Development News Round up

A come & try it Day took place on Friday the 9^th May in Tralee IT for all Kerry primary schools. Coaching was provided by the Institute of Technology Tralee students. Thanks to coaches Mikey Kiely, Fergal Collins, Kate Harrington, Rachel Sinott, Gearoid O Doherty, Damien Ryan and Anthony Feally for their excellent coaching at the day. 142 girls from 9 schools attended. Schools included Ardfert NS, Kilmoyley NS, Abbeydroney NS, Slaimhandra NS, Glenderry Ns, Spa NS, Causeway NS and Tralee Educate Together.

 

Glenderry NS

 

 

Other items in the Development News Round up include:

 

Ø      O’Duffy Cup visits Sligo

Ø      You & Me Play Camogie Programme

Ø      Hurl Smart Week – 2^nd-8^th June.

Ø      Feile Skills Galway

Ø      Lenovo Skills Hub

Ø      Second Level Blitzes Galway and Mayo

Ø      Upcoming events

 

 

O’Duffy Cup visits Sligo

The O’Duffy Cup visited Sligo this week at a Cumann na mBunscol primary school blitz day in Geevagh on Tuesday the 13^th May. 130 girls participated on the day. Mary O Connor attended and also Bernie Ryan National Cumann na mBunscol chairperson. Thanks to John Hughes principal of Geevagh National school for a well organised day.

 

Sligo Cumann na mBunscol winners Castlerock NS with the O Duffy Cup

 

You & Me Play Camogie Programme

This programme is underway in 3 of the 8 clubs randomly chosen for inclusion in the progamme funded by the Thank you Fund from Coca Cola. Oran club in Roscommon has started their 6 weeks with Tutor Richard McNicholas. The programme is also running in Drumgoon Cavan with Eoin Morrissey as tutor and 12 participants on the first night. Donard Glen Programme starts in Wicklow on 14^th May with Mark Mc Manus from Dublin tutoring on this programme. Five other clubs received funding under this fund and will be starting in the coming weeks. The programme also provides a nutritional talk to parents and players over the 6 weeks.

 

Drungoon, Cavan 'You & Me Play Camogie' parents group with tutor

 

Hurl Smart Week- 2^nd -8^th June

The Camogie Association in conjunction with the Nutrition and Health Foundation are running their annual Hurl Smart Week form the 2^nd-8^th June.

 

Run a ‘Hurl Smart Week’ in your club and be in with the chance to bring your club camogie under 12 team to Croke Park in October!

Just register your clubs interest, run a ‘Hurl Smart Week’, submit a report of events and you could be in with a chance to play in Croke Park.

Register here

 

Feile Skills Galway

Teegan Canning Mullagh won the Galway Feile skills competition and will be representing Galway in Ulster in June. Leah Burke (Kiltulla/killimordaly) and Muireann Faherty (Ballinderreen) came second and third respectively.

 

Galway 1st, 2nd and 3rd feile skills winners

 

Lenovo Skills Hub

This Gaelic games initiative sponsored by Lenovo is a mixed camp for teenage boys and girls aged 13-15 years. Top inter county players will coach on the Lenovo skills hub for the 4 days. The hurling/camogie camps take place in Carlow, Dublin, Offaly, Clare, Waterford, Cork, Limerick Wexford and Tipperary. Details below of locations and female camogie player involved in camp.

Register on www.gaa.ie/lenovoskillshub

 

 

 

 

Second Level Blitzes-Galway & Mayo

The Mairead Meehan 1^st year tournament organised by presentation secondary school Athenry took place this week in Galway with a 1^st year seven a side tournament.

Sandra Greaney, captain of Presentation College Athenry receives the Mairead Meehan A cup from 

Michael and Ann Meehan alongside Mr. Cathal Moore, Deputy Principal of Presentation College Athenry.

 

 

Calascantius Oranmore captains receive the Mairead Meehan B cup from

Michael and Ann Meehan alongside Mr. Cathal Moore, Deputy Principal of Presentation College Athenry.

 

A second level blitz took place in Castlebar on 14^th May. Davitt College, Sacred Heart secondary school, St.Josephs Castlebar and Gortnor Abbey attended on the day. 70 girls from the 4 schools  took part in the competition for 1^st and 2^nd years.

Mayo secondary school Gortnor Abbey takes part in Camogie Blitz for first time

 

Upcoming Events

Ø      Athlone Institute of Technology Camogie Academy taking place next Wednesday the 14^th May in Athlone IT. This is a 6 week programme for local schools and will run from 6.30pm-7.30pm each Wednesday. Contact lfynn@camogie.ie for more information