Handball Competition on Saturday 19th May
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:49
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Evan Sets Record at London Olympic Stadium
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 May 2012 08:25
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We all know that in July/ August the London Olympic Stadium will become a hubbub of excitement with world class athletes setting out to break Olympic and World records. Most will come away without doing so. But local lad, 17 year-old Evan McGuire has already set a record of his own at this hallowed venue. On Wednesday last, May 2, he had the opportunity to run the 100m sprint, the first race to be held in the new Stadium.
Evan had qualified from the ‘On Your Marks’ event in Connacht in April. Sponsored by Powerade, Evan became the first person to set a 100m record at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium when he set a time of 11.38 seconds. This was a personal best for Evan and he is proud to have achieved this in the Olympic grounds.
“To get the chance to run here was amazing but to be the first person in history to set a 100m record in the Olympic stadium in London is unbelievable. I will always be that person and it is part of the history of the stadium now which is just hard to comprehend”.
He started out very young while attending Claregalway National School and competed in every School Athletics Event and Community Games. He joined Galway City Harriers about five years ago. Currently Evan is concentrating on the 400m Hurdles as his major event.
(Report from Pauline Harrington)
Meeting for Older Adults
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- Published on Friday, 30 March 2012 09:05
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Open invitation to all older adults in the area to attend an Active Listening Workshop in The Claregalway Hotel on April 13th from 11am-1pm.
As part of the Galway Age Friendly Programme, the group wishes to hear the views across 8 key areas to do with :
- Housing and Home
- Transport
- Social Participation
- Respect and Social Inclusion
- Civic Participation and Employment
- Physical Environment and Outdoor Spaces
- Community Support and Health Services
- Communication and Information
Claregalway Handball March Update
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- Published on Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:32
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March is a busy month in the world of Junior handball. This month Claregalway Handball club had players aprticipating in the County finals in a number of venues on Monday 19th March. There was a great turnout from all 12 clubs that participated.