Launch of Craughwell AC Facility Development
{besps}phase1{/besps} Craughwell AC has run out of space for its juvenile membership!!! Read on for how we are going to fix it!
Kilconiernon Charity Run
This year Kilconieron Charity Run is taking place on Sunday 23rd February at 12noon. Our very own Niall Callanan is one of the main organisers. This year sees them introduce a walkers entry for a fee of just €10 for people who would like to walk the entire course. The entry fee for runners is €15. Each year This year they have introduced a reduced entry fee of just €10 for people who want to walk the entire course. The…
Sprint Records Continue to Fall
Aidan Conneely, Sinead Treacy, Conor Duggan breaking records at the Leinster Indoors Three of our sprinters travelled to AIT this weekend to guest at the Leinster Open Junior Competition. Between them, they came home with 5 pbs and 4 new club records! Sinead Treacy was up first with a fantastic run in the 60m. She placed joint 2nd overall in a time of 7.80secs – a new pb and breaking her own club record. Conor Duggan and Aidan Conneely were…
Incredible Day at Universities Track & Field
Craughwell AC Athletes After Cathriona’s Record Breaking 1.81m in the High JumpOrla Ryan (UCD), Katie O’Donoghue (NUIG), Cathriona Farrell (DCU) Cathriona Farrell’s hard work since last September paid rich dividends yesterday at the Irish Universities Track & Field where she leapt to a new high jump PB, a new stadium record and a new Universities Indoor record with a fine 1.81m jump.
Records Tumble at AAI Indoor Games!
Photo credit: Raftfarnham AC A small group of athletes made the trip to AIT for the 2014 AAI Indoor Games today with some marvellous performances that saw 3 club records equalled or broken. First into action, Katie O’Donoghue and Orla Ryan made a return to competitive action and joined Cathriona Farrell in the senior women’s high jump. Both Katie and Orla jumped well in their first competition in almost a year with both clearing 1.50m but exiting…
Large Crowds at South Connacht Schools XC
The schools cross country season kicked off with the South Connacht Championships held in Bushfield Loughrea last Wednesday. Despite all the rain of recent weeks, Bushfield was bone dry and a pleasant day greeted the large numbers of runners from Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Westmeath schools. The official results are not available yet so here is a quick synopsis of how athletes from the club got on. In the minor girls 1500m, Fiona Commins and Shauna Tobin (Pres Athenry)…