Athlone mayor hopeful Community Games will return in 2018

The mayor of Athlone Municipal District is hopeful that the Community Games will return to the town in 2018. It was confirmed yesterday that Athlone Institute of Technology would not stage the event next year, even though it had every year since 2009. In 2017, it will relocate to a different venue, which hasn’t been…

The mayor of Athlone Municipal District is hopeful that the Community Games will return to the town in 2018.

It was confirmed yesterday that Athlone Institute of Technology would not stage the event next year, even though it had every year since 2009.

21 August 2016; U14 Girls and Boys hurdlers pose for a photo at Weekend 2 of the Community Games National Festival at Athlone I.T in Athlone, Co Westmeath. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***In 2017, it will relocate to a different venue, which hasn’t been confirmed yet, because of a breakdown in the relationship between the college and the board of the Community Games.

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However, Councillor John Dolan is offering his assistance in a bid for the games to return to Athlone IT the following year.