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Community Games success in Athlone

We arrived back from Athlone safe and sound last night with our fair share of medals. A great weekend was enjoyed by competitors, managers and parents.  Here are some of the photos from the event.  Win, lose of draw the young Community Games participants from Duagh/Lyre did us proud.

Warm Regards
 Liz and  Andy (Keane).

Back Row, L to R : Aisling Mangan, Laura Sheeran, Máiréad McNamara and Ellen Stack. Front Row, L to R: Eibhlis Dillon, Niamh Duffy and Mariah Stack. Missing from the team on the day was Sorcha McNulty who was out in Macedonia with the Irish Basketball team.

Duagh/Lyre u-16 Girls Basketball team who won silver medals in the Community Games National Finals in Athlone last weekend. The girls were up against the hot favourites, Oranmore/Maree of Galway in the semi-final. They beat them 32 points to 27 in a thrilling encounter. On the following day they took on Drimnagh of Dublin. It went to extra time. Final score Duagh/Lyre 33; Drimnagh 34.

On Saturday evening after their basketball match the team headed for Banagher where Eibhlis Dillon and Laura Sheeran participated with the Kerry u-16 Football team.  (Report by Liz Keane - Photo by Nelius Collins).

Rio Barran from Duagh lighting the flame for the opening ceremony.

The u-14 Olympic Handball team who won bronze medals.

 Back Row: Jo-Jo Lyons, Nelius Collins (trainer),Chloe Horan, Geraldine McNamara (county manager) Paula Duffy, Gráinne Sheehy, Tom McCarthy(trainer) and Tamara Kirby.

Front  Row: Rowanna McNulty, Aisling McCarthy, Rio Barran and Ciara Curtin.

William O'Connor and Lorraine Nash after receiving their medals together with their cycling coach Andy Keane.  

Three county champions representing Kerry; William O'Connor, Kerry Ann Finucane and Lorraine Nash.

 Darragh Maher did his parish and his county proud in Athlone last weekend.  Darragh did not qualify in the final of the Boys u-12 as he was cycling out of age.  We hope to see Darragh back again next year in the same age group.


William O'Connor, Lyre and Michael Costello, Duagh. Michael together with his parents Rose and Dan travelled up last Sunday morning from Kilmorna, Duagh just to support his two Lyre friends who had made it through to the finals in cycling. What a supporter!

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Model Making

     
Karen Moloney and Eoin Buckley who represented Duagh-Lyre in model making in Castleisland on Sunday 14th March (Submitted by Mary Buckley)

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U12 Draughts Team

Duagh/Lyre U12 Draughts Team who competed in Listowel on Sunday
Feb 14^th.Left to Right: Aisling Keane, Niamh Nolan, Eoin Buckley, Mike Keane,
from Lyre & John Dwyer, Duagh.  Trainer Andy Keane.
                                                                       Photo submitted by Breda Keane

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Bronze Medal Winners

Bronze medals were awarded last Sunday to Duagh- Lyre Comedy
drama group in Abbeydorney. Pictured L to R Steven Nash, Karen
Moloney, William O'Connor, JerryO'Connor, Lorraine Nash and
Aishling Keane

Congratulations to all involved on a great performance.
                                                                  Photo submitted by Liz Keane

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Table Tennis, Music and Soccer


Eilish O'Regan, Lorraine Nash, Aishling Keane & Karen Moloney who came
3rd in u13 Community Games Table Tennis with coach Jim Burke.
                                                                           Photo submitted by Breda Keane

The under 16 girls claimed silver medals.  The team was Eibhlis Dillon, Aisling Mangan, Laura Sheeran and Mariah Stack.   Silver medals also went to Grainne Sheehy, Alison Taren and Kylie and Margaret Walsh in the group music.  Special thanks to Wayne Taren for his work in preparing the girls  for the competition.   The under 15 boys indoor soccer team got through to the semi final and will be in action on Sunday in Annascaul.  The team is; Oisin Mangan, Carrig McNulty, Patrick Murphy, Aaron O'Connor, Padraig O'Donoghue, Dylan O'Regan, Thomas Scanlon and Stephen Stack.  The girls team competes in Mountcoal next Saturday.  Finally a big thanks to all who gave so generously to our church gate collection last weekend.  All the monies go to funding events for the children of the parish. (Feb 4 2010)

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