Killaloe Community Games 2014 Newsletter
Achievements 2014
Badminton National Bronze,Culture Corner National 4th,
Swimming County Silver, 2 Bronze and Certificate,
Badminton Munster Gold, Draughts County Bronze, Art
2 County Silver, Rugby Boys County Bronze, Soccer Boys
County Bronze, Soccer Girls County Bronze, Tennis
County Silver, Spikeball Boys County Gold, Athletics
County Silver, Bronze and certificates
The HSE Community Games is an independent voluntary
organisation, operating in local communities throughout Ireland. The
organisation aims to provide opportunities for children and young
people aged 6-16 years to develop active healthy lives in a safe
environment through experiencing a wide range of sporting and
cultural activities. Community spirit and co-operation is fostered and
encouraged.
In October 2014, Killaloe Community Games committee organised a
meeting to promote the wide range of activities offered by
Community Games. Mary Loughnane, Tom Loughnane and Kieran
Harvey of Munstergroup Clare Community Games attended to
provide details of the events and activities. Following this meeting,
the committee put a plan in place and targeted activities where they
would be something for every child
2014 is Killaloe’s second year competing in Community Games and it
proved to be a very rewarding experience. The number of
participants increased, the range of activities that children took part
increased, 2 teams qualified for national finals. Killaloe boy’s school
who are involved in the Active Schools programme provided great
support in fielding teams and encouraging children to participate in
Community Games. A number of coaches from Ballina, Bridgetown
and Ogonelloe helped out voluntarily which added greatly to the
success and spirit of community games.
Indoor Soccer Boys
The first event of the year was U13 boys’ indoor soccer event in
Ennis. It gave the boys a great opportunity to get indoor match
experience. The team Jamie Butler, Nathan Kenny, Keith O’Donnell,
Patrick Lucas, Adam Stuart, Dean Lawlor-Joyce, Oisin Monaghan and
Stephen Geraghty. Whilst they didn’t progress on the day to the
county final it was a very valuable learning experience and the boys
had a great day. Many thanks
to Eugene Quinn (Bridgetown)
for his time and commitment to
the team.
narrowly beaten by Ennis in the semi final in extra time. The boys
beat Kilrush in the playoff for Bronze.
The team
members were
Oisin Minogue,
Tony Foley, Luke
Dillon, Diarmuid
Coleman, Cormac
Byrne, Tom Wood,
Adam Nolan,
Julienne Heaney,
Brandon Hannon
and Tom Seymour.
Killaloe
Community Games would like to thank Rob Mullane (Ballina) and
Ray Hickey (Ogonnello) for their time in training and supporting the
teams.
Indoor Soccer Girls
It was great to have a Killaloe Community Games girls’ team
participating in the 5 aside U10 indoor soccer county competition.
The team really well on their first day playing together, winning silver
medals. The girls team members were Karen O'Mahony, Lauren
Arthur, Rebecca Rodgers, Emily Byrne and Julia Elliot, Killaloe
Community Games would like to thank Brian O'Donnell (Ballina) for
his time in training and supporting the team.
Killaloe Community Games
entered 2 boys U10 teams in
the 5 aside soccer competition.
A very exciting day was had in
Ennis watching the boys win their first two matches but were
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Draughts
Draughts was a first time event for Killaloe and was well worth the
experience. An U12 and U14 mixed draughts teams travelled to Tulla
to the county Draughts competition in Tulla on Saturday March 1st.
The U12 team (Shane Geraghty, Stephen Geraghy, Jennifer Daly, Joe
McGrath and Jack Flanagan) played brilliantly and were just beaten
by Bridgetown. Well done to the U14 team (Adam Geraghty,Rachael
Daly,Tony Seymour,Linda Daly and Eoin Geraghty) who played
brilliantly and defeated Inch to win a bronze medal. Many thanks to
Lorraine Geraghty for her time and commitment to the teams.
Badminton
The Killaloe u15 badminton girl’s team competed in the county final
against Bridgetown. After a thrilling game they defeated Bridgetown
qualifying for the Munster competition. The county team included
Rachel Daly, Susan Daly, Linda Daly, Aoife Power, Anna Ryan and
Rosaleen Ryan
U10 Relay Cross Country Relay
Two teams competed in the County Cross Country U10 Relay in Lees
Road in Ennis on a glorious March morning. Both teams ran very well
against some very strong opposition.
Girls Team: Emily Byrne, Boys A: Gordy Wood, Jack Flanagan,
Stephen Geraghty, Shane Geraghty. Boys: Diarmuid Coleman, Tony
Foley, Cian O’Donnell, Tom Wood
Talent
Well done to Angela Seymour and Adam Geraghty who participated
in the County Community Games Solo Singing and Eibhlis Coleman in
the Solo Recitation in Sixmilebridge. All performed really well and did
Killaloe proud.
Rugby
Killaloe has never entered a team into the community games rugby
before so it was very exciting to be able to field a team, albeit a very
young one. Only one of the boys currently plays U11 rugby, the rest
play U10 & U9. Round 1: Killaloe v Ennis St Johns – won 5 tries to 2
with 3 scores from Ciaran, and a try apiece for Gordy and Stephen.
Semi final: Doora Barefield A v Killaloe – Doora Barefield were very
strong and scored 4 tries in the first five minutes. (They were the
overall winners on the day). The Killaloe boys never let their heads go
down and battled hard for the rest of the game only conceding one
more try before the final whistle blew. 3rd/4th playoff: Killaloe v
Doora Barefield B – the team was determined to come away with a
medal and they did! They tackled as if their lives depended on it and
played some great rugby. Try scorers were Ciaran Rodgers (3),
Gordon Wood (2), Shane Geraghty (1), Stephen Geraghty (1).
The girls U15 had thrilling games at the Munster Final in UL beating
Kerry in the Final. The Munster Team members: Aoife Daly, Anna
Ryan, Rosaleen Ryan and Emma Foley. Following on from the
Munsters the team travelled to Athlone to compete in the National
Community Games finals. The girls were narrowly beaten in the
semifinal against Leinster. The girls earned a well deserved bronze
national medal.
Team: Stephen Geraghty, Shane Geraghty, Liam Daly, Gordon Wood,
Kieran Rodgers, Laurent Chateau, Alexander Chateau, Aidan Foley,
Tony Foley and Diarmuid Coleman.
Many thanks to Nicola Wood and Noel Coleman for training and
supporting the team.
Many thanks to John Daly for coaching the team and his continued
support and enthusiasm for promoting Community games in Killaloe.
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Culture Corner
The culture corner team led by Sarah Devane and inspired by Brian
boru 1000th anniversary created a production of the Kincora call. The
performance was initiated by an intense and powerful narration from
Laura Bracken. The narration set the context of the Brian Boru era.
The narration was continued by Jennifer Daly which led the highlight
of the performance the Kincora Call. The team gave an amazing
performance and earned the 4th medal prize. Following the national
finals the team performed at the Cliffs of Moher for National
Heritage week and have been nominated for a Clare All star.
Many thanks to Sarah Devane for a beautifully written script and her
many days of work preparing the team for the Nationals.
Many thanks to the teachers of Killaloe Girls and Boys schools for
promoting this event and to Eva Scanlan for coordinating the event.
Art
The art competition was very popular. The following children won
the Killaloe Local competition and will represent Killaloe in the
county competition.
U8 Boys - Conor McClusker & Michael Adino
U10 Girls - Emily Byrne & Karen O'Mahony
U10 Boys -Conor Cusask & Diarmuid Coleman
U12 Boys- Oisin Monaghan & Keith O'Donnell
U12 Girls- Eimear Watson & Emma O'Mahony
U14 Boys- Eoin Geraghy & Julias Dadacay
U14 Girls- Kate O'Mahony
Handwriting
There were a great number of entries in the handwriting
competition which was run by the local schools. The
following children won the Killaloe Local competition
and will represent Killaloe in the county competition
U10 girls - Rebecca Rodgers
U10 boys - Dylan Tuohy
Well done to Hannah Power and Leah McKenna,
both pupils of Killaloe Girls School who won the U10
handwriting for Ballina Community Games and Derg
Community Games respectively.
Well done to Emily Byrne and Eoin Geraghty who won silver in the
county competition. This was a
superb result in a competition
where the standard was very
high. Many thanks to Eva Scanlan
&
Deirdre
Coleman
for
coordinating the event.
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Cycling on grass
The county 2km cycle on grass competition took place in CooraClare.
Adam and Shane Geraghty represented Killaloe and did Killaloe
proud. Many thanks to Fiona O’Mahony for coordinating the event.
and enjoyed the day. . Many thanks to Eugene Cusack and Noel
Coleman for training the boys coordinating the event.
Camogie
Swimming
Our swimming team had a very successful outing in the county
swimming finals in Ennis Pool. Medal winners were Rowan Barrett
Silver U14 Breaststroke, and Laura McGrath Bronze U12 Backstroke.
Certificate winners Adam Geraghty(U14) and Oisin Minogue (10) and
relay team were Maria Scanlan, Ava Barrett, Eibhlis Coleman, Aine
Scanlan, Eimear Watson,. Other participants who also had great
swims were Shane Geraghty, Laurent and Alexander Chateau. Well
done to all. Many thanks to Eva Scanlan for coordinating the event
and her continued support in promoting Community Games in
Killaloe
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Tennis
Our tennis team won silver in the county community games
competition in Ennis. This was our first time entering the tennis
event. With the help of Dearbhla Cronin promoting tennis in the boys
school, a number of boys were very keen to compete. Killaloe Ballina
tennis club allowed us their courts and Dearbhla coached the team.
Team: Ava Barrett, Eimear Watson, Eibhlis Coleman, Nathan Kenny,
Oisin monaghan, Dean Lawlor, David Chockijachk and Kevin Raggot.
Following on from this competition the boys school continued with
tennis coaching for all the school during Active School’s week. . Many
thanks Deirdre Coleman for coordinating the event.
The U14 Killaloe camogie team gave a great performance in the
County Camogie event against Feakle - Killanena under the guidance
of coach John Daly. The girls narrowly lost against Feakle-Killanena
who subsequently went on to win the County competition outright. It
was a great opportunity for girls who are members of other nearby
camogie clubs to come together and play in a community event.
Many thanks to Eva Scanlan and Fiona O’Mahony for coordinating
the event.
SpikeBall Boys U14
Well done to boys u14 spikeball who were narrowly defeated in
munster semifinal. The team consisted of Adam Geraghty, tony
Seymour, Eoin Geraghty, Patrick Lucas, Rowen Barrett and Michael
Goss. Many thanks to Orla Seymour for training and supporting the
team.
Gaelic Football
Our Boys U10 Gaelic Football team also competed recently in the
Banner Grounds in the County Competition. The team players were
Diarmuid Coleman, Cormac Byrne, Tony Foley, Cathal Scanlan, Julian
Heaney, Ciaran Rogers, Tom Seymour, Adam Nolan, Conor Cusack,
Tom Wood, Cian ODonnell, Aiden Foley, Oisin Minogue and Luke
Dillon. All played really well for their first gaelic football competition
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Sports Day
On the May bank holiday the Committee
organised a very successful open sports day at
which the local athletics events were run off. The
day was a wonderful community occasion with
lots of fun activities like egg & spoon, 3 legged
race, teddy bear race, tug of war. All under age
track races were run and the qualifiers went
forward to Ennis County Games.
Below are a sample of the many excellent photos taken by Veronica
Collins.
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County Finals Ennis
Oisin Monaghan qualified for final of U12 600m and Oisin Minogue
won bronze in 200m
The Killaloe athletics team travelled to Ennis to participate in 60, 80
& 100M sprints, 200, 400, 600 & 800M distances, ball throw, long Puc
and the relays in June. The team marched in the opening ceremony
parade, and proudly carried out the Kincora Call earning the winning
prize in the parade
Special thanks
Dean Mulqueen won silver in u14 100m. Oisin minogue won bronze
in the U10 200m. Alexander Wood won a certificate in u12 100m.
Boys U12 relay team won bronze - Alexander wood, Stephen
Geraghty, Gearoid Rodgers, Oisin Monaghan and Andy Lynch.
Jennifer Daly won her heat in the girls U12 600m and finished 6th in
the final.
Killaloe Community Games committee would like to thank all those
who have helped out behind the scenes and the parents of all
children who took part in the events. Many thanks to the teachers of
Killaloe Girls and Boys schools for promoting community games.
Summary
Overall it has been a good start and the experience to date has
provided the Committee with invaluable insight on what works and
what doesn’t. The plan is to use this to continue growing the interest
in the Killaloe area for both children and parents alike and to put
some of these learning’s into practice for 2015. Contact Deirdre
Coleman 087-6838599, Eva Scanlan 087-8180186, Fiona O’Mahony
087-9257714 or John Daly 087-2445817 for more details.
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