Ennis St John’s named best athletics area

ENNIS St John’s won 17 events at the Golden Vale Milk Clare Community Games 40th anniversary county athletics finals, which took place last Sunday in Lees Road in ideal weather conditions.

Prior to the finals, there was a colourful parade of areas led by the Ennis Brass Band. Clare chairman Pat Taylor welcomed those present, including the participants, the Mayor of Clare Christy Curtin; Councillor Michael Guilfoyle, who represented the Mayor of Ennis; former chairmen, Pat Brassil; Paddy Keane, Kieran Murphy, Tony Bourke, Kevin O’Loughlin and Fiach McHugh. The chairman paid tribute to everyone involved in preparing the athletes for the finals, as well as Golden Vale Milk, Clare County Council and Shannon Development.
Mayor Christy Curtin acknowledged all the volunteers involved over the past 40 years in bringing Community Games to every area in Clare. Councillor Guilfoyle also acknowledged the work done by the volunteers in Community Games for the children in Clare. He spoke about the facilities provided by Clare County Council and Ennis Town Council in Lees Road for organisations such as Community Games.
The torch was carried by Gerard Kennedy, Ennis St John’s, while the pledge was read in Irish by Niamh O’Brien and in English by Darren O’Brien, both from Ennis St John’s.
The athletics got underway at 1pm with the U-10 relay heats. This year, there were two new events, discus for U-16 girls and javelin for U-16 boys.
The inaugural winners of these were Jane Taylor, Quin-Clooney and Jacob Loughnane, Kilkishen-O’Callaghan’s Mills-Oatfield. Ennis St John’s featured in most finals and came out clear winners of the Ulster Bank Cup for best athletics area.
Ennis St John’s were the winners of 17 events; Quin-Clooney, Clonlara and Doora-Barefield won four each; Cooraclare-Cree and Clarecastle-Ballyea won three each; Meelick-Coonagh, Kilrush, Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor and Kilkishen-O’Callaghan’s Mills won two each, while Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly, Newmarket-on-Fergus, An Droichead, Shannon, Carrigaholt-Cross, Killanena-Flagmount, Tulla and Doonbeg won one event each.
The winners of other perpetual cups/trophies were:
Patrick Hawes Shield for girls’ U-16 1,500m: Aoife O’Gorman, Cooraclare-Cree
Christy Gormley Memorial Cup for boys’ U-16 1,500m: Jack Carraig, Shannon
Shannon Family Shield for girls’ marathon: Laura Power, Doora-Barefield
Tommy McCarthy Cup for boys’ marathon: Daryl McNamara, Ennis St John’s
SFADCo Cup for best presented area: An Droichead
Dan O’Donoghue Trophy for best presented area runner up: Quin-Clooney
Meakins Family Shield for best presented area, third place: Cooraclare-Cree
O’Sullivan Family Shield for best presented small area: Kilnamona
Jim Casey Shield for best mascot: Ennis St John’s.

Athletics results
U-10 mixed relay: 1. Ennis St John’s (Chiby Okoye, Lasw Akiniala, Gabriel Kehinde, Ailbhe Doherty, Emer Nelson, Amidat Karimu); 2. Quin/Clooney (Emer Moynihan, Ciara O’Connor, Cliodhna Ryan, Shane Harrison, Christopher Notre, Donagh O’Sullivan); 3. Ennis St John’s (Lateef Akinuale, Sultan Skeneasel, Shane Meehan, Laura Cooney, Sinéad Conway, Rayene de Paula); 4. Cooraclare-Cree (Sinéad Lillis, Niamh Conlon, Michael Garry, Gearóid Lillis).
U-12 girls: 1. Ennis St John’s (Antonia Odubote, Elizabeth Adesiyan, Christina Njekwe, Katie O’Dwyer, Róisín Martin, Nadia Buczek); 2. Quin-Clooney (Alex O’Neill, Ellie Rochford, Leah Neill, Briana Fennell, Mary Conneally); 3. Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly (Megan White, Caoimhe Carmody, Clara Neylon, Siobhán Fitzpatrick, Emily Cahill); 4. Tulla (Sinéad Conlon, Grace Maloney, Aoife Floyd, Brídín Dinan, Kate Shanahan, Niamh O’Brien).
U-12 boys: 1. Ennis St John’s (Tony Odubote, Moses Iwalewa, Manus Doherty, Farouk Sobayo, Brian Haren, Basit Bakareoya Sanya); 2. Cratloe (Domhnall Organ, Dylan Brennan, Rian Considine, Emer McEvoy); 3. Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry (Cormac Keating, Adam Merriman, Jake Dineen, Lorcan Fitzpatrick, Paul Corry); 4. Ballynacally-Lissycasey (Morgan Garry, Josh Allard, Kieran Clohessy, Luke Clohessy).
U-13 mixed: 1. Ennis St John’s (Áine Ryan, Orla Waters, Nicole Roche, Nzube Okoye, Cathal O’Brien, Sean Doherty); 2. Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor (Elaine Shannon, Sinéad Hogan, Patrick O’Rourke, Zak McDonagh, David McNamara); 3. Kilkishen-O’Callaghan’s Mills-Oatfield (Sean Murphy, Garry Cooney, Angharad Loughnane, Ella Donnellan, Sarah  Madden); 4. Miltown Malbay (Eoin Looney, Sean Clancy, Eimear Keane, Aine Keane).
U-14 girls: 1. Ennis St John’s (Temidayo Adeyinka, Semmirat Saidi, Ambimbola Sobayo, Niamh O’Brien, Marese Hayes, Hannah Iwalewa); 2. Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor (Áine Rouine, Katie Considine, Elaine Shannon, Sinéad Hogan, Niamh Fitzhenry); 3. Doora-Barefield (Amanda Mulcaire, Eimear McDonagh, Mia Hanrahan, Anna Courtney); 4. Quin-Clooney (Kate Taylor, Tara Glynn, Lauren McConway, Jennifer O’Neill, Jane Halpin).
U-14 boys: 1. Ennis St John’s (Kaderi Karimu, Cathal Lynch, Brian Devitt, Jamie Roche, Gavin Cooney, Sean Collins); 2. Killanena-Flagmount (Dara McNamara, Tobias O’Meara, Jason Keehan, Sean Glynn); 3. Quin-Clooney (Daniel Griffin, Sean Hehir, David Rochford, Colm Harrison, Darragh Ryan); 4. Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry (Jordan Ryan, Diarmuid Quinn, Brian O’Sullivan, Tadhg Donnellan, Jamie Lyons, Gerard Mullins).
U-15 mixed: 1. Quin-Clooney (Hannah O’Brien, Jane Taylor, Orlaith O’Neill, Oisín Mac Criostail, Paul Reynolds, Fergal Coughlan); 2. Broadford-Kilbane-Kilmore (Sean Phelan, Michael Hogan, Diarmuid O’Brien, Aoife Dillon, Niamh McInerney, Samantha O’Connor).
U-16 girls: 1. Ennis St John’s (Orla Devitt, Rae Wall, Rianat Sobayo, Doireann Hennessy, Clare Chadda, Joy Ogundare); 2. Quin-Clooney (Kathy Halpin, Shauna Ryan, Michelle Canny, Natasha Coughlan).
U-16 boys: 1. Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly (Paraic McNamara, Stephen Rooney, Brian Cahill, Bryan Colleran, Cian Moloney); 2. Clonlara (Steven Chawke, Paul McNamara, Eoin Higgins, Eoghan Ryan); 3. Killanena-Flagmount (Todd Kelsey, Danny Comerford, Andrew Flaherty, Paddy McNamara, Steve O’Brien); 4. Kilkishen-O’Callaghan’s Mills-Oatfield (Jacob Loughnane, Sean Donnellan, Ciaran Cooney, Jamie O’Halloran, David McGrath).
U-6 girls’ 60m: 1. Ellas Dillon (Meelick/Coonagh); 2. Jane O’Brien (Cratloe); 3. Niamh Cassidy (Ennis St John’s); 4. Ciadh Reynolds (Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly).
U-6 boys’ 60m: 1. Max Clein (Meelick-Coonagh); 2. Ruadhan Quinn (An Droichead); 3. Diarmuid Cahill (Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly); 4. Eoin McCarthy (Quin/Clooney).
U-8 girls’ 80m: 1. Shauna O’Gorman (Cooraclare/Cree); 2. Gladys Emenike (Ennis St John’s); 3. Ema O’Neill (Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry); 4. Niamh Quinlivan (Kilmihil).
U-8 boys’ 80m: 1. Jeremiah Iwalewa (Ennis St John’s); 2. Ian McNamara (Killanena/Flagmount); 3. Adam Murray (Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry); 4. Eoghan Murch (Ennis St John’s).
U-10 girls’ 100m: 1. Niamh Conlon (Cooraclare/Cree); 2. Emer Nelson (Ennis St John’s); 3. Ailbhe Doherty (Ennis St John’s); 4. Aoibha Donnelly (Clarecastle/Ballyea).
U-10 boys’ 100m: 1. Chiby Okoye (Ennis St John’s); 2. Gabriel Kehinde (Ennis St John’s); 3. Christopher Notre (Quin-Clooney); 4. Micheal Garry (Cooraclare/Cree).
U-10 girls’ 60m hurdles: 1. Rachel Hartigan (Clarecastle/Ballyea); 2. Ciara Sunderland (Shannon); 3. Laura Cooney (Ennis St John’s); 4. Emma O’Donoghue (Clarecastle/Ballyea).
U-10 boys’ 60m hurdles: 1. Lateet Akinwale (Ennis St John’s); 2. Ferdia O’Lonain (Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry); 3. Paul Keane (Miltown Malbay); 4. Leon Kelly (Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry).
U-10 girls’ 200m: 1. Rachel Hosey (Clonlara); 2. Amidat Karimu (Ennis St John’s); 3. Keisha Attewell (Cranny Coolmeen); 4. Chloe Neylon (Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly).
U-10 boys’ 200m: 1. Lase Adlyinka (Ennis St John’s); 2. Ben Whelehan (Miltown Malbay); 3. Shane Harrisson (Quin/Clooney); 4. Killian Higgins (Clonlara) and Shane Meehan (Ennis St John’s).
U-12 girls’ 100m: 1. Chantel Burke (Kilrush); 2. Tara Kelly (Kilmurry McMahon/Labasheeda); 3. Elizabeth Adesiyan (Ennis St John’s);  4. Ciara Quinlivan (Kilmihil).
U-12 boys’ 100m: 1. Tony Odubote (Ennis St John’s); 2. Sean McNamara (Cooraclare/Cree); 3. Ian Kerin (Kilnamona); 4. Farouk Sobayo (Ennis St John’s).
U-12 girls’ 600m: 1. Alex O’Neill (Quin/Clooney); 2. Eimear Keane (Miltown Malbay); 3. Áine Keane (Miltown Malbay); 4. Emily Barry (Clarecastle/Ballyea).
U-12 boys’ 600m: 1. Patrick O’Rourke (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor); 2. Luke Carmody (Doora/Barefield); 3. Killian McDermott (Clarecastle/Ballyea); 4. Thomas Clancy (Carrigaholt/Cross).
U-13 girls’ 900m walk: 1. Angharad Loughnane (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills-Oatfield); 2. Katie Power (Doora/Barefield); 3. Brianna Byrne (Cooraclare/Cree).
U-13 boys’ 900m walk: 1. Gearóid McMahon (Newmarket-on-Fergus); 2. Gavin Cooney (Ennis St John’s); 3. Ronan Collins (Ennis St John’s); 4. Alex McConway (Quin/Clooney).
U-14 girls’ 100m: 1. Aisling Hehir (Clonlara); 2. Lucy Cotgreave (Newmarket-on-Fergus); 3. Temidayo Adeyinka (Ennis St John’s); 4. Rachel Halpin (Shannon).
U-14 boys’ 100m: 1. Nzube Okoye (Ennis St John’s); 2. Alan McGrath (Cratloe); 3. Cathal Lynch (Ennis St John’s); 4. Darragh Ryan (Quin/Clooney).
U-14 girls’ 80m hurdles: 1. Anna Courtney (Doora/Barefield); 2. Semirat Saidi (Ennis St John’s); 3. Tara Bradley (Kilkee); 4. Áine Ryan (Ennis St John’s).
U-14 boys’ 80m hurdles: 1. Kaderi Karimu (Ennis St John’s); 2. Jordan Ryan (Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry);
3. Tobias O’Meara (Killanena/Flagmount); 4. Diarmuid Meade (Miltown Malbay).
U-14 girls’ 800m: 1. Elaine Shannon (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor); 2. Sharon Egan (Kilmihil); 3. Caoimhe Harvey (Carrigaholt/Cross); 4. Shauna Melican (Kilkee).
U-14 boys’ 800m: 1. Jamie Roche (Ennis St John’s); 2. Mark Fennell (Kilrush); 3. Eoin Looney (Miltown Malbay); 4. Kevin Mulcaire (Clarecastle/Ballyea).
U-16 girls’ 100m: 1. Lynne O’Meara (Clonlara); 2. Orla Devitt (Ennis St John’s); 3. Rae Wall (Ennis St John’s); 4. Sinéad Burke (Cooraclare/Cree).
U-16 boys’ 100m: 1. Michael O’Shea (An Droichead); 2. Shane McGrath (Cratloe); 3. Steven Chawke (Clonlara); 4. Ciaran Cooney (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/ Oatfield).
U-16 girls’ 1,500m: 1. Aoife O’Gorman (Cooraclare/Cree); 2. Siobhán Nestor (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor).
U-16 boys’ 1,500m: 1. Jak Carraig (Shannon); 2. Stephen Rooney (Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly); 3. Caoimhín Donnellan (Cooraclare/Cree); 4. Michael Moloney (Ennis St John’s).
U-16 girls’ marathon: 1. Laura Power (Doora/Barefield); 2. Siobhán Nestor (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor); 3. Róisín Considine (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor).
U-16 boys’ marathon: 1. Daryl McNamara (Ennis St John’s); 2. Caoimhín Donnellan (Cooraclare/Cree); 3. Jacob Loughnane (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield); 4. Jason McIntyre (Shannon).
U-12 boys’ long puck: 1. Tom O’Brien (Doora/Barefield); 2. Ronan Molloy (Tulla); 3. Jake Dineen (Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry); 4. Eoin O’Brien (Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry).
U-14 girls’ long puck: 1. Doireann Murphy (Clarecastle/Ballyea); 2. Róisín O’Loughlin (Ruan); 3. Edel McNamara (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield); 4. Fiona Kelly (Ennis St John’s).
U-12 girls’ ball throw: 1. Grace Moloney (Tulla); 2. Alannah Ryan (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield); 3. Orla McInerney (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield); 4. Meg Brennan (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor).
U-12 boys’ ball throw: 1. Joseph Miniter (Kilrush); 2. Davy Martyn (Cooraclare/Cree); 3. Daragh Judge (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield); 4. Adam Merriman (Sixmmilebridge/Kilmurry).
U-14 girls’ long jump: 1. Kate Taylor (Quin/Clooney); 2. Áine Rouine (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor); 3. Niamh O’Brien (Ennis St John’s); 4. Gráinne Cremin (Doora/Barefield).
U-14 boys’ long jump: 1. Cathal O’Brien (Ennis St John’s); 2. Ian McDonnell (Doora/Barefield); 3. Aaron Hehir (Clonlara); 4. Brian Meaney (Quin/Clooney).
U-14 girls’ shot putt: 1. Deirbhile Ryan (Clonlara); 2. Ambimbola Sobayo (Ennis St John’s); 3. Shauna Enright (Clarecastle/Ballyea); 4. Jennifer O’Neill (Quin/Clooney).
U-14 shot putt: 1. Jason Keehan (Killanena/Flagmount); 2. Fergal Coughlan (Quin/Clooney); 3. Kieran Maher (Ennis St John’s); 4. Barry Loughnane (Quin/Clooney).
U-16 girls’ high jump: 1. Rachel Clancy (Carrigaholt/Cross); 2. Hannah O’Brien (Quin/Clooney).
U-16 boys’ high jump: 1. Ronan Barry (Clarecastle/Ballyea); 2. Seanie McMahon (Newmarket on Fergus).
U-16 girls’ javelin: 1. Nollaig Blake (Doonbeg); 2. Roanat Sobayo (Ennis St John’s); 3. Shauna Ryan (Quin/Clooney); 4. Doireann Hennessy (Ennis St John’s).
U-16 boys’ javelin: 1. Jacob Loughnane (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield); 2. Eli Moloney (Tulla).
U-16 girls’ discus: 1. Jane Taylor (Quin/Clooney); 2. Natasha Coughlan (Quin/Clooney).
U-16 discus: 1. Eoin Hanrahan (Doora/Barefield).

Munster finals
THE Munster team finals will take place on Saturday, July 9, at the University of Limerick and Clare will be taking part in all competitions.