Cairn Community Games is an Irish independent voluntary organisation and National Governing Body providing opportunities for children and young people to grow and develop in a positive and healthy way while experiencing a wide range of sporting and cultural activities.
In the first games, 3,000 took part at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Santry; the following year it was 5,000 - today, over 160,000 children compete for the chance to make it to the National Festivals.
Individual Events Young people from all over Ireland aim to qualify for the Cairn Community Games National Festivals each year.
I always enjoyed the Community Games in Cobh with my school friends and then the trip to Cork for the county finals.
The ultimate was heading off on the train to Mosney for the all-Ireland finals, I remember and still have my little accreditation pass, just like what you get in the Olympics for access to all you need and the big book with all the results from years gone by.