Claremorris - Sports

Sports

There are a number of sporting clubs including:

  • The Gaelic Athletic Association, who train at many pitches in the town, and compete at many levels from under-10s up to senior in both Men's & Ladies' Competitions. They have been County Mayo senior hurling champions twice: 1968, and 1971 and senior county Gaelic football champions four times: 1961, 1964, 1965 and 1971.
  • The Swimming Club train at the all-new, ultra-modern Claremorris Leisure Centre. The swimming club incorporates water polo. In recent years the team became the first club from Connacht to win the all-Ireland under 16 & under 19 Boys championships, as well as being the first club to win the inaugural Girls Under-16 & Under-19 Championships.
  • The new Claremorris Leisure Centre opened on September 1, 2009. It has a 25 metre, 6 lane, short course competition pool. It also incorporates a large gymnasium & fitness studio. It offers a wide variety of fitness classes.
  • The Soccer Club, which trains & plays their matches at Concannon park. Derek Glynn began his career playing for Claremorris.
  • The Golf club play at the local 18-hole course located just outside Claremorris on the Galway Road
  • The Athletics Club train on the racetrack.
  • The Tennis Club courts at the centre of town are the most modern in Mayo.
  • Claremorris Colts RFC was established in 2009 and runs mini rugby for boys and girls aged from 7– 12 years old each Saturday morning from September to March at the Mount St Michael Convent Girls School pitch. The club also has teams in u13, u14, u15 and u16 age grades who compete in the Connacht Branch league and cup competitions. In April 2012 Claremorris Colts RFC was awarded the title of 'Club of the Year 2012' by the Connacht Branch of the IRFU.

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