CARING IN  THE COMMUNITY

 In our locality there are many Organisations and Clubs that do very good voluntary work with people.

 The Camogie Club

Síle has been managing Camogie for eleven years. Many of us are on the teams. We have won four County Finals and we have won three Roinn A Blitz. Síle is very generous with the time she spends training us and we all love Camogie.  

G.A.A. Club    

Erin's Own Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1885 in the Castlecomer area.  Players come from the 5 schools in the locality. John Kelly who coaches the under 16 said that he loves the hurling and enjoys passing on the love of the game to the young people. There are between 30 to 40 people involved with voluntary training.

They have built a new clubhouse and have called it after a man who did a lot for the people in Castlecomer.                   

DEEN CELTIC

The Deen Celtic soccer club was founded in 1984. Deen Celtic has schoolboy teams in all age groups plus two Junior teams, two Senior teams and a Girl’s team. There are 15 voluntary members of staff. Once a year they take the children on a trip. Last year they went to England and went to see a live soccer game. That involved a lot of care and responsibility, which the staff of Deen Celtic willingly took on.  My daddy is very involved with Deen Celtic.  

The Athletic Club        

In the club there are 35 members from 5 years old right up to senior women. We train three times a week using the community school facilities (outdoor track and inside gym) and we also train in the Castlecomer Demesne. We have won many medals. Many ladies spend a lot of time training members in running. We also do the javelin, disc and shot put. At the end of the year we go out for a day and there is also a dinner dance for the parents.  A sports day is held at the end of the year and medals are given and a special prize for the most improved athlete. It is good to have an athletic club in Castlecomer, I enjoy running very much and I hope one day to be as good as Sonia O’Sullivan!

Basketball Club

We have a basketball club in Castlecomer with teams of under 10’s to under 18’s.  Joe Byrne trains the teams.  He has done a lot to promote basketball and to train us in the skills of the game.  We have won many competitions over the years. We are allowed use the Community School’s courts and gym for our training.  We are very grateful to Joe for all the time he gives to us and we all enjoy basketball very much.

Deenside Players

Deenside Players is a group of people who devote much time on an annual basis to the production of a pantomime, which involves up to 80 people, 40 of whom are children and teenagers.

By Danielle O’ Neill, Derbhilia Coogan, Katie Dowling, Nolita Cunningham and Katie Brennan.