Craughwell Athletic Club

Galway County team on the podium in the National Premier League Final ! Huge congratulations to several local athletes who featured prominently on the County Galway women’s team who took historic silver medals in the National League Premier Division final held on Sunday in Tullamore. Team manager and captain Sarah Finnegan led the way with 5th place in the triple jump with 9.87, 6th place in the 100m hurdles in 18.03 and 8th place in the javelin with 11.94; Maeve…

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Some of the group on the first trip many years ago in 2008Back row: Sue Joyce,Mike Tobin,Padraic Tobin,Cormac Dillon,Ruairi Finnegan,Niall Rooney,Cathal Coppinger,Triona CoppingerMiddle row: Julie Gallagher,PJ Kelly,Peter Treacy,Benny Gallagher,Ashley McDonnell,Orla McDaid,Laura Porter,Orla Ryan,Claire RyderFront row: Shaun Gallagher,Linda Porter,Debbie Kenny,Caoimhe Quill,Katie O’Donoghue Over the last 10 years, the club have travelled to Glasgow most years for the Scottish Indoor Championships, having first gone there in 2008 with a group of around 50 athletes plus parents. Every year it has been a…

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Plans are afoot to produce a new Club Yearbook to mark the 50th anniversary of the club in February this year. The club produced its first yearbook in 2005 and followed it up with its second yearbook in 2007 covering the years 2006-07. At the time, it was the intention to repeat the publication every few years but unfortunately this did not happen. But its never too late so to help mark the 50th anniversary of the club, work is…

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