County Athletics 2023

The St Francis Credit Union Clare Community Games Annual County Athletic Finals were held on Sunday 14th May in John O’Sullivan Park, Lees Road. Hundreds of children from twenty-six areas across the county participated in Relays, Track and Field events. There was an opening ceremony at 12 noon where all the competitors and their mentors paraded on the track behind their area banner. The parade was led by torch bearer Ava Rochford from Ennis St John’s. The Chairman Graham Meakins in welcoming everyone to our County Athletic Finals, especially Barbara Maher representing out Sponsors St Francis Credit Union who also presented a cheque for this year. He welcomed the Mayor of Ennis Claire Colleran Molloy, President of Clare Community Games Mrs Cecilia O’Sullivan, the County executive committee, all the volunteers at area and county level who give so much time and energy for the children of Clare. Without these volunteers there would be no community games. He thanked St Francis Credit Union for their continued Sponsorship, Clare County Council, and the caretaker at John O’Sullivan Park for the wonderful facility to host the finals. He thanked the parents and children for turning out in such numbers. He wished all the competitors the very best and hoped they have a very enjoyable experience.

See more photos on Facebook courtesy of Flan Brennan and Mary Phelan

Mayor Claire Colleran Molloy praised all the volunteers across the county who give so much of their time to enable the children of Clare to participate in such a wide variety of events. She said Clare County Council were always glad to support Clare Community Games in any way they can. She said she loves Community Games and delighted to attend. She wished all the participants success today and in the future. The Community Games Pledge was read in Irish by Promise Jolaoshu Ennis St John’s, in English by Emer Finucane Kilmihil. Amhran na Bhfiann was sung splendidly by winner of the Community Games U16 Singing competition Keelin Clune Quin/Clooney. The Community Games torch was lit by Ava Rochford.

The Chairperson then declared the games opened.

The competition was extremely high with some very close finishings on the day. Good friendly rivalry. Best of luck to all going forward. The first four placed in individual Track events will qualify for the Munster Regional finals which will be held in John O’Sullivan Park, Lees Road in the coming weeks while the first two in Field events will go forward to the National finals in Carlow in August as will the first in each Relay.

Parade Results

1. Lisdoonvarva – Shannon Development Cup
2. Doora/Barefield
3. Cratloe
Small Area – Cooraclare/Cree
Mascot – Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly.

GIRLS EVENTS
U10 80M HURDLES
1 Juliana Odubote Ennis-St-Johns
2 Katie Carmody Ballynacally-Lissycasey
3 Amy Ganda Doora-Barefield
4 Heather Harrison Quin-Clooney

U14 80M HURDLES
1 Kayla Moylan Ennis-St-Johns
2 Emily Hick Ballynacally-Lissycasey
3 Aoibhin Daly Doora-Barefield
4 Grace Lorigan Kilmihil

RELAYS

U12 GIRLS RELAY
1 Ennis St John's: Ember Gilligan, Caoimhe Monks, Ailbhe O'Neill, Sophia Tracy
2 Ballynacally Lissycasey: Rowen Cahill, Jenna Coughlan, Sadhbh Geary, Nicole Griffin
3 Doora-Barefield: Alanna Carroll, Ruby Courtney, Jessica Hassett, Olivia Shannon
4 Clarecastle Ballyea: Aoibhinn Chambers, Ally Considine, Emily Quinn, Aoife Vaughan

U14 GIRLS RELAY
1 Inch Kilmaley Connolly: Moira Maher, Caoimhe McNamara, Caoimhe Neylon, Rebecca Reid
2 Ennis St John's: Aisling Kelly, Kayla Moylan, Ava O'Boyle, Samantha Olabiyi
3 Cooraclare Cree: Simone Considine, Ruby Lillis, Emma Townsend, Rachel Townsend
4 Ballynacally Lissycasey: Chloe Donnelly, Emma Kelly, Kara Lynch, Caoimhe McMahon
4 Clarecastle Ballyea: Allison Donnelly, Grace Dwyer, Caoimhe Francis, Clara Vaughan

U16 GIRLS RELAY
1 Ennis St John's: Kayla Connellan, Juliana Gea, Meave Kelly, Grainne Leyden

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL TRACK

U8 60 METRES
1 Anna Murphy Ballynacally-Lissycasey
2 Faye Power Clarecastle-Ballyea
3 Alisha Grenham Doora-Barefield
4 Kate Hannon Corofin-Kilnaboy

U8 80 METRES
1 Holly Nagle Ennis-St-Johns
2 Crea Brosnan Clarecastle-Ballyea
3 Darcy Quin Ennis-St-Johns
4 Seana Lee Reilly Crusheen-Ballinruan-Tubber

U10 100 METRES
1 Mia Kelly Miltown-Malbay
2 Emily Moran Newmarket-on-Fergus
3 Isla O’Rourke Crusheen-Ballinruan-Tubber
4 Jessie O'Driscoll Doora-Barefield

U10 200 METRES
1 Orlaith O Rourke Ballynacally-Lissycasey
2 Laoise Malone Ennis-St-Johns
3 Keeva O' Loughlin Broadford-Kilbane-Kilmore
4 Quinn Hughes Shannon

U12 100 METRES
1 Abbie Gallagher Doonbeg
2 Ember Gilligan Ennis-St-Johns
3 Sophie Harrison Quin-Clooney
4 Jessica Hassett Doora-Barefield

U12 200 METRES
1 Olivia Shannon Doora-Barefield
2 Sophia Tracy Ennis-St-Johns
3 Una McMahon Doonbeg
4 Rowen Cahill Ballynacally-Lissycasey

U12 600 METRES
1 Ailbhe O'Neill Ennis-St-Johns
2 Nicole Griffin Ballynacally-Lissycasey
3 Lily Considine Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor
4 Una O Connell Miltown-Malbay

U14 100 METRES
1 Rebecca Reid Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly
2 Ava O'Boyle Ennis-St-Johns
3 Annabelle O'Rourke Crusheen-Ballinruan-Tubber
4 Simone Considine Cooraclare-Cree

U14 800 METRES
1 Aisling Kelly Ennis-St-Johns
2 Caoimhe McNamara Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly
3 Caoimhe Neylon Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly
4 Sinead Robertson Doonbeg

U16 100 METRES
1 Juliana Gea Ennis-St-Johns
2 Maebh Wixted Broadford-Kilbane-Kilmore
3 Grainne Leyden Ennis-St-Johns
4 Caoimhe Hourigan Shannon

U16 200 METRES
1 Grainne Kennedy Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor
2 Maeve Kelly Ennis-St-Johns
3 Kayla Connellan Ennis-St-Johns
4 Megan Lynch Ballynacally-Lissycasey

U16 1500 METRES
1 Sophie Maher Ballynacally-Lissycasey
2 Sarah Crowe Ennis-St-Johns
3 Lily Larkin Ennis-St-Johns

GIRLS FIELD EVENTS

U12 BALL THROW
1 Abigail Grenham Doora-Barefield
2 Zoe Perez Mannering Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry
3 Emma Lernihan Cooraclare-Cree
4 Ella O Brien Quin-Clooney

U12 LONG JUMP
1 Alanna Carroll Doora-Barefield
2 Aoife Vaughan Clarecastle-Ballyea
3 Anna O'Connor Doora-Barefield
4 Caoimhe Monks Ennis-St-Johns

U14 JAVELIN
1 Ruby Lillis Cooraclare-Cree
2 Lucy Kelly Doonbeg

U14 LONG JUMP
1 Clara Vaughan Clarecastle-Ballyea
2 Elke Downes Kilmihil

U14 LONG PUCK
1 Eva Wynne Killanena-Flagmount
2 Mairead McNamara Clarecastle-Ballyea
3 Moira Maher Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly
4 Aly Carmody Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly

U14 SHOT PUTT
1 Cait McCarthy Doora-Barefield
2 Leah Griffin Ballynacally-Lissycasey
3 Siofra Lahiff Doora-Barefield
4 Abbie O'Gorman Cratloe

U16 DISCUS
1 Caoillinn O'Mara Killanena-Flagmount

U16 HIGH JUMP
1 Zoe Quinn Tulla
2 ISABEL MAHER Broadford-Kilbane-Kilmore
3 Lianda McGuire Quin-Clooney

MIXED RELAY EVENTS

U10 MIXED RELAY
1 Ballynacally Lissycasey:  Michael Haugh, Sean Hick, Orla Meere, Orlaith Orourke
2 Ennis St John's: Sam Crean, Oisin Leahy, Laoise Malone, Juiana Odubote
3 Newmarket On Fergus: Jack Collins, Orla Henchy, Oran Mgahon, Emily Moran
4 Doora Barefield (Maroon): Amy Ganda, Hugh Garvey, Sean Hassett, Jessie O'Driscoll

U13 MIXED RELAY
1 Shannon: JJ Carthyc, Glen Hughes, Molly Moroney, Muireann Migacz
2 Doora Barefield: Sarah Brodie, Aoibhin Daly, Joe Fennell, Mia Garvey
3 Crusheen Ballinruan Tubber: Odhran Hassett, Isla Hirst, Josh O'Halloran, Annabelle O'Rourke
4 Cooraclare Cree: James Considine, Olivia McNamara, Darragh Mescell. Siofra O'Brien

U15 MIXED RELAY
1 Inch Kilmaly Connolly: Aly Carmody, Siobhan Healy, Sean Maher, Joseph Neylon

BOYS EVENTS

HURDLES
U10 60M HURDLES
1 Teddy Courtney Doora-Barefield
2 Oisin Leahy Ennis-St-Johns
3 Darragh Moran Clarecastle-Ballyea
4 Michael Gilligan Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry

U14 80M HURDLES
1 Odhran Hassett Crusheen-Ballinruan-Tubber
2 Tadgh Austin Cooraclare-Cree
3 Ilijaan Rhudhani Lisdoonvarna

BOYS RELAYS

U12 BOYS RELAY
1 Ennis St John's: Rhys Cusack, Riain Duignan, Hugh Melody, Adam Rochford
2 Doora Barefield: James Cosgrove, Daire Cullinan, Eoin McInerney, Aidan Moroney
3 Sixmilebridge Kilmurry: Jack Fitzgerald, Caelan Hayes, Jack Monahan, Scott O'Neill
4 Quin Clooney: Dara Brohan, Fionn McGuire, Jack McMahon, Conan O'Mullane

U14 BOYS RELAY
1 Ennis St Johns: Ruadhan Casey, Eric McMahon, Conor O'Boyle, Stephen O'Neill
2 Cooraclare Cree:Tadgh Austin, Cian Burke, Shane Burke, Gavin Browne

U16 BOYS RELAY
1 Ennis St John's: Matthew Bashua, Promise Jolaoshu, Aidan O'Connell, Dylan Tierney
2 Cooraclare Cree: Gabriel Fennell, Joseph Lernihan, Conor Looney, Darragh Townsend

BOYS INDIVIDUAL TRACK EVENTS

U8 60 METRES
1 Daniel McAteer Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly
2 Danny Browne Quin-Clooney
3 Cathal Carmody Ballynacally Lissycasey
4 Iarlaith Shannon Corofin-Kilnaboy

U8 80 METRES
1 Noah Ryan Broadford-Kilbane-Kilmore
2 Jack Higgins Ballynacally Lissycasey
3 Danny Kinsella Corofin-Kilnaboy
4 Aidan Healy Ballynacally Lissycasey

U10 100 METRES
1 Tommy Considine Cooraclare-Cree
2 Adam O Callaghan Corofin-Kilnaboy
3 Landon Morrish Crusheen-Ballinruan-Tubber
4 Finn Benedict Twomey Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry

U10 200 METRES
1 Sean Hick Ballynacally-Lissycasey
2 Cian Vaughan Crusheen-Ballinruan-Tubber
3 Rhys Cunningham Crusheen-Ballinruan-Tubber
4 Sam Crean Ennis-St-Johns

U12 100 METRES
1 Jack Monahan Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry
2 Ronan Kelly Ennis-St-Johns
3 Scott O' Neill Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry
4 James Considine Cooraclare-Cree

U12 200 METRES
1 Rhys Cusack Ennis-St-Johns
2 Daire Cullinan Doora-Barefield
3 Ryan Commerford Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry
4 Dylan Commerford Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry

U12 600 METRES
1 Dylan Keane Shannon
2 Dara Brohan Quin-Clooney
3 Aidan McNamara Ballynacally-Lissycasey
4 Hugh Melody Ennis-St-Johns

U14 100 METRES
1 Ruadhan Casey Ennis-St-Johns
2 Cian Maxted Quin-Clooney
3 Ryan Corbett Broadford-Kilbane-Kilmore
4 Eric McMahon Ennis-St-Johns

U14 800 METRES
1 Stephen O'Neill Ennis-St-Johns
2 Daniel McNamara Ballynacally-Lissycasey
3 Cathal O'Rourke Ballynacally-Lissycasey
4 Thomas OSullivan Cratloe

U16 100 METRES
1 Matthew Bashua Ennis-St-Johns
2 Sean Maher Inch-Kilmaley-Connolly
3 Colin Duff Tulla
4 Joseph Lernihan Cooraclare-Cree

U16 200 METRES
1 Promise Jolaoshu Ennis-St-Johns
2 Rian Collins Cratloe
3 Aidan O'Connell Ennis-St-Johns
4 Gabriel Fennell Cooraclare-Cree

U16 1500 METRES
1 Simon Farrell Crusheen-Ballinruan-Tubber
2 Michael Donnelly Ballynacally-Lissycasey
3 Daithi O'Leary Inagh-Kilnamona
4 Jack Dilleen Doora-Barefield

BOYS FIELD EVENTS

U12 BALL THROW
1 Fionn McGuire Quin-Clooney
2 Adam Rochford Ennis-St-Johns
3 Sean Moroney Killanena-Flagmount
4 Oran Kennedy Doora-Barefield

U12 LONG JUMP
1 Eoin Keane Ennis-St-Johns
2 Jack O Driscoll Doora-Barefield
3 Shane McCarthy Doora-Barefield
4 Adam Gillan Clarecastle-Ballyea

U12 LONG PUCK
1 Robert O Hara Cratloe
2 Sean McNamara Newmarketonfergus
3 Darragh Toomey Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry
4 Eoin McInerney Doora-Barefield

U14 JAVELIN
1 Seamus McGuire Quin-Clooney

U14 LONG JUMP
1 Max Garvey Doora-Barefield

U14 SHOT PUTT
1 Jack Flynn Cratloe
2 Shaun Woods Crusheen-Ballinruan-Tubber
3 Cian Burke Cooraclare-Cree
4 Conor O'Boyle Ennis-St-Johns

U16 DISCUS
1 DANIEL FINUCANE Kilmihil

U16 HIGH JUMP
1 Thomas O'Connor Doora-Barefield
2 Patrick Byrne O'Connell Lisdoonvarna

Download 2023 Athletics Program.

Thanks to Mary Phelan, PRO, and all those who compiled results and to Mary and Flan Brennan for sending on photographs.