▁were ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁about ▁a ▁possible ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁clubs . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁these ▁discuss ions ▁did ▁not ▁reach ▁any ▁agreement , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁ju ven ile ▁sections ▁of ▁both ▁clubs ▁decided ▁to ▁come ▁together ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁successful . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁smooth ▁running ▁of ▁ju ven ile ▁affairs ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁parish , ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁joining ▁together ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁strong ▁Senior ▁Club ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁raised ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Both ▁adult ▁clubs ▁held ▁simultane ous ▁meet ings ▁on ▁Friday ▁evening ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁discuss ▁a ▁possible ▁mer ger . ▁Over ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁in ▁both ▁clubs ▁voted ▁to ▁am alg am ate . ▁ ▁R ath d ow ney ▁had ▁not ▁won ▁a ▁La ois ▁S HC ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁The ▁last ▁time ▁they ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁final ▁was ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁when ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁Cam ross . ▁R ath d ow ney ▁had ▁won ▁ 1 8 ▁Senior ▁Tit les . ▁Err ill ▁last ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁S HC ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁won ▁just ▁two ▁Tit les , ▁the ▁first ▁against ▁R ath d ow ney ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Ach iev ements ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the