TOP: One of the undoubted benefits of Gaelic games is its ability to instill a great sense of pride in a local community and no where is this more evident than in Collinstown, Co Westmeath, where the Lough Lene Gaels Hurling Club has been operating since 1969.
BOTTOM: The Lough Lene Gaels side that won the 1999 Senior Hurling Championship title. Back row (L-R): Barry O’Connell, Gerard Gilsenan, Gary Brody, Ciaran Williams, Matt Shaw, Paul Williams, Michael Murtagh, JJ Fitzsimons, David Cunningham, Darren Fitzpatrick, Seamus Carroll, Shane Murtagh, Darren McCormack. Front row (L-R): Aidan Keogh, Daniel Carty, Alan Murray, Francis O’Farrell, Mark Briody, John Kennedy, Martin Williams, Shane Fitzpatrick, Joe Williams, Matt Kennedy, Brendan Williams, Brian Conaty and Kevin Corrigan. Mascots: Ashleigh Mortimer, Marcus Kennedy, Warren Williams, Shane Fitzsimons, Anne Marie Kennedy, Noel Murtagh.