Training/Fixtures etc

Bandon A.C. is affiliated to Athletics Ireland, members compete at all levels in Track&Field, Cross Country and road. Click here for Child Safeguarding Statement
Training: Mon and Wed night. 7pm-9pm. No training on Bank Holidays. There is a charge of €2 per night for training. You need to be a fully paid up member to attend training. C.I.T Track is also used for training.
Membership Update: Any new members wishing to join please fill in this online form.

Renewal for existing members only : Membership renewal for 2023

Check out this page for updates on Track Development.

National Championships 2023

Congrats to all Bandon AC Athletes who competed across the various National Championships in July. Ruby Cummins & Eoin O’Callaghan finished 1st in their respective combined events. Eoin also claimed double gold in the individual Nationals in the high jump & discus and also secured a bronze in the pole vault. Ruby placed 3rd in the 80mh at the Nationals her sister Leila Cummins put in a good performance in the U14 hammer to claim gold. Aoife Callan continued her success of the season to claim bronze in the U17 javelin and week after finishing 3rd at the SIAB schools international in Scotland, Aoife also placed 4th in both the long jump and triple jump. Sisters Olive & Lucy O’Flynn placed 2nd and 3rd in their respective long distance races. Aoife Tuthill placed 3rd in the U18 3k walk. At the Senior Championships Shane Howard placed 3rd in the long jump with consistent jumps, showing promise for the 2024 season after coming back from injury. Phil Healy placed 4th in the final of the 400m and Fiona Everard placed 12th in a packed 5000m race. Also competing on the day was Lauren McCourt & Gavin Kenny who both just missed out of the automatic qualifying for their respective 400m & 1500m. The U12 pair of Joel Cummins & Liam Verling placed 1st at the National Children’s Games in the turbo javelin. Aadora Nneameka continued her running success to claim another national sprints title in the U13 100m. Dylan French finished 4th in the U13 Shot Put just 20cm behind the medals which is a good achievement for just picking up the shot put this season. At the national JNR / U23 Lauren McCourt took the U23 400m title. Gavin Kenny finished 6th in the U23 1500m. Fiona Everard had a good run in the AAI games to finish 5th in the SNR 5000m.

 

County Juv Championships 14th May 23

County Juvenile Championships Day 2, 14/05/23
Medal winners listed. Well done to all athletes who competed some for the first time🏃🏼‍♀️
Ruby Cummins 🥈U16 80mh, 🥈 200m, 🥇 Triple Jump
Eoin O’Callaghan 🥇 U17 100mh, 🥇 800m
Cara Daly 🥉 U12 60m
Adaora Nnaemeka 🥇U13 80m
Lucy O’Flynn 🥇 U19 800m
Noel Phair 🥉 U17 200m
Aoife Harte 🥉 U13 Long Jump
Eoin Sexton 🥈U16 Long Jump
Aoife Callan 🥇 U17 Long Jump, 🥇 Triple Jump
Tizzy Kingston 🥈U17 Long Jump, 🥈 Triple Jump
Darragh Kelleher 🥇U19 Long Jump
Dylan French 🥇U13 shot put
Ben Graves 🥉U13 Shot put
Juliet Biggs 🥈 U16 2k walk
Aoife Tuthill 🥇 U18 3k walk
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County Championships 7th May 2023

Results of Day 1 Cork County Championships 7th May 2023, Mardyke UCC
Medal winners listed
GU19 1500m
🥇Ella Collins
🥈Lucy O’Flynn
GU18 100m
🥈Victoria Good
BU17 100m
🥈Noel Phair
🥉Harry Good
GU17 300mh
🥉Aoife Callan
GU16 250mh
🥈Ruby Cummins
GU13 Shot Put
🥇Lily Clover
GU17 Shot Put
🥇Aoife Callan
BU15 long Jump
🥉Ben O’Donovan Bachelet
GU13 600m
🥈Isla Wilson
🥉Julie O’Keeffe
GU12 600m
🥉Cara Daly
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Vintage Club

A huge thanks to Bandon Vintage Club for their generous donation of €900 towards the track development! This was part of the proceeds of their very successful Vintage Motor Display held on the 23rd of April. Thank you Bandon Vintage Club for supporting our local project! Your support is very much appreciated!

 

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West Cork Championships

The best overall club for West Cork went back to Bandon at the recent West Cork Championships. The Catherine Duggan Cup was presented by Denise Harrington to Adrian O’Flynn (Chairperson), Brendan Crowley (President) and a number of athletes and coaches who were present at today’s event.

 

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