Great art at its heart

THE Clare Community Games finals in art and model making, which were held at the Christian Brothers School, Ennis, last Saturday, attracted a very big entry of up to 400 competitors, from 23 areas.

In the case of the art competition, the competitors had three hours, under supervision, to paint, draw, sketch or collage any Community Games activity. For the model making, competitors had three hours to create a model out of any material that had to have a Community Games theme.
The adjudication in both cases was based on observation of events, creativity, originality and natural ability. Special category competitors also took part in this year’s finals.
The following who represented Clare at the national finals last year were winners again in their respective age category. In art, Caoimhe Roughan, Ruan won the U-12, Natasha Coughlan, Quin-Clooney won the U-16, while in model making, Lauren McConway, Quin-Clooney, won the U-14 category.
Ten areas will represent Clare at the national finals with Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry and Shannon each having four. Quin-Clooney will have two with Cratloe, Clarecastle-Ballyea, Doora-Barefield, Kilkishen-O’Callaghan’s Mills-Oatfield, Tulla, Ruan and An Droichead each having one.
The judges, Clodagh Kelly and Louise Houlihan, had a difficult time selecting winners as the standard was extremely high.
The county co-ordinator, Cecilia O’Sullivan, congratulated all the competitors for their efforts and participation and wished the winners success at the national finals in Athlone in May. She thanked the judges and all the supervisors who helped to run off the competition, the area secretaries and teachers who promoted it locally, and Brother De Róiste, principal of Ennis CBS, for the use of the school.
The prizes will be presented to the area secretaries and delegates at the next county meeting at the West County Hotel, Ennis, on Tuesday, March 6, at 9pm.

Results
Art
Girls U-8: 1. Niamh Kennedy, Doora-Barefield; 2. Emma McMahon, Ballynacally-Lissycasey; 3. Fia Nolan, Cratloe; 4. (joint) Chelsea Canny, Kilkishen-O’Callaghan’s Mills/Aisling Costelloe, Clarecastle-Ballyea.
U-10: 1. Claudia Dempsey, Shannon; 2. Ciara Hayes, Miltown Malbay; 3. Niamh Burke, Cooraclare-Cree; 4. (joint) Grace Martin, Ennis St John’s/Latitia Browne, Cooraclare-Cree.
U-12: 1. Kaylea Cahill, Tulla; 2. Laura Brassil, Quin-Clooney; 3. Vita Soldatkina, Shannon; 4. Shona O’Halloran, Ruan.
U-14: 1. Caoimhe Roughan, Ruan; 2. Meabh Bannon, Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry; 3. Ella Chambers, Doora-Barefield; 4. Brid McMahon, Derg.
U-16: 1. Natasha Coughlan, Quin-Clooney; 2. Ellen Meaney, Doora-Barefield; 3. Orla Meehan, Doora-Barefield.
Boys U-8: 1. Cian Kirby, Clarecastle-Ballyea; 2. Jack O’Neill, Quin-Clooney; 3. Jahred Jule, Shannon; 4. Samuel Hamilton, Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry.
U-10: 1. Nadeen Wsinski, Shannon; 2. Mark Hanrahan, Doora-Barefield; 3. Darragh Haugh, Doonbeg; 4. Shane Garrihy, Ennis St John’s.
U-12: 1. Paul Hamilton, Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry; 2. Michael Fitzgerald, Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry; 3. (joint) Donal Pradeep, Shannon/Darren Pradeep, Shannon; 4. Cian Kitelaar, Crusheen-Ballinruan.
U-14: 1. Niall Moloney, An Droichead; 2. Sean Murphy, Kilkishen-O’Callaghan’s Mills; 3. Niall Donlon, Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry; 4. (joint) Cathal Doyle, Derg/Judah McNamara, Shannon.
U-16: 1. Wiktor Prajs, Kilkishen-O’Callaghan’s Mills.
Special category: Conor Kelly, Clarecastle-Ballyea.

Model making
U-10: 1. Alexandra Ellison, Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry; 2. Meabh O’Grady, Newmarket-on-Fergus; 3. Michelle Dunican, Shannon; 4. (joint) Cliona Murphy, Cratloe/Anna Considine, Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor.
U-12: 1. Cliona Sutton, Cratloe; 2. Aoife Sutton, Cratloe; 3. Chloe Durcan, Shannon; 4. Ruth O’Neill, Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry.
U-14: 1. Emma Meaney, Shannon; 2. Chantel Carrig, Newmarket-on-Fergus; 3. Molly O’Dea, Newmarket-on-Fergus; 4. Freya Rynne, Kilnamona.
U-16: 1. Lauren McConway, Quin-Clooney.
Boys: U-10: 1. Brian Molloy, Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry; 2. Mark Delaney, Newmarket-on-Fergus; 3. Cian Wall, Quin-Clooney; 4. Ronan Mescall, Kilnamona.
U.12: 1. David Hamilton, Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry; 2. Alex McConway, Quin-Clooney; 3. Michael Mundy, Cratloe; 4. Mathew Gardner, Cratloe.
U-14: 1. David Ryall, Shannon; 2. Callum Minter, Shannon; 3. Peter Drozod, Newmarket-on-Fergus; 4. Maciey Strozgk, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Doonbeg art finals
Girls U-6: 1. Kieran Moloney, Clohanes NS; 2. Caragh Killeen, Bansha NS; 3. Laura Bvelzyn, Doonbeg NS.
Girls U-8: 1. Siofra Wilson, Pierce, Shragh NS; 2. Amy Linnane, Bansha; 3. Sinead Cotter, Clohanes NS.
Girls U-10: 1. Frances O’Connor, Shragh NS; 2. Abbi Shanahan, Clohanes NS; 3. Rachel Kelly, Clohanes NS.
Girls U-12: 1. Alicia Rochford, Shragh NS; 2. Sarah Ryan, Doonbeg NS; 3. Chloe Tubridy, Doonbeg NS.
Girls U-14: 1. Kate Linnane, Bansha NS; 2. Niamh Keane, Bansha NS; 3. Sarah McInerney, Doonbeg NS.
Boys U-6: 1. Toby Jones, Baltard NS; 2. Colm McMahon Bansha NS; 3. Kai O’Sullivan, Shragh NS.
Boys U-8: 1. Gavin O’Shea, Shragh NS; 2. Luka Kulcynski, Shragh NS; 3. Eoin Kelly, Clohanes NS.
Boys U-10: 1. Darragh Haugh, Bansha NS; 2. Josh Healy, Bansha NS; 3. Cathal O’Shea, Bansha NS.
Boys U-12: 1. Sabian Kulcynski, Shragh NS; 2. MJ Malone Shragh NS; 3. Eddie Kavanagh, Doonbeg NS
Boys U-14: 1. Matthew O’Shea Bansha; 2. John Troy Bansha NS; 3. Conor Dyer, Shragh NS.

Basketball
The county basketball competitions for boys and girls U-16 will take place in St Flannans college on this Saturday. The girls U-13 competition has been deferred to a later date.

Important dates
Saturday, February 18: U-16 boys and girls basketball at St Flannan’s.
Saturday, February 25: Draughts at St Joseph’s Secondary School, Tulla.
Friday, Feb 24-Sunday, Feb 26: National AGM at Strand Hotel, Limerick.
Saturday, February 25: Munster meeting at Strand Hotel, Limerick.
Sunday, March 25: Talent competition finals at Sixmilebridge (9am).
Saturday, March 31: Munster finals at UL.