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Athletics Ireland AGM Syllabus 2024

Athletics Ireland Annual General Meeting 2024

10am Saturday April 27th 2024

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin

 athletics ireland logo white 1The Athletics Ireland AGM will take place on Saturday April 27th 2024

Late last week, the AGM Syllabus, along with AAI and AAE Accounts for 2023 were emailed by Athletics Ireland. A number of clubs appeared not to have received these, however, it appears that, in several instances, the email went to the recipient's Spam Folder

Please Check Your Spam Folder!

The AGM Syllabus contains a number of motions which will significantly affect all clubs, along with Divisions and the County Board.
These motions will be discussed at our next County Board meeting, which will be held in the Meeting Rooms, at MTU Track, at 8pm, on Wednesday April 10th. All clubs are advised to attend

Along with discussion of these motions, the County Board is looking for nominations for County Delegates to attend the AAI AGM. The Board has arranged a bus to take the delegates to and from the AGM. Cork is entitled to 22 voting delegates, and it is critical that we fill our delegate quota

The final page of the AGM Syllabus is reproduced below, and the Full AGM Syllabus is also available for download, for anyone who has not received a copy. The accounts are not reproduced here. If you require a copy of the accounts, please contact AAI directly

 

Annual General Meeting 27th April 2024

AGENDA

10am Registration

10.30 Presidents Welcome

10.40 Roll Call

11.00 Presidents Address

11.10 Minutes AGM 2022 approval

11.15 Auditors Report

11.20 Finance & Risk Report - Chair of Finance & Risk 2023 Audited Accounts & 2024 Budget Summary Appointment of Auditors

11.35 CEO Report

11.45 Adoption of Standing Orders & Appointment of Scrutineers

11.50 Motions 12.45 Governance Presentation

1.30pm President to close and advise of Congress 2025 date/venue

Lunch provided by Athletics Ireland & Social Opportunity

 

AAI Board Motions

ADMINISTRATION

6.    The increase of the registration fee from the 1/1/2025 to Juvenile €20 and Senior €25

Note
•    Applying the split of Juvenile members at €15/Senior €20 to 2024 and assuming we maintain 71k members (no growth) then we would receive €324k extra nett revenue in 2025


•    Current reg fee is Juvenile €15 and Senior €20 since the 1/1/2019. Note inflation during this period has been approx.
20%
•    For comparison, Swim Ireland senior fee is €49, Cycling Ireland senior fee €136, Gymnastics Ireland senior fee €70
•    It is not intended that this increase will be ringfenced, it will be used to cover higher costs as a result of inflationary adjustments
BOARD


7.    The increase of the registration fee for Juvenile and Senior members by €1.50 from the 1/1/2025 to cover the cost of Directors & Officers insurance

Note - Recommendation from Congress 2023
The cost to establish a group Directors & Officers insurance scheme for all Clubs, County Boards and Provinces is in the region of €100,000. This insurance cover is highly recommended for all Clubs, County Boards and Provinces. This insurance covers the cost of claims and settlement amounts made against your Club and the club's directors and managers, officers or key decision makers for alleged wrongful acts e.g. misleading statement, incorrect decision making, libel/slander, breach of duty, breach of trust or neglect. As an officer of the club you have unlimited personal liability. This policy would therefore protect the assets of the individual in the event of a claim
The €1.50 fee increase proposed in this motion will be in addition to the €5 proposed in Motion 6
BOARD


8.    The increase of the Club Affiliation fee to €500 from the 1/1/2025

Note - Recommendation from Congress 2023
This motion will be withdrawn by the Board if motion 7. is passed. This motion offers an alternative mechanism to establish the Directors & Officers group insurance scheme
The increase of the club affiliation fee from the current €150 to €500 from the 1/1/2025. This increase covers the group cost of Directors and Officers liability cover for all AAI affiliated Clubs. This is a group insurance scheme and will save clubs who are currently purchasing this cover independently up to €200 each as the individual cost per club is approximately €550. All Clubs should be availing of this cover to protect their coaches and club officers
BOARD


9.    Athletics Ireland Affiliated Clubs, County Boards and Provincial Councils must apply for an AAI permit through the approved AAI system portal when organising an event (Recreation, Road, Track & Field & Cross Country) for their own Club, County or Province or on behalf of a third party

Note
This motion is to clarify that all Athletics Ireland affiliated Clubs, Counties & Provinces must operate using the approved AAI system portal to obtain a permit. Note this ensures all events are recorded for insurance purposes
All National events are recorded separately and directly with the insurer and hence do not require County Board approval  However, all National event dates will be shared with respective County Boards to prevent date clashes
BOARD

UCC Issue Update on Mardyke Track - Tuesday March 26th 2024

UCC Issues Update on Mardyke Track

Tuesday March 26th 2024

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Morgan Buckley, UCC's Head of Sport & Physical Activity issued the following notice earlier today:

UCC Athletics Track Update

On Monday March 11 UCC reluctantly made the decision to close the athletics track at the UCC Mardyke Sports Grounds due to concerns around the surface of the facility


This decision was made following an examination of the facility by qualified external third parties, who confirmed that the track is not safe to host track users

Since then, acutely aware that this track was the only operational facility of its kind in Cork, UCC has extensively explored the possibility of carrying out temporary repairs that would enable the reopening of the track in the short to medium term


Unfortunately, further examinations of the track have confirmed that a superficial and short-term repair will not suffice. Having been installed over 12 years ago, the track is at the end of its term and an entire resurface is the only option available

As such, the track will not be available for the short to medium term. UCC is now working on developing a plan to completely resurface the track, the timeframe for this will depend on several variable factors

Any outstanding bookings for the track will be fully refunded. We will follow up with track members to refund them also. Schools that had previously booked the Mardyke for their sports days are welcome to consider The Farm as an alternative, should it meet their needs

Having hosted some 20,000 athletes on the track from UCC, local schools and clubs last year alone, UCC is highly conscious of how dependent many clubs, casual users and athletes are on this facility, and sincerely apologies for the inconvenience this development will cause. The health and safety of users was central to this decision and given the condition of the track and the advice received, UCC was regrettably left with no viable alternative

Related Posts

Cork Athletics Statement on County Track and Field Championships 2024

Cork Athletic Track Predicament Features on Claire Byrne Show

UCC Mardyke Athletics Track - Athletics Ireland Statement - March 14th 2024

Mardyke Track Closes Abruptly - March 11th 2024

MTU Track Update - September 7th 2023

MTU Track Update - March 2023

MTU Track Update - January 2023

Cork Athletics Statement on County Track and Field Championships 2024

County Track and Field Championships 2024

 

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The County Board is committed to hosting Track and Field Championships in 2024, for both juvenile and senior athletes. With no definite re-opening date for the Mardyke, the Board has looked at alternative options


What we can definitely say is that there will be a juvenile throws day, in Castleisland on Sunday 14th April, incorporating javelin and shot put, for U13 and up, together with discus and hammer, for U14's and above. There may be restrictions on the number of events an athlete can enter, so that we can ensure these events can all take place on that day


The pole vault competition for juveniles will take place at the Leevale High Performance Centre, on the evening of Monday 13th May. Entries for both these competitions should be open by Monday 25th March


Relays will take place on 19th May, in either Castleisland or the Mardyke. A final decision on that will take place in the middle of April, once the picture on Mardyke access is clearer


The remaining dates for Juvenile T&F will be finalised by the middle of April. If the Mardyke is available, they will take place on 4th, 5th and 12th May. If the Mardyke is not available, some U9-U13 events will take place, with the relays, on 19th May, and the other events will take place at MTU, in August


Senior Track and Field events will take place once the track in MTU is available.
This situation is not what we want to see, but the County Board is trying to remain as flexible as possible, in terms of dates and locations. We ask for the patience of the athletic public in Cork, and we understand your frustration in being in an information vacuum so close to what are our normal dates for County T&F Championships

 - Michael Flynn, Track & Field Competition Secretary

Events

Cork Athletics County Juvenile Throws Championships - 2024

Cork Athletic Track Predicament Features on Claire Byrne Show

Status of Cork Tracks Features on RTE's Claire Byrne Live

Thursday March 21st 2024

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Listen to Article (Approx. 10 Minutes)

In this morning's prime time radio show, Claire Byrne and Brian O'Connell discuss this week's sudden Mardyke Track closure, and the effect it is having on the Athletics Community in Cork, with interviews with Morgan Buckley (UCC), Michael Coholan (Togher AC) and Hamish Adams (CEO, Athletics Ireland)

Related Posts

UCC Mardyke Athletics Track - Athletics Ireland Statement - March 14th 2024

Mardyke Track Closes Abruptly - March 11th 2024

MTU Track Update - September 7th 2023

MTU Track Update - March 2023

MTU Track Update - January 2023

Road Races and Athletics Events Week Ending Sunday March 24th 2024

Cork Athletics Event Listing - Week Ending Sunday March 24th 2024

 

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This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday March 24th 2024

Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday March 31st 2024


This Month's Events - March 2024

Next Month's Events - April 2024


Athletics Ireland Event Calendar

Do You Know Your AAI Life Reg Id?

 Look up your AAI Membership number

Organisational Event Calendars

Cork Athletics Munster Athletics Athletics Ireland Championships Athletics Ireland Races IMRA Cork BHAA

The Events

 

Sun March 17th - Sat March 23rd - European Masters Indoor T&F Championships

Torun, Poland

 

Saturday March 16th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations

Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Tramore Valley, Youghal

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Saturday March 23rd - SIAB Schools Cross-Country International

Abbotstown, Dublin

Sunday March 24th,
10am - Amazon 5k (BHAA)

Tramore Valley Park

Sunday March 24th,
12:30pm - Mallow 10 Mile

Mallow

Register for Mallow 10 2024

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Register for Mallow 10 2024


Sunday March 24th, 1pm - Limerick 4 Mile County Championship

Dromcollagher, Co. Limerick

 

 

Road Races and Athletics Events Week Ending Sunday March 17th 2024

Cork Athletics Event Listing - Week Ending Sunday March 17th 2024

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This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday March 10th 2024

Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday March 17th 2024


This Month's Events - March 2024

Next Month's Events - April 2024


Athletics Ireland Event Calendar

Do You Know Your AAI Life Reg Id?

 Look up your AAI Membership number

Organisational Event Calendars

Cork Athletics Munster Athletics Athletics Ireland Championships Athletics Ireland Races IMRA Cork BHAA

The Events

 

Wednesday March 13th, 11am - Munster Schools Indoor Track and Field Championships

Nenagh

 

Thursday March 14th, 8pm - 8:45pm - Officiating Webinar Series

First of Athletics Ireland Technical Committee's FREE Monthly Webinars focuses on the High Jump

Saturday March 16th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations

Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Tramore Valley, Youghal

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Saturday March 16th, 2pm - Mt. Claragh - Millstreet (IMRA - Cork)


Sunday March 17th - Saturday 23rd - European Masters Indoor T&F Championships

Torun, Poland

Road Races and Athletics Events Week Ending Sunday March 31st 2024

Cork Athletics Event Listing - Week Ending Sunday March 31st 2024

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This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday March 31st 2024

Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday April 7th 2024


This Month's Events - March 2024

Next Month's Events - April 2024


Athletics Ireland Event Calendar

Do You Know Your AAI Life Reg Id?

 Look up your AAI Membership number

Organisational Event Calendars

Cork Athletics Munster Athletics Athletics Ireland Championships Athletics Ireland Races IMRA Cork BHAA

The Events

 

Saturday March 30th, 11am - Liscarroll AC Easter 5k

Doneraile Parkliscarroll easter 5k flyer 2024Saturday March 30th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations

Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Tramore Valley, Youghal

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Easter Monday, April 1st, 12 noon - Gneeveguilla AC Tom Joe O'Donoghue Memorial Childrens Road Races (Cork Race - Kerry Permit)

Kiskeam (County Cork) GAA Grounds

 

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Cork Athletics County Juvenile Throws Championships 2024

Cork Athletics County Juvenile Throwing Championships 2024

Castleisland, Co. Kerry

Sunday April 14th 2024

Entry for Cork Throws Championships

NB: These Cork Throws Championships are being held in conjunction with the Avodhu Track & Field Championships, and the two championships are SEPARATE Championships
There are NO Cork County Track Championships being held at this meet

Events

Shot Put  - U13 and above

Javelin - U13 and above

Hammer - U14 and above

Discus - U14 and above

Provisional timetable - subject to change depending on entries

Hammer 10:00 am (all together)

Discus 11:30am (all together)

Javelin 13:00pm (starting from U13, may combine older ages depending on numbers)

Shot Put 14:00pm (starting from U13, may combine older ages depending on numbers)

Rules

Max of 3 events per person

All entries to be completed on E4S system (link above) by 20:00pm, on April 12th


Individual medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each age and gender category


Athletes in transfer window must, until May 1st, compete in a neutral (white) top


Related Articles

Cork Athletics Statement on County Track and Field Championships 2024

Cork Athletic Track Predicament Features on Claire Byrne Show

UCC Mardyke Athletics Track - Athletics Ireland Statement - March 14th 2024

Mardyke Track Closes Abruptly - March 11th 2024

Cork Athletics Registration Figures - February 29th 2024

Record Cork Athletics Registration Figures - February 29th 2024

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February end-of-month registrations for Cork Athletics stand at a record 6,543, an increase of 1,230 (23.15%) on the January 2023 figure of 5,313

There was a big move to register members, after Athletics Ireland stated that there would be no 'grace period' at the beginning of the 2024 year. This move appears to have led to many registrations coming in earlier than in previous years. This months figures are up 4.6% on the February 2023 numbers, with Juvenile membership remaining statis, while adult membership is up almost 10%

Clubs are reminded that new members may 'try out' the club for a few weeks, after which they MUST be registered, or they will NOT be covered by Athletics Ireland insurance

Any athlete, coach, official, or any member acting in any capacity, who remains unregistered is NOT covered by Athletics Irelands insurance, for ANY purpose whatsoever, including training and/or competition

 

Change February 2023 - February 2024

 Feb 28th 2023 -Feb 29th 2024Change%
Registrations 6255 6543 288 4.60%
Juvenile 3292 3295 3 0.09%
Senior 2972 3248 276 9.29%
         
Renewals 5137 5479 342 6.66%
Juvenile 2622 2715 93 3.55%
Senior 2515 2764 249 9.90%
         
New Members 1129 1032 -97 -8.59%
Juvenile 690 560 -130 -18.84%
Senior 459 472 13 2.83%

Changes over 12 Months - February 2023 to February 2024

   Registrations have increased by approx. 4.5% over the past 12 months, however the majority of this is from Adult registrations, with adult membership rising by 9.3%, while juvenile membership has remained pretty static

New Memberships
are down 8.6% over the period, with adult memberships up by 2.8%, but new Juvenile membership has fallen significantly, by almost 19%

 

Overall Registrations as at February 29th 2024

29 Largest Clubs, by Total Registered Members

 

Next 29 Largest Clubs, by Total Registered Members

 

Bandon AC remain at the top of the Leaderboard, by a distance, on 530, followed by Leevale AC (424), with Togher AC moving up to third on 341, while Grange-Fermoy AC (332) and North Cork AC (318) exceed 300 members. Four clubs top 200 members; Midleton AC (299), Youghal AC (265), Carraig na bhFear AC (252) and St. Catherine's AC (219), all exceed 200, while another 15 top the 100 members mark, 27 clubs in all

 

ClubJuvenileYouthJuniorSeniorMastersTotal
Bandon AC 398 18 8 17 88 530
Leevale AC 168 46 36 60 100 424
Togher AC 151 18 3 44 125 341
Grange/Fermoy AC 140 5 2 24 161 332
North Cork AC 267 7 1 4 38 318
Midleton AC 143 19 3 10 123 299
Youghal AC 118 8 9 10 117 265
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 129 18 16 23 64 252
St. Catherine's AC 138 6 4 6 65 219
St. Finbarrs AC 0 0 0 41 140 183
Carrigaline AC 52 3 0 27 90 172
Tracton AC 70 0 0 5 89 165
Mallow AC 0 0 0 9 139 148
Blarney/Inniscara AC 113 7 3 2 14 139
Belgooly AC 117 5 3 2 12 139
Ballymore Cobh AC 39 6 0 21 71 137
Courcey AC 89 0 1 1 39 130
Eagle AC 0 0 0 14 113 127
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 79 1 0 5 42 127
Riverstick/Kinsale AC 100 1 5 1 19 127
Cork City AC 108 1 1 3 7 120
Watergrasshill AC 43 0 0 8 67 118
West Muskerry AC 66 8 0 3 36 114
Durrus AC 73 6 4 2 28 113
Fanahan McSweeney AC 97 2 2 0 8 109
Ballintotis Fit4Life AC 0 0 0 19 82 101
Mount Hillary AC 0 0 0 16 85 101
Beara AC 54 2 0 8 31 95
St. Nicholas AC 15 3 1 6 48 73
Aghada Running Club AC 0 0 0 4 67 71
Ballincollig AC 34 5 1 2 24 66
Liscarroll AC 45 2 2 4 13 66
Doheny AC 47 1 0 0 7 56
Bridevale AC 0 0 0 6 49 55
Dromahane Road Runners AC 0 0 1 13 39 53
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C 48 0 0 0 5 53
Bantry AC 3 0 2 6 36 47
Donoughmore AC 0 0 0 4 41 45
Buttevant AC 0 0 0 8 32 40
Duhallow AC 0 0 0 11 26 37
Skibbereen AC 15 3 0 3 16 37
East Cork AC 0 0 0 9 26 35
FrontRunners Cork AC 0 0 0 14 17 31
Cork Track Club AC 0 0 0 16 13 29
The Churchtown Roadrunners AC 0 0 0 2 24 26
Wibblies AC 0 0 0 0 26 26
Shandrum AC 0 0 0 5 16 21
Fota Island Running AC 0 0 0 1 17 18
Rebels AC 0 0 0 7 11 18
Clonakilty Road Runners AC 0 0 0 1 16 17
Doneraile AC 0 0 0 1 16 17
Millstreet AC 8 0 0 0 9 17
Ballyvolane AC 0 0 0 3 13 16
Carrigtwohill AC 0 0 0 0 15 15
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC 0 0 0 1 13 14
Galtee Runners AC 0 0 0 1 11 12
Abbey Striders AC 4 2 2 0 3 11
Old Abbey AC 2 1 0 1 6 10

Juvenile/Youth Registrations as at February 29th 2024

Leading Cork Juvenile Clubs

Bandon AC hold a clear lead at the top, with 416 registrations, followed by North Cork AC (274) and Leevale AC (214), with ten more clubs over the 100 mark

ClubJuvenileYouthTotal
Bandon AC 398 18 416
North Cork AC 267 7 274
Leevale AC 168 46 214
Togher AC 151 18 169
Midleton AC 143 19 162
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 129 18 147
Grange/Fermoy AC 140 5 145
St. Catherine's AC 138 6 144
Youghal AC 118 8 126
Belgooly AC 117 5 122
Blarney/Inniscara AC 113 7 120
Cork City AC 108 1 109
Riverstick/Kinsale AC 100 1 101
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC 97 2 99
Courcey AC 89 0 89
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 79 1 80
Durrus AC 73 6 79
West Muskerry AC 66 8 74
Tracton AC 70 0 70
Beara AC 54 2 56
Carrigaline AC 52 3 55
Doheny AC 47 1 48
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C 48 0 48
Liscarroll AC 45 2 47
Ballymore Cobh AC 39 6 45
Watergrasshill AC 43 0 43
Ballincollig AC 34 5 39
St. Nicholas AC 15 3 18
Skibbereen AC 15 3 18
Millstreet AC 8 0 8
Abbey Striders AC 4 2 6
Bantry AC 3 0 3
Old Abbey AC 2 1 3

Senior/Masters Registrations as at February 29th 2024

Leevale AC head the table with 196 adult registrations, followed by Grange-Fermoy AC (187), who surged up the table this month. St Finbarrs AC (181) are third, and Togher AC, fourth (148), with a total of thirteen clubs over the 100 adult registration mark

 

Leading Adult Registrations by Club - February 29th 2024

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Next Largest Adult Registrations by Club - February 29th 2024

ClubJuniorSeniorMastersAdult
Leevale AC 36 60 100 196
Grange/Fermoy AC 2 24 161 187
St. Finbarrs AC 0 41 140 181
Togher AC 3 44 125 172
Mallow AC 0 9 139 148
Midleton AC 3 10 123 136
Youghal AC 9 10 117 136
Eagle AC 0 14 113 127
Carrigaline AC 0 27 90 117
Bandon AC 8 17 88 113
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 16 23 64 103
Ballintotis Fit4Life AC 0 19 82 101
Mount Hillary AC 0 16 85 101
Tracton AC 0 5 89 94
Ballymore Cobh AC 0 21 71 92
St. Catherine's AC 4 6 65 75
Watergrasshill AC 0 8 67 75
Aghada Running Club AC 0 4 67 71
St. Nicholas AC 1 6 48 55
Bridevale AC 0 6 49 55
Dromahane Road Runners AC 1 13 39 53
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 0 5 42 47
Donoughmore AC 0 4 41 45
Bantry AC 2 6 36 44
North Cork AC 1 4 38 43
Courcey AC 1 1 39 41
Buttevant AC 0 8 32 40
West Muskerry AC 0 3 36 39
Beara AC 0 8 31 39
Duhallow AC 0 11 26 37
East Cork AC 0 9 26 35
Durrus AC 4 2 28 34
FrontRunners Cork AC 0 14 17 31
Cork Track Club AC 0 16 13 29
Ballincollig AC 1 2 24 27
The Churchtown Roadrunners AC 0 2 24 26
Wibblies AC 0 0 26 26
Riverstick/Kinsale AC 5 1 19 25
UNATTACHED 7 3 12 22
Shandrum AC 0 5 16 21
Blarney/Inniscara AC 3 2 14 19
Liscarroll AC 2 4 13 19
Skibbereen AC 0 3 16 19
Fota Island Running AC 0 1 17 18
Rebels AC 0 7 11 18
Belgooly AC 3 2 12 17
Clonakilty Road Runners AC 0 1 16 17
Doneraile AC 0 1 16 17
Ballyvolane AC 0 3 13 16
Carrigtwohill AC 0 0 15 15
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC 0 1 13 14
Galtee Runners AC 0 1 11 12
Cork City AC 1 3 7 11
Fanahan McSweeney AC 2 0 8 10
Millstreet AC 0 0 9 9
Doheny AC 0 0 7 7
Old Abbey AC 0 1 6 7
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C 0 0 5 5
Abbey Striders AC 2 0 3 5

Cork Athletes Feature at European Masters Indoor Championships 2024

Cork Athletes Successes at European Masters Indoor T&F Championships

Torun, Poland

March 17th - 23rd 2024

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European Masters Athletics Indoor Championships 2024

 

European Masters Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 Results

Live and catch-Up Streams

Morning and Afternoon sessions streamed live daily, along with Medal Ceremonies, or catch up on any session you may have missed

Cork Athletes

Several Cork athletes are competing at the European Masters Indoor T&F Championships, in Torun, Poland, from Sunday last, until Saturday 23rd March

Day 3 Summary

Hugh McSweeney, Eagle AC qualified, from Heat 1, for the M75 60m Final, in a time of 10:10

 

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Hugh McSweeney, Eagle AC, Breda Gaffney, Mallow AC, Carmel Crowley, Bandon AC & Ken Higgs, Eagle AC


Cross-Country

Perhaps strangely, these Indoor Championships always include Cross-Country Championships. As a rule, Ireland feature highly in the Cross-Country, and today was no exception, with three Cork athletes, Breda Gaffney, Mallow AC, Carmel Crowley, Bandon AC & Ken Higgs, Eagle AC, all medaling, with both women also capturing individual medals

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Breda Gaffney, Mallow AC,  and Carmel Crowley, Bandon AC

Breda Gaffney, Mallow AC, in fourth place overall, took individual Silver, in the W50 8km Cross-Country, leading Ireland to Team Bronze

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Carmel Crowley, Bandon AC, in 5th place overall, took individual Bronze, in the W55 category, leading Ireland to Team Gold

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M70 6k

Ken Higgs, Eagle AC, running in the M70 6k race, finished in 15th place overall, and anchored ireland to Team Silver

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UCC Mardyke Athletics Track - Athletics Ireland Statement - March 14th 2024

UCC Mardyke Athletics Track: Athletics Ireland Statement

March 14th 2024

This week’s closure of the UCC Mardyke athletics track due to health and safety concerns has limited training options for athletes in Cork City

Athletics Ireland CEO, Hamish Adams attended a meeting with UCC and Club representatives onsite at the Mardyke today to view the track and discuss options available to remedy this challenge

UCC representatives confirmed a contractor is attending the Mardyke this week to assess temporary fixes to facilitate a return to the track. UCC will update all parties in the coming days as to the next steps in this process

UCC Director of Sport, Morgan Buckley, added: ‘UCC are committed to remedying this matter as soon as possible, the Mardyke athletics track is an essential piece of sporting infrastructure within the University and we a have a long-term commitment to the sport of athletics We apologise for the inconvenience we know this has caused, we took this decision reluctantly and in the best interest of the safety of athletes.’

Hamish Adams, said: ‘The closure of the Mardyke track compounds what is already a difficult situation with the MTU track closed for re-surfacing, these works are due for completion in the coming weeks. Cork City & County represents our largest membership base outside Dublin; and we sympathise with all our members in Cork who are now training without a track

Strategically we know there is a lack of athletics facilities in Cork, and we are remedying this with the development of a state-of-the-art indoor facility at MTU and the re-surfacing of the MTU track. Additionally, we have supported the construction of the new Bandon Athletics Club track and the Carrigaline Athletics Club track is at an early stage of development. We are also endorsing the need for a track in Midleton to support the East Cork athletics community, and this exciting project is an early stage of planning. Unfortunately, these projects will take time to complete, and we understand the Cork athletics community’s current frustration.’

The sport of athletics continues to grow strongly across Ireland and these new Cork facilities coming on stream will be essential to meet the demands of our community

Related Posts

Mardyke Track Closes Abruptly - March 11th 2024

MTU Track Update - September 7th 2023

MTU Track Update - March 2023

MTU Track Update - January 2023

Fiona Everard Selected for World XC Championships 2024

Fiona Everard One of Eight Irish Selected for World Cross-Country Championships

Belgrade, Serbia

Saturday March 30th 2024

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Fiona Everard, Bandon AC & Ireland

Fiona Everard, Bandon AC, Irish Senior Cross-Country Champion is the only Cork athlete among a strong octet of Irish athletes selected for the World Cross-Country Championships, which will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, at the end of this month, on Saturday March 30th.

Unfortunately, even with eight high-calibre representatives, and a European location, Ireland is only sending two athletes in each of the Senior Men, Senior Women and Under-20 Men's events

Irish Squad for World Cross-Country Championships 2024

EventAthleteClubCoach
U20 Women Anna Gardiner East Down AC Peter Morgan
U20 Women Kirsty Maher Moy Valley Andy Bibby & Phillip Finnerty
U20 Men Harry Colbert Waterford AC Des Colbert
U20 Men Seamus Robinson City of Derry Spartans AC Martin Robinson
Senior Women Danielle Donegan Tullamore Harriers Emmett Dunleavy
Senior Women Fiona Everard Bandon AC Matt Lockett
Senior Men Hugh Armstrong Ballina AC Feidhlim Kelly
Senior Men Keelan Kilrehill Mov Valley AC Emmett Dunleavy

World Cross Country Championships Website & Timetable

Belgrade TimeIrish Timesexevent
11:00 10:00 W U20 Race
11:35 10:35 M U20 Race
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12:45 11:45 W Senior Race
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Athletics Ireland Release

EIGHT ATHLETES TO REPRESENT IRELAND AT WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athletics Ireland has selected eight athletes to represent Ireland at the World Cross Country Championships that take place in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday 30th March

Fiona Everard (Bandon AC) and Danielle Donegan (Tullamore Harriers AC) will once again don the green singlet in the Senior Women’s 10,000m race

Everard caused a major surprise when she became 123.ie national senior cross country champion in November 2023 in Gowran and then went on to finish 34th at the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels. The Galway based athlete will be looking to produce a strong performance in the Serbian capital

Donegan, who is the reigning U23 national cross country champion, finished 8th in her age category at those championships in Belgium and will be hoping for a positive start to her time in the senior athletics ranks

Keelan Kilrehill (Moy Valley AC) and Hugh Armstrong (Ballina AC) came close to making the podium as part of the Senior Men’s team who finished fourth at the European Cross Country Championships last year. Both athletes placed inside the top twenty that day in gruelling conditions and they will once again be aiming for good results as they take to action in the Senior Men’s 10,000m

Two of the gold medal winning Irish U20 Men’s team from those championships in Belgium will make the journey to Belgrade. Seamus Robinson (City of Derry Spartans AC) and Harry Colbert (Waterford AC) will be aiming to emulate their heroics from that memorable day in December as they race over 8,000m

Anna Gardiner (East Down AC) and Kirsty Maher (Moy Valley AC) will return to international action in the U20 Women’s 6,000m race. Gardiner looked seriously impressive when claiming the Senior Girls title at the 123.ie All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Championships last weekend and will look to build on that performance and her top ten finish at the European Cross Country Championships last year

Maher last represented Ireland at the Celtic International Cross Country in Scotland in January where she won bronze and will no doubt be relishing the opportunity to be back in green again following her top fifteen finish in Brussels

Mark Kenneally, Athletics Ireland Performance Endurance Lead, commented on the selection:

“I am delighted to see Irish athletes returning to the World Cross Country Championships,” he said

“Following a very successful European Cross Country Championships in December in Brussels I think this represents a great opportunity for some of our athletes to further develop their racing skills at the highest level and will undoubtedly serve as valuable experience in this regard.”

“The athletes selected have had a very successful Cross Country season to date and the World Championships will be a fitting place for them to round out their seasons,” Kenneally added

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