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More than 60 take to the field for first Mothers and Others blitz

Wolfe Tones held its first Mothers and Others ladies football blitz on Friday night, hosting teams representing Fergus Rovers, Cratloe and Limerick club St Patrick’s. Mothers and Others offers women a chance to play football, in a non-competitive environment. “It was the first event that we hosted, we had been to one ourselves previously in Mungret,” said spokesperson Áine Nic Cormaic. “We had ourselves and three other clubs, there were over 60 girls playing and there were six games. “The whole ethos of Mothers and Others is that there are no scores kept, otherwise it would take away the fun and you would lose players. Wolfe Tones will be going to the national Mothers and Others blitz, being played in Dublin on September 7. “There will be 130 teams at that, there would have been a request to enter from about 500 teams so it was just the look of the draw,” said Áine. “We wanted to have a few …

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Is it time for Shannon Municipal District to take to Facebook?

THE Shannon Municipal District needs its own social media accounts, the July meeting of Shannon Municipal District heard. Councillor Donna McGettigan (SF) said that the overall county council Facebook account isn’t enough. “If you look at the Clare County Council Facebook page you have to scroll down really to find anything about Shannon in it,” she said. “I’m not trying to be negative about the staff that monitor this, it’s just that there is so much information on one Facebook page.” She said that the lack of freely available information about Shannon is causing some problems. “There was one issue that happened in Shannon recently and it was made out that I was aware of what was happening beforehand and I wasn’t,” she said. “That was the removal of the furniture in Pinewood. Then there was the issue around the N19, and in fairness to Tony [Mulcahy] he got a good response, the roadworks there and Irish Water. “If we …

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All pedalling together for Lucy

THE Tour De Munster takes place from August 8 to 11 this year, with the first two days seeing the event visit the Banner County. Down Syndrome Ireland is the beneficiary of the cyclists endeavours and the funds raised make a huge difference to children’s lives, according to Deirdre Power of Newmarket, whose daughter Lucy recently finished national school at St Conaire’s. Lucy was diagnosed with Down Syndrome in the weeks before her birth. “From about week 28 they were getting concerned that something wasn’t quite right,” said Deirdre. “They weren’t sure what was going on, they were talking about delivering early, and I was being scanned. They didn’t have to deliver early in the finish anyway. I was offered an Amniocentesis at week 33 which I ended up taking, they told me the risk to the baby was very minimal, the only thing that might happen was that I might go into early labour. “Then I got the diagnosis …

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Carol’s on a mission to bring emotional literacy to sport

NEWMARKET’S Carol O’Leary is a facilitator with Movember Ahead of the Game, an emotional literacy programme designed for delivery in a sports club setting. Carol, a dual star for club and county, explained her role. “Last year we began this campaign, Movember, the GPA and the GAA came together and decided that they would roll this out across grassroots clubs across Ireland to reach as many young people as possible,” she said. “I work as a facilitator and I’m based in Munster, I go around to different counties and give talks to groups of kids, it could be anything from 13-16 year olds, boys or girls. “I work with another facilitator, we go and give them a talk to try and help them understand about their mental health, looking at different signs they may need to act on and what to do if they are concerned about something. “After that we talk to parents or coaches or any adults in …

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Andy’s great walk for Autism

WHEN the final whistle blew last Saturday, Andy Moloney decided he was going to take on a major challenge, to walk from Shannon to Dublin for the All Ireland Final. Now based in Edinburgh, Andy will be taking on the challenge to raise funds for autism. “I’m going to start it on Wednesday, July 17, it’ll be Shannon to Nenagh on day one. I’ll finish in Dublin on the Saturday, day two is Nenagh to Mountrath, then it’s Mountrath to Portlaoise and Portlaoise to Croke Park,” he says. “There will be about ten to 12 hours of walking each day, and I should be there at around 5pm on the Saturday.” While the walk was on his mind prior to Saturday’s victory, it wouldn’t have happened if Kilkenny had won. “I had the idea, I was saying to family and friends that I’d love to do another fundraiser, and that a walk to Croke Park would be interesting,” he said. …

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A new home for Donncha Rua

THERE was confirmation last week that work is to begin on a new school building for Gaelscoil Donncha Rua. When the project was first mooted a number of years ago, it was expected that the cost would be in the region of €3.5 million, but costs have risen considerably since then. The school opened in 1984, but it has never had a permanent building, relying on prefabs for the last 40 years. In one capacity or another the current school principal Aisling Ní Áirtnéada has been at the Gaelscoil for 20 years and she is delighted that work is about to begin. “The department issued us with a letter of intent, which means that the construction team will be onsite in mid-August,” she said. “We have been working hard to get it going for a number of years. The previous principal Muireann Ní Cearbhaill and myself first went to meet Jan O’Sullivan. We sat down, had a chat with her …

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O’Gorman takes over the chain

FIANNA Fáil’s Patrick O’Gorman was elected as Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District on Tuesday. Speaking after his election the Cratloe man said he had told the meeting he was pleased to be the new Cathaoirleach. “I said it was a huge honour to be elected as the Cathaoirleach for the coming year,” he said. “I thanked David Griffin and Tony Mulcahy for proposing and seconding me, David proposed me and Tony seconded me. I spoke a bit about Pat McMahon, Gerry Flynn and PJ Ryan. Pat and Gerry retired and I was very sorry to see PJ losing his seat, he’s a friend and neighbour. “I committed to serving the people of the whole MD for the coming year and I look forward to working closely with my fellow councillors in getting projects delivered. I believe a positive approach is the best approach for achieving success and I look forward to working with Aidan, who is our director of …

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Aodán Fox steals the show

THERE was great news for Shannon Musical Society at the weekend as Aodán Fox won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Ursula in its production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Also James Cullinan was runner up in Best Youth Performance for his performance as Flounder, while the Society’s Front of House Management team were runners up for Best House Management. On Monday, Aodán said he was very pleased. “I’m absolutely over the moon. It’s 31 years since my first AIMS award and I thought I was done and dusted. I don’t do as much on stage as I used to do, so it was very nice. To get the nomination was fantastic, to win it was a big shock and it made for a great night,” he said. Of the role he won the award for, Aodán said, “The part I was nominated for is traditionally a female role, the part of Ursula in the …

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