River Lee Hotel
Friday January 19th 2024
Sean Lawton, Durrus AC, is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for December 2023, pictured with Cork City Sports Sponsor representatives
Sean Lawton, Durrus AC, pictured with Cork City Sports Committee Members and Sponsors
Sean Lawton with his parents, Mary and Muiris Lawton, brother Finnian, cousin Fionn Harrington, and coach/uncle Michael Harrington
The award was presented to Sean at a function at the River Lee Hotel, on Friday January 19th 2024
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Echo, The River Lee and Cork Crystal
Cork City Sports - Awards Archive
The December Cork City athlete of the month award goes to Sean Lawton, Durrus AC
Sean Lawton, Durrus AC, is the Cork City Sports Athlete for the month of December, in honour and recognition of his tremendous victory at the National Under 19 Cross-Country Championship, held in Navan, County Meath
This was the first national cross country title for this versatile athlete. By virtue of this performance, Sean was subsequently selected on the Irish Under 20 team, for the Celtic International, which was held in Renfrew Scotland in January
Sean Lawton with Cork City Sports Chairman, Tony O'Connell and Cork County Mayor, Cllr. Frank O'Flynn
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This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday January 21st 2024
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The Events
Wednesday January 17th, 18:45 - Forde's Daybreak League - Week 9 (Waterford Race)
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Saturday January 20th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations
Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Tramore Valley, Youghal
Saturday January 20th - Athletics Ireland National Junior & U23 Indoor T&F Championships
TUI, Athlone
Sunday January 21st, 10am - Dupont - IFF 5k (BHAA)
Little Island
Sunday January 21st, 11am - Cork Athletics AGM
Kingsley Hotel, Carrigrohane Road, Cork
Sunday January 21st, 11am - Glengarra Woods (IMRA - Tipperary)
Glengarra Woods Tipperary
King George V Playing Fields, Renfrew, Scotland
Saturday January 13th 2024
Sean Lawton, Durrus AC, on left, with Irish teammates, Harry Colbert, David Williams and Cian Hodgins
Irish team performance of the day came from the Mens Under-20 team, comprising Sean Lawton, Durrus AC, along with Irish Harry Colbert, David Williams and Cian Hodgins, who secured individual and team Gold, with Colbert winning overall, in 18:09, and Lawton bring home Bronze (18:12) - there was just 3 secs separating the first three home, with Williams (18:29), in fourth position, completing the scoring three for Ireland
Mens Team Results
Under 20 Men - First 15
Avril Millerick, Youghal AC
Avril Millerick, Youghal AC, was the other representative on the Irish Team, and, in 8th place (21:56), was second Irish finisher on the Bronze Medal team, with Kirsty Maher (4th - 20:58) and Maebh Eakin, (10th), completing the Irish scorers
Womens Team Scores
Under 20 & Under 17 Womens Results - First 15
| CELTIC CROSS COUNTRY RENFREW JANUARY 13TH 2024 | |
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| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U17 | |
| EMER MC KEE | WILLOWFIELD HARRIERS AC |
| EMILY BOLTON | DONORE HARRIERS AC |
| CLARA CASEY | FOYLE VALLEY AC |
| ABBY SMITH | SHERCOCK AC |
| IRELAND DEVELOPMENT TEAM U17 | |
| AVA DIVER | BEECHMOUNT HARRIERS AC |
| CIARA ROHON | WATERFORD ATHLETIC CLUB |
| EMILY MORRIS | WILLOWFIELD HARRIERS AC |
| OLIVIA MORGAN | LAGAN VALLEY AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U17 | |
| DECLAN O CONNELL | CRAUGHWELL AC |
| ODHRAN MC BREARTY | FINN VALLEY AC |
| DAIRE MATHEWS | DUNLEER AC |
| JACOB CIOMEK | LUCAN HARRIERS AC |
| IRELAND DEVELOPMENT TEAM U17 | |
| HARRY MC KENZIE | ENNISKILLEN RUNNING CLUB |
| CAI LEWIS | CRUSADERS AC |
| CONOR MC QUIRK | LUSK AC |
| LIAM MORRIS | DONORE HARRIERS AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U20 WOMEN | |
| MAEBH EAKIN | DUNLEER AC |
| EDEL MCCREERY | RATHFARNHAM WSAF |
| KIRSTY MAHER | MOY VALLEY AC |
| AVRIL MILLERICK | YOUGHAL AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U20 MEN | |
| SEAN LAWTON | DURRUS AC |
| DAVID WILLIAMS | ST. SENAN'S AC |
| CIAN HODGINS | NENAGH OLYMPIC AC |
| HARRY COLBERT | WATERFORD AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U23 WOMEN | |
| AOIFE COFFEY | LUCAN HARRIERS |
| ALEX MURPHY | SUNCROFT AC |
| ROISIN O'REILLY | U.C.D. AC |
| LUCY HOLMES | WEST WATERFORD AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U23 MEN | |
| MATTHEW LAVERY | NORTH BELFAST HARRIERS |
| CATHAL O'REILLY | KILKENNY CITY HARRIERS |
| MICHAEL MURPHY | TULLAMORE HARRIERS |
| LUKE JOHNSTON | MOY VALLEY AC |
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This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday January 14th 2024
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The Events
Tuesday January 9th, 7pm - Fethard 3k Winter Series (Tipperary Race)
Fethard, Co. Tipperary
Wednesday January 10th - Track and Field Live League T&F - Meet 3 2024
National Indoor Arena, Abbotstown, Dublin
Wednesday January 10th, 18:45 - Forde's Daybreak League - Week 8 (Waterford Race)
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Wednesday January 10th, 19:00 - Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais - Lievin France
World Athletics Indoor Tour - Gold
Saturday January 13th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations
Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Tramore Valley, Youghal
Saturday January 13th - National Masters Indoor T&F Championships
TUI, Athlone
Saturday January 13th - Celtic International Cross-Country 2024
King George V Playing Fields, Renfrew, Scotland
Sunday January 14th - National Indoor T&F League - Round 2
TUI, Athlone
Sunday January 14th, 09:30 - Tom Kelly Memorial 8k - Ardfert (Kerry Race)
Ardfert, Co. Kerry
Sunday January 14th, 11:00 - 35th Annual Colligan Cup (Waterford Race)
Colligan Woods, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Sunday January 14th, 11:00 - Corrin Hill (IMRA - Cork)
March 1989
Sweet Victory for O’Brien
This report, by Brendan Mooney, appeared in the Cork Examiner on Monday March 13th 1989
Liam O'Brien has now won the Nike Ballycotton 10 road race four times but yesterday’s victory in gale force winds must rank as his best performance
He had nine seconds to spare over course record holder, Jerry Kiernan, when he crossed the line in 49:49 but the manner in which he fashioned the victory was more significant as he left the two other members of the breakaway group of three just over half a mile from the finish and powered his way to his fourth win in the event.
“It was my kind of race. Nobody was going to tear away. The conditions were against that kind of thing,” he explained.
"Pace too slow"
“The pace was too slow early on. It was just a jog and we were literally falling over each other,” Kiernan explained. “I have been plagued by two injuries over the past 15 months and today when one went the other came but they were not too bad. I can’t see myself running any more 46 min. 10 milers -1 think my marathon running has put paid to that - but I would see myself running a 2:12 or 2:13 marathon
“With the wind behind us we could only run the last four miles in 19:29. If I was fully fit I would run it in 18 minutes. Pm happy enough but I will need to run better in the half marathon in Rome next weekend.”
Rickie Burke (St. Finbarr’s) led through the second mile in 9:57, but the pace dropped again as he drifted, and Eamon Tierney (Clonliffe) led the third in 5:12, with John Lenihan, John Fitzgerald (Clonliffe), John Scanlon (West Limerick) and Tony O Halloran (DCH), a Corkman based in Dublin, moving to the front
The Leaders approaching the 9 Mile Mark
At the finish, John Scanlon hung on to third place ahead of John Lenihan with Tony Ryan overtaking Leonard O’Regan for fifth place
Tony O’Halloran, after a superb run, was seventh, ahead of John Fitzgerald, Eamonn Tierney and Mike McDonnell (West Limerick) and Rickie Burke overtook five runners in the last mile to finish 11th
West Limerick took the team title at the expense of East Cork and St. Finbarr’s
Derry O’Driscoll (St. Finbarr’s) whose superb 2:29 marathon in Dublin last year was one of the success stories of Irish athletics, wrote another chapter yesterday when he wrested the Over-50’s title from George Blackburn (Westbury Harriers) in an enthralling contest. Overall O’Driscoll finished 52nd in 55:37 with Blackburn 54th in 55:47
Michael Roche (Dungarvan) won the over-40 section from John Buck- ley (St. Finbarr’s) who was just ahead of the Dublin-based Corkman, Denis Noonan, while Freddie Walsh (East Cork) was first in the over-45 section
Olive Bollard (Raheny Shamrocks) beat the reigning champion, Ursula Noctor (DCH) for the women’s title with Karen O’Doherty (Limerick) third, ahead of Veronica Colleran (shannon AC), Mary B Ryan (Waterford). First women over 35 was Rosaleen Hayden (Raheny) with Mary Marley (St. Finbarr’s) first over 40
The race regarded as the best of its kind in those islands and the fact that 900 athletes went to the line yesterday - many of them from abroad - is indicative of its popularity
Details:
Nike Ballycotton 10: 1, L. O’Brien (East Cork) 49:49; 2, J. Kiernan (Clonliffe Harriers) 49:58; 3, J. Scanlon (West Limerick) 50:09; 4, J. Lenihan (Riocht) 50:24; 5, T. Ryan (Dungarvan AC) 50:32; 6, L. O’Regan (Leevale) 50:40; 7, T. O’Halloran (DCH) 50:48; 8, J. Fitzgerald (Clonmel) 50:59; 9, E. Tierney (Clonliffe Harriers) 51:13; 10 M. McDonnell (West Limerick) 51:33; 11, R. Burke (St. Finbarr’s) 51:36; 12, T. Brouder (West Limerick) 51:39; 13, C. O’Connor (Bandon AC), 51:40; 14, S. Harte (St. Finbarr’s) 51:53; 15, J. Wallace (East Cork) 51:55
Teams: 1, West Limerick (3, 10, 12) 25 pts; 2. East Cork (1, 15, D. O’Mahony 18) 34 pts; 3, St. Finbarr’s ( 11, 14, E. McEvoy 30) 55 pts
Over 40: 1, M. Roche (Dungarvan) 54:16; 2, J. Buckley (St. Finbarr’s) 54:45
Over 45: 1, F. Walsh (East Cork) 56:02; 2, P. O'Reilly (Donore Harriers) 56:17
Over 50: 1, D. O’Driscoll (St. Finbarr’s) 55:37; 2, G. Blackburn (Westbury Harriers) 55:47
Women: 1, O. Bollard (Raheny Shamrocks) 58:37; 2, U. Noctor (DCH) 58:57; 3, K. O’Doherty (Limerick) 59:45; 4, V. Colleran (Shannon) 61:33; 5, M. B. Ryan (Waterford) 62:25 6, R. Hayden (Raheny) 62:27, 7, E. Bullen (Waterford) 62:59; 8, E. Prunty (East Cork) 63:38; 9, F. Murphy (DCH) 64:21; 10, J. Hough (St. Finbarr’s) 64:28; 11, Marian Lyons (St. Finbarr’s) 64:30; 12, J. Mitchell (Bray Runners) 64:38
Over 35: R. Hayden;
Over 40: M. Marley (St.Finbarrs) 67:14
Full Results of Ballycotton 5 Mile Summer Series Races 1977 - 2017
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Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday January 14th 2024
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The Events
Monday January 1st, 9:30am - Parkrun - 3 Locations
Bere Island, Clonakilty & Glen River
Monday January 1st, 11am - Clonakilty New Year's Day 5k Fun Run
Clonakilty Technology Park
Monday January 1st, 11am - Star of the Laune Charles O'Shea Memorial Cup
Beaufork, Co. Kerry
Monday January 1st, 12 Noon - Bweeng (IMRA - Cork)
Bweeng, Co. Cork
Wednesday January 3rd, 18:45 - Forde's Daybreak League - Week 7 (Waterford Race)
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Saturday January 6th - National Indoor T&F League - Round 1
Abbotstown, Dublin
Saturday January 6th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations
Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Tramore Valley, Youghal
Sunday January 7th, 10am - ESB Cross-Country Challenge (BHAA)
Beaumont, Cork
Valid Until Saturday January 27th
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Cork City Marathon, in conjunction with The Runners Diary, are offering a 10% Discount on Entries to all three events in the 2024 Marathon Series; Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10k. The discount is valid only until Saturday January 27th, so best not to sit too long on this offer! Added to that, entries are now at 'Early Bird' Rates
The 2024 event is back under the management of Cork City Councilm under Race Director Eamonn Hayes. On the Podcast, Eamonn outlines plans for the 2024 Event, outlining the team he's building around him. One key item that will please many, is that Fran Lynch, who managed water for the event from 2007 to 2019, is backdoing this again with the Marathon. Medals for the event are reverting to metal again
There's lots more on the podcast, including discussion on the high-quality T-Shirts for 2024, and much, much more..... and, by the way, 2024 entries are outstripping last year's entries................ So....Get in There! You'll be in good company!!
The 2024 Cork City Marathon will start in Patrick Street, at 8:15am, on Sunday June 2nd 2024, with the 10k following 30 minutes later at 8:45am, while the Half-Marathon will start on Monahan Road, at 10:15am, with all three races finishing in Patrick Street
The Marathon and Half-Marathon are both AIMS Registered, so can be used as qualifiers for the Marathon Majors like Boston, New York, Chicago and the like
The Runners Diary was started by Brian Ahern (Bweeng Trailblazaers AC), approx. 18 months ago, as a weekly podcast. Early on he was joined by Damian Kenneally (Eagle AC & The Edge Sports), with several others coming on board since then
Brian Ahern and Damian Kenneally
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Aramco Houston Half Marathon
Heuston, Texas, USA
Sunday January 14th 2024
Start of Heuston Half-Marathon 2024
Fearghal Curtin - Photo: Giancarlo Colombo/Sportsfile
Aramco Houston Half Marathon Results
Top 12 Finishers
Fearghal Curtin, Youghal AC, finished in 10th place, in 61:45, in today's Aramco Heuston Half-Marathon, in Texas, USA, improving on his debut Half-Marathon time of 62:34, set at last August's Antrim Coast Half-Marathon
The race was won by Ethiopian Jamal Yimer in 60:42
Fearghal's pace splits were impressive, resulting in an average pace of 4:43 per mile, or just under 2:56 per kilometer
Fearghal's time in 'just' 48 secs outside Martin Fagan's 15 year old Irish Record of 60:57, set in The Hague, The Netherlands, on March 14th 2009
62-34 Half-Marathon Debut for Fearghal Curtin at Antrim Coast
Youghal’s Fearghal Curtin in Top Form - July 2023
Winning Start to Cross-Country Season for Fearghal Curtin - September 2022
Fearghal Curtin Runs 13-35 5000m PB - April 2022
Fearghal Curtin Runs 28-25 10000m PB - March 2022
Fearghal Curtin Qualifies for NCAA Division 1 Cross-Country Final - October 2021
Fearghal Curtin Leads Charleston Southern to Big South Victory - October 2021
Fearghal Curtin Named Big South Runner of the Week - October 22nd 2021
Fearghal Curtin Named on USTFCCCA All-SouthEast Regional Team
Fearghal Curtin 21st in FSU Pre-Nationals Cross-Country - October 2021
Fearghal Curtin Named Big South Runner of the Week - Sept 22nd 2021
Second Place Finish for Fearghal Curtin in Arizona Cross-Country - February 2021
1-54 800m for Fearghal Curtin in Texas - January 2021
4-04-15 Mile PB for Fearghal Curtin in Columbia USA - December 2020
13-57 5k for Fearghal Curtin in LA - December 2020
Youghal Double with Stirling Silver for Emma Landers and 800m win for Fearghal Curtin
Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month June 2019 Fearghal Curtin
3:42 1500m PB for Fearghal Curtin at Portland Games 2019
13:53 5000m for Fearghal Curtin at Bryan Clay Invitational 2019
Sub-14 for Fearghal Curtin at Iowa State Classic 2019
Fearghal Curtin First Collegiate Athlete at UW Invitational 2019
Fearghal Curtin has Massive 5000m PB at Florida Relays
Big 3000m PB for Fearghal Curtin
Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month November and December 2017 - Leevale Womens Team and Fearghal Curtin, Youghal AC
King George V Playing Fields, Renfrew, Scotland
Saturday January 13th 2024
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Two Cork Athletes, Avril Millerick, Youghal AC, and Sean Lawton, Durrus AC, represent Ireland, on the respective Irish Women's and Men's Under-20 Teams, at tomorrow's Celtic Cross-country International, which will be held in King George V Playing Fields, Renfrew, Scotland
Athletics Ireland Release - January 9th
Athletics Ireland have selected a strong squad to represent Ireland in the revived Celtic Cross Country Championships in Renfrew, Glasgow, Scotland this weekend. The group travel to Scotland on Friday and compete on Saturday
Included are four U17 teams - two male and two female. The teams have been selected from the National U16 Championships in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny and are made up of eight girls and eight boys. The first four in the National Championships form the Celtic team and the next four the development team
These young athletes will gain excellent experience as they start out on their journey to be the next group of successful Irish athletes in Cross Country running and build on the great success over recent years at European level
Both National Novice Cross Country Championships make the U23 teams, as Lucy Holmes and Michael Murphy look to have strong performances
| CELTIC CROSS COUNTRY RENFREW JANUARY 13TH 2024 | |
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| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U17 | |
| EMER MC KEE | WILLOWFIELD HARRIERS AC |
| EMILY BOLTON | DONORE HARRIERS AC |
| CLARA CASEY | FOYLE VALLEY AC |
| ABBY SMITH | SHERCOCK AC |
| IRELAND DEVELOPMENT TEAM U17 | |
| AVA DIVER | BEECHMOUNT HARRIERS AC |
| CIARA ROHON | WATERFORD ATHLETIC CLUB |
| EMILY MORRIS | WILLOWFIELD HARRIERS AC |
| OLIVIA MORGAN | LAGAN VALLEY AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U17 | |
| DECLAN O CONNELL | CRAUGHWELL AC |
| ODHRAN MC BREARTY | FINN VALLEY AC |
| DAIRE MATHEWS | DUNLEER AC |
| JACOB CIOMEK | LUCAN HARRIERS AC |
| IRELAND DEVELOPMENT TEAM U17 | |
| HARRY MC KENZIE | ENNISKILLEN RUNNING CLUB |
| CAI LEWIS | CRUSADERS AC |
| CONOR MC QUIRK | LUSK AC |
| LIAM MORRIS | DONORE HARRIERS AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U20 WOMEN | |
| MAEBH EAKIN | DUNLEER AC |
| EDEL MCCREERY | RATHFARNHAM WSAF |
| KIRSTY MAHER | MOY VALLEY AC |
| AVRIL MILLERICK | YOUGHAL AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U20 MEN | |
| SEAN LAWTON | DURRUS AC |
| DAVID WILLIAMS | ST. SENAN'S AC |
| CIAN HODGINS | NENAGH OLYMPIC AC |
| HARRY COLBERT | WATERFORD AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U23 WOMEN | |
| AOIFE COFFEY | LUCAN HARRIERS |
| ALEX MURPHY | SUNCROFT AC |
| ROISIN O'REILLY | U.C.D. AC |
| LUCY HOLMES | WEST WATERFORD AC |
| IRELAND CELTIC TEAM U23 MEN | |
| MATTHEW LAVERY | NORTH BELFAST HARRIERS |
| CATHAL O'REILLY | KILKENNY CITY HARRIERS |
| MICHAEL MURPHY | TULLAMORE HARRIERS |
| LUKE JOHNSTON | MOY VALLEY AC |
By Brendan Mooney
Evening Echo, Tuesday July 26th 1988, Page 14
When top Blarney athletes Mairead Looney and Valerie Vaughan won scholarships to Arizona and Western Kentucky it appeared as if a lifelong friendship would be at least suspended as they went their separate ways
Mairead’s family had decided to move to California where her father, Jerry, had got a new job while Valerie, a graduate from UCC would study for her master’s degree at Kentucky
Things went wrong at Arizona where they decided to drop the women’s track team as part of cutback measures. But Mairead telephoned the coach at Kentucky, where a third Cork girl, Breda Dennehy from Bandon, had also secured a scholarship
The coach there was already aware of her achievements and immediately took her on board. It was a pleasant surprise for both Mairead and Valerie who had been training together with the Blarney/Inniscara club under their coach, John O’Riordan for almost five years
They both distinguished themselves at all levels in athletics. Valerie won the National BLOE under 17 title and followed this up by winning the national junior 1,500m title
After that she concentrated on her studies at UCC but maintained her interest in athletics in a manner that saw her ready to rejoin her friends at the highest level once the examinations were over
She returned last year to figure on the Cork team that won the national senior intercounties cross-country title on the disqualification of Dublin. She won the county novice title, the county intermediate title and was runner-up to Niamh O’Sullivan (Leevale) in the county senior championships
She was runner-up to Grainne Quinn (Waterford) in the Southern Region Intermediate Championships. Grainne is sister of Brendan Quinn who is chasing an Olympic qualifying standard in the steeplechase at the moment
Highlight of her career to date was when she returned to Waterford to win the national intermediate cross-country championship. This was an achievement not just for Valerie but for her coach, John O’Riordan, who had her in peak condition on the day.
Last year she won the Irish Universities 3,000m title and she won the 800 metres title this season
Leevale athlete Bernard O’Sullivan, who represented Ireland over 800m at the European junior championships, has been on scholarship in Kentucky for some time now
Mairead Looney did not enter athletics until she was 14 but, under John O’Riordan, success was instant. This year she made history when she won the Irish schools senior 1,500m title for the third successive year. She was a schools international twice and won the 1,500m at the FISEC games in France in 1986
The 1,500m has been her prime event to date and she has a personal best time of 4:32 for the distance. She has also won national titles at other age groups and was runner-up in the Irish schools senior cross-country championship twice
She has emerged from what will be remembered in future years as a golden era for women’s athletics in Cork. Out of this has emerged girls like Sonia O’Sullivan (Ballymore/Cobh) who competes in the world junior championships in Canada this week and Anita Philpott (North Cork) who would also have been there but for injury problems earlier in the season
Mairead’s family were all deeply involved in athletics. Her father, Jerry, was a driving force behind the Blarney/Inniscarra club, brother, Denis, is also a promising athlete as is Ide but Fiona, who has already won some novice titles, is an outstanding basketball player and could turn to that sport now that they have moved to California
However, their mother, Kathleen, is one of the great success stories of Irish athletics. She followed the remainder of the family into athletics a few years ago, soon found herself up amongst the top runners in the country and underscored this by winning the National Marathon Championship title two years ago
Their many friends throughout the country and throughout Cork, in particular, will join in wishing them all well
Phoenix Park Racecourse, Dublin
Saturday March 7th 1924
Victorious Cork Team
Irish Times Report - Monday March 9th 1924, P9
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The first Senior Cross-Country Championship organised by the National Athletic and Cycling Association was held on Saturday, over the Phoenix Park Course, which the proprietors kindly placed at the disposal of the Association for the event. The distance to be covered by the runners was nine miles, made up by nearly seven and a half laps of the course.
JJ Ryan, Kilfeacle AC, Tipperary - Irish Senior Cross-Country Champion 1924
Ryan ran out an easy winner in the excellent time of 53 mins. and 42 secs., Cork supplying the second man in D. Healy, 1 min. 12 secs behind, followed by G. Magan, nearly a minute later.
As was generally expected, the Cork A.C. furnished the winning team, but few would have credited them before the race with being able to produce such a convincing victory, it was anticipated also that the two Northern clubs would be the most dangerous rivals to the Southern team, and this, likewise, proved to be the case, the Ulsterville team being second and the North Belfast Harriers third.
It was a magnificent race from start to finish, though the issue, both for the first man home and for the winning team, was never in doubt after the first circuit of the course. J. J. Ryan. indeed, proved himself to be in a class of his own, and increased his lead steadily every lap, without apparently at any time extending himself. As far as the team results went, it looked right up to the commencement of the last lap that the Cork team would have an even more overwhelming advantage than finally proved to be the case. Actually, their scoring team of six finished in 2nd, 6th, 7th. 13th, 15th and 18th places, though, owing to the fact that two individual entries. G. Magan and W. McFerran, finished m third and fourth places, and were eliminated as far as team results were concerned, their total score was 60. Apart from the fine display of Cork, the Free State runners did not distinguish themselves in comparison with the Northern runners. Nine teams in all took part, and, with seven individual entries, the total number of starters was 93. The times and placing of the first ten were as under —
1, J. J. Ryan (Tipperrary Harriers A.C.). 52 mins 42 secs.; 2, D. Healy, (Cork A.C. Harriers). 53 mins and 54 secs.; 3, G. Magan (individual) 54 mins. 50 secs.; 4. W. McFerran (individual), 55 mins. 3 secs.; 5. J. M. Martin (Ulsterville Harriers) 55 min. 6 secs.; 6, J. Corcoran (Cork AC.). 55 mins. 13 secs.; 7. J. Manning (Cork A.C.). 55 mins. 14 secs.; 8. A. Gilmore (Ulsterville Harriers) 55 mins. 22 secs.; 9, H.T. Russell (Ulsterville Harriers). 55 mins. 26 secs.; 10. S. Ferris (Ulsterville Harriers). 55 mins. 30 secs
The following were the team results: 1, Cork A.C. Harriers 30 ; 2. Ulsterville Harriers and A.C., 92; 3. North Belfast Harriers. 117; 4 Tipperary A.C. Harriers 124 3. Roscommon A.C Harriers, 134; 6, Clonliffc Harriers. 220; 7. Donore Harriers. 329.
Individual entries were not counted in calculating the position of the finishing teams.
The year-end registrations for Cork Athletics saw a new record of 8,692, up from the previous, 2022, record of 8,521
It should be noted that 2023 registrations closed, as scheduled, on November 14th, compared to November 22nd in 2022
Note: The top image is from Athletics Ireland's Registration page, and shows 73 less registrations than are in the actual Cork registration data... 8619 Vs 8692....????]
| Year | Registrations |
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| 2023 | 8692 |
| 2022 | 8521 |
| 2021 | 7193 |
| 2020 | 6919 |
| 2019 | 8227 |
| 2018 | 8455 |
| 2017 | 8264 |
| 2016 | 7822 |
| 2015 | 6936 |
| 2014 | 6602 |
| 2013 | 5852 |
| Category | Age/Year |
|---|---|
| Juvenile | Born 2008 or After |
| Youth | Born 2006 or 2007 |
| Junior | Born 2004 or 2005 |
| Senior | Age Under 35 |
| Masters | Aged 35 or Older |
Juvenile: Those born in 2008, or since then
Youth: Those born in 2006 or 2007
Junior: Those born in 2004 or 2005
Senior: For Registration purposes (only), a Senior is someone aged 18, or more, and also aged Under 35. Consequently, in these statistics, there is some overlap between Junior & Senior
Master: Those aged 35 or Older. A person becomes a Master on their 35th birthday
Bandon AC and Leevale AC head the table, with 605 and 591 members respectively. Togher AC jump to third place, on 417, with North Cork AC dropping to fourth, on 412. Nine clubs exceed 300 members, while Fourteen clubs exceed 200 members. A further 18 clubs have 100 or more registered members
28 Largest Clubs 2023
Next 28 Largest Clubs 2023
| Club | Juvenile | Youth | Junior | Masters | Senior | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon A.C. | 478 | 20 | 22 | 82 | 20 | 605 |
| Leevale A.C. | 257 | 68 | 86 | 120 | 111 | 591 |
| Togher A.C. | 212 | 22 | 23 | 133 | 45 | 417 |
| North Cork A.C. | 346 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 412 |
| Midleton A.C. | 200 | 21 | 15 | 154 | 11 | 389 |
| Youghal A.C. | 192 | 10 | 13 | 156 | 22 | 386 |
| Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 149 | 2 | 7 | 161 | 23 | 337 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 166 | 21 | 20 | 78 | 55 | 331 |
| St. Catherine's A.C. | 216 | 9 | 4 | 89 | 11 | 325 |
| Carrigaline A.C. | 139 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 30 | 266 |
| Belgooly A.C. | 226 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 261 |
| St. Finbarrs A.C. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 195 | 46 | 241 |
| Cork City A.C. | 206 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 240 |
| Tracton A.C. | 110 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 9 | 217 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 162 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 191 |
| Mallow A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 9 | 181 |
| Watergrasshill A.C. | 83 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 13 | 180 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 113 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 176 |
| Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 60 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 20 | 174 |
| Eagle A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 17 | 163 |
| Beara A.C. | 74 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 14 | 155 |
| West Muskerry A.C. | 110 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 150 |
| Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 122 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 149 |
| Ballincollig A.C. | 75 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 137 |
| Bantry A.C. | 70 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 7 | 137 |
| Courcey A.C. | 100 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 137 |
| Mount Hillary A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 16 | 130 |
| St. Nicholas A.C. | 41 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 12 | 126 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 111 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 123 |
| Durrus A.C. | 80 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 119 |
| Millstreet A.C. | 85 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 111 |
| Liscarroll A.C. | 81 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 107 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 11 | 96 |
| Bridevale A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 13 | 84 |
| Skibbereen A.C. | 56 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 82 |
| Aghada Running Club A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | 79 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 71 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 |
| Donoughmore A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 4 | 71 |
| Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 69 |
| Doheny A.C. | 55 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 65 |
| Cork Track Club A.C. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| East Cork A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 43 |
| Buttevant A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 38 |
| Clonakilty Road Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| Fota Island Running A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| Shandrum A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| Wibblies A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Doneraile A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| Duhallow A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| Galtee Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Rebels A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Carrigtwohill A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| Abbey Striders A.C. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Old Abbey A.C. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Bandon AC head the table, with 520 Juvenile registrations, followed by Leevale AC on 411, with North Cork AC on 370. Nineteen clubs have over 100 juvenile members
| Club | Juvenile | Youth | Junior | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon A.C. | 478 | 20 | 22 | 520 |
| Leevale A.C. | 257 | 68 | 86 | 411 |
| North Cork A.C. | 346 | 10 | 14 | 370 |
| Togher A.C. | 212 | 22 | 23 | 257 |
| Midleton A.C. | 200 | 21 | 15 | 236 |
| Belgooly A.C. | 226 | 5 | 2 | 233 |
| St. Catherine's A.C. | 216 | 9 | 4 | 229 |
| Youghal A.C. | 192 | 10 | 13 | 215 |
| Cork City A.C. | 206 | 0 | 2 | 208 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 166 | 21 | 20 | 207 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 162 | 5 | 6 | 173 |
| Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 149 | 2 | 7 | 158 |
| Carrigaline A.C. | 139 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
| Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 122 | 3 | 1 | 126 |
| West Muskerry A.C. | 110 | 5 | 5 | 120 |
| Tracton A.C. | 110 | 4 | 4 | 118 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 113 | 3 | 1 | 117 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 111 | 2 | 2 | 115 |
| Courcey A.C. | 100 | 1 | 1 | 102 |
| Durrus A.C. | 80 | 4 | 7 | 91 |
| Liscarroll A.C. | 81 | 2 | 5 | 88 |
| Ballincollig A.C. | 75 | 7 | 4 | 86 |
| Millstreet A.C. | 85 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
| Watergrasshill A.C. | 83 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| Bantry A.C. | 70 | 4 | 5 | 79 |
| Beara A.C. | 74 | 1 | 2 | 77 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 71 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 60 | 3 | 3 | 66 |
| Skibbereen A.C. | 56 | 4 | 5 | 65 |
| Doheny A.C. | 55 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| St. Nicholas A.C. | 41 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| Abbey Striders A.C. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Old Abbey A.C. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| St. Finbarrs A.C. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cork Track Club A.C. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Largest Adult Clubs
St Finbarr's AC is the largest adult club, with 241 registrations, followed by Leevale AC on 231. Grange Fermoy AC are next, on 184, with Mallow AC, on 181. Fifteen clubs top the 100 mark
Next Largest Adult Clubs
| Club | Masters | Senior | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Finbarrs A.C. | 195 | 46 | 241 |
| Leevale A.C. | 120 | 111 | 231 |
| Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 161 | 23 | 184 |
| Mallow A.C. | 172 | 9 | 181 |
| Togher A.C. | 133 | 45 | 178 |
| Youghal A.C. | 156 | 22 | 178 |
| Midleton A.C. | 154 | 11 | 165 |
| Eagle A.C. | 146 | 17 | 163 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 78 | 55 | 133 |
| Mount Hillary A.C. | 114 | 16 | 130 |
| Carrigaline A.C. | 96 | 30 | 126 |
| Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 91 | 20 | 111 |
| Tracton A.C. | 94 | 9 | 103 |
| Bandon A.C. | 82 | 20 | 102 |
| St. Catherine's A.C. | 89 | 11 | 100 |
| Watergrasshill A.C. | 83 | 13 | 96 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C. | 85 | 11 | 96 |
| Bridevale A.C. | 71 | 13 | 84 |
| St. Nicholas A.C. | 71 | 12 | 83 |
| Beara A.C. | 66 | 14 | 80 |
| Aghada Running Club A.C. | 73 | 6 | 79 |
| Donoughmore A.C. | 67 | 4 | 71 |
| Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 61 | 7 | 68 |
| Bantry A.C. | 54 | 7 | 61 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 57 | 3 | 60 |
| Ballincollig A.C. | 45 | 10 | 55 |
| North Cork A.C. | 38 | 13 | 51 |
| Cork Track Club A.C. | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| East Cork A.C. | 35 | 8 | 43 |
| Buttevant A.C. | 32 | 6 | 38 |
| Courcey A.C. | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| West Muskerry A.C. | 29 | 6 | 35 |
| Cork City A.C. | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| Clonakilty Road Runners A.C. | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| Durrus A.C. | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| Belgooly A.C. | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C. | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| Millstreet A.C. | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| Fota Island Running A.C. | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| Shandrum A.C. | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| Wibblies A.C. | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Doneraile A.C. | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| Liscarroll A.C. | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Skibbereen A.C. | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| Duhallow A.C. | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| Galtee Runners A.C. | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Rebels A.C. | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Carrigtwohill A.C. | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Doheny A.C. | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Old Abbey A.C. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Abbey Striders A.C. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Senior registrations rose to 670, 535 in 2022 and 471 in 2021. Our Provincial and National Champions and contenders, along with International representatives are more than likely to come from these ranks. The numbers active in this range have increased, but are are still disappointingly small, pointing to a significant problem in attracting and retaining athletes, both male and female, in the age range 18 to 34
While the overall numbers in this category are disappointingly small, Leevale AC outpunch the rest, by a significant margin, with 111 Senior members. Carraig na bhFear AC rise to 55,followed by St Finbarrs AC, 46, and Togher AC on 45, with six further clubs with 20 or more Senior Members
| Club | Sen |
|---|---|
| Leevale A.C. | 111 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 55 |
| St. Finbarrs A.C. | 46 |
| Togher A.C. | 45 |
| Carrigaline A.C. | 30 |
| Cork Track Club A.C. | 28 |
| Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 23 |
| Youghal A.C. | 22 |
| Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 20 |
| Bandon A.C. | 20 |
| Eagle A.C. | 17 |
| Mount Hillary A.C. | 16 |
| Beara A.C. | 14 |
| Watergrasshill A.C. | 13 |
| Bridevale A.C. | 13 |
| North Cork A.C. | 13 |
| St. Nicholas A.C. | 12 |
| Midleton A.C. | 11 |
| St. Catherine's A.C. | 11 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C. | 11 |
| Ballincollig A.C. | 10 |
| Mallow A.C. | 9 |
| Tracton A.C. | 9 |
| East Cork A.C. | 8 |
| Rebels A.C. | 8 |
| Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 7 |
| Bantry A.C. | 7 |
| Cork City A.C. | 7 |
| The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C. | 7 |
| Liscarroll A.C. | 7 |
| Aghada Running Club A.C. | 6 |
| Buttevant A.C. | 6 |
| West Muskerry A.C. | 6 |
| Donoughmore A.C. | 4 |
| Shandrum A.C. | 4 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 3 |
| Doneraile A.C. | 3 |
| Duhallow A.C. | 3 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 3 |
| Galtee Runners A.C. | 3 |
| Old Abbey A.C. | 3 |
| Abbey Striders A.C. | 3 |
| Clonakilty Road Runners A.C. | 2 |
| Belgooly A.C. | 2 |
| Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 2 |
| Durrus A.C. | 1 |
| Millstreet A.C. | 1 |
| Fota Island Running A.C. | 1 |
| Skibbereen A.C. | 1 |
| Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 1 |
| Carrigtwohill A.C. | 1 |
| Doheny A.C. | 1 |
St Finbarrs AC has the largest Masters membership with 195 masters, followed by Mallow AC (172) and Grange-Fermoy AC third on 161
| Club | Masters |
|---|---|
| St. Finbarrs A.C. | 195 |
| Mallow A.C. | 172 |
| Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 161 |
| Youghal A.C. | 156 |
| Midleton A.C. | 154 |
| Eagle A.C. | 146 |
| Togher A.C. | 133 |
| Leevale A.C. | 120 |
| Mount Hillary A.C. | 114 |
| Carrigaline A.C. | 96 |
| Tracton A.C. | 94 |
| Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 91 |
| St. Catherine's A.C. | 89 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C. | 85 |
| Watergrasshill A.C. | 83 |
| Bandon A.C. | 82 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 78 |
| Aghada Running Club A.C. | 73 |
| Bridevale A.C. | 71 |
| St. Nicholas A.C. | 71 |
| Donoughmore A.C. | 67 |
| Beara A.C. | 66 |
| Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 61 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 57 |
| Bantry A.C. | 54 |
| Ballincollig A.C. | 45 |
| North Cork A.C. | 38 |
| Courcey A.C. | 36 |
| East Cork A.C. | 35 |
| Buttevant A.C. | 32 |
| Clonakilty Road Runners A.C. | 30 |
| Durrus A.C. | 30 |
| West Muskerry A.C. | 29 |
| Belgooly A.C. | 28 |
| Cork City A.C. | 25 |
| Millstreet A.C. | 24 |
| Fota Island Running A.C. | 24 |
| Wibblies A.C. | 24 |
| The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C. | 23 |
| Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 22 |
| Shandrum A.C. | 20 |
| Doneraile A.C. | 20 |
| Skibbereen A.C. | 20 |
| Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 19 |
| Duhallow A.C. | 18 |
| Cork Track Club A.C. | 17 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 17 |
| Galtee Runners A.C. | 16 |
| Carrigtwohill A.C. | 16 |
| Liscarroll A.C. | 15 |
| Rebels A.C. | 9 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 9 |
| Doheny A.C. | 7 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 5 |
| Old Abbey A.C. | 4 |
| Abbey Striders A.C. | 3 |
| Cat | F | M |
|---|---|---|
| 18-34 | 370 | 378 |
| Over-35 | 249 | 220 |
| Over-40 | 414 | 372 |
| Over-45 | 439 | 358 |
| Over-50 | 304 | 298 |
| Over-55 | 123 | 164 |
| Over-60 | 57 | 88 |
| Over-65 | 25 | 55 |
| Over-70 | 13 | 26 |
| Over-75 | 2 | 21 |
| Over-80 | 0 | 9 |
| Over-85 | 2 | 2 |
As per the last few years, the overall age distribution throws up some interesting observations:
There are two distinct distributions, based around Young Juveniles and Masters Athletes, with older Juveniles and Seniors literally nowhere to be seen
| Age | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 44 | 27 |
| 6 | 88 | 83 |
| 7 | 197 | 161 |
| 8 | 309 | 305 |
| 9 | 368 | 325 |
| 10 | 305 | 325 |
| 11 | 296 | 344 |
| 12 | 213 | 240 |
| 13 | 161 | 223 |
| 14 | 89 | 137 |
| 15 | 68 | 114 |
| 16 | 58 | 84 |
| 17 | 52 | 68 |
| 18 | 38 | 39 |
| 19 | 27 | 28 |
| 20 | 26 | 10 |
| 21 | 19 | 12 |
| 22 | 12 | 15 |
| 23 | 9 | 7 |
| 24 | 18 | 10 |
| 25 | 20 | 11 |
| 26 | 12 | 12 |
| 27 | 17 | 15 |
| 28 | 16 | 14 |
| 29 | 12 | 24 |
| 30 | 17 | 15 |
| 31 | 18 | 28 |
| 32 | 16 | 24 |
| 33 | 27 | 36 |
| 34 | 19 | 42 |
| 35 | 34 | 26 |
| 36 | 37 | 45 |
| 37 | 32 | 51 |
| 38 | 50 | 39 |
| 39 | 45 | 62 |
| 40 | 66 | 67 |
| 41 | 68 | 88 |
| 42 | 83 | 96 |
| 43 | 76 | 106 |
| 44 | 78 | 120 |
| 45 | 74 | 110 |
| 46 | 79 | 80 |
| 47 | 73 | 86 |
| 48 | 61 | 83 |
| 49 | 73 | 81 |
| 50 | 69 | 63 |
| 51 | 59 | 60 |
| 52 | 59 | 50 |
| 53 | 49 | 59 |
| 54 | 45 | 38 |
| 55 | 35 | 27 |
| 56 | 28 | 34 |
| 57 | 29 | 24 |
| 58 | 28 | 22 |
| 59 | 26 | 22 |
| 60 | 21 | 14 |
| 61 | 18 | 9 |
| 62 | 12 | 12 |
| 63 | 18 | 10 |
| 64 | 15 | 6 |
| 65 | 12 | 7 |
| 66 | 12 | 6 |
| 67 | 8 | 1 |
| 68 | 8 | 3 |
| 69 | 10 | 5 |
| 70 | 5 | 3 |
| 71 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | 7 | 1 |
| 73 | 4 | 3 |
| 74 | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | 4 | 0 |
| 76 | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | 5 | 2 |
| 78 | 0 | 1 |
| 79 | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | 1 | 0 |
Overall, Girls outnumber boys by 101 registrations (190 in 2022) - 2,472 to 2,371 (2,440 to 2,250 in 2022) and comprise 51.04% of all Juvenile Registrations. Some notable features of the stats is that, up to age 10 (age 9 in 2022), the boys are in the majority. However, from age 10 through to 19, girls outnumber boys
A worrying feature is that, as was the case in 2022, in spite of increasing registrations, the "Cliff" - the age at which registrations start to drop off - continues to drop. Numbers now fall off from age 9
The drop off of Juveniles has been noted across many sports in Ireland, and is worrying from a number of perspectives, not just athletics membership. In particular the non-participation of juveniles, along with the related and alarming growth in obesity, among juveniles and younger adults, is almost certainly going to lead to a significant rise in general population health issues in the coming years
The total number of Senior registrations remains alarmingly low, with just 665 registrations; 323 men and 342 women between 18 and 34. The women's figure is somewhat skewed, as, between 29 and 34, there are significantly more women than men; 169 to 104
From an athletics perspective, the low numbers between 18 and 34 is of particular concern, as this is the group from which our Championship, International and Olympic hopes will emerge. Historically, Cork has 'punched above its weight' in producing European, World and Olympic Champions and medalists, along with many, many International athletes. To continue this proud and valued heritage, we really need to be attracting, and retaining, more people in this age range
In recent years there has been a huge, and welcome, growth in women's registrations, with women of all ages taking up the sport. The stats illustrate this vividly; women outnumber men at every age, with one or two exceptions, from 35 through to 56, and, overall, comprise marginally over 50% of the total (50.23%)
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