Showjumping Success
Congratulations to the St. Anne’s Interschools Showjumping team who came first in a recent team competition. The team are: Jack Cleary, Daniel Finegan, Jordan Quigley and Aoibhín O’ Brien. Well done.
Tennis Success
The Under 14 Boys team played Glenstal Abbey School on the 23rd April in Killaloe Ballina Tennis Club. In lovely sunshine St. Anne’s boys played some lovely tennis and came out winners. The team consisted of Matthew Power (Capt), Conor Power, Joseph McEvoy and Thomas Bigot. The team now progresses to the next round. A big thank you to Siobhán Mc Evoy the team co-ordinator.
Well done Cian, second overall at the Irish Youth Music Awards 2015
Up and coming local band, Little Tents, of which Cian McGuirk (TY student at St Anne’s) is Lead Guitarist, had a very successful day at the Irish Youth Music Awards National Finals held at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 18th April. The band finished second overall in the main competition and won the award for the best song, called “In the Winter”, which was written by band member Laura and performed by the group
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Texaco Art Competition Success
Congratulations to Eabha Andrea Hughes in 3rd year who won a special merit award in the prestigious Texaco Children’s Art competition. She will travel to Dublin for an awards ceremony in May where the president will be in attendance. She will be awarded a Certificate and an art box to the value of €100. Well done Eabha, we are very proud. Her piece is entitled ‘Birdbrain’.
Irish Youth Music Awards 2015
Up and coming local band, Little Tents, of which Cian McGuirk (TY student at St Anne’s) is Lead Guitarist, emerged victorious at the regional finals of the Irish Youth Music Awards held at Lava Javas Youth Café Limerick in February. They now go on to the Irish Youth Music Awards (IYMA) National Finals being held in the Aviva Stadium on April the 18th. Your support would be greatly appreciated by giving IYMAS page a like https://www.facebook.com/IYMALimerick2015
Little Tents were formed last summer as part of Limerick City’s Music Generation programme. In July they played for U2’s guitarist, The Edge and recorded a couple of original songs in Cauldron Studios in Dublin. Since then, they have been busy gigging, in numerous events as part of Limerick’s City of Culture, including Elemental, Culture Night and the Winter Carnival. They have also played in Dolan’s, the Belltable and Limerick College of Art and Design as part of Limerick Voices. They have supported Hermitage Green and Paddy Casey at the Village Carnival in Newmarket on Fergus and opened for Daithí Ó Drónaí in Limerick. It has been a hectic year for Cian and the other band members, writing and recording their own music and playing to numerous and varied audiences around the Mid-west. Little Tents have also taken part in many events sponsored by the Irish Youth Movement, which will culminate in their performance at the Irish Youth Music Awards in Dublin on 18th April. Please give them your support.