Saoirse Ronan
Here's what Saoirse has to say about Community Games:
“Community Games, Slaney Valley in particular, was a huge part of my life growing up. Participating in the Games every year gave me a goal to aim for, discipline and a sense of belonging. I trained throughout the year with my friends – our parents (including my own mother) and trainers encouraged us day after day. No one more than Mim Gorman. Mim invested so much of his time into all of us, he pushed us and believed in us. Community Games taught me how important it was to simply have fun and support your fellow teammates which was a great lesson to learn at such an early age. To take part was always exciting and it’s a time in my life I think
of fondly."
“Community Games, Slaney Valley in particular, was a huge part of my life growing up. Participating in the Games every year gave me a goal to aim for, discipline and a sense of belonging. I trained throughout the year with my friends – our parents (including my own mother) and trainers encouraged us day after day. No one more than Mim Gorman. Mim invested so much of his time into all of us, he pushed us and believed in us. Community Games taught me how important it was to simply have fun and support your fellow teammates which was a great lesson to learn at such an early age. To take part was always exciting and it’s a time in my life I think
of fondly."
We were very fortunate to find footage of Saoirse Ronan from 2004 talking about Community Games - enjoy!
