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Cooraclare. Nov 15 - Cross Country
Coaching, Glenbower Wood, Killeagh Nov 16 – County Intermediate & Masters
Cross Country Championships, West Cork. Nov 23 – AAI Inter County & Juvenile X-Country,
Tramore, www.athleticsireland.ie
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News: October 9 – Cork County Athletics
Board Honours Beijing Olympians by Tony Kelleher, PRO, Cork County
Athletics Board The October meeting of the Cork
County Athletics Board was somewhat special this year as the Board took the
opportunity to honour 2 Cork based Olympians for their outstanding
performances at this years Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Coachford based Olive Loughnane and
Togher man Robert Heffernan were both in attendance to receive special awards
to mark their world class performances at the Games. Loughnanes performance was arguably the
best result achieved by an Irish athlete in Beijing as she strode to a 7th
place finish in the ladies 20k walk in a personal best time of 1:27:45. Olive Loughnane was born in Cork in
1976. Her family moved a number of years
later to the Loughrea area and she is still a member of the athletics club
there. She returned to Cork a number
of years ago to take up a job as a statistician with the CSO and she lives in
Coachford with husband Martin and 2 year old daughter Eimear. She recently took some time out from her
job to prepare for the Games and her 7th place finish in Beijing was just
reward for an athlete who has shown steely determination and unwavering
commitment to her sport since making her Olympic debut in Sydney 8 years ago. Equally impressive in Beijing was
Togher athlete, Robert Heffernan who stormed to 8th place in the mens 20k
walk in a time of 1:20:36. The
diminutive Heffernan (30) holds every Irish race walking record from 3k to 20k
and is ranked as one of the top-10 race walkers in the world. He is a popular and dedicated member of
Togher Athletic Club and is held in the highest regard in local and
international athletics circles.
Heffernans Olympic debut was also in Sydney 8 years ago and his 8th
place finish in Beijing was a remarkable progression from his 28th place
finish on that occasion. Also present
with Robert was fiancee Marian Andrews, the Irish 400m champion whom he is to
wed next year. Cork County Board Chairperson, Noreen
Murphy paid tribute to both athletes as she presented them with their
awards. She wished the athletes well
in their athletics endeavours in the years ahead and thanked them for their
contribution to athletics locally, nationally and at the highest level on the
worldwide stage. October 5 – Cross Country A sincere thanks to land owner Gus Murphy and West
Muskerry AC for holding today Cross Country Championships – results More action next Sunday in Carrignavar. September 29 – Mini - Marathon A sincere thanks to all who helped out yesterday at
the mini marathon. The event went
extremely well and due to the exceptional quality and quantity of help given. September 17 – Mini - Marathon The 2008 Cork Womens Mini Marathon is being held on
Sunday September 28th. As
always it is essential that there is enough help on the day to run of the
event efficiently. As this event is
an important fundraiser for the board all clubs are requested top provide
help on the day of the race. Anybody
available to help is asked to contact Padraig 086 8689599, Noreen 021 4884495
or Pat 0851480725. September 17 – Leevale Multi Events Coaching Leevale AC are organising a number of multievent
coaching days in the coming months, an open invitation is extended to
interested athletes and coaches from other clubs if they wish to attend. September 14 – Eagle AC Archive Eagle AC have compiled a fantastic archive of
results of road races and other events in Cork. This is a useful resource for athletes in Cork and anybody who
can add to it is encouraged to do so. View this archive on www.eagleac.net. September 14 – Blarney Half Marathon See www.stfinbarrsac.com for results. Munster results available on www.munsterathletics.com. Well done to all who helped out and took part in
the event. September 6 – Juvenile Cross Country Details September 1 – Cross Country Coaching Saturday September 6th Ballincollig Regional Park 11.00am Saturday September 13th James Fort, Kinsale 11.00am Saturday November 1st Mallow / Strand in Youghal 11.00am Saturday November 15th Mallow /
Strand in Youghal 11.00am August 15 – Liscarroll
Sports Results July 30 – Rising Sun Sports this Monday July 29 – Araglin Sports June 29 - County T&F ResultsCounty
Novice & Masters T&F Results June 13 – County Senior T&F ResultsCounty
Senior T&F Results
Photos - http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/CountySeniorChampionships106062008 June 5 – Mark Carroll to compete in County Senior T&FDear 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 SportsTracton AC hold their annual open sports on Sunday
June 15th - programme June 2 – Cork City MarathonThe Champion Sports Cork City Marathon
was run today in almost ideal conditions.
Roy Fahy of East Cork who was 3rd last year came through to
take gold with Eoin O’Connell 2nd and Cathal O’Connell of St
Finbarrs 3rd. Lucy Brennan
of Sligo won the womens race with last years winner Tracy Guilfoyle of
Kilnaboy AC in Clare was 2nd with Sinead Ni Chonchuir of Eagle in
3rd. Last years mens
winner Alan O’Shea of Bantry won the Relay competition with his team
‘Rivergold Road Runners. Thurles
Crokes AC were 2nd ahead of Athenry. Gerry Forde of Blarney won the wheelchair race, his 3rd
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&FResults
May 18 – County Juvenile T&FDay 3
Results
May 11 – Marathon WorkshopTraining 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 ChampionshipsResults Day 2May 5 – County juvenile B T&F ChampionshipsDetails,
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 13th
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 Closing Date – Friday May 9th, 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 18th. Closing Date for Entries – Friday May 9th,
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 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 May 4 – County Juvenile T&FResults Day 1 County Juvenile
T&F
Apr 28 – Douglas CS compete at World Schools Cross CountryDouglas 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 6th.
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 48th in the junior race. He was the 5th 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 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 4th overall while the UCC ladies team took bronze. Mar 09 – Munster Road Championships The Munster Road Championships take place on Sunday (march
16th) 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 7th
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 2nd 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 2nd! 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 16th. 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 16th 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 17th 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 Championshipsby 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
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