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ENNIS St Johns Community Games have gone online with the launch of the organisation’s new website.
The website will provide up to date information on competitions and a comprehensive results services. It will also serve as a valuable resource tool and photographic archive, de- tailing the long history of Ennis St John.
The website was launched recently by Mayor of Ennis, Tommy Brennan at the Clare Museum. In his speech Mr Brennan congratulated the work of the committee and highlighted for praise the immense work done by volunteers to benefit the children in sport and other activities associated
with the community games.
Other speakers on the night includ- ed Eddie Power, Town Clerk, Coun- cillor Pat Daly, Councillor Mary Coote Ryan, Graham Meekins, Na- tional Officer Community Games and Joe Lynch, Chairman of Ennis St Johns Community Games, Fianna Fail TD, Timmy Dooley, Fine Gael TD, Joe Carey, Rev Bob Hanna and Rose Meekins, Mary Lenihan and Ann Chaplain representing the Com- munity Games county executive.
Local schools and sports clubs also attended the launch as did members of the Ennis St Johns under 10 mixed relay team and Tony Odubote, who won gold at the National finals in Mosney.
Most interest on the night centered
on results and sport star awards, which date from 1976 to 2006 and were compiled by John and Cecilia O’Sullivan, founder members of En- nis Community Games.
The first Clare Community Games were held in August 1971 when the county athletics finals were held in Cusack Park Ennis.
In that opening year, the new com- munity at Shannon made its mark by sweeping the majority of the titles.
Community Games in Clare has flourished in the interim thanks to expanded activity, which now in- volves 40 different areas, and the investment of time, energy and or- ganizational resources by committed voluntary groups.
The concerted community effort
behind Community Games in Clare has yielded rich rewards and contin- ues to add to its reputation with new initiatives, which are setting new standards for the rest of the country.
In 1971, Clare’s first Community Games team had a total of 71 ath- ei roh
Now almost 37 years later, Com- munity Games in the county involves some 12,000 people taking part in over 40 different activities and, with up to 1000 volunteers organizing events. Clare sends an average of 250 qualifiers to the National Finals annually.
The new website was sponsored and designed by Fanore Software and can be found at www.enniscom- munitygames.org.