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Jo Keane Sets CBP in Junior Women 1500m

Maureen Casey

Blistering performance by Jo Keane this morning in Athlone for the Irish Life Health National Indoor Junior & U23 Championships.  She ran the 1500m in 4:36.19 setting a new CBP.  Ava O’Connor from Tullamore Harriers A.C. came 2nd in a time of 4:38.74 followed by Ellen Moran of Leevale A.C. 3rd in  4:51.43. Alex O’Neill ran a superb race finishing 2nd in a time of 2:15.80 in the Junior Women 800m, very well done to her. Cathal Crosbie had a brilliant run to earn a bronze in the U23 Men 400m Well done…

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Irish Life Health U20 and U23 Indoor Championships

Maureen Casey

kicks off Sunday the 27th in Athlone.  This will be a live streamed event from athletics Ireland.  We would like to wish Mark Hanrahan Junior Men 1500m; Ben Deasy Junior Men 800m; Jo Keane Junior Women 1500m and 400m; Alex O’Neill Junior Women 800m; Chisom Ugwuera Junior Women triple jump; Cathal Crosbie U23 400m the very best of luck.  Full list of entries are here: http://www.athleticsireland.ie/downloads/other/Junior__U23_Entry_List.pdf Congratulations also to Dean Casey 1st, Dylan Casey 2nd and Mark Hanrahan 3rd in the North Munster Schools XC 2019 Boys Inter securing a Gold…

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Clare A.A.I. Indoor Track & Field Championship Timetable

Maureen Casey

Nenagh:  January 26th 2019   Adults €5.00 at the door. High Jump Competition to start at 9.30am sharp –  u13 to u 19.  Please check in for high jump from 9am.   Hurdles & Sprints on inside track will start once High Jump competition is complete.   Outside track events will start at 11am approx.. Athletes must provide their own transport to the venue and be supervised at all times by their Parents/Guardian.  It will be a long day of competition in Nenagh. (Heats, Semi -Finals & Finals).  All events depend on volunteers helping out.     Please be at…

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Ava Rochford Breaks Munster Pole Vault Record

Maureen Casey

Today in the Irish Life Health Indoor Combined Events All Ages, Ava Rochford has broken the Munster Pole Vault record by 25cm today jumping 2.5m.  What an achievement.  Very Well done. Yesterday Ava Rochford won the All Ireland Combined events – Hurdles 9.39 high Jump 1.62, 11.10 Shot, 4.52 Long Jump and 2.48 in 800m, total points of 3107.  She just missed out on an Irish Record by 16 pts but counts as a Munster Record. Congratulations also to Ruth Leyden who was 4th in the Munster U15 Girls.   A great…

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Good Luck to Neasa, Dean, Mark & Dylan

Maureen Casey

who will represent their country on Saturday the 19th where they will be part of the Athletics Ireland team to take part in the Northern Ireland International Cross Country which incorporates the Celtic Cross Country Championships.  We would like to wish Neasa NiAinifein, Dean Casey, Dylan Casey and Mark Hanrahan the very best of luck and to enjoy this well deserved opportunity to race against other top class cross country athletes.  

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Good Luck To All Our Athletes

Maureen Casey

taking part tomorrow in the Clare Athletics Association Novice & Juvenile “B” Championships.  (U9, U11, U13, U15) will take place at the West Clare Sports & Fitness Cooraclare on Sunday January 13th.   (It should be signed posted from Shaughnessy’s Cross, on the Ennis/ Kilrush road as you turn for Cooraclare  Allow yourself time for parking!) Please take note:  *All under 8 athletes can run. Please note:  The rule is that 1st 2nd 3rd individuals plus any team medal winner that finish in the top twelve in the Even & Uneven races in Kilnaboy &…

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