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News: June 29 - County Senior T&F Results County Novice & Masters T&F Results June 13 – County Senior T&F Results County Senior T&F Results Photos - http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/CountySeniorChampionships106062008 June 5 – Mark Carroll to compete in County Senior T&F Dear all, I am pleased to confirm that the 1,500m event at tomorrow evenings Cork County Senior Track and Field Championships will feature one of Irelands greatest ever athletes, Mark Carroll of Leevale Athletic Club. The line-up also includes top Irish Internationals Mark Hanrahan, also of Leevale AC and Mark Christie of Mullingar AC who is guesting in the event. Mark Carroll is a former European Indoor 3,000m champion and outdoor Bronze medallist over 5,000m. He holds the Irish Record for 3,000m and 5,000m and is currently aiming to compete over 10,000m at this Summers Olympic Games in Beijing, China. His clubmate, Hanrahan is the current Irish Under-23 1,500m Champion whilst Mark Christie holds the Irish Junior Record for 3,000m. Hanrahan and Christie have previously represented Ireland at the European Cross Country Championships. This will undoubtedly be the most competitive and exciting event that the County Senior Track and Field Championships has seen in recent years and I would greatly appreciate the support of you and your athletes at tomorrow evenings Championships. The program commences at 7pm and the 1,500m event is scheduled for 8:15pm. Full details on the Cork County Board Website http://www.corkathletics.org Please note that entries have now closed for these championships but late entries for any of the events will be taken on the night from registered Senior athletes along with the appropriate late entry fee. Tony Kelleher, PRO Cork County Board June 4 – Tracton Sports Tracton AC hold their annual open sports on Sunday June 15^th - programme June 2 – Cork City Marathon The Champion Sports Cork City Marathon was run today in almost ideal conditions. Roy Fahy of East Cork who was 3^rd last year came through to take gold with Eoin O’Connell 2^nd and Cathal O’Connell of St Finbarrs 3^rd. Lucy Brennan of Sligo won the womens race with last years winner Tracy Guilfoyle of Kilnaboy AC in Clare was 2^nd with Sinead Ni Chonchuir of Eagle in 3^rd. Last years mens winner Alan O’Shea of Bantry won the Relay competition with his team ‘Rivergold Road Runners. Thurles Crokes AC were 2^nd ahead of Athenry. Gerry Forde of Blarney won the wheelchair race, his 3^rd marathon in a month!! Full Results and more on www.corkcitymarathon.ie Well done to all who took part in this event and a sincere thanks to all who helped out. Feedback and suggestions would be very much appreciated. May 23 – County Junior & Masters T&F Results May 18 – County Juvenile T&F Day 3 Results May 11 – Marathon Workshop Training for the Cork City Marathon? Training somebody else for the Marathon? Marathon Workshop Saturday 17th May Mardyke Arena, Cork Programme: 2.00pm - Registrations 2.15pm - Marathon Injuries & Prevention 3.00pm - Marathon Nutritional Strategies 3.45pm - Tea/Coffee Break 4.00pm - Planning for Race Day 4.45pm - Conclusion The workshop will include three presentations relevant to Marathon Training. To begin Freda Davoran (Physical Therapist) will discuss common injuries associated with Marathon training and also the very important prevention measures that can be taken. Tom Hill an exercise physiologist from UCC who has worked with numerous endurance athletes and their nutritional needs will discuss the importance of fuelling and hydrating in both training and on race day. Following a short break former Olympian Gillian O Sullivan will discuss the various ways one can prepare both physically and mentally for race day. After each presentation there will be a questions and answers session for 15 minutes. Places are limited, therefore to avoid disappointment please contact Joe O Connor (Athletics Ireland RDO) on joe@athleticsireland.ie or 087 6335565 to confirm attendance. There will be a €5 charge on the door. May 11 – County Juvenile T&F Championships Results Day 2 May 5 – County juvenile B T&F Championships Details, Entry Form in Microsoft excel format (right click on link, click save as, save in the correct location, open the file, edit and save, email as an attachment to corkathletics@gmail.com Programme Closing Date - Tuesday May 13^th May 5 – County Juvenile Relay Entry Forms Entry Forms in Microsoft excel format (right click on link, click save as, save in the correct location, open the file, edit and save, email as an attachment to corkathletics@gmail.com Entry Forms Programme Closing Date – Friday May 9^th, email to corkathletics@gmail.com May 5 - County Juvenile Team Competition (U10, U11 & U12) The County Juvenile Team competition will take place on Sunday May 18^th. Closing Date for Entries – Friday May 9^th, email entries to corkathletics@gmail.com. If more than one team is being entered indicate with A or B or C. Please note there is a maximum of 3 teams per club. U9’s can move up to U10 but U10 cannot move up to U11 and U11 cannot move up to U12. For competition rules refer to the juvenile competition booklet available on www.athleticsireland.ie Programme Entry Forms in Microsoft excel format (right click on link, click save as, save in the correct location, open the file, edit and save, email as an attachment to corkathletics@gmail.com Boys U10 Girls U10 Boys U11 Girls U11 Boys U12 Girls U12 May 4 – County Juvenile T&F Results Day 1 County Juvenile T&F Apr 28 – Douglas CS compete at World Schools Cross Country Douglas CS today finished 11th out of 28 countries at the 18th World Schools Cross-Country championships held in Zdar Nad Sazavou in the Czech Republic recently. The team was the 6th European country overall. Team members were Peter Hanrahan (Captain), David O' Keeffe, Brian Murray, Alan O' Brien, Patrick Coleman and Adam Kelleher. http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/WorldSchoolsXC Best of Luck to Douglas CS and all other athletes who compete in the upcoming schools T&F season which is starts this Saturday in the CIT Track. Apr 28 – County T&F Championships Details about the County Juvenile Relays, County Team Juvenile Team Event and County Juvenile B Championships will be posted on Tuesday, May 6^th. Details about the County Junior, Senior, Masters & Novice T&F will be also posted on this date. Apr 3 – World Cross Country Craig Murphy of Togher Athletic club had an outstanding run in Edinburgh at the World Cross Country Championships finishing 48^th in the junior race. He was the 5^th European in the race. Craig enjoyed fantastic support at the event and we wish him all the best in the upcoming track and field season. Photos - http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/WorldXC2008 At the Schools International Cross Country, Ryan Creech Glanmire CC (Leevale) finished 7th and Patrick Coleman Douglas CS (Togher) finished 31st in Inter boys race at the Schools International Cross Country. Photos - http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/SchoolsInternationalXC Well done to both athletes. Mar 30 – County Juvenile T&F Information Programme / Programme msword format Girls Entry Form Excel Boys Entry Form Excel Mar 17 – St Patricks Day Sprint The Market Tavern sponsored fastest man and woman in Cork organised by was held today before the St Patricks Day Parade today in Cork. Derek Duff of Leevale won the mens race while Marian Andrews of Togher won the womens race. Results: Men: 1 Derek Duff (Leevale) 7.0, 2 Carl McNamara (CIT) 7.3, 3 Tim Harrington (Bandon) 7.6, 4 Ciaran Kenny (BIAC), 5 Paul Stack (Leevale), 6 Denis Finnegan (UCC). Women: 1 Marian Andrews (Togher) 7.6, 2 Kate Hunphreys (Leevale) 8.0, 3 Louise McArdle (Leevale) 8.3, 4 Katey Byrd (UCC), 5 Roisin Howard (Bandon). Mar 16 – Munster Road Championships Full results are available on www.munsterathletics.com Mar 11 – West Cork Road Championships Full results from the recent West Cork Athletics Board Road Races are on the Bandon A.C Web site at http://www.bandonathleticclub.com/Results/Results_WC_RoadRace_2008.htm Mar 10 – Irish Schools Cross Country Championships The Irish Schools Cross Country Championships were held in Galway over the weekend. Douglas Community School had a great weekend which saw Craig Murphy win the senior boys race. Other results - Junior-Douglas CS team 4th Inter boys- Ryan Creech Glanmire CC 2nd, Patrick Coleman Douglas CS 8th (Both make Irish team for schools international cross-country on march 29th in Scotland). Douglas CS team 2nd team. Senior- Craig Murphy Douglas CS 1st and Douglas CS team 5th. Photos are available on http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/IrishSchoolsXC2008 Also held over the weekend were the IUAA cross country championships. Michelle Finn of Duhallow running for UL was 4^th overall while the UCC ladies team took bronze. Mar 09 – Munster Road Championships The Munster Road Championships take place on Sunday (march 16^th) in Ballyea, Co. Clare (on the Kilrush side of Ennis). Strong County teams have been named for ther novice and masters races. As always anybody named who cannot compete is asked to contact Joe O’Flynn - 087 6483532. Men Novice Sean McGrath East Cork Frank O'Carroll East Cork David O'Dwyer East Cork Wieslaw Sosnowski Eagle Tony Kelleher Eagle Declan Doyle Eagle Kevin Wilmot Bandon David Towey Grange Fermoy Gary O'Sullivan Grange Fermoy Brian O'Connor Grange Fermoy Shane Maher Grange Fermoy Noel O'Regan Midleton Donal Broderick Midleton Stanislaw Byczek Midleton Denis Coughlan St. Finbarrs O'35 Wieslaw Sosnowski Eagle Tony Kelleher Eagle Declan Doyle Eagle John Desmond Eagle Tom Laffan Bandon Joe O'Sullivan Bandon Denis Mc Carthy East Cork Eric Meade East Cork David O'Dwyer East Cork David Towey Grange Fermoy Gary O'Sullivan Grange Fermoy Brian O'Connor Grange Fermoy Noel O'Regan Midleton Donal Broderick Midleton Stanislaw Byczek Midleton O'50 John Collins Leevale Pat Twomey Eagle Pat Murphy Eagle Joe Murphy Eagle Maurice Tobin Grange Fermoy Phil Mc Grath East Cork John Walshe East Cork Liam O'Leary St. Finbarrs Michael Dunne St. Finbarrs Dan Kennedy St. Finbarrs Eamon Mc Evoy St. Finbarrs Flor O'Leary St. Finbarrs Women Novice Rhona Lynch Eagle Fidelma Kirwan Eagle Aoife Cooke Youghal Fiona Hickey Youghal Niamh Walsh Youghal Mary O'Keeffe Youghal Michelle Nolan Midleton Fiona Dukelow Midleton Sally Drennan Midleton Denise Twohig St. Finbarrs Esther Murphy St. Finbarrs Aine Murphy UCC O35 Carmel Crowley Bandon Ann Marie Healy Eagle Fidelma Kirwan Eagle Michelle Nolan Midleton Fiona Dukelow Midleton Sally Drennan Midleton Breda Cahill Midleton Maura O'Doherty Midleton Blaithín Ní Hannon St. Finbarrs Angela Mc Evoy St. Finbarrs Margo Dinan St. Finbarrs Louise Kavanagh UCC O45 Joan Hough Midleton Kate Coveney Bandon Mary Murphy St. Finbarrs Carmel Parnell Leevale Ann Donnelly St. Finbarrs Mary Sweeney St. Finbarrs Amanda Stavros St. Finbarrs Yvonne Bennett Carrignavar Marion Lyons St. Finbarrs Mar 02 – Munster Juvenile Indoors A strong squad of athletes travelled to Nenagh to compete in the Munster Indoor Championships on 1st and 2nd March. Clubs competing included Leevale, Blarney Inniscarra, Bandon, Riverstick Kinsale, Grange Fermoy, West Muskerry and Youghal. Listed below are some of the successes of Cork athletics at the weekend. More detailed results will be published on www.munsterathletics.com during the week. Girls U/15 60m Sprint Final. This final was dominated by Cork athletes namely Jessica Sheehan Riverstick Kinsale, Grainne Moynihan West Muskerry, Jessie O' Flynn Leevale, Una O' Mahoney ane Lucy Howard Jones BIAC. The winner Sara Lavin of Emerald again provided another Championship best winning in a time of 8.02 but Cork obtained silver and bronze medals when Grainne Moynihan came 2nd in a time of 8.20 and Jessica Sheehan 3rd in a time of 8.26. This was a great achievement for these girls. Girls U/15 Shot Putt BIAC's Niamh Murphy had a clear win with a throw of 11.12m. Lynn Bradfield of Bandon AC came third with a throw of 9.58m. Girls U/16 800m The Neville sisters of BIAC, Jessica and Christine won gold and silver in this final. Jessica won with Christine in second place. Girls U/16 Shot. Tracy Bradfield of Bandon AC won silver with a throw of 10.30. Girls U/16 1500mChristine Neville of BIAC won gold honours in this raceGirls U/16 Long Jump/Sprint.Leevale's Jennifer Murphy won silver - her best jump was 5.07.Girls U/15 800MPatricia Curtin of Youghal narrowly missed out on qualification for the final. Girls U/15 High JumpJessie O'Flynn of Leevale and Niamh Daly of Youghal finished in 5th and 6th positions.Girls U/17 60M Sprint.Leevale provided another silver medalist when Rebecca Corbett finished in 2nd place in a time of 8.06.G U/17 High Jump/800M/Long Jump/60M HurdlesOrla Finn of Riverstick Kinsale put in more superb performances both in the 800m race finishing second in a time of 2.25.50. She had fantastic wins both in the high jump with a clearance of 1.60m and in the Long Jump (5.21).WalksBlarney Inniscarra girls won three medals in the walks, Eve O' Nahoney 2nd in U/17 walk, Eva Murphy 2nd and Margaret Carey 3rd in U/16 walk. Boys U/15 60m Hurdles.Daire Walsh of Leevale won thios event in a time of 9.91 followed by Shane Howard of Grange Fermoy in a time of 9.99Boys U/16 60m Hurdles,Spike Shaughnessy of Bandon AC won gold finishing in a time of 9.30.Boys U/17 60m Hurdles.Leevale dominated this race winning gold and silver medals when Patrick Maher finished first in 8.63 followed by his clubmate Edmond O' Halloran.Boys U/18 60MNiall Stanley of Riverstick Kinsale won in 9.32 securing his Munster title.Boys U/16 Shot.Bandon secured another championship medal with a win from Patrick McSweeny throwing 12.28. Boys U/17 Long JumpCork athletes were again to the fore in these events; Timmy Harrington of Bandon won the U/17 with a jump of 6.35 followed by Niall Stanley of Riverstick Kinsale jumping 5.79. BOYS u/19 Long Jump David Quilligan of Leevale won the U/19 competiton with a jump of 6.71.BOYS u/16 1500mDean Cronin of BIAC won in a time of 4.29.81.Boys/18 1500MLeevale's Eric Curran also won gold in a time of 4.53.73Boys U/18 Triple JumpTimmy Harrington of Bandon won this event followed by Dermot Hickey in second place. Boys U/17 Shot Dermot Hickey (Riverstick.Kinsale) won and in second place was Callum Burke O Driscoll of neighbouring club Belgooly. Mar 02 – AAI Inter Club X-Country Championships The AAI interclub cross country championships were held in Belfast yesterday on what was by all reported a very challenging course. A number of Cork athletes were in action. In the senior mens race Cathal Lombard of Leevale who took silver at the County Senior cross Country Championships in November was a surprise winner taking a number of notable scalps including that of Alister Cragg. Brian McMahon, formerly of Carraig na bhFear AC, helped Clonliffe win the senior mens club title. Craig Murphy of Togher was second in a very exciting junior mens race, only 3 seconds behind the winner. Munster Junior womens cross country champion Michelle Finn of Duhallow was 7^th in the junior womens race. Full results and report are available on www.athleticsireland.ie. Feb 27 – Marathon Launched The 2008 Cork City Marathon was launched today in City Hall. The marathon will take place on Monday June 2^nd and this year will be sponsored by Champion Sports. On hand to help with the launch was Olympic athlete Robert Heffernan and last years winner Alan O’Shea. The Marathon will be a significant fundraiser for athletics in Cork and this will be particularly important as bills for the CIT development fall due, clubs are requested to ensure that as many people as possible are available to help with the marathon on June 2^nd! Photos from launch - http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/CorkCityMarathonLaunch2008 Feb 27 – Coaching Level 1 - Mardyke Arena - Cork Day 1: Saturday March 22nd Day 2: Monday March 24th (Bank Holiday) Day 3: Saturday May 24th Day 4: Sunday May 25th Contact : Joe O' Connor, Regional Development Officer Athletics Association of Ireland Ph: (087) 6335565 or email joe@athleticsireland.ie Feb 27 – Munster Road Championships The Munster Road Championships take place in Clare on Sunday March 16^th. Athletes who wish to be included in county teams are asked to contact county team Manager Joe O’Flynn - 087 6483532 Feb 27 – St Patricks Day Dash! The annual St Patricks Day Dash will take place again this year just before the parade! Senior Athletes interested in taking part in this event are asked to contact John Sheahan as soon as possible - 086 8548428. Feb 17 – County Road Championships The Cork County Road Championships were held today (Sunday February 17th) in Whitechurch. This was the first county championships event hosted by Eagle AC. Sean McGrath of East cork won the novice mens race with Grange Fermoy winning the inter club competition. First masters athlete over the line was Wieslaw Sosnowski of Eagle Athletic Club. Sadly this is one of the last races Wieslaw will run in Ireland as he is returning to his native Poland next weekend, Wieslaw has been one of the top runners in Cork during his stay in Ireland and has represented club and county with distinction in numerous competitions. Host club Eagle Athletic club had a double in the master mens race winning both the over 35 and over 50 inter club competition. Rhona Lynch of Eagle Athletic Club won the novice womens race with Youghal Athletic Club winning the novice inter club title for the first time. Carmel Crowley of Bandon won the master womens race with Midleton Athletic Club winning the master womens inter club title for the first time. A special thanks to John Walshe and Liam O’Brien for their help with the results, Results There are a couple of pics. from the County Road Championships at http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/CountyRoads2008, There are loads more on the Eagle website at http://www.eagleac.net/component/option,com_gallery2/Itemid,86/?g2_itemId=11222. Eagle AC host the Carrigaline 5 next week, see www.eagleac.net for details. The Munster Road Championships will be held in Ballyea, near Ennis, Co. Clare on Sunday March 16^th at 1pm. Feb 14 - National Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Championships There was Silver for the Cork Ladies Masters team at the National Intermediate and Masters Cross Country Championships which were held in Wexford on Sunday, 10 Feb 2008. Louise Kavanagh (UCC), Carmel Parnell (Leevale), Anne Marie Healy (Eagle) and Mary Sweeney (St. Finbarrs) combined to take 2nd place in the Inter-County Masters competition behind the winning Dublin team and ahead of Meath in 3rd. St. Finbarrs finished 3rd in the Inter-Club competition. In the men's equivalent, Cathal O'Connell, Trevor Woods and Eamon McEvoy of St. Finbarr's combined with Frank Hayes, Denis McCarthy and Eric Meade of East Cork to take 3rd in the Inter-County event. The Barrs finished 5th of the Masters clubs with East Cork in 11th place. Munster champion Niamh Roe (Eagle) finished 11th and Sharon McGarry (St. Finbarrs) 40th in a competitive intermediate womens race. Cork's Cillian O'Leary picked up an excellent Silver in the men's race, albeit with his Dublin club, Raheny Shamrocks AC. The County team finished in 5th place. Togher A.C. finished best of the Cork clubs in 6th place with St. Finbarr's filling 14th spot. A phone was found on the county bus, for details contact the team manager Joe O’Flynn. February 9– County Road Championships The County Road Championships will be held on Sunday, February 17^th at 12pm in Whitechurch. Women 2 miles, Men 4 miles. Anybody available to steward is asked to contact John Quigley – eagle262@eircom.net For the first time ever, athletes can now view maps of the course for the county road championships in advance of race day. Ladies - http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/whitechurch/1065534053 Men - http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/whitechurch/1015325195 Further info, including embedded maps, is on the Eagle site: http://www.eagleac.net/content/view/115/1/ A special thanks to John Quigley and Eagle Athletic Club for these maps. Entry Forms for County Road Championships February 9– Munster Schools Cross Country Well done to all who took part in the Munster schools cross country championships held in Tramore recently. Pictures of the victorious Douglas Community Schools teams are available on http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/MunsterSchoolsCrossCountryTramoreCoWaterford07022008. Report by Brendan Mooney in the Examiner http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=sport-qqqm=sport-qqqa=sport-qqqid=54702-qqqx=1.asp and the AAI website http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=3355 - more-3355 February 9– Coaching Courses Level 1 - Mardyke Arena - Cork Day 1: Saturday March 22nd Day 2: Monday March 24th (Bank Holiday) Day 3: Saturday May 24th Day 4: Sunday May 25th Contact: Joe O Connor, (087) 6335565, joe@athleticsireland.ie January 28– AAI Senior Indoor Championships New Irish Record for Heffernan at Irish Indoor Championships by Tony Kelleher, PRO, Cork County Board Togher athlete Robert Heffernan kicked off the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in style on Saturday, 26 January with a new Irish record in the mens 5k race walk. Heffernan lit up the Odyssey Arena in Belfast with a clocking of 18.51.46, a performance that saw him lap the entire field at least twice en route to shaving over a second from his own record set in Nenagh almost 6 years ago. This was a great start to the year for Heffernan as he sets his sights on the Olympic Games in Beijing this Summer where he is one of Ireland's best medal prospects. There were also a number of creditable performances from other Cork athletes. Joe Warne of Dohenys claimed Silver in a top class mens 800m finishing 4th overall (1.51.76) behind former Irish international James McIlroy of Abbey A.C. (1.49.61) with Kenyan and Slovakian athletes filling 2nd and 3rd spots. Leevale's Carl McNamara was awarded the Bronze medal in the mens 200m, clocking the same time as silver medallist David Hynes of Menapians (22.76 secs). British athlete Daniel Cousins was the overall winner of that race. In the field events, Denis Finnegan of UCC took the Irish title in the Triple Jump finishing 2nd overall behind Slovakia's Jaroslav Dobrovodsky whilst in the High Jump, Christopher Crowley of Belgooly was in good company as Jamie Nieto of the USA set a new Irish All-Comers record of 2.26m. Crowley finished 3rd overall with a leap of 2.10m claiming the Silver medal on countback from Dublin athlete Mark Crowley. In the ladies events, Ailis McSweeney of Leevale showed a return to form by taking the Irish title over 60m. McSweeney finished 2nd overall behind Anyika Onoura of the UK, her time of 7.46secs somewhat shy of the 7.37secs qualifying standard for the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain in March. Cork athletes also medalled in the 400m, Marian Andrews of Togher and Jessica Zebo of Leevale taking Silver and Bronze respectively behind Melanie Purkiss of the UK and winner of the Irish title, Brona Furlong of Slaney Olympic. Dawn Kelly of Belgooly took bronze in the ladies 800m in a time of 2.18.67 Full Results see www.athleticsireland.ie. January 25– Schools Cross Country South Munster Schools Cross Country Results January 24 – County Teams for National Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Championships The teams are as follows: Masters Men Donncha O'Mahony East Cork Frank Hayes East Cork Denis McCarthy East Cork Eric Meade East Cork Trevor Woods St. Finbarrs Cathal O'Connell St. Finbarrs Eamon McEvoy St. Finbarrs Tom Laffan Bandon Noel Curtin Youghal Billy O'Flaherty Skibbereen Declan Doyle Eagle Tony Kelleher Eagle Subs. Michael Murphy St. Finbarrs Dave Muldowney Eagle Dave Towey Grange Fermoy Masters Women Louise Kavanagh U.C.C. Mary Sweeney St. Finbarrs Margo Dinan St. Finbarrs Ann Donnelly St. Finbarrs Joan Hough Midleton Carmel Crowley Bandon Carmel Parnell Leevale Ann Marie Healy Eagle Subs. Blaithín Ní Hannon St. Finbarrs Angela McEvoy St. Finbarrs Sally Drennan Midleton Intermediate Men Steven Macklin Togher Elton Heffernan Togher Kieran Ryan Togher Eoin O'Sullivan Togher John Shine Leevale James Grufferty Leevale Tom Maunsell Leevale Tim Murphy Grange Fermoy Brendan O'Riordan Eagle Cillian O'Leary Raheny Kevin O'Brien East Cork Denis Coughlan St. Finbarrs Subs. Ian Tivy Togher Guillaume Laget St. Finbarrs Gary O'Sullivan Grange Fermoy Intermediate Women Niamh Roe Eagle Mary Cotter Eagle Sharon McGarry St. Finbarrs Andrea Ryan St. Finbarrs Ann Marie Hayes East Cork Dawn Kelly Belgooly Karen Kenny Grange Fermoy Maire Heffernan Liscarroll As always anybody named who cannot compete is asked to contact Joe O’Flynn - 087 6483532. A bus will leave for Wexford from St Patricks Quay, Cork @ 8am on Sunday February 10^th. January 22 – Munster Indoor Championships Owens Impresses at Munster Indoor Championships by Tony Kelleher, PRO, Cork County Board Cork athletes were in action at the Munster Junior and Senior Championships held at the Indoor track in Nenagh on Sunday, 20 January 2008. In the Junior events, Cathal Owens of Leevale had an emphatic victory in the 400m, his time of 51.81 bettered only by Kevin Walsh of Togher, the winner of the senior title. Walsh's clubmate Eoin Joyce took the 200m title with Breandan Dennehy of Rising Sun scoring a double victory in the Long Jump and Triple Jump events. Cork sprinters were again to the fore in the ladies events. The Junior and Senior 60m hurdles titles went to Orla Finn of Riverstick Kinsale and Katey Byrd of Leevale whilst Bandon's Joan Healy edged Togher's Marian Andrews in the Senior 200m. Healy, who only turns 16 this year, enjoyed a sprint double taking the 60m title as well. Attention now turns to the Senior Indoor Championships of Ireland which take place in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast on Saturday/Sunday 26/27 January 2008. January 22 – New Website A new website has been set up profiling some of the country’s top athletes - www.runtrackireland.com (The Cork County Board is not responsible for the content of this website) January 21 – Awards Night Cork Athletes Honored at Cork County AAI Awards Night By Tony Kelleher, PRO, Cork County Board The Cork County International Awards night took place on Friday January 18th in the Imperial Hotel, Cork.  Athletes who were selected to represent Ireland at Junior, Senior or Masters level during 2007 were presented with international awards.  Athletes who performed exceptionally well during the recent cross-country season were also presented with county awards. Among those honoured in the International category were popular race walker, Robert Heffernan of Togher and world indoor champion Derval O’Rourke of Leevale.  Heffernan finished an excellent 6^th place in the 20k race walk at last year’s World Track & Field Championships in Osaka, Japan and O’Rourke, despite a year frustrated by injuries advanced to the semi-final stage of the 100m hurdles at the same championships.  Among others honoured in this category were multiple masters champion Carmel Parnell of Leevale and talented Douglas youngster Craig Murphy of Togher AC who is a rising star of the future.  Bantry native Alan O’Shea featured in the county awards category.  O’Shea had an exceptional year in 2007 and was a deserving recipient of this award for capturing his 1^st County Senior Cross Country title in November.  This followed a string of breakthrough performances on the roads, most notably a victory in the prestigious Ballycotton 10 in March followed by victory in the Cork City Marathon in June on his debut over the distance.  Junior and under 23 County Cross Country champions were also honoured in this category.  The following is the full list of recipients:  International Awards County Awards Carmel Parnell(Leevale)   Shane Coffey (Togher) Orla Barry(Leevale)    Michelle Finn (Duhallow) Ailis McSweeney(Leevale)   Maire Heffernan (Liscarroll) Derval O'Rourke(Leevale)   Peter Fennell (Togher) Mark Hanrahan(Leevale)   Carmel Crowley (Bandon) Joe Nagle(Leevale)    Alan O’Shea (Bantry) Cathal Owens(Leevale)   Trevor Woods (St. Finbarrs) Kathleen O'Brien(East Cork)   Nollaig Hunter (Leevale) Joan Hough(Midleton)   Niamh Roe (Eagle) David Berry(Leevale) Mary Sweeney(St Finbarrs) Stephen Field(Leevale) Robert Heffernan(Togher) Craig Murphy(Togher) Carl McNamara(Leevale) Flor O'Leary(St. Finbarrs) John Corr(Leevale) Christopher Crowley(Belgooly) Anne Donnelly(St. Finbarrs) Pictures available on http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro January 16 – Schools Cross Country Details about the schools cross country championships - Schools Cross County Championships January 1 – Cross Country Relay Trials Trials for the county teams for the Munster cross country relays being held near Cashel on Sunday January 13^th will be held this Sunday (jan 6^th) in Watergrasshill at 11.00am. This event is being held in conjunctions with the East Cork cross country championships. Archive 2003,