Page 20 - SMI Winter 2016 - 2017

Page 20:Layout 1 29-Dec-16 12:10 PM Page 1

20

Champions St. Marks
Champions St. Marks

In the Plate Competition, Pickie were unable to attend due to a prearranged AGM letting Armagh
GC progress to the final. In the other semi final, Benevarden met Whitecross and came through
easily by 39 – 12. B Kane 11 P O’Keefe 2; A McIntyre 15 S McParland 1; R Kane 13 A O’Keefe 9
The final was a much closer affair with Armagh GC winning 2 of the 3 games with R Kane’s
13-1 win proving decisive. The other games were C Dunwoody 7 A McIntyre 6; G Crothers 13 B
Kane 6; R Kidd 1 R Kane 13. Leaving Armagh GC winning 25 - 21, despite only winning one of
the three games

Short Mat at the
Short Mat at the
National Sports Centre
National Sports Centre
The National Sports Campus is providing state-of-the-art
sports facilities to elite athletes in Ireland while offering
valuable amenities to the local community. The Campus
boasts an impressive array of facilities including the Na-
tional Aquatic Centre, Centre for the Football Association
of Ireland and the national team, Irish Institute of Sport-
providing sports science and medical facilities.
A National Modern Pentathlon Centre, Horse Sports
Arena, the National Aquatic Centre, National Diving Cen-
tre, grass and outdoor synthetic playing pitches, complete
with floodlights and pavilion. And there is more; the Na-
Gary Stewart the Activity Man- tional Indoor Arena has started and the Campus has re-
ager at the Blanchardstown ceived planning for the National Velodrome and Badminton
National Sports Centre with Centre.
Seamus Kyne the IIBA’s It is in the new indoor arena that Centre Activity Man-
Publicity Officer ager Gary Stewart is enthusiastic about providing short
mat bowls as one of the activities when it opens in January. During a meeting of just under 2 hours
Gary met IIBA PRO Seamus Kyne and was given information about the IIBA and its activities at
local level and further afield, the equipment required and how best he might advertise and involve
the community which has a catchment area of some 450,000. At present there are no clubs in the
Dublin area in the IIBA though there are clubs playing the game and the Association are trying to
make contact with some to see if they can get a base established.