2007 County AAI News
December 16 – News
The County AGM will take
place on Saturday, January 12th at 11.00am in the Blarney Woollen
Mills Hotel (formerly Christys). For
directions, contact the secretary. Each
club is entitled to have four voting delegates at the AGM (Boards are entitled to 2 voting
delegates). Lunch will be provided for
delegates and clubs and boards are requested to notify the secretary of the
number of delegates attending.
Any clubs that wish to have
a fixture included in the provisional 2008 calendar, please send in dates as
soon as possible to the secretary.
The County Awards Night will
take place on Friday, January 18th at 8pm at a venue to be
confirmed. Senior medals (individual
& club) and cups will be presented on the night. Any athlete who represented Ireland at senior, junior or masters
level during 2007 is entitled to an international award, clubs are requested to
nominate athletes for these awards before January 3rd so that
medallions can be ordered. A
presentation will also be made to athletes who performed exceptionally during
the recent cross-country season. The
county board officers will select these athletes.
An open invitation is
extended to all those who would like to attend the awards night.
There will be track and
field training in preparation for the indoor season from 2-4pm in the CIT Track
on Saturday January 19th and February 16th. (subject to confirmation, see www.corkathletics.org)
The Cork City Marathon takes
place on Monday June 2nd 2008.
As per last the board will receive €5 from every entry fee. Please promote this event in January as this
is the time most people would make the decision to run the marathon. See www.corkcitymarathon.ie
Please inform the county
board of any changes in club details (secretary name & address, email
address, website). If anybody wants to
join the county email list (officers, coaches, athletes, etc.) simply email corkathletics@eircom.net with name
& club.
Wishing you and your club a
happy Christmas and successful 2008.
Secretary, Cork County
Athletics Board
November 10 – County AGM
The County AGM will be held
on Saturday January 12th, 2008.
Any motions and nominations
for the County AGM are to be sent to Pádraig Kelly, Crioch,
Ballyburdenmore, Ballincollig, Co. Cork or email corkathletics@eircom.net. Closing date for nominations and motions is Friday
November 30th 2007. Nominations
and motions will not be accepted after this date or over the phone or by text!
Clubs are requested to give
careful consideration to motions they are submitting and note that congress
(national AGM) is taking place in 2008.
Motions should be submitted under the following headings –
Administration/General, Competition, Cross Country/Road or Track &
Field/Indoor. Clubs should indicate if
they wish their motions to be forwarded to Munster and/or National.
Clubs are requested to notify
individuals they are nominating for the various positions. Nominations are invited for the following
positions: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, PRO, Competition
Secretary, Registrar, Team Manager, Recorder, Starters, Delegates to Munster
Council, Representative on Munster Masters Committee, Representative on Munster
Juvenile Committee, Juvenile Committee – Chairman, Vice Chairman,
Treasurer, Secretary, Competition Secretary, PRO, Masters Committee.
Notice of the AGM will be
sent out to clubs along with venue details in December.
November 10 – County Awards Night
County International Awards
night will take place on Friday January 18th 2008 at 8pm. Athletes who were selected to represent
Ireland at Junior, Senior or Masters level during 2007 are eligible for an
award. The names and addresses of the
athletes being nominated along with details of their achievement should be sent
to Padraig Kelly, Crioch, Ballyburdenmore, Ballincollig, Co. Cork or
email corkathletics@eircom.net.
November 10 – County Athletics Calendar 2008
It is hoped to be able to
present at the AGM a draft 2008 calendar for athletics in Cork. If clubs could send in permits or notice of
events to be held during 2008 a soon as possible it would greatly aid the
preparation of the Calendar.
November 3 – County Junior & Senior Cross
Country Championships
The
County Junior and Senior Cross Country Championships took place in Carrignavar
today. Michelle Finn of Duhallow won the junior womens race with Shane Coffey
of Togher winning the junior mens race.
Carmel Crowley of Bandon won the senior womens race while Alan O’Shea of
Bantry won the senior mens race. Results posted
October 30
The
County Junior and Senior Cross Country Championships will take place in
Carrignavar this SATURDAY with the junior womens race first off at 12pm. Entries to Pat Buckley see Senior Cross Country Entry
Forms
October 14 - Cross Country
Results
Masters & Intermediate
Any
Corrections to corkathletics@eircom.net
October 7 - Cross Country
Results posted
Novice
& U23 Full
Results
October 5 - Cross Country
The County Novice & U23 cross country championships are on Sunday. Mens
race is at 12pm followed by Womens race. The juvenile races start
at 1pm.
Any club with athletes for the county teams for the munster novice & u23
X-Country in Limerick on October 21st is asked to contact team
manager Joe O’Flynn, 087 6483532.
October 5 - Mini Marathon Website
The Mini marathon website has been nominated for an IIA and Enterprise
Ireland Net Visionary Award 2007.
Voting for this award is now open and a final shortlist of three will be
made from the nominees who receive the highest number of votes. As such
we are asking you to please vote for the Mini Marathon website. All you
have to do is ...
* Click on this link: http://www.netvisionary.ie/vote2007.html
* Scroll down to the *Social Contribution* category
* Vote for Pat Walsh, Cork Mini Marathon www.eecho.ie
September
24 – Cross Country Coaching
Cross
Country Coaching will take place on Saturday at 11.00am in James Fort, Kinsale.
See Cross Country
Coaching for details.
September
24 – Mini Marathon
The
2007 Cork womens mini marathon was held last Sunday. The event went off very successfully and a sincere thanks to all
who helped on the day. A review meeting
will take place next week, any suggestions to corkathletics@eircom.net are welcome
September
19 – Mini Marathon
The
2007 Cork womens mini marathon takes place on Sunday. This is the most important fundraising event for the board and
lots of help is needed on Sunday.
Anybody available to help is asked to report to Kennedy Park by 11.30am
on Sunday. It will all be over by 3pm,
further details contact Noreen Murphy 021 4884495.
September
14 – Cross Country
Juvenile
Cross Country Details
September
13 – Mallow AC Website
See
www.mallowac.ie
August
29 – Cross Country Coaching
There
will be cross country coaching in Ballincollig Regional Park this Saturday at
11.00am. Top coaches will be in
attendance and athletes from 13 years and older are welcome to take part. There is no cover and any athlete who
attends 4 of the 5 cross country coaching sessions will receive a T-Shirt.
August
29 – Mini Marathon
Preparations
for this years mini marathon are well underway. This Saturday, 5000 goody bags will be packed. Help will be needed to pack the bags and
anybody available to help is asked to ring Pat Buckley on 085 1480725.
This
year, for the first time, participants can enter online on www.corkminimarathon.com.
August
28 – World T&F Championships
There
was some great news from Osaka where the World T&F Championships are being
held over the weekend. Robert Heffernan
of Togher who has endured a frustrating few years enjoyed a fantastic
performance in the 20K walk to finish 6th. This is his highest placing in a major international
championships and will result in a welcome increase in his grant.
Derval
O’Rouke of Leevale qualified for the semi finals of the 100m Hurdles after
running 12.91 in the 100m Hurdles heats.
July
22 – Cork City Marathon
There
will be a reception in the City Hall (Millenium Hall) at 7.30pm on Thursday
(July 26th) for all who helped out with the Cork City Marathon.
July
19 – County Juvenile Relay Trials
Trials
for Cork Teams for the national juvenile Inter County Relays will take place on
Tuesday, July 24th at 7.30pm in the CIT Track. The Trails will be for U13, U15, U17 and U19
relay teams, athletes may move up one age group to take part. The U9 and U11 inter county relays have been
discontinued this year. Anybody unable
to travel to the relays in Tullamore on Monday August 6th is asked
not to take part.
July
11 – County Master T&F Results
July
4 – Spar Mile Challenge
For
further details about this event see www.sparmilechallenge.com
Friday
July 6th Mardyke Track
Saturday
July 7th Bandon Town Park, 1-5pm, see www.bandonathleticclub.com
Saturday
July 7th CIT Track, 11-3pm
Saturday
July 7th – Ballincollig Regional Park, 11-12pm
June
5 – Marathon a Huge Success
The Cork City Marathon was held yesterday in Cork. The event was a spectacular success with
nearly 4000 taking part. Alan O’Shea of
Bantry was the winner, continuing his spectacular season this year. The first five men over the line all compete
with clubs in Cork. First Cork woman
home was May O’Leary on a visit home from Munich. Full results are available on www.corkcitymarathon.com.
A special thanks to all who helped out stewarding on the day.
June
5 – Tracton Sports
Tracton Athletic Club hold
their annual opens sports on June 17th, there is an impressive
programme of events - programme.
May
3 – Very Busy Weekend Ahead
One of the busiest weekends
of athletes this year starts on Saturday with the South Munster Schools T&F
Championships taking place in the CIT.
On Sunday the first leg of
the county juvenile Track and Field championships takes place in the CIT. The programme has been changed this year to
help run events more efficiently – but this will only happen if there is enough
help on the day!!
On Monday The Munster Junior
& Under 23 T&F championships take place in the CIT (see www.munsterathletics.com) while in
Riverstick GAA, Riverstick Kinsale AC hold their annual open sports starting at
1pm, programme.
April
29 – Leevale Sports
Leevale Athletic Club held
their annual sports on Sunday last in the Mardyke track. There were some fine performances but
performance of the day belonged to Ciaran Collins of Emerald AC who ran a
qualifying time for the European Junior T&F Championships. Full results are available on www.leevale.org.
April
28 – County T&F Season Begins
April
25 – County T&F Season Begins
The first leg of the county
junior and Masters T&F championships is being held this Friday in the CIT
Track in Bishopstown. A big entry is
expected with many guests travelling from other counties. Athletes are asked to arrive on times and
have their entries in by this evening.
On Sunday Leevale Athletic
Club host their annual open sports this Sunday in the Mardyke Track, There is a comprehensive programme events
with Juvenile events starting at 10.30am.
For more Details see www.leevale.org.
April
24 – Cork City Marathon
The County Board was
recently granted €700,000 by the Dept. of Sport for the development of
facilities at the CIT Track. A sincere
thanks to all who helped secure this funding.
For the development to go ahead, the board and its partners must match
this funding. The board will have to
borrow to meet it’s funding commitment.
On Monday June 4th
the Cork City Marathon will take place.
The event is being supported by the County Board. For every athlete / relay team that enters,
the board will receive €5. This event
should realise considerable income for the board this year and also for the
next few years. This income will be
very important to clear any debt arising out of the development of facilities
at the CIT. In the event of this money
not being required to clear debt, it will be used exclusively for development
purposes (equipment grants etc.). The
development of facilities at the CIT will require Cork City Council to make
available €200,000 for the development.
On the day of the Marathon
stewards will be needed from 8am until 3.30pm.
Given the financial importance of his event to athletics in Cork, it is
essential that every club plays its part and has volunteers available to help
on the day of the race even if only for a few hours. Volunteers will be well looked after - they will receive lunch, a
drink and a goody bag.
Clubs should contact me
with the names, phone numbers of volunteers available to help on the day of the
Marathon (Monday June 4th) as soon as possible.
It there are any questions
please contact me. Padraig Kelly, 086
8689599, corkathletics@eircom.net.
April
8 – Next County Board Meeting
The next county board
meeting will be held on Wednesday May 2nd at 7.30pm in the SMA Hall.
The organisation of
volunteers for the marathon and the Development at the CIT will be
discussed at this meeting.
April
8 – County T&F Championships
Details of the upcoming
County Junior, Masters, Novice and Senior T&F championships are now
available. Guests are welcome to
participate in the County Junior, Masters, Novice and Senior T&F
championships. All events will be held
in the CIT on Friday starting at 7.00pm.
County Junior, Novice, Masters
& Senior T&F Programme
County Junior, Novice, Masters &
Senior T&F Entry Forms - (Microsoft word format)
April
8 – Coaching Day
A Coaching Day has been scheduled for Saturday April 8th in
the CIT Track. The events being covered
are throws, hurdles, jumps, middle distance and sprinting. The event is open to juveniles (U13 and
older) as well as adults. Coaches or
interested individuals interested in learning the rules of the events are
welcome to attend. All athletes who
take part will be entered in a draw.
Registration Fee €5.
March
28 – Coaching Day
The Coaching Day planned for Monday March 19th which was
cancelled has been rescheduled for Saturday March 31st in the CIT
Track. The events being covered are
shot, hurdles, high jump, long jump and javelin. The event is open to juveniles (U13 and older) as well as adults. Coaches or interested individuals interested
in learning the rules of the events are welcome to attend. All athletes who take part will be entered
in a draw. Registration Fee €5.
March
28 – Transfers
All Transfers must be with the County Registrar by March 31st
or they will not be dealt with until August.
The next county board meeting will be held on Wednesday April 4th,
there will be a juvenile meeting at 7.30pm followed by the main meeting.
March
21 – Juvenile T&F 2007
Details about the 2007 County juvenile T&F championships are now
available online. Entry forms and programmes are
available on the county juvenile T&F 2007 webpage.
March
6 – Officials Grading Structure
The AAI have agreed a grading structure for officials. An accreditation scheme is being
introduced. Existing officials will be
assimilated to the appropriate level as follows:
Level 1 – Persons officiating at club, county, club or regional
schools.
Level 2 – Persons who have officiated at Region/Provincial level at
least 3 occasions in the past 2 years.
Level 3 – Persons who have officiated at National level at least 5
occasions in the past 2 years.
In order to assist with
assimilation the County is required to draw up a list of active officials
within the county. Any person who falls
into one of the above official level is asked to forward their details (name,
address, email address, reg. number, club, events) to corkathletics@eircom.net. Anybody who has not emailed this information
yet please do so quickly.
March
6 – St Patricks Day 60m Dash
The St Patrick’s Day 60m
Dash sponsored by the Market Tavern is taking place again this year. Athletes (men and women) interested in
taking part should contact John Sheahan on 086 8548428. The dash will be launched on Friday night in
the Market Tavern.
March
6 – Development Day in the CIT
An athletics Development Day
will take place on Saturday in the CIT Track – for details see www.munsterathletics.com
March
4 – Irish Schools Cross Country
Well done to Craig Murphy of
Togher athletic club who took silver in the senior race at the Irish Schools
Cross Country Championships – results see www.isaa.ie
March
4 – O’Shea wins Ballycotton 10
Bantry athlete Alan O’Shea
became only the fourth Cork man to ever win the Ballycotton 10 and the first
Cork man since 1989 to win the race. Conditions
for the race were not ideal. Heavy rain
overnight meant the course was nearly flooded in places and athletes had
contend with a strong gale. O’Shea was
always to the fore in this race. After
the 3rd mile he dropped back slightly but by mile 5 he had opened up
a big lead and was never threatened for the remainder of the race and finished
in a time of just over 51 minutes.
Pauline Curley of Tullamore Harriers retained the womens title. Well done to all who took part today and the
organisers of the race who once again did a fantastic job, as they have done
every year since 1978. John Walshe of
East Cork and Willie O’Mahony of Youghal took part in their 30th
Ballycotton 10 RR today. Results see www.ballycottonrunning.com
March
3 – Gold for Gillick
DSD athlete David Gillick
successfully retained his European indoor 400m title today in Birmingham. Running a fantastic race, he set a new Irish
400m record and is now the fastest Irish man over this distance both indoor and
outdoor after this race. Further
details see www.athleticsireland.ie
February
25 – County Road Championships
The County Road
Championships were held today in Millstreet.
The host club, once again did a great job hosting the event. Conditions were ideal and a record entry
took part in todays event. The County
novice mens race was eon by Michael O’Herlihy of North Cork with Niamh Roe of
Eagle AC winning the womens race. Eagle
AC won the novice mens title while Carraig na bhFear won the womens title. Billy Flaherty of Skibbereen was first home
in the masters mens race with Eagle taking the club title. Carmle Crowley of Bandon was an impressive
winner of the womens race with St Finbarrs winning the club title. Results, Full
Results
Next weekend will be a busy
weekend, the European indoors take place in Birmingham, while on Sunday the
premier road race of the year the Ballycotton 10 takes place, see www.ballycottonrunning.com for
details. If you are looking for an
entry – its too late!!
February
18 – County Road Championships
The County Road
Championships will be held next Sunday in Millstreet starting at 1pm. The closing date for entries is Wednesday
and race HQ is in Millstreet GAA.
Also on next weekend is the
second round of the Munster juvenile Indoor championships in Nenagh, details
see www.munsterathletics.com.
February
15 – AAI Intermediate & Masters X-Country
championships
The AAI intermediate &
masters Cross country championships were held in Santry last weekend. It turned out to be a good weekend for Cork
athletes. Carmel Parnell of Leevale led
the county masters women team to Gold.
St Finbarrs took silver in the club competition. The masters men fihed 6th in the
inter county competition while East Cork finished 6th.
James McCarthy had a
thrilling win in the intermediate mens race while his East Cork club mate Sean
McGrath took silver in the race. The
county team won bronze while Togher athletic club won silver. Sharon McGarry of St Finbarrs led homes the
county womens team which finished third.
Full Results see www.athleticsireland.ie
February
9 – AAI Intermediate & Masters X-Country
championships
The Athletics Ireland
Intermediate and Masters cross-country championships take place in Santry, Co.
Dublin on Sunday February 11th. A bus
is travelling. It will stop in Bandon
at 6.30am by Kellehers Garage, St Patricks Quay (behind the Metropole Hotel) at
7am, others stops can be arranged by contacting the team manager Joe O’Flynn on
087 6483532.
The venue is Santry (near
Morton Stadium).
February
5 – County Board Meeting
There will be a county board
meeting on Wednesday at 8pm in the SMA Hall in Wilton.
February
5 – Spectacular Improvement for Crowley
The Irish Rugby team were no
the only Irish athletes in action in Cardiff over the weekend. At an indoor competition in Cardiff,
Christopher Crowley of Belgooly stunned a Welsh crowd with a jump of 2.15m to
win the high jump competitions. This
jump represented an improvement on his indoor personal best by 14 cm. Christopher is currently studying in DCU on
an athletics scholarship and all going well this could be a very good year for
him.
February
5 – Munster U14-U19 Indoor Championships
A number of very impressive
displays by Cork athletes here, well done to all who took part – for results
see www.munsterathletics.com.
February
1 – South Munster Schools Cross Country
Massive number took part in
the South Munster Schools Cross Country Championships held today in
Midleton. Well done to the organisers
and all who took part. Full Results - South Munster
Schools Cross Country Results
January
29 – National Intermediate and Masters Cross
Country Championships
The Athletics Ireland
Intermediate and Masters cross-country championships take place in Santry, Co.
Dublin on Sunday February 11th.
A bus will leave St Patricks Quay (behind the Metropole Hotel) at 7am on
the day of the race. Anybody named on
the county team who is unable to travel is asked to contact the county team
manager Joe O’Flynn on 087 6483532.
Masters Women (1.00pm start)
Mary Sweeney, Margo Dinan,
Joan Hough, Anne Donnelly, Blaithin Hannon, Mary Murphy (St Finbarrs), Carmel
Crowley (Bandon), Carmel Crowley (Bandon).
Subs: Angie Amoeda, Catherine O’Rourke (St Finbarrs), N Fitzpatrick
(Bandon).
Masters Men (1.20pm start)
Donnacha O’Mahony, Frank Hayes,
Denis McCarthy (East Cork), Cathal O’Connell, Eamonn McEvoy, Trevor Woods (St
Finbarrs), Tom Laffan (Bandon), Billy Flaherty, Tommy Murphy (Skibbereen), Pat
Murphy (Eagle), John Hallahan (Leevale).
Subs: John Logan (Skibbereen), Michael Creedon (Bandon), Joe Murphy
(Eagle).
Intermediate Women (1.50pm start)
Jennifer Goggin (UCC), Maire
Heffernan (Liscarroll), Sharon McGarry, Ann Ryan (St Finbarrs), Margaret
McCarthy (Blarney Inniscarra), Niamh Roe, Ann Cashman (Eagle), Joyce Curtin
(Glenbower). Subs: E murphy (St
Finbarrs), B Liston, S Murphy (Eagle)
Intermediate Men (2.10pm start)
Simon Doherty, Aaron
Hornibrook, Eoin O’Sullivan, Elton Heffernan, Steven Macklin (Togher), Declan
Murphy (St Finbarrs), B O’Connor, B Lyons (Grange Fermoy), James McCarthy, Sean
McGrath, Donnacha Sheehan (East Cork), John Shine (Leevale). Subs: Ronan Foolkes, Tim Healy (Togher), T
O’Leary (St Finbarrs).
January
26 – County International Awards Night
The County international awards night was held
tonight in the Business centre of the Blarney Park Hotel. Twenty Cork athletes were given
international awards – Derval O’Rourke, Ailis McSweeney, Mark Hanrahan, Ciaran
O’Lionaird, Derek Duff, Carmel Parnell, David Berry, Orla Barry (Leevale),
Robert Heffernan, Craig Murphy (Togher), Linda & Ann Marie Cronin (Old
Abbey), Tommy Murphy (Skibbereen), Mary Sweeney, Cathal O’Connell, Flor
O’Leary, Joan Hough (St Finbarrs), Lorna Comyn (Belgooly), Kathleen O’Brien,
Donnacha O’Mahony (East Cork). The
following athletes were recognised for their performances at the County Track
& Field Championships – Sarah Bradfield, Liz Coomey (Bandon), Pavel Hazler
(Leevale), Christopher Crowley, Dawn Kelly, Christina Broderick (Belgooly),
Sinead Ni Chonchuir (Tracton), Denis Howard (Rising Sun), Joe Warne (Dohenys),
Fergus Meade (East Cork)
January
24 – International Awards Night
The County international awards night takes place on
Friday next at 7.45pm in the Business centre of the Blarney Park Hotel. Twenty Cork athletes competed
internationally during the year who will all be honoured at this event. Also being honoured are a number of athletes
who impressed at the county track and field championships.
January
24 – UCC fit4life Results
UCC
Fit4Life 3k 24/1/06
Donal Coakley 10.31
David O'Dwyer 10.35
Mark Nolan 10.43
John O'Riordan 11.47
Orlagh Farmer 12.12
Don O'Hanlon 12.23
Batt Kearney 12.30
John Walshe 12.33
Jim Murray 12.39
Michael McCarthy 12.39
Kevin Cronin 12.42
Padraig Kelly 14.08
Tim Murphy 14.23
Sean Farmer 14.30
Mary Walsh 14.32
Billy Caball 14.54
Ray Lynch 15.07
Majella Butler 15.10
James Mealy 16.11
Declan Murphy 16.12
Sean Neff 17.00
Next Event is a 1 mile run
on Wednesday February 7th at 7.30pm in the Mardyke Track
January
24 – Schools Cross Country
The South Munster Schools Cross Country
Championships will be held on Thursday February 1st in Midleton CBS. There will be events for boys in all age groups and first year
girls. For further details see Schools Cross Country
January
21 – Murphy continues to impress
Craig Murphy of Togher is continuing his fantastic
cross country season winning a big race over in the UK taking a number of
notable scalps. Also running at this
event in the senior race was Fergus Meade of East Cork who was 36th.
January
21 – Munster Cross Country
Cork athletes were very impressive at the Munster
Juvenile B and masters cross country championships held in Ennis, Co. Clare
today. Despite high winds on Saturday
night, the weather was not bad. A
number of county teams impressed.
Results see www.munsterathletics.com.
January
18 – Coaching News
MUNSTER ATHLETICS SCHOOLS
AND CLUBS JUVENILE COACHING
VENUE :
RIOCHT AC TRACK, CASTLEISLAND. CO. KERRY.
DATE / TIME : 11.00 am to 1.30 pm Sunday 11th February, 2007.
EVENTS : All events catered for, except middle distance.
COORDINATOR: John Sheehan, Dooneen AC, Limerick.
COACHES: Experienced coaches will assist in each event area.
SUITABLE FOR: All experienced club and school athletes, their coaches and
parents. It will be a good opportunity for those athletes going to Scotland,
and any athlete looking for help with technique improvement for the season
ahead.
AIM OF SESSION: Each athlete will be shown two aspects of her / his event to
work on when training.
COST: 3 EURO PER ATHLETE
This is the first coaching session organised for 2007. It is hoped to have a
full programme of coaching days available on this site soon. There should be at
least one full coaching session per month and some specialised smaller coaching
sessions also. Any school or club with special requests can contact John
Sheehan at jsheehan58@eircom.net
January
17 – UCC Fit4Life League Results
UCC
Fit4Life 1 Mile 17/1/07
Aaron Hornibrook 5.08
Donal Vaughan 5.30
John Lynch 5.32
David O'Dwyer 5.36
Frank O'Carroll 5.50
Orlagh Farmer 5.55
Don O'Hanlon 6.05
James Mealy 6.25
Padraig Kelly 6.40
John Walshe 6.44
Mike Hornibrook 6.51
Michael Mc Carthy 6.54
Tony Neff 6.56
Raymond Lynch 7.35
Majella Butler 7.39
Billy Caball 7.42
Jim Murray 7.55
Sean Farmer 7.55
Edel Mc Donnell 8.12
Tina O'Regan 9.10
January
16 – Munster Junior & Senior Cross Country
The Munster Senior and
Junior Cross Country Championships were held in Bilboa, Co. Limerick last
Sunday. The course was relatively flat
and underfoot conditions despite all the heavy rain were very good. There was a strong breeze blowing but it
stayed dry throughout. The day got off
to a disappointing start as the county failed to field a junior mens team. The county junior women took bronze led home
by Michelle Finn of Duhallow with her club mate Michelle Twohig close behind
her. Goof runs by Niamh O’Regan of
Youghal, Duhalow girls Miriam Cashman and Carol Finn and Eadaoin O’Neill all
helped the county secure bronze.
Duhallow took silver in the club competition. The senior mens race was won by the great Seamus Power. County Champion Brian McMahon of Carraig na
bhFear was home in second with East Cork’s Sean McGrath 3rd. Good runs by Des Casey of Millstreet, James
McCarthy, Donnacha O’Mahony and Kevin O’Brien of East Cork all helped the
county comfortably win the senior competition with East Cork winning the inter
club competition. Rosemary Ryan had a straightforward
victory in the womens race never coming under any pressure. The county team had an easy victory with
Carmel Parnell of Leevale, Carmel Crowley of Bandon, and St Finbarrs athletes
Anne Donnelly, Sharon McGarry and Joan Hough all scoring for the county
team. St Finbarrs took gold in the
inter club competition.
At the juvenile intercounty cross country relays the under 14
girls team took gold with the under 10 teams both finishing 5th.
Full Results: www.munsterathletics.com.
January
16 – County AGM
The County AGM was held on
Saturday in the Blarney Park Hotel.
There was a good attendance with the majority of clubs represented at
the meeting. All outgoing officers
seeking re-election were re-elected.
The position of PRO was left vacant and at a time when our sport needs
more publicity this is worrying – the immediate effect of this will be the
county board website will not be updated as regularly. Ina Killeen of Leevale was elected vice chair
of the juvenile committee with Geraldine Curtin of Youghal being appointed PRO
of the juvenile Committee. The next
county board meeting will be held on Wednesday January 7th at 8pm in
the SMA Hall in Wilton.
January
8 – Munster Junior & Senior Cross Country
The Munster Senior and
Junior Cross Country Championships will be held this Sunday in Bilboa, Co.
Limerick. Strong County teams have been
named. Anybody named who is not able to
take part is asked to contact the County team manager Joe O’Flynn on 087
6483532.
Senior Men: Brian McMahon (Carraig
na bhFear), Des Casey (Millstreet), Fergus Meade, James McCarthy, Sean McGrath,
Donnacha O’Mahoney (East Cork), Alan O’Shea (Bantry), Simon Doherty, Colin
Merritt, Elton Heffernan, Steven Macklin (Togher), Mark Hanrahan (Leevale),
Trevor Woods, Cathal O’Connell, D O’Leary (St Finbarrs).
Junior Men: Craig Murphy, Shane
Coffey, Eric Murphy, Richard Quirke, Matthew Murphy, Adam Kelleher, Mark Carroll
(Togher), Barry O’Donovan (Ballincollig), J O’Driscoll (Skibbereen), Denis
Metcalfe, Ryan Creech (Leevale), Philip O’Neill, Eanna Cantwell (Glenbower),
Michael O’Sullivan, Brendan Lynch (West Muskerry).
Senior Women: Carmel Parnell,
Catherine Keohane (Leevale), Rhona Lynch, B Liston (Eagle), Margo Dinan, Ann
Donnelly, Catherine O’Rourke, Sharon McGarry (St Finbarrs), Jennifer Goggin
(UCC), Maire Heffernan (Liscarroll), Carmel Crowley (Bandon).
Junior Women: Michelle Twohig,
Michelle Finn, Carol Finn, Miriam Cashman (Duhallow), Sarah Gayer (Belgooly),
Eadaoin O’Neill (Glenbower), Lynda O’Donovan (Bandon), Emer O’Connell (Blarney
(Inniscarra), Emily White (Ballincollig), Sinead Power, Niamh O’Regan
(Youghal).
January
8 – Grading Structure for Officials
The AAI have agreed a grading structure for officials. An accreditation scheme is being
introduced. Existing officials will be
assimilated to the appropriate level as follows:
Level 1 – Persons officiating at club, county, club or regional
schools.
Level 2 – Persons who have officiated at Region/Provincial level at
least 3 occasions in the past 2 years.
Level 3 – Persons who have officiated at National level at least 5
occasions in the past 2 years.
In order to assist with assimilation the County is required to draw up
a list of active officials within the county.
Any person who falls into one of the above officlal level is asked to
forward their details (name, address, email address, reg. number, club, events)
to corkathletics@eircom.net by
Saturday if possible.
January
7 – County AGM
The County AGM will be held
on Saturday January 13th starting at 11.00am in the Blarney Park
Hotel. Clubs are entitled to have 4
delegates present while divisional boards are entitled to have 2 delegates
present. Lunch will be provided for
delegates attending and delegates are asked to confirm their attendance (corkathletics@eircom.net) before
Saturday so the lunches can be booked.
January
7 – Action Packed Day of Athletics
There was plenty of
athletics action today. In Carrignavar
today the County Novice B cross country championships were held in
dreadful conditions. Host club Carraig
na bhFear enjoyed almost a clean sweep of the medals. John Hallahan of Leevale won the mens race with Carraig na bhFear
athletes Brian Atkinson and Don Sheehan taking silver and bronze. Mairead Burns of the host club won the women’s
race ahead of club mates Emer Murphy and Valerie Murphy.
There were dreadful
conditions in Mallow too for their annual 10 mile road race sponsored
by Marathon Deliveries. Last year the
race had to be postponed due to fog but fortunately the weather this year did
not force the postponement of the event.
Despite the bad weather almost 400 athletes took part. West Waterford Athlete Raivis Zakis was
first with Colin Merritt of Togher 2nd and Cathal O’Connell of St
Finbarrs 3rd. Lucy Brennan
of Sligo was the first woman home with Mary Sweeney of St Finbarrs 2nd
and Catherine Keohane of Leevale 3rd.
County Novice B & Mallow 10 mile RR Results
The
Munster Senior and Junior Open Indoor Championships were held in Nenagh
today. The field in the 3K and 5K walks
proved very strong with Olympians Robert Heffernan of Togher and Gillian
O’Sullivan of Farranfore Maine Valley taking part with both winning their
respective events.
In the Junior womens events
Frances O’Shea of North Cork was an impressive winner of the 800m. Roisin Howard of Grange Fermoy took silver
in the high jump and bronze in the shot and long jump. Louise McArdle and Alanna Quinn of Leevale
were 3rd in the 200m and 400m.
In the junior mens events Graham O’Riordan of Ballincollig took an easy
gold. Leevale won the junior mens
4x200m relay. Brendan O’Connor of Beara
won the 60m hurdles. Leevale’s David
Quilligan took silver in the long jump while club mate Thomas O’Sullivan was 3rd
in the 400m. Christopher Murnan was 2nd
in the 200m. Ciaran Kenny of blarney
Inniscarra was 3rd in the 60m and 200m.
In the senior womens events
Leevale won the 4 x 200m relay with Belgooly taking bronze. Christina Broderick won both the 200m, 400m
and high jump and took silver in the triple jump. Her club mate Dawn Kelly won silver in the 800m. Katey Byrd of Leevale took silver in the 60m
hurdles and bronze in the 200m.
Brendan Dennehy of Rising
Sun AC won the senior mens triple jump, took silver in the long jump and bronze
in the high jump. Leevale had a clean
sweep in the 60m sprint with Darren O’Donovan first, Carl McNamara second and
Derek Duff 3rd. McNamara had
an impressive win the 200m taking gold in a time of 22.68 ahead of Gordon
Kennedy of Tullamore Harriers. Sean
McGrath of East Cork won the 3000m finishing with a fast final lap, club James
McCarthy was 3rd in this race.
Kieran Ware of Togher won the 400m which his club mate Conor Sheehy was
3rd in the long jump.
Full results available on www.munsterathletics.com
January
3 – A Busy
time for athletics
There was plenty of
athletics action over the Christmas period.
The annual goal mile held on Christmas Day attracted a record crowd
raising thousands for the charity Goal.
The Dick Copithorne memorial RR held on St Stephens in Belgooly also
attracted a record crowd with nearly 400 taking part in the race which was won
by Mark Hanrahan of Leevale with Michelle Murphy Scott of Carrignavar taking
the womens title. There was a new
course for the Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 mile RR held in Bandon on New Years
Eve. The winner, in blustery
conditions, was Alan O’Shea of Bantry with Laura McCreesh of Sale harriers
winning the womens title. Up in Nenagh
the Munster juvenile combined events and Masters championships were held with
Cork athletes wining a number of medals in these competitions. See www.munsterathletics.com.
This Sunday (January 7) will
be a very busy day for athletics. The Marathon
Deliveries "Mallow 10 Mile Road Race" - promoted by
Mallow A.C. The race starts @ 12:30pm. Entry fee: €10. Changing facilities & entries at Youth
Centre. 1st race of the John Buckley / Munster Spring Classics Series
2007. Contacts: Jerry McCarthy
(021-7333004) / John Holland (022-21280).
The race incorporates the County 10 mile road championships.
The County Novice B Cross
Country Championships take place in Carrignavar at 1.30pm on Sunday. Also on in Carrignavar are the East Cork
Cross Country Championships. Trials for
the Cork County Juvenile Cross Country Relays will also take place in
Carrignavar for U10, U12 and U14 athletes starting at 11.00am.
Also on Sunday are the
Munster senior & junior indoor championships which will take place in
Nenagh. See www.munsterathletics.com
January
2 – North Cork
School Sports
The North Cork School Sports
held before Christmas were a big success.
The event organised by the Avondhu Board attracted a large number of
athletes - results
December
21 – Upcoming Events
On Christmas Morning, a
number of GOAL Mile events take
place in Cork city and county. The main event will again be at the CIT Track in
Bishopstown from 10.00am until 12.30pm. This is one of the longest running of
the GOAL Mile’s outside of Dublin, having been established over 20 years ago. Doneraile Park will cater for the North Cork
area as Mallow AC stage their third GOAL Mile there from 10.00am to
11.30am. In East Cork, the venue is the
Tower Park in Youghal from 11.00am to 12.00 noon with St Catherine’s GAA club
in Ballynoe staging an event from 11.00am to 12.30pm. Bantry also has a GOAL
Mile beginning at 12.30pm. Over 50 GOAL
Miles take place throughout the country on Christmas Day. All you have to do is
turn up and run, walk or crawl a mile and make a donation to help GOAL’s work
in the Third World. If you require a sponsorship card, contact GOAL at
01-2809779. Further details on www.goal.ie.
On St. Stephens Day (Dec 26th)
Belgooly athletic club promote the
annual Dick Copithorne Memorial 4 Mile Road
Race taking place in Belgooly at 12pm.
The race entry fee is €10 with €5 of the entry fee being donated to the
Bowel Cancer Treatment Support Fund at the CUH. The usual prize categories apply. Race HQ are in Belgooly GAA.
Further details John Copithorne 086 1713500 or Rose Copithorne 086
8411193.
The Bandon A.C Annual 5 Mile road race
which is normally held on New Years Day will this year be held on New Years Eve
(Sun 31st Dec) over a new route. More
information is available on the club web site. http://www.bandonathleticclub.com/. Any specific questions about this years
route please contact the club secretary Tom Laffan at secretary@bandonathleticclub.com.
December
21 – Cork City Marathon
The Cork City Marathon will
take place on Monday June 4th in 2007. The marathon is being organised by the City Council and with the
assistance of the Cork County Board and the Cork BHAA. It is hoped that the marathon will boost
tourism for Cork and improve participation in healthy activities.
The County Board was first approached by the City Council about the idea of a Cork marathon in June of this year. There was concern at the June County board meeting about how much work the board would be expected to do if the marathon went ahead and a meeting with City Council officials was arranged. Arising out of that meeting it was felt that holding the marathon would be in the best interests