's The Sunday Game, will be putting all of his work commitments on hold as he undergoes crucial treatment in order to beat the disease, which is rare among adults.

Loughnane is also the principal of St Aidan's National School in Shannon.

Despite being one of the country's most revered GAA players, he is best known for his work as a manager, leading Clare to their first All-Ireland success for 81 years in 1995.

And in 1997, he repeated their success.

In addition to the prestigious All-Ireland titles under their belt, Clare also won three Munster titles under his leadership.

Loughnane semi-retired from management in 2000 and has since become one of sport's best known personalities for his punditry.

His acid-tongued remarks ensure that his commentary is never far from anyone's mind during a hurling match, making him an irreplaceable force on our screens.

Invaluable

But he gave up the success of the small screen for a return to managing Galway in 2006, where he was less successful.

After three seasons, the team failed to make it past the All-Ireland quarter final, and he eventually retired for good three years ago

Despite the fact that he hasn't managed Clare for more than a decade, his services are still seen as being invaluable.

Before this year's Division 2 final, he was brought in to give a motivational talk to Clare players after he discovered that some of the younger generation were being bullied by their older counterparts.

Although it is not known what type of leukaemia Loughnane is battling, the most common type in adults are acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

AML is slightly more common among men than among women, and the risk of getting AML for the average man is about 1 in 250, in comparison to the average woman's risk at approximately 1 in 300.

Several types of treatment may be used in people with AML, and the main treatment for is chemotherapy, but surgery and radiation therapy may be used in special circumstances.

I hope the great man will be OK.:(

J Cheever Loophole

flahavaj wrote: »

I hope the great man will be OK.:(

Hear hear. All the very best to Ger in the battle ahead.

Kristopherus

Very best wishes to the great man.

jack67

whish you a speedy recovery ger...

Mountainlad

All the best to Ger.

Kojak

Hope he gets well soon.

Pride Fighter

Heard this earlier, may he have a speedy recovery.

goingpostal

One of the men who makes Hurling the great sport it is. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

Say Your Number

Hope he can beat it.

Diabhal Beag

Best of luck to him.

tippspur

Best of luck to him,hope his recovery goes well.

homerjay2005

very sad to hear this, hope he will be ok. and i really mean this (im sure ive a few posts on here to back this up), he is one of the men i admire the most in GAA outside of Kerry, hope he pulls through and gets back to his normal, inspiring self.

buck65

Hear hear, still "the man" in Clare.

Melion

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buck65

Melion wrote: »

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Was about to get upset by this comment until I checked your other posts and most are negative at best. Anyone who posts something like you did in a thread about someone suffering from cancer really isn't worth getting upset by. You just deserve pity.

Sundew

I just got a call from a relative in Clare to tell me there was a piece on Clare FM this morning about Ger Loughnane.
Really sorry to hear this......he has some tough battle ahead..and hopefully he will kick this one into touch

JerryHandbag

Thats rough, hope he gets thru this, I find him an excellent analyist on RTE with huge enthusiasm for the game still.

Clareman

How anyone could think it's acceptable to come onto a public board, use (mild) bad language to question someone who has recently been diagnosed with leukaemia I'll never know.

Melion banned from GAA

Dcully

Clareman wrote: »

How anyone could think it's acceptable to come onto a public board, use (mild) bad language to question someone who has recently been diagnosed with leukaemia I'll never know.

Melion banned from GAA

He should be banned from boards full stop, disgraceful :mad:

Bizzum

A great Gael.
He has a battle on his hands, but by hell, in a battle, Ger is the man you want.
Best wishes.

Dcully

Bizzum wrote: »

A great Gael.
He has a battle on his hands, but by hell, in a battle, Ger is the man you want.
Best wishes.

Well said,lets hope things go well for the great man.

ShamoBuc

A real passionate man who you can agree with or disagree with but can never question his will to win, I sincerely hope he tackles this with the undoubted energy, passion and belief that he has in spades.

Sundew

Dcully wrote: »

He should be banned from boards full stop, disgraceful :mad:

Is he NOT a she? Disgraceful comment under the circumstances and he/she should be ashamed of themself!

sparkydee

Best of luck Ger. Was very sorry to hear the news. Hope he recovers soon.

Nonoperational

Horrible news, I always had a lot of time for him. Hope he pulls through.

Get well soon Ger.

Fentdog84

A unique and charasmatic figure of hurling. Always one to speak his mind and never back down....a GAA man through and through..all the best

castletownman

Echo all the sentiments, a true hurling man who was never afraid to speak his mind, and stand his ground. If he tackles this as well as he tackled leading Clare to the holy grail then he will be with us for a long time still. Best of luck Ger!

Lapin

A legend of the game.
Hurling needs people like Ger.

Remember what you said at half time in 95 Ger - "We're gonna do it !".

You've got to keep saying that now - Every lover of the game is with you.


Lapin, Galway.

enda1

One of my most respected figures in the game. An absolute legend who commands the highest level of respect throughout the game, the GAA and the land.

Hopefully he pulls through.

tfitzgerald

Best of luck to ger hope everything goes well for him

CoalBucket

Best wishes to Ger, if theres anybody up for a batlle it's Loughnane.

Get well soon Ger.

goingpostal

Link to article in todays Irish Times, in which Anthony Daly gives his reaction to the news of Loughnanes illness.

goingpostal

goingpostal wrote: »

Link to article in todays Irish Times, in which Anthony Daly gives his reaction to the news of Loughnanes illness.

Sorry if im going off topic slightly but according to Daly in that article, Fr Harry Bowen is also ill at present in which case i would like to offer a speedy recovery to him also as he is also another great Clare hurling man

teednab-el

Ger is an inspiring figure of the GAA. Great attitude and belief when he coached teams. That's what you need, he always had his team in top shape. It was a credit to him.

I remember Anthony Daly saying once that Ger was the type of guy that would say to you that "you were very bad in training tonight",you need to up your game or you will be destroyed" and then when the effort went in the training grounds and then after the game in championship was played, he would say to a player, "you played a blinder, you were unstoppable out there today". Ger was a very funny man and have huge respect for him. Hope he gets well soon.

wandatowell

Not a GAA fan but I always appreciated the passion Loughnane showed when talking about the hurling. get well soon

Kojak

Deleted User wrote: »

Sorry if im going off topic slightly but according to Daly in that article, Fr Harry Bowen is also ill at present in which case i would like to offer a speedy recovery to him also as he is also another great Clare hurling man

I would also like to offer best wishes to Fr Harry as well.

flahavaj

Kojak wrote: »

I would also like to offer best wishes to Fr Harry as well.

+1.

Daysha

Rumours of Ger's demise late last night were great exaggerated thankfully.

Ger Loughnane is alive and well and if anything, according to the Clare PRO, getting even better.

DoctaDee

Daysha wrote: »

Rumours of Ger's demise late last night were great exaggerated thankfully.

Ger Loughnane is alive and well and if anything, according to the Clare PRO, getting even better.

In that case .. twitter is a bagga ****e ... fingers crossed for a true gentleman and his family

CardBordWindow

It's a hard enough time on him and his family as it is, without those kinda rumours going around!

DoctaDee

CardBordWindow wrote: »

It's a hard enough time on him and his family as it is, without those kinda rumours going around!

***kin scandalous, agreed

Colm R

It does seem to be a false rumour. breakingnews.ie said it here, but have now pulled the story:
http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/ojkfeyeyidmh/

dublinhead

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ger_Loughnane


Looks like it has been wrongly updated

buck65

Rumours all over Clare this morning that Ger has passed, hopefully not but there was a mention on Today FM about a sad GAA story breaking but they would not confirm anything.

nikkibikki

Best Wishes to Ger Loughnane and hope he has a speedy recovery. Why would someone do that on Wikipedia, it's pathetic IMO. Will never trust it again.

dipper.meath16

Awful News, Hope he makes a speedy recovery. He has done alot for hurling and the promotion of hurling. Best wishes

buck65

Rumours seem to be untrue, heard (I know I know)that Ger is recuperating in his sisters house in Kildare and improving.

Daysha

nikkibikki wrote: »

Best Wishes to Ger Loughnane and hope he has a speedy recovery. Why would someone do that on Wikipedia, it's pathetic IMO. Will never trust it again.

Whatever about just editing a Wikipedia page, it was even more reckless by some news outlets to run with the story this morning and it take from random rumours into a more official capacity.

If you're 99.99% confident of running a story about a mans death, you don't run it. Full stop.

CardBordWindow

Daysha wrote: »

Whatever about just editing a Wikipedia page, it was even more reckless by some news outlets to run with the story this morning and it take from random rumours into a more official capacity.

If you're 99.99% confident of running a story about a mans death, you don't run it. Full stop.

Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, so anything on it can be taken with a pinch of salt. (I know of lads who edit pages for fun.) But like Daysha says, news should know better!!

chinguetti

Great to hear that Ger is STILL ALIVE. See that loads of places reported it wrongly.

Make he make a good and full recovery and that he and Cyril 'tis liking throwing nuts at a monkey' Farrell by back on the telly together soon.