At the Cork City Sports Athletics Awards luncheon earlier today in the River Lee hotel in Cork, club member Laura McSweeney was presented with the award for Cork Athlete of the Month for July 2011.
The awards were presented by Cork City Sports in conjunction with the Evening Echo, Cork 96FM & C103 and River Lee Hotel.
Laura was selected for this award on the basis of her considerable achievements in July. Laura won the U17 All-Ireland titles in Shot Putt, Discus and Hammer. She also won the Cork County Senior Shot Putt and placed 2nd in the Munster Junior (u20) Shot Putt and Hammer and 3rd in the discus. She was also on the Irish Schools U17 team which competed in Wales where she contested Shot Putt and Hammer.

Also being presented with an award was Grainne Moynihan from West Muskerry who won the June Athlete of the Month award, Grainne was a guest on the Bandon ladies team which competed in the National League.