99 medals and still counting

Clare Community Games had many successes at the national finals in Athlone at the weekend. A total of 143 children from 25 areas in Clare took part in a wide variety of sporting and cultural events. These included art, model making, talent, handwriting, table quiz, cross country, projects, indoor soccer, chess, choir and handball.

Ninety-nine medals were brought back to 19 different areas across the county, with 11 areas getting gold. A total of 27 gold, 28 silver, 17 bronze and 27 fourth-place medals were won by Clare competitors.
The first medal came on Saturday when Sophie Barbotin won the hearts of the judges with her performance on the harp, while the handball ladies from Derg won their way to gold on Saturday evening.
On Sunday, Clare won the U-13 mixed cross country, keeping up their usual high standard. The boys won in style, with Patrick O’Rourke leading the field home in glorious sunshine, closely followed by his team mates Luke Carmody (second), Cian Shannon (third) and  Caoilfhionn O’Dea a close fifth. Alex O’Neill led the girls home.
Ballynacally-Lissycasey kept up the high standard in the set dancing that Carrigaholt-Cross set over the past few years by again winning gold.

Results

Gold
Solo music U-14: Sophie Barbotin (Quin/Clooney).
U-13 cross country: Alex O’Neill (Quin-Clooney).
U-13 cross country: Patrick O’Rourke (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor).
U-13 mixed cross country team: Alex O’Neill (Quin-Clooney), Caoimhe Hogan (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor), Áine Keane (Miltown Malbay), Eimear Keane (Miltown Malbay), Emily Cahill (Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly), Patrick O’Rourke (Ennistymon/Lahinch/ Liscannor), Luke Carmody (Doora-Barefield), Caoilfhionn O’Dea (Kilmurry-Ibrickane), Sean Rouine (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor) and Cian Shannon (Inagh/Cloonanaha).
Ballynacally/Lissycasey set dancers: Caolan Crowe, Evan O’Sullivan, Bernadette, James and Siobhán Kelly, Shane Griffin, Lisa Hill and Michelle Carrigg.
Handball girls’ U-15: Clodagh Nash, Aoife Doyle, Katie Minogue, Amy Barrett, Fiona Hayes and Ciara Doyle (Derg).

Silver
U-13 cross country: Luke Carmody (Doora/Barefield).
U-13 project: Leah Donovan, Eilis Whitney, Alannah Ryan and Moll Nolan (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield).
Mixed distance relay U-14 girls: Caoimhe Harvey (Carrigaholt/Cross), Elaine Shannon (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor), Cliodhna Blake (Doonbeg), Aisling Kelly (Doonbeg), Sinéad Hogan (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor) and Tara Bradley (Kilkee).
Group dance Irish contemporary: Aisling and Oisín McMahon, Eoin and Callum Beirne (Quin/Clooney).
Chess U-16: Kevin Singpurwala, Robbie Meaney, Joseph Cesar, Ross O’Connor, Darragh Danaher, David Hanley and Samuel Lenihan (Shannon).
Handball boys’ U-15: Fergal Coughlan, Barry Loughnane, Tadhg Shanahan, Luke Keane, Brendan Dolan and Sean Hehir (Quin/Clooney).

Bronze
Mixed distance relay boys’ U-12: Ben Whelehan (Miltown Malbay), Shane Harrison (Quin/Clooney), James Brown (Knockerra/Killimer), Luke McDermott (Clarecastle/Ballyea), Oisín Looney (Miltown Malbay) and Conor Blake (Doonbeg).
Mixed distance relay boys’ U-14: Tony Odubute (Ennis St John’s), Cathal O’Brien (Ennis St John’s), Sean McNamara (Cooraclare/Cree), Eoin Looney (Miltown Malbay), Farouk Sobayo (Ennis St John’s) and Thomas Clancy (Carrigaholt/Cross).
Project U-11: David Foley, Matthew Gardner, John Daly and Tadhg Collins (Cratloe).

Fourth
Solo singing: Conor Coughlan (Quin/Clooney).
Indoor soccer girls’ U-13: Mary O’Connor, Emma Cunningham, Muireann Scanlan, Niamh Murphy, Ciara Murphy Wright and Laura Chaplin (Cratloe).
Choir U-13: Ailbhe Fitzgerald, Leah Boyd, Sinéad and Asha Murray, Ciara Parry, Katelyn Treacy, Ciara Maxwell, Naomi Akhimein, Jennifer Keane, Aisling Curran, Ciara Butler, Damanpreet Kaur, Sarah Moore, Alimat Balogun, Sasha McGettrick, Claudie Akhimein, Holly Dunlea, Shaznay Makoni and Melanie Mullane (Shannon).
Ella McNamara from Killanena-Flagmount competed in solo recitation and was highly recommended.

Clare soccer
ENNIS St John’s won all three Clare outdoor soccer finals, which were held recently at Lees Road, co-ordinated by Flan Brennan. Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry won all three sets of silver medals in the competitions.
In the girls’ U-12 competition, a much stronger Ennis side defeated Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry by 2-0. In the U-15 competition, Ennis St John’s defeated Newmarket-on-Fergus 1-0 in the semi-final and defeated Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry by the same score in the final.
In the boys’ U-12 competition in the quarter-finals, Newmarket-on-Fergus beat Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor 7-1, while Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry won 3-0. In the semis, Ennis beat Kilrush 8-0, while Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry beat near neighbours Newmarket-on-Fergus 4-2.  In the final, the much stronger Ennis St John’s ran out winners on a score of 4-1. All three Ennis teams now go on to represent Clare in the Munster finals in July.

Boys’ U-12
1. Ennis St John’s: Darren O’Brien, Frank Roche, Conor McDaid, Caldwell Rynne, James Nugent, Gavin D’Auria, Dylan Coughlan, Dylan White, Jack Joyce, Stephen Talty, Bruce Piggott, Evan Kelly, Eoin Barrett, Mark McInerney, Manus Doherty and Christopher Donoghue.
2. Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry: Jordan Downes, Brandon O’Halloran, Kieran McDermott, Jamey Madigan, Jack Corry, Lenon Keogh, Conor Flynn, Alex Collins, Alan Reidy, Jamin Hoffman, Filip Mostowa, Leon Kelly, Shane Whyte, Adam Fitzpatrick, Cian O’Reilly and Alex Frost.
3. Newmarket-on-Fergus: Ronan McCarthy, Stephen Casey, Eoin Guilfoyle, Pádraig Guilfoyle, Jordan McNamara, Callum McNamara, Calum Hussey, Jason O’Neill, Cian Foley, Harvey Cullinan, Peter Power, Kieran McNamara, Gearóid O’Connor, David Hall and Mark Gilbert.
4. Kilrush: Chris Hehir, Ian Dobson, Danny Clancy, Eoin O’Meara, Matt Dillison, Darragh Miniter, Michael Solas, Sean Curtin, Dylan Downes, Oran Copley, Benjamin Plusy, Keith Crowley and James Griffin.
Girls’ U-12
1. Ennis St John’s: Aisling Kenneally, Niamh Kelly, Edith Kearney, Niamh Fox, Elisa Pyne, Sinéad Conway, Chloe Barry, Amy Horgan, Treacy Ugwueru, Alibhe Doherty, Emmanuela Olowoake, Ciara McMahon, Felecia Junaid and Áine Donnegan.
2. Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry: Ruth O’Neill, Róisín McMahon, Áine Healy, Zoe Merriman, Ciara Whyte, Rosie Young, Karolina Mostawa, Ella Maxwell, Jessica Williams, Sinéad Cahill, Amy Waters and Ciara O’Gorman.

Girls’ U-15
1.Ennis St John’s: Niamh O’Brien, Aoife Glavin, Laura Brown, Orla Waters, Fridaous Karimu, Aoife McNamara, Rebecca Windall, Marese Hayes, Nina Jobonska, Natalia Fankucenska, Katie Kenneally, Sinéad Mulcahy, Lauren Keane, Alma Conway and Katie Shannon.
2. Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry: Laura Collins, Sarah Collins, Rachel Kelly, Sarah Loughnane, Sylvia Hodgins-Fean, Coady McElligott, Sarah Merriman, Charlotte Merriman, Niamh Carroll, Jenny Flynn, Hayley Brookes and Aoife Fitzpatrick.
3. Newmarket-on-Fergus: Rachel Sheedy, Eadaoin Lawlor, Caoimhe Carmody, Lauren Reynolds, Aideen McLoughlin, Orla Walshe, Emer White, Áine Feehily, Sabrina McCarthy, Chantel Carrigg, Ciara McCarthy, Rachel Kelleher and Aoife Crimmins.