The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
Plenty of talent on show at Community Games county finals
OUR Talent County Finals competition took place at the Keel last weekend. On Saturday we had a very high standard of competition for music and recitation competitions with 40 solo competitors & 15 groups participated, representing eighteen areas. On Sunday we had our singers where the high standard continued and ensured that our judges’ job was never easy!
Solo Music U12: 1st Jack Purcell (Ballydonoghue/Lisselton); 2nd Matthew Sullivan (Kenmare); 3rd Grace Heffernan (Ballybunion); 4th Sean Fleming (Kilcummin) & Daibheid O’Regan (Duagh Lyre0.
Group Music U12: 1st Glenbeigh/Glencar; 2nd Glenflesk; 3rd Ballydonoghue/Lisselton; 4th Ballybunion.
Solo Music U16: 1st 1st Tadhg Scanlon (Castlegregory); 2nd Peter Doyle (St Brendan’s/ Oakpark); 3rd Ruby Falvey (Ballydonoghue/ Lisselton); 4th Emma Heffernan (Ballybunion) & Liam Kerrisk (Kilcummin). Group Music U16: 1st Ballydonoghue/Lisselton; 2nd Kilcummin; 3rd Abbeydorney/Kilflynn; 4th Duagh Lyre.
Recitation U12: 1st Sophia Ferron (Kenmare); 2nd Liam Smith (Valentia); 3rd Gearoid Hingston (Annascaul/Camp/Inch/Lispole). Recitation U16: 1st Gearoid Evans (Keel/ Kiltallagh); 2nd Maggie Scanlon (Ballymacelligott); 3rd Jake Curran (Valentia); 4th Sean Daly (Firies).
Solo Singing U12: 1st Ciara Murphy (Ballymacelligott); 2nd Florence Corridon (Listowel); 3rd Paige Cronin, Kenmare); 4th Ciara Hughes (Rathmore/Gneeveguilla) & Saoirse Wenk (Keel/ Kiltallagh).
Group Singing U12: 1st Keel/Kiltallagh; 2nd Ballymacelligott; 3rd Fossa; 4th Dromid/ Caherdaniel.
Solo Singing U16: 1st Gearoid Meehan (Boherbee/Cloghers/Manor); 2nd Maddie Cour tney ( Dromid/Caherdaniel); 3rd Jean Foley (Spa Muckross); 4th Maedhbh Hanafin (Spa Fenit Barrow); & Aoife Hickey (Keel/Kiltallagh). Group Singing U16: 1st Keel/Kiltallagh; 2nd Fossa; 3rd Spa Muckross; 4th Kenmare.
SWIMMING COUNTY FINALS
Results from last Sunday week of the County Finals of our Swimming competition – this is always a large competition with 205 competed representing 30 areas, with 24 areas making a podium appearance. Eleven areas will be represented at national festival. Thank you to Josephine Cahill who co-ordinated the event, gala referee Michael O Connell and those who assisted at registration, assembly, judging and recording results.
Boys 1 Length Freestyle U8: 1st Jonas Collins (An Gaeltacht); 2nd Evan O’Donoghue (Spa/ Muckross); 3rd Cian O’Donoghue (Rock St) Girls 1 Length Freestyle U8: 1st Jessica Merrigan (Kenmare); 2, Saolaith Costello
(St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 3rd Evie Fields (Castlegregory)
Boys 1 Length Swimming Backstroke U10: 1st Conor Reidy (Blennervlle/Ballyard); 2nd Thomas Cahill (Duagh/Lyre).
Boys 1 Length Freestyle U10: 1st Daniel Gazi (Spa Fenit Barrow); Matias Collins (An Gaeltacht); 3rd Sean Sargent (Boherbee/ Cloghers/Manor)
Girls 1 Length Backstroke U10: 1st Sarah Chute(Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 2nd Nell Thompson (Beaufor t); 3rd Ayla Keogh (Fossa)
Girls 1 Length Freestyle U10: 1st Lainey Costello (St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 2nd Evie O’Sullivan (Spa Fenit Barrow); 3rd Rebecca Mason (Spa Fenit Barrow)
Boys 2 Length Backstroke U12: 1st Fionnan Ryan (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 2nd Sean Murphy (Boherbee/Cloghers/Manor); 3rd Brian Reidy (Blennerville/Ballyard)
Boys 2 Length Breaststroke U12:-1st Luke Merigan (Kenmare); 2nd Conor McGibney (Spa/ Fenit/Barrow); 3rdPadraig Kisane (Tarber t) Boys 2 Length Freestyle U12: 1st Jack Costello (St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 2nd Liam O’Connor (St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 3rd Matthew Leahy (Blennerville/Ballyard)
Girls 2 Length Backstroke U12: 1st Aishling O’Connor (St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 2nd Raonaid Ross (Ballyduff); 3rd Ella Ann Cremin (Spa Muckross)
Girls 2 Length Breaststroke U12: 1st Lauren mason (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 2nd Sadhbh O’Sullivan (Killorglin); 3rd Shauna McCar thy (Rathmore/ Gneeveguilla)
Girls 2 Length Freestyle U12: 1st Jocelyn Hickey (Killarney); 2nd Eppie Edwards (Ballymacelligott); 3rd Keeva Riordan (Beaufor t)
Boys 2 Length Backstroke U14: 1st Joshua Foley (Kenmare); 2nd Rory Boyd (Spa/Fenit/ Barrow); 3rd Peter O’Doher ty (Beaufor t) Boys 2 Length Breaststroke U14: 1st Ian Coffey (Spa/Muckross); 2nd Peter Doyle (St Brendan’s/ Oakpark); 3rd Mark Gazi (Fenit/Barrow) Boys 2 Length Butterfly U14: 1st Tommy Meagher (Kenmare); 2nd Eamonn Barry (Rock St/Caherslee); 3rd Jack Canty (St Brendan’s/ Oakpark)
Boys 2 Length Freestyle U14: 1st Oisin McGibney (Spa Fenit Barrow); 2nd Rory O’Halloran (St Brendan’s Oakpark); 3rd Cathal Murphy (Boherbee/Cloghers/Manor)
Girls 2 Length Backstroke U14:-1st Faye O’Neill (Spa/Muckross); 2nd Aoibhe Keane Frizelle (Ballyduff); 3rd Shauna Carroll (St Brendan’s/ Oakpark)
Girls 2 Length Breaststroke U14: 1st Cara Gannon (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 2nd Labhraidh Costello (St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 3rd Zala O’Connor (St Brendan’s/Oakrpark)
Girls 2 Length Butterfly U14: 1st Jessica McGibney (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 2nd Aoife O’Brien (Spa/ Fenit/Barrow); 3rd Mollie Riordan (Moyvane/ Knockanure)
Girls 2 Length Freestyle U14: 1st Kim McTigue (Rock St/Caherslee); 2nd Rachel Barry (Rock St/Caherslee); 3rd Orlaith Barry (St Brendan’s/ Oakpark)
Boys 2 Length Backstroke U16: 1st Hiudai Hayes (Boherbee/Cloghers/Manor); 2nd Barry Fitzgerald (Blennerville/Ballyard).
Boys 2 Length Butterfly U16: 1st Pheilm Carroll (St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 2nd Cian Mason (Spa/ Fenit/Barrow); 3rd Ross O’Leary (Rathmore/ Gneeveguilla)
Boys 2 Length Freestyle U16: 1st Jack Doyle(St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 2nd Nathan O’Connor (Glenflesk)
Girls 2 Length Backstroke U16: 1st Johanna Kiely (Ballybunion); 2nd Emma O’Sullivan (Beaufort).
Girls 2 Length Breaststroke U16 (county only): 1st Ellen O’Connor (Killorglin); 2nd Jasmine Durkin (Kenmare)
Girls 2 Length Butterfly U16: 1st Alexandra Perez (Rock St/Caherslee); 2nd Ava Gannon (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 3rd Alison Butler (Fossa) Girls 2 Length Freestyle U16: 1st Grace Reidy (Rock St/Caherslee); 2nd Ellie Stack (St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 3rd Liah McLysacht (Rock St/Caherslee)
Boys 4 X 1 Length Freestyle U13: 1st St Brendan’s/Oakpark; 2nd Ardfer t/Kilmoyley; 3rd Spa Fenit Barrow.
Girls 4 X 1 Length Freestyle U13: 1st St Brendan’s Oakpark); 2nd Spa; 3rd Beaufor t Boys 4 X 1 Length Medley U16: 1st Spa/Fenit/; 2nd St Brendan’s/Oakpark.
Girls 4 X 1 Length Medley U16: 1st Rock St/ Caherslee; 2nd St Brendan’s/Oakpark; 3rd Blennerville/Ballyard.
Our events for February: Indoor Soccer Girls U13 (Saturday Feb 16)
Indoor Soccer Boys U13 (Sunday Feb 17).
Art (Saturday Feb 23) Handwriting (Saturday Feb 23) Indoor Soccer Boys U10 (Sunday Feb 24).