February 2014

Connacht Handball Results

Well done to all who represented Mayo at the recent Connacht Cumann na mBunscol Handball Finals in Salthill.

Congratulations to Niall Fleming of Cloonlyon NS who was crowned Connacht Champion in the Boys U-11 competition. Niall now goes on to represent Connacht in the All Ireland National Exhibition Day in Kingscourt, Co Cavan on Saturday, March 1st.

Full Results: (Mayo players in bold)

Girls’ Under 11, Singles
*1^st Place*	*2^nd Place*	*3^rd Place*
Sadhbh Ní Fhlaithearta,Scoil Éinne, An Spidéal, Co. Galway	Laura Foody,StokaneNS, Co. Sligo	Hazel Finn,St.Aidan’s, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo.
Girls’ Under 11, Doubles
*1^st Place*	*2^nd Place*	*3^rd Place*
Orla Ní Churraoin &Grace Nic Craith, Scoil Éinne, An Spidéal, Co. Galway	Amy Shannon &Lucy Brennan, St.Aidan’s, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo.	Heather McGrane &Abby Curran, BrideswellNS, Co. Roscommon.
Boys’ Under 11, Singles
*1^st Place*	*2^nd Place*	*3^rd Place*
Niall Fleming,Cloonlyon NS, Co. Mayo.	Patrick Cooney,CorballaNS, Co. Sligo.	Mikey Kelly,Athenry BNS, Co. Galway.
Boys’ Under 11, Doubles
*1^st Place*	*2^nd Place*	*3^rd Place*
Mícheál Moughan &Darragh Kyne, Scoil Mhuire, Moycullen, Co. Galway.	Philip Halliday &Finn Ó Cillín, Gaelscoil de hÍde, Co. Roscommon.	Jack Corley &Kevin McCormack, CloonlyonNS, Co. Mayo.
Girls’ Under 13, Singles
*1^st Place*	*2^nd Place*	*3^rd Place*
Niamh Heffernan, Carnmore NS,Co. Galway	Claire Reynolds,BelcarraNS, Co. Mayo	Shauna ClogherMount TalbotNS, Co. Roscommon
Girls’ Under 13, Doubles
*1^st Place*	*2^nd Place*	*3^rd Place*
Orla Whyte &Sinéad Healy, Moylough NS, Co. Galway	Megan Brett &Cuileann Bourke, Holy Angels NS, Clogher, Co. Mayo	/

Boys’ Under 13, Singles
*1^st Place*	*2^nd Place*	*3^rd Place*
Eimhin Ó Diollúin,Scoil Sailearna, Indreabhán, Co. Galway.	Liam Egan,Abbey BNS, Co. Roscommon	Cormac Scollan,St.Caillin’s, Fenagh, Co. Leitrim
Boys’ Under 13, Doubles
*1^st Place*	*2^nd Place*	*3^rd Place*
Tommy McNeela &Seán Moughan, Scoil Mhuire, Moycullen, Co. Galway.	Fergal McLoughlin &James Wrynn, St.Caillin’s,Fenagh, Co. Leitrim.	Ruairí Cullen &Seán Dunleavy, CloonlyonNS, Co. Mayo.

NB: Winners (1^st place) from today’s Connacht Cumann na mBunscol finals go on to play in Kingscourt, Co. Cavan at the All Ireland National Exhibition Day.

– Boys (U11 and U13) will play on Saturday 1^st March 2014.

– Girls (U11 and U13) will play on Saturday 15^th March 2014.

For more details contact John Kelly, CrokePark at: info.handball@gaa.ie or Darragh Daly at darragh.daly.handball@gaa.ie

A big thank you to our colleagues in Cumann na mBunscol Galway, especially Fearghas Mac Lochlainn for organising and hosting this event.

The following is their report from the day:

CONNACHT CUMANNna mBUNSCOL HANDBALL FINALS

9^th February 2014

The Connacht Cumann na mBunscol Handball Finals were held today in Salthill Handball Club in Galway.

48 children from 21 schools from all over the province were competing.

These included 2 schools from Leitrim, 3 schools from Sligo, 6 schools from Galway, 5 schools from Mayo and 5 schools from Roscommon.

The competition kicked off at 10am and the last game was finished by 3.30pm.

A special thank you to all of the following:

Salthill Handball and Racquetball Club for the use of their fine facility. The fact that there are 2 courts available helped to speed up the games.
Those who refereed voluntarily: Pierce Lalor, Joe O’Connell, Proinsias Moughan, Mike Dillon and Brenda McNeela. Without their cooperation it would be impossible to organise the tournament.
Sandwiches, refreshments and cups of tea were freely flowing and a special thank you to all those who helped out and provided refreshments for free: Mairéad Dillon, Bríd Lalor, Bríd Conneely, Mary T. McNeela, Anne Moughan, Caitlín Roddy and Patricia Uí Fhlatharta. Their efforts were much appreciated, especially by those who travelled long distances.
Connacht Handball Council sponsored t-shirts for all the competitors.
Richard Quinn Jewellers, Galway sponsored the trophies.
Frances Curran, Mícheál Breathnach’s and Pierce Lalor, Moycullen for all their work behind the scenes.

Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Quiz Results

The Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Mhaigh Eo Sports quiz was held in the Welcome Inn, Castlebar on Wednesday 29th of January.

There were in excess of 20 schools who qualified from regional finals throughout Mayo. As always there was a high standard of answering to even the most difficult of questions.

Breaffy Castlebar emerged as winners with a very high score of 50/60, with Gaelscoil Uileog De Búrca, Claremorris in second and St. Patrick’s B.N.S., Castlebar in third.
We would like to thank in particular our former Cumann na mBunscol stalwart, Dermot Keane for his role as quizmaster, The Welcome Inn for their excellent venue and all the dedicated teachers who commit their time to promote the quiz.