Gold medals might have been a bit thin on the ground, however, this didn’t prevent the Shanballymore Townlands Olympics going ahead last Sunday.
‘The Games’ were the centrepiece of what was a very busy weekend for the organising committee. Indeed, competition was as fierce as anything we saw in Paris and encouraged by what they’ve achieved, the plan is to incorporate synchronised swimming and Greco Roman wrestling into next year’s progamme.
VILLAGE CENTRE ALIVE AND WELL
Shanballymore Community Centre, Shanballymore GAA Field and The Corner House Bar are important social hubs and all three played an important part in last weekend’s festival.
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