Success for Westmeath in Leinster Community Games semi-finals
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Under 10 Draughts Team (from Ballynacargy Sonna) Leinster gold medal winners (from left) John Ross, Lucy Sheridan, Sophie Martin, Sarah Maguire, Grace Cahill, Florence Lyons and Alex Maher.Image 2 of 14
Table Tennis Team Girls U13 (from Milltown Emper Moyvore) Leinster gold medallists: Nollaig Finnerty,Robyn Duffy, Maisie Conway, Lily Hartnett and Georga Walsh. Silver Medallists: Rachel Devaney, Lauren Brennan, Brónagh Ballesty, Bonnie Conway.Image 3 of 14
Rugby 7s Girls (from Multyfarnham) Leinster gold medal winners, Annabeth Fallon, Isabella Melligan, Aoife Leavy, Phillippa Sweeney, Holly Short, Orlaith Wiseman, Emily Glennon, Rhionna Sullivan, Aisling Mulhern, Cadhla Guilfoyle with Joe Fox, Leinster coordinator.Image 4 of 14
Badminton Team Boys U15 (from Milltown Emper Moyvore) Leinster gold medallists: Jason Flannery, Bryan Pendred, Kyle Creagh-Dillon, Ollie Byrne, Cathal Donohoe, Nick Finnerty.Image 5 of 14
Table Tennis Boys U13 Team (from Rochfortbridge), Leinster gold medallists.Image 6 of 14
Indoor Soccer Boys U10, Leinster silver medallists: John Geelon, Hugo Gibney, Huw Keaveney, Michael Kiernan, Killian Minnock, Olly Wright, Jack Shaw and Ethan Byrne.Image 7 of 14
Girls Badminton Team Leinster, silver medallists (from Milltown Emper Moyvore), Nollaig Finnerty, Holly Moran, Maisie Conway, Robyn Duffy and Ella Kiernan.Image 8 of 14
Indoor Soccer Girls U10 (from Drumraney Tang), Leinster semi-finalists: Laragh Aspell, Dearbhla McHugh, Lily Smyth, Amelia Paradis, Eva Connell , Mae McLoughlin, Kaylee Martin and Laura Connolly.Image 9 of 14
Futsal Girls U13 Team (from Drumraney Tang), Leinster semi-finalists: Alannah Murray, Saoirse McCormack, Eva Lynam, Aoife McHugh, Erin Rattray, Laura Gardiner, Eva Hickey and Lauren Moran.Image 10 of 14
Rugby 7s Boys (from Collinstown Fore), Leinster semi-finalists, (starting at back, from left) Alfie O’Farrell, Kevin Kiernan, Daithi O’Rourke, Louis Kiernan and Emmet Devine; (front) Ben Clerkin, Tom Nolan, Toby Mulcahy and Sean Kavanagh.Image 11 of 14
Indoor Soccer Girls U13 (from Gainstown Milltownpass), Leinster semi-finalists: Penny Bohan, Emily McDonnell, Eilis Nohilly, Kate O’Donoghue, Orla Cosgrave and Katie Bohan.Image 12 of 14
Draughts U12 Team (from Ballynacargy Sonna), Leinster semi-finalists, Donal Keena, Sarah Tyrrell, Oisin Boyce, Aoife Dunleavy, George Culbert and Dee Cahill.Image 13 of 14
Chess U16 Team (from Moate), Leinster semi-finalists): Bedhbh Doolin, Conor Dwyer, Justin Lynch, Tom O’Connell and Nemhain Doolin.Image 14 of 14
Futsal U13 Boys (from Drumraney Tang), Leinster semi-finalists: Joseph McLoughlan, Sean Connell, Sean O’Connor, Gavin Higgins, Charlie Donoghue, Jayden Quinn and Oisin Donoghue.Many congratulations and big well done to all the participants who took part in various events and represented County Westmeath in the Cairn Community Games Leinster semi-finals and finals.
Leinster gold medal winners who go forward to the national finals at the end of May include: the Draughts under 10 team (from Ballynacargy Sonna), the Table Tennis girls under 13 team (Milltown Emper Moyvore), the Rugby 7s girls team (Multyfarnham), the Table Tennis under 13 boys team (Rochfortbridge), the Badminton under 15 boys team (Milltown Emper Moyvore) and the Table Tennis under 16 boys team (Milltown Emper Moyvore).
The local volunteers offered special thanks to all the other volunteers across the county and in Leinster who give their time to support the running of Community Games, and especially to Westmeath Community Games secretary, Sean Liston, who works tirelessly to ensure the smooth running of events.
As the motto for this year Cairn Community Games goes, ‘We’re All In!’.
(Missing from the photos are the Table Tennis Boys U16 Leinster gold medal winners (from Milltown Emper Moyvore) – Tristan Duncan, Cathal Mulvey, Joseph Maguire and Mark Lambert.)