These Are The Champions, My Friend

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atest long and winding press release from Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Chill Mhantáin, issued on Thursday, June 12th 2025…

On June 11th, schools from all over Wicklow had their colours on and were ready to take part in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Sports Day in Charlesland Sports and Recreation Park in Greystones.

The day began with a parade around the track with each school displaying their banner, wearing their school’s colours with pride and singing Amhrán na bhFiann.

In the parade the best turned-out school was Greystones Educate Together and they were presented with the inaugural Ó Broin Cup by its namesake Ciarán Byrne who gave many years of service to not only the promotion of Gaelic games in primary schools in Wicklow, but also on a national level when he served as National PRO of Cumann na mBunscol.

After the parade, activities got underway with the relay teams taking to the track for the first event of the day. There were races for Under 8’s up to Over 12s which covered different distances including 50m, 80m, 100m, 200m and 600m. Field events included long kick, long puck, ball throw, long jump and tug of war.

Cathaoirleach Ciara did a fine job of MC and kept every event ticking along nicely. Each boy and girl represented their school impeccably and should be very proud of themselves. Special thanks to all the teachers, parents, past pupils, first aid team and volunteers who assisted in the running of the day. Thanks to Teresa Kinnane and the staff in Charlesland, we are grateful to have the use of such fantastic facilities.

Participating schools were Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath, Gaelscoil Uí Chéadaigh, Greystones Community National School, Greystones Educate Together, Kilcoole Primary School, Ravenswell Primary School, St. Patrick’s Bray, Newtown, St. Brigid’s Greystones, St. Fergal’s NS, St. Mary’s and St. Gerard’s Enniskerry, St. Peter’s Bray, St. Cronan’s, Holy Rosary Wicklow, St. Kevin’s Greystones, St. Andrew’s Bray, Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin, St. Pat’s Wicklow, Ashford, St. Laurence’s, Curtlestown, Rathdrum BNS, Kilmacanogue NS. Sports Day Results 2025

Track Results

U8 50m Boys
Blake Eccles – Kilcoole Primary School
Alex Kalyna – St Mary’s and Gerard’s, Enniskerry
Toby O’Neill – Newtownmountkennedy Primary School

U8 80m Boys
Bobby Fagan – St Mary’s and Gerard’s, Enniskerry
Ollie Sheridan – St Cronan’s National School, Bray
Benjamin Dalla Rossa Silveira – Greystones Community National School

U8 50m Girls
Bethan Doyle – St Patrick’s, Bray
Elsie Dunne – Kilcoole Primary School
Sienna Davis   – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones

Boys Relay winners

U8 80m Girls
Abigail Small – Kilcoole Primary School
Lucy Nolan – Newtown Primary School
India Davis – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones

U9 50m Boys
Tristan Healy – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones
Dennis Andrei Patriche – Newtown Primary School
George Kravets – St Mary’s and Gerard’s, Enniskerry

U9 80m Boys
Dáithí Furlong – Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh, Bray
Cian McAuliffe Maher – Newtown Primary School
Luke Wade – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones

U9 50m Girls
Erin O’Malley – St Patrick’s, Bray
Alexandra O Callaghan – Greystones Community National School
Victoria Bulat – Ravenswell Primary School

Girls Relay winners

U9 80m Girls
Isabelle Curtin – Holy Rosary, Wicklow Town
Luna Lima Kelly – St Patrick’s, Bray
Billie Bowles – Greystones Community National School

U10 50m Boys
Nicolas Cameron – Greystones Educate Together
Jeffrey Osawe – Newtown Primary School
Tom Guiney – St Patrick’s National School, Wicklow Town

U10 80m Boys
James Jordan – Holy Rosary, Wicklow Town
Ardan Jayawardene – Kilcoole Primary School
Liam Earls – Scoil na Coróine Mhuire, Ashford

U10 50m Girls
Laura Byrne – St Patrick’s, Bray
Sofia Murley – Holy Rosary, Wicklow Town
Merryn Kelly – Kilmacanogue National School

U10 80m Girls
Kathleen Omosigho – St Patrick’s, Bray
Amelia Martin – Newtown Primary School
Maddelena Turolla – Holy Rosary, Wicklow Town

U11 80m Boys
Fionn Tilson – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones
Oisín Olwill – Kilcoole Primary School
Oscar Doyle – St Kevin’s, Greystones

U11 200m Boys
Devin Sheehan – Rathdrum BNS
Jacob Harbott – St Patrick’s National School, Wicklow Town
Kyron Burke – St Cronan’s National School, Bray

U11 80m Girls
Georgia Tobin – St Fergal’s N.S.
Branagh Maher  – Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin, Ráth Naoi
Heidi Cushion  – Greystones Educate Together, Wicklow Town

U11 200m Girls
Ciara Ní Faith – Gaelscoil na Clocha Liatha
Eve O’Neill – St Mary’s and Gerard’s, Enniskerry
Cala Kleinbooi – St Brigid’s School, Greystones

Ravenswell

U12 100m Boys
Aidan Mc Gerr – St Brigid’s School, Greystones
Oliwier Gruszka – St Fergal’s N.S.
Alex Healy – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones

U12 600m Boys
Kevin McHugo – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones
Ollie Ó Meachair – Gaelscoil na Clocha Liatha
Shane O Suilleabháin – Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin, Ráth Naoi

U12 100m Girls
Lucia Brock – St Brigid’s School, Greystones
Kate Breen – St Patrick’s, Bray
Adele Vitola – Greystones Educate Together

U12 600m Girls
Millie Mackay – St Patrick’s National School, Wicklow Town
Sineád Marschner – Greystones Community National School
Sienna Kennedy Duffy – Holy Rosary, Wicklow Town

O12 100m Boys
Andrew Mitchell – Holy Rosary, Wicklow Town
Sid Chauveau Kelly – Scoil Naisiunta Padraig Naofa, Curtlestown
Aron Doherty – St Kevin’s, Greystones

O12 600m Boys
Bryn Kelly – Kilmacanogue National School
Seán Brennan – Scoil na Coróine Mhuire, Ashford
Cian McLaughlin – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones

O12 100m Girls
Amelie Wenk – Kilcoole Primary School
Emily Flynn Boughton – Kilmacanogue National School
Kate Gilmore – St Patrick’s, Bray

O12 600m Girls
Zaara Boufarsse – Greystones Educate Together
Juliette Murray – Kilmacanogue National School
Liv Fox O’Neill – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones

Boys Relay
St Laurence’s National School, Greystones
St Brigid’s School, Greystones
Greystones Educate Together

Girls Relay
St Patrick’s, Bray
St Brigid’s School, Greystones
Kilcoole Primary School

Field Results

U12 Long Kick Boys
Tadhg O Brien – St Fergal’s N.S.
Jack Byrne – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones
Patrick Scollan – St Cronan’s National School, Bray

O12 Long Kick Boys
Tadhg Morgan – Greystones Community National School
Mathew Whelan – Newtown Primary School
Paudí Byrne – Rathdrum Boys National School

U12 Long Kick Girls
Amy Nolan – St Brigid’s School, Greystones
Elliana deStóc – Gaelscoil na Clocha Liatha
Ruby Gill – Scoil na Coróine Mhuire, Ashford

O12 Long Kick Girls
Sienna Mitchell – St Fergal’s N.S.
Ava Longmore – Greystones Community National School
Olivia Ní Bhrádaigh – Gaelscoil na Clocha Liatha

U12 Long Puck Boys
Seán Furlong – Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh, Bray
Kris Schaffer – St Patrick’s National School, Wicklow Town
Gerard Heffernan – Rathdrum Boys National School

O12 Long Puck Boys
Lucas Byrne Cahill – Rathdrum Boys National School
Darragh Holohan – St Brigid’s School, Greystones
Brian Kelly – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones

U12 Long Puck Girls
Rose Hamilton – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones
Lizzy Burke – St Kevin’s, Greystones
Emily Ní Mhurcháin – Gaelscoil na Clocha Liatha

O12 Long Puck Girls
Ava Blanchfield – St Patrick’s National School, Wicklow Town
Julianne Nic Thréinir – Gaelscoil na Clocha Liatha
Izzy Byrne – St Kevin’s, Greystones

U12 Ball Throw Boys
Aidan Kieran – St Kevin’s, Greystones
Samuel Kearns – Newtown Primary School
Fionn Ó Mainnín – Gaelscoil na Clocha Liatha

O12 Ball Throw Boys
Tyler McGrath – Ravenswell Primary School
Santiago Garcia Martinez – Newtown Primary School
Nicolo Di Tillio – Greystones Educate Together

U12 Ball Throw Girls
Ava Melody – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones
Caoimhe Weyham – Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh, Bray
Ellie Devlin – St Patrick’s, Bray

O12 Ball Throw Girls
Chloe Fleming – St Kevin’s, Greystones
Bobbi Greene – St Fergal’s N.S.
Ruth Howard – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones

U12 Long Jump Boys
Luke Barber – Greystones Educate Together
Cal Hogan Long – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones
Lucas Lima Kelly – St Cronan’s National School, Bray

O12 Long Jump Boys
Conor Fleming – St Kevin’s, Greystones
Sidney Baumann – Scoil Naisiunta Padraig Naofa, Curtlestown
Kai Dunney Devlin – St Laurence’s National School, Greystones

U12 Long Jump Girls
Hannah Clarke – Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin
Eloise Barrett – St Patrick’s, Bray
Arianna Tracey – St Kevin’s, Greystones

O12 Long Jump Girls
Amelia McFarlane – Greystones Educate Together
Sadhbh Fitzsimons – Holy Rosary, Wicklow Town
Robyn Mullanney – St Fergal’s N.S.

Tug Of War

Tug of War
Ravenswell Primary School
St Patrick’s National School, Wicklow Town
St Patrick’s, Bray

Best Turned-Out School
Greystones Educate Together

The Sports Day is a day run by volunteers and without such good nature and teamwork it would be possible to hold such an event, to all of those Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Chill Mhantáin are indebted.  Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine!

Finally, and most importantly well done to each and every child who took part, many of whom have seldom, or maybe never, ran on a track before so this is a wonderful experience for them.  We hope it gives them a grá for it and that they will be back again. Regardless it was fantastic to see so many children active and having fun. The level of sportsmanship displayed on the day was truly remarkable.

Children could be seen shaking hands at the end of events, congratulating each other on the podium and helping each other out. This lovely atmosphere of sportsmanship was a credit to them and their schools.

It is days like this that children remember and the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Sports Day is one such memory that will stay with them forever.