Saturday the 28th of August was a special day for the Claregalway U15 badminton team, the beginning of a fantastic weekend in Mosney, Co. Meath for the Credit Union Community Games. We left Claregalway church on Saturday morning armed with plenty of luggage and supplies for the weekend ahead. We had only one thing on… Read more »
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Congratulations to our Community games team who were successful in the County finals last Saturday. They are now going into a very intensive period of training in preparation for the Connacht Finals which will be held in Claregalway on 24th July. Junior Badminton continues every Tuesday from 5.30–8.30pm. Adult Badminton on the same night from… Read more »
Junior Badminton The U11 and U17 County Championships took place on Sunday 20th March in the Galway Lawn Tennis Club. In the U11 Competition, Mark Loughlin was the star of the day. He played extremely well to win three gold medals. He won the boys singles, the boys doubles with Gregory Hehir and the mixed… Read more »
Junior Badminton Junior Badminton Continues on Tuesdays from 5.30–8.30pm and on Saturdays from 3.30–6.30pm. The National Finals of the Community Games is being held in May this year, which means our U15 team will be selected shortly as training will have to commence very soon. Everyone sends best wishes to Mark Loughlin who is injured… Read more »
Connacht Juvenile Open Championships Congratulations to all our players who took part in this competition which was held in Galway Lawn Tennis Club in November. A special mention to our U11 squad who entered and played so well. Well done to Mary Kelly, who was the winner of the Girls Doubles. All Ireland U17 Championships… Read more »
Community Games Congratulations to our U15 Team who won silver medals in the All-Ireland Community Games Finals, held in Mosney Holiday Centre during the last weekend in August. Claregalway, representing Connacht, beat Munster in the semi-final, and were defeated by the team from Leinster in the Final by the narrow margin of 3–2. Team members:… Read more »
Our Best Wishes are extended to local Badminton Star John Forde who is heading for Belgium on Saturday 17th July. He has been selected to participate in an International Coaching School where he will join with the best in Europe for specialised coaching and competition at an extremely intensive level. John is one of the… Read more »
Junior Badminton Congratulations to Cathy Casserly and Christopher Keane who have recently been selected to train with the Irish U15 squad. They are currently attending week-end coaching sessions in Dublin for the upcoming Quadrangular Competition (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland). Everyone in the Club wishes them Good Luck! Mixed Doubles County Championships This competition was… Read more »
Congratulations to our Senior Div. III Team who have reached the Semi-Finals of the League. Both games will be played in Loughrea Temperance Hall on Wednesday 11th March at 8pm. Claregalway meet Cortoon in their match. Everyone is welcome to come along to support the team and see some good badminton. Team Members: Paul Casserly &… Read more »
Division III League Our Division III Team had an important win over the Galway Lawn Tennis Club in a very exciting home game last week. This was the first game in the second round of the Competition. Well done and Good Luck in the next game against Oranmore on 3rd February. County Championships—Doubles (Senior) Division… Read more »
Junior Badminton All Ireland Champion—John Forde Congratulations to John Forde who won the Mixed Doubles in the All Ireland U17 Championships in Lisburn recently. John has been selected on the Irish Team to play in the Triangular Tournament in Scotland in January. These are tremendous achievements for any player from the West of Ireland, who… Read more »
Junior Badminton September and October have been busy months on the Junior scene. Registration of Club, Players and Teams has taken place, and regular sessions are now in progress in the Leisure Centre on Tuesday evenings, Thursday afternoons and Saturday afternoons. Our Club is represented in the Junior leagues by four teams. We have entered… Read more »