Brian O Loughlin in Profile
Friday, 17th June 2011

Brian O Loughlin (AKA Locky) has been an ever present in the backs of Bridge teams up along the ranks and represented the Bridge at 2 Feile na nGaels in Galway in his younger years. When the great Brian Lohan retired people thought they would never see his like again but Locky has brought the Full Back play to a new level with the Juniors the last few years and rumour has it he has a number 3 imprinted on his back as hes been wearing the jersey so long.

Name: Brian O Loughlin
 
Year Born: 1979

Height: 6'0

Weight : 13 Stone

Occupation: Farmer

Position: Full back

Honours: 2 U14A, U15A, U18A, 2 U21A, Junior B championship & league, 2 intermediate league.

Relations involved in GAA: None

Have you ever represented your county: Not yet

Have you been/Are you involved in team management: No

Favourite Ground: O Garney Park

Greatest Hurling Achievement: Winning the minor A in 1997.

Most Memorable Sporting moment outside GAA: Ireland V England at Croke park 2007. The Irish rugby team hammered them.

Heroes: Brian Lohan & Brian O Driscoll.

Pet Hates: Lads who go down when they are not injured & divers.

Worst player you know to train: Mush & Jim Spaight. Lazy louts.

Toughest Opponent: Has to be Henry Shefflin, played kilkenny in a challenge two weeks before we won the junior b championship last year, i slipped going for the ball and he scored a point off me. Still blame the boots. We lost by a point 4-12 to 0-25.

Players for the future: Evan McInerney & John Mulready

Favourite Food: Spuds bacon & cabbage.

Favourite Film: Terminator 1,2 & 3. Some machine

Favourite Music: All types

Any particular funny story you have from sport? Has to be Tom Keogh who ripped two jersey's putting them on just before we played newmarket in a junior b league game, we only had 13 players,Jude Kearney the manager at the time came in to the dressing room, to find 13 lads, falling round the place laughing, he went off his rocker. Tom Keogh played a stormer that day, we lost by 2 points with 13 players. Tom still has the 2 jersey's at home on his mantel piece.

Influences on Your Career: Noel Murphy, James Keogh, Tom Sheehan , Mike Swords & Pat Chaplin.

Hobbies: Fishing, Running & Rugby.

Other sports played: Golf when i retire.

Favourite holiday destination: Crete & Majorca

Tip for this years All-Ireland Hurling championship: Kilkenny.

Advice for younger players: Have to have a savage work rate, hook, block ,give chase & never give in.

Ambitions yet to be fulfilled in life: To marry Cheryl Cole or Rihanna, Buy a new tractor, my massey is puffing out black smoke & buy another farm.

If you had a free bet for Eur50 what would you place it on?: The 'Bridge to win the junior b league & the senior's to win the championship. A Double.

Changes you would make if you were president of the GAA? Try to ensure all members of the GAA have got employment.

Favourite phrase or saying: Make hay when the sun shines.