Craughwell Athletic Club

Across the country thousands of spectators tuned into their TV Screens and Phones as Weekend 2 of one of the weirdest but best national championships in recent years unfolded.  Once again, spectators and coaches were not permitted to enter the stadium so we either stood outside the gate watching our phones and catching the occasional glimpse of our athletes flitting past, or we sat at home.  Athletics Ireland are to be applauded on their running of the event – both…

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Please see the list below for details of training times for this autumn.  There have been some revisions to times so that the club can safely handle the groups during the pandemic in accordance with HSE guidelines. The list includes the age group coordinators, training times and the dates each group resumes.  It will be necessary for the club to impose some restrictions on group size in some of the age groups due to the public health guidelines … as if…

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A new Little Athletics training session will be commencing on Wednesday 16th September for children who are in Senior Infants – from 5.30pm to 6.30pm on Wednesdays for 10 weeks at Craughwell AstroTurf. The cost is €40 for the 10 weeks, payable at the first session. Athletics is highly regarded as an ideal introduction to all sports due to its focus on the fundamental movement skills of running, jumping and throwing. The session will be coordinated by Mark Gillen (086…

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Craughwell AC’s Kyle Moorhead who smashed the club’s 800m record at the weekend in the Connacht Games in Athlone Craughwell AC athletes participated in good numbers in the Connacht Outdoor Games which were held last weekend rather than the full Championships that take place each year. It was a historic occasion for the club’s new facility as it hosted its first ever official Connacht event with the holding of the long jump and shot putt on Saturday and the sprints…

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