Member's statement: Naomh Eoin Cumann Lúthchleas Gael
Member's statement by Ms Aisling Reilly on .
- MLA
- Ms Aisling Reilly
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 21 October 2025
- Type
- Member's statement (made as a minister)
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Naomh Eoin Cumann Lúthchleas Gael
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5197164
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A comhghairdeas mór
to everyone at Naomh Eoin Cumann Lúthchleas Gael on bringing the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship title back to the Whiterock Road in west Belfast after a 52-year wait; an incredible achievement for the players, management and every single person who is connected to the club. Of course, we know that a win like that does not happen overnight and does not come out of thin air. It is the result of years of behind-the-scenes work from generations of Naomh Eoin Gaels. Those who trained on a wet night, stood on the sideline or lifted a hurl for the club have played their part in that win. Naomh Eoin, like all GAA clubs, is more than bricks and mortar; it is a family and a cornerstone of our community. As a proud member of Naomh Pól, I am acutely aware of that. With volunteers and coaches at all levels, from "babymentals", Gaelic4Mothers&Others and social teams right through to senior level for boys and girls, the GAA plays a vital role in the lives of so many people. What is even more special about Sunday's win is the legacy that it will leave behind for the next generation of young hurlers and camogs who are coming up through the ranks. They will look at that team and know that, through hard work, belief and resilience, anything is possible. Maith sibh, a chairde. Comhghairdeas.
. I wish the team every success in its Ulster campaign. The whole community of the Whiterock Road and west Belfast is behind you. Maith sibh.
260 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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