Loughrea will stick to new values having 'cleansed stigma' of past performances

The Galway side face Ballygunner on Sunday.

TWO TRIBES: Pauric Mahony (Ballygunner) and Shane O’Brien (Loughrea). Pic: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Something of a cruel irony in how Loughrea’s final countdown has been marred by a red card.

If the calendar read 2006, and not 2026, you’d say, fair enough, no surprise there. But this current Loughrea crowd were supposed to be of changed spots. Parallels were not meant to exist. Roughhousing and naked aggression was not their brand.