Craughwell Athletic Club

In response to public demand and requests from parents, the club is launching a facility membership scheme whereby members of the public can pay an annual subscription to use the grass routes on the new facility for walking, jogging and running. Membership application form is here. All subscriptions go directly towards the development of the facility. Between membership subscriptions, fundraising and grants, it is hoped to raise €250,000 over the next 2 years to develop the facility. It is separate to…

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The second week of the club’s popular athletics summer camp takes place from 10th to 14th August at Craughwell astroturf. Book your place early to avoid dissapointment! The camp is coordinated and ran by our international senior high jumper Cathriona Farrell. Click on the image below for the application form and don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend one of the best camps in Ireland with plenty of fun and expert tuition in the various athletics disciplines! Cathriona’s contact information…

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Well done to Damian O’Boyle who ran with the best last night in the Morton Games in Santry in the Men’s 800m where he set a new PB and broke the club senior record in this event in an electric time of 1.57.96. The old record was 1.58.53 set by Nicholas Sheehan in the National U18 Track & Field in Tullamore in 2013.

Craughwell AC U16 Boys 4x100m RelayOisin Lyons, Jerry Keary, Daniel Callanan-Forde, Louis Molloy The final day of the National juvenile track and field Championships took place in Tullamore last Saturday where the club had 9 teams in action in the National relays. Highest placed finishers on the day were the U12 boys who placed 6th in a time of 57.40 (Kieran O’Connor, Lukas Schukat, Liam Mulveen, Conor Hoade, Liam McDonagh) and the U16 boys who placed 7th in their 4x100m…

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Craughwell AC participated in the Galway Sports Partnership Fit Towns Initiative recently. Pictured below receiving the award from athletics legend and CEO of the Irish Sports Council John Treacy. L-R: Josephine Gardiner (Galway Sports Partnership), Mark Gillen (Chairperson, Craughwell AC), John Treacy (CEO, Irish Sports Council), Councillor Moegie Maher, Mick Curley (Galway Sports Partnership), Michael Tobin (PRO, Craughwell AC)  

We will shortly be getting a large sign erected at our new facility beside the school which will include an artistic impression of what it will eventually look like. The painting is by our multi-talented club member Emma Urquhart who as well as being a dedicated distance athlete is an exceptional artist who has won many National awards. Well done and thank you Emma!

The European Junior Championships get underway today in Sweden where our own Conor Duggan travelled out with the Irish team earlier in the week. Conor had the massive honour of being part of the Opening Ceremony where each country had to carry some sand to the podium and mix with sand from other countries. Conor was the chosen sand-bearer for Ireland! You can see a distant picure of him in the act below.  Competition gets underway today. The full schedule for the…

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It’s almost 17 months since we publicly launched our grand ambitions for the purchase and development of an 8-acre site beside Craughwell NS. And its approaching 10 months since the club completed the purchase of the site. In that time-period the club has funded the purchase and development through a combination of loans totalling €164,000 and membership subscriptions, donations, fund-raising and grants with expenditure nearing the €300,000 mark as we speak.