Galway Community Games Youth

Massive Congrats to Liam👏🏼

Great end to the year for Liam winning the inaugural Connacht U18 athlete of the year award

RIP Tony❤️

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Amazing achievement by Liam Shaw!

Congratulations to Liam Shaw, Athenry AC on winning the U15 Shot Putt Title in a New Championship Record of 15.13m at today's Scottish Athletics National Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Liam also picked up a National Silver Medal in the 60M Hurdles

Liam's Throws Today
13.72m 14.44m 14.89m 14.36m 14.97m 15.13m (CB)

A great opportunity for local Community Games areas to train up a coach!

Congratulations to Athenry's Rebecca Caulfield who has been named on the Connacht Team for next weeks GAA Rounders Interprovincials taking place at the Athlone Regional Sports Centre, Connacht will play Leinster in the 1st Semi-Final with the winners playing the winners of the 2nd Semi-Final Munster v Ulster in the Interpro Final.
In 2013 Rebecca captained an Athenry Community Games Rounders team to County Gold, Connaught Gold & a 4th Place at the Community Games National Finals in Athlone, Rebecca also won a Galway Community Games County Gold in Solo Singing.
Rebecca congrats on your selection to the Connacht Team you have always been a fantastic ambassador for both Athenry & Galway Community Games, we are so PROUD OF YOU.

Photo: Rebecca Caulfield receiving the 2013 - U13 Connaught Community Games Rounders Shield from Tony Lee, President, Connaught Community Games.

Connacht GAA Rounders
We are delighted to announce the following players will represent Connacht on Sunday, March 31st in the Athlone Regional Sports Centre.

Claire Ryder, Breaffy, Mayo
Steve Jordan, Breaffy, Mayo
Karen O’ Neill, Breaffy, Mayo
Mike O’ Neill, Breaffy, Mayo
Margaret Fitzgibbon, Breaffy, Mayo
Gerry Scahill, Breaffy, Mayo
Colette McTigue, Breaffy, Mayo
Fiona Raftery, Ml.Glaveys, Roscommon
Anna Gallagher, Ml.Glaveys, Roscommon
Aimee Goulding, Ml.Glaveys, Roscommon
Gretta Davis, Ml.Glaveys, Roscommon
Claire McGuire, Easkey, Sligo
Miriam Feeney, Easkey, Sligo
Rebecca Caulfield, Athenry, Galway
Maura Tarmey, St.Croans, Roscommon
Adrian Tarmey, St.Croans, Roscommon
Caroline Winters, St.Croans, Roscommon
Sinead Finn, St.Croans, Roscommon
Mary Carty, St.Croans, Roscommon

Coach: Katie Kenny, Mayo.

Athenry Community Games & Parish Sports Committee are delighted to announce that we are to receive a "Galway People of the Year Award"
The Galway People of the Year Awards acknowledge people and organisations who, through their commitment to participating in community and voluntary activities (often unnoticed), have had a positive and significant impact on the quality of life of their communities, Athenry Community Games & Parish Sports Committee since its formation in the late 1950's have been providing sporting & cultural opportunities for the children of Athenry, the committee has worked closely with all the local Schools & Clubs in order to promote the ideas of community spirit of friendly rivalry, they strive to help the children to participate in as many activities and opportunities as possible in the spirit of competing fairly and honestly to the best of their abilities.
Congratulations to our current Committee on the Award Joe Hansberry (Chairman), John Kelly (Secretary), Stephanie O’Regan (Treasurer), Linda Moran (Children's Officer), Peter Lyons (PRO), Myles Murphy (Games Director), Evan Quirke (Youth Officer), Sean Kindregan (Development Officer), Sinead Healey (Committee)
Athenry Community Games & Parish Sports Committee will be presented with their Galway People of the Year Award at a Gala Function next month.
Photo: Joe Hansberry, Chairman, Athenry Community Games & Parish Sports Committee (Back Row 3rd from Left) pictured with the other Galway People of the Year Award nominees at last nights Press Launch in the Galway Bay Hotel

Well done Athenry!