Game on

The Munster Group Clare Community Games athletic finals were held in bright sunshine at Lees Road on Sunday before one of the biggest attendances to date.
Bunting, banners and flags all added to the atmosphere before the 2,000 finalists from all parts of the county battled it out for honours and for the chance of representing Clare at the national finals in Athlone in August.
At the outset, the Tulla Pipe band led the parade of the various areas and this was followed by the opening ceremony.
Chairman Pat Taylor welcomed all present including the mayor of Clare, Pat Hayes, mayor of Ennis, Peter Considine and Padraic McNicholas representing the Munster Group, new sponsors of Clare Community Games. He also welcomed the competitors and officials from 35 areas across the county.
Mr Taylor acknowledged all the volunteers who worked throughout Saturday to prepare the final venue.
Mayor of Clare, Pat Hayes paid tribute to all who have been involved in the promotion of community games for the past 41 years. He admired the work they had done in bringing the games to all corners of the county and pointed out the importance of the facilities at Lees Road on occasions like this.
Ennis mayor Peter Considine also paid tribute to all involved in the promotion of the games across the county.
Munster Group managing director Padraig McNicholas expressed delight at their association with the Clare games and he too paid tribute to the volunteers for their efforts.
The torch was carried by Tony Odubote from Ennis St John’s and the pledge was read in Irish by Nadia Buczek and in english by Da Both.
There were a number of perpetual trophies on offer and the winners were: Patrick Hawes Shield: U-16, 1,500m – Laura Power (Doora-Barefield); Christy Gormley Memorial Cup: boys U-16, 1,500m – Kevin Mulcaire, (Clarecastle-Ballyea); Shannon Family Shield: girls marathon – Laura Power (Doora-Barefield); Tommy McCarthy Cup: boys marathon – Padraig Malone (Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor); Shannon Development Cup: best presented area in the parade – Cooraclare-Cree; Dan O’Donoghue Trophy: runner-up in best presented area – Quin-Clooney; Meakins Family Shield: third in the best presented area – Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry; O’Sullivan Family Shield: best presented small area – An Droichead; Jim Casey Shield: best mascot – Doora-Barefield.

RESULTS
BOYS
U-8
60m: 1. Donna Agu – Ennis St John’s; 2. Martin Frawley – Doora/Barefield; 3. Luke Murphy – Cratloe; 4. Eoin O’Brien – Corofin/Kilnaboy.
80m: 1. Cian O’Boyle – Ennis St John’s; 2. Tom Forde – Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry; 3. Niall Murphy – Quin/Clooney; 4. Mayomikun Omoniue – Ennis St John’s.
U-10
100m: 1. Sultan Iwalawe – Ennis St John’s; 2. Jeremia Iwalawe – Ennis St John’s; 3. Colm O’Meara – Clonlara; 4. Gavin Burke – Miltown Malbay.
200m: 1. Shane Harrison – Quin/Clooney; 2. Shane Meehan – Ennis St John’s; 3. Liam Murphy – Shannon; 4. Ian MacNamara – Killanena/Flagmount.
60m hurdles: 1. Jesse Bonisehi – Ennis St John’s; 2. Michael Foley – Ennis St John’s; 3. Keith Smyth – Killanena/Flagmount; 4. Shay Kilcullen – Miltown Malbay.
U-12
Relay: 1. Ennis St John’s – Chiby Okoye, Gabriel Kehinde, Manus Doherty, Lateef Akinwale, Darren O’Brien, Tunmise-Badewa-Ewunghor; 2. Newmarket-on-Fergus – Eanna Crimmins, Harry Frost, Stephen Casey, Eoin Guilfoyle, Jamie Mundy; 3. Miltown Malbay – Ben Whelehan, Zack Whelehan, Evan Reidy, Oisín Looney; 4. Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry – Ferdia O’Lionain, Storm Devanney, Darragh Toomey, Alex Frost, Cormac Keating.
600m: 1. Caoilfhionn O’Dea – Kilmurry Ibrickane; 2. Ben Whelehan – Miltown Malbay; 3. Eoin Guilfoyle – Newmarket-on-Fergus; 4. Ulick O’Sullivan – Quin/Clooney.
100m: 1. Chiby Okoye – Ennis St John’s; 2. Gabriel Kehinde – Ennis St John’s; 3. Eanna Crimmmins – Newmarket-on-Fergus; 4. Stephen Casey – Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Long puck: 1. Colm Moloney – Killanena/Flagmount; 2. Henry McGrath – Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield; 3. Tom McLeish – Clonlara; 4. Darren O’Brien – Ennis St John’s.
Ball throw: 1. Jamie Mundy – Newmarket-on-Fergus; 2. Mark Sheehan – Ennis St John’s; 3. Zack Whelehan – Miltown Malbay; 4. Sean O’Callaghan – Tulla.
U-14
Relay: 1. Ennis St John’s – Nzube Okoye, Sean Doherty, Cathal O’Brien, Jamie Roche, Brian Haren, Gavin Cooney; 2. Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry – Cian McInerney, Ronan Tuohy, Matthew Keating, Oisín Fitzpatrick, Paul Corry, Darragh McDermott; 3. Quin/Clooney – Darragh Ryan, David Rochford, Barry Loughnane, Cathal Lennon, Anthony O’Donnell; 4. An Droichead – David O’Shea, Niall Moloney, David Casey, James Fleming.
100m: 1. Tony Odubote – Ennis St John’s; 2. David Casey – An Droichead; 3. Sean Doherty – Ennis St John’s; 4. Matthew Davenport – Kilnamona.
80m hurdles: 1. Nzube Okoye – Ennis St John’s; 2. Sean Conway – Doonbeg; 3. Brian Haren – Ennis St John’s; 4. Donal McNamara – Clarecastle/Ballyea.
800m: 1. Eoin Looney – Miltown Malbay; 2. Jamie Roche – Ennis St John’s; 3. David Meehan – Tulla; 4. Niall Moloney – An Droichead.
Shot putt: 1. Barry Loughnane – Quin/Clooney; 2. Niall O’Brien – Doora/Barefield; 3. Sean McNamara – Cooraclare/Cree; 4. Noel Kelly – Killimer/Knockerra.
Long jump: 1. Cathal O’Brien – Ennis St John’s; 2. Basit Barake – Ennis St John’s; 3. Darragh Ryan – Quin/Clooney; 4. Luke Callinan – Killimer/Knockerra.
U-16
Relay: 1. Clarecastle/Ballyea – Ronan Barry, Dean Minogue, Kevin Mulcaire, Ryan Jennings; 2. Quin/Clooney – Michael Corry, Fergal Coughlan, Brendan Dolan, Brian Kelly.
100m: 1. Ronan Barry – Clarecastle/Ballyea; 2. Paudie Carmody – Doora/Barefield; 3. Michael O’Shea – An Droichead; 4. Dean Minogue – Clarecastle/Ballyea.
1,500m: 1. Kevin Mulcaire – Clarecastle/Ballyea; 2. Conal O’ hAinfein – Ruan; 3. Mark Fennell – Kilrush; 4. Darragh McNamara – Killanena/Flagmount.
High jump: 1. Kaderi Karimu – Ennis St John’s; 2. Brendan Dolan – Quin/Clooney; 3. Michael Corry – Quin/Clooney.
Javelin: 1. Fergal Coughlan – Quin/Clooney; 2. Gregory Mundy – Newmarket-on-Fergus; 3. Sage Williams – Tulla; 4. Kevin Conlon – Tulla.
Discus: 1. Eoin Hanrahan – Doora/Barefield; 2. Jason Keehan – Killanena/Flagmount; 3. Colm Pyne – Killimer/Knockerra; 4. Colm Devine – Doora/Barefield.
Marathon: 1. Padraig Malone – Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor; 2. Eoin McAllister – Shannon; 3. Stevie Lees – Shannon; 4. Jason McIntyre – Shannon.

GIRLS
U-8
60m: 1. Ella Duff – Shannon; 2. Amelie Malice – Ennis St John’s; 3. Caoimhe O’Connor – Corofin/Kilnaboy; 4. Barakat Olabiyi – Ennis St John’s.
80m: 1. Aisling Healy – Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly; 2. Saoirse Crowe – Kilmurry McMahon/Labasheeda; 3. Marie Cahill – Corofin/Kilnaboy; 4. Alannah Attewell – Cranny/Coolmeen.
U-10
100m: 1. Niamh Conlon – Cooraclare/Cree; 2. Ailbhe Doherty – Ennis St John’s; 3. Ella Dillon – Meelick/Coonagh; 4. Emma O’Brien – Clarecastle/Ballyea.
200m: 1. Amidat Karimu – Ennis St John’s; 2. Susan Neston – Carrigaholt/Cross ; 3. Shauna O’Gorman – Cooraclare/Cree; 4. Ellie Pike – Doora/Barefield.
60m hurdles: 1. Sinéad Lillis – Cooraclare/Cree; 2. Niamh Burke – Cooraclare/Cree; 3. Emma O’Donoghue – Clarecastle/Ballyea; 4. Niamh Cassidy – Ennis St John’s.
U-12
Relay: 1. Ennis St John’s – Emer Nelson, Sonia Agu, Derinn Finnerty, Anna Collins, Jill Broderick, Nadia Buczek; 2. Clarecastle/Ballyea – Emily Barry, Rachel Hartigan, Ciara O’Brien, Kate
Murphy; 3. Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly – Megan White, Chloe Neylon, Jodie Cahill, Martina Keane; 4. Clonlara – Róisín Powell, Rachel Hosey, Rebecca Foley, Clodagh McNamara, Leah Hawes.
100m: 1. Emer Nelson – Ennis St John’s; 2. Emily Barry – Clarecastle/Ballyea; 3. Megan White – Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly; 4. Laura McDonnell – Doora/Barefield.
600m: 1. Alex O’Neill – Quin/Clooney; 2. Rachel Hosey – Clonlara; 3. Keisha Attewell – Cranny/Coolmeen; 4. Aisling Keyes – Meelick/Coonagh.
Ball throw: 1. Niamh O’Brien – Tulla; 2. Megan Burke – Miltown Malbay; 3. Lisa Whelan – Clonlara; 4. Caoimhe Kelly – Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield.
U-14
Relay: 1. Ennis St John’s – Marese Hayes, Áine Ryan, Orla Waters, Alanna O’Connor, Nicole Roche, Debbie Adesiyan; 2. Doora/Barefield – Mia Hanrahan, Anna Courtney, Katie Power, Enya Feerick, Mary O’Connor; 3. Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor – Elaine Shannon, Sinéad Hogan, Aoibhin Fahy, Jane Murphy, Marie Fitzgerald; 4. Tulla – Aoife Floyd, Grace Maloney, Sinéad Conlon, Bridget O’Sullivan, Brídín Dinan.
100m: 1. Chantel Burke – Kilrush; 2. Orla Waters – Ennis St John’s; 3. Elaine Shannon – Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor; 4. Katie O’Dwyer – Ennis St John’s.
80m hurdles: 1. Cliodhna Blake – Doonbeg; 2. Tara Bradley – Kilkee; 3. Anna Courtney – Doora/Barefield; 4. Mia Hanrahan – Doora/Barefield.
800m: 1. Aisling Kelly – Doonbeg; 2. Caoimhe Harvey – Carrigaholt/Cross; 3. Sinéad Hogan – Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor; 4. Shauna Melican – Kilkee.
Long puck: 1. Doireann Murphy – Clarecastle/Ballyea; 2. Alannah Ryan – Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield; 3. Orla McInerney – Kilnamona; 4. Andrea O’Keeffe – Kilnamona.
Shot putt: 1. Angharad Loughnane – Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield; 2. Sinéad O’Callaghan – Killanena/Flagmount; 3. Hannah Meaney – Doora/Barefield; 4. Orlaith Nash – Quin/Clooney.
Long jump: 1. Kate Taylor – Quin/Clooney; 2. Rachel McGrath – Cratloe; 3. Tara Kelly – Kilmurry McMahon/Labbasheeda; 4. Grace Maloney – Tulla.
U-16
Relay: 1. Ennis St John’s – Semirat Saidi, Rae Wall, Elanna Bradley, Emma Neylon, Aisling Maher, Karen Roche; 2. Quin/Clooney – Jane Taylor, Natasha Coughlan, Lauren McConway, Shauna Ryan, Orlaith O’Neill.
100m: 1. Aisling Hehir – Clonlara; 2. Niamh O’Brien – Ennis St John’s; 3. Abimbola Sobayo – Ennis St John’s.
1,500m: 1. Laura Power – Doora/Barefield; 2. Shannon O’Grady – Newmarket-on-Fergus; 3. Áine Looney – Cooraclare/Cree; 4. Rebecca Cahill – Ballynacally/Lissycasey.
High jump: 1. Rachel Clancy – Carrigaholt/Cross.
Javelin: 1. Derbhile Ryan – Clonlara; 2. Semirat Saidi – Ennis St John’s; 3. Lauren McConway – Quin/Clooney; 4. Shauna Ryan – Quin/Clooney.
Discus: 1. Natasha Coughlan – Quin/Clooney; 2. Jane Taylor – Quin/Clooney; 3. Temidayo Adeyinka – Ennis St John’s.
Marathon: 1. Laura Power – Doora/Barefield; 2. Áine Rouine – Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor; 3. Shannon O’Grady – Newmarket-on-Fergus.

MIXED
Relay
U-10: 1. Ennis St John’s – Ailbhe Doherty, Shane Meehan, Amidat Karimu, Sultan Akinwale, Niamh O’Halloran, Jesse Bonisehi; 2. Quin/Clooney – Gillian Hayes, Alice Larkin, Emma Considine, Pierce Griffin, Eoin McCarthy, Donagh O’Sullivan; 3. Ennis St John’s – Chisom Ugwueru, Ciara Meehan, Niamh Cassidy, Jack O’Connor, Michael Foley, Jeremia Iwalawe; 4. Cooraclare/Cree – Niamh Conlon, Shauna O’Gorman, Hosh Morrissey, Brian McNamara.
U-13: 1. Ennis St John’s – Christine Njekwe, Tony Odubote, Farouk Soboya, Moses Iwalawe, Katie O’dwyer, Elizabeth Adesiyan; 2. Quin/Clooney – Mary Conneally, Alex O’Neill, Eilie Rochford, Christopher Notre, Oisín Egan, Ulick O’Sullivan; 3. Cratloe – Domhnall Organ, Dylan Brennan, Laura Chaplin, Ciara Murphy-Wright, Colin McCloskey; 4. Doonbeg – Sean Conway, Conor Blake, Daniel Greene, Róisín Kelly, Katie Greene.
U-15: 1. Ennis St John’s – Cathal Lynch, Brian Devitt, Kaderi Karimu, Niamh O’Brien, Temidayo Adeyinka, Abimbola Sobayo; 2. Quin/Clooney – Kate Taylor, Jennifer O’Neill, Orlaith Nash, Sean Hehir, Colm Harrison, Fergal Coughlan; 3. Killanena/Flagmount – Darragh McNamara, Tobaise O’Meara, Leane Kelsey, Sinéad Canny, Shane Broderick.