Craughwell Athletic Club

   Construction work has recently got under way on the first phase of the club’s indoor sports facilities plans with the commencement of a 10x4m toilet block and 10x12m multi-purpose room. The project is 50% funded by the European LEADER Programme and the club will be adding significantly to its borrowings to help finance the construction.  The club is asking its members and the community to help fund these facilities by supporting its Buy-A-Block fundraising campaign for the new building…

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Kyle Moorhead made his international debut at the weekend in the Irish Schools international against England, Scotland and Wales which was held in Swansea, becoming the 23rd athlete from the club to represent Ireland in an international, Kyle had a magnificent run in the 1500m steeplechase coming home as first Irishman across the line and 6th overall in a PB time of 4:41.33. It was a remarkable performance for the young man from Caherdevane who has been with the club…

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Evan Hallinan, National U15 Triple Jump Champion 2019 Craughwell AC’s juveniles were back in action again in Tullamore at the third weekend of the National Track & Field Championships where Evan Hallinan and Sean Cotter were amongst the highlights of the day. Evan leaped to a brilliant National title in the U15 Boys triple jump with a best of 11.09m sealing the gold medal. He later followed this up with a 7th place finish in the high jump, withdrawing due…

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Laura and Lorraine competing in the Women’s 100m at the Dublin Graded Meet A small group of athletes made their way to meet number 6 of the Dublin Graded Meet last night, the first time this year that the club has taken part in it to my knowledge. The Dublin Graded Meets are a fantastic series of events with 8 meets taking place, one every second Wednesday from end of May through to August at 3 different venues in Dublin…

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Shauna crossing the finish line to win the Wheelchair Category at the 2019 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon There was some great news for Craughwell AC athlete Shauna Bocquet recently with the announcement by Paralympics Ireland that she has been selected to represent Ireland at the IPC World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwill, Switzerland. Shauna will compete across 5 distances (100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m) in the U17 Female T54 category.  The event takes place in Switzerland from 1st to…

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    Sinead Treacy who raced to a club record 56.96 to win bronze in the National U23 400m and Ella Farrelly who raced to the National title in the U13 Girls 60m Hurdles in a blistering 9.98 Another weekend of National athletics action saw athletes compete in the National U20/23s Championships on Saturday in Tullamore and the National U13-19s on Sunday again in Tullamore. Sinead Treacy had an outstanding race in the final of the U23 Women’s 400m to take…

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