Community Games gold

Kilcullen will be well to the fore in the forthcoming Kildare county representation in the National Community Games finals at Mosney, which will take place on the weekends of August 17 and 24.

At the recent County Finals, the Kilcullen teams scored four gold medals, six silver and seven bronze awards. There were also several commendations for members of the team.

The golds were won for Shot Putt in the Boys and Girls competitions, the Girls 1,500 metres, and the U8 Girls 60 metres.

The full Kilcullen results were Girls Under 8 60 Metres: 1st Lisa Aspell, 3rd Katelyn Hegarty Kelly; Girls Under 10 100 Metres: 2nd Cliodhna O’Connor; Girls Under 10 200 Metres: 2nd Niamh Cullen; Girls Under 12 100 Metres: 2nd Katie Berney, 3rd Kelly Gaynor; Girls Under 16 100 Metres: 3rd Zainab Afolabi; Girls Under 16 1500 Metres: 1st Ciara O’Connor, 3rd Leona Dowling; Boys Under 12 Ball Throw: 3rd Dean Clifford; Girls Under 14 Shot Putt: 1st Kathyrn Weir; Boys U8 80 Metres: 2nd Niall O’Connor.

The Diary has been promised a selection of pictures to make a slide show.

Brian Byrne.