A dedicated dad, a committed clubman

Tributes have been paid to a man described as the driving force behind an annual Brighouse soccer festival. Mr Barry O’Loughlin, whose funeral took place on Tuesday, had helped organise the Dominic O’Loughlin Soccer Festival, run by Clifton Rangers in memory of his son Dominic. the festival was first held in 1996 two years after Dominic died


Sporting tribute to Dominic

Hundred of footballers competed for honours in memory of a young player. More than 800 youngsters turned out to compete in the 11th Dominic O’Loughlin Six-a-side Soccer Festival at Brighouse High School. The event is held each August Bank Holiday in memory of 11-year-old Dominic who was captain of Clifton Rangers under 11’s team. Dominic died


Hundreds expected to play at festival in memory of Dominic

Hundreds of young soccer enthusiasts will turn out on August 26 to take part in a six-a-side tournament played every year in memory of a promising young sportsman who died of a rare heart condition. Friendly rivalry will be to the fore when 800 boys and girls kick off in the 11th Dominic O’Loughlin Soccer Festival


Learning from a bitter experience

Dominic O’Loughlin was a happy, sports-mad youngster who was full of energy and lived for football. When he died at the age of 11 during a school games lesson his grieving family was determined to raise awareness of the rare heart condition which had cut his life tragically short. The Dominic O’Loughlin Soccer Festival recently marked


All set for football festival

The Dominic O’Loughlin 10th anniversary football festival takes place on Saturday at Brighouse High School. Staged by Clifton Rangers football club the event raises money for CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young – and a cheque for £1,000 was handed over after last year’s tournament. The event has been held each year in memory of


Postcard plan that highlights heart tragedy

They were all young people full of promise and life. But they were struck down by a cruel, unseen killer. The charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young, is today unveiling a poster-sized version of a thought-provoking postcard featuring eight young people from Yorkshire who died from previously undetected heart conditions. The eight had no apparent symptoms


Hundreds benefit from Dominic's festival legacy

The memory of a young Clifton footballer who died from a rare heart condition lived on as hundreds turned out to a special fund-raising event at the weekend. Soccer enthusiasts sported friendly rivalry at the ninth Dominic O