188 Children go Head to Head in the

Annual School’s Quiz

in Loughrea last Saturday evening.

Saturday evening last saw the Temperance Hall in Loughrea packed to its capacity for the annual credit union school’s quiz.

The largest to date with 47 teams and 188 children going head to head all looking for a place at the next stage of the quiz which will be held at Chapter level on March 6^th.

From 6.15pm in the evening children entered the hall and waited patiently until Martin Smyth, Quizmaster for the night announced the quiz was about to start. This was 7pm and the children were anxious to start.

Three directors Máire Doyle, Chairperson, Justin O’Byrne and Donal Burke together with the David McDonnell, Manager were kept busy correcting as Martin moved the quiz along at a steady pace for the contestants.

A short break after Round 5 gave the contestant’s time to think, a little drink and some chocolate and to ready themselves for the second half. But not before the scores were totted electronically by Karen Fahy and Emma Lawless. It was becoming clear that a Tiebreaker might be eminent for both the junior and senior teams.

While all of this was happening, each of the 47 teams had their photo taken by Gabriel Burke, director. Members from the Youth Advisory Council were hand on in supervising the floor etc during the night.

It was not long before Martin brought the 20^th annual school quiz to a finish and the winning teams were announced in

Category A and Category B.

The Junior age category was won by Kilchreest N.S. and the team consisted of Neasa Hanlon, Sean Fahey, Fiacra Mullins and Damien McGlynn. In second place was Killeenadeema N.S. with Jack Staunton, Michael Mitchell, Aoibhin Leahy and Jack Laurence Flannery. In third position was St Brendan’s Boy’s N.S. with Eanna Walsh, Ben McDonald, David O’Grady and Conor McGrath.

The winners in category B came from St Brendan’s Boy’s N.S including Martin McManus, Johnathan Ryan, Jack Connolly and Sean Cahalan, In second place was Killeenadeema N.S with Conor Brown, Kevin Roach, Eoghan Monaghan and Aaron Murray. Woodford N.S. came third with John Tierney, Meabh O’Byrne, Leighanne Cormican and Holly Leach.

Máire Doyle - Chairperson thanked the parents, teachers and children for their part in making this event bigger and better each year.

Photo

Back Row : L-R John Tierney, Jack Connolly, Jonathan Ryan, Martin McManus and Eoghan Monahan.

Third Row: Aoibhinn Leahy, Máire Doyle - Chairperson at Naomh Breandain Credit Union, Aaron Murray, Sean Cahalan, Kevin Roach and Conor Brown.

Second Row: Michael Mitchell, Holly Leach, Leighanne Cormican, Meabh O’Byrne, Fiacra Mullins and Neasa Hanlon.

Front Row: Jack Staunton, Jack Laurence Flannery, Damien McGlynn and Sean Fahy.

Kilchreest N.S. Winners of Category A

Sean Fahey, Fiacra Mullins, Máire Doyle - Chairperson, Naomh Breandain CU, Damien McGlynn and Neasa Hanlon. 

Woodford N.S. 3rd Place in Category B

Bríd Moran - Principal, John Tierney, Meabh O’Byrne, Leighanne Cormican, Holly Leach and Máire Doyle - Chairperson of NBCU 

Killeenadeema N.S. 2nd Place in Category B

Colette O’Donnell (Teacher), Conor Brown, Eoghan Monahan, Kevin Roache, Aaron Murray and Máire Doyle - Chairperson NBCU

St Brendan’s Boy’s NS Winners Category B

 Annette Regan (Teacher), Sean Cahalan, Jack Connolly, Martin McManus, Jonathan Ryan and Máire Doyle - Chairperson NBCU

St Brendan’s Boy’s N.S. 3rd in Category A

Annette Regan (Teacher) Conor McGrath, David O’Grady, Eanna Walsh, Ben McDonald and Martin Smyth - Treasurer of NBCU and Quizmaster on the night of the Quiz.

Killeenadeema N.S. 2nd in Category A

Aoibhin Leahy, Michael Mitchell, Jack Staunton and Jack Laurence Flannery.

Winning A Team who won Rounds 11 and 12

Dayna Shiel, Darra Leahy, Graham Curley and Jack Egan

Youth Advisory Council who helped supervise the floor on the night of the Quiz, taken with Máire Doyle - Chairperson of NBCU