Blackrock Raft Race & Family Fun Day 2018
Here are the results of the various competitions from the 2018 Blackrock Raft Race and Family Fun Day. Congratulation to all the winners, but also to everyone who took part, and of course all our sponsors.
BLACKROCK RAFT RACE (Sponsored by Glam Rock)
1st Arrowsmith Construction
2nd Fine Living
3rd Van Dijk Architects
Special Award Mace Blackrock
SCHOOLS TALENT COMPETITION (In association with The Reynolds Academy of Performing Arts)
1st Bainca Mabona, Aoife and Julie Soraghan – St Fursey’s School
2nd Lily O’Callaghan – St Fursey’s School
Joint 3rd Alice McKeever – St Fursey’s School
Lincoln Smyth– St Fursey’s School
JUNIOR POC FADA (In association with Blackrock Hurling & Camogie)
Under 10 Girls
1st Tara Reilly St Kevins
2nd Grace King St Kevins
3rd Meadhbh Thornton St Brides
Under 13 Girls
1st Sarah Cahill Blackrock
2nd Alanah Voigt Blackrock
3rd Lauren Carroll Blackrock
Under 10 Boys
1st Shane McGuinness Naomh Moninne
2nd Cathal Traynor Killeavey
Under 13 Boys
1st Conor White Naomh Moninne
2nd Alan Fitzpatrick Knockbridge
3rd Sam Phelan Naomh Moninne
SANDCASTLE COMPETITION (Sponsored by Tiernan’s Centra Blackrock)
Parent & Child:
Catastrophe
Slide
Seahorse
Younger Children:
Anna Loua
Sand Land
Mermaid
Older (Tweens/Teens):
The Sandy’s
Prison Castle
The Great Wall of Blackrock
Best use of Beach Materials:
Bellurgan Fort
Turtle Eating the Ice Cream
Wallbats
Most Creative:
Alley and Hannah
Jurassic Fans
Pacific James
RAFFLE
1st Prize – 50” Smart TV sponsored by Lally’s Electrical: David Broe
2nd Prize – One Year’s Gym Membership sponsored by Felda: Emma Lynn
3rd Prize – A Night at the Races sponsored by Dundalk Stadium: Pat Mullen
Other prizes sponsored by McQuillan’s Pharmacy, Louth County Council, The Hair Shop, Cooley Distillery, Dr. Tom Hogan: Aileen Reidy, Evelyn Fallon, Sharon Johnson, Kate Smyth, Brian McElroy, Gearoid McMahon, Gene McKenna, Fr Padraig Keenan, Paula McKeown, Fergal Cassidy, Seamus Laverty, Anne McKenna
BLACKROCK RAFT RACE HALL OF FAME
Here are the winners of the Blackrock Tidy Towns Raft Race since its inception in 1996
- 1996 – The Gates Inn (The Black Pig), Blackrock
- 1997 – The Gates Inn (The Black Pig), Blackrock
- 1998 – The Gates Inn (The Black Pig), Blackrock
- 1999 – The Gates Inn (The Black Pig), Blackrock
- 2000 – The Bayview Inn (The Black Pig), Blackrock
- 2001 – The Bayview Inn (The Black Pig), Blackrock
- 2002 – The Bayview Inn (The Black Pig), Blackrock
- 2003 – The Bayview Inn (The Black Pig), Blackrock
- 2004 – The Bayview Inn (The Black Pig), Blackrock
- 2005 – The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland
- 2006 – St. Oliver Plunkett School, Blackrock
- 2007 – Seniors Money, Dundalk
- 2008 – Rocky Ship, Inniskeen
- 2009 – Mooretown Mafia, Dromin
- 2010 – The Sopranos, Carrickmacross/Castleblayney
- 2011 – The Bayview Inn, Blackrock
- 2012 – Louth Community Mens Shed
- 2013 – Louth Community Mens Shed
- 2014 – Smyth’s Life Pharmacy
- 2015 – Seatown Men’s Shed
- 2016 – The Village Garden
- 2017 – Geraldines GFC
- 2018 – Arrowsmith Construction