Posted on Tuesday, 27th April 2010

On the 25th April we had 28 gymnasts compete in the regional qualifier for national Level 1C to 10 Finals on 28/29th May in Dublin. The Douglas Girls did superb with 23 qualifying to Dublin.

Competing on the day were: Meg Ryan, Kim Morrissey, Aisling O’Flynn, Emma Power, Emily Whitaker, Hannah Healy, Nyomi Neirinck, Keana Neirinck, Millie O’Sullivan, Orla Kearney, Ciara Wilson, Sinead Mccarthy, Ciara Walsh, Zoe Fleury, Grainne Ni Luasa, Orla Kelly, Eva Buckley, Clodagh O’Driscoll, Kelly Fitzgerald, Annabelle Terzic, Natasha Lyne, Roisin Mccarthy, Aoife Cullimore, Meg Haugh, Bronwen Cruise O’Shea, Caoilfhionn Collins, Hannah Hayes, Fiona Buckley. Well done girls.

Posted on Tuesday, 27th April 2010

Some of our boys boys competed on 25th of April, in a regional Level 2-5 across several age groups. Luke Walsh (2nd), Maitiú McCarthy (1st), Vivien Blervacque, Rory Barry (1st), Eoin O’ Flynn (1st), Finian O’ Neil (3rd), Seán Sweeney, Tanguy Blervacque (2nd), Blake O’ Connor, Killian O’ Driscoll (2nd), Cian Egan (3rd), Tom Dilloughery, Daniel Conroy, Lee O’ Callaghan, Jamie Barry (2nd), Daniel McCarthy, Oscar Humpreys. Damien Feller(1st), Harry O’Byrne(2nd) also took part in Level 5.

All 17 boys in Levels 2-4 will travel to Dublin on 16th May to take part in the 2010 National Championships for Levels 2-4. For most of the boys, it will be their first competition outside of Cork, so we wish them the very best of luck!

Posted on Sunday, 25th April 2010

On 23rd April, Douglas’s Mairead Kavanagh was presented with the 2010 Cork Indoor Sports Award for Gymnastics by the Lord Mayor Cllr Dara Murphy. This is an annual award presented to committed sports people in Cork.

Mairead, first started doing gymnastics at age 11, and competed nationally for Douglas Gymnastics Club, and internationally for Ireland for many years, including at the European Championships in 1994.  Following retirement from competition, Mairead was head of Womens Gymnastics in Ireland for 3 years, and became an internationally qualified judge in 2001.  She currently is the director of judging for Irish Gymnastics. In 2009 Mairead judged at the World Championships, and at the European Championships just 2 weeks ago. In August, Mairead will judge at the Youth Olympics in Singapore.  A well deserved award for a dedicated volunteer in our Club!

Posted on Tuesday, 20th April 2010

16th & 17th April was the date for our annual Tumblethon, which sees all our gymnasts cram in as many tumbles as they possible can in just 1 minute.  It was amazing to watch, with some incredible numbers achieved!  Congratulations to everyone, and a huge thanks to all who returned the sponsorship cards.   The event raised €2600 for the club, to help us in our goal towards a full time training centre. If you still have not returned your sponsorship card, please do so as soon as possible.

Posted on Monday, 12th April 2010

Douglas Gymnastics Club took part in the Cork City Volunteer Fair in City hall over the weekend of 9th-11th April. This was a great opportunity to showcase our club and the benefits of volunteering to the members of the public. Douglas Gymnastics Club is a community club run by a voluntary parents committee. If you would like to help out, please talk to a committee member.

Posted on Saturday, 10th April 2010

Five of our advanced gymnasts travelled to Belfast and London for intensive training over the Easter break.  February to May is the heavy competition season for gymnastics, and it was useful to be able to train in dedicated gymnastics facilities as the gymnasts prepare for their competitions.

Posted on Friday, 9th April 2010

On 28th March over 200 of our gymnasts took part in our annual club competition.   With gymnasts aged from 4 years upwards, we had 4 sessions, which saw the gymnasts perform on their floor routines.

Congratulations to everyone that took part in our club competition on 28th March. We hope you all had a good day.

Some photos from the event are online here. You will need a password to view the photos. Please ask a committee member or coach for the password.

Posted on Tuesday, 30th March 2010

The 2010 Level 1 team Finals were held in Dublin on 28th March.  Twelve girls from Douglas travelled with the Southern Region team to take on the 7 other Irish Gymnastics Regions for the Level 1 titles.

In Category A U9 age group, Sadhbh Gash Ruby and Katie Gowen competed coming 4th place in the team event.  At Under 11, Olivia Tiernan, Catriona Crowley, Niamh O’Mahony, Laura Gowen brought home a coveted Gold Team medal. In Category B, Hannah Healy and Emma Power came home with a bronze medal in the Under 9 Age group. At Over 11, Ciara Lynch secured a silver medal with the regional team. At Category C, Meg Ryan, Kim Morrissey & Aisling O’Flynn each came home with a Gold medal in the Under 9 age group. Well done girls!

Posted on Monday, 22nd March 2010

On the 20th March, the southern region sent a very strong team to Greystones Co. Wicklow for the national finals.  From Douglas at national finals we had:
Level 2 U11 (Team 3rd) Keana Neirinck, (3rd Beam) Millie O’Sullivan (1st Bars) & Orla Kearney. Level 2 U13 (Team 4th) Ciara Wilson, Sinead McCarthy (3rd Beam), Ciara Walsh.  Level 4 O13 (Team 4th) Kelly Fitzgerald, Annabelle Terzic (3rd Bars) Level 5 U12 Tasha Lyne, Level 6 O12 (Team 4th) Bronwen Cruise O’Shea, Caoilfhinn Collins (Beam 2nd, Floor 3rd)  Roisin McCarthy, Aoife Gaar. Level 3 U11 (Team 3rd) Orla Kelly (1st Bars, 3rd Beam)  Eva Buckley (2nd Floor). Level 4 U13 Clodagh O’Driscoll (Vault 3rd).  Well done to all the girls.

Posted on Monday, 22nd March 2010

On 19th/20th March, Irish Gymnastics, partnered with Douglas Gymnastics club to present a new type of coaching course. The ‘Springboard’ course is a new development that is being piloted with the support of the Sports Council to spread some of the gymnastics skills of balance, flexibility, co-ordination, and core strength to coaches of other sports. Nemo Rangers was the location of first of these pilot programmes, where the GAA coaches got a sense of how some of the skills we teach can be useful in their sport. The next pilot will take place with Rugby, and the hope is to have the course ready to roll out to all sports within the next 12 months.

More information about the session online at Irish Gymnastics