Loughrea use 'hurt' from previous final defeats to overcome Cappataggle

“We just hadn’t been able to get over the line and as the cliché goes finals take on a life of their own. We put our shoulders to the wheel and there was a real gritty determination to make it count," says Johnny Coen.

FINALLY: Loughrea’s Johnny Coen celebrates. Pic Credit: ©INPHO/Evan Logan

Johnny Coen was determined Loughrea weren’t going to be victims of their past in Sunday’s Galway SHC final.

The former inter-county defender had lost five finals including the agonising 2022 loss to St Thomas’ before finally coming good against Cappataggle on Sunday for what was the club’s third ever senior county title.