A WEEK after hosting Féile na nGael, the national festival of U-14 hurling, camogie and handball, Clare can review the hosting of a very successful event.
While there will be disappointment throughout the county that Clare didn’t win any honours in the top division in hurling or camogie, the hosts did have quite a bit of success over the weekend.
Tulla won the Division 1 handball title, repeating the success achieved by their neighbours O’Callaghan’s Mills a year earlier.
In the camogie, Éire Óg upset the odds when deservingly winning the Division 2 crown while both Wolfe Tones (Division 3) and Killanena (Division 4) were runners-up in their divisions.
St Breckan’s won the Division 4 hurling title while Ogonnelloe were runners-up in Division 5.
In conjunction with the Féile, Cumin na mBunscoil an Chlair officials Barbara Guilfoyle, Sheelagh Daffy and Sean O’Neill organised a number of competitions and the results are listed below.
Colouring competition
1. Fionn Carmody, Clarecastle NS, senior infants; 2. Lara Begg, Quin NS, senior infants; 3. Naoise Fennell McInerney, St Conaire’s NS Shannon, senior infants.
Poster competition
1. Caoimhe Leamy, CBS Ennis, first class; 2. Amie Louise Doherty, Clooney NS, second class; 3. Alba Arra, Scoil Chríost Rí Cloughleigh, first class.
Poetry competition
1. Sarah O’Grady, Kilmurry NS, third class; 2. Eithne Breathnach, Ogonnelloe NS; 3. Aoife McNamara Clooney NS; third class.
Reporter competition
1. Aaron O’Brien, Ogonnelloe NS, fifth class; 2. Fiona O’Connell, Cratloe NS; 3. Gary Cusack, St Conaire’s NS Shannon, fifth class.
Féile Peil
This week the Banner (girls) and Lissycasey travel to Derry as Clare’s representatives in the annual Féile Peil festival.