4,000 take part in Aldi Community Games virtual events
4,000 children from all over Ireland took part in the Aldi Community Games Virtual Events this year. A new Aldi Community Games platform was launched in March 2021 so that parents could register their children for fun and varied Community Games events – Art, Handwriting, Model-making, Dance, Singing, Music and Recitation in several different age groups.
The event was a great opportunity to reach children of all abilities and was aimed at boys and girls aged between six and 16 years. At a time when activities were restricted across Ireland, this new platform offered direct access to enter locally judged area-run events. Judges then selected the county qualifiers and national judges then selected the national medal winners.
Aldi Community Games showcased all the winning entries on their Facebook page on 26th and 27th June reaching an audience of over 200,000 people so far. In total 130 medals will be sent out to the National winners. Additionally, every child who entered will receive a digital certificate by email.
John Curtin, Group Buying Director at Aldi Ireland said: “It is great to see that the virtual events for Aldi Community Games have been such a success this year. We’ve been sponsoring Aldi Community Games now for five years, and it’s all down to the team on the ground that these events have proven so popular and are still providing as much fun and support for local communities throughout the global pandemic. Well done to everyone that has taken part!”
Eleanor Farrell of Bus Éireann said: "Bus Éireann is at the heart of communities throughout the country. We are proud to be Aldi’s Community Games official travel partner for the second year and to see so many local communities showing their support for the Games. The events highlight the remarkable talents of over 4,000 children in communities across Ireland who participated this year.”
Gerry McGuinness, Community Games president commented: “We were delighted with the success of our Virtual Events this year and it was fantastic to see children from all over Ireland take part. The talent, dedication and energy shone through in the children’s entries. We will soon be announcing a return to our traditional outdoor events and National Festivals later in the year and we can’t wait to get going again!”
David Hoysted, chief executive, Community Games commented: "We were thrilled to be able to offer an alternative way of entering our cultural events this year and were delighted with the engagement from local areas and parents and children. The entries were outstanding and its inspiring to see such resilience and dedication in our organisation at every level! We're looking forward to restarting our physical events shortly."
Visit the Aldi Community Games facebook page to browse through the winning entries.
THE WINNERS and runners-up
EventMedalNameCounty
Solo Recitation U121st Rian GleesonKerry
Solo Recitation U122nd Daithí ConnollyLeitrim
Solo Recitation U123rd Saorlaith McKennaMonaghan
Solo Recitation U124th Eva KidneyClare
Solo Recitation U161st Cáit BrowneTipperary
Solo Recitation U162nd Kieran HorganKerry
Solo Recitation U163rd Leanne VaughanRoscommon
Solo Recitation U164th Lauren JordanCarlow
Solo Singing U121st Rainne Isibeal MarzoDublin
Solo Singing U122nd Ciara PargeCavan
Solo Singing U123rd Neala GrahamTipperary
Solo Singing U124th Seamus McGuireClare
Solo Singing U161st Saoirse Mc WeeneyLeitrim
Solo Singing U162nd Madeleine CourtneyKerry
Solo Singing U163rd Sarah HaugheyLongford
Solo Singing U164th Donnacha WalshMayo
Solo Music U121st Mark McMahonClare
Solo Music U122nd Conor MurphyCork
Solo Music U123rd Eoin FoleyKerry
Solo Music U124th Dylan KeaneMeath
Solo Music U161st Liam FitzgibbonLimerick
Solo Music U162nd Christopher Wong-LyeDublin
Solo Music U163rd Caitriona RyanLongford
Solo Music U164th Grace MurphyCork
Solo Dance U121st Annamarie MullanRoscommon
Solo Dance U122nd Isabelle MoloneyClare
Solo Dance U123rd Sarah McCaugheyMonaghan
Solo Dance U124th Éabha Power Dublin
Solo Dance U161st Sarah MonaghanWestmeath
Solo Dance U162nd Saoirse KentClare
Solo Dance U163rd Karl PargeCavan
Solo Dance U164th Aoibheann McLoughlinMonaghan
Boy Art U81st Oliver BrazilWaterford
Boy Art U82nd Tadgh SheehyKerry
Boy Art U83rd Brian CosgraveGalway
Boy Art U84th Liam GrassickCarlow
Girl Art U81st Abigail SullivanGalway
Girl Art U82nd Ruby ShannonCarlow
Girl Art U83rd Mia WeirciochCavan
Girl Art U84th Chloe ClearWestmeath
Boy Art U101st Oliver RowneyDublin
Boy Art U102nd Patrick HenrySligo
Boy Art U103rd Sanav JayaprakashMayo
Boy Art U104th Conor GleesonTipperary
Girl Art U101st Melissa VinsonDublin
Girl Art U102nd Mokshita VudiDonegal
Girl Art U103rd Eloise McDonnellMayo
Girl Art U104th Ella O'DonnellCavan
Boy Art U12 1st Kieran DevanarayanaSligo
Boy Art U12 2nd Padraig LenihanKerry
Boy Art U123rd Eamon O'BioragraTipperary
Boy Art U124th Patrick HandLongford
Girl Art U121st Mary McKennaKerry
Girl Art U122nd Isabel SprouleSligo
Girl Art U123rd Senuji PereraWicklow
Girl Art U124th Grace McManusMeath
Boy Art U141st Kevin DevanarayanaSligo
Boy Art U142nd Gianluca FornaciaiWestmeath
Boy Art U143rd Aidan O'ConnellClare
Boy Art U144th Tomas MartinWicklow
Girl Art U141st Aoibhe DevereuxWaterford
Girl Art U142nd Isobel WebbCarlow
Girl Art U143rd Aine NewsomeKerry
Girl Art U144th Lucy CareyMonaghan
Boy Art U161st Darragh HanleyWestmeath
Boy Art U162nd Shane O'LoughlinSligo
Boy Art U163rd Anas AlsalemRoscommon
Girl Art U161st Clodagh McDonaghGalway
Girl Art U162nd Wiktoria BialoszewskaLongford
Girl Art U163rd Ava McKennaKerry
Girl Art U164th Sabrina CunninghamWestmeath
Boy Handwriting U101st Dan RyanKerry
Boy Handwriting U102nd David WalshRoscommon
Boy Handwriting U103rd Matthew HarringtonCork
Boy Handwriting U104th Liam TheronMeath
Girl Handwriting U101st Aoife MaherOffaly
Girl Handwriting U102nd Lia EnglishLimerick
Girl Handwriting U103rd Rachel CaweMayo
Girl Handwriting U104th Amy MastersonMeath
Boy Handwriting U121st Nevil Mathew SubhashWicklow
Boy Handwriting U122nd Cian FitzpatrickKerry
Boy Handwriting U123rd Aidan McDonaghGalway
Boy Handwriting U124th Traolach McGovernLeitrim
Girl Handwriting U121st Armita FarrenMeath
Girl Handwriting U122nd Sorcha McDonaghOffaly
Girl Handwriting U123rd Aimee Fox LuntRoscommon
Girl Handwriting U124th Sally PowerTipperary
Boy Model Making U10 Video1st Lucas RyanClare
Boy Model Making U10 Video2nd Ethan ChrystalSligo
Boy Model Making U10 Video3rd Aaron ConnollyOffaly
Boy Model Making U10 Video4th Hugh GrassickCarlow
Girl Model Making U10 Video1st Aideen CosgraveCarlow
Girl Model Making U10 Video2nd Roisín NortonTipperary
Girl Model Making U10 Video3rd Layla Rose FlahertyLongford
Girl Model Making U10 Video4th Ciara KeithCavan
Boy Model Making U12 Video1st Liam HenrySligo
Boy Model Making U12 Video2nd Donnacha CosgraveCarlow
Boy Model Making U12 Video3rd Kyle ConnollyOffaly
Boy Model Making U12 Video4th James BruenRoscommon
Girl Model Making U12 Video1st Leah WallCarlow
Girl Model Making U12 Video2nd Orla NicklinGalway
Girl Model Making U12 Video3rd Grace O' SullivanKerry
Girl Model Making U12 Video4th Olive ForbesLongford
Boy Model Making U14 Video1st Mark MurrayMeath
Boy Model Making U14 Video2nd Robbie Stanley Roscommon
Boy Model Making U14 Video3rd Michael HarteSligo
Boy Model Making U14 Video4thYassin KayrawanLongford
Girl Model Making U14 Video1st Aoife ScanlonSligo
Girl Model Making U14 Video2nd Zoe QuinnClare
Girl Model Making U14 Video3rd Emma KeithCavan
Girl Model Making U14 Video4th Kate McLoughlinLaois
Boy Model Making U16 Video1st Cormac BeattyRoscommon
Girl Model Making U16 Video1st Caoimhe ByrneCarlow
Girl Model Making U16 Video2nd Katelyn ReganRoscommon
Girl Model Making U16 Video3rd Aine HarteSligo
Boy Model Making U10 Image1st Michael McCannLongford
Boy Model Making U10 Image2nd David PhilipsMeath
Boy Model Making U10 Image3rd Shashwanth BhudadaDonegal
Girl Model Making U10 Image1st Sarah NearyRoscommon
Girl Model Making U10 Image2nd Kornelia BilskaSligo
Boy Model Making U12 Image1st Tadhg FitzgeraldLongford
Boy Model Making U12 Image2nd Ferdéa ConwayClare
Boy Model Making U12 Image3rd Ned ComminsTipperary
Boy Model Making U12 Image4th Jack KnightRoscommon
Girl Model Making U12 Image1st Klara FeeneySligo
Girl Model Making U12 Image2nd Mollie RussellClare
Girl Model Making U12 Image3rd Emily PhillipsMeath
Girl Model Making U12 Image4th Emma KiernanLongford
Boy Model Making U14 Image1st Kyle ConlonSligo
Boy Model Making U14 Image2nd Tadhg HennessyClare
Boy Model Making U14 Image3rd Liam KinkeadLimerick
Girl Model Making U14 Image1st Chloe Grogan Meath
Girl Model Making U14 Image2nd Evie QuinnClare
Girl Model Making U14 Image3rd Katie GilliganSligo
Boy Model Making U16 Image1st Dominick NaughtonRoscommon
Girl Model Making U16 Image1st Carol SheehyLaois
Girl Model Making U16 Image2nd Ailin WycherleysCork