There were some fine medal winning performances by Bandon athletes recently at the Munster Juvenile U12-U13 & U16 – U19 Track and Field Championship held in CIT on 19th and 20th June.

Laura McSweeney won the U16 shot and hammer and was third in the discus. Patrick McSweeney also won his shot and was second in the hammer and third in discus. Fintan Shaughnessy won the U15 pole vault and Carla Hicks the girls U12 long jump. Eric Stam won gold for U17 javelin as did Daire Walsh for U17 long jump. Daire also came third in U17 the shot and sixth in the high jump. David Reynolds won the U19 javelin. Lyn Bradfield won two silvers in shot and discus. Kate Bernard won silver in the U12 sprint as did Helena Murphy in the pole vault. Phil Healy also won two silvers in the U17 100m and 300m. Robert O’Sullivan finished second in the U16 javelin. Daire Harrington won gold in the U17 discus and was second in the shot Might Okafer won a bronze medal for the U17 long jump. Travis Coomey came second in the U12 shot and Matthew Draper won a bronze medal in the U13 long jump. Kerri Buckley also won bronze in the U13 high jump. Erin Kingston came home with a silver and bronze medal for girls U13 shot and javelin. Also competing well in the day but outside medal positions were Marianme Everitt, Mark O’ Sullivan and Miguel O’Mahony.
Three athletes from the club competed with distinction at the recent Special Olympics Ireland. Conor O’Dwyer, Liam Buckley and Ronan Desmond all came home with medals. Conor won a gold medal in the 25m, Ronan Desmond won silver in the 25m and Liam brought home a bronze medal at the same distance. Well done to these athletes.
The Club held its annual fundraising table quiz in the Brogan Inn on Friday 18th June. The club wishes to thank those who attended and all those who donated spot prizes. Special thanks to the following for prizes, Bandon Garden Centre, Billy Cahalane Service Station, Hernon’s Service Station, Joe O’Sullivan Tyres , O’Donovan Electrical and Lidl.
The inaugural Dunmanway 10K road race was held on Sunday 20th June on one of the finest Sundays of the year. It was a hilly course made more difficult in the heat. Kevin Wilmot finished fourth. Joe O’Sullivan came in 20th position with Matthew Gedden just behind him in 22nd place. Phil Murphy and Mick O’Sullivan also competed.
The Courtmacsherry 10k road race takes place next Friday evening June 25th with a start time of 8pm. The race starts in the village and goes along the water to Timoleague and back and is a good flat course for those who dislike hills. The Tailteann Schools Inter Provincial Track and Field Championships will be held in Tullamore on June 26th. The AAI Juvenile U9-U11 relays and Juvenile Team Competitions take place in Templemore on Sunday June 27th. Tracton AC is holding their annual Open Sports in Minane Bridge GAA grounds also on Sunday 27th.