THE Clare Community Games talent competition was held in Sixmilebridge GAA hall on Saturday and Sunday, co-ordinated by county secretary, Mary Phelan and treasurer Rose Meakins.
The judges for the weekend were Anne Hayes, Noreen Murrihy, Niamh Phelan, Hazel Tuohy, Shauna Kerin, Stephanie Griffin, Bridget Kelly and Agnes O’Dowd.
The competition attracted a big entry and the standard in all sections was high. The winners in each category now go forward to repreaent Clare in the national finals in Athlone at the end of May.
The results are as follows:
Solo Music: 1. Maria Gleeson, Doora/Barefield; 2. Gerard Kennedy, Ennis St John’s; 3. Caoimhe Morrissey, Clarecastle/Ballyea; 4. Niamh Whelan, Ruan.
Group Music: 1. Aislinn Hehir, Ronan Duggan, Róisín Considine, Diarmuid Donnellan, Cooraclare/Cree; 2. Tadhg Shanahan, Donal O’Criodain, Eimhin Dunne, Laura Haugh, Áine Nash, Paul Hogan, Quin/Clooney; 3. Niamh Whelan, Louise McDonnell, Lorna Crowe, Ruan; 4. Aoife Hurley, Aoife Roche, Aoife  Corbett, Rachel O’Callaghan, Niamh  O’Dea, Katie Freeman, Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry.
Group Drama/Sketch: 1. Emma Kennedy, Saoirse Young, Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry; 2. David Casey, Áine O’Grady, Anna Spaight, Alan Finnin, Amy English,  Joanne Niven, An Droichead; 3. Michael Fitzgerald, Edward Shannon, Brandon Maxwell, John Shannon, Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry.
Set Dancing: 1. Conor Downes, Ciara McQuaid, Sean Bonfil, Clodagh O’Callaghan, Damien Griffin, Laura Dunphy, Tomas Bonfil, Aoife Hassett,  Mark McQuaid, Carrigaholt/Cross; 2.   Denise Cusack, Laura Meaney, Caroline Casey, Brian Meaney, Jack Sheehan, Mark O’Sullivan, Ciara Coffey,  Stephen Sheehan, Kildysart; 3. Killian Roche, Ciaran O’Donoghue, Patrick Meaney, Barry O’Gorman, Aislinn Hehir, Nicole Downes, Sharon Downes, Megan Downes, Cooraclare/Cree; 4. Keith Marrinan, Shane O’Donoghue, Ronan Duggan, Killian Burke, Caoimhe Browne, Saoirse Quinn, Breda Quinn, Róisín Considine, Cooraclare/Cree.
Group Dance, Irish or Contemporary: 1. Sarah Ward-Murphy, Claire Dillon,  Aoife Cremins, Broadford/Kilbane/Kilmore; 2. Hannah Conneally, Mary Conneally, Aoife Guilfoyle, Aisling McMahon, Oisin Egan, Conal Egan, Quin/Clooney; 3. Amy Guerin, Emma Finnin, Katie Moloney, An Droichead; 4. Michaela Arthur, Jade McMahon, Charlotte Gaule, Niamh O’Kelly, Cratloe.
Solo recitation: 1. Kieran Moroney, Kilmihil;  2. Michael Fitzgerald, Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry; 3.    Emma Duggan, Quin/Clooney; 4. Ella McNamara, Killanena/Flagmount.   
Solo singing: 1. Aoife O’Sullivan, Doora/Barefield; 2. Ava O’Malley, Ballynacally/Lissycasey; 3. Sinéad Quinn, Newmarket-on-Fergus; 4. Emma Kennedy, Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry.   
Group singing: 1. Áine McSweeney,  Ava O’Malley, Ballynacally/Lissycasey; 2. Jennifer O’Neill, Kayleigh O’Regan, Alex O’Neill, Alice O’Donnell, Quin/Clooney; 3. David Rochford, Anthony O’Donnell,  Darragh Ryan, Quin/Clooney; 4. Saoirse Glynn, Caoimhe Cotter,  Emma Mullally, Aoibhin McCabe, Chloe McAleer, Karen Keatinge, Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly.
Solo dance modern/disco: 1. Olivia Phelan, Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry; 2 Douglas Reddan, Quin/Clooney.   
Group dance modern/disco: 1. Luke McCarthy, Harry McCarthy, Rachel McCarthy, Douglas Reddan, Aoife Deane, Róisín McAteer, Quin/Clooney; 2. Moya Dunne, Siobhan Frain, Muireann Griffin, Róisín Keogh, Shona Hale, Ciara O’Reilly, Quin/Clooney; 3. Megan Broderick, Jessica Gilligan, Rachel Ryan, Chantal O’Sullivan, Aoife Carrig, Melissa Hanrahan, Kilrush; 4. Amy O’Connor, Niamh Lyons, Abbie O’Neill, Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry.

Munster finals

THE Community Games Munster finals will take place on this Saturday. 
Most of the events will take place in the University of Limerick with the handball in Tulla and Clooney and the choir competitions in Sixmilebridge GAA Hall. 
Clare will be represented in all but the table tennis girls’ U-15. Clare are the hosts of the competitions this year with Mary Lenihan as games director.
The following are the teams involved:
Badminton – Broadford: Damien Kiniry, Shane Taylor, Diarmuid Moloney, Stiofan Marsh McMahon, Shane Kiniry, Lorraine Kiniry, Aoife Dillon, Cliona O’Brien, Róisín O’Connell, Siobhan O’Connell.
Chess U-12 – Shannon: Jaimie Lee, Nelson Cole, Joseph Cesar, Jennifer Power, Adam Nelson Cole, Jessica Mulqueen Danaher, Kevin Singpurwala, Conor Casey
Chess U-16 – Shannon: Robbie Meaney, David Hanley, Darragh Mulqueen Danaher, Samuel Lenihan, James Danaher, Ross O’Connor, Yee Shing Man.
Choir U-13 – Kilrush: Aoife Carrig, Rachel Ryan, Ruth Nolan, Megan Broderick, Dylan Broderick, Caroline Lillis, Cathal Daly, Patrick Casey, Megan Walsh, Caoimhe Lyons, Maddy Jarocka, Jessica Gilligan, Anna O’Dea, Ellen Bolton, Emma Cahill, Kate Rutherford, Saoirse Griffin, Melissa Hanrahan, Chantal O’Sullivan, Aisling O’Connell.
Choir U-16 – Killimer/Knockerra: Leah Callaghan, Aoife Howard, Ronya Baumann, Eilis Howard, Sarah McCann, Mairéad Grogan, Eve Collins, Amy Moloney, Deirbhile Browne, Katie O’Dea, Alison O’Donnell, Gráinne Howard, Carla Behan, Caoimhe Daly, Hazel Baumann, Eilise Brennan, Grainne Mulqueen, Aoife Brennan.
Draughts U-10 – Tulla: Brian McSweeney, William Halpin, Colm McInerney, Aisling Clarke, Grainne Kelly, Orna Mulconroy, Darragh Noonan.
Draughts U-12 – Tulla: Emma Kelly, Sean Cahill, Sean McNamara, Kevin McSweeney, David Meehan, Jack Noonan, Aoife Floyd.
Draughts U-14 – Kilkee: Tyler Donegan, George Bradley, Enda Greene, Joe O’Dea, Louise O’Dea.
Handball Girls U-13 – Derg: Clodagh Nash, Katie Minogue, Katie Minogue, Fiona Hayes, Ami Barrett, Suzanne Costelloe.
Handball Boys U-13 – Quin/Clooney: Fergal Coughlan, Tadhg Shanahan, Barry Loughnane, Sean Hehir, Conor O’Brien, Luke Keane.
Handball Girls U-15 – Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield: Shauna Fleming, Amy Philpott, Áine McInerney, Clodagh O’Halloran, Kate O’Gorman.
Handball Boys U-15 – Tulla: Niall Bolton, Daniel Vaughan, Emmet Gleeson, Mark Lynch, Colin Corbett, Brian Fahy.
Indoor Soccer Girls U-13 – Ennis St John’s: Laura Brown, Aoife McNamara, Sarah Jane O’Connell, Sinéad Mulcahy, Aoife Glavin, Rebecca McDonagh, Shannon Purtill, Orla Waters.
Indoor Soccer Boys U-13 – Doora/Barefield: Eoin Campbell, Maurice Nugent, Graeme Glynn, Cian Barron, Keelan Butler, Tomas Hehir, James Daly, Vincent Quinlan.
Indoor Soccer Girls U-15 – Gráinne Nolan, Sarah Cullinan, Dearbhaile Casey, Karen Roche, Rae Wall, Sophie Hanna, Jummy Akintola, Amy Kearse.
Indoor Soccer Boys U-15 – Kilrush: Colm Crowley, Liam Madigan, Davy Downes, Ian Cahill, Gearóid O’Brian, Graham Copley, Michael Shannon, Darragh Kelly.
Table Tennis Girls U-13 – Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry: Kyra Klein, Sylvia Hodgins-Fean, Niamh Carroll, Rachel Kelly, Coady McElliggott.
Table Tennis Boys U-13 – Cian Hogan, Joseph Hogan, Diarmuid Quinn, Cathal O’Grady, Niall Donlon.
Table Tennis Boys U-16 – Ennis St John’s: Ciaran O’Brien, Eoin Power, Darragh Collins.

Munster draws

The Munster draws are as follows:
Badminton mixed U-15: Kerry v Clare, Waterford v Limerick.
Chess mixed U-12: Tipperary v Kerry  Clare v Cork, winners v Limerick.
Chess U-16: Clare v Limerick and Cork v Kerry.
Choirs U-13 and U-16: Both age groups 1. Kerry (Sixmilebridge Gaa Hall at1.30pm; 2. Limerick; 3. Clare.
Draughts U-10: Tipp v Limerick, Kerry v Clare.
U-12: Kerry v Limerick, Clare v Cork.
U-14: Kerry v Clare,  winners v Limerick in final.
Handball U-13 boys: Tipp v Kerry starting at 11am in Clooney, Limerick v Clare, winners v Cork.
Handball U-13 girls: Clare v Kerry in final starting 1pm in Tulla.
Handball U-15 boys: Limerick v Clare  starting 11am in Tulla, Tipperary v Kerry
Handball U-15 girls: Clare walkover
Indoor soccer U-13 boys: Cork v Limerick, winners v Tipp, Clare v Kerry, winners v Waterford.
Indoor soccer U-13 girls: Cork v Kerry, Tipp v Limerick, winners v Clare.
Indoor soccer U-15 boys: Clare v Kerry, check in 9.30am, winners v Tipp, Waterford v Limerick, winners v Cork.
Indoor soccer U-15 girls: Tipp v Clare (semi final). Check-in 10.30am. Limerick v Kerry (prelim), winners v Cork.
TableTennis U-13 boys: Kerry v Tipperary, check-in 10am, winners v Cork, Clare v Waterford, winners v Limerick.
Table Tennis U-13 girls: Clare v Cork check-in 10am, winners v Limerick; Kerry v Tipperary in semi final.
Table Tennis U-16 boys: Waterford v Clare,  check-in 10am, winners v Kerry, Tipperary v Cork, winners v Limerick.
Table tennis  U-16 girls: Cork v Kerry, winners v Limerick final.