What great day for counties Carlow, Dublin, Laois and Wexford on Sunday 12th September! The weather wasn't on our side but it didn't dampen spirits or smiles! Thanks to Jimmy Jest for MC'ing the event and the Order of Malta for their support! As always thanks to Aldi Ireland for providing the water for children in 100% recyclable bottles! Thanks to our Official Travel Partner Bus Éireann and Tranpsort for Ireland. MORNING 1 Ella Duffy Knocklyon Dublin 100m U10 2 Ava Broderick Bennekerry-Tinryland Carlow 100m U10 3 Kyra Jarvis Castlebridge-Crossabeg Wexford 100m U10 4 Kallie Byrne Dunne Rathvilly Carlow 100m U10 1 Bill Roberts Myshall Carlow 100m U10 2 Daniel Kelly Shankill Dublin 100m U10 3 James Kirwan Slaneyvalley Carlow 100m U10 4 Darragh O'Connor Stradbally Laois 100m U10 1 Anyanna Enwerem Lusk Dublin 200m U10 2 Nicole Rigley St-Lazerians Carlow 200m U10 3 Sophie Maria Mcdonald Bennekerry-Tinryland Carlow 200m U10 4 Elaine Lynch Emo-Rath Laois 200m U10 1 Darragh Boothman Shankill Dublin 200m U10 2 Bill Furlong Bree-Davidstown Wexford 200m U10 3 Elliot Mccarthy Tullow-Grange Carlow 200m U10 4 Ronan Crowley Foxrock Dublin 200m U10 1 Bena Bambrick St-Lazerians Carlow 60m U8 2 Niamh Early Malahide Dublin 60m U8 3 Grace D Doyle Bennekerry-Tinryland Carlow 60m U8 4 Lana Homer Shankill Dublin 60m U8 1 Charlie O Donoghue Rathvilly Carlow 60m U8 2 Daniel Baynes Shankill Dublin 60m U8 3 Diarmuid Ryan Cushinstown Wexford 60m U8 4 Fionn Browne Bennekerry-Tinryland Carlow 60m U8 4 Tom Condron Killeshin Laois 60m U8 1 Anna Le Blanc Malahide Dublin 60m Hurdles U10 2 Sophia Blanche Ballon-Rathoe Carlow 60m Hurdles U10 3 Lucy Mc Donald Bennekerry-Tinryland Carlow 60m Hurdles U10 4 Isabelle Mcdevitt Lusk Dublin 60m Hurdles U10 1 Jack Ryan Ballon-Rathoe Carlow 60m Hurdles U10 2 Liam Kelly Rathvilly Carlow 60m Hurdles U10 3 Elliot Caffrey Lusk Dublin 60m Hurdles U10 4 Aran Mccabe Dalkey Dublin 60m Hurdles U10 AFTERNOON 1 Ben Nolan St-Marys Carlow 100m U12 2 William Myers Hacketstown Carlow 100m U12 3 Pj Breen Bree-Davidstown Wexford 100m U12 4 Adam Kelly Killeshin Laois 100m U12 1 Ellie Oldrey Marlay-Grange Dublin 100m U12 2 Maebh Tinkler Skerries Dublin 100m U12 3 Sarah O Brien Cushinstown Wexford 100m U12 4 Ava Wilson Bree-Davidstown Wexford 100m U12 1 Laura Ayres St-Lazerians Carlow 600m U12 2 Cara Murphy Castlebridge-Crossabeg Wexford 600m U12 3 Emma Mcdonald St-Marys Carlow 600m U12 4 Aisling Power Marlay-Grange Dublin 600m U12 1 Brian Lowe St-Marys Carlow 600m U12 2 Ryan Keating Mid-Sutton Dublin 600m U12 3 Eoin Mcguirk Lusk Dublin 600m U12 4 Michael Redmond Slaneyvalley Carlow 600m U12 1 Lawrence Gevero Shankill Dublin 100m U14 2 Harry Devereux Bree-Davidstown Wexford 100m U14 3 Edward O' Byrne Ballon-Rathoe Carlow 100m U14 4 Fergal Otoole Tullow-Grange Carlow 100m U14 1 Aine Hickey Rathvilly Carlow 100m U14 2 Patience Chinda Portarlington Laois 100m U14 3 Saoirse Byrne Slaneyvalley Carlow 100m U14 4 Aimee Ryan Navan-Road Dublin 100m U14 1 Rachel Ayres St-Lazerians Carlow 800m U14 2 Goda Buivydyte Navan-Road Dublin 800m U14 3 Sine Eden Myers Tullow-Grange Carlow 800m U14 4 Emily Deacon Bree-Davidstown Wexford 800m U14 1 George Sevastopulo Clontarf Dublin 800m U14 2 Conor Mcguirk Lusk Dublin 800m U14 3 Adam Cleary Tullow-Grange Carlow 800m U14 4 Tom Finn Bree-Davidstown Wexford 800m U14 1 Kiera Wilson Bree-Davidstown Wexford 80m Hurdles U14 2 Ciara Laffan Glynn-Barntown Wexford 80m Hurdles U14 3 Hannah Coady Tullow-Grange Carlow 80m Hurdles U14 4 Alex Keating Mid-Sutton Dublin 80m Hurdles U14 1 Des O' Neill Mid-Sutton Dublin 80m Hurdles U14 2 Cillin Hoey Portarlington Laois 80m Hurdles U14 3 Brian Chinda Portarlington Laois 80m Hurdles U14 4 Jayden Kenny Bree-Davidstown Wexford 80m Hurdles U14 1 Leila Colfer Rathvilly Carlow 100m U16 2 Lily Tinkler Skerries Dublin 100m U16 3 Ella McCann Mid-Sutton Dublin 100m U16 4 Isabella O' Byrne Ballon-Rathoe Carlow 100m U16 1 Oisin Mullally Lucan Dublin 100m U16 2 Harvey Lowe Skerries Dublin 100m U16 3 Mike Geraghty Glynn St-Lazerians Carlow 100m U16 4 Eoin Byrne Hacketstown Carlow 100m U16 1 Abbie Doyle Bree-Davidstown Wexford 200m U16 2 Emily Lawlor Rathvilly Carlow 200m U16 3 Cara Kelly Glynn-Barntown Wexford 200m U16 4 Ella Kennedy St-Lazerians Carlow 200m U16 1 Alex Leonard Lucan Dublin 200m U16 2 Niall Carpenter St-Lazerians Carlow 200m U16 3 Conal Cullen Hacketstown Carlow 200m U16 1 Dylan Byrne Hacketstown Carlow 1500m U16 2 Sean Breen Bennekerry-Tinryland Carlow 1500m U16 3 Oisin O' Neill Foxrock Dublin 1500m U16 4 Nevan Corcoran Lusk Dublin 1500m U16 1 Maggie Jez Lucan Dublin 1500m U16 2 Elena Forkan Clontarf Dublin 1500m U16 3 Anna Murphy Myshall Carlow 1500m U16 4 Caoimhe Byrne Slaneyvalley Carlow 1500m U16
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Well done to everyone who came to our Region 2 Finals! at Le Chéile Athletic Track, Leixlip. It was a great day of sport for Cavan, Longford, Meath, Monahgan, Offaly and Westmeath. The children who came 1st and 2nd will now progress to the Athletics Finals in IT Carlow on 25th September 2021, but every child who took part was a winner - win, lose or draw! 1 100m U10 Eabha May Connolly Kells Meath 2 100m U10 Grace McGee Kingscourt Cavan 3 100m U10 Amy Masterson Oldcastle Meath 4 100m U10 Shannon Connolly Clontibret Monaghan 1 100m U10 Martin Mulhall Clones Monaghan 2 100m U10 Will Browne Ferbane Offaly 3 100m U10 Joseph Hudson Trim Meath 4 100m U10 Adam Mulleady Drumlish-Ballinamuck Longford 1 200m U10 Daisy Leonard Clontibret Monaghan 2 200m U10 Faye Hogan Lanesboro Longford 3 200m U10 Ellie Scott Tyrellspass Westmeath 4 200m U10 Keeva Manning Clonguish Longford 1 200m U10 Tony Óg Douglas Shinrone-Coolderry Offaly 2 200m U10 El' Nathan Okoh Longford-South Longford 3 200m U10 Tiernan O' Reilly Dromard Longford 4 200m U10 Rhys Mooney Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 1 60m U8 Aoibhinn Laverty Skyrne Meath 2 60m U8 Holly Kelly Collinstown-Fore Westmeath 3 60m U8 Amelija Pozniakovaite Clara Offaly 4 60m U8 Eabha Coyle Monaghan-Town Monaghan 1 60m U8 Zac Walker Monaghan-Town Monaghan 2 60m U8 Feidhleim Seepersad Kentstown-Beauparc Meath 3 60m U8 Peter Brady Ferbane Offaly 4 60m U8 William Reilly Arva-Killeshandra-Cornafean Cavan 1 60m Hurdles U10 Ross Mulvaney Skyrne Meath 2 60m Hurdles U10 Ralph Forbes Ballymahon-Forgney Longford 3 60m Hurdles U10 Clyde Buckley Ferbane Offaly 4 60m Hurdles U10 James Lane Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 1 60m Hurdles U10 Rose Carolan Carrickmacross-Corduff Monaghan 2 60m Hurdles U10 Cáit McElroy Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 3 60m Hurdles U10 Niamh Waldron Ferbane Offaly 4 60m Hurdles U10 Kerys Brady Coole-Whitehall Westmeath AFTERNOON 1 100m U12 Nicole Doherty Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 2 100m U12 Izzy Masterson Edgeworthstown Longford 3 100m U12 Sophia Carey Clonguish Longford 4 100m U12 Eliza Donnolly Meath 1 100m U12 Oisin Giles Skyrne Meath 2 100m U12 Theo De Bonis Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 3 100m U12 Dara Waldron Ferbane Offaly 4 100m U12 Harry Speller Kinnegad-Coralstown Westmeath 1 600m U12 Abby Smith Kingscourt Cavan 2 600m U12 Tara Hunt Kells Meath 3 600m U12 Molly Mccague Monaghan-Town Monaghan 4 600m U12 Ally Duffy Castledaly Westmeath 1 600m U12 Matthew Hyland Dunboyne Meath 2 600m U12 OisÃn Dillon Lanesboro Longford 3 600m U12 Adam Forde Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 4 600m U12 Eoin Monaghan Kingscourt Cavan 4 600m U12 Eric Leonard Kinnegad-Coralstown Westmeath 1 100m U14 Saoirse Carrigan Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 2 100m U14 Kelly Davis Drumlish-Ballinamuck Longford 3 100m U14 Sarah O' Sullivan Kinnegad-Coralstown Westmeath 4 100m U14 Meagan Mc Kenna Clontibret Monaghan 1 100m U14 Philip Finnan Castledaly Westmeath 2 100m U14 Daniel Mcdonald Ferbane Offaly 3 100m U14 Conor Phelan Shinrone-Coolderry Offaly 4 100m U14 Sean Grealy Clonguish Longford 1 800m U14 Aisling Clare Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 2 800m U14 Emma Brennan Drumlish-Ballinamuck Longford 3 800m U14 Niamh Garvey Tullamore Offaly 4 800m U14 Emma Hunt Kells Meath 1 800m U14 Jamie Wallace Gainstown-Milltownpass Westmeath 2 800m U14 Emmet Doyle Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 3 800m U14 Darragh Hoyne Shinrone-Coolderry Offaly 4 800m U14 Max Gallagher AMG Longford 1 80m Hurdles U14 Catherine Hanlon Dunboyne Meath 2 80m Hurdles U14 Clara Forbes Ballymahon-Forgney Longford 3 80m Hurdles U14 Roisin Quinn Duleek Meath 4 80m Hurdles U14 Katie Dalton Kinnegad-Coralstown Westmeath 1 80m Hurdles U14 Alex Bagnall Edenderry Offaly 2 80m Hurdles U14 Eoghan Mc Caul Tyholland Monaghan 3 80m Hurdles U14 Conor Giles Skyrne Meath 4 80m Hurdles U14 Killian O' Dwyer Skyrne Meath 1 100m U16 Jesse Osas Dunshaughlin-Culmullen Meath 2 100m U16 Robert Carney Shinrone-Coolderry Offaly 3 100m U16 Liam Adam Sullivan Coole-Whitehall Westmeath 4 100m U16 Dara Keaveney Streete-Rathowen Westmeath 1 100m U16 Funmi Talabi Edgeworthstown Longford 2 100m U16 Ayulley Amentorge Kinnegad-Coralstown Westmeath 3 100m U16 Aoishe Leddy Navan Meath 4 100m U16 Aisling Cotter Tullamore Offaly 1 200m U16 Amy Jo Kierans Killevan-Currin-Aghabog Monaghan 2 200m U16 Daisy Walker Monaghan-Town Monaghan 3 200m U16 Niamh Murphy Cushinstown-Meath Meath 4 200m U16 Eimear Cotter Tullamore Offaly 1 200m U16 Jack Kelly Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 2 200m U16 Oscar Glynn Ratoath-Rathbeggan Meath 3 200m U16 Conor Liston Gainstown-Milltownpass Westmeath 4 200m U16 Patrick Monaghan Coole-Whitehall Westmeath 1 1500m U16 Hazel Hughes Castleblayney Monaghan 2 1500m U16 Anna Gardiner Navan Meath 3 1500m U16 Aobhain Mac Cormack Tyholland Monaghan 4 1500m U16 Shauna Fox Navan Meath 1 1500m U16 Ben Foley Dunshaughlin-Culmullen Meath 2 1500m U16 Cillian Foran Edenderry Offaly 3 1500m U16 Stephen Mcginnity Kenagh Longford 4 1500m U16 John Hanley Monaghan-Town Monaghan Region 4 Athletics finals will take place in MTU Cork Athletics Track on the 18th September from 10:30 am. Region 4 covers all of Munster There will be 2 sessions: Morning and Afternoon (see schedule below). Your safety and that of your children is our number one priority and we are following all Covid-19 Guidelines as per Sport Ireland and the Department of Health. This is a prebooked ticketed event only and priority will be given to participants and their parent/legal guardian(s). In order to purchase a ticket - available for sale from Tuesday 14th September at 12 noon - you must go through your County or Area Secretary and you will be sent a link to complete secure online payment. County and Area Secretary contact details can be found here: www.communitygames.ie/counties NB you must purchase a ticket in advance in order to gain entry to the event. Tickets are non-refundable and we will reconcile on a daily basis. When you purchase a ticket you will receive a link to fill in a Covid-19 Health Questionnaire within 24 hours before the event. This questionnaire must be filled in on behalf of ALL PERSONS attending the event (i.e: Parent and a Parent on behalf of their child). We will be checking this on the day of the event. General Community Games Rules for the Athletics Events can all be found by visiting this link. Schedule Please note: this schedule is PROVISIONAL ONLY and is subject to change MORNING Girl U10 Semi 100M 10.30am Boy U10 Semi 100M 10.40am Girl U10 Semi 200M 10.50am Boy U10 Semi 200M 11.00am Girl U8 Semi 60m 11.10am Boy U8 Semi 60m 11.20am Girl U10 Final 100m 11.30am Boy U10 Final 100m 11.36am Girl U10 Final 200m 11.42am Boy U10 Final 200m 11.48am Girl U8 Final 60m 11.54am Boy U8 Final 60m 12noon Girl U10 Semi 60m Hurdle 12.06pm Boy U10 Semi 60m Hurdle12.12pm Girl U10 Final 60m Hurdle12.40pm Boy U10 Final 60m Hurdle12.45pm AFTERNOON Girl U12 Semi 100M 13.30 pm Boy U12 Semi 100m 13.40 pm Girl U12 Final 600m 13.50 pm Boy U12 Final 600m 13.56 pm Girl U14 Semi 100m 14.02 pm Boy U14 Semi 100m 14.12 pm Girl U12 Final 100m 14.22 pm Boy U12 Final100m14.28 pm Girl U14 Final 800m 14.34 pm Boy U14 Final 800m 14.44 pm Girl U14 Final 100m 14.50 pm BoyU14 Final100m 14.56 pm Girl U14 Semi 80m Hurdles 15.04 pm Boy U14 Semi 80m Hurdles 15.14 pm Boy/Girl U16 Semi 100m 15.24 pm Boy/Girl U16 Semi 200m 15.34 pm Girl U14 Final 80m Hurdles 15.44 pm Boy U14 Final 80m Hurdles 15.54 pm Boy/Girl U16 Final 1500m16.02 pm Boy/Girl U16Final 100m 16.08pm Boy/Girl U16 Final 200m 16.16pm Directions The Eircode for the event is: T12 P928 MTU Cork Athletics Track, MTU, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork Arrival and Registration
Well done to all our participants on taking part and we wish you all good luck and here's hoping for great weather! Special thanks as always to our Title Sponsor Aldi Ireland, our Official Travel Partners Bus Éireann and Transport for Ireland and Sport Ireland for all their support. Region 3 Athletics finals will take place in Leixlip Athletics Track (Le Chéile) on the 12th September from 10:00 am. Region 3 covers counties: Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, and Wexford There will be 2 sessions: Morning and Afternoon (see schedule below). Your safety and that of your children is our number one priority and we are following all Covid-19 Guidelines as per Sport Ireland and the Department of Health. This is a prebooked ticketed event only and priority will be given to participants and their parent/legal guardian(s) (a maximim of 2 parents are permitted to attend per participant per Session to keep within current Covid-19 guidelines). In order to purchase a ticket for either the Morning or Afternoon Session - available for sale from Tuesday 6th September at 12 noon - you must go through your County or Area Secretary and you will be sent a link to complete secure online payment. County and Area Secretary Contact details can be found here: www.communitygames.ie/counties NB you must purchase a ticket in advance in order to gain entry to the event. Tickets are non-refundable and we will reconcile on a daily basis to ensure that only those participants with their parent/legal guardian(s) have purchased tickets. When you purchase a ticket you will receive a link to fill in a Covid-19 Health Questionnaire within 24 hours before the event. This questionnaire must be filled in on behalf of ALL PERSONS attending the event (i.e: Parent and a Parent on behalf of their child). We will be checking this on the day of the event. General Community Games Rules for the Athletics Events can all be found by visiting this link. SchedulePlease note: this schedule is PROVISIONAL ONLY and is subject to change, however the Morning and Afternoon Sessions will not change so please ensure you buy a ticket for the correct Session. MORNING Girl U10 100M 10:00am Boy U10 100m 10:06am Girl U10 200m 10:12am Boy U10 200m 10:18am Girl U8 60m 10:24am Boy U8 60m 10:30am Girl U10 60m Hurdles 10:45am Boy U10 60m Hurdles 11:00am AFTERNOON Girl U12 100m 12 noon Boy U12 100m 12:06pm Girl U12 600m 12:12pm Boy U12 600m 12:22pm Girl U14 100m 12:32pm Boy U14 100m 12:38pm Girl U14 800m 12:44pm Boy U14 800m 12:54pm Girl U14 80m Hurdles 1:10pm Boy U14 80m Hurdles 1:20pm Girl U16 100m 2:00pm Boy U16 100m 2:06pm Girl U16 200m 2:12pm Boy U16 200m 2:18pm Girl U16 1500m 2:28pm Boy U16 1500m 2:38pm Directions The Eircode for the event is: W23 R942 Le Cheile Athletics Track, Leixlip Amenities Centre, Station Road, Leixlip, Co. Kildare Arrival and Registration
Well done to all our participants on taking part and we wish you all good luck and here's hoping for great weather! Special thanks as always to our Title Sponsor Aldi Ireland, our Official Travel Partners Bus Éireann and Tranpsort for Ireland and Sport Ireland for all their support.
Region 2 Athletics finals will take place in Leixlip Athletics Track (Le Chéile) on the 11th September from 10:00 am. Region 2 covers counties: Meath, Westmeath, Longford, Offaly, Monaghan and Cavan There will be 2 sessions: Morning and Afternoon (see schedule below) with Semi-Finals and Finals for most events. Your safety and that of your children is our number one priority and we are following all Covid-19 Guidelines as per Sport Ireland and the Department of Health. This is a prebooked ticketed event only and priority will be given to participants and parent/legal guardian (s) (a maximum of 2 parents are permitted to attend per participant per Session to keep within current Covid-19 guidelines). In order to purchase a ticket for either the Morning or Afternoon Session (available for sale from Tuesday 6th September at 12 noon - you must go through your County or Area Secretary and you will be sent a link to complete secure online payment. County and Area Secretary Contact details can be found here: www.communitygames.ie/counties NB you must purchase a ticket in advance in order to gain entry to the event. Tickets are non-refundable and we will reconcile on a daily basis to ensure that only those participants with their parent/legal guardian(s) have purchased tickets. When you purchase a ticket you will receive a link to fill in a Covid-19 Health Questionnaire within 24 hours before the event. This questionnaire must be filled in on behalf of ALL PERSONS attending the event (i.e: Parent and a Parent on behalf of their child). We will be checking this on the day of the event. General Community Games Rules for the Athletics Events can all be found by visiting this link. SchedulePlease note: this schedule is PROVISIONAL ONLY and is subject to change, however the Morning and Afternoon Sessions will not change so please ensure you buy a ticket for the correct Session. Morning SessionGirl U10 Semi 100M 10:00am Boy U10 Semi 100M 10:10am Girl U10 Semi 200M 10:20am Boy U10 Semi 200M 10:30am Girl U8 Semi 60m 10:40am Boy U8 Semi 60m 10:50am Girl U10 Final 100m 11:00am Boy U10 Final 100m 11:06am Girl U10 Final 200m 11:12am Boy U10 Final 200m 11:18am Girl U8 Final 60m 11:24am Boy U8 Final 60m 11:30am Girl U10 Semi 60m Hurdles 11:36am Boy U10 Semi 60m Hurdles 11:42am Girl U10 Final 60m Hurdles 12:10pm Boy U10 Final 60m Hurdles 12:15pm Afternoon SessionGirl U12 Semi 100M 13:00pm Boy U12 Semi 100m 13:10pm Girl U12 Final 600m 13:20pm Boy U12 Final 600m 13:26pm Girl U14 Semi 100m 13:32pm Boy U14 Semi 100m 13:42pm Girl U12 Final 100m 13:52pm Boy U12 Final 100m 13:58pm Girl U14 Final 800m 14:04pm Boy U14 Final 800m 14:10pm Girl U14 Final 100m 14:16pm Boy U14 Final 100m 14:22pm Girl U14 Semi 80m Hurdles 14:30pm Boy U14 Final 80m Hurdles 14:40pm Boy/Girl U16 Final 100m 14:50pm Boy/Girl U16 Final 200m 15:00pm Girl U14 Final 80m Hurdles 15:10pm Boy/Girl U16 Final 1500m 15:16pm Boy/Girl U16 Final 100m 15:24pm Boy/Girl U16 Final 200m 15:30pm Directions The Eircode for the event is: W23 R942 Le Cheile Athletics Track, Leixlip Amenities Centre, Station Road, Leixlip, Co. Kildare Arrival and Registration
Well done to all our participants on taking part and we wish you all good luck and here's hoping for great weather! Special thanks as always to our Title Sponsor Aldi Ireland, our Official Travel Partners Bus Éireann and Tranpsort for Ireland and Sport Ireland for all their support. The first of our Regional Athletics Finals took place in Claremorris Athletics Track on the 4th September and what a great day it was! It was fantastic to see smiling faces and eager children warming-up and chatting with their friends - some of whom they hadn't seen in a very long time! And it was not only the children that were reuniting with their pals - many of our volunteers on the day hadn't seen each other since March 2020! Children from Connaught and Donegal took part in a total of 24 races which were divided into morning and afternoon session. Those who came first or second in the events will now progress to our National Finals which will take place on 25th September in IT Carlow Sport Campus. Being ever conscious of Covid-19, the event was administered for the frst time online to ensure contactless payment. Parents on behalf of themselves and children completed Covid-19 questioannaires in advance of the races. We are grateful to our title sponsors Aldi Ireland who supplied mini anti-bacterial gel for each child as well as water bottles in 100% recyclable bottles! ResultsPhotosWell done to all our participants on taking part and we wish you all good luck and here's hoping for great weather!
Outdoor events will be held in person – see dates below! Ireland Womens’ Rugby Player Beibhinn Parsons was in IT Carlow today to announce that this year’s Aldi Community Games is back, and in even better news, outdoor events will be held in person! Aldi Community Games was established more than 50 years ago to provide the opportunity for young people to use their leisure time in a healthy and productive way and that mission is as relevant today. It provides opportunities for children and young people aged 6 to 16 years to develop active healthy lives in a safe environment through experiencing a wide range of sporting and cultural activities. Community spirit and co-operation is fostered and encouraged and it is fantastic that in-person events are returning from now in your local Community Games Area culminating in Regional and National Finals in September, October and November! Every young person should have the opportunity to take part in sports and art in their local community and grow up understanding how good it makes you feel when you are active and healthy.
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that Aldi Community Games had to suspend or alter some of the usual activities, with events earlier this year being held online. Gerry McGuinness, Community Games President commented: “We are looking forward to seeing a lot of smiling faces back in person at the Aldi Community Games this year. Our team have worked long and hard to get everything in place to be able to provide these events in a safe manner, and we’re all thrilled that we get to see everyone again.” John Curtin, Group Buying Director at Aldi Ireland said: “This is now our fifth year backing the Aldi Community Games, and it’s brilliant to see the organisation innovate and still provide as much fun and support for local communities throughout the global pandemic. We are thrilled for everyone that is getting to take part in the in-person events this year. Best of luck to all!” Eleanor Farrell, Chief Commercial Officer at Bus Éireann said: “Bus Éireann is Ireland’s national bus company and is at the heart of communities throughout the country. This is our second year as official travel partners with Aldi’s Community Games. If the last year has shown us anything, it is the importance of local communities and it’s wonderful to see so many around the country showing their support for the games this year.” Provisional Physical (In-person) Athletics: In order to safely manage the number of Participants attending events, a regional structure will be introduced, specifically for Athletics for 2021. The regions will be divided as follows: Region 1 – Donegal and Connaught Region 2 – Monaghan, Cavan and Leinster North Region 3 – Leinster South Region 4 – Munster Regional Athletics Finals will commence in September as follows: Region 1 – Sep 4th 2021 Claremorris Athletics Track Region 2 and 3 – Sep 11th and 12th 2021 Leixlip Athletics Track Region 4 – Sep 18th 2021 Munster Technology University Athletics Track, Cork National Finals – Sep 25th 2021 Carlow Institute of Technology Pitch and Putt: Pitch and Putt Event will take place in The Acres Pitch and Putt, Ballinalee, Longford on 16th October Outdoor Team Events: Outdoor team events will take place in University of Limerick on the weekend of October 9th and 10th 2021 Swimming and Cross Country: Swimming and Cross Country / Mixed Distance Relay events will take place in University of Limerick on the weekend of November 27th Visit Events for more information. See also https://www.aldi.ie/community-games to find out more about Aldi’s involvement. Community Games welcomes Sport Ireland Women in Sport funding of €50,000 for its innovative project “Our Women’s Network (OWN)” over the next two years. #ownit
Fiona Shannon, Recruitment Training and Development Director, Aldi Community Games commented: “We are delighted that Sport Ireland recognises the need for specific funding for Women in Sport. As an organisation we are striving to ensure that women are visible and heard at all stages within our structure. Our aim is to distill to every member the availability and content of existing research and tools as well as deliver training in the sector. We will make sure that #womeninsportire is not just on the Board of Director’s agenda but our entire organisation's agenda.” According to Sport Ireland, funding will be ring-fenced under Women in Sport for strategically important internal and NGB related events and projects under the ‘Special Projects’ funding. This may also be used to support organisations who did not apply for funding support in the current round. In 2020, the sector delivered on a number of objectives set out in the Women in Sport policy and there were many projects of note throughout the year. The Women in Sport Leadership programme rolled out by Swim Ireland was completed by 100 women from 24 NGBs who were supported and enabled to step into positions of authority in sport; Rowing Ireland coordinated a bespoke coaching programme involving four NGBs for female coaches on the pathway to high performance coaching and programmes such as Golf Ireland “Level Par” and Tennis Ireland’s “Equal Advantage” were established to ensure equality and balance in the respective sports. Chief Executive of Sport Ireland John Treacy added: “The appointment of Nora Stapleton as Women in Sport Lead in Sport Ireland, as well as the appointment of leads in many NGBs has led to the creation of a network with increased levels of information sharing, collaboration and delivery of joint initiatives amongst the sector. This network, along with the wider NGB sector are working hard to promote sport and physical activity to women and girls. The funding announced today will not only see a diverse range of sports available to the female Irish public but an increase in the visibility of females be that as role models on the pitch or playing field, on boards or in the media. It is important that we work together to achieve the ambitious targets and I would like to acknowledge the continued support of the Ministers and staff in the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media”. Dr. Una May, Director of Participation and Ethics, Sport Ireland commented: “The Women in Sport funding announced today will give the NGBs support and certainty to proceed with their programmes to address the target areas of the Women in Sport policy. In 2020 we saw some exciting and innovative approaches to Women in Sport including the first ever Girls Get Active Hackathon and the publication of significant pieces of research. There is a lot more planned for 2021 and beyond and we continue to work closely with the sector to achieve the objectives of the Policy”. Speaking at today’s announcement, Women in Sport Lead Nora Stapleton said: “2020 was a difficult year and like all areas across the sector, many Women in Sport programmes and events were curtailed or had to be redesigned. Many programmes will continue in to 2021 and the NGBs have submitted applications for many new, innovative and exciting projects for the next cycle and I look forward to working with them”.
#GetInTheGames 4,000 children from all over Ireland took part in the Aldi Community Games Virtual Events this year. A new Aldi Community Games platform was launched in March 2021 so that parents could register their children for 7 fun and varied Community Games events – Art, Handwriting, Model-making, Dance, Singing, Music and Recitation in several different age groups. The event was a great opportunity to reach children of all abilities and was aimed at boys and girls aged between 6 and 16 years. At a time when activities were restricted across Ireland, this new platform offered direct access to enter locally judged area-run events. Judges then selected the county qualifiers and national judges then selected the national medal winners. Aldi Community Games showcased all the winning entries on their Facebook page over the weekend reaching an audience of over 200,000 people so far. In total 130 medals will be sent out to the National winners. Additionally, every child who entered will receive a Digital Certificate by email. John Curtin, Group Buying Director at Aldi Ireland said: “It is great to see that the virtual events for Aldi Community Games have been such a success this year. We’ve been sponsoring Aldi Community Games now for five years, and it’s all down to the team on the ground that these events have proven so popular and are still providing as much fun and support for local communities throughout the global pandemic. Well done to everyone that has taken part!” Eleanor Farrell of Bus Éireann said: "Bus Éireann is at the heart of communities throughout the country. We are proud to be Aldi’s Community Games official travel partner for the second year and to see so many local communities showing their support for the Games. The events highlight the remarkable talents of over 4,000 children in communities across Ireland who participated this year.” Gerry McGuinness, Community Games President commented: “We were delighted with the success of our Virtual Events this year and it was fantastic to see children from all over Ireland take part. The talent, dedication and energy shone through in the children’s entries. We will soon be announcing a return to our traditional outdoor events and National Festivals later in the year and we can’t wait to get going again!” David Hoysted, Chief Executive (CEO), Community Games commented: "We were thrilled to be able to offer an alternative way of entering our cultural events this year and were delighted with the engagement from local Areas and parents and children. The entries were outstanding and its inspiring to see such resilience and dedication in our organisation at every level! We're looking forward to restarting our physical events shortly." Aldi Community Games was established in 1967 to provide the opportunity for young people to use their leisure time in a healthy and productive way and that mission is as relevant today. |
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