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l TOP PEAR: Theresa O’Sullivan is presented with a prize for the Largest Pear by contest officer Mary McNamara at the ICA Federation meeting in the Auburn Lodge, Ennis
WEST CLARE l MVPS: Some of the St Senans
Kilrush squad at the NBA draft
JUNIOR NBA DRAFT The second annual Jr. NBA draft was officially held at the National Basketball Arena on Saturday Sept. 28th 2019 and was followed by the 2019 Basketball Ireland Underage International Caps ceremony. The draft saw 30 teams from around the country matched with an NBA team as well as receiving corresponding NBA team-branded uniforms for their games.The draft marked the beginning of the second Jr. NBA Basketball Ireland League, which will run from October to December 2019, culminating in a festival of basketball at the National Arena on December 10th, 2019, where an NBA Ambassador will be in attendance. The Jr. NBA Basketball Ireland league features 14 Irish clubs – one of which is Kilrush Basketball Club - who have partnered with local primary schools in their area to create the 30 teams. The three schools that have partnered are 1.St. Senan’s National School, Kilrush 2. Scoil Realt Na Mara, Kilkee & 3. Gaelscoil Ui Choimin, Kilrush. But in order to keep all this basketball going we need some help from parents – all welcome and training is provided for all that are keen to join us in making the future of basketball great again… At club level we need the following:: Team Managers - Table Officials – Team Coaches – Fund Raisers – Without the parents helping and volunteering we cannot continue this very busy work of keeping the children of Clare playing a very healthy, indoor, winter sport. Contact any club coach or official or Paul McGibney Clare Area Basketball Board PRO at cabbpro@gmail.com
WEST CLARE
THURSDAY, OCT 10 2018
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Paul Queally, Murt Collins and Mary Collins at the Tidy Towns award ceremony
TIDY TOWNS COMMUNITY HERO Murt Collins of Kilrush TidyTowns Committee, Co Clare has been highly commended as a SuperValu Community Hero at the national final of the SuperValu TidyTowns Awards at the Helix, DCU, Dublin. Murt, who was nominated by local retailer Paul Queally of SuperValu Kilrush, was recognised at the awards ceremony for his commitment to making his local community a better place to work and live in. The SuperValu Community Heroes award was set up to honour TidyTowns volunteers who make a notable effort to build and develop a thriving community in their area. At the awards ceremony, Murt along with other Community Heroes from across the country, received a commendation for their commitment to building thriving communities through their work on their local SuperValu TidyTowns committee. Commenting on the Community Heroes awards, Martin Kelleher, Managing Director, SuperValu, said, “This is the 28th year that SuperValu has sponsored TidyTowns and 2019 saw a record 918 committees participating in the competition. SuperValu TidyTowns is the greatest community-focused, sustainable initiative in Ireland, and it's all made possible by the thousands of passionate volunteers like Murt who work tirelessly to make villages and towns across the country better places to work and live in. “They are the true heroes of the SuperValu TidyTowns competition and I would like to congratulate all of the Community Heroes on their tremendous achievement.” There was a capacity crowd at the Helix with TidyTowns committees from across the country in attendance to receive their awards. The SuperValu TidyTowns competition is organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development and has been sponsored by SuperValu for 28 years, making it one of Ireland’s longest-running sponsorships.