(a shortened version of this article appears in the Echo of 14/09/2023)
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| Brid Murphy | Brid Murphy Winning the National Marathon Championship, Mallow, April 1996 |
At the Cork BHAA race in Little Island earlier this year, it would be safe to assume that few of the 400 participants would be aware of the running achievements of the smiling lady behind the counter patiently handing out cups of tea and coffee
But it’s not only for the numerous competitive honours achieved that Brid Murphy should be acknowledged and remembered, but also for the remarkable, inspiring and equally tragic story that lays behind her introduction to the sport
Once described in a magazine as “bubbling and effervescent and who speaks with a merry twinkle in her soft and musical Cork voice,” as she sits in the family home at Glounthaune looking out over Cork Harbour, one cannot but help notice the change in tone as she emotionally recalls a heart-rending incident all of 40 years ago
“Our little boy David, our third child, was born on December 23, 1982 and he tragically died of a cot death on February 7, 1983. Naturally enough, the whole family – my husband David and our two other children, Vincent and Valerie – were devastated.”
Brid, a native of Mallow, then aged 30, had heard of cot deaths. But, naturally enough, never thought it would darken their door. The family lived in Ballyvolane at the time and after the tragedy she hated being on her own in the house when her two children had gone to school and with David at work
“A number of my neighbours had started training for the Echo Mini-Marathon and my brother Michael, who knew I liked sports, suggested that I join them as I found it very hard to get up in the morning and get myself motivated
“There was one neighbour who used to go out at seven in the morning and I started with her, another one went out at 10 o’clock and I joined her as well and then a group of us would go out again in the evening. It was just something to focus on.”
It was quite an achievement for someone who had never run before. And, in the autumn of 1983, when she was expecting her second daughter, Edel, Brid completed the Mini-Marathon for the first time. “The doctor said it was okay to run, he knew it was helping me and helping the family as well.”
Moving on to 1986, Brid’s running had now progressed to such an extent that she had joined Leevale Athletic Club. “I got a lot of help there from the late Kevin Barry who made me very welcome, along with Anne Murphy from Dublin, then based in Cork, who made out a training schedule for me.”
That year she ran the Mini-Marathon (then over 10km) in 42 minutes. The following year she finished second and although first place would elude her, she would also add another second in 1995, along with four third-place finishes (1990, 91, 92, 94)
“It was Pat Dempsey, who lived near me, along with Jackie Motherway, who got me into marathon running. I only had one long run done when I ran Dublin in 1987, and despite hitting the wall I finished in 3:47. The following year, again training with Pat and with advice now from Donie Walsh, I broke the three hours.”
The years of 1989, 1900 and 1991 saw her finish third on each occasion at the Dublin show-piece. Her fastest time of 2:43:00 was achieved in 1992, which also gained her the coveted BLE national title. First that year was Karen Cornwall from the UK in 2:41:58 and just 11 seconds ahead of Brid was Ethiopian Addis Gezahegne who had recorded 2:35:05 in Rotterdam the year before
That time of 2:43:00 would remain the fastest by a Cork woman until Sonia O’Sullivan’s 2:29:01 in London 13 years later. It still places Brid Murphy fifth on the all-time Cork list. She would retain her national title the following year in Clonmel, recording 2:51:33. Nebraska-based Catriona Dowling, home on holidays for the race had kept Murphy company for 13 miles before the Dubliner moved ahead. By 20 miles she had a lead of two minutes, but the Leevale athlete never panicked and closed her down with two miles to go to take the win
Brid Murphy pictured afterwards with two of the three Leevale AC athletes who ran with Brid in Mallow 1996; Pat Dempsey, M45 Champion, on left, and John Quigley, 4th M40. Ted O'Flynn was the third man, and took National Bronze, with the three lads taking National Senior Team Bronze [Brid later described us as being 'Like three escapees from a home for the bewildered!]
Brid would add another marathon title in 1996; this was no doubt the sweetest of all as it took place in her home town of Mallow. Her time of 2:52:52 gave her a margin of almost 20 minutes over Mary-Beth Dillon from the USA. Having decided not to travel to Boston, her decision proved to be correct as she took her third national crown, a remarkable achievement at 43 years of age. Third overall that day was another vet, Eileen Kenny from St Finbarr’s (mother of Leevale’s Michelle)
The IAAF World Marathon Cup was incorporated into the London Marathon of 1991 and there, as part of the Irish team, Brid had recorded another fine time of 2:47:41. At that stage she was part of a national marathon squad led by Brendan O’Shea, a former national marathon champion himself but better known as the man who had guided Jerry Kiernan to ninth place in the 1984 Olympic Marathon. “When I had finished third the first time in Dublin, Brendan got in contact and he was very good to me, including me in weekend coaching sessions and the like.”
Training in the lead up to marathons would reach an elite level of 100 miles a week. “Maybe for about three weeks, we would reach that amount. On a Sunday morning we would do 22 or 23 miles and then go out again in the evening to bring the total up to the full marathon distance.”
The Belfast Marathon of 1992 saw Brid finishing second behind Catherine Smyth from Dublin. This was not without drama, as she explains: “The morning of the marathon I was on the way down for breakfast when the lift broke. I was there for about three-quarters of an hour and the hotel said as it was a Bank Holiday they didn’t know when they could get me out.” Luckily, it was Brendan O’Shea who managed to locate someone to get the problem sorted. Amazingly, Murphy wasn’t fazed as she went on to record what would be her second fastest time of 2:45:49
Brid Murphy’s athletics CV certainly makes impressive reading. Numbered among her other achievements are three victories in the Cork to Cobh 15-mile (1993, 94, 96); two Ballycotton Summer Series overall victories (1990, 91); three times a scoring member of the winning Leevale team in the Cork County senior cross-country (1990, 91, 92). Twice in 1991 she broke the hour for 10 miles – at Ballycotton (59:59) and Charleville (59:52)
In 1992, Brid received the Irish Runner/Seiko Award for Outstanding Performances in Athletics and other honours to come her way include a Waterford Crystal Achiever Award in 1994 and a Munster Athlete of the Month for April 1996
“Looking back, I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it and got great opportunities out of it,” says this remarkable and inspirational woman. And she has no regrets given the opportunities and prizes now available in races, especially for women: “No, prizes were never that important to me. If I won something, it was great,” she says with a smile, recalling the type of awards then on offer such as tea sets, bread bins and the like
There’s no doubt that Brid owes a lot to the Echo Women’s Mini-Marathon and those neighbours in Ballyvolane where it all began. “That really got me going, mentally and physically. It was the first time I ever went running, I started to meet more people and it took the whole family out of a tragic situation and started me into doing something I would never have done
“Along the way, I also raised a lot of money through sponsorship for research into cot deaths through the Irish Sudden Infant Death Association. Especially in the marathons, even if you felt bad, that was certainly an incentive to keep going.”
Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)
Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - May 2016 to date
Race Calendar / Fixtures List - Athletics Ireland Registered Events
Official Calendar of Registered Athletics Ireland events in Cork
Other Guest Articles by John Walshe
On The Road From Cork To Cobh - Fifty Years Ago - Article by John Walshe
FORTY YEARS AGO - WHEN ‘CMON AGHADA’ WAS HEARD ON HEARTBREAK HILL - Article by John Walshe
Donie Walsh - Train to Race Don't Get Caught Up with Your Time
A Brilliant Performance Sees East Cork AC Take National Silver
BANDON CONNECTION TO WORLD CHAMPION
CORK CITY SPORTS – A BRIEF HISTORY
Mary Sweeney – Youghal's First Lady of Running
Midleton AC County Novice Cross-Country Team 1971
Donie Walsh - 1971 European Championships 10,000m Recalled
Willie O'Mahony has clocked the miles building East Cork Athletics
Memorable Youghal Road Race Took Place at Midnight on New Year's Eve
Midleton AC Virtual Club Challenge
Cork Marathon Magic in 1986 as Marion Lyons Wins
Tullamore Man Won First Cork Marathon
Pioneering Women of Cross-Country
Grange International Cross-Country of 1980 Recalled 40 Years On
Youghal AC's London Emer Casey 10k Exploits
30 Years Ago - Liam O'Brien Wins Cork County Senior Cross-Country Championship
50 Years Ago - When John Buckley Beat The Olympic Champion
40 Years Ago - Jerry Murphy Wins Munster Marathon Championship
Aoife Cooke Runs 55:17 in Mallow 10 2019
Steeplechase Legends Meet at Antrim International
Unique National Double for McGraths
Dick Hooper Speaks at St Finbarrs AC Function
Gerard Murphy, author of the history of Kildinan AC, speaking at the commemoration
A long-forgotten Cork cross-country team from a small rural area have finally been honoured with the unveiling of a monument adjacent to the field where they did their training all those years ago
Some of the Large Attendance at the Unveiling
Kildinan is basically a townland situated between Rathcormac and Glenville, and on last Sunday evening a large crowd gathered to pay homage to these men who won the All-Ireland Junior title back in 1943. That winning team consisted of George Gubbins (captain), Danny Murphy, Dinny O’Driscoll, Pat Keohane, Pat Porter, Jimmy Buckley, Dick Barry, J. Purcell, Dan Murphy, Willie Rea, Pat Hourihan and Johnny Dorgan
Maurice Gubbins, son of the 1943 captain, who unveiled the monument
Back in December, a group of local people got together and their endeavours over such a short period has resulted in a beautiful monument which consists of two locally-sourced red sandstone columns erected at the ‘The Pound’ – across the road from the Pond Field where those dreams of glory were first nurtured
“It’s eight decades since the All-Ireland win and we felt that the story of the club and those who ran for it and saw after the running of it should not be forgotten,” said local historian John Arnold, speaking on behalf of the commemorative committee
John also added that the history of athletics in the area goes all the way back to the 1880s when the Phibbs brothers – Bill and Con – won titles at sports all over Munster in the years between 1885 and 1897. Bill also represented Ireland in the GAA Invasion Tour of the United States in October 1898 where he won a race over 880 yards in a time of two minutes and six seconds
Flyer promoting the Unveiling
Also on the night a 36-page booklet titled ‘Remembering Kildinan Athletics’ was launched. This was compiled by former Grange athlete Gerard Murphy who grew up at Bridestown, just across from the farm where the Phibbs lived. Recalling those athletes who won All-Ireland glory in 1943, he said they were the most modest of men. “I grew up here, you would have seen me running the roads every night and in all those years during the ‘70s and most of the ‘80s we were unaware that a previous generation had been doing it in the ‘30s and 40s.”
After 1952 – with seven Cork County senior cross-country titles to their credit - the Kildinan club went into decline. But it was revived briefly in 1964 when it was responsible for the discovery of one Ireland’s greatest runners, John Hartnett from nearby Ballyhooly. “John Hartnett found his way into athletics by accident,” relates Gerard. “One Sunday morning after Mass, when he was 15, Ballyhooly GAA ran a time trial for its members and anyone else who decided to come along. The course was one lap of the sports field by the Blackwater River where the annual sports were held. Running that day was his friend Peadar Dorgan, a member of Kildinan AC and son of Johnny who had won the county novice title in 1939 and was on that All-Ireland winning team of 1943
“John surprised himself by finishing second behind an established runner from Grange, even though most of the competitors were considerably older than he was. After the race Peadar suggested to his friend that he should accompany him that afternoon to Kildinan where the athletic club had been re-established and where they were holding trials for juvenile cross-country
John Arnold, fourth from left, and the organising committee to recall Kildinan AC
“And so, that afternoon John Hartnett and Peadar Dorgan travelled across the hill, in Johnny Dorgan’s lorry, to the Pound Cross where the Kildinan club was holding its races. The races were held in the Pond Field on Walter Lindsay’s land. As it turned out, John was too old for the under-14 so an additional under-16 race was hastily convened for the half-a-dozen or so lads who were over-age. This John duly won – his first-ever victory.”
With the decline of Kildinan, Hartnett went on to join the Grange club in Fermoy where he would go on to win the International Junior Cross-Country title (the forerunner to the World Championships) in 1970 before embarking on an athletics scholarship to Villanova University. Amongst a host of other major achievements, in 1973 he broke Ronnie Delany’s Irish mile record with a time of 3:54.7 and the following year, on a magical night at the Cork City Sports, ran a 3:56.3 mile, one of the fastest ever achieved on grass
Gerard Murphy covers Hartnett’s career from his earliest days and there is a touching anecdote of how the former Kildinan athlete never forgot his roots. “His debt of gratitude to Kildinan can be gauged by something he did during his years at the top. It was standard practice then, and still is, for the winners of races at the Penn Relays, held every April in Philadelphia, to be awarded a specially engraved gold watch with the twelve points of the hour spelt with the letters PENNSYLVANIA
“John won six of those over a three year period. He gave four to his siblings, the fifth to Tom Burke, who ran Grange AC all through the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The sixth he gave to Peadar Dorgan, the man who brought him – by lorry – to athletics in the first place. It was a tacit acknowledgement of his debt to Kildinan.”
Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)
Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - May 2016 to date
Race Calendar / Fixtures List - Athletics Ireland Registered Events
Official Calendar of Registered Athletics Ireland events in Cork
KILDINAN ATHLETES OF THE PAST TO BE HONOURED
Other Guest Articles by John Walshe
On The Road From Cork To Cobh - Fifty Years Ago - Article by John Walshe
FORTY YEARS AGO - WHEN ‘CMON AGHADA’ WAS HEARD ON HEARTBREAK HILL - Article by John Walshe
Donie Walsh - Train to Race Don't Get Caught Up with Your Time
A Brilliant Performance Sees East Cork AC Take National Silver
BANDON CONNECTION TO WORLD CHAMPION
CORK CITY SPORTS – A BRIEF HISTORY
Mary Sweeney – Youghal's First Lady of Running
Midleton AC County Novice Cross-Country Team 1971
Donie Walsh - 1971 European Championships 10,000m Recalled
Willie O'Mahony has clocked the miles building East Cork Athletics
Memorable Youghal Road Race Took Place at Midnight on New Year's Eve
Midleton AC Virtual Club Challenge
Cork Marathon Magic in 1986 as Marion Lyons Wins
Tullamore Man Won First Cork Marathon
Pioneering Women of Cross-Country
Grange International Cross-Country of 1980 Recalled 40 Years On
Youghal AC's London Emer Casey 10k Exploits
30 Years Ago - Liam O'Brien Wins Cork County Senior Cross-Country Championship
50 Years Ago - When John Buckley Beat The Olympic Champion
40 Years Ago - Jerry Murphy Wins Munster Marathon Championship
Aoife Cooke Runs 55:17 in Mallow 10 2019
Steeplechase Legends Meet at Antrim International
Unique National Double for McGraths
Dick Hooper Speaks at St Finbarrs AC Function
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The Events
Friday 15th & Saturday 16th September - Level 1 Coaching Course - Weekend 2
An Ríocht Track, Castleisland
Friday 15th - Sunday 17th September - WMA/WMRA World Masters Mountain Running Championships
Calheta, Madiera, Portugal
Friday September 15th, 7pm - Rockchapel 5k
Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th September - Diamond League 2023 - Eugene
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Saturday September 16th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations
Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Tramore Valley, Youghal
Saturday September 16th, 11:30am - East Cork Division Uneven Ages & Novice Cross-Country Championships - Day 1
Monagown, Conna
Sunday September 17th, 12 noon - 42nd Echo Cork Womens 5k Mini-Marathon
Kennedy Quay, Cork
Enter 42nd Echo Cork Women's Mini-Marathon
Sunday September 17th, 11:00 - Moyne 75th Anniversary Open Cross-Country (Tipperary Race)
Sunday September 17th, 12 noon - Top of Coom (IMRA - Kerry)
A commemoration to unveil a monument in honour of the Kildinan AC team who won the National Junior Cross-Country title in 1943 will take place next Sunday evening, September 10, at 6.30pm. Organised by a small local committee, it will be held at The Pound, Kildinan, which is between Glenville and Rathcormac
Also on the night a 32-page booklet titled ‘Remembering Kildinan Athletics’ will be launched. This covers the history of the club which was in existence from 1938 to 1966. A lot of this research was done by former Grange athlete (and author) Gerry Murphy
One of this country’s greatest athletes, John Hartnett from Ballyhooly, started his career with Kildinan before joining the Grange club. There he would go on to win the International Junior Cross-Country title (the forerunner to the World Championships) in 1970 before embarking on an athletics scholarship to Villanova University where he would go on to break Ronnie Delany’s Irish mile record, amongst a host of other major achievements
Gerry Murphy covers Hartnett’s career from his earliest days and there is a touching anecdote of how the former Kildinan athlete never forgot his roots when - at the height of his fame - he presented Peadar Dorgan, the man who brought him by lorry to his first race, with a special gift
This article, by John Arnold, appeared in The Echo, on Thursday September 7th 2023
John Arnold, fourth from left, and the organising committee to recall Kildinan AC
The Kildinan Club was an amazing phenomenon. John Arnold and others felt that the story of the club and those who ran for it, should not be forgotten
Saluting the heroic deeds of a rural athletics club in County Cork
MOSS Egan was what you’d call an ‘all-round sportsman’.
Reared on the family farm at Desert, Bartlemy, he lived with his parents, brother John and sister Eily in a beautiful old-world thatched house - built probably in the mid-1800s
Moss played hurling and football, was a brilliant athlete and loved sport involving dogs - he ‘followed the hounds’ even in his old age
As a teenager and young man, Gaelic games were at a low ebb in this parish with little playing activity. A club was restarted in Bartlemy in January, 1951, and Moss was one of the 39 present who paid 2/6 (half a crown) each to get things going - incidentally, only William ‘Bob’ O Regan survives from that group of '39
Over the next few years, a few tournaments were won but no League or Championship honours were garnered. Moss played on these teams and, in 1965, when the Bride Rovers Club was reformed, he was still lining out to ensure 15 players were on duty
He never had a problem with weight, he was wiry but strong, and physical farmwork meant stamina and strength were never a problem.
Running came easy to him and cross-country athletics was simply like an extension of daily chores on the ancestral acres
Moss lived close to the parishes of Castlelyons and Lisgoold. Kildinan was at the other end - on the ‘boundary’ with Glenville and Ballyhooley
In the 1880s and ’90s, the Bridestown townland in Kildinan was home to the Phibbs brothers, Con and Bill. They were superb athletes, winning Cork and National titles. Bill was a member of what has come to be called the GAA ‘American Invasion’
In September, 1888, a party of 25 hurlers, 18 track and field athletes and ten officials sailed from Cobh to the New World. The GAA party played exhibition games and took part in several major athletic contests. Bill Phibbs was one of the star competitors
The ‘Invasion Team’ spent six weeks in the States, but Phibbs and others stayed longer - some never returned
Bill did come back and, along with Con, was nationally known - their appearance at a sports meeting guaranteed a bumper crowd
Along the Bride Valley, the fame of the Phibbs brothers was well known
In 1938, the year before Bill died, Kildinan Athletic Club was formed. It was pre-war Ireland, life was simple, and in rural areas like Kildinan, young men often gathered at crossroads or in farmers’ fields of a Sunday afternoon for ‘davarsion’. Some hurled or played football or pulled the tug-o-war rope, and some ran
The Kildinan Club was an amazing phenomenon. Within 15 years, club athletes had captured county cross-country titles at novice, junior and senior. In 1942, a team from Kildinan reached the All-Ireland final in Santry in Dublin. They finished in seventh place
With a stronger team the following year, the club, only five years in existence, won the All-Ireland. The winning team consisted of captain George Gubbins, Danny Murphy, Dinny O’Driscoll, Pat Keohane, Pat Porter, Jimmy Buckley, Dick Barry, J. Purcell, Dan Murphy, Willie Rea, Pat Hourihan and Johnny Dorgan
In later years, I knew Dick Barry and Johnny Dorgan well. In his 95th year, I talked to Danny Murphy of Lackendarra about their great win and he recalled the details with amazing clarity
Dan Murphy, a native of Dripsey, but living near Ovens, told me he was approached to join the club in late 1942. “Little did I think that I’d be an All Ireland winner in a few months.”
It was a brilliant feat for the Kildinan club and it was backed up for nearly a decade with repeated cross-country and track and field successes
It was the Kildinan club that Moss Egan joined in 1948, and from 1949 to 1951 he won a glittering array of medals at county and provincial level. Years later he gave his neighbour and friend Christy Daly an insight into his athletic preparations over 70 years ago
Moss Egan said he never trained at home by day, “’twould be frowned on - too much work to do on the farm from dawn ’til dusk. But at ten o’clock at night, when they’d be all gone to bed, I’d go out in the field and run, run, run...!”
It might be a unique training regime but for Moss it worked. Just this week I got to see seven of his ‘big race’ medals - all won with Kildinan
Oh, sweet were the rambles
When Sundays came round
We all with our friends
Made our way to The Pound
These lines from a local song indicate the importance of ‘gathering places’ like the old rustic bridge, the old boreen and The Pound
Those Kildinan athletes that did ‘normal’ training did so in the Pond Field of the Lindsay family across the road from The Pound
It wasn’t just cross country runners who gathered here. The Pound was also famous for its dancing ‘stage’. Here on Sunday nights the crowds gathered to meet, to dance and to ‘court’. The memories of all those great days and great nights will come back to stay again on Sunday night. Once more the crowds will gather at The Pound
Last winter, a small group got together to commemorate the daring deeds of Kildinan athletes down the decades. The club was formed in 1938 and waned in 1952. It had brief renaissance in the mid 1960s when a young John Hartnett wore the green singlet of Kildinan AC.
It’s eight decades since the All-Ireland win and we felt that the story of the club and those who ran for it and saw after the running of it should not be forgotten
A committee was formed and a plan was worked out for fundraising to put in place a suitable commemorative sculpture
On Sunday evening next, half an hour after the Angelus, an unveiling ceremony will be held to which an open invitation is extended
Four members of that team of 80 years ago, Pat Porter, Willie Rea, J. Purcell and pat Hourihan remain a mystery to us still as we have no contact with any family members
Nevertheless, that tradition of which the Phibbs brothers were a major part, as were the 1943 team, Moss Egan and all who ever ran for Kildinan, will be proudly recalled and remembered
Kildinan is a unique place - partly in Cloyne Diocese and partly in the Diocese of Cork and Ross, and crossing parish boundaries too. It’s hard to imagine how a small group of men with great ambition came together and blazed such a successful trail in a short few years
Moss Egan was a humble countryman who loved sport, and so were all those donned the green of Kildinan down the years. They brought great success to the area, but most of all, huge happiness, enjoyment, fun, and a sense of local pride that will never be forgotten
Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)
Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - May 2016 to date
Race Calendar / Fixtures List - Athletics Ireland Registered Events
Official Calendar of Registered Athletics Ireland events in Cork
Other Guest Articles by John Walshe
FORTY YEARS AGO - WHEN ‘CMON AGHADA’ WAS HEARD ON HEARTBREAK HILL - Article by John Walshe
Donie Walsh - Train to Race Don't Get Caught Up with Your Time
A Brilliant Performance Sees East Cork AC Take National Silver
BANDON CONNECTION TO WORLD CHAMPION
CORK CITY SPORTS – A BRIEF HISTORY
Mary Sweeney – Youghal's First Lady of Running
Midleton AC County Novice Cross-Country Team 1971
Donie Walsh - 1971 European Championships 10,000m Recalled
Willie O'Mahony has clocked the miles building East Cork Athletics
Memorable Youghal Road Race Took Place at Midnight on New Year's Eve
Midleton AC Virtual Club Challenge
Cork Marathon Magic in 1986 as Marion Lyons Wins
Tullamore Man Won First Cork Marathon
Pioneering Women of Cross-Country
Grange International Cross-Country of 1980 Recalled 40 Years On
Youghal AC's London Emer Casey 10k Exploits
30 Years Ago - Liam O'Brien Wins Cork County Senior Cross-Country Championship
50 Years Ago - When John Buckley Beat The Olympic Champion
40 Years Ago - Jerry Murphy Wins Munster Marathon Championship
Aoife Cooke Runs 55:17 in Mallow 10 2019
Steeplechase Legends Meet at Antrim International
Unique National Double for McGraths
Dick Hooper Speaks at St Finbarrs AC Function
Mill Road/Kennedy Quay/Centre Park Road, Cork
10am/11am, Sunday September 17th 2023
Help needed setting things up on Centre Park Road from 10am, while Stewards are required by 11am on Sunday - Race starts at 12 Noon!
Calm before the Storm! Barriers are all in place
Engarde Fencing setting out the barriers in Kennedy park this morning
Less than 2 weeks to go, and everything is in place ...Touch Wood! ... However we're still in need of stewards and helpers. If you're available, please don't wait to be asked by your club! We need lots of people to run this event smoothly. YOUR help can make all the difference
Help is required for the Start area from 10am until 12:30pm, and for stewarding, from 11am
The start area people should be free for approx. 12:30pm (but, if you can stay longer, and help in other areas that'd be great)
Stewards are needed and should be at Kennedy Park for 11am, for the Stewards Briefing, and to collect their Hi-Viz vesta, etc. Stewards should then be free by 1:30 to 2pm
This weekend sees one of the major events in the Cork Athletics calendar, the Echo Women's Mini-Marathon This event is the key fundraising event for Cork Athletics, and also for it's member clubs. Cork County Board is asking all clubs to provide help in the form of stewards, officials, and other help
This is a Major fundraiser for Cork Athletics, without which the Board could not provide such as T&F, Road and XC Championships, Coaching Courses, Equipment & Safety Grants, organise Cork teams of all categories, and a myriad of other events & activities. It is also the source of funding for Cork Athletics facilities, particularly it's grounds at Riverstick, and, going forward, will, it is hoped, fund other future facilities
In addition the participants raise an estimated €1.3M for their own chosen charities
This event is our Life-Blood - Please Help!
The Echo Womens Mini-Marathon is organised and hosted by Cork Athletics, and sponsored by Cork's Evening Echo, for the 41st year. The proceeds help Cork Athletics fund its competitions and Championships. In addition it enables the Board to organise training, in coaching, coach education, child protection and safety, along with grants for athletics related equipment. The Board also organises transport and accomodation for representative Cork teams.
Cork Athletics is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation. The Officers, Committee members and others who help to run the business of the Board are all volunteers, who give their time and expertise, free of charge, for the benefit of the athletes and the sport.
Cork Athletics is a designated Sports Body, Registered GS Number 3014 - Cork County Board (Athletics Association of Ireland) - under Section 235 Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997
Echo Womens Mini-MarathonCork Athletics County Board asks each of Cork Athletic's Clubs to provide a minimum of four (4) stewards for the event Approx. 100 Stewards are required, including the following:
ContactClubs and individuals should contact/submit names to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on 0877593049 Stewards will meet on Centre Park Road (City side) at 11am , on Sunday September 17th, to collect their stewards bibs, vouchers and attend the Stewards Briefing |
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This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday September 10th 2023
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The Events
Wednesday September 6th, 8pm - Cork Athletics County Board Monthly Meeting
Red Brick Building, MTU Track
Friday 8th & Saturday 9th September - Level 1 Coaching Course - Weekend 1
An Ríocht Track, Castleisland
Friday September 8th - Diamond League - Brussels
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th September - European Masters T&F Championships
Pescara, Italy
Saturday September 9th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations
Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Tramore Valley, Youghal
Saturday September 9th, 10am - Athletics Leader Course Conna
Conna, Cork - P51 RW62
Saturday September 9th, 11am - Galtee Half-Marathon (IMRA - Limerick)
Sunday September 10th, 10am - Charleville International Half Marathon
Charleville
Enter Charleville Half-Marathon
Sunday September 10th, 12 Noon - St Finbarrs AC Open Cross-Country Meet
Cork Showgrounds, Curraheen
Expressions of Interest (Required)
Entry Fee: €10 (Payable on the day)
Mallow
Proposed Track Development
Mallow AC have launched ambitous plans for the new Mallow Track. The development will be a major boost to athletics in the North Cork region, with some fifteen clubs within the zone of what is perceived to be a development hub for athletics
As part of the fundraising drive, Mallow AC is holding a limited 300 Club lottery, and is inviting everyone, including the general public, buinesses, benefactors, along with the athletic community, to support the venture
Location of Mallow Track at Carhookeal
Join the Mallow 300 Club:
1. Pay the full amount of €220 by credit/debit card to avail of a free month, and the bonus draw
2. Set up a direct debit of €20 a month for 12 months
To fill a gap in funding, the club has launched its' Mallow 300 Club, whereby a limited number of 300 people will, it is hoped, subscribe to this club Lotto, for €20 per month, for 12 months, or a single payment of €220, with inclusion in the Bonus Draw, at the end of the 12 months
From Mallow AC
We are hosting a major fundraiser for Athletics Facilities in the North Cork Area. By joining, you not only support the drive for facilities but also have the opportunity to win exciting monthly cash prizes, be a member of the weekly lottery syndicate while contributing to the development of facilities in the area
PRIZES:. Total monthly prize pot €1000
1. Monthly draw:
1st prize-€600
2nd prize-€300
3rd prize-€100
2. Lottery:
You will get a share of 200 lines of Lottery tickets bought per week for both the Irish Lotto and Euromillions. (100 lines of Lotto and 100 lines of Euromillions purchased every week!)
3. Bonus Draw:
For those who sign up to the one-off payment there is a bonus draw at the end of the 12 months with a prize pot of €5,000!
1st prize- €3,000
2nd prize- €1,500
3rd prize- €500
COST:
There are two options to enter:
1) Monthly direct debit of €20 for 12 months (total cost 12 * €20 = €240)
Or
2) One off upfront direct debit for €220 i.e. 12 months for the price of 11 months and also entry into the bonus draw at the end.
Please note the direct debit facility is provided by GoCardless and is secure and encrypted.
HOW TO JOIN:
1. Pay the full amount of €220 by credit/debit card to avail of a free month, and the bonus draw
2. Set up a direct debit of €20 a month for 12 months
DRAW:
Our first monthly draw will take place at the end of October with lottery tickets being purchased at the end of October.
Your support would be greatly appreciated.
Mallow AC Members
The facility will be welcomed by all clubs in the North Cork Area, and well beyond, as it is the first full sized track in the county, outside of the Mardyke and CIT tracks, both in Cork City. Travel from North Cork, to either city tracks, was problematic at the best of times - this development means that clubs might now only need, say 30 minutes, travel each way for training, whereas, until now, a trip to either of the city tracks might need considerably more time, due to traffic log-jams along the way
Management of the Track has yet to be finalised, however one would hope that the club might be asked to take lead role in track operation
The progressive Mallow club has been one of the largest clubs in Cork in recent years, and has already enjoyed much success at County, Provincial and National level, so this venture will, hopefully, see the club spring further forward
Mallow Athletic Club are developing a running track and as part of this we have launched a fundraiser called the ‘300 Club’ which is launching in October. If possible we would love your support and also be very grateful if you could share as much as possible. People have also been asking employers to enter on behalf of their staff. Here’s the scheme it in a nutshell:
What is it?
It's a weekly lottery syndicate called the '300 Club' as it's limited to 300 participants
How long does it run for?
The syndicate will run for 12 months.
What's in it for me?
Each week there will be 200 lines of lottery entered, 100 lines of Lotto and 100 lines of Euromillions
Each month there will be a draw for €1,000 open to all participants with 1st prize €600, 2nd prize €300 and 3rd prize €100 - 12 draws over the 12 months
At the end of the 12 months there will be a bonus draw for those who joined via one off entry (explained below). This draw will be for €5,000 with 1st prize €3,000, 2nd prize €1,500 and 3rd prize €500
What does it cost?
The cost is €20 per month payable by direct debit for 12 months or there is a one off entry which is €220 and is payable by direct debit. The one off entry offers 12 months for the price of 11 but also makes you eligible for the bonus draw at the end of the 12 month term.
Can I enter more than once?
Yes, you can enter multiple times.
More information and sign up links are available at https://mallowac.ie/mallow-ac-300-club/
Mill Road/Centre Park Road, Cork
10am/11am, Sunday September 17th 2023
Help needed setting things up on Kennedy Quay/Marina Walk & Mill Road from 10am, while Stewards are required by 11am on Sunday - Race starts at 12 Noon this year!
This event is the key fundraising event for Cork Athletics. Without this, the county Board would be unable to fund a wide range of things, such as International Awards, Juvenile Bursaries, Coaching programmes, Equipment grants, Safety Training and Equipment grants, along with a wide range of activities. Cork County Board is asking all clubs to provide volunteers on Sunday, to help in the form of stewards, officials, and other help
This year, the event doubles as the Womens County 5k Road Championship, so you'll have an opportunity to cheer on your clubmate...and the opposition!
It's a great day out..and great craic too!
Sunday's weather is looking good to top it all
If you can help, in any capacity, please fill out the Google Form as appropriate
Race Stewards can also contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on 0877593049
Stewards will meet on Centre Park Road (City side) at 11am , on Sunday September 17th, to collect their stewards bibs, vouchers and attend the Stewards Briefing
It is expected that each Club registered with Cork Athletics will supply several stewards and officials to assist in running the event. Non-AAI members are also very welcome, and will also be covered by Cork Athletics insurance policy
Calm before the Storm! Barriers are all in place
Engarde Fencing setting out the barriers in Kennedy park this morning
Help is required for the Start area from 10am until 12:30pm, and for stewarding, from 11am
The start area people should be free for approx. 12:30pm (but, if you can stay longer, and help in other areas that'd be great - we need people for other areas too)
Stewards are needed and should be at Kennedy Park for 11am, for the Stewards Briefing, and to collect their Hi-Viz vests, etc. Stewards should then be free by 1:30 to 2pm
Please fill out the Google Form, stating what area(s) you are available to cover
This weekend sees one of the major events in the Cork Athletics calendar, the Echo Women's Mini-Marathon This event is the key fundraising event for Cork Athletics, and also for it's member clubs. Cork County Board is asking all clubs to provide help in the form of stewards, officials, and other help
This is a Major fundraiser for Cork Athletics, without which the Board could not provide such as T&F, Road and XC Championships, Coaching Courses, Equipment & Safety Grants, organise Cork teams of all categories, and a myriad of other events & activities. It is also the source of funding for Cork Athletics facilities, particularly it's grounds at Riverstick, and, going forward, will, it is hoped, fund other future facilities
In addition the participants raise an estimated €1.3M for their own chosen charities
This event is our Life-Blood - Please Help!
The Echo Womens Mini-Marathon is organised and hosted by Cork Athletics, and sponsored by Cork's Evening Echo, for the 36th year. The proceeds help Cork Athletics fund its competitions and Championships. In addition it enables the Board to organise training, in coaching, coach education, child protection and safety, along with grants for athletics related equipment. The Board also organises transport and accomodation for representative Cork teams.
Cork Athletics is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation. The Officers, Committee members and others who help to run the business of the Board are all volunteers, who give their time and expertise, free of charge, for the benefit of the athletes and the sport.
Cork Athletics is a designated Sports Body, Registered GS Number 3014 - Cork County Board (Athletics Association of Ireland) - under Section 235 Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997
Echo Womens Mini-MarathonCork Athletics County Board asks each of Cork Athletic's Clubs to provide a minimum of four (4) stewards for the event Approx. 100 Stewards are required, including the following:
ContactClubs and individuals should contact/submit names to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on 0877593049 Stewards will meet on Centre Park Road (City side) at 11am, on Sunday September 17th, to collect their stewards bibs, and attend the Stewards Briefing |
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Various Photos taken Thursday September 7th 2023
After months of disappointment, which led to the cancellation of this year's 70th Anniversary Cork City Sports, along with the County Senior, Junior & Masters T&F Championships, and the County Graded Leagues, and the necessity of holding of Cork Athletic's County Juvenile Championships in the Mardyke, and even holding some Cork County Juvenile Championships events in Kerry!, work on the MTU Track is nearing completion ...Maybe!!
The Preparatory work was completed in late Spring, however delays in laying the tarmac sub-surface led to major delays, when the weather turned for the worst - Prolonged periods of dry weather are necessary between layers
The first layer of top surface was started earlier this week. As can be seen in the above photos, there has been good progress on the 'back straight', and the jump areas in particular. Hopefully this will continue in the the coming days. The Final tartan surface will, hopefully, be laid in the next week or two
It will be several weeks more before lining of the track can be done, as the tartan surface must be allowed 'cure' first.
It has been suggested that the track may be available for use sometime between late September and late October - fingers crossed! ...and Pray for continued good weather!!!
There are a total of three layers to be laid, with each layer taking 5 to 7 days to lay, so there is still quite a bit of time to go yet....and, as always, this is very much at the will of the weather!!
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
28 Largest Clubs, by Total Registered Members
Next 28 Largest Clubs, by Total Registered Members
Bandon AC and Leevale AC are 'neck and neck' at the head of the table, with 554 and 548 Registrations respectively. Youghal AC are third on 363, followed by Midleton AC (354), North Cork AC (351), Togher AC (344) and Grange-Fermoy AC (319). A further seven clubs; Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC, St. Catherine's AC, Belgooly AC, Carrigaline AC, St Finbarrs AC, Cork City AC, and Tracton AC all exceed 200 registrations, while another 15 clubs top the 100 members mark. The number of clubs exceeding 100 registered members has risen to 29 (51.8%)
| Club | Juvenile | Youth | Junior | Senior | Masters | Total |
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| Bandon AC | 431 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 79 | 554 |
| Leevale AC | 235 | 59 | 48 | 105 | 113 | 548 |
| Youghal AC | 169 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 155 | 363 |
| Midleton AC | 171 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 151 | 354 |
| North Cork AC | 295 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 351 |
| Togher AC | 156 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 121 | 344 |
| Grange/Fermoy AC | 136 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 156 | 319 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC | 139 | 21 | 13 | 50 | 76 | 296 |
| St. Catherine's AC | 189 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 79 | 285 |
| Belgooly AC | 218 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 253 |
| Carrigaline AC | 136 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 84 | 246 |
| St. Finbarrs AC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 179 | 217 |
| Tracton AC | 108 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 90 | 211 |
| Cork City AC | 177 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 209 |
| Mallow AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 172 | 181 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale AC | 151 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 178 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers AC | 107 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 170 |
| Ballymore Cobh AC | 52 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 87 | 163 |
| Watergrasshill AC | 65 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 83 | 162 |
| Eagle AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 140 | 157 |
| Courcey AC | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 136 |
| West Muskerry AC | 89 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 128 |
| Blarney/Inniscara AC | 101 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 126 |
| Mount Hillary AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 111 | 126 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC | 109 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 121 |
| St. Nicholas AC | 36 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 70 | 119 |
| Ballincollig AC | 65 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 117 |
| Bantry AC | 58 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 116 |
| Beara AC | 60 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 42 | 115 |
| Liscarroll AC | 71 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 97 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 84 | 95 |
| Durrus AC | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 92 |
| Millstreet AC | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 92 |
| Bridevale AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 69 | 82 |
| Aghada Running Club AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 69 |
| Skibbereen AC | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 69 |
| Dromahane Road Runners AC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 69 |
| Doheny AC | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 64 |
| Donoughmore AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 58 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
| Cork Track Club AC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 43 |
| East Cork AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 41 |
| Buttevant AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 38 |
| Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| The Churchtown Roadrunners AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| Fota Island Running AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Shandrum AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Wibblies AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Doneraile AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| Duhallow AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Galtee Runners AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Rebels AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Carrigtwohill AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Old Abbey AC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Abbey Striders AC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
Leading Cork Juvenile Clubs
Bandon AC hold a huge lead at the top, with 451 registrations, followed by North Cork AC (304), Leevale AC (294), and Belgooly AC (223) with fourteen more clubs over the 100 mark
| Club | Juvenile | Youth | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon AC | 431 | 20 | 451 |
| North Cork AC | 295 | 9 | 304 |
| Leevale AC | 235 | 59 | 294 |
| Belgooly AC | 218 | 5 | 223 |
| St. Catherine's AC | 189 | 9 | 198 |
| Midleton AC | 171 | 20 | 191 |
| Youghal AC | 169 | 10 | 179 |
| Togher AC | 156 | 21 | 177 |
| Cork City AC | 177 | 0 | 177 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC | 139 | 21 | 160 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale AC | 151 | 5 | 156 |
| Grange/Fermoy AC | 136 | 2 | 138 |
| Carrigaline AC | 136 | 0 | 136 |
| Tracton AC | 108 | 4 | 112 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC | 109 | 2 | 111 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers AC | 107 | 3 | 110 |
| Blarney/Inniscara AC | 101 | 2 | 103 |
| Courcey AC | 100 | 1 | 101 |
| West Muskerry AC | 89 | 5 | 94 |
| Millstreet AC | 74 | 1 | 75 |
| Liscarroll AC | 71 | 2 | 73 |
| Ballincollig AC | 65 | 7 | 72 |
| Watergrasshill AC | 65 | 1 | 66 |
| Bantry AC | 58 | 4 | 62 |
| Beara AC | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| Durrus AC | 56 | 4 | 60 |
| Doheny AC | 54 | 2 | 56 |
| Ballymore Cobh AC | 52 | 3 | 55 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 54 | 0 | 54 |
| Skibbereen AC | 43 | 4 | 47 |
| St. Nicholas AC | 36 | 1 | 37 |
| Old Abbey AC | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Abbey Striders AC | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Leevale AC, with 266 adult registrations, extend their lead over 2nd placed St Finbarrs AC (216). Youghal AC (187) swap places with Grange-Fermoy AC 185. Mallow are next, with 181, followed by Togher AC (168), Midleton AC (163), and Eagle AC (157), Carraig-na-bhFear AC (139) and Mt Hillary (126)
Leading Adult Registrations by Club - August 31st 2023
| Club | Junior | Senior | Masters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leevale AC | 48 | 105 | 113 | 266 |
| St. Finbarrs AC | 1 | 38 | 179 | 218 |
| Youghal AC | 9 | 23 | 155 | 187 |
| Grange/Fermoy AC | 6 | 23 | 156 | 185 |
| Mallow AC | 0 | 9 | 172 | 181 |
| Togher AC | 6 | 41 | 121 | 168 |
| Midleton AC | 2 | 10 | 151 | 163 |
| Eagle AC | 0 | 17 | 140 | 157 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC | 13 | 50 | 76 | 139 |
| Mount Hillary AC | 0 | 15 | 111 | 126 |
| Carrigaline AC | 1 | 25 | 84 | 110 |
| Ballymore Cobh AC | 0 | 21 | 87 | 108 |
| Bandon AC | 9 | 19 | 79 | 107 |
| Tracton AC | 2 | 8 | 90 | 100 |
| Watergrasshill AC | 0 | 13 | 83 | 96 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life AC | 0 | 11 | 84 | 95 |
| St. Catherine's AC | 1 | 8 | 79 | 88 |
| St. Nicholas AC | 1 | 11 | 70 | 82 |
| Bridevale AC | 0 | 13 | 69 | 82 |
| Aghada Running Club AC | 0 | 3 | 66 | 69 |
| Dromahane Road Runners AC | 1 | 7 | 61 | 69 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers AC | 0 | 3 | 57 | 60 |
| Donoughmore AC | 0 | 4 | 54 | 58 |
| Beara AC | 1 | 13 | 42 | 56 |
| Bantry AC | 3 | 5 | 47 | 55 |
| North Cork AC | 5 | 6 | 37 | 48 |
| Ballincollig AC | 0 | 3 | 42 | 45 |
| Cork Track Club AC | 1 | 26 | 17 | 44 |
| East Cork AC | 0 | 8 | 33 | 41 |
| Buttevant AC | 0 | 6 | 32 | 38 |
| Courcey AC | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| West Muskerry AC | 1 | 5 | 28 | 34 |
| Cork City AC | 1 | 7 | 24 | 32 |
| Durrus AC | 3 | 1 | 28 | 32 |
| Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 0 | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| Belgooly AC | 0 | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| The Churchtown Roadrunners AC | 0 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| Liscarroll AC | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 |
| Fota Island Running AC | 0 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale AC | 6 | 3 | 15 | 24 |
| Shandrum AC | 0 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Wibblies AC | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Blarney/Inniscara AC | 0 | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| Doneraile AC | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| Skibbereen AC | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 |
| Duhallow AC | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Galtee Runners AC | 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Millstreet AC | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Rebels AC | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Carrigtwohill AC | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Doheny AC | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Old Abbey AC | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Abbey Striders AC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
The Summer Transfer Window closed on Sunday August 20th. Online Transfer applications may be submitted once the transfer portal opens next, in March 2024
Fifty Nine (59) athlete transfers will be put forward for ratification at a meeting of Cork Athletics County Board, on Wednesday September 6th
In case of any issues with these transfers, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 0861713500
| Athlete | Current club | New club |
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| Charlotte O'Reilly | Ballymore Cobh AC | Midleton AC |
| Craig Mudaly | Belgooly AC | Ballincollig AC |
| Cara Mudaly | Belgooly AC | Ballincollig AC |
| Dafne O'Leary | Belgooly AC | Cork City AC |
| Archie O'Leary | Belgooly AC | Cork City AC |
| Rachel Ledwith | Belgooly AC | Cork City AC |
| Clodagh Creedon | Belgooly AC | St. Finbarrs AC |
| Conor Looney | Blarney/Inniscara AC | Cork City AC |
| Rachel Jones | Blarney/Inniscara AC | Leevale AC |
| Cormac Murphy | Bweeng Trail Blazers AC | North Cork AC |
| Blathnaid Daly | Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC | Cork Track Club AC |
| Anna Kenneally | Carrigaline AC | Belgooly AC |
| Jenny Kenneally | Carrigaline AC | Belgooly AC |
| Ha Linh Montgomery | Carrigaline AC | Leevale AC |
| Alex Scarrott | Carrigaline AC | Tracton AC |
| Michael Lawrence Harrington | Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | Bandon AC |
| Sarah Margaret Harrington | Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | Bandon AC |
| Kate Collins | Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | Bandon AC |
| Lucy O'Regan | Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | Bandon AC |
| Megan O'Regan | Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | Bandon AC |
| John Moloney | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | Leevale AC |
| Steven Burke | Cork City AC | Togher AC |
| Eoin Cotter | Donoughmore AC | Courcey AC |
| David O'Keeffe | Eagle AC | Bandon AC |
| Sandra Manning | Eagle AC | Leevale AC |
| Andy Goulding | Grange/Fermoy AC | Leevale AC |
| Rebecca Walsh | K.C.K. AC | Leevale AC |
| Sharon Rynne | Kilmurray/Ibrick/N.Clare AC | Leevale AC |
| Ali May Kirwan | Leevale AC | Cork City AC |
| Allie Moloney | Leevale AC | North Cork AC |
| Jacob Crowley | Leevale AC | Togher AC |
| Julie Forbes | Leevale AC | Tracton AC |
| Amanda Lenihan | Mallow AC | Grange/Fermoy AC |
| James O'Sullivan | Marathon Club Ireland AC | Togher AC |
| Brian Fox | Mayo AC | Leevale AC |
| Siobhan O'Leary | Midleton AC | East Cork AC |
| Stephen Shanahan | Mullingar Harriers AC | Togher AC |
| Iain Buckley | North Cork AC | Leevale AC |
| Kayla O'Toole | Old Abbey AC | Leevale AC |
| Finn O'Toole | Old Abbey AC | Leevale AC |
| Donncha O'Callaghan | Old Abbey AC | Togher AC |
| Aoibhe O'Regan | Riverstick/Kinsale AC | Leevale AC |
| Emma Desmond | St. Finbarrs AC | Cork City AC |
| Jeremy O'Donovan | St. Finbarrs AC | Eagle AC |
| April Quinn | St. Finbarrs AC | Togher AC |
| Sarah Morrison | St. Nicholas AC | Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC |
| Caoimhe Gray-Walsh | St. Nicholas AC | Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC |
| Cian Dalton | Togher AC | Carrigaline AC |
| Eoin Dinneen | Togher AC | St. Finbarrs AC |
| Basit Oyebanji | Tralee Harriers AC | Leevale AC |
| Denis Hegarty | Watergrasshill AC | Leevale AC |
| Pat Coughlan | Watergrasshill AC | Togher AC |
| Michael Bennett | Wibblies AC | Togher AC |
| Ciaran McNamee | Youghal AC | East Cork AC |
| Gabrielle Flavin | Youghal AC | Midleton AC |
| Clara Dinneen | Youghal AC | Midleton AC |
| Outgoing Inter-County Transfers | ||
| Applicant | Current club | New club |
| Michael Kenneally | Midleton AC | Donore Harriers AC |
| Lisa McCarthy | Togher AC | Raheny Shamrock AC |
| Sean O'Leary | Beara AC | Dooneen AC |
Athletes are reminded that transfers are NOT effective until October 1st, and all transfered athletes may only compete in neutral (white) colours until October 1st. Club colours (incoming or outgoing) should not be worn during September
August 26th - 27th 2023
Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, UK
Report by Declan O'Connell, with Facebook photos by Jo O'Callaghan and Declan O'Connell
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| Hannah Falvey, Belgooly AC | Katie Kingston, Leevale AC | Tiffany Nwaedozie, Belgooly AC | David Ebo, Midleton AC |
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| Andrew Scanlan, Leevale AC | Briana Onoh, Leevale AC | Louise Mullins, Leevale AC (Pictured in Fanahan McSweeney AC colours) | Noelle Mulcahy, Leevale AC |
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| Ryan Onoh, Leevale AC | Meabh O'Connell, Blarney Inniscarra AC |
This was a hugely positive experience for the 10 Cork athletes who travelled to Birmingham, to represent Ireland in the English AAA Championships, on August 26th and 27th
The aim of the trip was to enable some of the countries top younger athletes gain valuable experience, being members of an Irish squad, and to develop skills that will help them progress through the ranks
It was mission accomplished, and the feedback from the team was extremely positive on the overall experience
Ryan Onoh, Leevale AC, lit up the stadium with two outstanding performances in the U15 Boys Long Jump and High Jump events . He jumped a massive seasons best of 6:62m, to win the Long Jump, and won the High Jump, with an impressive 1.90. Simply outstanding!
Meabh O'Connell, Blarney-Inniscarra AC continued her fantastic throwing season. She threw a 1 meter PB in the U15 Discus, to claim a fantastic Silver medal. She also earned another podium place in the Shot, to round off a great first championship for her in the Irish singlet
Tiffany Nwaedozie, Belgooly AC, had a demanding schedule, as she took on the ultra competitive 200m and Long jump events. She performed well, and will learn a huge amount from the experience
The same can be said of our U15 Pole Vault National champion Noelle Mulcahy, Leevale AC. Going head to head against the best that England have to offer can only be a positive
Brianna Onoh, Leevale AC, hit top form for these championships. She threw three 14 plus meter throws in the girls U17 shot, which is serious throwing. This included a PB of 14:22m, to claim a great Silver medal for Ireland
Louise Mullins, Leevale AC, was giving away a year or more to most of her competitors, but showed her undoubted class, in the U17 Girls Hurdles. She was right up there in her heat, and really looked at home at this level
Katie Kingston, Leevale AC, had a highly productive Championships also. She was right on form and threw an impressive 37:86m PB, to finish 9th in the girls U17 Javelin
Hannah Falvey, Belgooly AC, had a demanding schedule, as she ran in bopth the 200m and 300m events. She reached the final of the 300m, after posting a really good time of just over 40 seconds in the heats, and reached the Semi-Finals of the 200m
Andrew Scanlan, Leevale AC, performed extremely well. He finished 4th in the boys U17 javelin, throwing three 50+m throws, which included a 55.56m PB. Real top class throwing
David Ebo, Midleton AC, gained valuable international experience also, and will learn a great deal from this event. The 100m is a hugely competitive event, but he was right in the mix in his heat
Well done to everybody involved, and to all the coaches who looked after the athletes so well over the three days. Experiences like these are so vital to the development of the athletes. They will have learnt so much, and will be eager and motivated to continually improve, and perform to a high level, so that they can gain further experiences like these in the future
Very well done also to Meabh Corkery, Midleton AC, who performed very well in the U17 Girls Pole Vault. Meabh is well accustomed to performing at this level, and did so again on this occasion. Another great experience in the bank for her, as she finished an impressive 5th in the competition
Giselle Ahearne, Belgooly AC, was so close to making the podium in the Girls U15 High Jump, but was unfortunate to miss out, on count back. Nevertheless it was a super performance from Giselle, against Englands top high-jumpers. She showed her class in the hurdles also, and posted a really good time of 12:02 secs, in the heats of the 75m event
| Cat | Athlete | Event | Club |
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| U17 | Andrew Scanlon | Javelin 700g | Leevale AC |
| U17 | Briana Onoh | Shot 3kg | Leevale AC |
| U17 | David Ebo | 100m | Midleton AC |
| U17 | Hannah Falvey | 200m | Belgooly AC |
| U17 | Katie Kingston | Javelin 500g | Leevale AC |
| U17 | Louise Mullins | 80m Hurdles | Leevale AC |
| U15 | Noelle Mulcahy | Pole Vault | Leevale AC |
| U15 | Tiffany Nwaedozie | 200m/Long Jump | Belgooley AC |
| U15 | Ryan Onoh | High Jump/Long Jump | Leevale AC |
| U15 | Meabh O'Connell | Shot 3kg/Discus 1kg | Blarney Inniscarra AC |
| Cat | Athlete | Event | Club |
| U17 | Abbie Doyle | Triple Jump | Bree AC |
| U17 | Andrew Scanlon | Javelin 700g | Leevale AC |
| U17 | Angela Cielecka | 100m/Long Jump | Galway City Harriers AC |
| U15 | Anna Paxman | Triple Jump | Nenagh Olympic AC |
| U15 | Barry Langan | Javelin 600gr | Lake District AC |
| U17 | Briana Onoh | Shot 3kg | Leevale AC |
| U17 | Caoimhe Byrne O'Connell | 300m Hurdles | Ennis Track AC |
| U17 | Caoimhe Gallen | Hammer 3kg | Lifford Strabane AC |
| U17 | Caolan McFadden | 1500m | Cranford AC |
| U17 | Corey Scanlan | Discus 1.5kg/Hammer 5kg | Finisk Valley AC |
| U15 | Daniel Downey | 800m | Portlaoise AC |
| U15 | Daniel Sangodele | Triple Jump | Galway City Harriers AC |
| U17 | Darragh Fahy | Triple Jump | Loughrea AC |
| U17 | David Ebo | 100m | Midleton AC |
| U17 | Dearbhla Allen | 1500mS/C | St Peters AC |
| U15 | Destiny Lawal | 100m/200m | Dooneen AC |
| U15 | Eddie Raicevic | 80mH | Finisk Valley AC |
| U15 | Emer McKee | 3000m | Willowfield Harriers AC |
| U17 | Emily Bolton | 1500m/3000m | Donore Harriers AC |
| U17 | Emma Bonar | 800m | Letterkenny AC |
| U17 | Ethan Dewhirst | 100m Hurdles | Tír Chonáill AC |
| U15 | Eva Logue | High Jump | Rosses AC |
| U15 | Evan Walsh | 3000m Walk | St Josephs AC |
| U15 | Faye Mannion | 1500m | Ennis Track AC |
| U17 | Francis Donoghue | 3000m | South Sligo AC |
| U17 | Gavin Witter | 100m Hurdles | Rathoath AC |
| U15 | Gearoid Tuohy | 1500m | Sligo AC |
| U17 | Hannah Falvey | 200m | Belgooly AC |
| U15 | Jack O'Connor | 100m | OMG AC |
| U15 | James Prendergast | Shot 4kg | Adamstown AC |
| U17 | Jamie Hyland | Pole Vault | SLOT AC |
| U17 | Katie Kingston | Javelin 500g | Leevale AC |
| U15 | Kelvin Kalu | 200m | Abbey Forthill AC |
| U17 | Lawrence Gevero | 100m | DSD AC |
| U17 | Louise Mullins | 80mHurdles | Leevale AC |
| U17 | Luke Fitzmaurice | 3000m Walk | North Leitrim AC |
| U15 | Meabh O'Connell | Shot 3kg/Discus 1kg | Blarney/Inniscara AC |
| U15 | Noah Watt | 3000m | Loughview AC |
| U15 | Noelle Mulcahy | Pole Vault | Leevale AC |
| U17 | Rebecca Walsh | Discus 1kg | KCK AC |
| U15 | Ryan Onoh | High Jump/Long Jump | Leevale AC |
| U17 | Sean Doggett | 400m/800m | Athenry Ac |
| U15 | Sholah Lawerence | 800m | ACE AC |
| U17 | Sinead Maher | 3000m Walk | South Galway AC |
| U17 | Theo Hanlon | Shot 5kg | Suncroft AC |
| U15 | Tiffany Nwaedozie | 200m/Long Jump | Belgooley AC |
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