Our 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner Dance kicked off at the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan on Saturday 8th June.

Club chairman, John Spencer started proceedings by thanking the current Committee and Niall McGuinness, Ryan Fagan, Sean Compton and Carrieanne Spencer for their help in organising this prestigious event.

There were two guest speakers on the night. First up was former player, manager and chairman, Mr. John Fullam who gave a witty trip down memory lane up to present day. He gave thanks to the Club’s long-term sponsor’s The Yacht Bar and Gerry’s Fresh Food’s Supermarket.

Second guest speaker was Irish Olympic Boxing silver medalist Mr. Kenneth Egan who gave a wonderful motivational speech about his journey from young boxer to the Beijing Olympic podium.

Music on the night came from local band 2 Minute Drive of which Stu and Steve Cash are former players. Rounding off the night DJ Cathal Guinan ensured the dancefloor stayed full with some great tunes.
Loughshinny Utd was formed on the 10th June 1974. Our first chairman was George Tolan and early managers were Nicky Cash, Mick Kenny and Paddy Ryan who all laid the foundations for future success.
The Club’s first silverware came on the 5th May 1979 at the Iveagh Grounds when we defeated a talented Johnson Mooney and O’Brien side 5 – 0 with Club legend Ciaran Rogan RIP bagging a brace. The victorious manager was Liam Matthews RIP.

The late 80’s saw the Club really take off. Richard Ferguson invited a certain John Fullam to play a 5aside tournament at the Fair Maid of Fingal Festival and Fullam liked what he saw. John made a few shrewd signings and enlisted one Gerry Butler and together they catapulted the Club to the dizzy heights of Intermediate Leinster Senior League football. It cannot be overstated how big an achievement this was for a village the size of Loughshinny. This was a golden period culminating in the Club’s finest hour. On the 26th July 2003, they took on the might of Galway Utd in the first round of the FAI Cup. Although beaten 2 – 0 on the day, they certainly weren’t outclassed.

There were many trophies, promotions and leagues won over the years by our juvenile and senior sides with many successful managers. Our last success came when Kevin Wynne’s senior side took the AUL Division 3 league title.

The Club were also blessed to have the services of Carmel Fanning and Deirdre Ferguson RIP for many years. These two ladies worked tirelessly, and their off-field work will never be forgotten.

Unfortunately, we could not field a senior team this season, but we are always on the lookout for senior players to get it back up and running. Our junior teams are thriving and we plan to expand from four teams to seven this year and run another Junior academy for 5 and 6-year-olds.

If you are interested in joining Loughshinny Utd, we would be delighted to welcome you down. We are looking for boys or girls born between 2012 to 2019 and any senior players for our men’s side. Please contact John on 087-7101612