Munster U/13 to U/19 Indoor Championships
Saturday 28th February & Sunday 1st March in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. Good luck to all our athletes who will be taking part. Please note check-in times for track events. Field events just check-in at event location when called.
Timetable Day 1        Timetable Day 2
Parking Information

GloHealth National Inter-Club & Juvenile Inter-County Relay Championships
Sunday 1st March in Kilbroney Park, Co. Down. Good luck to all our Inter-Club athletes & to our County Girls U/12 team of Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C., Nessa Towey, Templemore A.C., Aoibhin Foley, Clonmel A.C., Cally Dooley, Roscrea A.C. & Kate Burke, Moyglass A.C. 
See AAI Preview & Entry List here.

Munster Schools Indoor Games
Tuesday 3rd March @ 11am in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See all the details here.

County Tipperary Community Games XC Trials
The 2015 County Tipperary Community Games Cross Country Relay Trials will take place on Friday 10th April @ 7pm in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds. Entry on the night. Age groups are Girls & Boys U/12, U/13 & U/14 & all athletes must be under the age as of 31st July 2015. In order to take part, your Area must be affiliated. Please check with your Area Secretary beforehand to make sure you are eligible to compete. More details at www.tipperarycommunitygames.com. Please note that at the moment, no athletes are permitted to wear spikes.

Munster Performance Squad
The next session of the Munster Performance Squad will take place in Templemore Track on Saturday 4th April. Events covered on the day will be 100m, 200m, 400m, long hurdles, sprint hurdles, long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, combined events, shot putt, discus, javelin & walks.  Training session will be from 10am to 12.30pm followed by a talk from International athlete, Niall Tuohy who will present his "Top Ten Tips" of Advice for leading Junior & Juvenile athletes. The session will finish at 1.30pm.

Irish Team Announced for European Indoor Champs
See all the details here.

Ryan & Moloney Win County Masters Titles
Phil Ryan, Ballynonty A.C. & Stuart Moloney, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. were the winners of the Women's & Men's Master titles at the County Masters Road Championships in Fethard on Sunday 22nd February with a clean sweep for Clonmel A.C. in the Inter Club competition.
Results     County PRO Report     Photos

Hurdles & Sprints Coaches Workshop
Sunday 22nd March in Irish Sports HQ, Blancherstown from 11am to 2pm. See all the details here.

Sprints & Jumps Workshops
Wednesday 4th March from 7pm to 9pm in same venue. Workshop will be given by Paul Byrne. See more information here.
There will also be a Jumps Workshop in Cork I.T. for Long Jump, High Jump & Pole Vault on Friday 6th March. Registration form 6.40pm to 6.55pm & cost is 5 euro per person. Workshop is for athletes aged 10+ & will be given by Munster Performance Coaches Stephen Fleming (LJ), Chris Regan (HJ) & Eamon Flanagan (PV).

Borrisokane A.C. 5km Road Race
Sunday 8th March @ 1pm in Borrisokane
See details here.

County U/9 to U/12 Indoor Championships
Sunday 22nd February 2015
 Points Table     See Results here.

GloHealth Senior Indoor Championships
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd February in AIT Arena.  
See AAI Review & Results from Day 1 here.
See AAI Review & Results from Day 2 here.

County U/13 to Junior Indoor Championships
Saturday 21st February 2015
Photos   See Results here.

Top Performances from Irish Athletes
Zak Irwin sets new Irish Junior 60m record. See more here. Euro Qualifying time for English. See more here.

Cunningham & Ryan Home Double in Intermediate Road
Mooreabbey Milers A.C. hosted the County Intermediate Road Championships in Galbally on  Sunday 15th February. There was a double win for the host Club with Mary Louise Ryan taking the Women's title & Mike Cunningham clinching the Men's title in a very convincing fashion. Team winners for the women were Clonmel A.C. with Mooreabbey Milers in 2nd & Moyne A.C. in 3rd place. Thurles Crokes A.C. took the Men's team title with Mooreabbey Milers A.C. in 2nd & Clonmel A.C. in 3rd. All roads lead to Fethard this Sunday, 22nd February for the County Masters Championships which start at 12 noon.
See Results here          County PRO Report here.

GloHealth National Juvenile Inter County XC Relays
The GloHealth Juvenile Inter-County Cross Country Relays take place in Kilbroney Park, Co. Down on Sunday 1st March. Tipperary will be entering one team for these Championships in the Girls U/12 competition. Good luck to Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C., Nessa Towey, Templemore A.C., Aoibhin Foley, Clonmel A.C., Cally Dooley, Roscrea A.C. & Kate Burke, Moyglass A.C. who will all be part of the team on the day.

Tipp Athletes Compete Well in Scotland
Athletes from Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Carrick-On-Suir A.C. travelled to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow for the Scottish National Indoor Championships on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th February. Among the medal winners over the weekend were Nenagh Olympic A.C. athletes Jack McEvoy, 3rd U/13 60mH, Ted Collins, 3rd U/13 800m, Joseph McEvoy, 3rd U/15 60mH & Sadbh O'Mahony, 1st U/15 300m & Carrick-On-Suir A.C. athletes Miriam Daly, 2nd U/15 60mH, Jake Vermeer, 2nd U/15 60mH & 3rd in LJ,  Leanne Prout, 2nd U/20 400m & Martin Kehoe, 3rd U/15 HJ.
Results: U/13 & U/17          U/15 & U/20

Munster Schools XC Championships
The Munster Schools Cross Country Championships took place on Thursday 12th February in Cork I.T. Tipperary athletes won 6 sets of team medals in total (3 gold for Thurles CBS Junior Boys, Presentation Thurles Inter Girls & Loreto Clonmel Senior Girls with silver for the Ursuline Thurles in Junior & Senior Girls & bronze in the Minor Girls) & 12 individual medals (Josh O'Dwyer, Thurles CBS 5th Minor Boys; Clare Rafter, Ursuline Thurles 1st, Alannah Deering, St. Mary's Nenagh 3rd, Emma Fagan, St. Mary's Newport 7th & Elma Casey, Cashel C.C. 9th in Junior Girls race; Conor Ryan, Our Lady's Templemore, 3rd, Fred Crowley 4th & Kieren Moloney, Thurles CBS 11th in Junior Boys race; Avril Deegan, Presentation Thurles, 3rd Inter Girls race; Orlaith Moynihan, Loreto Clonmel 3rd & Ciara Cummins, Ursuline Thurles 5th in Senior Girls race with Darren Dunne, Nenagh CBS 3rd in Senior Boys race.
See Full Results here.

Ultra Running Update
See here.

Mageean Achieves European Indoor Standard,
Read more here.

Updated Coaching Calendar for South West
See Calendar here.  Coach Education courses are now available for online registration here.

Athletics Ireland Welcomes Irish Sports Council Investment for 2015
Read all the details here.

AAI Cross Country Review Forum
The AAI Cross Country Review Forum is on Saturday 14th February 2015 from 11am to 3pm in Athlone I.T. See further information & documentation here.

Leevale T&F Meet 2015
The Leevale Track & Field Meet will take place in Cork I.T. on Saturday 18th (Senior & Junior) & Sunday 19th April (Juvenile). See more details here.

County Tipperary Schools Track & Field Date
The County Tipperary Schools T&F Championships will be held on Wednesday 22nd April in Templemore Track. Timetable to follow.

GloHealth Masters Cross Country
Well done to the following County athletes who competed in Tuam at the GloHealth Masters Cross Country Championships on Sunday 8th February:- Stuart Moloney, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. 8th overall in Master Men's race & 4th in the O/35 category; Willie O'Dwyer, Dundrum A.C. 38th overall in Master Men's race & 13th in the O/40 catetory & Patrick Shelly, Ballynonty A.C. who was 10th in the Master Men's 0/65 race & 7th in the 0/65 category.

6 Individual Medals for Tipp at National Juvenile "B" XC
A number of Tipperary athletes made the journey to the Palace Grounds, Tuam on Sunday 8th February to take part with great success in the GloHealth National Juvenile "B" Cross Country Championships. There were 6 individual winners on the day namely Laura Purcell, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (4th Girls U/11), Rachel Butler, Moyne A.C. (6th Girls U/13), Adam Ryan, Newport A.C. (5th Boys U/13), Dylan McLoughlin, Moyne A.C. (8th Boys U/13), Elma Casey, Clonmel A.C. (9th Girls U/15) & Jack Moore, Moyne A.C. (7th Boys U/17). The County Boys U/11 team also won silver with Moyne A.C. taking 3 sets of medals in the Boys U/11 (3rd), Girls U/13 (2nd) & Boys U/17 (2nd). Congratulations to all the medal winners & to all who represented the County on the day.
See Juvenile PRO Report here.

GloHealth Intermediate, Masters & Juvenile "B" Cross Country Championships
Sunday 8th February in the Palace Grounds, Tuam, Co. Galway.
See AAI Review & Results here.

Tallaght & Leevale Win National League Indoor Titles
See AAI Review & results here.

O Donnell & Murray achieve Euro Indoor Standards
See more here.

Munster Juvenile Relays & Pole Vault Championships
Saturday 7th February in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
At the Munster Juvenile Pole Vault Championships, there was gold for David Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. in the Boys U/16 competition, silver for Aoife Tierney, Nenagh Olympic A.C.in the Girls U/18 & a 4th place finish for her younger sister, Emily in the Girls U/16.
See Results for Pole Vault Championships here
Nenagh Olympic A.C. were the County's top scorers in the Juvenile Relays taking home 9 sets of medals in total (5 gold, 3 silver & 1 bronze) with Carrick-On-Suir A.C. winning 3 sets (1 gold & 2 silver) & Templemore A.C. with 2 sets (1 silver & 1 bronze).
Results for Juvenile Relays here.

County Outdoor T&F Dates
County Track & Field U/9 to U/12 Championships take place on Monday 4th May & County Track & Field U/13 to U/19 Championships take place on Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th May. All 3 dates take place in Templemore Track.

GloHealth Sponsors Irish Schools Athletics
See all the details here.

Athletics Ireland Registration Figures for January
See here.


Athletics Ireland Membership Cards for Life
See all the details here.

AAI Indoor Games
See Results  here & AAI Review here.

Irish Team 2nd in Distance Medley Relay in New York
See all the details here.

Grogan & O'Dwyer Lead Dundrum to Victory at Novice Road
The County Novice Road Championships were held in Moyne on Sunday 1st February. There were individual wins for Linda Grogan & Willie O'Dwyer, Dundrum A.C. in the Women's & Men's races with Dundrum A.C. taking both the Women's & Men's team titles.
See County PRO Notes here      Results here       Photos here

Munster Star Award Winners for Tipp

Congratulations to Maria Carey, Newport A.C., Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C., Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C., Siobhan O'Doherty, Borrisokane A.C., Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. & Mike Cunningham, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. who all received Munster Star Awards for Tipperary at the Munster Star Awards Banquet on Saturday 31st January in the Blarney Golf Resort Hotel.
Photos here.  See AAI Link here. See List of Winners here.

Munster Outdoor Track & Field Dates
See Amended dates & confirmed venues here.

East Munster Schools Cross Country Championships
Friday 30th January 2015 in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
See Results here.

Munster AAI Survey on Junior/U/23/Senior/Masters Indoors
Munster AAI will be carrying out a number of surveys about the Junior/U23/Senior & Masters Indoor Championships. The first of these surveys is now available to take here. Significance will be attached to a poor response rate to the surveys.

Munster Coaching & Development Calendar for South West
See Calendar for Feb to May here. More info here.

GloHealth 2015 Senior Indoor Championships
See Information here.

A History of Athletics in County Tipperary - Help Required
Jimmy Fogarty is currently compiling information for a new book which will deal with the history of athletics in County Tipperary. If each County Club could assist him with their specific Club entries, it would be greatly appreciated. See what information is required here.

National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships
These Championships were held in AIT on Sunday 25th January. There were gold medals for Aaron Egan, Clonmel A.C. (Junior Walk), Paul White, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (U/23 400m), Simon Archer, Templemore A.C. (U/23 High Jump), Maria Carey, Newport A.C. (Junior Triple Jump) & Sharlene Mawdsley, Newport A.C. (Junior 200m). Silver medals went to Anthony Tobin, Clonmel A.C. (Junior Walk) & Evan Lynch, Clonmel A.C. (U/23 Walk) with bronze for Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Junior 800m).
See AAI Review here. See Results here.

Irish Team Perform Well at Celtic Cross Country
Well done to Tipperary athletes, Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (7th U/20), Laura Tobin, Clonmel A.C. (8th U/20) & Aoife Laste, Clonmel A.C. (16th U/20). Both Ciara & Laura were on the Irish Women's U/20 team & Aoife was on the Irish Women's U/20 Development Team. See details here.

Honore Hoedt Coaching Presentation
Tuesday 17th February 2015 in AIT @ 7pm. See details here.

AAI Juvenile Competition Booklet for 2015
See here.

County Juvenile & Junior Indoor Championships 2015
The County Juvenile & Junior Indoor Championships for 2015 will take place in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd February. Saturday 21st will be for athletes U/13 to Junior & Sunday 22nd will be for our U/9 to U/12 athletes. Entry Forms can be found on our "Forms" page. See Timetables below
   U/13 to Junior      U/9 to U/12

Clonmel A.C. Newcastle 5km Road Race
Sunday 18th January 2015
See Results here.

Team Championship Operations Manager  Vacancy
See more here.

Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Championships
Sunday 18th January 2015
See Consolidated Results here.

Gold for Ryan Brothers at National Combined Events
The National Combined Events Championships took place in AIT Arena, Athlone on Saturday 17th January. There was a double gold medal win for the Ryan Brothers, Daniel & David from Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. in the Youth Boys & Boys U/16 competitions with National bronze for both Joshua Egan & Joseph McEvoy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Boys U/14 & U/15 competitions.  Adam O'Dwyer & Anna Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. made their debut at National competition in the Boys & Girls U/14 competitions with Adam finishing 8th overall & Anna in 6th place. Sean Burke, Moyne A.C. also competed in the Boys U/15 competition. Congratulations & well done to all.
See Results here.   See AAI Report here.

McGlynn Named Athlete of the Month
Read more here.

Athletics Ireland Announces 2015 Junior & Youth Relay Coaches
See details here.

RIP Jim Hogan

Britton Second at Great Edinburgh Run
See more here.

Irish Distance Relay Medley Team Set for New Balance Games in New York
See details here.

Irish Team Set for Celtic Cross Country
Good luck to Tipperary athletes, Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Laura Tobin, Clonmel A.C. who will compete for Ireland on the Women's U/20 team at the Celtic Cross Country in CowPark, Dunboyne on Sunday 18th January.
Read more & see the teams here.

GloHealth Indoor League Round Up
See the details here.

Munster Wins for Ciobanu & Maunsell

Sergio Ciobanu & Kevin Maunsell were the first two finishers across the line for Tipperary in the Senior Men's race at the Munster Cross Country Championships in Carriganore, Waterford on Sunday 11th January. There was an historic silver medal for Clonmel A.C. in the Inter-Club competition with Tipperary taking gold & the Munster title in the Inter-County competition (team pictured above). Best of the Tipperary women was Angela Mc Cann & Aine Roche, Clonmel A.C. in 8th & 9th. Clonmel A.C. won silver in the Senior Women's race with Tipperary placing 3rd in the Inter-County competition.
County PRO Report here      Photographs      See Results here

3 Munster Titles for Tipp at Juvenile XC Relays
The Munster Juvenile Cross Country Relays took place in Carriganore, WIT, Co. Waterford on Sunday 11th January. There were gold medal wins for the Tipperary Girls & Boys U/12 & Boys U/14 teams with silver medals for Girls & Boys U/10 & Girls U/14.
See PRO Report here. See Results here.

GloHealth Indoor Season Kicks into Action
See details here.
                          
Sports Psychology Workshop
A Sports Psychology Workshop for Coaches given by Canice Kennedy will be held in Douglas Community School over a number of weeks. See all the details here.

Successful Munster Performance MD Squad Camp Held at Banna Beach
Read details here.

Ryan & Carey Make Top 10 Irish ARCU Rankings for 2014
Congratulations to Tipperary athletes, Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. & Maria Carey, Newport A.C who both made it into the top 10 Irish rankings for 2014 as compiled by ARCU Rankings. Daniel achieved a 4th place finish in the Male category behind international athletes, Adam King, Karl Griffin & Eoin Sheridan while Maria was placed at No. 9 in the Female category.  Both will also receive Munster Star Awards for Tipperary for their outstanding 2014 performances at Munster Championships.
Read all the details here.

Ryan Shines at Munster Combined Events
Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. got his 2015 Indoor season off to a flying start winning the Youth Boys Pentathlon at the Munster Juvenile Combined Events Championships on Sunday 4th January. Ryan won the competition by a huge margin setting a new Championship Best Performance score of 3660 points. He also achieved a new record in the Boys U/17 Long Jump with his leap of 6.82m & the European Youth Olympic standard. His sister, Anna won silver in the Girls U/14 competition & their younger brother Dillon won bronze in the Boys U/13 category.  Jake Vermeer, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. won silver in the Boys U/16 competition with Joshua Egan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. winning bronze in the Boys U/14 & Nessa Towey, Templemore A.C. taking bronze in the Girls U/12 competition. Alex Reynolds, Nenagh Olympic A.C. placed 4th in the Boys U/12 category just 18 points off the bronze medal. Congratulations to our medal winners & to all our athletes who took part on the day.
See results (individual events) here.
Overall Results: Boys (Updated)   Youth Boys   Girls     Youth Girls

200 & 400m Munster Records for White
Paul White, Nenagh Olympic A.C. had the top performance for Tipp athletes at the Munster Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Sunday 4th January. White showed great form producing two new Championship Best Performances in the U/23 Men's 200m & 400m with his times of 23.33 & 52.30. 16 medals were won in total by Tippeary athletes (4 gold, 7 silver & 5 bronze). Tipp winners were Tom Hennessy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (1st Junior 800m), Robert Kennedy, Templemore A.C. (1st Junior 1500m & 2nd 800m), Leanne Prout, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (2nd Junior 200m & 400m & 3rd 60mH), Patrick Lynch, Newport A.C. (3rd U/23 60m & 200m), Deirbhile Ryan  (2nd Junior Shot) &  Michael Quilligan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (2nd Junior 400m), Darren Prout, (2nd Junior Long Jump) & Kelly Ann Doyle, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (2nd Junior 60mH), Aoife Delargy (3rd Junior 400m) & Aoife Deering, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (3rd Junior 1500m),
See  Updated Results here.

25 Years of Senior XC Success for Dundrum A.C.

Dundrum A.C. athletes who finished 2nd to Clonmel in the "A" section & 1st & 3rd in the "B" section at the recent Tipperary Senior Cross Country Championships in Clonmel. The Club has maintained it's proud record of finishing in the top 3 in this race every year for the 25th year in a row. The Club has also maintained another great record of winning the "B" section every year since the formation of AAI, 15 years ago. A special mention also to Michael Moore who has competed in 24 of the races missing just one through injury. Front Row L to R: Donal Keane, Martin Keane, Kevin Moore, Willie O'Dwyer, PJ Holmes. Back Row L to R: Rory Devitt, John McCormack, Michael Ryan, Michael Moore, Liam Butler, Dermot Hayes & James Ryan.

The Dumdrum A.C. team of 1991 that competed in the 1st of their top 3 finishes of the Tipperary Senior Cross Country Championships for the past 25 years in a row. This team won the race to start the run going in Coolquill. Front Row L to R: Gerry Ralph, Pierce Butler, Pat Ryan & Roger Ryan. Back Row L to R: Norman Johnston, Ben English, Dominic Moore, Michael Moore & John Moore.
2015 Fixtures
See updated 2015 Fixtures List here.

Munster Indoor Championships - Entries Now Open
The Entry Forms for the Munster Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships on Sunday 4th January & the Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Championships on Sunday 18th January are now available here & the "Forms" page of the Munster website. See important information here.

Athletics Ireland Registration Figures 2014
See details here.

Positive Year for Athletics in Ireland
See more here.

Rob Heffernan To Be Awarded European Medal
See details here.

2015 Irish Anti-Doping Rules
See all the details here.

Barshim & Powell to Headline AIT International Meet
See more here.

Standards Released
The Standards for the World Youth, European Junior & EYOF competitions in 2015 have now been released. See all the details here.

National Jumps Squad Info
See here.

Mental Health & Well Being in Athletics
A new resource page has been launched. See details here.

David Gillick Honoured with Mick Doyle Golden Memory Award
See all the details here.

Get More with GloHealth
See details here.

GloHealth National Indoor League is Back
See Timetable, Online Entry & other details here.

Tobin, Boland, Fitzgibbon & McCormack are County Champions
The County Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships were held in the LIT Campus, Clonmel on Sunday 14th December. There were County Junior titles for Laura Tobin, Clonmel A.C. & Michael Boland, Dundrum A.C. with Carmel Fitzgibbon, Thurles Crokes A.C. crowned the County Senior Women's Champion & Niall McCormack, Clonmel A.C. winning the County Senior Men's title. In the team competitions, Clonmel A.C. were dominant winnning all four "A" titles with Dundrum A.C. winning the Senior Men's "B" title.
See Results here          Photos     County PRO Report here.

Excellent European Team Bronze for O'Doherty

Congratulations to Siobhan O'Doherty, Borrisokane A.C. who scored a brilliant European Bronze team medal with the Irish Senior Women's team at the European Cross Country Championships in Bulgaria on Sunday 14th December. O'Doherty had an excellent run to finish the race in 47th place overall & 5th home for the Irish team just behind Irish team captain, Ann Marie McGlynn. Well done also to Orlaith Moynihan, Clonmel A.C. who competed for Ireland on the Junior Women's team placing 62nd  overall with the Irish team in 10th place. See AAI Report here.

Superb SIAB Schools Success for Ryan Brothers

David & Daniel Ryan (Thurles CBS/Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.) represented Ireland on the Junior & Inter Boys teams at the SIAB Schools Combined Events International in the Emirates Arena, Glasgow on Saturday 13th December. They both produced master class performances in their events setting 7 new pbs between them on the day with Daniel holding off the English to win gold in the Inter Boys competition a year out of his age & David separating the English to win silver in the Junior Boys competition, just 27 points off the gold medal. It was a historic day for the Irish Schools team who brought home their largest ever haul of medals. Up against the might of the English, Welsh & Scottish, Ireland captured 5 individual medals, two gold by Daniel Ryan & Elizabeth Morland in the Inter Boys & Girls competitions, silver for David Ryan & Sophie Meredith in the Junior Boys & Girls competition & bronze for Kate O'Connor in the Junior Girls competition. In addition, Ireland won the gold team medal in the Junior Girls & silver in the Junior Boys, Inter Girls & Inter Boys categories with Elizabeth Morland breaking the Inter Girls Schools International record. See AAI Report here. See Results here.  Photos

Combined Events Squad Take Over Tallaght
See AAI Report here.

AIT Sports Facilities Opening Hours
See the details here.

AAI Registration Figures for November
See details here.

Dooney Family Join Prestigious List
See list of Irish families capped for Ireland at Senior Level here.

County Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships
Sunday 14th December in the LIT Campus, Clonmel.
See Course Map here.   See County Preview here.           

10th Place Finish for McCormack at National Novice XC

The GloHealth National Novice Cross Country Championships were held in Santry Demesne on Sunday 7th December. Tipperary had two representatives on the day, Niall McCormack, Clonmel A.C. & Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. who recorded excellent 10th & 34th place finishes for the County out of a field of 196 athletes.
Photos      See AAI Report & Results here.

National XC Silver for Cummins & Hayde

Tipperary athletes Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. both recorded superb results at the GloHealth National Juvenile Cross Country Championships on Sunday 7th December. Ciara claimed silver in the Girls U/19 race while Aimee won silver in the closely contested Girls U/13 race.
Photos    See Juvenile PRO Report here. See AAI Report & Results here.

County Post Primary Schools Cross Country Championships
These Championships were held in Thurles Crokes A.C. Complex on Wednesday 3rd December. Top schools on the day were the Ursuline Convent, Thurles, the High School Clonmel & Scoil Ruain, Killenaule.
Photos     See Report here         Results

Maunsell to Withdraw from Euro XC Due to Injury
Unfortunately, Tipperary athlete, Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. has had to withdraw from the Irish Senior Men's team due to injury. We wish him a speedy recovery. See more here.

AIT Baseline Indoor Meet
Wednesday 17th December 2014 in AIT. See all the details here.

8 Individual "B" Medals for Tipp
The Munster Juvenile "B" Cross Country Championships were held in Watergrasshill, Co. Cork on Sunday 30th November. There were 8 individual medal wins for Tipperary athletes & two team wins for the Tipperary Boys U/13 (silver) & Boys U/11 (bronze) teams.
See Provisional Juvenile "B" results here. See Juvenile PRO Report here. Link to Photos here.

Munster Masters XC Championships
See Results here.

Ring Honours Irish Athletes at National Athletics Awards
Read the details here.

3 Tipp Athletes Named on Irish XC Team for Bulgaria
Congrats to Orlaith Moynihan, Clonmel A.C., Siobhan O'Doherty, Borrisokane A.C. & Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. who will all be part of the Irish team to compete at the European Cross Country Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria on the 14th December. Orlaith will be part of the Junior Women's team with Siobhan & Kevin on the Senior teams. Read more here.
See more additions to the Irish Team for the Euro XC here.
This brings to 5, the number of Tipp athletes who will be competing for Ireland in December as brothers, Daniel & David Ryan will be taking part in the SIAB Schools International in the Emirates Arena, Glasgow on the 13th December. We wish all our athletes the very best of luck.

Irish Technical Officials Appointments
See details here.

Munster Juvenile & Youth Combined Events Championships
Entry Forms for these Championships on Sunday 4th January 2015 can now be found on the "Forms" page of the Munster website & at link here. Closing date for postal entries is Thursday 18th December & Wednesday 31st December for E-Mail Entries. See Timetable & other important info here.

Roisin McGettigan to be Awarded European Medal
See all the details here.

National Gold for Hayde & Moynihan
Tipperary athletes, Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. & Orlaith Moynihan, Clonmel A.C. both recorded fantastic gold medal wins in Dundalk I.T. at the GloHealth National Juvenile Even Age & Inter County Cross Country Championships on Sunday 23rd November. Aimee captured the National title in the Girls U/12 race leading from gun to tape 80m clear of the silver medalist while Orlaith won the Junior Women's race. Orlaith now has a very strong chance of a place on the Irish Team for the European Cross Country Championships in Bulgaria. Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. was also an individual medal winner placing 10th in the Girls U/18 race with Laura Tobin, Clonmel A.C. placing 4th in the Junior Women's race.  Ciara Cummins & Eimear Loughman, Dundrum A.C. also won silver Inter-Provincial medals with Munster on the Girls U/18 team with Darragh Stakelum, Thurles Crokes A.C. winning a gold medal with the Munster Boys U/12 team finishing 31st overall, Jack Hickey, Moyne A.C. winning a silver medal with the Munster Boys U/14 team when he finished 23rd overall & Fiona Molloy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. winning bronze with the Munster Girls U/14 team when she finished in 59th place. Excellent results, congratulations & well done to all our athletes. See AAI Report & Results here.
See  Juvenile PRO Report here.

4th & 5th place National Finishes for Maunsell & O'Doherty

Tipperary Senior athletes were to the fore at the GloHealth National  Inter County Cross Country Championships in Dundalk I.T. on Sunday 23rd November. Siobhan O'Doherty, Borrisokane A.C. finished an excellent 5th place in the Senior Women's race & in the Senior Men's race, Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. finished a brilliant 4th place. Both could now be in with a chance of being selected on the Irish team for the European Cross Country Championships in Bulgaria. The Tipperary Men's team of Kevin with Sergiu Ciobanu 11th, William Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. 24th, Niall McCormack, Clonmel A.C. 36th, Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. in 67th, Tony Fogarty, Templemore A.C. in 83rd & Shane Mullaney, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. in 103rd place took the National "C" title in the Inter County competition &  finished 5th overall  in the "A" Section, just 19 points off the bronze medal. Congratulations & well done to all. See AAI Report & Results here.
Photos           See Senior PRO Report here.

Anti Doping Awareness Campaign
See more here.

World 100km Doha
See details here.

South Tipp Post Primary Schools XC
Wednesday 19th November in Marlfield, Clonmel
See Results here       Report here      Photographs

Sean Naughton Receives National Lifetime Achievement Award

A big congratulations to Sean Naughton, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from Michael Ring, Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport at an awards ceremony in the AVIVA Stadium. This award recognises Sean's huge contribution to athletics at local, national & international level in Ireland. We are very proud of you Sean.
Read all the details here.

Tobin Has Continued Success in USA
Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C., currently on scholarship in the University of Mississippi had a 4th place finish in the Southern Regional Championships & was also a member of the winning Mississippi team.
Read the details here.

Be Winter Ready
An iniative by the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport in relation to the Winter Ready Campaign.
See all the details here.

Munster Star Awards Banquet
The Munster Star Awards will take place on Saturday 31st January 2015 @ 8pm in the Blarney Golf Resort Hotel, Blarney, Co. Cork. Details of the 2014 Munster winners will be announced in early December & posted on the Munster Athletics website.

Moyne A.C. Dominant at County Novice "B" XC Championships

Moyne A.C. hosted the County Novice "B" Cross Country Championships on Sunday 16th November. There were wins for the host Club in the Novice Women's race with Bridget Gleeson clinching the title & Jimmy Boland, Clonmel A.C. winning the Novice Men's race. Team honours in the Women's category went to Moyne A.C.'s "A" team with Clonmel A.C. 2nd & Moyne A.C.'s "B" team in bronze position. In the Men's team competition, Moyne A.C. took gold with Clonmel A.C. in 2nd place.
Photos    See Senior PRO Report here            Results here

Moyne A.C. Top Juvenile Cross Country Club
Congratulations to Moyne A.C. who are the top 2014 County Juvenile Club for  Cross Country with Nenagh Olympic A.C. in 2nd place & Newport A.C. in 3rd place.
See County Cross Country Points Table for 2014 here.

County Juvenile "B" Cross Country Championships
Sunday 16th November in Moyne 
Photos     See Juvenile PRO Report here.  See Results here.

Ryan Brothers Win at Irish Schools Combined Events

The All Ireland Schools Combined Events Championships produced a day of intense & exciting competition in the AIT Arena, Athlone on Saturday 15th November. 3 Students from CBS Thurles were Tipperary's only representatives & they did both their School & County proud. There was a brilliant gold medal win for Daniel Ryan, CBS Thurles in the Inter Boys competition a year out of his age with his brother David putting in a scorching 800m run of 2.13.74 & a new pb to bring him from 7th to 2nd place overall in the Junior Boys competition. Both will now represent Ireland at the SIAB Schools International in Glasgow on Saturday 13th December. Declan Ryan, CBS Thurles was the 3rd Tipperary athlete to take part on the day & he competed very well to finish 12th overall in the Junior Boys competition.
See link for photos here.
See AAI Report here.  See Results here. 

Glohealth National Indoor League is back
Read all the details here.

Maria McCambridge Names as Sportswoman of the Month
See the details here.

North Tipp Primary Schools Indoor Competition
Wednesday 6th November in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See Results here.

US Collegiate Round Up
Read more here.

Irish Schools Team Manager Required
See all the details here.

2015 Fixtures List
See here.

Munster Juvenile Indoor Competition Booklet for 2015
See here.

Re-Live The Best Moments - Inter County Review
Read more here.

A Day of Remembrance
Read more here.

Win for Maunsell at Munster Intermediate Cross Country

William Maunsell, Clonmel A.C recorded a gold medal finish at the Munster Intermediate Cross Country Championships in Newmarket-On-Fergus on Sunday 9th November. There was also strong performances from Stuart Moloney, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. (5th), Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. (9th), Tony Fogarty, Templemore A.C. (11th), John Fitzgibbon (24th) & Patrick Hughes (25th) Thurles Crokes A.C. (pictured above) which helped Tipperary capture a silver medal in the Inter-County competition.
See Results here.

Gold for Tipp at Munster Juvenile Uneven Age Cross Country Championships
Shane Buckley, Dundrum A.C. & Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. both captured gold medals & Munster titles in the Boys U/9 & Girls U/13 races at the Munster Juvenile Uneven Age Cross Country Championships in Clare on Sunday 9th November. Nenagh Olympic A.C. also won gold in the Boys U/11 Inter Club competition with Thurles Crokes A.C. taking bronze in the Boys U/15. Other individual medal winners on the day were Evie Smith, Moyglass A.C. (9th Girls U/9), Kate Burke, Moyglass A.C. (10th Girls U/11), Philip Hayes, Moyne A.C. (7th Boys U/11), Joe Egan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (12th Boys U/11), Derbhla Heffernan, Dundrum A.C. (5th Girls U/13), Emma Coleman, Newport A.C. (12th Girls U/13), Emma Fagan, Newport A.C. (5th Girls U/15), Alannah Deering, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (7th Girls U/15), Fred Crowley, Thurles Crokes A.C. (8th Boys U/15), Fiona Molloy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (11th Girls U/17), Richard O'Donoghue, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (9th Boys U/17),  Laura Tobin, Clonmel A.C., Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C., Aoife Laste, Clonmel A.C., & Orla Healy, Moyne A.C. who placed 3rd, 4th, 5th & 10th in the Girls U/19 race leading Tipperary to a silver Inter-County medal. Tipperary also won bronze Inter-County medals in the Boys U/9,U/11 & U/13 & Girls U/13 competitions.
Photos      See Juvenile PRO Report here. See Results here.

CBS Thurles Tops for Tipp at Munster Schools Combined Events

The Munster Schools Combined Events Championships were held in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Wednesday 5th November. Top School for Tipperary on the day was the CBS Thurles who recorded 2 gold medals in the Junior & Inter Boys competitions & also 4th & 5th places in the Junior Boys competition. Brothers, David & Daniel Ryan were clear winners of the Junior & Inter Boys titles with a 4th place finish for Declan Ryan in the Junior Boys & a 5th place finish for Jack Dolan in the same category with just a point to spare between them. Daniel, David & Declan now go on to compete at the All Ireland Schools Combined Events Championships in AIT, Athlone on Saturday 15th November. Other notable performances came from Sean Carolan, St. Mary's Newport who was 2nd in the First Year Boys competition & Shane McShera, St. Mary's Newport who was 16th in the same competition. Joseph McEvoy, St. Anne's Killaloe was 10th in the Junior Boys with Brian Naughton, Nenagh College 19th & Denise Cullagh, Nenagh College finished 32nd in the First Year Girls competition. Congratulations & well done to all our athletes.
Results:     Girls              Boys

Tobin 5th in US Collegiate Race
Sean Tobin (Clonmel A.C.) representing his college, University of Mississippi, produced a high quality performance at the SEC Conference Race finishing 5th in a time of 24.37, just 12 seconds outside the winning time.
See more here.

National Combined Events Focused on 2015
See all the details here.

Change in Clonmel Sports Psychology Workshop
The Sports Psychology Workshop originally scheduled for Thursday 13th November in Clonmel has now been changed to Thursday 27th November from 7pm to 9pm. Further details to follow.

Britton Launches GloHealth National Cross Country Championships
See more here.

AAI Registration Figures for October
See all the details here.

Munster Juvenile Cross Country Competition Booklet
See here.

Wins for Danagher & Moloney at County Masters
There were wins on Sunday 2nd November in Thurles for Margaret Danagher, Templemore A.C. & Stuart Moloney, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. at the County Master Cross Country Championships. Team honours went to Mooreabbey Milers A.C. in both the Women's & Men's 0/35 category with wins for Clonmel A.C. in the Women's O/45 & Dundrum A.C. in the O/50 Men's categories.
See Senior PRO Report here.  See Full Results here.

Successful County Juvenile Relay Championships Held
The County Juvenile Cross Country Relay Championships were held on Sunday 2nd November in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds. Top 4 Clubs on the day were Nenagh Olympic A.C. (2 gold, 2 silver), Templemore A.C. (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Thurles Crokes A.C. (2 gold, 1 silver) & Moyne A.C. (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze). Newport A.C. (1 silver, 2 bronze) & Clonmel A.C. (2 bronze) also competed well.
See Juvenile PRO Notes here. See Full Results here.

County Trials for Munster Juvenile XC Relays
These Trials took place on Sunday 2nd November in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds.
See List of qualifiers here.

Athletics Development Officer Job Application
Read all the details here.

McCambridge & Ciobanu Crowned Marathon Champions
See more here.

Templemore A.C. Well Represented At Dublin City Marathon
Read more here.

Munster U/23 & Novice Cross Country Championships
There were top 10 finishes for Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. in 7th & Tony Fogarty, Templemore A.C. in 10th with Thurles Crokes A.C. 4th in the Inter-Club competition, Tipperary taking bronze in the Inter-County category & a 4th place finish for Patrick Hughes, Thurles Crokes A.C. in the U/23 race. Best placed female finisher was Eileen McCullagh, Thurles Crokes A.C. in 12th place with the Tipperary Ladies 4th in the Inter-County Competition.
See Results here.

Munster Juvenile Titles for Quane, Hodgins & Hayde
Tipperary athletes stormed home to victory on home ground at the Munster Championships in the Turnpike, Two Mile Borris on Sunday 26th October. There were brilliant gold medal wins for Leah Quane, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. in the Girls U/10 race, Cian Hodgins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Boys U/10 & Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. in the Girls U/12. County athletes also recorded 13 additional individual wins with Tipperary featuring in 5 of the Inter-County competitions & the Nenagh Olympic A.C. Boys U/10 team winning Club gold.
See Juvenile PRO Report here.
Photographs    Tipp Details here.  See Results here.

Irish TV Coverage of Tipp Primary Schools XC
The programme has already aired on Saturday 18th October on Irish TV, Channel 191 but may air again on Saturday 25th October so keep a look out. The programme is also available to view at the www.irishtv.ie link here.

Kevin Maunsell 2nd at Autumn Open XC
Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. put in a terrific performance in the 8km race at the Athletics Ireland Autumn Open Cross Country in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 19th October. Kevin placed 2nd overall in a time of 26.01 with William Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. in 11th place overall (10th Senior), Niall McCormack, Clonmel A.C. 26th (23rd Senior), Brian Murphy, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in 39th (8th 0/35), Stuart Moloney, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. in 44th (10th 0/35), Patrick Roche, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in 119th (22nd Senior) & Derek Nolan, Clonmel A.C. in 130th (10th O/50). Tom Hennessy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. was in 19th place in the 6km Junior race with Siobhan O'Doherty, Borrisokane A.C. finishing in 7th place in the Women's category in the 8km race. See details & results here.

Info for Youth & Junior Athletes
See link here for information on major International 2015 competitions for Youth & Junior athletes.

County Juvenile Uneven Age Cross Country Championships
Sunday 19th October in Moyglass.
See Juvenile PRO Report here. See Results here

McCullagh & Smith Win County Intermediate Titles
Eileen McCullagh, Thurles Crokes A.C. & Danny Smith, Ballynonty A.C. were the County winners of the Women's & Men's Intermediate Titles in Moyglass  on Sunday 19th October. Team honours went to Thurles Crokes A.C. on the double when they won both the Women's & Men's titles.
See Results here.

Autumn Open Cross Country Preview
Read here.

Inspirational Performance of the Year on Irish Soil
See more here.

Alex Wright, Leevale A.C. makes Impressive Debut Over 50km
See details here.

Winter Coaching Series Back by Popular Demand
Read all the details here. See AAI Link here. Poster here.

National Athletics Awards Nominations Released
Read all the details here.

Athletics Ireland Reaches 50,000 Members
See more here.

National Cross Country Venues Revealed
Dundalk Institute of Technology, Co. Louth will host the National Juvenile Even Age & Inter County Championships while Santry Demesne, Dublin is the venue for the National Juvenile Uneven Age & Novice Championships.
See details here.

McCullagh & O'Dwyer Win County Novice Titles
The County Novice Cross Country Championships were hosted by Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. & held in the Turnpike, Two Mile Borris on Sunday 5th October. There were Novice County titles for Eileen McCullagh, Thurles Crokes A.C. & Willie O'Dwyer, Dundrum A.C. Moore Abbey Milers A.C. won the Women's team title with Thurles Crokes A.C. capturing the Men's Novice title.
Photos            See County PRO Report here           Novice Results here.

Nenagh Olympic & Moyne Tops at County Juvenile XC
The 2014 Cross Country Season got into full swing with the County Juvenile Even Age Championships on Sunday 5th October. Our thanks to host Club, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. who organised the event in the Turnpike, Two Mile Borris. Top individual Club was Nenagh Olympic A.C. who took home 4 of the 10 individual titles up for grabs with Newport A.C. in 2nd with 2 titles & Thurles Crokes A.C., Moyne, Moyglass & Moore Abbey Milers A.C. winning 1 title each. In the Team competition, Moyne A.C. topped the list with 6 titles followed by Nenagh Olympic A.C. with 2 & Newport A.C. with 1.
See Juvenile PRO Report here.     See Juvenile Results here.

Munster Even Age, Novice & U/23 Cross Country Championships
Entry forms are now available here. Closing Date for receipt of entries is Friday 17th October 2014. See Course Map & Directions here.

September Transfers List
See all the details here.

Record Numbers @ Tipp Primary Schools Cross Country
A record breaking number of over 2800 children took part in the County Tipperary Primary Schools Cross Country Championships on Wednesday 1st October. Set in beautiful autumnal sunshine in the pristine grounds of Thurles Crokes A.C., it was a fantastic sight to see hundreds of participants don the brightly coloured singlets & jerseys of their respective schools & take part in their  800m & 1000m races. An extra special element was the presence of Irish TV who recorded the whole event for a forthcoming TV programme. More details to follow.
See Results here.

Successful National Junior XC Day Held in AIT Arena
Read more here.

Forest Feast FIT4Youth Programme
Read more here.

AAI Autumn Open Cross Country
Sunday 19th October in the Phoenix Park
See all the details here.

National Marathon Closing Date
Wednesday 1st October @ 5pm
See details here.

Tipperary Juvenile Cross Country Notes
Read here.

British & Irish Junior Mountain Running Championships
See AAI Report here.

Applications for 2015 Carding Now Open
Read all the details here.

Important Update Re. Permit Applications
Going forward, all permit applicants will need to fill out & submit a Medical Plan with their Permit Application. See Medical Plan here.

Living the Fit Life
GloHealth Fit4Life Programme officially launched.
See the details here.

Successful Munster MD Squad Camp Held
Read more here.

Tipperary Ladies Mini Marathon
This year's event takes place on Sunday 28th September in Thurles at a new starting time of 10.30am. The Closing date for receipt of entries is Monday 22nd September. This year, all entrants will receive a specially designed medallion as well as an exclusive technical T-Shirt. To enter, please log onto www.tippminimarathon.ie. See Poster here.

Win for O'Doherty @ Munster Half Marathon 
The Munster Half Marathon Championships was held on Sunday 21st September in Charleville. Siobhan O'Doherty, Borrisokane A.C. was the clear winner of the Senior Women's category in 1.16.24. See Individual Results here. Team Results to follow.
See Charleville International Half Marathon Results here. 

Re-Grading of Cross Country Athletes
Closing Date is Monday 6th October. Read all the details here.

Irish Team 8th at World Mountain Running Championships
Read more here.

Mark English 4th in Marrakech
Mageean & Robinson both 3rd in elite New York Mile races with Ciaran O'Lionaird, Leevale A.C. 10th &  new Irish Walk record for Alex Wright, Leevale A.C. in Cogenhagan. Read more here.

Level 2 Coaching Course
Full details below of the upcoming Level 2 Course http://www.athleticsireland.ie/news/level-two-coaching-course
Online Registration now available at this link -https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/listings?view=OTHER

Fogarty & Danagher win Templemore Track & Trail 4 Mile Race
The Annual Templemore A.C. Track & Trail 4 Miler was held on Sunday 14th September 2014. This very popular run attracted 134 competitors with local athletes, Tony Fogarty & Margaret Danagher, Templemore A.C. the first male & female finishers.
See Results here.

Remembrance 5km Run is Back
Sunday 9th November in the Phoenix Park, Dublin.
See details here.

Borrisoleigh Track Attack
A new initiative in Borrisoleigh to promote sporting & recreational activities in the local & surrounding areas. The Borrisoleigh Track Attack will include a 42km Marathon Challenge, an upcoming series of races which will be held on the new track surrounding the hurling field in Borrisoleigh.
See all the details here.

Wins for Maunsell & McCann at Kilsheelan 10
The Kilsheelan 10km Road Race was held on Sunday 14th September with 187 participants on the start line with wins for Kevin Maunsell & Angela McCann, Clonmel A.C.
See Race Report here.  See Results here.

Leugh School 6.5km Road Race
Friday 12th September 2014
See Results here.

Munster Coaching & Development Calendar
Tipperary Fixtures Calendar has now been updated to include all Courses/Workshops. See Autumn/Winter 2014 Courses/Workshops here. More details on Coaching Courses available to view here.

Adamstown A.C. Open XC
Sunday 14th September @ 12 noon in Adamstown Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. See Results here.

County Tipperary Cross Country Development Squad
The  County Tipperary Cross Country Squad Sessions continue in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds every Saturday @ 10.30am. All interested Clubs & athletes are welcome to attend. The session will be led by Madeline Loughnane, Thurles Crokes A.C.

World Masters Bronze for Irish Team
Well done to John Kelly, Cappawhite A.C. who was 30th overall in the O/35 Category finishing in a time of 1.24.45. with the Irish team recording a bronze medal finish. Read AAI Report & Irish results here.

Mageean Returns to Top Class Athletics
Read more here.

Northern Ireland Coaching Conference
Saturday 20th September 2014 in University of Ulster, Jordanstown.
See all the details here.

Team Declaration for National Marathon
Forms now available to download. All Club teams must fill out & send to Athletics Ireland before 21st October.
Read details here.

World University Games 2015
See Athletics Ireland Selection Criteria, Standards & other information here.

Host Applications for National Cross Country Championships
Athletics Ireland seeks host applications for the following Championships:-

• Intermediate, Masters & Juvenile Development Cross Country Championships on 8th February 2015
• Inter Clubs & Inter Country Relay Cross Country Championships on 1st March 2015.

Closing Date for Applications is 31st October 2014. Read more here. See Application Form here.

Cross Country Review 
A one day Cross Country Conference will be held to review & debate all the proposed cross country motions raised at Congress. Now you have the chance to send your thoughts on AAI Cross Country competitions to Athletics Ireland before 9th October.
Read all the details here.

County Tipperary Juvenile Cross Country Championships
Entry Forms & other related information relating to these Championships can now be found on our "Forms" page. Closing date for Juvenile Even Age Championships is Friday 26th September & Friday 10th October for Juvenile Uneven Age Championships.

53 Munster "B" Medals for Tipp
The Munster Juvenile "B" Track & Field Championships were held on Sunday 31st August  in Templemore.  The County was strongly represented with our athletes winning 53 medals in total (17 gold, 18 silver & 18 bronze). Congratulations & well done to all our young athletes.
See Tipp Details here.  See Results here.

County 10 Mile Road Titles for Maunsell & Loughnane
The County 10 Mile Road Championships took place in summery conditions in Ballynonty on Sunday 31st August. Clonmel A.C. occupied the top 3 places with William Maunsell in 1st, Niall McCormack in 2nd & David Mansfield in 3rd place. Madeline Loughnane, Thurles Crokes A.C. took the Women's title with Martina Ryan, Thurles Crokes A.C. & Yvonne O'Connor, Clonmel A.C. the next two women across the finish line.
See Results here               Photographs      County Senior PRO Report here.

Successful National Community Games for Tipp
Tipperary athletes were to the fore at the National Community Games Athletics Finals in Athlone on Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th August. They took home a fine haul of 12 individual medals (6 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze & 2 Pewter) & 5 sets of Relay medals (1 gold, 2 silver & 2 bronze). There were gold medal wins for Miriam Daly & Jake Vermeer, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the Girls & Boys U/14 80mH, Maria Carey, Newport A.C. in the Girls U/16 Triple Jump & Sean Mockler, Daniel & David Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. in the Boys U/14 Javelin, Boys U/16 100m & Boys U/16 Triple Jump. Silver medals were won by Sharlene Mawdsley, Newport A.C. in the Girls U/16 100m & Joseph McEvoy, Nenagh Olymic A.C. in the Boys U/14 Long Jump & bronze medals for Joe Finn, Ballina in the Boys U/8 80m & Adam Dooley, Roscrea A.C. in the Boys U/14 100m. Pewter medals for 4th place went to Khya Lynch, Roscrea A.C. in the Girls U/10 60mH & Aoibhe O'Shea, Kilkenny City Harriers A.C./Ballingarry in the Girls U/16 1500m. Relay medals were won by Roscrea Boys U/14 4 x 100m (gold), Carrick-On-Suir Girls U/12 & U/14 4 x 100m (silver each), Newport Girls U/16 4 x 100m (bronze) & Burgess U/10 Mixed Relay (Bronze). Congratulations to all our athletes.
Photographs    See Results here.

Nanjing Youth Olympics Update
Well done to Adam King, Iveragh A.C. who placed 8th in the "A" Final of the Hammer with a throw of 71.49m. Michaela Walsh, Swinford A.C. was 6th in the "A" Shot Putt Final with a pb of 15.69m & Roseanna McGuckian, City of Lisburn A.C. was 3rd in the "B" Final of the 200m. See AAI Report here. Well done to Louise Shanahan, Leevale A.C. who finished 6th in the "A" Final of the 800m in a new pb of 2.08.29. Eoin Sheridan, North Westmeath A.C. also competed well finishing 5th in the "B"Final of the Discus.
Read more here.

Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. Road Races
Friday 22nd August 2014
See Results here.

Borrisoleigh 5km Road Race
Wednesday 20th August 2014
See Results here.

Attention all Club Children's Officers
Athletics Ireland needs each Club to confirm as to who their Children's Officers are. Read more details here.

Nanjing Youth Olympics Update
Roseanna McGuckian, City of Lisburn A.C. 3rd in her 200m Heat in a time of 24.77. Adam King, Iveragh A.C. throws a pb of  71.91m in the qualifying round of the Hammer to finish 8th out of 15 & now goes through to the "A" Final on Sunday 24th @ 13.20 Irish time. See AAI Report here. See more here.

County Tipperary Cross Country Dates 2014
Following a recent County Board Meeting, the dates for the forthcoming County Tipperary Cross Country Championships can now be found on the "Fixtures" page.

Top 50 Hurdles Clubs of All Time
The Irish Hurdlers Blog has compiled a Top 50 of the best Irish Hurdles Clubs which show Carrick-On-Suir A.C. at No. 2 behind Ferrybank A.C. & Nenagh Olympic A.C. in 6th place. Read more here. Carrick-On-Suir A.C. have had a fantastic year of Hurdles in 2014 making it two in a row for the honours of "Top Juvenile Hurdle Club in Ireland".  Well done to Emby Walsh, Paul O' Gorman & all the Club team for their dedication & hard work. Fantastic results all round.  Read more details here.

Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games
5 Irish athletes, Louise Shanahan, Leevale A.C., Adam King, Iveragh A.C., Eoin Sheridan, North Westmeath A.C.,  Michaela Walsh, Swinford A.C. & Roseanna McGuckian, City of Lisburn A.C. will be competing. Watch all of the action at the Youth Olympic Games live through the link here. Well done to Louise Shanahan, Leevale A.C. who finished 2nd in her 800m heat today (Wed) in a season's best of 2.09.58 & now progresses to the final as one of the fastest finishers on Saturday 23rd at 14.45pm Irish time. Eoin Sheridan finished 12th in his qualifying round of the Discus & now progresses to the "B" Final on Sat 23rd at 03.15am Irish time. Adam King, Iveragh A.C. competes tomorrow (Thurs 21st) in the qualifying rounds of the Hammer at 13.15pm Irish time. See AAI Report here. Keep up to date with the progress of all 5 Irish athletes at Running in Cork Blog here.

People of the Year Awards
Do you know someone who deserves such an award? See all the details here.

Team Announcement for European Masters in Turkey
Read more here.

Win for Fagan at National Community Games Finals
Congratulations to Emma Fagan, Newport A.C. who recorded a gold medal win in the Girls U/15 Duathlon at the National Community Games Finals in Athlone on Sunday 17th August. The Duathlon consists of a 1400m Run, an 8000m Cycle & a 1400m run.

National 4 x 100m Record for Templemore A.C.
The GloHealth Masters Track & Field Championships were held in Tullamore on Sunday 10th August. Tipperary athletes took home 26 individual medals (8 gold, 5 silver & 13 bronze) & gold & silver in the Relay competitions.  Top performances of the day came from the Templemore A.C. Master Men's 4 x 100m Relay team who set a new National Record of 45.50 with Patrick Naughton, Nenagh Olympic A.C. adding another 4 gold & 1 silver to his impressive collection of medals won at these Championships over the years. Other multiple medal winners were Pat Shelly, Ballynonty A.C. (2 bronze M7), Anthony Carolan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (2 bronze M3), Peter Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (2 gold M3), Adrian McGinley, Templemore A.C. (1 silver, 2 bronze M1), Ken Lee, Templemore A.C. (2 bronze M1), Pat Corcoran, Tipperary Town A.C. ( 1 silver, 1 bronze M3), Pat Grace, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (1 gold, 1 bronze M4) & Hazel Galloway, Clonmel A.C. (1 gold, 1 silver M5).
Results here     See Tipp PRO Report here.  See AAI Report here.

European Athletics Championships
Robinson 4th & new National Record for Irish Men's 4 x 400m Relay. See more here. Irish Marathon Team finish 7th in Zurich. See more here. Irish National records for Men's 4 x 400m & Women's 4 x 100m Relay teams. Read more here.

O' Cathain & O'Sullivan Elected to Olympic Council
Read more here.

Proper Qualifies for European 200m Semi-Final
Read more here.

Moyglass 4 Mile Road Race Cancelled
Please note that the Moyglass A.C. 4 Mile Road Race scheduled for Sunday 24th August has now been cancelled.

Celtic Honours for Tipp Athletes

Tipperary athletes had some excellent results at the Celtic Games in Morton Stadium, Santry on Saturday 9th August. It was a historic day for Ireland who won every age category, boys & girls to lift the overall title. Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C., the Irish Boys U/16 Captain led the charge winning the Boys U/16 100mH setting a new Celtic Record of 13.58 & later in the day he was a key member of the Irish Mixed U/16 4 x 100m Relay that set another new Celtic Record with their run of 45.42. Kelly Ann Doyle, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. had a great run in the U/18 Girls 400mH to win with a new Celtic Record of 62.85 & she was also instrumental in the 2nd placing for Ireland in the 4 x 400m Relay with Aoife Delargy, Templemore A.C. also on the team. Maria Carey, Newport A.C. was in fine form winning the Girls U/18 Triple Jump equalling the Celtic Record with Michael Quilligan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. placing 2nd in the Boys U/18 400mH & being an integral part of the Irish 4 x 400m Relay team that won gold.  There was also silver for Aoife Vaughan Witts, Borrisokane A.C. in the Girls U/18 Hammer. Our Development Team also performed very well with bronze for Killian Cullagh, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Boys U/18 2km Steeplechase, silver for Sharlene Mawdsley, Newport A.C. in the Girls U/18 200m & 4th in the U/18 4 x 100m Relay & bronze for Ciara Mockler, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. in the Girls U/18 Shot Putt. Congrats & well done to all.
Photographs        See AAI Report & Results here.

Irish Athletes Set Off for Youth Olympics
Good luck to Munster athletes, Adam King, Iveragh A.C. & Louise Shanahan, Leevale A.C. & all the Irish team.
Read more here.

Irish Celtic Team Named
The Celtic Games take place in Morton Stadium on Saturday 9th August. Good luck to all our Tipperary athletes who have been selected to compete. Celtic Team: Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (U/16 100mH & 4 x 100m Relay), Michael Quilligan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (U/18 400mH & 4 x 400m Relay), Kelly Ann Doyle, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (U/18 400mH & 4 x 400m Relay), Aoife Vaughan Witts, Borrisokane A.C. (U/18 Hammer), Maria Carey, Newport A.C. (U/18 Triple Jump) & Aoife Delargy, Templemore A.C. (U/18 4 x 400m Relay).  Development Team: Killian Cullagh, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (U/18 2km S/C), Sharlene Mawdsley, Newport A.C. (U/18 200m & 4 x 100m Relay) & Ciara Mockler, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (U/18 Shot Putt).
See Team Details & Timetable  here.

Rock n' Roll Half Marathon
Monday 4th August 2014 in Dublin
See AAI Review & Provisional Results here.

Nenagh Olympic A.C. 2nd in National League Final
Nenagh Olympic A.C. were Tipperary's sole representatives at the National League Final in Tullamore on Sunday 3rd August. They posted excellent results to finish 2nd in Division 1 behind Donore Harriers A.C.
AAI Review here. Provisional Results here.

National Gold Combined Events Medals for McEvoy & Ryan
Both Joseph McEvoy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. put in great performances at the GloHealth National Juvenile Combined Events Championships in Tullamore on Saturday 2nd August. Tipperary's only representatives on the day, Joseph took gold in the Boys U/14 competition with Daniel winning the Boys U/16 competition.
See Juvenile Results here             Youth, Junior, Senior & Masters Results here.

Ballynonty A.C.
Ballynonty A.C. have just launched a new website which can be found at www.ballynontyac.wordpress.com.

Unique 40 Years in a Row Title for Patsy O'Connor
Read more here.

2014 Munster Half-Marathon
This will be run this year in conjuction with the Charleville International Half Marathon on Sunday 21st September in Charleville, Co. Cork
See all the details here.  See Link here to Charleville International Half Marathon.

Wins for Maher & McCann at Ballynonty 10 Miler 
The Annual Ballynonty A.C. 10 Mile Road Race took place in Sunday 27th July in Ballynonty. There were wins for Brian Maher, Kilkenny City Harriers & Angela McCann, Clonmel A.C.
See Results here

National Records for Carey & McDonagh
At Day 4 of the GloHealth National Juvenile Track & Field Championships in Tullamore on Sunday 27th July, Tipperary athletes added another 2 records to their tally. Maria Carey, Newport A.C. set a new record of 11.79m in the Girls U/17 Triple Jump with Liam McDonagh, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. setting a CBP of 10.27.90 in the Boys U/14 2km Walk. There were other gold medal wins for Sean Mockler, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. in the Boys U/15 Hammer, Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. in the Boys U/16 Discus, Darren Prout, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the Boys U/18 Long Jump & Aaron Egan, Clonmel A.C. in the Boys U/18 5km Walk.
See List of Tipperary Winners here.   Results here      AAI Review here.

National Records for Doyle, Ryan & Vaughan Witts
At Day 3 of the GloHealth National Juvenile Track & Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday 26th July, Tipperary athletes set 3 new National Records. Kelly Ann Doyle, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. ran herself into the record books with her time of 61.22 in the Girls U/18 400mH,  Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. set a new CBP in the Boys U/16 Long Jump with his leap of 6.49m while Aoife Vaughan Witts, Borrisokane A.C. threw 56.19m in the Girls U/19 Hammer to smash the previous record by over 5 metres. There were also gold medal wins for Michael Quilligan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Boys U/18 400mH & Orlaith Moynihan, Clonmel A.C. in the Girls U/19 3000m.
    See List of Tipperary Winners here.  See Results here.   See AAI Report from Day 3 here.

World Junior Championships
See update from Day 1 of the Championships here. 11th place in Hammer for Emma O'Hara. Read more here. PB for Manning in the 200m. See more here.

National Senior Medals for Ryan & Vaughan Witts
The Glohealth National Senior Track & Field Championships took place in Morton Stadium, Santry on Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th July. Peter Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. won silver in the 56lbs Weight for Height with Aoife Vaughan Witts, Borrisokane A.C. winning bronze in the Hammer. See Full Results here. Read Tipp Senior PRO Report here.

Tipperary Women's Mini Marathon
Sunday 28th September @ 10.30am in Thurles
See Details here.

Borrisoleigh 5km Run/Walk/Jog
Wednesday 20th August 2014 @ 7.30pm in Borrisoleigh
AAI Permit Approved. See Race Poster here.

Roscrea 5km/10km Road Race
Saturday 11th October 2014 in Roscrea.
AAI Permit Approved. See Race Poster here.

SIAB International Medals for Tipp
 Tipperary athletes, Sharlene Mawdsley (200m & Relay) & Maria Carey (Triple Jump), St. Mary's Newport/Newport A.C., Daniel Ryan, Thurles CBS/Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (100mH & Long Jump) & Aaron Egan, High School, Clonmel/Clonmel A.C. (Walk) all competed for Ireland & their schools at the SIAB Schools Track & Field International in Cardiff on Saturday 19th July.  Aaron Egan won gold in the Walk, Maria Carey won silver in the Triple Jump, Sharlene Mawdsley won silver with the Girls 4 x 100m relay team & Daniel Ryan won bronze in the Long Jump. Congrats to all.  See Full Results here. See AAI Report here. 

O' Lionaird Named Athlete of the Meet at National T&F Champs
Read more here.

Proper Does Double on Day 1 of Glohealth National T&F Champs
See Results here. See more here.

Results & Report from 13th European Mountain Running Championships
See all the details here.

AAI Registration Figures for July
See all the details here.

National Records for Ryan, Daly & Cummins
Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. recorded a great win in the Boys U/16 100mH at the National Track & Field Championships in Tullamore on Sunday 13th July. Ryan twice broke the 2006 record of 13.66 held by Irish International 400m Hurdler, Jason Harvey, Crusaders A.C. when he ran 13.30 in his heat & 13.45 in the final to win gold. Miriam Daly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. also had a super run in the Girls U/14 75mH when she ran a national record of 11.30 to equal the Pre-AAI record of 11.3 held by M. English, Tullamore since 1983 & break the 2010 record of 11.32 held by Kate McGowan, Tir Conaill. Another Tipp record breaker was Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who stormed home in the Girls U/18 2km Steeplechase with her winning time of 7.20.70. This broke the 2013 record of 7.24.75 held by Cliona Carthy, Celtic DCH set last year. 15 medals in total (6 gold, 7 silver & 2 bronze) were won by Tipperary athletes. Our other medal winners over the weekend were Brian Naughton & Sean Carolan, Nenagh Olympic A.C., gold & silver in Boys U/14 Hammer; Darren Prout, gold in Boys U/18 Triple Jump & bronze in 100mH, Michael Dineen, gold in Boys U/18 Javelin, Leanne Prout, silver in Girls U/18 100mH & Kelly Ann Doyle, bronze in Girls U/18 100mH (all Carrick-On-Suir A.C.); Maria Carey, Newport A.C. silver in the Girls U/17 Long Jump, Ciara & Sean Mockler, silver in Girls U/18 Shot Putt & Boys U/15 Discus & David Ryan, silver in Boys U/15 Long Jump (all Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.) & Ciara Brannigan, Borrisokane A.C., silver in Girls U/15 Hammer.
See AAI Report & Results here.

14 National "B" Medals for Tipp
The National Juvenile "B"" Track & Field Championships took place in Tullamore on Saturday 12th July. Tipp athletes fared well winning 143 medals in total (5 gold, 4 silver & 5 bronze). There were double gold medals for Rachel Walsh, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the Girls U/14 100m & Long Jump & a new national 100m record of 13.32; gold & silver for Dillon Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. in Boys U/12 Long Jump & Shot Putt; gold for Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. in the Girls U/12 600m & a new record of 1.48.23; gold for Conor Hogan, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in Boys U/12 High Jump; silver & bronze for Roseann Fitzgerald, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the Girls U/14 High Jump & Long Jump; silver for Oscar Ottman, Newport A.C. in Boys U/15 100m, silver for Noel Anyanwu, Carrick-On-Suir A.C.  in Boys U/14 Shot Putt & bronze medals for Aine Grace, Clonmel A.C. (Girls U/12 Long Jump), Elma Casey, Clonmel A.C. (Girls U/14 800m), Emma Fagan, Newport A.C. (Girls U/15 Long Jump) & Caoimhe Walsh, Clonmel A.C. (Girls U/12 Shot Putt).  Well done to all our athletes
See Results here.

2014 Munster Cross Country Dates

• Munster Juvenile Even Age, Novice & U/23 Cross Country Championships, Sunday 26th October 2014 in the Turnpike, Two Mile Borris, Co. Tipperary

• Munster Juvenile Uneven Age & Intermediate Cross Country Championships, Sunday 9th November in Clare (venue tbc)

Combined Events Athletes Mark Their Mark in Madeira
See more here.

English Shines At Italian Meet
See more here.

O'Doherty & Moore Win Coillte 10km
With 280 on the Start Line for the 29th Annual Coillte Road Races on Wednesday 2nd July, it was Siobhan O'Doherty, Borrisokane A.C. & Kevin Moore of host Club, Dundrum A.C. who were the Senior Women & Men's winners. Moore was the first Dundrum A.C. athlete to win the title in it's 29 year history.
See Race Report here    10km Results    5km Results  Photos  Finish Line Video

National Junior Triple Jump Wins for Carey & Prout
The GloHealth National Junior & U/23 Track & Field Championships were held in Cork I.T. on Sunday 6th July. There were Junior Triple Jump wins for Maria Carey, Newport A.C. & Darren Prout, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. with Clonmel A.C. duo, Evan Lynch & Anthony Tobin winning gold & silver in the Junior 5km Walk. Silver medals were won by Darren Prout in the Junior Long Jump, Dan Finnerty, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Junior 400mH, Killian Cullagh, Nenagh Olympic AC. in the Junior 3km Steeplechase, Mark Tierney, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Junior 35lbs Weight for Distance, Aoife Bartley, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the U/23 Triple Jump & Long Jump, Ciara Cummin & Paul White, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Junior 1500m & 400m. Bronze medals were won by Leanne Prout & Kelly Ann Doyle, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the Junior 400mH & 100mH, Aoife Vaughan Witts, Borrisokane A.C. in the Junior Hammer & Sharlene Mawdsley, Newport A.C. in the Junior 200m.
See AAI Review & Results here.

National Juvenile Relay Championships
These Championships took place in Tullamore on Saturday 5th July. Tipperary had a small number of teams competing with Carrick-On-Suir A.C. finishing 5th in the both the Girls U/12 & U/14 competitions & Clonmel A.C. placing 15th in the Girls U/13 race.
see AAI Review & Results here.

Recently Approved Permits
The Tipperary Primary Schools Cross Country Championships will take place on Wednesday 1st October 2014 in Thurles Crokes Grounds.  The Borrisoleigh 5km Road Race will take place on Wednesday 20th August @ 7.30pm & the Lions Club of Roscrea 10km Road Race will take place on Saturday 11th October in Streamstown @ 11.30am.

Successful Sports Capital Grant Funding for Templemore A.C.
Templemore A.C. have been successful in securing 50k funding in the latest round of Sports Capital Grants. This is great news for the County & will further enhance this great athletics facility. The funding will enable the Club to create a 8/10 lane warm up strip & additional long jump pit.  Well done to all involved.

Action Packed Belfast International Athletics Meet
Read all the details here.

Double Gold for France & Italy at International Youth Cup
See more here.

Munster Records for Carey, Daly, Doyle & Prout
The Munster U/14 to U/19 Track & Field Championships took place in Cork I.T. on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th June. Tipperary athletes took home a fine haul of over 90 medals. There were records for Miriam Daly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the U/14 75mH (11.73), Maria Carey, Newport A.C. in the U/17 Triple Jump (12.06m), Darren Prout, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the U/18 Triple Jump (13.58m) & Kelly Ann Doyle, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the Girls U/18 400mH (1.02.33). Notable performances also came from Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. who won gold medals in all 6 of his events (U/16 100m, 100mH, LJ, HJ, Shot & Discus) & Joseph McEvoy, Nenagh Olympic A.C who took home 4 gold & 2 bronze in the Boys U/14 75mH, HJ, Discus, Javelin, LJ & Shot.
See Tipp Results here.            See Updated Results from Day 1 & Day 2  here.

Gillick Retires from International Athletics
See more here.

Proper & Lavin Compete Well in Nivelles
Read more here.

GloHealth & Athletics Ireland Hit the Ground Running
Read more here.

Munster Athletes Compete in Bedford
Read more here.

Applications To Host Cross Country Championships
Athletics Ireland are now accepting applications to host National Cross Country Championships.
See all the details here.

Derval O'Rourke Retires from Athletics
Read more here.

National U/9 to U/11 Team Games
The County was well represented by Templemore A.C. & Nenagh Olympic A.C. at the National Team Games in Tullamore on Saturday 21st June. Templemore A.C. took gold in the Girls U/10 Turbo Javelin with Nenagh Olympic A.C. taking gold in the Boys U/11 60m & silver in the Boys U/10 Long Jump. Templemore A.C. were also 4th in the Girls U/11 600m, 6th in the Boys U/9 Turbo Javelin & 8th in the Girls U/10 500m. Nenagh Olympic A.C. also recorded 4th in the Boys U/10 500m & Boys U/11 Turbo Javelin & 8th in the Boys U/10 Turbo Javelin.
See AAI Report & Results here.

Munster Juvenile Record Updates (Including Relays)
Updated Girls Records       Updated Boys Records

Dave Fogarty 4 Mile Road Race
Thursday 19th June in Thurles
Photographs    See Amended Results here.

Wins for Lynch & Egan at Small Nations 10km Race Walk
Evan Lynch & Aaron Egan, Clonmel A.C. were in top form at the Small Nations 10km Race Walking competition in Wipeon, Belgium at the weekend. Lining out for their country, Evan won the Men's event very convincingly in 44.45, a PB of 40 secs & just 20 secs off the World Junior 10km Walk standard. Aaron came home in 2nd place in a time of 46.43 with a massive 5 minutes improvement on his PB. These two great performances along with Ryan Cleary's efforts combined brilliantly to help the Irish team to retain the Small Nations Cup. The competition involved teams from England, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark & Ireland. Congratulations to our up & coming race walk stars.

County Tipperary Community Games 2014
See Athletics Results here.

European Team Championships
Results from Day 1 & AAI Report here.

Triple Jump Record for Carey at Tailteann Games
Maria Carey, Newport A.C. recorded a new Tailteann CBP in the Triple Jump with her jump of 11.56m to take gold at the Tailteann Games in Morton Stadium, Santry on Saturday 21st June. Her team-mate Sharlene Mawdsley also won gold in the 200m with Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. taking silver in the Long Jump & bronze in the 100mH. Phoebe Murphy, Clonmel A.C. was 4th in the 100m, Aoife Deering, Nenagh Olympic A.C. 6th in the 1500m, Aisling Vaughan Witts, Borrisokane A.C. & Rachel Ryan, Templemore A.C. were 9th & 10th in the Hammer with Elaine Yelverton, Newport A.C. 11th in the 800m.
See AAI Report & Results here

New Garda Vetting Form Available
The new form comes into effect immediately.
Read all the details here.

Irish Team Selected for European Team Championships
Read more here.

Tailteann Games 2014
See AAI Preview here. Good luck to our 12 athletes who will be taking part for their Schools.

Mark Ryan Wins European Masters Gold
Read more here.

Munster Juvenile Relay Championships
These Championships took place on Saturday 14th June in Cork I.T. Carrick-On-Suir A.C. won double gold, Nenagh Olympic A.C. won double silver & bronze, Templemore A.C. won silver & Roscrea A.C. bronze.  Carrick-ON-Suir A.C. Girls U/14 4 x 100m Relay team also set a new CBP of 52.99.
See Results here.

Munster Senior & Masters T&F Championships
Sunday 15th June in Cork I.T.
Senior Women             Senior Men            Updated Masters Results (25/06/14)

Moore Wins Michael Cahill 5km Race
The annual Michael Cahill 5km Road race hosted by Coolquill A.C. took place on Friday 13th June. Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. was the race winner with Carmel Fitzgibbon, Thurles Crokes A.C. the first lady home.
Results          Race Report

Carrick-On-Suir A.C. 3 Counties Challenge
See Poster here     More details here.

Munster U/9 to U/13 T&F Results
The Munster U/9 to U/13 Track & Field Championships took place in Lee's Road, Ennis on the 7th & 8th of June. There were 8 individual medals in total for Tipp athletes in the U/12 & U/13 Championships (1 gold, 1 silver & 6 bronze). In the U/9 to U/11 Team Games, our athletes won 10 sets of team medals (4 gold, 5 silver & 1 bronze) & 10 individual medals (2 gold, 3 silver & 5 bronze) with Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Templemore A.C. being the dominant Clubs.  See Tipperary Results here - U/12 & U/13               U/9 to U/11
See Full Munster Results below.
U/9 to U/11          U/12 & U/13
Any corrections or omissions should be directed to
 juvenilesecretary@munsterathletics.com.

12 Tipp Athletes Named on Munster Schools Tailteann Team
The Tailteann Games take place in Morton Stadium, Santry on Saturday 21st June. See Munster team & timetable here. Good luck to our 12 Tipperary athletes who are taking part. See names here.

Robinson Runs PB at Bislett Games in Oslo
Read more here.

Galligan 3rd in Spain
See the details here.

Irish Milers Dedicate Race to Ronnie Delaney
Read more here.

Big Numbers at Moyne Mini Marathon
Just under 600 competitors turned out at the recent Moyne A.C. 10km Mini Marathon on Monday 2nd June. Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. was the overall winner with Danny Smith, Ballynonty A.C. in 2nd place & Colm Turner, Limerick Tri Club in 3rd place. First lady home was Dympna Ryan, Dundrum A.C.
Race Report           Results             

English Runs 800m Standard for European Champs
See roundup of all weekend results here.

Sheridan & Shanahan Excel in Baku
See AAI Report here.

Schools Records for Carey & Egan
Tipperary athletes won 15 medals in total (6 gold, 5 silver & 4 bronze)& set 2 new Schools Records at the AVIVA All Ireland Schools Track & Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday 31st May. There were gold medals & new records for Maria Carey, St. Mary's Newport/Newport A.C. in the Inter Girls Triple Jump (11.93m) & Aaron Egan, High School, Clonmel/Clonmel A.C. in the Inter Boys 3km Walk (7.54.60). Daniel Ryan, Thurles CBS/Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. won double gold a year out of his age in the Inter Boys 100mH & Long Jump with Evan Lynch, Gaelcholaiste Cheitinn/Clonmel A.C. winning gold in the Senior Boys 3km Walk & Kelly Anna Doyle, Scoil Mhuire, Carrick-On-Suir/Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the Inter 300mH. Silver medals were won by Aishling Vaughan Witts, Borrisokane CC/Borrisokane A.C. (Inter Hammer), Leanne Prout (Senior 400mH) & Darren Prout (Senior Triple Jump), Presentation Ballingarry/Carrick-On-Suir A.C., Ciara Cummins, Ursuline Thurles/Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Senior 1500km S/C) & Anthony Tobin, High School Clonmel/Clonmel A.C. (Inter 3km Walk). Bronze medals were won by Jade O'Farrell Bond, Borrisokane CC/Borrisokane A.C. (Junior Shot), Sharlene Mawdsley, St. Mary's Newport/Newport A.C. (Inter 200m), Laura Tobin, Loreto Clonmel/Clonmel A.C. (Senior 3km) & Paul White, Nenagh CBS/Nenagh Olympic A.C. (400m).
  See AAI Report & Results here.

European Youth Olympic Update
Phoebe Murphy placed 4th in her 200m heat today in Baku in a new pb of 24.69 just missing out on a place in the next round & Aoife Vaughan Witts, Borrisokane A.C. was 10th in her qualifying round of the Hammer. Louise Shanahan, Leevale A.C. is through to her 800m Final tomorrow & Adam King, Iveragh A.C. placed 11th in the Final of the Hammer. Read more here.

Thomas Barr Sets New National 400mH Record in Belgium
See more here.


Win for Doyle at AAI Games
The National Track & Field Season got off to a flying start with the AAI Games in Santry on Sunday 25th May. Kelly Ann Doyle, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. showed great form winning the Senior Women's 400mH in a time of 1.02.50 with her team-mate, Leanne Prout in 2nd place in 1.04.81. Kevin Manusell, Clonmel A.C. finished 5th in the Senior Men's 3km Steeplechase with William Hughes, Thurles Crokes A.C., William Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. & James Maher, Templemore A.C. finishing in 2nd, 4th & 5th place in their Senior Men's 800m race. The County was also represented by Eimear Lynch, Newport A.C. & Margaret Mary Grace, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Senior Women's 400m.
See AAI Report & Results here.

County Juvenile "B" Track & Field Championships
Sunday 25th May in Templemore Track
Results

Provincial Schools Results
Ulster & Munster    Connaught    Leinster

High Performance Unit Supporting Relay Squads
See details here.

County Juvenile U/9 to U/12 T&F Championships
Sunday 18th May in Templemore Track
Photographs      See Results here.  See Points Table here.


Murphy & Vaughan Witts Selected for Irish Team
Both Phoebe Murphy, Clonmel A.C. & Aoife Vaughan Witts, Borrisokane A.C. have been selected for the Irish team who will travel to Baku, Azerbijan for the European Youth Olympic Trials from 30th May to 1st June. Murphy will take part in the 200m while Vaughan Witts competes in the Hammer. Both athletes have shown great form so far this season & we wish them the very best of luck.  
Read more here.

Qualification Standards for European T&F Championships
Read more here.

Nenagh Olympic A.C. Best County Club
The County U/13 to U/19 Track & Field Championships were held in cold, wet & windy conditions in Templemore on Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th May. After two days of competition, Nenagh Olympic A.C. emerged as top Club in the County followed closely by Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in 2nd place & Templemore A.C. in 3rd place. Many thanks to all the Clubs who provided officials over the two days.
Photographs      Points Table         See Results here

261 Sub 4 Minute Miles
Read more here.

Munster Junior & U/23 Track & Field Championships
Monday 5th May in Waterford RSC
See Provisional Results here

Munster Juvenile & Youth Combined Events Championships
Monday 5th May in Waterford RSC
Tipperary athletes did very well winning 11 medals in total (2 gold, 5 silver & 4 bronze). There were gold medals for Joseph McEvoy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Boys U/14) & Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Boys U/16). Silver medals were won by Alex Reynolds, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Boys U/11), Dillon Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Boys U/12), Joshua Egan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Boys U/13), Eoin Troy, Moyne A.C. (Youth Men) & Nicole Lapiy, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (Girls U/11). Bronze medals went to Conor Hogan, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (Boys U/12), Nessa Towey, Templemore A.C. (Girls U/11), Anna Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Girls U/13) & Eamon Troy, Moyne A.C. (Youth Men).
See Provisional Results here.

Helping Clubs Organise for Success
See Club Development Manual here.
See link for Athletics Ireland Club Mark here.

Irish Athletics Caps Update
Read more here

Successful Child Welfare Talk Given to County Clubs
A very successful & well attended Child Welfare Talk was given to representatives from 13 County Clubs on Wednesday 16th April in LIT. Our thanks to Kieron Stout, Athletics Ireland for a very informative & comprehensive overview of important Child Welfare issues with ample opportunity for discussion in an open forum.
See link to Athletics Ireland Child Welfare page here.
See link to Athletics Ireland Child Welfare Facebook page here.
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STSP Coaching & Development Fund 2014
South Tipperary Sports Partnership are now accepting applications from Sports Clubs under the 2014 Coaching & Development Funding Scheme.
See all the details here.

Ryan & Hughes Win Senior Road Titles
The County Senior Road Championships took place on Sunday 13th April in Fethard. There were wins & County titles for Dympna Ryan, Dundrum A.C. & William Hughes, Thurles Crokes A.C. Thurles Crokes A.C. won the Women's "A" team title with Clonmel A.C. clinching the "B" title. In the Men's team competition, there was double gold for Dundrum A.C. in the "A" & "B" categories.
Photographs        Race Report here       See Results here.

Tipperary Secondary Schools T & F Championships
Wednesday 9th April in Templemore Track
See results here.

Leevale A.C. Juvenile Sports
Sunday 6th April 2014
See Photos here     See Results here.

Results from Leevale A.C. Open Sports
 See all the results from Saturday 5th April here.
Photos

Munster Motions Passed at Munster Convention
See list of Munster motions here that were passed at the recent Munster Convention.

National Apparel Protocol
Please see letter here regarding acceptable clothing that can be worn at future National Championships. Can all Clubs please bring it to the attention of their athletes/coaches/parents.


Tobin Joins Sub4 Club
Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C. ran 3.59.91 to become the 39th Irish man to run a sub 4 minute mile. Sean, currently on an athletics scholarship with the University of Mississippi dipped under 4 minutes at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Washington.

County Tipperary Athletics Board is 90 Years Old
This year, the County Tipperary Athletics Board is ninety years in existence having been formed in Tobin's Hotel, Clonmel in February 1924. To mark the occasion, a directory of past officers, club & great athletes' profiles is being prepared by a former official, Jimmy Fogary. It would be greatly appreciated if former officers could forward details of the positions they held & the years involved to Jimmy. A brief outline of Clubs & the great moments in their history would also be appreciated. Details can be e-mailed to jfskehan2013@gmail.com.

National Juvenile Star Awards

Congratulations to Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. & Aaron Egan & Phoebe Murphy, Clonmel A,C. who all received awards at the Athletics Ireland Juvenile All Star Awards in the Tullamore Court Hotel on Saturday 8th February. Daniel received his award for Best Tipperary athlete of 2013, Aaron received the Roisin O'Callaghan Race Walking Award & Phoebe was honoured for her EYOF gold medal win with the Irish Girls 4 x 100m Relay team in Utrecht last July.  See photos here.
Read more here & see list of National Award Winners

Master Class Performance A big CONGRATULATIONS to Templemore A.C. Master's 4 x 200m Relay team who set a new National record of 1.41.17 in the AIT Arena, Athlone on Sunday 26th January 2014 at the National Masters Indoor Championships.  The team of Adrian McGinley, Johnny Doran, Brian Murray & Kenneth Lee with substitute Dinny Dunne ran an average of 25.2secs each to set a National record of 1.41.17. August 17th 2013 saw Templemore A.C. Master athletes set double National Records in the Master Men's 4 x 400m Relay (3.6.24) & the 4 x 100m (46.34). A wonderful achievement for all involved.  Pictured above L To R are:- Seamus Hartigan (Coach), Adrian McGinley, Johnny Doran, Brian Murray, Kenneth Lee & Martin Leyden. See Results here.

Tipperary Munster Star Award Winners 2013     Congratulations to Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C., Emma Hennessy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. who all received Munster Star Awards for Tipperary for their outstanding athletic achievements in 2013. Ciara won the Tipperary Juvenile Cross Country Award while Emma & Daniel won Best Tipperary Female & Male Awards for Indoor & Track & Field. Awards were presented at the Munster Star Awards Ceremony at the Tower Hotel, Waterford on Saturday 25th January. See all Munster Star Award Winners here.  Photos here. Munster Star Awards Booklet here See 2013 Achievements: Ciara     Emma     Daniel

   SEE 2014 NEWS HERE