Seville, Spain
Sunday February 19th 2023
Ryan Creech, Leevale AC, ran 2:13:03, in his debut Marathon, at today's Seville Marathon, becoming the second fastest Corkman, behind Mark Carroll, 2:10:54. Ryan's time also places him 11th overallon the Irish Marathon All-Time Rankings, with Stephen Scullion holding first place, on 2:09:49, from the London Marathon in October 2020
Ryan Creech's Sevilla Marathon Placing
Irish Men's Marathon Rankings Feb 18th 2023
Ryan Creech's Sevilla Marathon Splits
Ryan Creech's Sevilla Marathon- Detailed Splits
Ryan Creech's Sevilla Marathon Splits
"The Council recognises that these clubs, run by volunteers, are essential to maintaining a vibrant, sustainable sports sector. The grants scheme provides funds for projects that are directly related to enhancing facilities or the purchase of equipment
Announcing this year’s grants, Adrienne Rodgers, Director of Services, Cork City Council, said: “It has been a difficult few years, so sporting clubs and organisations are even more vital now for people’s health and wellbeing. With the Capital Grants Scheme, we are delighted to play our part in the continuing development of sports facilities throughout the city.”
Over the years this scheme has assisted all types of clubs and organisations, from football and rowing to athletics and taekwondo. When the 2022 Scheme was announced almost 100 applications were received. This consistent financial support offered by the Council greatly assists the clubs and delivers benefits to the wider community
The capital grants are not intended as an alternative to other sources of funding, but they complement other schemes, helping to bolster local contributions or assisting with funding where certain works are not covered by other grant schemes. They allow for minor capital work towards enhancement of premises, pitches, etc., as well as funding non-personal sports equipment that will be used for at least five years"
Cork City Council's Sports Capital Grant Scheme is now open to local voluntary sporting organisations and clubs, to develop and enhance sports and physical recreation throughout Cork City. The scheme provides grant aid to projects that are directly related to enhancing facilities, and must be of a capital nature
The scheme is not intended as an alternative to any Department Sports Capital Grant Scheme or other sources of funding, but will complement any such scheme, possibly helping with local contributions to satisfy criteria of other funding agencies or assisting with funding where certain works are not covered by other grant schemes
A total of €470,000 has been provided for the Scheme in 2023
This Scheme will allow for minor capital grants towards enhancement of premises, pitches etc., as well as allowing for the purchase of non personal sports equipment that will be used for at least five years
This Scheme will allow for capital grants to develop sport and active recreation facilities throughout the City.
All applications must be made online, through Cork City Councils Submit Application Portal, by Friday 31st March, 2023 at 5.00pm
Discrimination
Applicant Organisations/Clubs must not deny access on the grounds of gender, civil status, family status, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religious belief, or membership of the Traveling Community without just, reasonable and proper cause
Applicant Organisations/Clubs must have proper child protection and welfare policies and procedures in place
The application process opened yesterday, Tuesday 14th February and will close on Friday 31st March 2023
PLEASE NOTE THAT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS OR LATE APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE CONSIDERED
For queries, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or contact Lorraine Leahy - 021 238 9845 or Michelle Broderick - 021 492 4646
This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday February 19th 2023
Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday February 26th 2023
Coaching: Fri 17th Feb, 18:00 - 20:30 - Youth Track & Field Development Night - FREE Session - MTU Track
Road: Sun Feb 19th, 11:00am - Eagle AC Tommy Ryan Memorial Carrigaline 5 Mile, Carrigaline
Indoor T&F: Sat Feb 18th & Sun 19th - National Senior Indoor Championships, National Indoor Arena
Friday 17th Feb, 18:00 - 20:30 - Youth Track & Field Development Night
Register for Free Youth Track & Field Development Night
Saturday Feb 18th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations
Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Tramore Valley Park, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Youghal
Sunday Feb 19th, 4am - World Cross-Country Championships
Sunday Feb 19th - National Senior Indoor Championships - Day 2
National Indoor Arena
Carrigaline
January end-of-month registrations for Cork Athletics stand at a record 4.848.
Traditionally January is a slow month for Registrations, with clubs scampering to collect members subscriptions, but, this year, no doubt the new Athletics Ireland One Day Levy (ODL) is spurring the registrations on. Under the levy, non-AAI members, including those who have yet to renew their club memberships, including AAI registrations, are liable for a €2 premium on their race entries, so that incentivises people to register quickly
The figures include several 'anomalies'; There are at least 42 duplicate registrations in Cork, where exactly the same individuals are included twice. 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 657 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 thirteen members wrongly listed as New Registrations
A small number of clubs have less than 10 registered members, and, therefore, club registration is not yet fully valid
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
As of this evening, a further 763 (15.74%) have been registered since January 31st. 885 (15.77%) of these are listed as New Registrations, while, as stated earlier, several long-term members are listed as New Registrations
Largest Clubs, by Total Registered Members
Next Largest Clubs, by Total Registered Members
Leevale AC top the Leaderboard, on 413, followed by Bandon AC (393), with Midleton AC third on 308. North Cork AC, Grange-Fermoy AC and Belgooly AC all exceed 200, while another 12 top the 100 members mark, 18 in all
| Club | Juv | You | Jun | Sen | Mas | Total |
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| Leevale AC | 182 | 46 | 41 | 70 | 74 | 413 |
| Bandon AC | 307 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 393 |
| Midleton AC | 160 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 124 | 308 |
| North Cork AC | 254 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 297 |
| Grange/Fermoy AC | 94 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 127 | 241 |
| Belgooly AC | 182 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 218 |
| Togher AC | 78 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 77 | 182 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC | 68 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 169 |
| Youghal AC | 62 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 151 |
| St. Catherine's AC | 83 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 136 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers AC | 86 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 134 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale AC | 106 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 127 |
| Ballymore Cobh AC | 35 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 116 |
| Eagle AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 104 | 116 |
| Mallow AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 116 |
| Tracton AC | 54 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 116 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC | 95 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 107 |
| Blarney/Inniscara AC | 85 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 106 |
| Carrigaline AC | 45 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 88 |
| Courcey AC | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 88 |
| Durrus AC | 49 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 85 |
| West Muskerry AC | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 81 |
| Ballincollig AC | 39 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 78 |
| Watergrasshill AC | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 74 |
| St. Finbarrs AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 73 |
| Beara AC | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 72 |
| Mount Hillary AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 58 | 65 |
| Liscarroll AC | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 64 |
| Bridevale AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 62 |
| St. Nicholas AC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 57 |
| Aghada Running Club AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 49 |
| Dromahane Road Runners AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 45 |
| Donoughmore AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| East Cork AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 38 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| Cork Track AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| Buttevant AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 31 |
| Cork City AC | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 29 |
| Skibbereen AC | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 |
| Bantry AC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 25 |
| The Churchtown Roadrunners AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| Duhallow AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Doneraile AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Fota Island Running AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Galtee Runners AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Doheny AC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| Carrigtwohill AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Old Abbey AC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| UNATTACHED | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Shandrum AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Abbey Striders AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Leading Cork Juvenile Clubs
Bandon AC hold a clear lead at the top, with 323 registrations, followed by North Cork AC (260) and Leevale AC (228), with three more clubs over the 100 mark
| Club | Juv | You | Total |
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| Bandon AC | 307 | 16 | 323 |
| North Cork AC | 254 | 6 | 260 |
| Leevale AC | 182 | 46 | 228 |
| Belgooly AC | 182 | 5 | 187 |
| Midleton AC | 160 | 18 | 178 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale AC | 106 | 3 | 109 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC | 95 | 2 | 97 |
| Grange/Fermoy AC | 94 | 1 | 95 |
| St. Catherine's AC | 83 | 6 | 89 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers AC | 86 | 2 | 88 |
| Blarney/Inniscara AC | 85 | 2 | 87 |
| Togher AC | 78 | 8 | 86 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC | 68 | 18 | 86 |
| Youghal AC | 62 | 4 | 66 |
| Courcey AC | 65 | 0 | 65 |
| West Muskerry AC | 58 | 3 | 61 |
| Tracton AC | 54 | 3 | 57 |
| Durrus AC | 49 | 4 | 53 |
| Carrigaline AC | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Ballincollig AC | 39 | 6 | 45 |
| Liscarroll AC | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| Ballymore Cobh AC | 35 | 2 | 37 |
| Beara AC | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Cork City AC | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Watergrasshill AC | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| Skibbereen AC | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| St. Nicholas AC | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Doheny AC | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Old Abbey AC | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| UNATTACHED | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Bantry AC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Midleton AC top the table, followed by Eagle AC & Leevale AC, with a possee of clubs following them. A small number of clubs have yet to register an athlete
Leading Adult Registrations by Club - January 31st 2023
Next Largest Adult Registrations by Club - January 31st 2023
Leevale AC head the table with 185 adult registrations, followed by Grange-Fermoy AC (146), Midleton AC (130) and Eagle AC & Mallow AC both on 116
| Club | Jun | Sen | Mas | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leevale AC | 41 | 70 | 74 | 185 |
| Grange/Fermoy AC | 9 | 10 | 127 | 146 |
| Midleton AC | 1 | 5 | 124 | 130 |
| Eagle AC | 0 | 12 | 104 | 116 |
| Mallow AC | 0 | 4 | 112 | 116 |
| Togher AC | 2 | 17 | 77 | 96 |
| Youghal AC | 5 | 11 | 69 | 85 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC | 9 | 22 | 52 | 83 |
| Ballymore Cobh AC | 0 | 14 | 65 | 79 |
| St. Finbarrs AC | 0 | 14 | 59 | 73 |
| Bandon AC | 2 | 8 | 60 | 70 |
| Mount Hillary AC | 0 | 7 | 58 | 65 |
| Bridevale AC | 0 | 11 | 51 | 62 |
| Tracton AC | 2 | 4 | 53 | 59 |
| Watergrasshill AC | 0 | 8 | 47 | 55 |
| Aghada Running Club AC | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life AC | 0 | 1 | 48 | 49 |
| St. Catherine's AC | 0 | 2 | 45 | 47 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers AC | 0 | 3 | 43 | 46 |
| St. Nicholas AC | 1 | 6 | 39 | 46 |
| Dromahane Road Runners AC | 0 | 6 | 39 | 45 |
| Donoughmore AC | 0 | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| Carrigaline AC | 0 | 9 | 34 | 43 |
| Beara AC | 0 | 6 | 33 | 39 |
| East Cork AC | 0 | 7 | 31 | 38 |
| North Cork AC | 4 | 3 | 30 | 37 |
| Ballincollig AC | 0 | 2 | 31 | 33 |
| Cork Track AC | 0 | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| Durrus AC | 3 | 1 | 28 | 32 |
| Belgooly AC | 0 | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| Buttevant AC | 0 | 4 | 27 | 31 |
| Courcey AC | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Bantry AC | 2 | 2 | 19 | 23 |
| The Churchtown Roadrunners AC | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| Liscarroll AC | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| West Muskerry AC | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Duhallow AC | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Blarney/Inniscara AC | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Doneraile AC | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Fota Island Running AC | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale AC | 6 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| Galtee Runners AC | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Skibbereen AC | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| Carrigtwohill AC | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Cork City AC | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Doheny AC | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Old Abbey AC | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Shandrum AC | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Abbey Striders AC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| UNATTACHED | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
This Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday February 12th 2023
Next Week's Events - Week Ending Sunday February 19th 2023
Indoor T&F: Wed Feb 8th - Track and Field Live Tour; Sat Feb 11th - National Indoor League Final; National Indoor Arena; Sun Feb 12th - Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Championships, Nenagh
Road: Sun Feb 12th, 09:30 - Cloyne Commons 4k Road Race Series - Race 4 2022/23, Cloyne
Wednesday Feb 8th - Track and Field Live Tour
Saturday Feb 11th - National Indoor League Final
National Indoor Arena
Saturday Feb 11th, 9:30am - Parkrun - 10 Locations
Bere Island, Glengarriff, Castlehaven, Clonakilty, Macroom, Ballincollig, Tramore Valley Park, Glen River, Mallow Castle, Youghal
Sunday Feb 12th - Glenageety Half-Marathon & Trail Run (IMRA - Kerry)
Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
Oropesa del Mar, Spain
Sunday February 5th 2023
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| East Cork AC Men | Youghal AC Under 20 Women |
East Cork AC Men and Youghal AC Under 20 Women represent Ireland in Sunday's ECCC Cross-Country Championships, in Oropesa del Mar, Spain, as part of Ireland's eight-team squad. The teams were selected by virtue of their winning and runner-up spots at the 2022 National Cross-Country Championships, in Rosapenna, Donegal, last November, when the Youghal AC women won the Under 20 Title and the East Cork AC men's team were very close runners-up in the Senior Men's Championship
LIVESTREAM Begins at 9am
NB: Not sure if these are Spanish Times, in which case the U20 Women, inc Youghal AC, will be off at 9am Irish Time
ECCC Information Page
ECCC Logo
Course Map 1
Course Map 2
Athletics Ireland Release
Eight Irish teams will take to European competition at the European Club Cross Country Championships (ECCC) in Oropesa del Mar in Spain this Sunday (Feb 5th)
In total, 399 athletes from 77 clubs across 22 countries will battle it out for club honours at one of the longest-standing and most established cross country fixtures on the athletics calendar
The eight Irish teams secured their place by virtue of their first and second place team finishes at the 2022 National Cross-Country Championships in Rosapenna, Donegal
Each club will be looking to replicate some of the success enjoyed by Irish teams at last year’s edition, including Ennis Track Club’s historic day which saw their junior men’s team claim gold
Each team’s score shall be determined by the aggregate of finishing positions achieved by its 3 (three) best placed athletes
| Clonliffe Harriers |
| Efrem Gidey |
| Stephen Cashin |
| Ian Guiden |
| Seán O'Leary |
| Jayme Rossiter |
| East Cork AC |
| Paul Hartnett |
| Frank O'Brien |
| Kevin O'Brien |
| Tim O'Donoghue |
Senior Women
| Dublin City Harriers |
| Edel Monaghan |
| Cliona Murphy |
| Sinead Cronin |
| Avril Deegan |
| Faye Dervan |
| Eimear Fitzpatrick |
| Letterkenny AC |
| Natasha Adams |
| Nakita Burke |
| Shauna McGeehan |
| Noeleen Scanlan |
Under 20 Men
| Ennis Track AC |
| Barry Conway |
| Peter Farrel |
| Niall Murphy |
| Cian O’Boyle |
| Colin Ryan |
| Nenagh Olympic AC |
| Daniel Ryan Ellis |
| Luke Purcell |
| Sean Hayes |
| Cian Hodgins |
| Jamie Moloney |
| Thomas Bergin |
Under 20 Women
| Youghal AC |
| Robyn Buckley |
| Alex Cashman |
| Avril Cashman |
| Emma Landers |
| Avril Millerick |
| Finn Valley AC |
| Nuala Bose |
| Sarah Bradley |
| Amy Greene |
| Eimear McCarroll |
| Sally McMenamin |
East Cork Men and Youghal Women Selected for ECCC Cross-Country Championship 2023
River Lee Hotel
Friday February 17th 2023
Louise Shanahan, Leevale AC is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Year 2022
Photo: Deirdre O'Brien, Deputy Mayor, Cork County, Tony O'Connell, Chairman, Cork City Sports, Louise Shanahan, Leevale AC, and Damian Boylan, Deputy Mayor, Cork City Council
Louise Shanahan, with Tony O'Connell
The award was presented to Louise at a function at the River Lee hotel, on Friday February 17th 2023
Louise Shanahan 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 - Awards Archive
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Year 2022 is Louise Shanahan, Leevale AC
Photos
Louise Shanahan interviewed by Trevor Welch, 96FM
Announcement of Cork City Sports Athlete of the Year 2022
Ken Perrott, 96FM Recaps on the 12 2022 Monthly Award Winners
Tony O'Connell, Chairman Cork City Sports, acknowledges Sponsors & Supporters
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(February 8th 2023) As of this week I have started as your new RDO for Ireland South West – Clare, Limerick, Kerry & Cork
I am aware that you have been without an RDO for the last few months and some of you are requesting support with Coaching courses. I would be most grateful if you would This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your interest in any of the following Athletics Ireland courses and workshops (click on each link for further information):
Run, Jump, Throw Workshops
For level 2 & 3 courses you can direct your queries to our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Many of you may have had AGM’s since Grace or Conor was last in touch with you, if any contact details have changed or anyone needs to be added to this mailing list, I’d be most grateful if you would send on their details
Finally, thank you for all the work that you do for athletics in your respective roles. I look forward to meeting and working with you over the coming months and trust that collectively we can advance our sport for the betterment of our athletes, our coaches, our clubs, and communities
Kind regards,
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m: 086 152 8813
For those who are new to AAI, or are unsure of the role of RDO's:
From Athletics Ireland:
Our Development Team’s main areas of responsibility are:
Little Athletics – a development programme for children between 5-10 years old
Fit4Life – a programme for recreational runners and other adult participation initiatives
Delivering coaching education through the Athletics Leader, Assistant Coach and Level 1 programmes
Liaising with the Regional Coaches to deliver Regional Squads
Club Support Scheme
Providing assistance to new clubs including provision of equipment and coach education
Liaising with clubs and County Boards to help them to achieve their goals
Liaising with other sports development bodies such as Sports Partnerships and local Councils
Ballyclough, Mallow, Co. Cork
February 12th 2023
It was with great regret and sadness that we learnt of the death, yesterday, Sunday February 12th 2023 of our esteemed Vice-Chairman and past-Chairman Blarney-Inniscarra AC, Tim Ahern
The Officers, Officials and members of Cork Athletics County Board extend their condolences and deepest sympathies to the Ahern family; Tim's wife Catherine, children David, John and Timothy, grandson Ethan, and the extended Ahern and O'Connell families
Tim's lifetime contribution to athletics, particularly as a Technical Official at National and European levels, has been enormous and leaves a lasting legacy
May he Rest In Peace
Unexpectedly, but peacefully, at his residence, beloved husband of Catherine (nee O'Connell) and dear father of David, John and Timothy, grandfather of Ethan. Sadly missed by his loving family, brothers in law, sisters in law, relatives and friends
Requiescat in pace
Lying in repose at O'Callaghans Funeral Chapel, Ballyclough, on Wednesday from 5.30pm to 7pm followed by prayers. Reception into St. John the Baptist Church, Ballyclough, on Thursday for Requiem Mass at 12 noon. Funeral afterwards to the adjoining cemetery
Tim's passing was a big shock for all of us. He contributed immensely at all levels of the sport. His first love in Track & Field was the field events, where he coached and judged not only at Club and County but also at Munster and National level
For the past twelve years, Tim had been officiating at National level, as a member of the Athletics Ireland Competition Committee. Prior to that he was a member of the Athletics Ireland Technical Committee, with a combined term of approximately twenty five years at National level with BLE and AAI. He was a High Jump judge for countless years
We will all miss him so much
Sincere condolences on the passing of Tim Ahern, Cork Athletics County Board Vice Chair. He was a great servant to, and a stalwart of our sport. One of life's gentlemen, he will be missed
Athletes wishing to transfer clubs MUST apply using the Athletics Ireland ONLINE PORTAL ONLY, and are reminded that transfer forms are NOT being accepted by Athletics Ireland
The Online Portal will OPEN on the Athletic Ireland website on Wednesday March 1st and will remain open until Monday March 20th
Up to now, Completed forms were submitted to Cork AAI County Board Registrar, John Copithorne, this is no longer the procedure. Any paper/pdf transfer form received CANNOT be accepted, as all transfer applications MUST be submitted via the Online Portal
Next Transfer Window, following March 20th 2023, will open on August 1st 2023
Oropesa del Mar, Spain
Sunday February 5th 2023
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| Youghal AC Lining up for U20 Womens Championship | East Cork AC Lining up for Senior Mens Championship |
| Event | Video Time Range |
| Under 20 Women | 5 - 34 Min |
| Under 20 Men | 41 - 69 Min |
| Senior Women | 78 - 122 Mins |
| Senior Men | 137 - 166 Min |
Yesterday, Sunday February 5th was a great day for athletics in Cork, when we saw not One, but Two Cork clubs - with both also from the East Cork region - compete at the ECCC (European Champion Clubs Cross-Country Championships) Championships, in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. In all, Ireland had eight teams involved; two in each category. The course was a somewhat convoluted one, on the sea-front in Oropesa del Mar, combining elements of grass and sand, with several wooden steeplechase-style jumps added for good measure
Leaders, with Avril Millerick on far right
First into action were the under 20 Women, with Youghal AC and Finn Valley AC representing Ireland. Youghal AC'c Avril Millerick was to the front over the first half of the 5.8km race, featuring in the top 10 throughout, before finishing in 11th place. Next for Youghal was Avril Cashman, in 16th place, with sister Alex Cashman in 25th place. A number mix-up led to the girll's places being reversed in the official results. Emma Landers, in 27th place. Each team's score was the combined total of the points for their first three placers, giving Youghal AC a total of 52 points, and 6th place. Finn Valley AC finished in 8th place, with 72 points, being led home by Eimear McCarroll (13th), Amy Byrne (24th), Sarah Bradley (35th) and Nuala Bose (60th). Sixteen (16) Teams finished
Next up were the under 20 Men, also running 5.8km, with Ireland represented by Nenagh Olympic AC and Ennis Track AC, finishing in 5th, on 45 points, and 6th, 60 points, places respectively. Ennis Track's Niall Murphy finished in 10th place, and featured prominently in the commentary throughout, with nenagh Olympic's Cian Hodgins (13th), Luke Purcell (15th), and Daniel Ryan-Ellis (17th) also well placed. Seventeen (17) Teams finished
Ireland was represented by Letterkenny AC (10th - 115 points) and DCH AC (12th - 132 points), led home by Nikita Burke (24th) and Cliona Murphy (32nd). Twenty two (22) Teams finished
Ireland's representatives were Clonliffe Harriers AC (8th - 93 points) and East Cork AC (18th - 182 points. Clonliffe were led home by Efrem Gidey, in 7th place - the highest Irish finish on the day, with Tim O'Donoghue (42nd), Paul Hartnett (66th), Frank O'Brien (72nd) and Kevin O'Brien (85th) comprising the East Cork AC line-up. Twenty teams finished
Overall it was a fabulous day for Cork athletics in particular, with two clubs representing Cork, and Ireland, with distinction. Indeed four of the eight Irish teams were from Munster
Ireland did have a winner on the day, with Stephen Cashin, Clonliffe Harriers AC winning the Open 5k, followed byrunner-up James Tanner, Nenagh Olympic AC. Nenagh had other finishers in Sean Hayes (10th), Jamie Moloney (11th) and Ben Walshe (13th). There were 67 finishers
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The Marina as it looks now - Photo: Larry Cummins/ExaminerYesterday's announcement, by the National Transport Authority (NTA), of €57M funding for walking and cycling infrastructure projects, involving over 130 Active Travel schemes across Cork City and County is very welcome, but brings several 'headaches' for Cork Athletics and the general running community, at least during the development stages.
The works include the development of segregated cycle lanes and widened footpaths, new walking and cycling bridges, and new pedestrian crossings. Three of the major developments are; €1.6m for upgrade works to the Marina Promenade; €4.5m for a new pedestrian and cycle route, from the Grange Road to Tramore Valley Park, including a bridge over the N40 South Ring Road; and €3.4m for the Ballinacurra to Midleton pedestrian and cycle route
Work on the Marina is scheduled to start in May next, with a projected completing date of May 2024. While this is welcome news, the downside is that the Marina will not be available for races/runs during the development. This means that Cork Athletics, organisers of the Cork Womens Mini-Marathon, sponsored by The Echo, must find a new route for this year's event, due to be held on Sunday September 17th
Artist's impression of the completed Marina
The Marina upgrade is long overdue, as the concrete running surface there is quite broken in places. The artistic impression of the finished product looks great, so we look forward to that
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. Indeed work is progressing well on the civil engineering works on both sides of the N40, so, hopefully the bridge crossing will be complete in the very near future. In addition, in the past two weeks, most of Tramore Valley Park has been resurfaced with smooth tarmac, and the main circuit around the Park has been widened, and drainage has been improved along the path
The town of Midleton, and the general East Cork area, has been a been a hive of athletic activity for several decades, so the Ballinacurra to Midleton pedestrian and cycle route should provide a boost to running there
