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Cork Athletics Registration Figures - March 31st 2023

Record Cork Athletics Registration Figures - March 31st  2023

 

March end-of-month registrations for Cork Athletics stand at a record 6,893

The figures still include several 'anomalies'; There are at least 12 exact duplicate registrations in Cork, where exactly the same individuals are included twice, and a total of 29 duplicates overall.  Along with this, there is one registration that does not expire at the end of the year

Another set of anomalies relate to New Memberships, of which 1400 are listed.  Many long term AAI members are listed as 'New Members', some of which have as much as 30 or 40 years unbroken AAI/BLE membership. One club has twenty three members wrongly listed as New Registrations

There are now 55 fully registered clubs

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

 

Overall Registrations as at March 31st 2023

Largest Clubs, by Total Registered Members

 

Next Largest Clubs, by Total Registered Members

 

Leevale AC top the Leaderboard, on 491, followed by Bandon AC (470). Youghal AC rise to third on 337, followed by Midleton AC AC (332) and North Cork AC (331).  Togher AC,  Grange-Fermoy AC, Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC, St. Catherine's AC and Belgooly AC all exceed 200, while another 15 clubs top the 100 members mark. A total of 25 clubs exceed 100 registered members

	Juvenile	Youth	Jun	Senior	Masters	Total
Leevale AC	212	51	45	84	99	491
Bandon AC	363	17	6	13	71	470
Youghal AC	154	10	8	19	146	337
Midleton AC	162	18	1	7	144	332
North Cork AC	279	8	4	5	35	331
Togher AC	131	15	5	35	107	293
Grange/Fermoy AC	105	2	6	19	149	281
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC	124	21	13	40	73	271
St. Catherine's AC	173	9	1	6	67	256
Belgooly AC	201	5	0	1	30	237
Tracton AC	90	4	2	6	87	189
St. Finbarrs AC	0	0	1	28	157	186
Riverstick/Kinsale AC	142	3	6	1	15	167
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC	100	3	0	3	53	159
Cork City AC	142	0	0	3	14	159
Watergrasshill AC	59	1	0	13	81	154
Carrigaline AC	74	0	1	19	56	150
Eagle AC	0	0	0	16	132	148
Mallow AC	0	0	0	4	141	145
Ballymore Cobh AC	43	3	0	14	79	139
Mount Hillary AC	0	0	0	16	107	123
Courcey AC	89	1	0	0	29	119
Blarney/Inniscara AC	95	2	0	1	20	118
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC	103	2	1	0	9	115
Ballincollig AC	60	7	0	2	42	111
Beara AC	48	0	0	7	40	95
Liscarroll AC	65	2	4	5	13	89
Ballintotis Fit4Life AC	0	0	0	9	79	88
St. Nicholas AC	19	1	1	6	58	85
Durrus AC	49	4	3	1	28	85
West Muskerry AC	58	4	0	3	18	83
Millstreet AC	69	1	0	0	12	82
Bridevale AC	0	0	0	14	59	73
Aghada Running Club AC	0	0	0	2	64	66
Skibbereen AC	37	4	1	1	18	61
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	56	0	0	0	4	60
Dromahane Road Runners AC	0	0	0	6	51	57
Doheny AC	46	1	1	0	6	54
Donoughmore AC	0	0	0	5	47	52
Bantry AC	22	2	2	2	23	51
East Cork AC	0	0	0	8	32	40
Buttevant AC	0	0	0	7	32	39
Cork Track AC	0	0	0	21	14	35
Clonakilty Road Runners	0	0	0	2	28	30
Fota Island Running AC	0	0	0	1	24	25
The Churchtown Roadrunners AC	0	0	0	5	19	24
Doneraile AC	0	0	0	3	19	22
Duhallow AC	0	0	0	3	18	21
Shandrum AC	0	0	0	4	15	19
Galtee Runners AC	0	0	0	3	15	18
Carrigtwohill AC	0	0	0	2	15	17
Rebels AC	0	0	0	9	7	16
Old Abbey AC	11	0	0	2	3	16
Abbey Striders AC	3	2	1	2	3	11
UNATTACHED	1	4	2	0	1	8

Juvenile/Youth Registrations as at March 31st 2023

Leading Cork Juvenile Clubs

Bandon AC hold a clear lead at the top, with 380 registrations, followed by North Cork AC (287), Leevale AC (263), and Belgooly AC (206) with nine more clubs over the 100 mark

Club	Juvenile	Youth	Total
Bandon AC	363	17	380
North Cork AC	279	8	287
Leevale AC	212	51	263
Belgooly AC	201	5	206
St. Catherine's AC	173	9	182
Midleton AC	162	18	180
Youghal AC	154	10	164
Togher AC	131	15	146
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC	124	21	145
Riverstick/Kinsale AC	142	3	145
Cork City AC	142	0	142
Grange/Fermoy AC	105	2	107
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC	103	2	105
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC	100	3	103
Blarney/Inniscara AC	95	2	97
Tracton AC	90	4	94
Courcey AC	89	1	90
Carrigaline AC	74	0	74
Millstreet AC	69	1	70
Ballincollig AC	60	7	67
Liscarroll AC	65	2	67
West Muskerry AC	58	4	62
Watergrasshill AC	59	1	60
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	56	0	56
Durrus AC	49	4	53
Beara AC	48	0	48
Doheny AC	46	1	47
Ballymore Cobh AC	43	3	46
Skibbereen AC	37	4	41
Bantry AC	22	2	24
St. Nicholas AC	19	1	20
Old Abbey AC	11	0	11
Abbey Striders AC	3	2	5

Senior/Masters Registrations as at  March 31st 2023

Leevale AC head the table with 228 adult registrations, followed by St Finbarrs AC (186). Grange-Fermoy AC jump to 4th with 144, followed by Youghal AC (173), Midleton AC (152) and Eagle AC (148), Togher AC (147), Mallow AC (145), Carraig-na-bhFear AC (126) and Mt Hillary (123)

 

 Leading Adult Registrations by Club - March 31st 2023

 

Next Largest Adult Registrations by Club - March 31st 2023

Club	Jun	Senior	Masters	Total
Leevale AC	45	84	99	228
St. Finbarrs AC	1	28	157	186
Grange/Fermoy AC	6	19	149	174
Youghal AC	8	19	146	173
Midleton AC	1	7	144	152
Eagle AC	0	16	132	148
Togher AC	5	35	107	147
Mallow AC	0	4	141	145
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC	13	40	73	126
Mount Hillary AC	0	16	107	123
Tracton AC	2	6	87	95
Watergrasshill AC	0	13	81	94
Ballymore Cobh AC	0	14	79	93
Bandon AC	6	13	71	90
Ballintotis Fit4Life AC	0	9	79	88
Carrigaline AC	1	19	56	76
St. Catherine's AC	1	6	67	74
Bridevale AC	0	14	59	73
Aghada Running Club AC	0	2	64	66
St. Nicholas AC	1	6	58	65
Dromahane Road Runners AC	0	6	51	57
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC	0	3	53	56
Donoughmore AC	0	5	47	52
Beara AC	0	7	40	47
North Cork AC	4	5	35	44
Ballincollig AC	0	2	42	44
East Cork AC	0	8	32	40
Buttevant AC	0	7	32	39
Cork Track AC	0	21	14	35
Durrus AC	3	1	28	32
Belgooly AC	0	1	30	31
Clonakilty Road Runners	0	2	28	30
Courcey AC	0	0	29	29
Bantry AC	2	2	23	27
Fota Island Running AC	0	1	24	25
The Churchtown Roadrunners AC	0	5	19	24
Riverstick/Kinsale AC	6	1	15	22
Liscarroll AC	4	5	13	22
Doneraile AC	0	3	19	22
Blarney/Inniscara AC	0	1	20	21
West Muskerry AC	0	3	18	21
Duhallow AC	0	3	18	21
Skibbereen AC	1	1	18	20
Shandrum AC	0	4	15	19
Galtee Runners AC	0	3	15	18
Cork City AC	0	3	14	17
Carrigtwohill AC	0	2	15	17
Rebels AC	0	9	7	16
Millstreet AC	0	0	12	12
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC	1	0	9	10
Doheny AC	1	0	6	7
Abbey Striders AC	1	2	3	6
Old Abbey AC	0	2	3	5
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	0	0	4	4

Annette Quaid - World Masters F45 Indoor 400m Champion - Torun 2023

World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships

Torun, Poland

26th March - April 1st 2023

 

World Masters Indoor T&F 2023 Website

World Masters Schedule

World Masters Results

 

Catch Up on Livestreams from Each Session

Sunday March 26th	Morning Session	Afternoon Session	Outdoor Events
Monday March 27th	Morning Session	Afternoon Session	Outdoor Events
Tuesday March 28th	Morning Session	Afternoon Session	Outdoor Events
Wednesday March 29th	Morning Session	Afternoon Session	Outdoor Events
Thursday March 30th	Morning Session	Afternoon Session	Outdoor Events
Friday March 31st	Morning Session	Afternoon Session	Outdoor Events

Annette Quaid Wins World Masters F45 400m Indoor Championship

F45 400m Medalists

 Annette Quaid, Leevale AC, produced a storming finish to win the F45 400m in 58.51 sec

 

 Video - F45 400m Final

 

Results of Womens F45 400m Final

 

Michelle Kenny Wins F40 8km Cross-Country Bronze & Team Gold

Michelle Kenny, Leevale AC, ran 31:05 for 6th place overall, and 3rd F40, winning individual Bronze, and also bringing home the F40 team Gold, along with Ireland teammates Fiona Gettings and Michelle Cox

 

F40 8km Cross-Country Medalists

 

Michelle Kenny's Diplomas & Medals

 

F40 Cross-Country Results

 

Michelle Kenny in action in 8km Cross-Country

 

F40 Cross-Country Team Results

 

F40 Cross-Country Team Presentation

 

Irish F40 Cross-Country Squad

 

Irish Medal Winners to Date

(courtesy Lindie Naughton)

 

Gold Medals

W80 3000m Ann Woodlock (Donore)
W65 3000m Pauline Moran (Mayo AC)
W65 6km Cross-Country Pauline Moran (Mayo AC)
W60 6km Cross-Country Kay Byrne (Finn Valley)
W60 High Jump Edel Maguire (Clonliffe)
W55 8km Cross-Country Annette Kealy (Raheny)
W45 8km Cross-Country Zoe Quinn (Raheny)
W35 Weight Throw Rachel Akers (Ennis Track)
W60 6k Cross-Country Team (Pauline Moran, Kay Byrne, Nuala Reilly)
W50 8k Cross-Country Team (Annette Kealy, Yasmin Canning, Mari Johnston)
W45 8k Cross-Country Team (Zoe Quinn, Catherine O'Connor, Annemarie Kenny)
W40 8k Cross-Country Team (Fiona Gettings, Michelle Kenny, Michelle Cox)

M35 3000m Eoin Everard (Kilkenny City Harriers)
M65 8k Cross Country Team (Tommy Payne, Eugene Moynihan, William Tyrell)

 

Silver Medals
W55 3000m Annette Kealy (Raheny)
W55 8km Cross-Country Mari Johnston (Sligo AC)
W45 8km Cross-Country Catherine O'Connor (Wicklow)
W40 8km Cross-Country Fiona Gettings (LongfordAC)
W35 8km Cross-Country Edel Gaffney (Trim AC)

M75 3k Walk Sean McMullin (Mullingar Harriers)
M65 8k Cross-Country Tommy Payne (Tinryland AC)
M35 Hammer John Dwyer (Templemore)
M60 8k Cross-Country Team (Pat O'Grady, Philip O'Doherty, Tom O'Connor)
M55 8k Cross-Country Team (Pat Malone, Francis Marsh, Dominic Horan)

 

Bronze Medals
W70 6km Cross-Country Eileen Kenny (Athlone)
W65 8km Cross-Country Nuala Reilly (Drogheda & District)
W50 3000m Michelle Lannon (Carrick AC)
W50 8k Cross-Country Yasmin Canning
W45 3000m Mary Leech (Drogheda & District)
W40 8k Cross-Country Michelle Kenny (Leevale)

M75 6km Cross-Country Richard Mullins (St Abbans)
M45 8k Cross Country Team (Paul Smith, Niall Sheil, Ray Kenny)

 

Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month of January 2023 - Alex Ademola

Alex Ademola is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for January 2023

River Lee Hotel

Tuesday March 28th 2023

 

Alex Ademola, Leevale AC, is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for January 2023

Alex Ademola, January recipient, with Finbarr O'Dwyer, Chairman, Leevale AC

 

Alex Ademola, January recipient and Ben Donovan, February recipient, with Joe Kavanagh, Deputy Lord Mayor, members of Cork City Sports and Sponsors representatives

 

Alex Ademola, January recipient and Ben Donovan, February recipient, with Joe Kavanagh, Deputy Lord Mayor

 

The January and February 2023 Awards were presented at a joint ceremony

The award was presented to Alex at a function at the River Lee hotel, on Tuesday March 28th 2023

 

 

Alex Ademola with Cork City Sports representatives and sponsors

The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Echo, The River Lee, Cork Crystal and Leisureworld

Cork City Sports Homepage

Cork City Sports - Awards Archive

Cork Athletics Homepage

Cork Athletics Facebook Page

 

The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for January 2023 is Alex Ademola, Leevale AC

 

Alex Ademola, with Coach Liz Coomey

Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month - January 2023 - Award Citation

Alex Ademola, Leevale AC, is the January recipient of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month award

Alex Ademola (Leevale AC) is the January winner of the Cork City Sports monthly award. At the National Indoor Combined Events championships, Alex produced a very good score of 4346 points, to take the national junior heptathlon title. Alex displayed his athletic versatility by winning six of the seven disciplines, which took place over a gruelling two days of competition, at the TUS in Athlone

 

Liam O'Brien, Cork City Sports, reads Award Citation for Alex Ademola

 

Alex Ademola interviewed by Trevor Welch, 96FM

Alex Ademola, Leevale AC is the January recipient of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month award

 

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Athletics Ireland Selection Policy for EYOF 2023

European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2023

Maribor, Slovenia

23rd - 29th July 2023

 

 

EYOF 2023 Website

 

EYOF Facebook Page

Athletics Ireland EYOF Selection Policy (PDF File)

 

All Clubs should ensure that all of their athletes, who are seeking to achieve, or who have the potential to achieve, EYOF standards, receive the information below

If they do not submit one of these forms, they may not compete, even if they do attain the guideline standards

The Olympic Council of Ireland is gathering accreditation and clothing information from athletes and support personnel who have a possibility of travelling to the European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia (EYOF 2023) as part of the Irish team

GENERAL INFORMATION

This policy should be read in conjunction with the Selection Panels Terms of Reference

 

1 January 2023 to 11 June 2023 Qualification Period

One Major Championship for Athletes U18 (clause 3.2)

IMPORTANT DATES

7 April 2023 Deadline

Data upload to OFI Team Ireland Portal  - All potential team members should upload all the required info to the Team Ireland Portal via link emailed to longlist

12 June 2023

Confirmation of athletes to be Nominated to the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) for consideration for Selection

The list of athletes to be nominated will be emailed to all athletes who have uploaded all the required info to the Team Ireland Portal via link emailed to
longlist

15 June 2023, or thereafter 

OFI to select, based on nominations received from Athletics Ireland, after any non-nomination appeals have been heard by Athletics Ireland. - Names sent to OFI for ratification

11 July 2023

OFI EYOF Team Day  - All nominated athletes to attend

12 July 2023

Team Announcement by OFI Names published on AAI and OFI websites

 

1. ENTRY CONDITIONS:

1.1 Performances must be achieved during competitions organised or authorised by World Athletics, its Area Associations or its Member Federations

1.2 Performances must be achieved during an official competition organised in conformity with World Athletics Rules

1.3 Performances achieved in mixed competitions in track events will not be accepted

1.4 Wind-assisted performances over (over 2m/sec) will not be accepted

1.5 Indoor performances will be accepted

1.6 For the running events of 200m and over, performances achieved on oversized tracks will not be accepted

2. ENTRY RULES:

2.1 The maximum number of events that an athlete can compete in is two individual events plus the relay. If the two individualevents are Track events, only one may be longer than 200m. Selectors reserve the right to restrict an athlete to just one individual event, regardless of qualifying standard attained, if they feel that doing so is in the best interests of the athlete’s welfare and longterm development

2.2 Federations are limited to enter one (1) competitor in each event of the competition

2.3 Only athletes born in 2006 or 2007 will be eligible for selection to compete in the European Youth Olympic Festival 2023

3. NOMINATION/SELECTION PHILOSOPHY:

3.1 Athletics Ireland recognises the importance of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in the development of the next generation of international athletes. The Performance Guideline Standards set reflect a desire to develop young athletes and givethem the opportunity to be competitive at this international level

3.2 In the interest of long term athlete welfare, Athletics Ireland will only consider athletes who are less than 18 years of age to be eligible to compete at one major championship in 2023 (either the European u20 Championships, or the European Youth OlympicsFestival). Only in exceptional circumstances may an athlete be considered for more than one

4. SELECTION PROCESS:

Participation Criteria
4.1 Nothing in this Policy obliges Athletics Ireland to nominate a full contingent of one (1) athlete in any particular event regardless of the Entry Rules or the Performance Guideline Standards. Athletics Ireland will nominate its Team to the Olympic Federation of Ireland according to the criteria set out in this Policy as allowed by Entry Rules

Eligibility

4.2 In order to be eligible for selection all athletes must:

4.2.1 Fill out their details and upload all required documents to the OFI Team Ireland Portal by 7 April 2023

4.2.2 Be in possession of a full IRISH passport that is valid until at least February 2024

4.2.3 Satisfy all World Athletics eligibility, nationality and LOC participation rules

4.2.4 Be a registered member of Athletics Ireland

4.2.6 Comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force

4.2.7 Have completed the Team Ireland Maribor 2023 Team Member Agreement

4.2.8 Have completed the online anti-doping 'I Run Clean' course within 12 months prior to nomination date

4.2.9 Is not currently serving a period of ineligibility or period of provisional suspension in relation to an anti-doping rule violation

4.2.10 Have completed the IOC Preventing Competition Manipulation online course

4.2.11 Have completed the OFI Medical Data Capture Survey (if available at time of nomination)

4.2.12 Have demonstrated to the satisfaction of Athletics Ireland that they are fit to perform at a sufficiently competitive level at the Games

4.2.13 Has not acted in such a manner so as to bring himself/herself, Athletics Ireland, the sport, World Athletics, the OFI, the IOC or the EOC into current disrepute. For the avoidance of doubt: the evaluation of this requirement is at the sole discretion of Athletics Ireland’s Nomination Committee for the purposes of Nomination and at the sole discretion of the OFI Selection Committee for the purposes of Selection: the public disrepute referred to within this clause includes potential and/or actual disrepute; an example of such public disrepute may include (but is not limited to) an athlete being charged with or convicted of a criminal offence

Performance Guideline Standards

4.3 Athletics Ireland has set its own Performance Guideline Standards for the purposes of this Nomination/Selection Policy. As a guide for nomination, Athletics Ireland’s Performance Guideline Standards for each of the events to be conducted at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival are set out in clause 6. Achieving the Performance Guideline Standard does not guarantee automatic right of nomination

Qualification Period

4.4 Athletics Ireland’s has set the Qualification Period in which the Performance Guidelines Standards must be achieved

Nominations will be based on performances (for all events) during the period of 1 January 2023 to 11 June 2023

General Nomination Criteria

The Selection Panel may “exercise their sole and overriding discretion” to nominate an athlete(s) or relay team(s) that meetswith the eligibility and entry rules of the 2023 EYOF and as stipulated in this Selection Policy. This includes selections for relay teams,individuals and for instances when there are more than 1 athlete who have met the performance standard in any given event

4.5.1 The Selection Panel may use their sole and overriding discretion to consider any factor or combination of factors that, in their opinion, are relevant to the selection of an athlete, including, but not necessarily limited to the following general principles:

A. Consistency and Repeatability of performances (in all or any events) during the qualification period, achieving the performance standard and showing current form and fitness

B. Statistical data (ranking/performance list, performance-time curves, course ratings, altitude/wind adjustments)

C. Championship performance history, in particular, the history of the athlete’s on-demand performances at major championships

D. The competitive head to head record of each athlete

E. Injury and illness history

4.6 Where there are more athletes that have achieved the selection criteria in this policy beyond the maximum entry limit in any one event, the Nomination Panel will have sole and overriding discretion to decide which of the athlete(s) is to be nominated. Final team nominations will be confirmed as selected to the team by the OFI

Individual Nomination/Selection Criteria

4.7 To be considered for nomination/selection as an individual to the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival it is expected that theathlete achieve a Performance Guideline Standard (clause 6) within the Qualifying Period. An athlete should endeavour to better the required Performance Guideline Standard on more than one occasion and should demonstrate, throughout the season, his or her ability to perform consistently close to the Performance Guideline Standard

4.8 The Nomination Panel will consider any established breach of any code of conduct or athlete agreement by an athlete as a member of an Athletics Ireland representative team in deciding whether to select an athlete. Such a breach may result in the panel not nominating an athlete for selection, who would otherwise satisfy these criteria

After Nomination/Selection

4.9 All nominated athletes must be cleared as “Fit to Compete” by Athletics Ireland medical team. All nominations are to remain conditional until proof of fitness to compete is confirmed

4.10 An athlete who enters the Team Ireland Camp and/or the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival village will be subject to an injury evaluation/assessment by the championship Team Management staff. The injury evaluation/assessment will be carried out by the OFI/EYOF Medical Team

4.10.1 If as a result of such injury evaluation/assessment the Team Physio, Team Management staff, or Team Leader/Manager consider an athlete does not have the standard of fitness or is otherwise not in condition to compete due to injury at a level appropriate to the event(s) for which they have been selected, the Team Leader/Manager will have the sole discretion to recommend the withdrawal of the athlete from the competition to the Chef de Mission

4.10.2 An athlete who is found to have breached any Athletics Ireland, OFI, World Athletics or other relevant code of conduct may be withdrawn from the competition or have their accreditation withdrawn on the recommendation of the Team Leader/Manager to the Chef de Mission Nomination Meeting

4.11 The Nomination Panel will meet to nominate athletes to the OFI on June 12th and Final Team selections will be confirmed by the OFI thereafter

4.11.1 The Nomination Panel members and the Selectors Terms of Reference can be found here

Nomination Queries

4.12 Athletes can seek clarification regarding what they need to do to meet selection requirements with This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Non-Nomination Appeals Process

4.13 The written communication, via email, from Athletics Ireland to all athletes who have filled out their details and uploaded all required documents to the OFI Team Ireland Portal by 7 April 2023, announcing the list of athletes to be nominated to the Olympic Federation of Ireland to be considered for final selection (Nomination Announcement) will be deemed the commencement of the 24 hour period to lodge an appeal against non-nomination in accordance with this Nomination Policy

4.14 Any athlete who is not Nominated in accordance with this Nomination Policy may appeal their non-Nomination to Athletics Ireland providing they:

4.14.1 Filled out their details and uploaded all required documents to the OFI Team Ireland Portal

4.14.2 Have submitted an appeal against their non-Nomination via online Notice of Appeals Form within 24 hours of the Nomination Announcement (clause 4.19). The Notice of Appeal Form is submitted to the Chair of the Athletics Ireland

Appeals Panel and the CEO of Athletics Ireland

4.14.3 The Nomination Appeals Procedure can be found on the HP section of Athletics Ireland website

4.14.4 The Grounds upon which a nomination decision may be appealed are limited to the following:

4.14.5 There has been an alleged failure by Nomination Panel to follow or apply the relevant Nomination Procedure and/or criteria set out in the Nomination Policy, and/or 4.14.6 The decision for nomination for the championship has been reached based on an error of fact

4.15 Following the completion of Athletics Ireland’s internal non-nomination appeals process as outlined above, the non-nominated athlete has the right to appeal further to Sport Dispute Solutions Ireland. The procedure for a Non-nomination Appeal shall be as follows:

4.15.1 Within 24 hours of receiving Athletics Ireland’s notice of their non-selection, the Athlete must file and serve (on the respective CEOs of Athletics Ireland) a Notice of Appeal with SDSI setting out clearly the grounds upon which they dispute their non-selection

4.15.2 Thereafter the SDSI Procedural Rules shall apply

5. GENERAL INFORMATION:

5.1 The criteria may be amended at any time by the Directors of Athletics Ireland, if Athletics Ireland is of the opinion that such amendment is necessary in the best interests of Athletics Ireland or as a result of any change in participation rules and/or guidelines

Any amendment to the criteria will be published on the Athletics Ireland website

6. PERFORMANCE GUIDELINE STANDARDS:

Boys	Event	Girls
10.9	100m	12.05
22.2	200m	24.9
49.7	400m	56.6
01:55.3	800m	02:11.5
03:59.0	1500m	04:35.0
08:40.0	3000m	10:10.0
06:10.0	2000mSC	07:12.0
14.4	110H (91.4cm) /100H (76.2cm)	14.15
55.25	400H (83.8cm/76.2cm)	62.45
1.98m	High Jump	1.75
4.60m	Pole Vault	3.7
6.90m	Long Jump	5.85
14.20m	Triple Jump	12.2
16.80m	Shot Putt 5kg/3kg	14.4
53.00m	Discus 1.5kg/1kg	41
62.50m	Hammer 5kg/3kg	57.4
63.00m	Javelin 700g/500g	48.5
23:35.0	5000m Walk	25:35.0
6150	Decathlon / Heptathlon	4875
No standard	Medley Relay (100m, 200m, 300m, 400m)	No standard

Update on Marina Upgrade - March 2023

Marina Upgrade Works to Commence Later in June

 

Major works on Cork's Marina were originally planned to commence in later May, however, at this point in time, it looks like that will be late June, at earliest. This will ease worries about routing of the Cork City Marathon and Half-Marathon, which will be held on Sunday June 4th, along with Athletics Ireland's Grant Thornton 5k Corporate Challenge, which is currently planned for Tuesday June 13th, but is likely to move, due to being held so close to a BHAA event, in the same location, on the following day

The Marina redevelopment is great news for both the athletic/running community, and the community at large, as the finished product will improve the quality and ambiance of the area. The pedestrianisation of the Marina has led to a massive increase in people using the scenic riverside amenity

 

Artistic impression of plaza by the the Atlantic Pond

The downside is that it is now though that completion will now take at least 12 months, and likely 18 months. Let us all hope that weather and work conditions lead to an earlier completion date

 

Current condition of Marina, with broken and subsiding concrete road, and footpaths on both sides	Artistic impression of revamped Marina, with roadway and riverside footpaths merged for a wider path... and there's lighting!

 

 Artist's impression of the completed Marina

 

The width of the new pedestrian path, which combines the existing roadway and footpath, is 6m, a significant increase. As can be seen from the artistic impression, the existing dirt road outside Lee Rowing Club, will also be tarmaced. This road will be 5m wide, and will be the vehicular access to Páirc Úi Caoimh, and Lee Rowing Club.  Having this road paved will also increase the race/running route options

The Marina upgrade is long overdue, as the concrete running surface there is quite broken in places. The plans show lighting along the path [Currently, the Marina is unlit and I have memories, many years ago, of doing speedwork there in the dark, hitting an unseen branch and nearly going 'ar#e over t*t'! That put a stop to speedwork there!] The artistic impression of the finished product looks great, so we look forward to that

 

'Dogleg' at Marina/Centre Park Road

 

'Dogleg' at Marina/Centre Park Road and Plaza at Lee Rowing Club

Monaghan Road Realignment, New Residential Development & New Access Road

In the coming months, Monaghan Road is expected to be realigned, with the road to go through the former coal depot, by 'Marquee Road', while Monaghan Road will remain open, this will obviously disrupt races in the immediate area. further disruption, both short and long term, will come from new residential development, including access roadway, on the Marquee site

 

Grange/Frankfield Link to Tramore Valley Park

 

Assembly of N40 South Ring Road Bridge in its final stages at Thompson Engineering, Carlow

 

Artistic impression of pedestrian bridge over N40 South Ring

The other main Cork City project is the pedestrian bridge over the N40 South Ring Road, linking Grange/Frankfield with Tramore Valley Park. Work on the access ramps almost complete, with much of the shuttering for the concret ramp on the Tramore Valley Park side being removed in the past day or two. The bridge assembly is currently being assembled at Thompson's Engineering works, in Carlow. As can be seen in the two photos above, things are at an advanced stage.  A release, today, from Cork City Council, suggests that the Bridge may be in place in late April, however Cork Athletics has recently heard that it may be a short  while after that, and opening may be affected by works on the Park on the Frankfield side

 

In any case, we can look forward, shortly, to opening up a whole new running environment.  It will also provide a great opportunity for those living in the Grange/Frankfield area to run/cycle/walk to and from work, and the City

Tramore Valley Park - Works on Paths

In recent weeks, there has been a lot of welcome improvement works on the paths inside the Park.  Almost the entire outer path has been tarmaced to a high standard, with just a very short section, by Half Moon Lane, remaining to be done. This is likely to happen next week.  Next week's work will see the final 20 or 30m being tarmaced, with the Council access road being raised just at the turn, both as a traffic calming measure (not that there's much!), and also to provide a pedestrian crossing point. Then finished product remains to be seen, but, with the sharp turn, will the ramp be an impediment, particularly in view of the turn, in races. Other works this week included progress on the new tarmac path on the eastern side of the pitches.  About half of this path was tarmaced earlier today, with more in progress.

There are two other paths across the site, one - the shorter one - is of reasonably good condition, while the other, which goes across the top - and is used by some for hillwork - is quite a rough dirt track, literally. Neither of these is likely to be resurfaced any time soon. The short one close to the Parkrun start is in good condition, while the one that goes up over the hill is, literally, years away, as the ground will be 'settling' for years to come, so isn't suitable for permanent surfacing 

 

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Cork Athletics County Road Championship Entries 2023

Road Races and Athletics Events Week Ending Sunday April 9th

Cork Athletics Event Listing - Week Ending Sunday April 9th 2023

 

 

This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday April 9th 2023

 

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Athletics Ireland Event Calendar

 

Key Event Summary

Admin: Wed 5th Apr, 8pm - Endurance Running Course - Day 1

 
Road: Sat Apr 8th, 11am - Liscarroll AC Easter 5k, Doneraile Park; Sun Apr 9th, 9:30am, Courceys AC 5 Mile, Garrylucas, Ballinaspittle

 

The Events

Monday 3rd Apr, 8pm - A Conversation Series with Athletics Ireland - Webinar 3: Getting Girls Involved in Athletics & Sports

Online Webinar

 

Wednesday 5th Apr, 6:30pm - Colligan League Week 2 (Waterford Race)
Dungarvan

 Wednesday 5th Apr, 8pm - Cork Athletics County Board Monthly Meeting

Admin Building, MTU Track

 

Saturday Apr 8th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations

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

 

Saturday Apr 8th,11am - Liscarroll AC Easter 5k

Doneraile PaSunday Apr 9th, 9:30am - Courceys AC 5 Mile

Garrylucas, Ballinaspittle

 

 

Entries Open 8am Friday April 7th - Eagle AC's Cheetah Run

Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month of February 2023 - Ben Donovan

Ben Donovan is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for February 2023

River Lee Hotel

Tuesday March 28th 2023

 

Ben Donovan, Cork Track Club, is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for February 2023

Ben Donovan, February recipient, with his family

 

Ben Donovan, February recipient and Ben Donovan, February recipient, with Joe Kavanagh, Deputy Lord Mayor, members of Cork City Sports and Sponsors representatives

 

Ben Donovan, February recipient and Ben Donovan, February recipient, with Joe Kavanagh, Deputy Lord Mayor

 

The February and February 2023 Awards were presented at a joint ceremony

The award was presented to Alex at a function at the River Lee hotel, on Tuesday March 28th 2023

 

 

Ben Donovan with Cork City Sports representatives and sponsors

 

The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Echo, The River Lee, Cork Crystal and Leisureworld

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The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for February 2023 is Ben Donovan, Cork Track Club

 

Ben Donovan, with Coach Eamonn Flanagan

Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month - February 2023 - Award Citation

Ben Donovan, Cork Track Club, is the February recipient of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month award

The winner of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for February is Ben Donovan, Cork Track Club. After progressing through the juvenile ranks, winning many Championship medals along the way, Ben secured his first National Senior Medal when finishing second at the National Indoor championships, held in the NIA Abbottstown, Dublin. He took the silver medal with a season's equalling best height of 1.90m. A week earlier, Ben won the high jump at the National Indoor T&F League final, thus gaining maximum points for his club

 

Liam O'Brien, Cork City Sports, reads Award Citation for Ben Donovan

 

 

Ben Donovan interviewed by Trevor Welch, 96FM

 

Ben Donovan, Cork Track Club is the February recipient of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month award

 

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Cork City Marathon 10k Route Revealed

Cork City Marathon 10k Route 2023 - Flat as a Pancake!

8:45am, Sunday June 4th 2023

 

Route of Cork City Marathon 10k 2023

After much speculation about the route, over the past few months, on social media, and in the general running community, the route has finally been disclosed and will undoubtably have been worth the wait ...Its Flat as a Pancake!

It will Start and Finish in Patrick Street, at the same Start and Finish Lines as the Full Marathon, so 10k runners will enjoy the complete 'Pana' Cork Marathon experience

This course was measured by John Quigley, AIMS/World Athletics Grade A International Measurer

Enter Cork City Marathon 10k/Half-Marathon/Marathon

 

Start of Cork City Marathon 2022, at Savoy/Maylor St

 

The 10k will start at 8:45am, 30 minutes after the Marathon, which moves to the earlier start of 8:15am

 

Route Map of first 3 Miles of 10k

 

Using the same start line as last year, by the Savoy/Maylor St, the race heads up Patrick St, turning onto Grand Parade, and immediately turning right, onto Washington Street, continuing along Lancaster Quay, and out Western Road, passing the 1 Mile mark between College Gates and Gaol Cross, before turning right at the Sacred Heart Church

Towards the end of Western Road, the course heads right at AIB	Almost immediately after the Sacred Heart Church the course turns right again onto the Mardyke

From here to the Finish, much of the course is over streets that are covered by the Marathon itself, either at the start, or at the end

After the Sacred Heart, there is an immediate right turn onto the Mardyke. At the city end of the Mardyke, the course turns onto the Cumann na mBan walk, passing the 2 Mile mark just after the turn and before the Bridge. 

Towards the city end of the Mardyke, the route turns left onto the Cumann na mBan Walk

It continues along the riverside Cumann na mBan walk, coming out onto North Mall, and continues directly ahead onto Pope's Quay, passing North Main Street on the way

End of Cumann na mBan Walk - a gate in the railing, on the extreme right, will be open on the day

 

Exit onto North Mall

The course now follows the Full Marathon route for the next two and a half miles.  The 3 Mile mark, just before John Buckley Sports, is reached just before Christy Ring Bridge.  At Christy Ring Bridge, the course turns left, proceeding out to Lady's Well, where it turns left and immediately right, onto Watercourse Road

 

The Blackpool section of the course

Turning left onto O'Connell St, and immediate right onto Great William O'Brien Street. It continues directly ahead, passing Blackpool Church, on the right, as far as Brocklesby Street, where there is a sharp hair-pin turn

 

 

The sharp turn at the junction of Brocklesby Street/Commons Road

 

From there the runners head back towards the city, along Commons Road, and into Blackpool village, where it heads right, along Watercourse Road, as far as Maddens Buildings

 

Maddens Buildings Junction

Here, the route turns left, then does a U-Turn around a traffic island, and back in towards the city centre

 

The Maddens Buildings Loop

 The course does a U-Turn around this traffic island (the turn from Maddens Buildings can be seen in the distance on the right, adjacent to the white van)

Here there is an 'S Bend', with the course turning left towards Blackpool and, almost immediately, doing a 180 degree turn, around a traffic island, and again heading in towards the city centre. Note: this 'S Bend' was necessary to make up the distance, ensuring that the 10k and Marathon Starts and Finishes coincided

After the S Bend, the race heads back in to Christy Ring Bridge, where it turns left onto Camden Quay, crossing over onto Patrick's Quay

Junction of Brian Boru Bridge/Patrick's Quay

At Brian Boru Bridge it turns right, over the bridge and right again onto Merchant's Quay

 Turning from Brian Boru Bridge onto Merchant's Quay, by the Bus Station

From here it continues directly ahead, past Patrick's Bridge and on to Lavitt's Quay and Kyrl's Quay, before turning right onto North Main Street

From here the finishes of all three races; Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10K, are exactly the same: Proceeding to the junction with Washington Street and Grand Parade, followed by the finish down Patrick St

Tim O'Donoghue, East Cork AC, 2022 Marathon Winner at the Finish Line by Opera Lane

Overall this is probably one of the flattest courses one could find on the planet, so should prove a very attractive event with everyone, from the serious athlete, to those who simply want to savour the experience of Famous Cork Marathon Finish

The route of the Cork City Marathon 10k 2023 was finally signed off yesterday, with Gardai, Emergency Services and all the other  significant parties agreeing to the route and traffic management plans, following several months of discussions and problem-solving, with several different route options being tabled and discarded, for a variety of reasons

The reason for the early starts for the 10k and Marathon is to ensure that essential city centre routes are reopened in time for increasing cross-city traffic later in the morning

Cork City Marathon 10k Course Map by Official Measurer

Cork City Marathon 10k Route on MapMyRun

This course was measured by John Quigley, AIMS/World Athletics Grade A International Measurer

 

Cork City Marathon 10k Route 2023

 

Cork City Marathon 10k Route 2023 - Map View

 

Cork City Marathon 10k Route 2023 - Course Elevation Profile

 
Don't be put off in any way, by the apparent 'hills' in the elevation profile above. This course is as flat as you can get.  Google (and MapMyRun) has been 'fooled' by the presence of buildings and trees along the course.  The course starts at 4m elevation, on Patrick St, and, obviously, finishes at 4m, more or less, as the finish line is only 93m further up Patrick St. Along the way, there are a few very slight rises, with a total elevation rise (and fall!) over the entire 10k route of some 36m, and all of these small rises are gradual. You couldn't ask for a flatter course!

Road Races and Athletics Events Week Ending Sunday March 26th 2023

Cork Athletics Event Listing - Week Ending Sunday March 26th 2023

 

 

This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday March 19th 2023

 

Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday March 26th 2023

 

This Month's Events - March 2023

Next Month's Events - April 2023

Athletics Ireland Event Calendar

 

Key Event Summary

Coaching: Wed 22nd Mar, 7pm - Endurance Running Course - Day 1

 
Road: Sun Mar 26th, 12:30am - Mallow 10 Mile. Mallow

Indoor T&F: Sat 25th Mar - National Juvenile and Relay Indoor Championships Day 1, TUS, Athlone

The Events

Wednesday 22nd Mar, 7-9pm - Endurance Running Course - Online - Day 1

Online Webinar Course

 

Saturday Mar 25th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations

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

Saturday Mar 25th, 11:00  - National Juvenile and Relay Indoor Championships Day 1

TUS, Athlone

 

Saturday Mar 25th - SIAB International Cross-Country

Liverpool, UK

 

Sunday Mar 26th - Sat April 1st - World Masters Indoors 2023

Torun, Poland

 

Sunday Mar 26th, 12:30pm - Mallow 10 Mile

Mallow

 

 

Updated - Cork Athletics County Road Championship Entries 2023

Cork Athletics County Road Championships 2023 - Update March 14th