What a wonderful day at the Aldi Community Games Connaught Finals in Ballinasloe! Great competition and wonderful weather led to a day of sport and fun for over 60 Teams from the 5 Counties of Connaught who participated.
Appreciation to John Byrne CEO Aldi Community Games, Cllr Jimmy McClearn Chairman Galway County Council, Cllr Aisling Dolan and Cllr Dermot Connolly and Sinead Colleran HQ who attend the Opening Ceremony.
A huge Thanks to Connaught Chair Carmel Greally and the Galway and Connaught Committees who organised the day.
Thanks to the Ballinalsoe Sports Bodies who allowed Community Games the use of the excellent facilities, Emerald Ball Room, The Ballinasloe Rugby and Soccer Club. Duggan Park GAA , Ballinasloe GAA Pitches, Kiltormer Community Games Centre, Ballinasloe Library, Ballinasloe Fair Green with thanks to Galway County Council .
To the Co-ordinators, Christy Brown, John Mitchell, Kevin Larkin, Jim Doherty, Michael O’Grady, Johnny Walsh, Peter Lyons, Tom
Appreciation also to Margaret, Connaught Secretary and Rachel in Results, Tony, John, Damien and Margaret at Presentations, Breda, Photographer, to everyone who made the day special of all the young competitors , their mentors, and supporters, Thank you
Please check out the Connaught and Galway Facebook Pages for lots of photographs from yesterday’s finals
The Connaught Results 2nd Round 2019 The Winners in all activities will now go forward to represent Connaught at the Aldi Community Games Final in UL on the weekend of 16th to 18th August 2019.
Final Results
Camogie Girls U/14
Finals
No Competition – Bullaun/New Inn (Galway) through to the National Finals
Futsal Boys U/13
Final
Ballymoe/Ballintubber (Roscommon) 5 Riverstown (Sligo) 4
Futsal Girls U/13
Final
Kiltoom/Cam (Roscommon) 5 Ballymote (Sligo) 2
Futsal Boys U/15
Final
Kilmaine (Mayo) 4 Boyle (Roscommon) 2
Futsal Girls U/15
Final
Tubbercurry (Sligo) 6 Burrishoole (Mayo)4
Gaelic Football U/10
Final
Moycullen (Galway) 2-10 Balla (Mayo) 3-3
Gaelic Football Girls U/12
Final
Cong (Mayo) 5-8 Skehana/Menlough (Galway) 5-2
After Extra Time
Gaelic Football Girls U/14
Final
Knockcroghery (Roscommon) 3-4 Manorhamilton (Leitrim) 1-9
Hurling A Boys U/11
Final
No Competition – Oranmore/Maree (Galway) Through to the National Finals
Hurling B Boys U/11
Final
No Competition – Knockcroghery Roscommon ) Through to the National Finals
Rounders Girls U/13
Final
Easkey (Sligo) 30 Breaffy (Mayo) 10
Rounders Boys U/13
Final
Breaffy (Mayo) 47 Rosses Point (Sligo) 7
Tag Rugby U/11
Finals
Coolera (Sligo) 13 Ballinalsoe (Galway) 12
Tag Rugby U/14
Final
Ballinasloe (Galway) 16 Geevagh (Sligo) 11
Skittles U12
Final
Ballaghdereen (Roscommon) 184 Cornageeha (Sligo) 159
Skittles U/14
Final
Ballaghderreen (Roscommon) 178 Cliffony Grange (Sligo) 98
Skittles U/16
Final
No Competition – Ballaghderreen (Roscommon) through to the National Finals
Soccer Boys U/12
Final
Drum/Clonown (Roscommon) 7 Clarinbridge (Galway) 0
Soccer Girls U/15
Final
Ballaghdereen (Roscommon) 2 Cornageeha (Sligo) 1
Soccer 7 aside Girls U/12
Final
Kiltoom/Cam (Roscommon) 4 St. Feichins (Sligo) 1
Spikeball Boys U/14
Final
No Competition – Kilnadeema Leitrim (Galway) through to the National Finals
Spikeball Girls U/14
Final
Kilnadeema Leitrim (Galway) 2 Boyle (Roscommon) 1