NCAA Report for 19th to 22nd April
See Report here by Brother John Dooley. See all 2018 reports here.

Tipperary Schools T&F Championships
Wednesday 25th April in Templemore
See all the details here.

Lifford Strabane A.C. Throws Festival
Sunday 29th April
See more here.

Ton Le Gaoithe Meet
Saturday 5th May in Waterford RSC
See link to register here.
All information on event here.

Leevale Senior T&F Meet
Monday 7th May in CIT
See details here. Online entry here.

Leevale Juvenile Open Sports
Sunday 22nd April in CIT
See Report, Results & Photos here.

County Masters Road Championships
Sunday 22nd April in Clonmel.
See Results here.

County Junior, Senior & Masters T&F Championships
Sunday 29th April in Templemore Track @ 1.30pm. See Timetable here.
Closing date for receipt of entries is midnight on Wednesday 25th April. Entry is open and all information can be found here.

Munster Juvenile Pentathlon Championships

These Championships were held on Saturday 21st April in Templemore Track. Congrats to Nenagh Olympic A.C. duo, Alex Reynolds and Ben Connolly who won gold and silver in the Boys U/15 competition with a 4th place finish for Eoin Kelly, Borrisokane A.C. Killian Bergin, Templemore A.C. was 2nd in the Boys U/14 with his sister Ceola placing 4th in the Girls U/13 competition. while Emma Kennedy, Borrisokane A.C. won silver in the Girls U/11.
Overall Girls Results   Overall Boys Results   Individual Performances

Records for McEvoy, Mockler & Quigley at Munster Junior & U/23's
The Munster Junior & U/23 T&F Championships took place on Saturday 21st April in Templemore Track. Our Tipperary Trio of Sean Mockler, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. and Joseph McEvoy & Aaron Quigley, Nenagh Olympic A.C. were in top form with Mockler setting a new record in the Junior Men's Hammer with his personal best throw of 58.39m, also winning gold in the Discus (37.75m) and Weight for Distance (7.96m), McEvoy jumping a new record of 2.00m in the Junior Men's High Jump & Aaron Quigley running 16.37.28 in the U/23 5km to set a new record. Other gold medal winners were Roseann Fitzgerald, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in the Junior Women's 200m (26.23) also winning silver in the 400m (1.00.11), Adam O'Dwyer, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Junior Pole Vault, 3.50m), Ciara Cummins (U/23 800m, 2.18.47), Orla Healy, Moyne A.C. (U/23 3km, 11.37.46), Bjorn Downes, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. (Junior 800m, 2.03.61),  Conor Ryan, Templemore A.C. (Junior 1500m, 4.24.73) & Robert Kennedy, Templemore A.C. (U/23 800m, 2.04.64). Silver medals were won by Fiona Hennessy, Templemore A.C. (Junior Shot, 9.82m), Dylan McLaughlin, Moyne A.C. (Junior 800m, 2.11.19) & Ben O'Dwyer, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Junior Pole Vault, 2.60m). Bronze medals were won by Brian Naughton, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Junior Men's Hammer (41.35m), and Anna Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcro A.C. in the Junior Women's Pole Vault (3.00m).
See Provisional Results here.

St. Senan's A.C. Open T&F Meet
Sunday 22nd April @ 1pm
All details here.

Munster Juvenile Combined Events Start Lists
Juvenile Pentathlons here . Any errors/omissions to Anne Cullinane at juvenilesecretary@munsterathletics.com immediately.

Munster Junior & U/23 T&F Start Lists
See Start Lists here. Any errors/omissions to Esther Fitzpatrick, tfsecretary@munsterathletics.com immediately.

Ennis Track A.C. Open Sports
Sunday 29th April @ 12 noon in Lee's Road Ennis, Co. Clare
See all the details here.

NCAA Results for 12th to 15th April
See report here. Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for all the details.

Online Entry Extended
The Online entry for the Munster Juvenile Combined Events and Junior & U/23 T&F Championships has been extended to midnight tonight (Tuesday 17th April).

National League
The County will be entering a Women's and a Men's team into the National League again this year. If anyone is interested in participating, please e-mail info@tipperaryathletics.com.

County Master Road Championships
Sunday 22nd April in Clonmel @ 12 noon. Closing date for entries is midnight on Thursday 19th April.
See online entry details here.

County Junior, Senior & Masters T&F Championships
Sunday 29th April in Templemore Track @ 1.30pm. Closing date for entries is midnight on Wednesday 25th April.
See online entry details here.

County Juvenile T&F Championships
The Timetables and all the entry details for the forthcoming County Juvenile T&F Season can be found here.

Heaslip Reigns Supreme in the Park
See AAI Report here.

Trio Selected for IAAF Race Walking Champs in China
See AAI Report here.

Most Recent April NCAA Results from US
See here. Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for all the information.

Tipp Athletes in Top Form at Spring Throws

Tipperary Throwers were in excellent form at the Irish Life Health Spring Throws in Templemore on Sunday 8th April. John Dwyer, Templemore A.C. threw 47.16m to win the Men's 7.26kg hammer with Sean Mockler, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. placing second in the 6kg competition with a pb of 58.24m & Brian Naughton, Nenagh Olympic A.C. winning the 5kg competition with 44.14m. Sean Carolan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. earned two new pb's on the day with a win in the 1.5kg discus (45.22m) and 4th in the Javelin (700g 51.58m) with his team-mates Joshua Delaney winning the 1kg Discus competition with a throw of 35.50m, Alex Reynolds in 2nd (30.61m) & Ben Connolly in 3rd (24.98m). Alex was also 3rd in the  Men's 600g Javelin competition with a pb of 34.77m with Ben 4th (33.38m). Well done to all.
See AAI Review & results here.

Intermediate Road Wins for Annan & Coleman

Clare Annan, Clonmel A.C. and Kevin Coleman, Thurles Crokes A.C. were the star performers at the re-scheduled County Intermediate Road Championships in Faugheen on Sunday 8th April. Both athletes also led their Clubs to victory in the team competitions. Jacqueline Hughes, Thurles Crokes A.C. & Marie O'Shea, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. won silver & bronze in the Women's competition with John Treacy, Thurles Crokes A.C. & Gareth McGlinchey, Dundrum A.C. taking 2nd & 3rd in the Men's race.
Photos here. See Full results here.

Golds and Silvers for Tipp Athletes at Final Day of Juvenile Indoors

The re-scheduled Day 1 of the Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships took place in AIT International Area, Athlone on Saturday 7th April. In the individual competitions, Jack Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. brought home our only gold medal when he won the Boys U/18 Shot Putt competition with a throw of 14.79m with silver for Sean Carolan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. with 14.44m (both pictured above). Jodie McGrath, Nenagh Olympic A.C. won silver in the Girls U/15 Pole Vault (2.15m) with Anna Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (sister to Jack) also taking home silver in the Girls U/17 Pole Vault with a jump of 2.85m and finishing 4th in the Shot Putt with 11.23m with Fiona Hennessy, Templemore A.C. also placing 4th in the Girls U/18 Shot Putt with 10.36m. In the Relay competitions, there was gold for the Boys U/16 Templemore A.C. 4 x 200m Relay team (1.37.76) with 4th for Carrick-On-Suir A.C. Girls U/16 4 x 200m (1.49.47) and 5th place for Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Boys U/13 (56.68). Well done to all our athletes.
See AAI Review & Results here.  Sportsfile pictures here.

National Gold for Templemore A.C. Boys U/16 4 x 200m Relay

Well done to Templemore A.C. Boys U/16 4 x 200m Relay team who won gold at Day 1 of the Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships in Athlone on Saturday 7th April. The team stormed home to victory in a time of 1.37.76. Members of the team were Mark Carroll, Armand Schoeman, Kyle Dooley, Jack Ryan, Cian Ryan & David Quinn. This is the team's 4th year in a row to win gold at the National Juvenile Indoor Relays. Congrats to all.

Final Session of Munster Development and Performance Squads
The Final session of the Munster Development & Performance Squads takes place on Saturday 14th April in Templemore Track. Development Squad takes place from 11am to 1pm and is open to all athletes aged 12 years+. The squad will cost 5 euro per athlete. Please check in at the venue from 10.30am. Events covered on the day will be SHORT HURDLES (Noelle Morrissey), JAVELIN (Brian Scanlon), HIGH JUMP (Martin O'Grady) & MIDDLE DISTANCE (Sean Finn). The Performance Squad will run from 1pm to 3pm for all selected athletes. All events will be covered except for Pole Vault which will take place on Sunday 15th April in Templemore Track from 12 noon to 3pm.

AAI Month End Registrations for March 2018
See here.

Junior Endurance Camp Supported by Affidea
See AAI Report here.

County Intermediate Road Championships - 
Sunday 8th April in Faugheen @ 12 noon. Entries already received will stand but if Clubs want to make amendments/additions, please contact Edie Smyth at ediesmyth@eircom.net before closing date of midnight on Thursday 5th April. Fees for extra entries can be paid on the day.

County Master Road Championships
Sunday 22nd April in Clonmel @ 12 noon
Closing date for receipt of entries is midnight on Thursday 19th April. Entry is open and all information can be found here.

County Junior, Senior & Masters T&F Championships
Sunday 29th April in Templemore Track @ 1.30pm. See Timetable here.
Closing date for receipt of entries is midnight on Wednesday 25th April. Entry is open and all information can be found here.

Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships, Day 1
See Provisional Entry Lists and Timetable here.  See AAI Preview here.

Matt O'Connor Open Memorial Sports
Hosted by Marian A.C. on Sunday 15th April in the John O'Sullivan Park, Lee's Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.
See details here.

Irish Life Health National Spring Throws
Sunday 8th April in Templemore
See Timetable here.

Successful Tipperary Throws Festival Held

A very successful second annual Tipperary Throws Festival was held in Templemore Track on Monday 2nd April. Despite the very damp and cold conditions, there was a big turn out on the day from Clubs representing the four provinces with some excellent results recorded despite the weather. Many thanks to all the Clubs who supported our event and to all our County Officials and visitors who helped out on the day.
See Full Results here.  Photos here.

Latest March NCAA Results
See here. Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for the report.

Munster 4 Mile Road Championships
Monday 2nd April in Castlelyons, Co. Cork.
See Start List here. Any errors/omissions to mossiewoulfe1@gmail.com by 4pm on Sunday 1st April.

National 10km Championships 2018
Sunday 15th April 2018
See all information here.

Early Outdoor & NCAA D2 Results to 30th March 2018
See here. Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for the report.

County Intermediate Road Championships - New Date
The new date for the County Intermediate Road Championships will be Sunday 8th April in Faugheen.

Tipperary Throws Festival  
The Tipperary County Board will be hosting their Annual Tipperary Throws Festival on Easter Monday, 2nd April  in Templemore Track with the first event to start at 10am. Your support on the day would be greatly appreciated. Also included in the programme is a 1 Mile race and a 400m for both Women and Men at 12.30pm. Electronic timing will be provided.
See Programme of Events and all other information here

Information in Hammer Corner Updated

New material (courtesy of Irish Olympian and Throws Coach, Philip Conway) has been added to our Hammer Corner Feature with more updates in the coming weeks. We are indebted to Philip for all the articles he has archived over the years and provided us with for our website. Philip is pictured above at our recent Tipperary Star Awards where he received an award for his dedication to Tipperary Athletics.
See Hammer Corner here.

Tipperary Juvenile AAI Award Winners Over the Years

A big thanks to our  Tipperary Athletics Historian, Michael O'Dwyer for compiling a list of all the Tipperary athletes who have won AAI Juvenile Star Awards over the years. Michael has also compiled and written extensive articles on Famous Tipperary Athletes and Tipperary Olympians.  We are truly indebted to him for all his hard work & committment to Tipperary Athletics. (Michael is pictured above at the recent Tipperary Star Awards Night where he received an award for his dedication to Tipperary Athletics.)
See List here.

Wins for Fitzpatrick & Flanagan as Clonmel Win Team Titles
The County Tipperary Novice "B" Road Championships were held on Sunday 25th March in Ballingarry. There were individual wins for Sarah Fitzpatrick, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. and Stephen Flanagan, Moyne A.C. with Clonmel A.C. gaining the Women's and Men's Club Team titles.
See PRO Report here.  Results here.

Day 3 Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships

At Day 3 of the Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships on Sunday 25th March in AIT International Area, Tipperary athletes competed very well taking home 8 medals in total (2 gold, 4 silver & 2 bronze). Congrats to our medal winners, Joseph McEvoy, Nenagh Olympic A.C.,(gold Boys U/18 60mH 8.24), Jack Barnett, Templemore A.C. (gold Boys U/16 Shot Putt 14.26m), Shane Buckley, Dundrum A.C. (silver Boys U/13 600m 1.40.58), Kellie Bester, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (silver Girls U/16 200m 25.83), James Sage, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (silver Boys U/15 60mH 9.06), Armand Schoeman, Templemore A.C. (silver Boys U/16 60mH 8.85), Roseann Fitzgerald, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (bronze Girls U/18 200m 25.82) & Ailbhe O'Neill, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (bronze Girls U/16 800m 2.22.09).
Sunday 25th March in AIT International Arena.
See AAI Review & Results here.

Irish Masters Excel in Madrid
Congratulations to Joe Gough, West Waterford A.C. who is double European Indoor Champion in the M65 800m (2.22.36) & 1500m (5.05.16) setting a new Irish 1500m record, to Jim O'Shea, Farranfore Maine Valley A.C. who won gold in the M75 Long Jump (4.00m) and Annette Quaid who won bronze in the W40 800m. See Full Results here. See Irish Results here. Irish Master athletes latest medal haul from the European Master Indoor Championships in Madrid is 27 (8 gold, 13 silver & 6 bronze). Congrats to all. 

Ton Le Gaoithe Meet
Saturday 5th May in Waterford RSC
See link to register here.
All information on event here.

Medals In Nottingham for Irish Schools Teams
See AAI Review here.

Irish Give It Their All In Valentia at World Half Marathon
Tipperary resident Sergio Ciobanu, Clonliffe Harriers A.C. home on 101st in 1.06.19
See AAI Review here.

Irish Team Set for World Half Marathon
See AAI Preview here.

SIAB Schools XC International
Saturday 24th March in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
See Timetable and Course Map here.
See AAI Preview here.

A History of the County Tipperary Senior Men's XC - By Kevin Moore

Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. crosses the finish line to win the Tipperary County Senior Men's Cross Country title in a blizzard of snow in Annacarty last December. Kevin has done extensive research on the County Tipperary Senior Men's Cross Country race over the years, a subject which has always fascinated him and he would like to share a history of the race in the article here.

County Novice "B" Road Championships
Sunday 25th March in Ballingarry
Closing date for receipt of entries is midnight on Thursday 22nd March. Entry link here.

Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships - Day 3
Good luck to all our athletes who will be taking part. See Entry List and Timetable here.
See AAI Preview and Live Stream Link here.

County Tipperary Secondary Schools T&F Championships
Wednesday 25th April in Templemore Track
Details have gone out to all Tipperary Schools. Closing date for receipt of entries is Friday 20th April. See timetable & other details here.

Gneeveguilla A.C. Open Juvenile Sports
Sunday 15th April in An Riocht A.C. Track, Castleisland, Co. Kerry
See all the details here.

Strength & Conditioning Workshop in Limerick
Athletics Ireland and Limerick Athletics will be hosting a Strength & Conditioning Workshop for the Young Athlete on Thursday 19th April in the Absolute Hotel, Sir Harry's Mall, Limerick from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Open to athletes age 16+. See all the details here.

Latest Coaching Courses in the South East
See here.

Leevale A.C. Launches 50th Anniversary Book
Leevale A.C. will be lauching their new book "Leevale, Home of Champions" on Wednesday 28th March in the Leevale High Performance Centre, Farranlea Road, Cork at 6pm. All are welcome to attend. Book is available to preorder here and will be available for purchase on the night. Derval O'Rourke, Leevale Olympian & World Champion will be launching the book.

SIAB Schools XC International
Saturday 24th March in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
See Timetable and Course Map here.

Final Session of Munster Development and Performance Squads
The Final session of the Munster Development & Performance Squads takes place on Saturday 14th April in Templemore Track. Development Squad takes place from 11am to 1pm and is open to all athletes aged 12 years+. The squad will cost 5 euro per athlete. Please check in at the venue from 10.30am. Events covered on the day will be SHORT HURDLES (Noelle Morrissey), JAVELIN (Brian Scanlon), HIGH JUMP (Martin O'Grady) & MIDDLE DISTANCE (Sean Finn). The Performance Squad will run from 1pm to 3pm for all selected athletes. All events will be covered except for Pole Vault which will take place on Sunday 15th April in Templemore Track from 12 noon to 3pm.

Munster Star Award Winners for Tipperary

The Munster Star Awards Banquet was held on Friday 16th March in the Auburn Lodge Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare. Congratulations to our Tipperary Award Winners on the night - Miriam Daly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. & Sean Carolan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Best Tipperary T&F/Indoor Female & Male), Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Best Junior Munster Indoor/T&F Male), Deirbhile Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Best U/23 Munster Indoor/T&F Female), Robert Bennett, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Best Munster Senior Male), Genevieve Rowland, Templemore A.C. (Best Munster Master Female), Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. (Best Tipperary XC Athlete), Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C., Miriam Daly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. & Sharlene Mawdsley, Newport A.C. (International Achievement Awards), Jerry Lyons, Templemore A.C. (Patsy O'Connor Award) & Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Best Junior & Senior Indoor Club).
See all award winners here.    Photos from the night here.

Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships - Day 2

Tipperary athletes were in fine form at Day 2 of the Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships in AIT International Arena on Sunday 18th March coming away with 8 national titles, 2 Championship Best Performances, 1 silver & 2 bronze. Our record breakers on the day were Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. in the Girls U/16 1500m (4.28.76) & Adam O'Dwyer, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. in the Boys U/17 Pole Vault (3.71m) with gold medals also for Armand Schoeman, Templemore A.C. (Boys U/16 60m 7.38), Ceola Bergin, Templemore A.C. (Girls U/13 Shot Putt 10.62m), Dillon Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Boys U/16 Pole Vault 2.50m), Clodagh Donohoe, Newport A.C. (Girls U/12 Hig Jump 1.33m), Miriam Daly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (Girls U/18 400m 57.20) & Liam McDonagh, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Boys U/18 1.5km Walk 6.47.34) with silver for Sam O'Sullivan, Clonmel A.C. (Boys U/14 Walk 5.38.04) & bronze medals for Conor Ryan, Templemore A.C. (Boys U/19 1500m 4.09.68) & Ben Connolly, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Boys U/15 Pole Vault 2.15m).
See AAI Review & results here.

IAAF & European Athletics Appointments for 2018/2019
See details of Irish appointments here.

Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships - Day 2
See Provisional starts list and timetable here.

Online Entry Now Open for
Munster 4 Mile Road Championships, Monday 2nd April. More here.
Munster Junior & U/23 T&F Championships, Saturday 21st April. More here.
Tipperary Junior, Senior & Masters T&F Championships, Sunday 29th April. More here.

Children First Act 2015 - Important Information
See here.

Solid Performances from Irish Walkers in Switzerland
See AAI Review here.

County U/13 to Junior Indoor Championships
Sunday 11th March in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See Provisional Results here.

County U/9 to U/12 Indoor Championships
Saturday 10th March in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See Provisional Results here.

County Intermediate Road Championships
Sunday 18th March in Faugheen, Carrick-On-Suir @ 12 noon
Closing date for receipt of entries is midnight on Thursday 15th March.
Online entry is open for this competition here.

Medals Galore for Tipp at National Master Indoors

Tipperary athletes had a great day of athletics at the Irish Life Health National Master Indoor Championships in AIT International Arena on Saturday 10th March taking home 29 medal in total (12 gold, 7 silver & 10 bronze). Our leading medal winner was Patrick Naughton, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the M85 age category who won 5 gold medals in total in the 60m with a very impressive run of 13.02, 200m (48.20), Shot (8.35m), Long Jump (2.35m) & High Jump (1.00m). Other impressive performances came from  Genevieve Rowland, Templemore A.C. who won 4 medals in total in the W35 category with gold in the High Jump (1.30m) and silver in the Shot (8.92m), Long Jump (4.34m) & 60m (8.77m), Larry O'Grady, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. also won double gold in the M55 Long Jump (3.88m) & High Jump (1.35m) & silver in the WFD (5.66m) with double bronze for Moyne A.C. athlete, Kate Harrison in the W35 60m (9.30) & 200m (30.76). Micheal O'Beirne, Dundrum A.C. was another of our amazing Master athletes winning silver in the M85 WFD (1.51m) and bronze in the Shot (3.03,). Danny Meaney, Templemore A.C. took gold in the M35 Long Jump with a leap of 5.81m with fellow team-mate John Dwyer scoring gold in the Senior WFD with 7.31m and gold also for Ross Alexander, Coolquill A.C. in the M35 Walk (16.05.31) & Hazel Galloway, Clonmel A.C. in the W60 200m (33.81). More silver medals were won by Pat Grace, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the M50 800m (2.13.12) & Kevin Shorthall, Templemore A.C. in the M35 High Jump (1.70m) with bronze medals for Adrian McGinley, Templemore A.C. (M40 800m 2.05.62), John Laste, Clonmel A.C. (M55 400m 1.09.19), Evelyn Maher, Moyne A.C. (M35 800m 2.34.65), Liam O'Dwyer, Dundrum A.C. (M65 High Jump 1.05m), Richard Phelan, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (M35 Long Jump 5.50m), Patrick Roche, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (M40 1500m 4.32.76), Willie O'Donoghue, Mooreabbey Milers A.C. (M55 3km 10.47.41). Templemore A.C. won gold in the Women's 4 x 200m Relay with bronze for Moyne A.C. while Templemore A.C. Men's team won silver.
See photos here. See AAI Review & Results here.

Gold for St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh at Irish Life Health Schools XC Championships

Congrats to St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh who  took team gold in the Minor Boys category at the Irish Life Health Irish Schools Cross Country Championsips in Carriganore, Waterford on Saturday 10th March. Cian Hodgins also took an individual medal in the Minor Boys race when he placed 4th overall in 9.34 with his team -mate Tom Walsh also scoring a top 10 finish in 9th place (9.43). Other members of the winning team were Luke Purcell (27th in 10.09), Sean Hayes (38th in 10.24), Eoin Moloney, Jamie Moloney, Aidan O'Dwyer & Filip McIntyre. St. Mary's Nenagh also scored highly winning silver in the Junior Girls competition with individual medals for Niamh and Ellen Cunneen (9th & 12th) with Ailbhe O'Neill, Sarah Murphy & Emma Mulcahy other members of the team. Sorcha Moloney, Presentation Thurles also won an individual medal in the Senior Girl's race when she finished 8th with the Presentation Thurles finishing 6th overall. In the Intermediate Boys competition, CBS Thurles finished in 9th place overall.
See AAI Review and results here.

Irish Universities Cross Country Championships
The Irish Universities Cross Country Championships were held in Santry Playing Fields on Saturday 10th March. In the Women's race, Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C./DCU was 17th with Nuala Fitzgibbon, Thurles Crokes A.C./TCD in 40th place. DCU won the Women's title with TCD in 3rd. Tom Hennessy, Nenagh Olympic A.C./UL finished in 8th place in the Men's race with Michael Carey, Clonmel A.C./DCU right behind him in 9th & Aaron Quigley, Nenagh Olympic A.C./UCD in 41st. DCU took the Men's team title with UCD in 2nd place. Overall titles went to DCU in 1st, UCD in 2nd & TCD in 3rd.
See Results here.

Round Up of Day 2 of European Throwing Cup
See AAI Review here.

Round Up of Day 1 of European Throwing Cup
See AAI Review here.

Munster Star Awards Banquet
Friday 16th March in the Auburn Lodge Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare
For everyone that has ordered tickets from event organiser, Vincent McCarthy, can you please confirm with him by return e-mail: vmccarthykilnaboy@eircom.net or mobile: 087 0636236 that you will still be in attendance on the night. Tickets are still available to purchase.

County Juvenile Indoor Online Entry Now Open
The County U/9 to U/12 Indoor Championships take place on Saturday 10th March @ 11.30am and the County U/13 to Junior Indoor Championships take place on Sunday 11th March @ 11.30am. Pole Vault competitions will take place at 12 noon on Sunday 11th March.
ALL ATHLETES MUST BE REGISTERD FOR 2018.
U/9 to U/12 Timetable     U/13 to Junior Timetable.

Ten Irish Athletes Picked for World Half
Congrats to Clonmel based athlete, Sergiu Ciobanu who is one of the selected athletes.
See more here.

School's Stars to Clash in Carriganore
Good luck to all our athletes who will be competing at the Irish Schools XC Championships in WIT Sports Campus, Carriganore on Saturday 10th March.
See Preview here.

Munster Schools Indoor Games
Tuesday 6th March in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See Results here.

Endurance Coaches Network (ECN) 6
See all the details here.

Magic Masters Set for Athlone
Good luck to all our athletes who will be competing at the National Master Indoor Championships in Athlone in Saturday 10th March.
See AAI Preview here.

Leevale A.C. Open T&F Meets
Leevale A.C. will be hosting a Juvenile Meet on Sunday 22nd April and a Senior Meet & Throws Festival on Monday 7th May. See all the details here.

Healy Bows Out With Brave Run in Birmingham
See more here.

Heroic Healy Advances to World Semi-Final
See more here.

St. Senan's A.C. Open T&F Sports
Easter Monday, 2nd April @ 1pm in Kilmacow Sports Complex
See all the details here.

County Juvenile Indoor Championships - SUNDAY 4TH CANCELLED
Due to adverse weather conditions, the County Juvenile Indoor Championships scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday 4th) has been CANCELLED. The new dates are Saturday 10th March for the County U/9 to U/12 Indoor Championships and Sunday 11th March for the County U/13 to Junior Indoor Championships. The Pole Vault competitions will be held on Sunday 11th March at 12 noon. If any Clubs need to add entries, please contact Jim Ryan at tippjuvsecretarytf@gmail.com.
The Tipperary Throws Festival is also being moved to a new date of Easter Monday, 2nd April in Templemore.

The Tipperary County Board will be hosting their Annual Tipperary Throws Festival on Easter Monday, 2nd April  in Templemore Track with the first event to start at 10am. Your support on the day would be greatly appreciated. Also included in the programme is a 1 Mile race and a 400m for both Women and Men at 12.30pm. Electronic timing will be provided.
See Programme of Events and all other information here

Munster Star Awards Banquet CANCELLED
The  Munster Star Awards Banquet scheduled for tomorrow night (Saturday 3rd March) has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled for Friday 16th March at the same venue, the Auburn Lodge Hotel, Ennis.

Irish Life Health National Master Indoors POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY 10TH MARCH
See the details here.

Day 1 of the Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships now MOVED TO SATURDAY 7TH APRIL
See details here.

Munster Star Awards
As of today (Thursday 1st March), the Munster Star Awards scheduled for Ennis on Saturday 3rd March are going ahead as planned. Any changes in this status will be posted here so keep checking over the next 2 days for updates.

Munster Half Marathon & Marathon Championships
Sunday 6th May in Limerick
Link for entry is here. See all the details here.


Irish Schedule for World Indoors
See here.

Severe Weather Warning for Snow/Ice
See here on how to contact AAI during the adverse weather conditions.

NOTICE - Monitoring Weather Conditions for the National Master Indoors
See more here.

Munster Juvenile U/13 to U/19 Indoor Championships
Congrats to all our medal winners and two our two record breakers, Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. (Girls U/16 1500m 4.41.00) & Adam O'Dwyer, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Boys U/17 Pole Vault 3.35m).
See Updated Results here:   Girls Results    Boys Results

County Juvenile Indoor Online Entry Now Open
The County Juvenile Indoor Online Entry system is now open. Fees are 2 euro per individual event and 6 euro per relay team. Closing date for entries will be midnight on Wednesday 28th February. See all the details here.  U/9 to U/11 athletes are limited to a maximum of  one track event on the day (ie. sprint or distance) and they have just one field event, the Long Jump. Any problems with online entry, please e-mail info@tipperaryathletics.com for assistance. ALL ATHLETES MUST BE REGISTERD FOR 2018.
U/9 to U/12 Timetable     U/13 to Junior Timetable.

Munster Schools Indoor Games 2018
Tuesday 6th March in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See all the details here.

Irish Life Health National Master Indoor Championships
Sunday 4th March in AIT International Arena
See Timetable here.

Athletics Ireland Race Series 2018
See all the details here.

Tobin Wins SEC Indoor Mile Title

Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C./Ole Miss won the Mile in 4.07.14 for the second year in a row at the SEC Indoor Championships in Texas on Sunday 25th February.
See more details here. See NCAA report from Brother John Dooley for 22nd to 25th February here.

81st at English XC Champs for Moore

Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C./Brighton & Hove A.C. had an excellent race at the English Cross Country Championships on Saturday 24th February finishing 81st in 43.06 out of a field of 2,300 runners.
See results here.

Ferrybank A.C. Open Sports
Sunday 8th April 2018 @ 12 noon in Waterford RSC
See details here.

Munster Schools Cross Country Championships
Friday 23rd February 2018 in WIT, Carriganore, Waterford
See Results here. AAI Review here.

County Award for Tadhg Vaughan, Coolquill A.C.

Tadhg Vaughan, Coolquill A.C. was recently presented with an award from Tipperary County Board in recognition of his outstanding services over the years in his capacity as County Treasurer and Vice Chairman. Congratulations Tadhg on your well deservied award and thanks for all your years of service to Tipperary Athletics.

Famous Tipperary Athlete Series by Michael O'Dwyer

NCAA Results for 8th to 18th February
See here.
Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for the report.

Kilsheelan 10 Mile Road Race
Sunday 11th March @ 12 noon
See details here.


Healy Heads Team of Four for World Indoors
See AAI report here.

Munster Schools Cross Country Championships 2018
Friday 23rd February in WIT Sports Campus, Carriganore, Waterford. First race gets underway at 12.30pm. See Timetable, Course Map, Directions and other info here.
Good luck to all our athletes and schools who will be taking part.

AAI Coach Injury Prevention Manual
See details here.

Affidea Ireland Junior Endurance Camps
See Report here.

AAI Month End Registrations for January 2018
See details here.

Wins for Cummins & Boland at County Novice Road Championships
The County Novice Road Championships were held on Sunday 18th February in Moyne. The Women's race was won by Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. with silver and bronze for Thurles Crokes A.C. duo Jacorlin Hughes and Nuala Fitzgibbon. Team honours went to Moyne A.C., Clonmel A.C. and Thurles Crokes A.C. Winner of the Men's race was Jimmy Boland, Clonmel A.C. with 2nd and 3rd places for Dundrum A.C. athletes Gareth McGlinchy and Dermot Hayes. Clonmel A.C., Dundrum A.C. and Mooreabbey Milers A.C. took the team prizes. Well done to all.
See PRO Report here. See Results here.

See Housekeeping Rules here which includes parking arrangements at the stadium. Please circulate to all your applicable Club members. See heat qualification criteria for the 60m here. Munster Indoor Rules can be found here. Both the Girls and Boys U/12 High Jump competitions will take place on Saturday as per the timetable. Due to the National Cross Country Relays in Galway on Sunday 11th, the Boys U/12 600m will be held over until 1.30pm.
East  Munster Schools Cross Country Championships
See Results here.
The first 15 individuals and the first 4 teams in each age category for Girls and Boys now qualify for the Munster Schools Cross Country Championships in WIT Sports Campus, Carriganore, Co. Waterford on Friday 23rd February.

West Will be Awake for Cross Country Action
See AAI Preview, timetable and start lists here.

Do You Want to Win 500 Euro of Athletics Equipment for Your Club
See more here.

Munster Schools Indoor Games 2018
Tuesday 6th March in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
All details have gone out to all Munster Schools.
See all the details here.

NCAA Indoor Early February results
See report here.
Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for the report.

Famous Tipperary Athlete Series by Michael O'Dwyer
Jack Blackburn, Mooreabbey, Galbally (1867 - 1942)
Ned Fogarty, Sopwell, Cloughjordan (1926 - 2006)
Jack Holloway, Cappauniac, Bansha (1878 - 1950)
Charles Carr, Ballybeg, Newcastle (1867 - 1904)

County AGM 2018
See list of our County Officers for 2018 here.
See updated County Bye-Laws here.

Barr and Healy Shine at AAI Games on a Busy Weekend
Well done to Miriam Daly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (400m 56.61), Anna Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (9.48m Shot), Jack Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (14.56m Shot), Eimear Lynch, Newport A.C. (400m 1.00.67), Patrick Lynch, Newport A.C. (60m 7.31), Margaret Mary Grace, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (400m 1.03.11), Robert Kennedy, Templemore A.C. (800m 2.05.27), Robert Bennett, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (200m 22.61 & Michael Quilligan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (400m 51.08) who all represented the County on the day.
See more here.

Purchase Tickets for National Senior Indoor Championships
See more here.

Sean Tobin Breaks His Old High School Record in Mile at Millrose Games NY

Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C. opened the day at the Millrose Games in New York with a 4th place finish in the invitational mile, running an all-time collegiate best time of 3.58.28 to break his own school record of 3.59.91 from the 2014 season. Tobin was steady with around a 59 second split at each 400m, keeping pace with a tight bunch in the top 4 spots. Tobin, who earned All-American honours in the cross country season with a 12th place finish at the NCAA Championships, now ranks No. 5 nationally in the mile in his first race of the indoor season. His all time career best however is 3.57.00 which was run out of season last summer in Ireland for a third place finish at the Cork City Sports Meet.
See more NCAA Early Indoor results here. Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for the report.


Thurles Crokes Tops at County Road Relay Championships

The County Road Relay Championships were held in Clonoulty on Sunday 4th February. Thurles Crokes A.C. scored a double win in the Women's and Men's "A" categories with Mooreabbey Milers A.C. and Moyne A.C. winning the Women's and Men's "B" section and Mooreabbey Milers A.C. Men winning the "C" section.
See Results here.

Munster U/9 to U/12 Start Lists
See here.
Any corrections to Mossie Woulfe at mossiewoulfe1@gmail.com by 6pm on Wednesday 7th February.

Nenagh Olympic A.C. Finish 4th at National Indoor League
Congrats to the Nenagh Olympic A.C. Men's team who finished in 4th place on 45 points just 3 points adrift of Donore Harriers A.C. in 3rd in their first Senior Indoor League Final. Team members were Michael Quilligan, Daren Dunne, Paul White, Tom Hennessy, Oisin Fitzpatrick, Joseph McEvoy, Mark Tierney, Dan Finnerty & Rob Bennett.
See AAI Review and results here.

Templemore Fit4Life 4 Mile Track & Trail Run
Sunday 25th February @ 11am
 See details here.

DCH & Clonliffe Favourites to Retain Indoor League Titles
See more here.

AAI Indoor Games
See Provisional Entry List and Timetable here.
Barr to star in AAI Games. See Preview here.

Munster Athletics AGM - Reminder
Tipperary Athletics County Board are hosting the Munster Athletics AGM this Saturday, 3rd February in the Horse & Jockey Hotel at 12 noon. Can all Clubs please try to send at least 1 representative to the AGM.
See Munster Juvenile PRO Report here.

2018 Athletics Meets for Throwers
See here.

Adeleke and Neville Light Up Athlone
The Irish Life Health National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships were held in AIT, Athlone on Sunday 28th January. There were silver medals for Miriam Daly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (Junior 400m 56.77), & Jack Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Junior Shot Putt 12.79m) with bronze for Aoife Delargy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (U/23 800m 2.15.13), Deirbhile Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (U/23 Shot Putt 10.59m) & Joseph McEvoy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Junior High Jump 1.90m). Other Tipperary athletes who competed well were Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (4th U/23 800m 2.17.01), Fiona Hennessy, Templemore A.C. (4th Junior Shot Putt 9.14m), Adam O'Dwyer, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (5th Junior Pole Vault 3.60m) & Anna Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (9th Junior Pole Vault 2.70m). Robert Kennedy, Templemore A.C. ran 2.07.99 in the U/23 800m to finish 7th in his heat  but did not progress to the final.
See AAI Review and results from National Junior & U/23 Championships here.

Updated Statistics - Roll of Honour
See here.

AAI Year End Registrations 2017
See here.

Ireland's Next Generation Set for Athlone
See AAI Preview, Start List and Timetable for National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships here.

Online Entry is Now Open for National Masters, Intermediate, Juvenile B & Juvenile Relay Cross Country Championships
See all the details here.

Online Entry is Now Open for the AAI Indoor Games
See all the details here.

Munster U/13 to U/19 Indoor Online Entry Now Open
See Timetable here. All details regarding online here.
Closing date for entries is midnight on Friday 16th February.
Any problems with online entry, please e-mail ahoey@munsterathletics.com.

County Tipperary Star Awards 2017

A very successful 3rd Annual County Tipperary Star Awards were held on Saturday 13th January 2018 in the Horse & Jockey Hotel. Congratulations to all our awards winner on the night. See List of Award Winners here.
Awards Booklet here.       See Photos here.

Munster Senior & Masters Indoors
A number of athletes were left short on medals at the Munster Senior & Masters Indoors. These medals are being ordered. If any other athlete did not receive/collect their medal, please email indoorsecretary@munsterathletics.com to make arrangements by 6pm Monday 29th January.

Munster U/9 to U/12 Indoor Online Entry Now Open
Please note that the Munster Juvenile Walks will also be incorporated in these Championships on Sunday 11th February.
See Timetable here. All details regarding online here.
Closing date for entries is midnight on Friday 2nd February.
Any problems with online entry, please e-mail ahoey@munsterathletics.com.

County Road Relay Championships
Sunday 4th February in Clonoulty @ 12 noon
Entry on the day, 12 euro per team.
Distances for both Women and Men are 800m, 1500m, 800m & 3km.

Irish Athletes Based in US
See updated list for 2018 here.
Keep up to date with all their results here.
Our thanks to Brother John Dooley, AAI Liaison for US Based Athletes, for all the information.

History of Tipperary Athletes By Michael O'Dwyer
Martin Egan, Attifineen, Shanaglish, Gort, Co. Galway (1920 - 2006)
Mick Cleary, Behamore, Cloughjordan (1927 - 2011)
Pat Hackett, Lanespark, Ballynonty (1908 - 1994)
Tom Fanning, Gortreagh, Loughmore (1904 - 1981)

Irish Life Health National Junior & U/23 Championships
Sunday 28th January 2018 in AIT International Arena.
Provisional Entry List here. See Timetable here. 

AAI Juvenile Competition Booklet 2018
See here.

Munster Juvenile Indoor Competition Booklet 2018
See here.

Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Indoor Relay Championships

Sunday 21st January 2018 in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
Tipperary was represented by teams for Nenagh Olympic A.C. (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze), Templemore A.C. (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (3 bronze) and Moyne A.C. (1 bronze)
The first 3 teams from U/12 to U/19 have qualified for the National Juvenile Indoor Relay Championships in AIT on Sunday 11th March. Can all Clubs please confirm their team names to tfsecretary@munsterathletics.com by return as all entries for National have to come through the Munster Juvenile Secretary.
See Link to Photos here.  See updated results here.

Host Clubs Wanted for 2018 Summer Camp Programme
See details here.

Apply for Irish Schools Team Manager Positions
See all the details here.

National Combined Events Indoor Championships
Well done to Alex Reynolds, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who was 5th in the Boys U/15 competition finishing on 1933 points.
See AAI Review and results here.

Munster Juvenile Indoor Walks Championships - Revised Date
The date for the Munster Juvenile Indoor Walks has been changed. They will now take place with the Munster U/9 to U/12 Indoor Championships on Sunday 11th February at 2pm in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. See Revised Timetable here.

Combined Events To Kick Off 2018
See AAI Preview, Start Lists and Timetable here.

Munster Juvenile Indoor Relays
Sunday 21st January 2018 in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See Start Lists here. Any errors/omissions to Mossie Woulfe at mossiewoulfe1@gmail.com.

Latest Report from US on Early NCAA Indoor Results
See here. Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for the results.

Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Championships

These Championships were held on Sunday 14th January in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. Tipp athletes were in great form winning 70 medals (38 gold, 19 silver & 13 bronze) & setting new 9 Championship Best Performances. Hazel Galloway, Clonmel A.C. scored double records in the F60 60m & 200m, Edel Delaney, Moyne A.C. & Esme Alexander, Coolquill A.C. both came home with 400m records in the F35 & F55 categories with Dermot Hayes, Dundrum A.C. taking double records in the M50 1500m & 3km and Darren Dunne, Nenagh Olympic A.C. taking a record in the U/23 Men's 3km. In the Field Events, Noel Monteith, Borrisokane A.C. set a new record in the M70 Shot Putt along with Micheal O'Beirne, Dundrum A.C. in the M85 Weight for Distance.
See Tipp Results here. See Updated Results here.

Irish Team Selected for Armagh International Road Race
See details here.

Provisional Entry List & Timetable for National Combined Events
See here.

Fionnuala Captains Team Europe to Victory at Edinburgh
See AAI Review here.

Indoor League 2018
See AAI Review and results here.

Tipperary AGM and County Star Awards Night
Our County AGM takes place this Saturday, 13th January in the Horse & Jockey Hotel at 3pm. It will be followed by our County Star Awards Night in the same venue at 8pm. Refreshments will be served from 7pm onwards. Congratulations to all our Award Winners,  we hope everyone enjoys the night. See Awards Booklet here.
See Award Winners here.

Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relay Championships
Sunday 21st January 2018 in Nenagh Indoor Stadium @ 11am
See Timetable here.
Closing date for online entry is midnight on Wednesday 17th January. Entry through your Club portal at this link - https://sso.primoevents.com/sso/
Please note that all Relays from U/12 to U/19 have to compete at the Munster Championships and qualify to be eligible to compete at National level.  There are no open entries to National in the Juvenile Inter-Club Relays. 

Munster Senior & Masters Start Lists
See here.
Any errors/omissions to indoorsecretary@munsterathletics.com by midnight Thursday January 11th. A reminder that masters are limited to 4 events. No new entries or entry changes will be accepted on Sunday. A reminder that the programme has changed. See Revised programme below.

Revised Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Timetable
Sunday 14th January in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See here.

Super Second for Hayde at Celtic International XC
Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. continued her winning streak when she came home in 2nd place in the Girls U/17 race at the Celtic International on Saturday 6th January. Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. had another great run in the Senior Men's race to finish 9th in 24.34 and 2nd home for Ireland.
See AAI Review and Results here.



Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Update
The PROGRAMMEfor this competition has been REVISED. The warm up area in Nenagh is currently unavailable so the programme has been revised to allow the outside track be available for warm up in the morning and part of the centre track will be available for warm up in the afternoon. Placings in the Senior 60m race will now be decided based on times. 
ONLINE ENTRY - If a Club is having difficulty with online entry, please e-mail entries to indoorsecretary@munsterathletics.com by midnight on Tuesday (January 9th). Late entries will be refused. 

Records for Alexander, Cummins & Lynch at Munster Junior & U/23 Indoors

The Munster Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships took place on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th January in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. Congrats to Evan Lynch, Clonmel A.C. & Ross Alexander, Coolquill A.C. who both set records in the Senior (13.13.39) & 0/35 Walks (14.58.88) and to Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who set a new record of 2.19.36 in the Junior Women's 800m. Other gold medal winners for Tipperary were Fiona Hennessy, Templemore A.C. (Junior Shot), Deirbhile Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (U/23 Shot), Roseann Fitzgerald, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (Junior 200m), Joseph McEvoy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Junior HJ), Conor Ryan, Templemore A.C. (Junior 800m) & Darren Dunne, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (U/23 800m). Silver medals were won by Jack Pender, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (Junior 400m) Aaron Quigley, Nenagh Olympic A.C (U/23 800m), Adam O'Dwyer, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Junior Pole Vault) & Miriam Daly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (Junior 200m & 400m).
Junior & U/23     Walks
Photos : Day 1   Day 2

Munster Juvenile & Youth Pentatlon Results
These Championships were held in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th January. Congrats to our best scorers over the weekend, Michael Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who was our only medal winner taking home bronze in the Boys U/11 competition finishing on 863 points  with both Ceola Bergin, Templemore A.C. and Alex Reynolds, Nenagh Olympic A.C. 4th in the Girls U/13 and Boys U/15 competitions. Well done also to the following athletes who competed very well: Girls U/11 - Rebecca Kavanagh (5th), Kate Nevin (8th) & Eimear Hennessy (11th) Templemore A.C.; Ellie McEvoy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (8th Girls U/14); Dylan Bergin, Templemore A.C. (7th Boys U/11); Liam O'Callaghan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (5th Boys U/12); Kieran Proven (7th) & Shane Aherne (9th) Clonmel A.C. in Boys U/13; Boys U/14 - Killian Bergin, Templemore A.C. (5th), Matthew Hardy, Borrisokane A.C. (6th), Dylan Carroll, Templemore A.C. (7th) & Michael Aherne, Clonmel A.C. (8th);  Ben Connolly, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (5th Boys U/15).
Girls Results   Boys Results

Munster Juvenile & Youth Pentathlon Championships
See Provisional Start Lists here. Any errors/omissions to mossiewoulfe1@gmail.com by tomorrow (Friday) 2pm. All athletes must be registered for 2018 in order to be able to compete in this competition. No entries will be taken on the day.

Munster Junior, U/23 & Walks Indoor Championships
See Provisional Start Lists here. Any errors/omissions to indoorsecretary@munsterathletics.com by tomorrow (Friday) 6pm. All athletes must be registered for 2018 in order to be able to compete in this competition. No entries will be taken on the day.

Munster Senior & Master Indoor Championships
To enter these Championships, please go to this link (https://sso.primoevents.com/sso/) and enter your new Club login details to proceed.

County Senior Road & Cross Country Points Table 2017
See here.

Munster Entries for the Weekend
If you haven't done so already and you cannot access the online registration and entry system, can all Clubs please get their Juvenile/Youth Pentathlon entries to Mossie Woulfe at mossiewoulfe1@gmail.com and their Junior, U/23 and Walks entries to Padraig Kelly at indoorsecretary@munsterathletics.com by tomorrow (Friday) 2pm at the latest.
Start Lists will be published here shortly.

UPDATE on Entries for Munster Competitions 
AAI have resolved the entry issues now. Please note that for the Junior/U/23 & Pentathlon Championships, Clubs have to login and access these through the new Portal system (https://sso.primoevents.com/sso/or you can find same link at the end of the Junior & U/23 Entry Form).  Competition Entry Links are below-
Junior/U23 & Pentathlon & Walks competition:

https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/MunsterJunior23Women2018

Senior & Masters Indoor Championships
https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/MunsterIndoorChampionships2018

Successful Day at County Senior & Masters Indoor Champs

The County Senior & Master Indoor Championships took place on Sunday 31st December in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. Over 90 athletes took part in a variety of events from Senior to O/85 age categories with our oldest athlete, Micheal O'Beirne, Dundrum A.C. winning double gold in the 0/85 Shot & Weight for Distance and our youngest competitor, Anna Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. winning treble gold in the Senior Women's Long Jump, High Jump and Shot Putt. The Alexander family from Coolquill A.C. made it a family affair with Ross winning the 0/35 Walk, his Mam Esme taking gold in the 0/55 300m and 600m and his Dad, Matt winning gold in the 0/60 800m, 1500m & Shot Putt. Many thanks to all the athletes who turned out to compete on the day and to all who assisted in the running of the competition.
Photos  See Results here.

Famous Tipperary Athlete Series by Michael O'Dwyer
John O'Doherty, Sologheadbeg (1909 - 1970)
Tom Kiely, Ballyneale, Carrick-On-Suir (1869 - 1951)

County Senior & Masters Points Table for 2017
See here.

County Juvenile Cross Country Points Tables for 2017
Juvenile       Juvenile B

Tobin Wins MSD 4 Miler in Course Record

460 runners took to the start line at the annual St. Stephen's Day 4 Miler hosted by Clonmel A.C. Sean Tobin won the race in a course record of 18.34 with Brian Maher, Kilkenny City Harriers A.C. in 2nd (18.51) & Clonmel A.C. brothers Kevin & William Maunsell in 3rd & 4th places in 18.54 & 18.57 with Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. in 7th place (19.39). Lizzie Lee, Leevale A.C. was the first woman home in a course record of 21.32.
Video here. See race report here. Race Results here.  Photos here and here.

County Tipperary Star Award Winners for 2017
The County Star Awards Night will take place in the Horse & Jockey Hotel on Saturday 13th January. More details will be available shortly. Congratulations to our 2017 award winners.
See List of Winners here

AAI Online Registration and Entry System for 2018
Please note that there are still problems logging into this system. AAI and Primo Solutions are working on the issues but the resolution date is unknown. For the County Senior & Masters Indoor Championships, Clubs may send their entries on an excel spreadsheet to info@tipperaryathletics.com and pay their entry fees on the day when collecting numbers. Please include athlete's name, club, date of birth, 2017 registration number and events. If the system becomes operational in the meantime, Clubs will be notified and entries can be completed online as normal.

Munster Development & Performance Squads - Day 3
Day 3 of the Munster Development & Performance Squads takes place on Saturday 30th December in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. Development Squad takes place from 11am to 1pm and is open to all athletes aged 12 years+. The squad will cost 5 euro per athlete. Please check in at the venue from 10.30am. Events covered on the day will be SPRINTS (Kevin Cogley), SHOT PUTT (Dave Fratarolli), LONG JUMP (Pat Power), POLE VAULT (Eamon Flanagan) & MIDDLE DISTANCE (Sean Finn). The Performance Squad takes place from 1pm to 3pm and is for selected athletes only. All Discus, Javelin and Hammer throwers should go directly to Borrisokane Athletics Ground. The Walks Development Squad will take place from 1pm to 3pm with the Walks Performance Squad.

County Indoor and T&F Points for 2017
Indoor Points Table     T&F Points Table

Munster Star Award Winners for 2017 announced.
Congratulations to our Tipperary athletes and Clubs who will all be receiving awards at the Munster Star Awards Banquet in March. Award winners are Miriam Daly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. & Sean Carolan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Tipperary T&F Winners), Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Munster Junior Male), Deirbhile Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Munster U/23 Female), Robert Bennett, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Munster Senior Male), Genieve Rowland, Templemore A.C. (Munster Master Female), Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Munster Junior/Senior Indoor Club), Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. (Tipperary Cross Country) & Miriam Daly, Sharlene Mawdsley, Newport A.C. & Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. (Achievement Awards).
The Munster Star Awards Banquet will take place on Saturday 3rd March 2018 in the Auburn Lodge, Ennis, Co. Clare.
See all Munster Award Winners here.

The Night Run is Back for 2018
See all the details here.

National Gold for Hayde as Moore & Hodgins takes National Bronze Medals
Tipperary athletes produced excellent results at the Irish Life Health National Novice and Juvenile Uneven Age Cross Country Championships in WIT, Waterford on Sunday 17th December. Aimee Hayde put on another brillant display of running to win the Girls U/15 National title to add to the National U/16 title she won a few weeks ago. She also added another gold Inter-Provincial medal to her collection when Munster took 1st place with Emma Murray, Coolquill A.C. also on the team coming home in 14th place overall. Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. continues to go from strength to strength and he put in a terrific performance to win National Bronze in the Novice Men's race with the Tipperary team placing 5th overall (Kevin Moore 3rd, Tom Hennessy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. 37th, Paddy Cummins, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. 47th, Denis Shanahan, Thurles Crokes A.C. 58th, Dermot Hayes, Dundrum A.C. 69th & Patrick Roche 80th). Cian Hodgins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. was another athlete to shine on the day when he came home in 3rd place overall in the Boys U/13 race with Kate Ferncombe, Dundrum A.C. winning another individual medal for Tipperary when she placed 9th in the Girls U/13 race and also winning a gold Inter-Provincial medal with Munster. The Tipperary Boys U/13 team also won Inter-County silver medals (Cian Hodgins 3rd, Tom Walsh, Nenagh Olympic A.C. 19th, Shane Buckley, Dundrum A.C. 21st., Ben Walsh, Nenagh Olympic A.C. 26th, Joe Egan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. 34th & James Doyle, Thurles Crokes A.C. 41st. Hodgins, Walsh and Buckley also won silver with the Munster team.  Daire O'Donnell, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. also won a bronze Inter-Provincial medal with Munster in the Boys U/11 race when he finished in 18th place overall.
See County Juvenile PRO Report here. See AAI Review & Results here.

Famous Tipperary Athlete Series by Michael O'Dwyer
Louis Crowe, Cahir (1928 - 1968)
George Geraghty, Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon (1938 - 2014)

Important AAI Registration Info for 2018
AAI system for 2017 is now closed and will re-open on Monday 18th December for 2018 registrations.
See more here.

Novice & Uneven Age Set for Customary Cavalry Charge
See AAI Preview here which includes start list, timetable and course map. Good luck to all our athletes who will be taking part.
See County Juvenile Preview here.   County Novice Preview here.

2018 Fixtures
At a recent County Board Meeting, the 2018 fixtures for Road and Track & Field have been agreed. See fixtures list here.

County Senior & Masters Indoor Championships
Sunday 31st December 2017 in Nenagh Indoor Stadium @ 1pm
Closing date for receipt of entries is midnight on Thursday 28th December. 2018 ages will apply. All athletes must be registerd for 2018. AAI registration system should be opening for 2018 registrations from 14th December onwards.
Timetables:  Senior     Masters

Munster Development & Performance Squads - Day 3
Day 3 of the Munster Development & Performance Squads takes place on Saturday 30th December in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. Development Squad takes place from 11am to 1pm and is open to all athletes aged 12 years+. The squad will cost 5 euro per athlete. Please check in at the venue from 10.30am. Events covered on the day will be SPRINTS (Kevin Cogley), SHOT PUTT (Dave Fratarolli), LONG JUMP (Pat Power), POLE VAULT (Eamon Flanagan) & MIDDLE DISTANCE (Sean Finn). The Performance Squad takes place from 1pm to 3pm and is for selected athletes only.

County Team for National Novice Cross Country
Good luck to our County Novice Men's team that will be competing on Sunday 17th December in WIT Sports Campus, Waterford at the Irish Life Health National Novice Cross Country Championships. The team manager is John Moore, Dundrum A.C. and the team is William Stephens Coolquill AC, Michael Carey, Clonmel AC, Jimmy Boland Clonmel AC, Kevin Moore Dundrum AC, Dermot Hayes Dundrum AC, Paddy Cummins Moycarkey Coolcroo AC, Shane Mullaney Moycarkey Coolcroo AC, Tom Hennessey Nenagh Olympic AC, Aaron Quigley Nenagh Olympic AC, John Treacy Thurles Crokes AC, John Fitzgibbon Thurles Crokes AC & Denis Shanahan Thurles Crokes AC.
See Juvenile PRO Report here.  See Novice Preview here. See Timetable here.

Wins for Fitzgibbon and Moore at County Senior XC

On a very cold snowy day in Annacarty there was a good showing from County athletes for the County Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships. Ciara O'Neill, Clonmel A.C. and Ben O'Dwyer, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. took the titles in the Junior races with wins for Carmel Fitzgibbon, Thurles Crokes A.C. and Kevin Moore, Dundrum A.C. in the Senior categories.
See Senior XC Report here. See Results here.   Photos here.  Thanks to County Juvenile XC PRO Eibhlis Purcell

Excellent European 15th and 24th for Tobin & Maunsell

Clonmel A.C. athletes Sean Tobin and Kevin Maunsell both ran the race of their lives at the European Cross Country Championships in Samorin, Slovakia on Sunday 10th December. Lining out for their country in the Senior Men's race, Tobin finished 15th and first home for Ireland in 30.43 with Kevin Maunsell crossing the line close behind in 24th place in 30.49 and 3rd scoring member of the Irish Men's team which finished 5th overall on 58 points just 2 points behind 4th place finishers France. Congratuations to both men on such wonderful performances, we are immensely proud of you both.  See AAI Review here.

AAI Clubs Safety Statement 2017
See info here.

Wrights Close Walk in the Park
See AAI Review and results from National 20k Race Walking Championships here.

Canon Hayes Volunteer in Sport Award for Kathleen England

Congratulations to Kathleen England, Roscrea A.C. who won a Canon Hayes Sports Volunteer Award at the Canon Hayes National Sports Awards Banquet in the Ballykisteen Hotel recently. Kathleen was honoured for all her dedicated work over the years with Roscrea A.C. and Roscrea and County Tipperary Community Games.

County Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships
Sunday 10th December in Annacarthy @ 12.30pm.
See Course Map, Directions and Parking Details here.

AAI Prehab & Conditioning Sheets
AAI Prehab     Mobility & Foot & Ankle Conditioning

Hayde and Maunsell Selected for Celtic Cross Country International
Congrats to Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. and Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. who have both been selected to compete for Ireland at the forthcoming Celtic Cross Country International in Antrim on Saturday 6th January.
See more here.

McDaid to Lead Senior Women's Team Ahead of New Role
See more here.

 Exceptional Quality Finish to Autumn Season for National Throws Squad
The County has been represented on the National Throws Squad by Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. athletes, Sean Mockler (Discus & Hammer) and Jack Ryan (Shot Putt) who were both selected based on their excellent results this year and have greatly benefitted from the sessions so far. Thanks to National Throws Coach, Dave Sweeney for all his work with the squad. We wish them the best of luck in their 2018 season.
See AAI review here.

County Tipperary Post Primary Schools XC Championships
These Championships took place on Wednesday 6th December in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds. There were team wins for the Ursuline Thurles in the Girls category, St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh in the Boys and the Presentation Ballingarry winning the Mixed Schools award.
Report here. See results here.

Nenagh Olympic A.C. are Irish Development Club of the Year

A big congratulations to Nenagh Olympic A.C. who received an award for "Development Club of the Year" at the Irish Life Health Irish Athletics Awards in the Crown Plaza Hotel, Santry on Wednesday 6th December. Other Munster winners included Rob Heffernan, Phil Healy, Drew and Hayley Harrison, Donie Walsh. See AAI Review here.

Athletics Award for Martin Leyden

Well done to Martin Leyden, Templemore A.C. who was accorded a Civic Reception in the Templemore Arms on Thursday 23rd November along with seven other recipients. Martin received his award from the Templemore-Thurles Municipal District for his huge contribution to athletics in Templemore over the years. This is the highest ranking award that can be bestowed by the Templemore-Thurles Municipal District. Ciara Cummins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. also received an award with her family for winning Ireland's Fittest Family in 2016.
See Midland Tribune Article here. See Tipperary Star Article here.

National Community Games Volunteer Awards for Emby Walsh and Daniel Ryan

Congratulations to Emby Walsh, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. and to Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. who both received National Area Volunteer awards at the National Community Games Awards Night in the Johnstown Estate, Enfield, Co. Meath on Saturday 25th November. Emby received the Tipperary Adult Volunteer award for all her tireless Community Games work over the years both at area level in Carrick-On-Suir and at county, provincial and national level. Her dedication to Community Games knows no bounds and her athletes have won countless National community games medals over the years. Daniel, no stranger to winning national community games medals, received the Tipperary Youth Volunteer award for his promotion of Community Games among the youth of his parish, Moycarkey Borris and at County and National level and his assistance at athletics events at County and National level. Daniel was unable to attend due to college committments, his Dad, Jim accepted the award on his behalf.

Famous Tipperary Athlete Series by Michael O'Dwyer
Theo Phelan, Prior Park, Clonmel (1908 - 1970)
Neddy O'Connell, Littleton (1916 - ?)
Jack Lawlor, Main Street, Carrick-On-Suir (1930 - 2014)

County Tipperary Post Primary Schools XC Championships
These Championships will take place on Wednesday 6th December in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds. 
See Poster with all details here.

County Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships
Sunday 10th December in Dundrum
Closing date for online entry is midnight on Thursday 7th December.

AAI Registration Figures for End of November 2017
See here.

Irish Mixed Relay Team Selected for Great Edinburgh XC
See details here.

The Little Book of Irish Athletics by Tom Hunt - BOOK LAUNCH
All are welcome to attend the book launch of the Little Book of Irish Athletics by Tom Hunt. It takes place on Friday 8th December in the Book Centre, Waterford at 6.30pm. See more details here.

Munster Juvenile "B", Junior & Intermediate Cross Country

At these Championships in Beaufort, Co. Kerry on Sunday 3rd December, there was a brilliant gold medal won by James Doyle, Thurles Crokes A.C. in the Boys U/13 race with silver for Saoirse Doran, Moyne A.C. (Girls U/11), bronze for Aaron Moore, Moyne A.C. (Boys U/13) and a top 12 finish for Saoirse Coen, Dundrum A.C., Ruth Phelan, Moyne A.C., Nessa Dwan, Dundrum A.C., Alana Spillane, Moyne A.C., Cathal O'Reilly, Thurles Crokes A.C., Helen Cleere, Moyne A.C., Ellen Bolger, Carrick-On-Suir A.C., Jack O'Meara, Thurles, Crokes A.C., Aoibheann Duggan, Moyne A.C. & Dylan McLaughlin, Moyne A.C. The Tipperary Boys U/13 team won silver with Moyne A.C. winning silver in the Inter-Club Girls U/11. Congrats to all.
See results here. See Juvenile PRO Report here.

Job Opportunity - CEO Athletics Ireland
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Tobin & Maunsell Selected for European Cross Country

Congrats to Clonmel A.C. athletes, Kevin Maunsell and Sean Tobin who have both been selected for the Irish Senior Men's team bound for Slovakia for the European Cross Country Championships on 10th December. They will join a 27 strong Irish team which includes 11 Munster athletes.
See Article in Tipperary Star here. See AAI report here.

National Gold for Hayde & Bronze for Walsh at National Juvenile Even Age

Aimee Hayde, Newport A.C. put in an excellent performance in the Girls U/16 race at the National Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships in Abbotstown on Sunday 26th November to win gold and the national title a year out of her age and a silver Inter-Provincial medal for Munster. Terrific runs were also had by Ben Walsh, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who won bronze in the Boys U/12 race with a 5th place finish for Shane Buckley, Dundrum A.C. Both athletes won bronze Inter-Provincial medals with Munster with Cian Hodgins and Tom Walsh, Nenagh Olympic A.C. also winning bronze Inter-Provincial medals in the Boys U/14 race. Siobhan O'Doherty, Borrisokane A.C. was 15th in the Senior Women's race with a 5th place finish for Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. in the Senior Men's race. See AAI Review and results here.  See Juvenile PRO Report here.

Irish Life Health National Juvenile Even Age & Senior XC Championships
Sunday 26th November in the National Sports Campus, Abbotstown
See Start Lists, Timetable, Directions, Parking details and Course Map here.
See AAI Preview here.

Athletics Ireland Numbers Reach 60,000+
See AAI Report here.

Munster Development & Performance Squads Update

• There will be no Performance Squad Shot Putt on Saturday as Dave Fratarolli is unavailable. However, an extra session will be put on at a later date to cover this. 

• All Javelin, Discus and Hammer throwers should go straight out to Borrisokane A.C. Athletics Grounds. There is no need to check in at the stadium beforehand. THIS INCLUDES ANY ATHLETES WHO WISH TO DO THE JAVELIN DEVELOPMENT SESSION. Development session will run from 11am to 1pm in Borrisokane. If unsure of the directions, please give John O'Farrell a call on 087 2210115.

• DEVELOPMENT Events for Saturday are Short Hurdles with Noelle Morrissey, High Jump with Martin O'Grady, Javelin with Brian Scanlon and Middle Distance with Sean Finn. We have excellent coaches so please encourage your athletes (12 years+)  to attend as these sessions will be very beneficial to them. Session is from 11am to 1pm and fee is 5 euro per athlete.

• The Middle Distance session for Development athletes will take place in Nenagh CBS grounds but please come to the stadium first to register and meet as a group.

• Frank Lynch, our Walks Coach will take Development Walkers with his Performance Squad from 1pm to 3pm in Nenagh Indoor Stadium.

• At the end of the Performance Session, Karen Coughlan and Caroline O' Connell, Physiotherapists from Cahir Physiotherapy will do a short sesson on prehad/conditioning. Can all athletes please bring a mat and a mini-band/theraband with them on the day.