•GMIT Surf Club Team claimed silver at All Ireland Surf Intervarsities in Antrim recently. Eoin Murphy - a second year event management student in GMIT - flew through his heats in small but challenging waves with clean lines and tight turns. He eventually surfed his way into second position, claiming the silver medal. Also representing GMIT was Padraic Alan O’Conaire who claimed second place in the body boarding category. He scored high marks due to his technical 360 turns and clean lines.
• Galway County Badminton team has qualified for the All Ireland Finals to be held in Galway Lawn Tennis Club on the weekend of March 26. Drawn in a group containing Meath, Tipperary and Sligo, Galway enjoyed a positive start, beating Sligo 9-0. Against Meath, Galway edged many of the close sets and won 8-1, before they saw off Tipperary, powering to another 8-1 victory. Class 3 Squad, Damien Hehir (GLTC ), Adrian Furey (Oranmore ), Ovidijus Zukauskas (Oranmore ), Stephen Keane (Claregalway ), Ross Creaven (Claregalway ), Jonathan Clarke (Cortoon ), Helen Sheehan (GLTC ), Emer Lalor (GLTC ), Joanne Gilmore (Cortoon ), Susan Gilmore (Cortoon ), Orla Creaven (NUIG ), Caitriona Farrell (NUIG ), Cormac O’Connor, team manager (GLTC ).
