KILDARE COMMUNITY GAMES
Kildare's report from the August Festival in Athlone:
Weary but filled with pride the Kildare troops returned from their most recent crusade in the midland town of Athlone. They had traveled from sixteen settlements within the county and gathered in the AIT Athlone for a fun-filled weekend of sport and Culture at the HSE Community Games National festival. Adorned in their white tracksuits the Kildare competed with enthusiasm for their county and were rewarded with a total medal haul of 106. Kildare won National Titles in Gaelic, Variety, U15 Mixed Relay, Javelin, U14 Hurdles and U12 600 metres while Kildare competitors won Silver in Basketball. Futsol, Variety, Hurling, Javelin, 100m, 1500m and 60m Hurdles. Bronze medals were won in Culture Corner, U10 200 metres , U12 100m and U8 60metres. Fourth place went to Kildare in U14 Relay, and, U14 800m. |
County Secretary: Pauline Egan, 086 1579532
Kildare CG Website: Kildare facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/County-Kildare-Community-Games/100710419355 Kildare Youth Page: http://www.facebook.com/KildareCommunityGamesYouth Areas in Kildare registered Athy Ballymore Eustace Balyna Carbury Celbridge North Celbridge South Clane/Rathcoffey Confey Eadestown Kilcock Kilcullen Kildare Town Kill Leixlip Maynooth East Maynooth West Milltown Monasterevin Naas (West & East Merged 2013) Newbridge St. Brigids Newbridge St. Conleths Nurney Prosperous Sallins Staplestown & Cooleragh Straffan/Ardclough Suncroft Two Mile House |
