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GOLDEN Vale milk Clare community games had a very successful weekend at the natioanl finals in Athlone I.T. They had great success in the boys pitch & putt from Doora/Barefield winning gold as did Doora/Barefield sisters Roisin & Ciara Cahill in Judo. Winning gold also was Eoin Rouine of Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor and Rory McEvoy Doora/Barefield in swimming events. The 3 silver medals were won in the judo.
Clare had 98 competitors at the finals & brought home a total of 78 medals which is a great achievement for any county. 9 Gold, 3 silver, 15 bronze & 51 of the lovely 4th place medals. All 5 judo competitors brought home medals.
The standard in swimming was extremely high but most of Clare children qualified for semi finals.
In cycling all 4 competitors took to the track in very wet conditions with 3 of them qualifying for finals. Standard was extremely high with last years gold medalist Lauren McConway getting a well deserved bronze and Cathal Browne also of Quin/Clooney who fought hard for the 4th place.
On Saturday evening the variety group team from Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry took to the stage and put on a brilliant display of music, song, dance & comedy and won them- selved 4th place.Following their long tradition of representing the county.
Doora/Barefield did extremely well in the medals.
In the gymnastics u-14 boys Peter Stack of Clarecastle/Ballyea has represented Clare in the national finals for seven years and this was his 1st medal.
Results
Gold – Eoin Rouine – Ennistymon/Lahinch/ Liscannor in u-10 freestyle Rory McEvoy-Doora/Barefield u-14 backstroke Roisin Cahill – Doora/Barefield – judo up to 25kgs Ciara Cahill – Doora/Barefield – judo up to 50kgs Boys pitch & putt Doora/Barefield – Colum Devine, Niall Keane, Cathal Clune, Danny Mungovan, Sean Myatt Silver –Tara Walsh – Ennis St Johns – judo up to 30kgs Nicki hardiman – Doora/Barefiel – judo up to 25kgs IkemUgwuery – Ennis St Johns – judo up to 45kgs Bronze – Lauren McConway – Quin/Clooney – cycling u-14 Hugh McMahon – Doora/Barefield – u-14 freestyle Dianne Carmody – Doora/Barefield – gymnastics u-10 Eleanor O’Loughlin – Ennistymon/ Lahinch/Liscannor Gymnastics u-12 Hugo Kinahan – Cratloe – gymnastics u-10 Peter Stack – Clareccastle/Ballyea – gymnastics u-14 Girls pitch & putt – Ennis St Johns – Hannah Bredin,Aisling Maher, Rachel Coote, Emma Neylon, Elana Bradley Boys swimming squad u-16 – Doora/Barefield – Rory McEvoy, Lorcan Casey, Patrick Cooney, Hugh McMahon 4th place medals –Cathal Browne – Quin/Clooney – cycling u-12 Dara Gleeson – Ennis St Johns – u-14 butterfly Laura Culliney – Doora/Barefield –gymnastics u-16 Girls u-13 swimming squad – Ennistymon/Lahinch/ Liscannor – Aoibhin O’Sullivan , Eva Guinane, Isabel Coleman, Lea Gosseau, Kate Gilna Girls u-16 swimming squad – Doora/Barefield – Sarah O’Reilly, Orlaith O’Neill, Hannah O’Brien, Eimear McGrath, JaneTaylor Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry variety u-16 – James Connor, Jennifer Gaule, Claire Corbett, Caroline Hogan, Shane Hayes, Eimear McDermott, Kim Stephen, Jenny Flynn, Dervla Murray, Jessica Wilmot, Leanne Gaule, Sarah Collins, Slaine Carey Ennis St Johns u-12 boys soccer – Jack Connolly, Frank Roche, IkemUgwuery, Jesse Onejekwe, Darren O’Brien, Kevin O’Connor, Josh Costin, Conor McDaid, PhilipoTalty, RobbieWoods, Ronan Lanagan, Fionn Nolan, Rory Brennan, Sam Ogundare, Stephen Kennedy Girls volleyball u-16 – Doora/Barefield – Kate Norton, Cliodhna Fanning, Gabrielle De Silva, Jessica O’Connor, Caoimhe Feerick, Meghan Fitzgerald, Claire Purcell, Niamh Courtney, Sarah Jane O’Connell, Jenny Hansbury