Mixed fortunes today for sisters Phil and Joan Healy in the AAI Games in Athlone. Phil was first and second in her 60m races but Joan unfortutunately pulled up with an injury in her second race of the day. With the InterVarsities and the National Seniors coming up in the next two weeks this injury …
John Treacy Dungarvan 10 mile road race 26/01/2014 1600 athletes took to the start line on what now is a very popular 10 mile race. Heavy rain, high winds, sleet, snow and a 15 minute delay did not make the first half enjoyable however the sun came out and the second half was much better. …
Collette O Riordan of West Muskerry A.C has been selected for one of the last 9 places in TV3 local Legends Competition on Ireland AM. She is not only representing West Muskerry A.C, Muskerry Special Olympics but Cork athletics and West Cork !!. So it is down to a public vote from here on in. …
Well done to the twenty Bandon AC athletes who represented the club very well in the Munster Indoor Combined Events Championships held Nenagh on Saturday, January 18th. Congratulations to the three athletes who brought Munster medals home: Aisling Cassidy (silver, U14), Moira Barrett (silver, U15) and Ciara McKeon (bronze, U15). The following athletes also competed …
Some good performances from club members at the All-Ireland Junior & U23 Indoor Championships in Athlone on Sunday. It was an early start for a number of club members involved in the sprints. Joan Healy and Phil Healy both won their heats in the u23 60m to progress to the final. Joey Henchy finished 3rd …
The National Junior and u23 Indoor Championships is on Sun in Athlone and the following members are scheduled to compete, wishing them all the best of luck on the day. In the Junior (under 20) Fintan O’Shaughness, Joey Henchy, Scott Gibson, Laura McSweeney, Erin Kingston and David Mazzali. While in the u23 age group there …
Best of luck to all the athletes who will be action representing their schools in the upcoming South Munster Schools Cross Country. Please note, that the venue has changed. January 19 – Schools Cross Country Venue Change to the Munster Agricultural Society (MAS) grounds at Curraheen. More info and directions on the Cork County site
Bandon Half Marathon and 10k road races will take place on Sat 3rd May with the usual venue of the Bandon Rugby Club being the race headquarters. Registration is now open and additional info now on the HalfMarathon site Hoping for a good turnout of club members on the day.
At the Munster Junior/u23 and Senior Indoor Championships in Nenagh on Sun there was a number of impressive performances by club members. In the Senior age group Joan Healy won the Women’s 60m sprint and Ronan Duggan placed 4th in the Men’s 1,500m. In the u23 age group Patrick McSweeney retained the Shot Putt and …
