National Results (1971-1979)
clare National Final results (1971-1979)
John O'Sullivan (RIP) assembled a list of Clare competitors who won National Community Games medals over many years.
National Finals 1971
Ten Clare athletes participated in the National Finals in Santry in 1971 - the first year that Clare Community Games participated.
Bronze
Cushla Murphy, O'Callaghans Mills: Girls U/16 1500m.
National Finals 1972
Clare finished in fourth place in the overall clasification at the Santry games of 1972.
Gold
Cushla Murphy, O'Callaghans Mills: Girls U/16 1500m
Jim McInerney, Tulla: Boys U/8 80m & Boys U/8 100m
Silver
Fidelma Markham, Ennis: Girls U/10 100m, Girls U/10 200m & Girls U/10 60m Hurdles
Bronze
Margaret Larkin, Ennis: Girls U/14 800m
Fourth
Concepta Fennell, Carrigaholt: Girls U/8 100m
Teresa Meehan, Kilmurry: Girls U/14 Long Jump
Carrigaholt: Girls U/12 Relay (Team: Mar Flynn, Bernie Kelly, Ruth McMahon, Ann O'Gorman)
National Finals 1973
At the first games in Mosney, Clare won the National Community Games Trophy presented by Butlins and the National Dairy Council Trophy was awarded to Margaret Larkin and John Pyne.
Gold
Margaret Larkin, Ennis: Girls U/16 1500m
John Pyne, Kilrush: Boys U/14 Shot Putt
Silver
Michael Glynn, Ennis: Boys U/12 Long Puck
Newmarket-on-Fergus: Handball U/15 (Team: K. Varden, P. Devanney, J. Donnellan, T. Flanagan, L. Ward)
Bronze
Gail McGuane, Shannon: Girls U/8 100m
Shannon: Girls U/13 Handball (Team: Annette Curran, Marion Ryan, Orla Greene, Sandra Barron)
Stephen McGrath, Tulla: Boys U/10 60m Hurdles
Certificate
Rose O'Sullivan, Ennis: Girls U/8 80m
National Finals 1974
Sixmilebridge were awarded the National Dairy Council Community Milk Merit Award for best promotional effort at Mosney in 1974.
Gold
Margaret Larkin, Ennis: Girls U/16 1500m
Silver
Sean O'Sullivan, Ennis: Judo
Gerard Mulcaire, Kilrush: Judo
Frank Sweeney, Ennis: Boys U/16 High Jump
Newmarket-on-Fergus: Boys U/13 Handball
Bronze
Pat Cooney, Sixmilebridge: Boys U/10 100m
Mary McMahon, Ennis: Judo
Bill Mulcaire, Kilrush: Judo
Certificate
Josephine Nugent, Barefield: Girls U/10 200m
Irene O'Sullivan, Ennis: Judo
National Finals 1975
The National Dairy Council Milk Merit Award was won by Feakle at the Mosney games of 1975.
Gold
Brian Cummane, Shannon: Boys U/16 Discus
Newmarket-on-Fergus: Boys U/15 Handball (Team: Hughie Varden, Des Hayes, Pakie Power, Charlie Coughlan, G. Ward)
Silver
Tyrone Allard, Ennis: Judo
Ann Lynch, Ennis: Judo
Frank Sweeney, Ennis: Boys U/16 High Jump
Bronze
Martin Mulcaire, Kilrush: Judo
Martin Fennell, Ennis: Boys U/10 Freestyle
Ennis: Hurling (Team: M. Glynn, S. Ryan, B. Mulcaire, E. Kelly, J. English, M. Glynn, G. Browne, S. Lyons, G. Guilfoyle, J. Cleary, T. Mannion, M. McEnery, J. O'Halloran, M. Mounsey, R. Casey, E. McMahon, T. English, J. O'Connor, B. O'Connell, J.J. Dormer)
National Finals 1976
Gold
Ann O'Sullivan, Ennis: Judo Open
Billy Denise, Shannon: Boys U/12 Art
Silver
Tiernan Downes, Parteen : Boys U/10 Gymnastics
Brian Slattery, Feakle: Boys U/12 Long Puck
Bronze
Tom O'Sullivan, Ennis: Boys U/14 Freestyle
Olive Burke, Parteen: Girls U/10 100m
Joe O'Connor, Ennis: Judo U/55 kg
Joan O'Dwyer, Kilrush: Judo U/40 kg
Certificate
Shannon: Camogie (Team: Ann Gallery, Clare Jones, Carol Fitzgibbon, Deirdre Kearns, Ann Nealon, Rose O'Brien, Kay O'Mara, Pat Austin, Fiona Byrne, Mary Carroll, Caroline O'Meara, Denise Curran, Carol Power, Martina Deegan, Roisin Browne, Rosaleen O'Shaughnessy)
National Finals 1977
Clare finished in sixth place in the overall classification at the Mosney games of 1977.
Silver
Rose O'Sullivan, Ennis: Judo U/35 kg
Tommy Keane, Ennis: Judo U/35 kg
David Hennessy, Ennis: Boys U/8 Freestyle
Bronze
Kevin Allard, Ennis: Boys U/14 Shot Putt
Neil Ryan, Ennis: Boys U/10 100m
Joan McInerney, Cratloe: Girls U/12 600m
Patricia Hennessy, Ennis: Girls U/14 Breaststroke
Tara Crevan, Newmarket-on-Fergus: Girls U/12 Freestyle
Ennis: Girls U/13 Swimming Squad (Team: Eve Counihan, Orla Duffy, Patricia Hennessy, Siobhan Mullally, Nora Murphy)
Joan O'Dwyer, Kilrush Judo U/50 kg
Certificate
Bernard O'Brien, Ennis West: Boys U/12 100m
Bernadette Loughnane, Ennis West: Girls U/8 100m
Sean Lyne, Ennis West: Boys U/8 100m
National Finals 1978
Gold
Ronan Nicholson, Cratloe: Boys U10 200m
Bronze
David Hennessy, Clarecastle/Ballyea: Boys U/10 Freestyle
Norma Murphy, Ennis: Boys U/14 Freestyle
Niamh Glynn, Ennis: Girls U/16 Freestyle
Lisa Nicholson, Cratloe: Girls U/8 100m
Certificates
Ennis: Boys U/12 Relay (Team: James O'Keeffe, Neil Ryan, Thomas Burke, Peter O'Brien)
Ennis: Girls U/13 Swimming Squad (Team: Noram Murphy, Rose O'Sullivan, Dympna O'Connell, Marie Dalton, Geraldine Coyne)
National Finals 1979
Gold
Ronan Nicholson, Cratloe: Boys U/12 600m
Vivienne Barry, Parteen: Girls U/8 Gymnastics
Silver
Yvonne Loughnane, Ennis: Girls U/8 80m
Neil Ryan, Ennis: Boys U/12 100m
Lisa Nicholson, Cratloe: Girls U/8 100m
Ronan Cahir, Ennis: Boys U/8 Freestyle
David Hennessy, Clarecastle/Ballyea: Boys U/10 Freestyle
Patricia O'Sullivan, Shannon: Girls U/16 Backcrawl
Parteen: Boys Pitch & Putt (Team: Alan Small, Billy Diegan, Larry Walsh, Thomas Normoyle)
Bronze
Shannon: Boys U/12 Relay (Team: Frankie Nolan, Shane Doyle, Trevor White, David O'Neill, Vincent Halloway)
Norma Murphy, Ennis: Girls U/14 Freestyle
Augusta Murphy, Parteen: Girls U/16 Gymnastics
Kevin Allard, Ennis: Judo Open
Ted Wynne, Ennis: Judo U/35 kg
Siobhan Shanahan, Ennis: Judo U/50 kg
Fourth
John Keane, Kilmurry: Judo U/45 kg
Kilkishen: Camogie (Team: Caroline Carmody, Teresa Canny, Carmel McMahon, Marie O'Connell, Martina O'Connell, Sheila O'Halloran, Linda Coughlan, Ann Murnane, Eileen Donnellan, Theresa Naughton, Patricia Torpey, Marie Clancy, Pauline Torpey, Mary Nash, Bernadette Moroney)
