Kilkerrin/Clonberne left nobody in any doubt about their 2018 intentions as they delivered a ruthless performance way to Caltra Cuans on Friday, 6th July winning 10-24 to 0-8 in the Claregalway Hotel Senior Ladies Football Championship.
The six-in-a-row chasing side are again captained by Louise Ward.
She spoke to Galway Daily after the victory.
Parents at a meeting in Oranmore have been urged to cast their vote for Educate Together, and to urge other eligible parents to vote to ensure increased diversity in school options in the region, as the voting process for Galway’s new school enters its last few weeks.
Speaking at the meeting yesterday evening, Laura Dooley of Educate Together spoke about the inclusive, student-centred, and democratic approach to learning offered by the organisation’s schools at second level.
Tools such as phenomenon-based learning, Dr Dooley explained, are used to foster active learning, drawing teachers together to work in teams, ensuring that students gain not only subject knowledge but a holistic understanding of topics that span subject areas.
The meeting was addressed by Brendan Fogarty, a founding member of the Galway Educate Together Second Level Startup group (GET2LS) as well as students currently at Galway primary-level Educate Together schools.
One student said that he hopes ‘people will vote for Educate Together so I, and my friends, can have as good a time at second level as primary’.
The group plans more meetings across the city in the near future as the voting process enters its last few weeks.
“This competition offers an opportunity for us to diversify the options available to Galway families, and to open the first second-level Educate Together in the west of Ireland,” says GET2LS chair Roisin McManus.
“With parental preference a key element in deciding which organisation is granted patronage, it is vital that parents take the time to register their support for Educate Together.”
The GET2LS campaign has the support of local representatives from across the spectrum.
Deputy Hildegarde Naughton attended the meeting in Oranmore, while a previous meeting on the NUI Galway campus was addressed by numerous local representatives, including Mayor Níall McNelis, Ministers Ciaran Cannon and Sean Kyne, TD Hildegard Naughton, and Cllr Frank Fahy.
All TDs in Galway West and East have declared their support for the Educate Together campaign, along with many of the declared candidates for the next election.
With the current survey of parents so important in deciding patronage, several public representative have urged parents, whatever their plans for their own children’s schooling, to vote for Educate Together in the current competition, to broaden the diversity of schools available in Galway, and ensure that the option is available to those parents who desire it.
“Educate Together offers an ethos that is inclusive and child-centred,” according to GET2LS PRO Maggie Hall.
“It offers an approach to education that is democratic and nurturing. Many Galway parents are already familiar with it at primary level, but despite having five schools across the county, Galway still does not have an Educate Together school available at second level.”
The new school, due to open in 2019, is a ‘regional solution’ aimed primarily at the Galway city and Oranmore school planning areas, and is intended to meet the increasing demand for second-level education in Galway, with an anticipated enrolment of 1,000.
Educate Together is committed to including an Aonad (Irish-language stream) in the school if there is sufficient parental demand. The location of the school will be decided at a later date by the Department.
“Students need a breadth of skills and attributes to succeed in today’s diverse world and changing workplace,” notes Educate Together CEO Paul Rowe.
“They need to be able to learn, unlearn and relearn throughout their lives. Our second level schools aim to provide an education that will enable all students to contribute meaningfully to their communities, embrace the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic society and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to live their lives and to build their careers in the 21st century.”
GET2LS has been campaigning for an Educate Together second level school for six years, with over 1600 parents already expressing their support for this model over the course of the campaign.
Galway has no multi-denominational voluntary secondary school, and this bid offers the only opportunity to fill that gap and diversify school patronage in Galway.
“This final stage of the patronage process will only take account of expressions of interest (EOIs) registered through the Department’s own web service,” notes GET2LS secretary Marguerite Hughes.
“We are reaching out to our existing supporters to remind them to register their support online.
“However, it is also important for us to reach out to all parents within the region, so that they understand the Educate Together model, and register an informed preference online.”
The deadline for parents to vote in the online survey is 31st July. Further information, including a direct link to the survey, is available from GET2LS.org/VOTE.
Voting in the DES survey is open to parents of pupils who have recently completed 1st through 5th class (anticipated second-level entry of 2019 to 2023), who live in the Galway city and Oranmore areas.
Claregalway Hotel Senior Ladies Football Championship – Friday, 6th July 2018
Kilkerrin/Clonberne 10-24 Caltra Cuans 0-8
Darren Kelly in Caltra
Kilkerrin/Clonberne gave a scary reminder to would be pretenders with this demolition as they kicked off their six-in-a-row attempt in emphatic fashion.
Ailish Morrissey struck a hat-trick, Nicola Ward scored a stunning goal and Kevin Reidy’s charges made a significant statement of intent. From the first whistle, Kilkerrin/Clonberne charged at their opponents winning a free which Olivia Divilly converted. But by the two-minute mark, they were seven clear.
Lynsey Noone and Ailish Morrissey struck goals before a Maeve Flanagan point made it 2-2 to 0-0 before further minors for Galway under 16 captain Hannah Noone, Lynsey Noone and Annette Clarke made the margin double digits opened Caltra Cuan’s account.
Noone had earlier tested keeper Lisa Murphy but this was a frustrating afternoon Caltra. Flanagan and Hannah Noone registered before Caltra captain Emma Naughton got their second. Divilly and Morrissey troubled the umpires making it 2-9 to 0-2 on 18 minutes.
There was a bite to the tie with supporters contesting linesmen and challenges thrown in like it was a nail biting battle. But only one team was doing the scoring and Kilkerrin/Clonberne delivered a goal of the season contender.
Taking possession around her own ‘45, the Galway midfielder went on one of her trademark runs ripping the Caltra defence to shreds before reaching the opposing penalty box. She saw Clarke to her right playing the one-two before fisting past Theresa Loughnane.
Morrissey again provided the perfect follow-up with the fourth goal and finished a move involving Clarke and Divilly for a sweet lob into the top corner before half-time giving Kilkerrin/Clonberne a 5-13 to 0-4 interval lead.
Emma Reaney and Naughton got Caltra’s points and they added four more in the second half through Reaney (3) and Caoimhe Ni Ceallaigh. But Kilkerrin/Clonberne remained relentless reaching the 10-goal figure before the three-quarter mark.
Captain Louise Ward didn’t start but entered at half-time. She was involved in goals for Flanagan, a Clarke penalty and sister Nicola before getting her own goal on 42 minutes.
And Clarke finished the goal feast before they concluded with further scores for Morrissey, Nicola and Louise Ward, Siobhan Divilly and Flanagan.
Scorers:
Kilkerrin/Clonberne – Ailish Morrissey 3-5, Annette Clarke 2-4 (1-0 penalty), Nicola Ward 2-1, Maeve Flanagan 1-4, Lynsey Noone 1-3, Louise Ward 1-1, Olivia Divilly 0-3 (one free), Hannah Noone 0-2, Siobhan Divilly 0-1
Caltra Cuans – Emma Reaney 0-4 (one free), Emma Naughton 0-2, Sarah Noone 0-1, Caoimhe Ni Ceallaigh 0-1
Kilkerrin/Clonberne: Lisa Murphy; Aisling Walsh, Sarah Gormally, Leah Petit; Hannah Noone, Lisa Gannon, Katlyn Mee; Siohban Divilly, NIcola Ward; Lynsey Noone, Maeve Flanagan, Chloe Miskell; Oliva Divilly, Annette Clarke, Ailish Morrissey.
Caltra Cuans: Theresa Loughnane; Caoirsa McHugh, Nicole Conway, Helen Cullinane; Denise Kelly, Laura Naughton, Sinead Flood; Meghan Kelly, Orlaith Hannon; Emma Naughton, Aoife Ni Ceallaigh, Caoimhe Ni Ceallaigh; Aine Tully, Sarah Noone, Emma Reaney.
Referee: David Breslin
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Is Bainisteoir Achmhainní Daonna do Conradh na Gaeilge go náisiúnta é Seán Ó hAdhmaill agus é ag súil le cabhair a fháil uathu san gur mian leo tacaíocht a thabhairt don conradh.
Tá oifig ag Conradh na Gaeilge i nGaillimh, lonnaithe in Áras na nGael. Bíonn Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha san oifig sin ag plé le craobhacha áitiúla, sa gcathair agus i gConamara; Craobh Mhaigh Chuilinn agus Spraoi le Ceoil (imeachtaí teaghlaigh) ina measc.
Eagraíonn Conradh na Gaeigle campaí samhraidh agus imeachtaí eile sa gcathair ar bhonn rialta chomh maith le seirbhísí saor chomhairle dlí agus ranganna a chur ar fáil in Áras na nGael.
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Group A
Castlegar 2-14 Kiltulla/Killimordaly 1-10 (Thursday, 21st June 2018, Castlegar)
Last year’s relegated senior team Castlegar began life in the second tier with a victory over Kiltulla/Killimordaly. They led 1-10 to 0-5 at half-time and even though their opponents edged the second period by one, their win was never in doubt.
Craughwell 2-12 Shamrocks 1-9 (Sunday, 24th June 2018, Loughrea)
An entertaining joust saw Craughwell get an opening day win by six points. A good crowd in sunny conditions stayed to enjoy the intermediate fare after witnessing St. Thomas against Eyrecourt in the senior championship and weren’t disappointed.
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Castlegar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
| Craughwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| Shamrocks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
| Kiltulla/Killimordaly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 0 |
Group B
Ahascragh/Caltra 7-22 Kiltormer 1-5 (Saturday, 23rd June 2018, Kiltormer)
Check Galway Daily’s Sports Section for Match Report and Reaction from Sarah Noone
Carnmoe 3-11 Mountbellew/Moylough 1-13 (Monday, 25th June 2018, Mountbellew)
Check Galway Daily’s Sports Section for Match Report and Reaction from Christina Hanley
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Ahascragh/Caltra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 3 |
| Carnmore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 3 |
| Mountbellew/Moylough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| Kiltormer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 0 |
Carnmore delivered a big result in the first round of the 2018 Duanes Daybreak Intermediate Camogie Championship when they came away from Mountbellew with a 3-11 to 1-13 win over Mountbellew/Moylough on Monday, 25th June.
Christina Hanley is Carnmore’s captain for 2018.
She spoke to Galway Daily after the victory.
Duanes Daybreak Intermediate Camogie Championship – Monday, 24th June 2018
Carnmore 3-11 Mountbellew/Moylough 1-13
Darren Kelly in Mountbellew
The 2018 Intermediate Championship is going to be no less competitive than any other year after Carnmore beat last year’s finalists Mountbellew/Moylough on their own turf.
Three Heffernan goals (two for Niamh, one for Michelle) gave the former finalists a massive result and made them favourites to take one of the two semi-final places in Group Two.
Carnmore would have been considered contenders but Mountbellew/Moylough started as favourites after testing Athenry in the 2017 decider. But following the hosts taking a 0-4 to 0-2 lead, the visitors turned the game to lead by seven at half-time.
CARNMORE BEAT LAST YEAR'S FINALISTS!!!#Duanes Intermediate Championship Latest in #Mountbellew
RESULT!!!@CarnmoreCamogie 3-11
@MtbMoyGAA 1-13#MMvsCAR #Camogie2018 #galwaycamogie— Official Galway Camogie (@GalwayCamogie96) June 25, 2018
Katie Mannion was Mountbellew/Moylough’s scorer-in-chief and pointed in the opening minute before Lorraine Crowe replied for Carnmore. But after a Molly Mannion run produced a minor and Katie Mannion tallied again, Mountbellew/Moylough were 0-3 to 0-1 ahead.
Crowe kept Carnmore in touch despite Katie Mannion getting a third Mountbellew/Moylough free. But a Niamh Heffernan effort saved by Nadine Connolly on nine minutes showed the threat Carnmore carried.
And in the second quarter, they made it count hitting 1-4 unanswered to go 1-6 to 0-4 clear. Anna Finnegan applied pressure that allowed Michelle Heffernan find the net before Carnmore added points through Crowe (2), Aishling Kelly and Michelle Heffernan.
It was a pivotal moment as Tess Daly nearly set up Ciara Fox for Mountbellew/Moylough before the Carnmore goal. And even though Katie Mannion (2) and Daly did trouble the umpires, points for Niamh Fox and Crowe came either side of an excellent Niamh Heffernan strike for Carnmore’s second goal.
That left it 2-8 to 0-7 at half-time but Mountbellew/Moylough were never going to throw in the towel and rallied back during the second 30 minutes, twice getting within one point.
Katie Mannion started the comeback hitting four scores in as many minutes to leave a goal between them before Niamh Heffernan and Crowe responded to make it 2-10 to 0-11 in Carnmore’s favour on 38 minutes.
Mountbellew/Moylough needed a goal and it finally arrived on the three-quarter mark when Orla Whyte finished to the net. And after Sinead Healy split the posts two minutes later, they trailed by just 2-10 to 1-12.
Crowe and Katie Mannion traded frees as the home support got behind their charges but Carnmore were dangerous on the counter attack. Niamh Heffernan did have a penalty saved two minutes from time but she was eventually rewarded with her second goal in added time.
Carnmore are in a strong position and victory over Kiltormer should book a semi-final spot. For Mountbellew/Moylough, they face a confident Ahascragh/Caltra team on Wednesday (11th July) in Duggan Park knowing they must leave with a result.
Scorers:
Carnmore – Niamh Heffernan 2-1, Lorraine Crowe 0-6 (all frees), Michelle Heffernan 1-1, Aishling Kelly 0-1, Niamh Fox 0-1
Mountbellew/Moylough – Katie Mannion 0-9 (seven frees), Orla Whyte 1-0, Molly Mannion 0-2, Tess Daly 0-1, Sinead Healy 0-1
Carnmore: Elaine Grealish; Mary Lardner, Jennifer Davoren, Emily Duggan; Patricia Kelly, Christina Hanley, Aisling Killilea; Aishling Killilea, Rachel Hughes; Lorraine Crowe, Sarah Fox, Michelle Heffernan; Niamh Ruane, Niamh Fox, Niamh Heffernan. Subs used: Siofra Leonard for Ruane (45 mins), Jennifer Hughes for S. Fox (45 mins), Valerie Coleman for M. Heffernan (48 mins).
Mountbellew/Moylough: Nadine Connolly; Fiona O’Brien, Maresa Howley, Murine Kilcommins; Emma Walsh, Laura Donnellan, Marion Reynolds; Molly Mannion, Sinead Healy; Chloe Higgins, Orla Whyte, Anna Finnegan; Tess Daly, Katie Mannion, Ciara Fox.
Referee: Ronan Stankard
Ahascragh/Caltra began their Duanes Daybreak Intermediate Camogie Championship campaign with a 7-22 to 1-5 victory away to Kiltormer on Saturday, 23rd June 2018.
Sarah Noone is Ahascragh/Caltra’s captain for 2018.
She spoke to Galway Daily after the victory.
Duanes Daybreak Intermediate Camogie Championship – Saturday, 23rd June 2018
Ahascragh/Caltra 7-22 Kiltormer 1-5
Darren Kelly in Kiltormer
Ahascragh/Caltra laid down a firm marker in their championship opener after two goals each for Michelle Ward and Denis Kelly along with strikes for Aine Tully, Aoife Ni Cheallaigh and Eimear Keane left no doubt about the winners and put them one win away from a semi-final spot.
Kiltormer were 2016 junior champions but already, survival in the second tier will be their target after suffering a disappointing loss. Ahascragh/Caltra’s intent was evident from the beginning. Captain Sarah Noone was orchestrating the attackers and despite six early wides, they’d already settled into a groove.
Five minutes in came the first goal as Tully set up Kelly. Sixty seconds later, Kiltormer countered and Mary Kilkenny came close. Kilkenny added a point following a Marion Kelly long free but they needed a goal.
Two each for Ward and Rachel O’Connor gave Ahascragh/Caltra a 1-4 to 1-0 lead before they added the second major on 19 minutes through Kelly. O’Connor’s run made it 2-5 to 0-1 before the third goal came on 21 minutes. Caoimhe Ni Cheallaigh did the work and Ward finished.
However, Kiltormer were given a glimmer of hope as Kilkenny cut inside before getting their three-pointer on 22 minutes. She added a white flag after being set up by Celine Donnelly but Ahascragh/Caltra were out of sight at the change of ends.
AHASCRAGH/CALTRA UP AND RUNNING!!!#Duanes Intermediate @OfficialCamogie Championship Latest from #Kiltormer
RESULT!!!#AhascraghCaltra 7-22#Kiltormer 1-5#KILTvsAC #galwaycamogie #Camogie2018
— Galway Daily (@GalwayDaily) June 23, 2018
Ward’s free and Tully made it 3-7 to 1-2 before Ward and Aoife Ni Cheallaigh contributed. And in injury time, Noone provided the pass for Keane to give Ahascragh/Caltra a 4-9 to 1-2 interval lead. They didn’t relent upon the restart adding two more points before Ward scored goal number five on 33 minutes.
Kiltormer’s heads looked to have dropped and the second 30 minutes must have felt like an eternity. Kilkenny ended an 18-minute drought on 43 minutes. It was short lived as Aoife Ni Cheallaigh added the sixth major on the three-quarter mark before points from Laura Naughton and Tully left it 6-17 to 1-3.
Chloe Quinn Reilly sent over a Kiltormer free and Brid Claffey also tallied before the finish but Ahascragh/Caltra were displaying a ruthless streak. Tully and O’Connor shared four scores equally before the former hit the seventh major and Ward concluded the rout.
Ahascragh/Caltra face Mountbellew/Moylough in their next outing and could eliminate last year’s runners-up. Kiltormer will need a massive boost against a confident Carnmore to reboot their 2018 plans.
Scorers:
Ahascragh/Caltra – Michelle Ward 2-7 (one free), Denise Kelly 2-3, Aine Tully 1-4, Rachel O’Connor 0-6, Aoife Ni Cheallaigh 1-1, Eimear Keane 1-0, Laura Naughton 0-1
Kiltormer – Mary Kilkenny 1-3, Chloe Quinn Reilly 0-1 (free), Brid Claffey 0-1
Ahascragh/Caltra: Anna Madden; Ciara Mannion, Emma Naughton, Helen Cullinane; Megan Higgins, Laura Naughton, Katie Fitzgerald; Sarah Noone, Aine Tully; Aoife Ni Cheallaigh, Michelle Ward, Caoimhe Ni Cheallaigh; Eimear Keane, Denise Kelly, Rachel O’Connor.
Kiltormer: Edel Kelly; Emily Turley, Chantal Muldoon, Aibhe Hanlon; Saoirse Waters, Marian Kelly, Leona Larkin; Hannah Flynn, Rachel Larkin; Corina Goode, Mary Kilkenny, Chloe Quinn Reilly; Celine Donnelly, Shauna Duane, Laura Frehill. Subs used: Lucy Deely for Frehill (36 mins), Brid Claffey for Donnelly (58 mins), Frehill for Quinn Reilly (59 mins).
Referee: Noel Gavin
Seed funding aimed at bringing an implant to treat arthritis of thumb joint to market.
A Galway-based medical devices start-up that has developed a new joint implant to treat arthritis, has raised €2.75 million in a seed round.
Lorci Orthopaedics, a spin-off from NUI Galway has said it intends to use the financing to commercialise the “InDx” device to treat what is a common but crippling joint condition.
Enterprise Ireland funded the development work at NUI Galway through the Commercialisation Fund Programme, which is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under Ireland’s European Structural and Investment Funds Programme 2014-2020.
In addition to funding by Enterprise Ireland, the Western Development Commission and the investment arm of KU Leuven University together with a number of industry veterans are the key providers of the funding.
It will provide finance for two years and, as part of its research and development, it will be used to advance product development in preparation for clinical trials and regulatory approval in the United States and Europe.
Arthritis of the thumb base joint causes limited functionality of the hand and effects around 5 percent of the global population. Many of those with the condition struggle with the ability to perform everyday tasks such as using a mobile phone, turning keys in a door or writing due to severe pain in the thumb area.
Each year, more than 200,000 surgical procedures are carried out in the European Union and North America to treat severe thumb base arthritis and, arising from this, the prospect of substantial growth potential for new solutions becomes more apparent.
The company is developing the “InDx” implant to meet this need and access a market estimated at more than €550m per annum and, as the population of the US and EU ages, the number affected by this debilitating condition is set to increase dramatically in the next 15 years.
“InDx” is believed to be the only implant that successfully mimics the complex motions of a healthy thumb joint, as it provides two points of rotation that can move concurrently and independently while enabling the joint to move in all six degrees of freedom. The implant is also easier to insert and less invasive than any currently available surgical option for this condition.
Dr Brendan Boland, Chief Executive of Loci and, who co-founded the company with Gerry Clarke, said – “Securing this seed round funding will put Loci Orthopaedics firmly on track to achieve the short- and medium-term goals required towards getting this product to market to relieve the daily suffering of many patients”.
Gerry Clarke, the CTO added – “Thumb base arthritis has a huge impact on the quality of life and on the independence of patients as they age. Can you imagine having pain on simple day-to-day tasks such as turning keys in a door, opening a jar or using your phone?
Clarke went on to say – “This is the prospect faced by millions of people who are restricted in their daily activities and enjoyment of life. It is these patients we want to help, by bringing the first evidence-based implant design to market for this common but disabling condition.”
A young man pleaded guilty to criminal damage and public order offenses as well as four counts of theft at Galway District Court last week following a ‘drunken spree’.
Former Galway resident Michael Mongan stole several items – including a sandwich, a backpack, a smartphone, and various bottles of liquor – over the course of two days in May.
On May 8 he tried to take two bottles of vodka and a bottle of Southern Comfort worth €27.99 from Joyce’s supermarket on Father Griffin road.
The vodka was damaged in the attempt, and was not recoverable.
Then on May 10 Mongan tried to steal a Samsung Galaxy S7 phone worth €500 from the Carphone Warehouse on the Headford road.
The 23-year-old defendant then went to Curry’s, where he tried to take a backpack worth €50.
Both the backpack and the smartphone were recovered.
Following these incidents Mongan stole a bottle of Smirnoff vodka from Aldi and then ran from security to Dealz, where he ate a €5 sandwich and left without paying.
Upon his arrest gardaí found him to be extremely drunk.
Mongan has 86 previous convictions, the most recent for theft on January 30 last year for which he served a six month sentence.
His solicitor said that the young father of two – who currently lives in Limerick – apologised for the ‘drunken spree’, noting that he had been making efforts while in custody.
Judge Mary Fahy noted that it took a bench warrant to get the defendant into court before handing down a total of eight months imprisonment for the offenses.
Senior A
Sarsfields 2-12 Oranmore/Maree 2-12 (Friday, 22nd June 2018, Gort)
Kieran Hanniffy’s Oranmore/Maree got a massive result in the opening round as a late goal ensured they shared the spoils with the defending champions Sarsfields
Mullagh 4-14 Ardrahan 1-9 (Friday, 22nd June 2018, Duggan Park)
Four-time All-Star full back Sarah Dervan showed her attacking arsenal hitting four goals at full forward. Ardrahan did a jersey change at half-time but it didn’t confuse last year’s county finalists.
St. Thomas 3-14 Eyrecourt 2-3 (Sunday, 24th June 2018, Loughrea)
Two first half goals gave St. Thomas a comfortable 2-9 to 1-2 advantage and they showed their ambitions extend towards the knockout stages by building that margin after the break.
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Mullagh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| St. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| Oranmore/Maree | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| Sarsfields | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| Ardrahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 0 |
| Eyrecourt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 0 |
Senior B
Killimor 2-11 Cappataggle 2-9
Check out the match report and reaction from Serena Brien in Galway Daily’s Sports Section
Kinvara 0-9 Athenry 0-7 (Friday, 22nd June 2018, St. Thomas GAA)
John Linnane’s team made a positive start getting the better of last March’s All-Ireland intermediate finalists with a late Roisin Callanan penalty save proving vital.
Davitts 2-15 Pearses 3-8
Check out the match report and reaction from Aine Dervan in Galway Daily’s Sports Section
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Davitts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 3 |
| Killimor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| Kinvara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Cappataggle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 0 |
| Athenry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Pearses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
Davitts began their Lough Rea Hotel & Spa Senior Championship campaign with a 2-15 to 3-8 victory over Pearses on Friday, 22nd June in Duggan Park, Ballinasloe.
Aine Dervan is Davitt’s captain for 2018.
She spoke to Galway Daily after the victory.
Lough Rea Hotel & Spa County Senior Camogie Championship – Friday, 22nd June 2018
Davitts 2-15 Pearses 3-8
Darren Kelly in Duggan Park
After surviving relegation finals in 2016 and 2017, Davitts made a positive start to 2018 when they emerged victorious against the previous year’s quarter-finalists Pearses.
Goals for Taragh Maloney and Laura Hansbury gave the south Galway side a 2-7 to 1-5 interval lead. And with Aine and Roisin Dervan pulling the strings upon the restart, Aidan Shaughnessy’s charges held on despite two Aine Hillary goals.
There was a feeling in Ballinasloe that Davitts had improved but Niamh Kilkenny got Pearses’ opener on two minutes. The five-time All-Star added a second in the 10th minute but that was to reduce arrears as Maloney and Aine Dervan put Davitts ahead.
DAVITTS BEGIN 2019 WITH VICTORY!
Lough Rea Hotel & Spa Senior Camogie Championship Latest in Duggan Park
RESULT!!!
Davitts Camogie 2-15
Pearses Camogie Club 3-8#DAVvsPEA #galwaycamogie— Official Galway Camogie (@GalwayCamogie96) June 22, 2018
The 6.30pm throw-in meant Aine Dervan was late arriving but she made up for it with eight points over the hour. However, Davitts looked in trouble on 14 minutes as Orla Kilkenny and Ciara Lally combined to allow Amy Kenny get a Pearses goal.
Pearses led 1-2 to 0-3 and were favourites to drive on. But Davitts’ response could define their season. An immediate counter attack produced a golden opportunity and Maloney struck the second goal.
Aine and Roisin Dervan gave them a 1-5 to 1-2 advantage before a Niamh Kilkenny brace left the minimum between them. The Dervans combined again with Roisin pointing before Hansbury finished off the second goal and Davitts were five clear.
Hansbury played provider for Maloney to make it 2-7 to 1-4 on 25 minutes but Pearses stayed in touch as Niamh Kilkenny set up her sister Orla to leave five between them at half-time.
Two Aine Dervan frees stretched them 2-9 to 1-5 clear after the restart and the victory was on. Orla Kilkenny responded with a Pearses placed ball but further white flags for Aine and Roisin Dervan looked good enough on the three-quarter mark as Davitts led 2-11 to 1-6.
Pearses needed inspiration. Roisin Dervan finished a three player move before Orla Kilkenny hit back. Aine Dervan had Davitts 2-13 to 1-7 ahead but with Niamh Kilkenny and Hillary playing a one-two which caused panic, the latter got the touch for Pearses’ second goal with eight minutes remaining.
A Niamh Kilkenny free on 58 minutes kept the deficit in check but the Gurteen/Ballymacward side need a goal. It did arrive when Hillary majored again in injury time. But two Aine Dervan scores left Davitts’ success in no doubt.
Scorers:
Davitts – Aine Dervan 0-8 (seven frees), Taragh Maloney 1-3 (one free), Roisin Dervan 0-4, Laura Hansbury 1-0
Pearses – Aine Hillary 2-0, Niamh Kilkenny 0-5 (two frees), Amy Kenny 1-0, Orla Kilkenny 0-3 (one free)
Davitts: Tara Murphy; Claire McHugo, Ciara Gardiner, Rebecca Dolan; Nicole Duggan, Lorraine Farrell, Laura Shiel; Stephanie Broderick, Emma Rourke; Amy Murphy, Roisin Dervan, Niamh Briscoe; Deirdre Tully, Taragh Maloney, Rachel Dolan. Subs used: Aine Dervan for Rachel Dolan (7 mins), Laura Hansbury for Briscoe (13 mins), Eimear O’Byrne for Tully (26 mins), Lisa Shiel for Broderick (60 mins).
Pearses: Claire Carr; Teresa Loughnane, Aoife Kilkenny, Amy Naughton; Aoife Lydon, Tara Naughton, Niamh Jenkins; Orla Kilkenny, Lorraine Lally; Niamh Kilkenny, Lorna Kelly, Amy Kenny; Lisa O’Brien, Ciara Lally, Karina Donnellan. Subs used: Sinead Food for Lydon (HT), Aine Hillary for Donnellan (41 mins), Ciara Costelloe for A. Kilkenny (56 mins).
Referee: Mike Ryan
Tá Comhaltas na Mac Léinn, Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh ag tabhairt cás in aghaidh Cúirt na Coiribe maidir leis an árdú cíosa a ghearr Cúirt na Coiribe ar na mic léinn ollscoile i Mí Bealtaine.
Cloisfear an chás ar an 20ú Iúil agus táthar ag súil go cuirfidh seo brú orthu siúd a mbíonn ag soláthrú Cóiríocht do Mhic Léinn an cíos a laghdú mórthimpeall na tíre.
Tá an chás seo tagtha chun cinn théis comhairle a fuair Comhaltas na Mic Léinn ón Aire Oideachais Mary Mitchell O’Connor agus urlabhraí Sinn Féin le haghaidh tithíochta Eoin Ó Broin.
Fuair an Comhaltas comhairle dleathach ó Scoil an Dlí in Ollscoil na hÉireann freisin.
Thosaigh an feachtas seo, Cúirt Shakedown i Mí na Bealtaine le thart ar 400 scoláire lasmuigh do Cúirt na Coiribe agus iad ag déanamh agóide in aghaidh an ardú cíosa.
D’ardaigh Cúirt na Coiribe an cíos suas chuig 18% le haghaidh an chéad téarma eile. Tháinig an t-eolas seo chuig na mic léinn thart ar a 3.20i.n ar an Aoine do Deireadh Seachtaine Saoire Bainc agus i lár an ama a rabhadar ag staidéar.
Bhí na mic léinn faoi iomarca brú cheana féin ag an am sin agus iad ag staidéar le haghaidh na scrúdaithe samhraidh.
B’é Lorcán Ó Maoileannaigh, Uachtarán Comhaltas na Mic Léinn go dtí an tseachtain seo chaite, a tháinig chun cinn leis an feachtas #CúirtShakedown agus ról lárnach aige.
Bhí Megan O’ Reilly ar an coiste Comhaltas na Mic Léinn agus í lárnach sa feachtas freisin, agus is Megan O’ Reilly, atá ag seasamh isteach mar Uachtarán nua don comhaltas.
Beifear ag tnúth le toradh a fháil i gcoinne Cúirt na Coiribe agus go gcabhróidh an chás seo le eolas a thabhairt chun cinn maidir leis an Cóiríocht do Mhic Léinn.
Is ar an 20ú lá de Mí Iúil a cloisfear an chás.
Killimor began their Lough Rea Hotel & Spa Senior Championship campaign with a 2-11 to 2-9 victory over Cappataggle on Thursday, 21st June in Loughrea.
Serena Brien is Killimor’s joint captain for 2018 along with Denise Starr.
She spoke to Galway Daily after the victory.
Lough Rea Hotel & Spa Senior Camogie Championship – Thursday, 21st June 2018
Killimor 2-11 Cappataggle 2-9
Darren Kelly in Loughrea
Just the opening game but Killimor picked up a critical victory. Maeve Muldoon, who finished the weekend as Galway under 16 puc fada champion, was perfectly placed for two goals just when Cappataggle looked to have gotten over the line. The 2016 intermediate champions, minus Caitriona Cormican, came from six behind to lead entering the closing stages. But Killimor, with just five of the 2016 All-Ireland finalists got a late 1-2.
With Ann Marie Starr setting the tempo, Killimor got off to the better start. Starr opened after just 16 seconds before Niamh Horan added another. Amy Treacy opened Cappataggle’s account in the sixth minute but found themselves facing an uphill battle on the quarter hour as they trailed 1-4 to 0-1.
Horan added a free to restore Killimor’s two-point cushion but on 10 minutes, Muldoon showed great awareness to get the ground touch for their first goal. And after good work from Sinead Fahy and Sinead O’Hara, Horan got her second from play to put six between them.
GALWAY CAMOGIE!!!@Loughreahotel1 Senior @GalwayCamogie96 Championship begins tonight and we are in Loughrea!!!@cappataggle vs Killimor throws in at 7.30pm#CAPvsKIL #galwaycamogie pic.twitter.com/l3B8kMMqqT
— Galway Daily (@GalwayDaily) June 21, 2018
Moira Connaughton was working hard for Cappataggle’s defence but they need the scores the other end. Laura Creaven set up Michelle Skehill for a point on 17 minutes but Horan replied registering a 45 to leave it 1-5 to 0-2.
Cappataggle needed a break and it finally came 60 seconds later. After pressure from Antoniette Cormican from the right, Creaven’s shot took a deflection to get over the line and they were back in the contest.
Horan responded but with Cappataggle’s new found confidence, Treacy converted her second score before a Skehill placed ball left them just 1-6 to 1-4 behind at half-time. A strong second half saw substitute Ciara Lenihan immediately tallying before a Creaven ‘45 and Treacy put Cappataggle ahead.
Horan levelled at 1-7 apiece but Killimor’s young charges were struggling and looked a beaten docket when Ciara Lohan picked out Skehill who buried to the net on 48 minutes giving Cappataggle a one-goal advantage.
Starr and Muldoon left the minimum between them before Creaven’s free had Cappataggle 2-8 to 1-9 in front. But following a Killimor attack down the right, Muldoon repeated the trick again waiting for the delivery before turning the ball for Killimor’s second goal.
Killimor led by one but had the momentum. Michelle Mitchell and Horan made it 2-11 to 2-8 as Cappataggle chased a goal. They came close when Lenihan’s low free was deflected over the bar by Killimor keeper Niamh Quinn.
Scorers:
Killimor – Niamh Horan 0-7 (four frees, one ‘45), Maeve Muldoon 2-1, Ann Marie Starr 0-2, Michelle Mitchell 0-1
Cappataggle – Michelle Skehill 1-2 (one free), Laura Creaven 1-2, Amy Treacy 0-2, Ciara Lenihan 0-2 (one free)
Killimor: Niamh Quinn; Eimear Porter, Serena Brien, Roisin Starr; Sinead Fahy, Aisling Brehony, Sasha Hoary; Ann Marie Starr, Helen Quinn; Ciara Fahy, Denise Starr, Niamh Horan; Maeve Muldoon, Sinead O’Hara, Mairead Mooney. Subs used: Michelle Mitchell for Mooney (50 mins), Emer Fahy for O’Hara (50 mins).
Cappataggle: Claire Lawlor; Aisling Raymond, Rachel Byrne, Sinead Dolan; Sarah Lawless, Moira Connaughton, Caoimhe Garvey; Aishling Donnellan, Niamh Daly; Amy Treacy, Michelle Skehill, Ciara Lohan; Antionette Cormican, Laura Creaven, Katie Garvey. Subs used: Ciara Lenihan for K. Garvey (HT).
Referee: Sean Byrne
Adebayo Sholarin (47), of 33 Pound Street, Six Mile Bridge in Clare, was convicted of having a blood alcohol of 264 milligrams per 100ml while in charge of a motor vehicle on the early hours of November 13, 2016.
Garda Eugene Paul O’Connor of Oranmore garda station told the court that at 1:20am that night, he responded to a call about a car driving erratically in an estate off the Castlepark road in Ballybane.
Garda O’Connor found a silver Mercedes parked in the middle of the turning circle in a cul-de-sac with Sholarin in the driver’s seat.
The court heard that when asked, Sholarin initially refused to give Garda O’Connor his name.
When asked why he was parked in the road, Sholarin said he was going to a party, though he refused to tell the garda where it was. Garda O’Connor said he couldn’t see any evidence of a party nearby.
According to Garda O’Connor there was an open bottle of spirits in the front of the car. He also saw the keys in the ignition, and noted that the engine was still warm.
Forming the opinion that Mr. Sholarin was drunk and intended to drive, Garda O’Connor and placed him under arrest.
Solicitor for the defence Brian Gilmartin asked Garda O’Connor if, at any point in their interaction, he directly asked the accused who was driving the vehicle, which he admitted he did not.
Sholarin said he denied driving when speaking to Garda O’Connor, insisting that his partner was the one driving the car. When the Garda arrived, he said, she had gone back to the party to grab her bag.
Sholarin that his brother called him from Nigeria that night with the news that their mother had passed away a few hours beforehand, which is why he had been drinking in the car and wasn’t composed while speaking to Garda O’Connor.
The reason the keys were in the ignition was because he turned the engine on to use the heater, since it was a November night in Ireland.
At the station, Sholarin failed to give an adequate breath sample after three attempts. The machine used to perform a breath test requires the user to blow uninterrupted for a period of time. However on each of the three attempts, Sholarin inhaled before it was complete.
He said this wasn’t deliberate and asked if he could give a urine sample instead, which Garda O’Connor allowed. Mr. Gilmartin said that Mr. Sholarin’s difficulties were because he was still highly emotional.
The urine exam found that Sholarin had a blood alcohol concentration of 264mg per 100ml, over five times the legal limit of 50mg/100ml.
Mr. Sholarin was charged with being drunk while in charge of a motor vehicle, an offence distinct from drunk driving, as he was not driving the car at the time of his arrest.
Judge Mary Fahy said that she didn’t believe Sholarin’s account of events, and that Garda O’Connor gave “copious evidence” supporting the claim of his guilt.
Adebayo Sholarin was fined €600 with six months to pay. He is also required to pay a €250 charge to the Medical Bureau to cover the cost of his urine exam, and has been disqualified from driving for three years.
Independent Galway-Roscommon TD and Minister for for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten established a new climate committee last Tuesday.
The move comes ahead of next week’s Dáil debate on a bill to completely divest the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund from fossil fuels.
It also follows a recent report showing that all EU countries are falling behind Paris Agreement goals, with Ireland listed as the second-worst performer in Europe.
Ireland has largely failed to develop its massive offshore wind potential.
Naughten hopes that the new Special Joint Committee on Climate Action will help set the country back on a path towards achieving its Paris Agreement goals.
Part of the committee’s purpose will be to ‘consider’ recommendations set out by a recent Citizens’ Assembly on climate change as well as help the government implement the National Mitigation Plan published last year.
“The Government means to do mean business when it comes to taking strong action on climate change,” the Minister commented.
“Over the next decade we will spend €22 billion on climate-focused investments. That represents a huge leap forward in our approach, both in the scale of our ambition and the funding we are making available as a Government to meet the challenges. In fact, €1 in every €5 to be spent by the State and State companies in capital investment over the next decade will have a climate-related focus. That is not just significant on a European scale but on a global scale.”
He concluded: “The establishment by the joint Houses of this special committee is an important milestone for the Oireachtas. I and my officials look forward to working with the committee on its work programme.”
Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment and Galway West TD Hildegarde Naughton (FG) commented:
“The establishment of this committee will give a focus to the climate change issue that it simply cannot get in the midst of a Department’s or a committee’s consideration of other matters. To put it very simply; climate change has not got the attention or action it deserves because the Department, and my committee, must consider a whole range of other subjects within our remit…
“The fact that we are going to miss our 2020 targets by a considerable margin illustrates the point that we have not paid sufficient attention to this issue.”
Naughton added that creating the new climate committee is “a very positive step” in developing “a proper and effective policy on climate change”.
The fossil fuel divestment movement has been gaining popularity, with US organisations and cities like New York declaring plans to divest.
Five people have been hospitalised in recent weeks from lion’s mane jellyfish stings following a huge increase in sightings of the huge jellyfish across Ireland and the UK.
There have been reports of large adult lion’s mane jellyfish in Salthill, Kinvara, Carna and Oranmore in Co. Galway and swimmers are being urged to report sightings to the Big Jellyfish Hunt Facebook page.
Jellyfish research experts from NUI Galway and UCC have issued advice to the public on the best methods to deal with jellyfish stings following the recent events.
The experts say that the best first aid treatment for a lion’s mane sting is to rinse with vinegar (or Sting No More spray) to remove tentacles, and then immerse in 45°C hot water (or apply a heat pack) for 40 minutes.
The lion’s mane jellyfish is a large jellyfish – up to 1 metre – with thousands of long tentacles located beneath the bell.
In Irish and UK waters, lion’s mane jellyfish can be encountered from June until late September.
It is one of the least common jellyfish in Irish and UK waters, typically occurring as single individuals rather than in blooms or aggregations.
Despite this, there has been an increase in the population of lion’s mane jellyfish in recent weeks, and stings have therefore been a concern.
Jasmine Headlam, PhD and Fullbright Researcher from the Ryan Institute at NUI Galway, said: “We often see lion’s mane jellyfish on the east coast, where the water is cooler, around hotspots like the Forty Foot diving area in Dun Laoghaire and popular beaches like Bettystown, Co. Meath and Clogherhead, Co. Louth.
“In the last few weeks we’ve had reports of large adult lion’s mane from the west coast in places like Salthill, Kinvara, Carna and Oranmore in Galway as well as Newquay in Clare and even Cork harbour.
“We urge sea swimmers and coastal visitors to report any sightings with photographs if possible to the National Biodiversity Data Centre website and the Big Jellyfish Hunt Facebook page.
“Lion’s mane stings, though not generally considered fatal, can cause a lot of pain.
“Stings from large lion’s mane can be particularly dangerous, as the thousands of thin tentacles can each extend to several meters long. Initially, a sting may result in itching or localised pain that may radiate to other areas of the body, potentially progressing to severe pain within 20 minutes or more.
“In some cases, stings can result in Irukandji-like syndrome.
“This syndrome, named after a type of box jellyfish, can involve symptoms including back pain, nausea, abdominal cramps, sweating and hypertension.”
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