Tipperary Athletics

Munster Information
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National Information
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County Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships
Sunday 12th January in Galbally at 10am.
Online entry will open shortly.

County Junior, Senior & Masters Indoor Championships
Sunday 29th December in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See Timetable here.

2020 Fixtures
See here.

Athletics Ireland Forerunners Female Leadership Programme
See all the details here.

Irish Life Health National Juvenile Uneven Age & Novice XC
See AAI Preview, timetable and entry lists here.

Athletics Ireland Job Opportunity - Competitions Officer
See all the details here.

AAI Membership System for 2020
Registration will open on Tuesday 17th December
See details here.

5th North West Indoor Games
Saturday 28th December in AIT International Arena
Details here.

AAI Upcoming Competitions
See here.

18th Place for Tobin at European Cross Country
Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C. finished an excellent 18th in the Senior Men's race at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon on Sunday 8th December with the Irish Men's team finishing 13th overall. Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. was also on the Irish Senior Men's team but failed to finish on the day. The Irish teams finished 4th overall winning a magnificent haul of two individual medals and two sets of team medals.
See AAI Review here.

Irish Life Health National Race Walks
See AAI Review here.

Tipperary Teams for National Juvenile Uneven Age XC
The National Juvenile Uneven Age Cross Country Championships takes place on Sunday next, 15th December in Cowpark, Dunboyne. See Tipperary teams here. Good luck to everyone. County Juvenile XC Secretary, Eibhlis Purcell will be there on the day at registration where athletes can collect their singlets and numbers. Her contact number is 087 2027482 should anyone need to reach her on the day.

County Juvenile "B" & Novice "B" XC Championships
Sunday 8th December in Moyne
Juvenile Results Novice "B" Results
Novice B Report

County Juvenile "B" & Novice "B" XC Championships
Sunday 8th December in Moyne
See info on Juvenile "B" Championships here.
Closing date for entries is midnight on Thursday 5th December.

Huge Attendance at Long Jump Masterclass with John Shepherd
See details here.

Ciara Mageean is AAI Athlete of the Year
See AAI Award Winners here.

Athletics Ireland Announces New Sponsorship Deal With Joma
See details here.

SIAB Schools International Combined Events
Saturday 30th November in the Emirates Arena, Glasgow
See Results here.

Munster Officials Training Day
Saturday 14th December in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
11am to 3pm. More details to follow.

Munster Development & Academy Squads
The next date is Saturday 14th December in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. Development Squad from 11am to 1pm, events covered will be sprints, long jump, high jump, pole vault, javelin (CIT venue), middle distance & walks (1pm to 3pm with Academy squad). 5 euro per athlete.
Academy Squad from 1pm to 3pm for all events (Javelin in CIT). Invited athletes only.

Munster Juvenile "B" & Intermediate XC Championships
See Provisional Results here.
Photos here. More photos on Munster Athletics FB page here.
See PRO Report here.
Any athletes who won County team medals today, the medals will be given out by Eibhlis Purcell at the County Juvenile B" & Novice "B" Cross Country Championships on Sunday next, 8th December in Moyne.

Munster Juvenile "B" & Intermediate XC Championships
See Start Lists here.
Any errors, please contact Michael Lillis immediately at michaellillis38@gmail.com

County Tipperary Post Primary Schools XC
Tuesday 26th November 2019
See Results here. Report here.

Munster Juvenile "B" & Intermediate XC Championships
Sunday 1st December in the Turnpike, Two Mile Borris
See Course Map here. Directions here.
The host Club, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. will be selling tickets for a Christmas hamper, 2 euro per ticket or 5 euro for 5 tickets. All proceeds go towards the development of their new Track in Littleton. Tickets will be on sale from 9.30am to 11.30am beside number collection with draw after the 1st race. Results will be announced over the PA system. Your support would be greatly appreciated by the Club.

Bronze for Tobin at National Cross Country Champs

Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C. won bronze at the National Senior Cross Country Championships in Abbotstown on Sunday 24th November. Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. was 7th overall with both men being selected to compete for Ireland at the European Cross Country Championships. Pictured above are the Tipperary team that finished 5th overall with Clonmel A.C. finishing in 9th place in the Inter-Club category. See Irish selections for Euro XC here.
Sportsfile photos here.
National results here. AAI Review here.

National Bronze for Finn

Kevin Finn, Nenagh Olympic A.C. had a brilliant run in the Boys U/12 race at the National Juvenile Even Age XC Championships in Abbotstown on Sunday 24th November to finish in 3rd place overall with superb runs from Shane Buckley, Dundrum A.C. to place 4th in the Boys U/14 & Diarmuid Moloney & Ben Walshe, both Nenagh Olympic A.C. to place 7th & 12th overall. With three athletes in the top 12, Tipperary won the Inter-County title with Thomas Bergin, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (32nd), Daire O'Donnell, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (35th) & Cian Flaherty, Clonmel A.C. (47th). In the Boys U/16 race, Nenagh Olympic A.C. finished in 3rd place with their team of Tom Walshe (17th), Cian Hodgins (19th), Sean Hayes (40th) & Luke Purcell (60th). Evan Fitzgerald, Clonmel A.C. finished in 13th place in the U/20 Men's race. Congrats to all.
See Results here. Sportsfile photos here.
See Juvenile PRO Report here.

Munster Qualifiers to National Juvenile Uneven Age XC
Online entry is now open for this competition on the Munster platform. Closing date will be 3rd December. A note has gone out to all Club and County Secretaries with the details.

County Tipperary Post Primary Schools XC
Tuesday 26th November in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds @ 11.30am
See details here.

County Juvenile "B" & Novice "B" XC Championships
Sunday 8th December in Moyne
Closing date for entries is midnight on Thursday 5th December.

Sports Capital Grants
See AAI Report here.

NCAA Regional Results for 15th November
See here.
Our thanks to Brother John Dooly for the information.

Munster Athletics Facebook Page
See link here
Please like and share to spread the word.

Munster Juvenile Inter-Club XC Relay Championships
See Provisional Results here.

Munster Masters XC Championships
See Provisional Results here.
Photos by David Kissane can be found on the Munster Athletics FB page.

Munster Juvenile Relays & Masters XC Championships
Sunday 17th November in Beaufort, Co. Kerry @ 11.30am
Course Map and Directions on Kerry Athletics Facebook page here.

NCAA Cross Country Conference Results for 10th November
See Report here.
Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for the information.

Tipperary County Teams for National XC
See here.
Eibhlis Purcell, County Juvenile Cross Country Secretary will have all the County numbers at the collection point on the day. Regarding Club teams, if Clubs have any withdrawals, can you please let Eibhlis know asap.

Day 2 of Munster Development & Athletics Academy Squads
Saturday 23rd November in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
Development Squad from 11am to 1pm, event covered will be Short Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Middle Distance & Walks. Cost is 5 euro per athlete. Development Walks from 1pm to 3pm with the Academy Squad. Middle Distance for both squads takes place from 11am to 1pm. Athletics Academy from 1pm to 3pm for all events except Javelin Academy which takes place in Cork I.T. from 2pm to 5pm. There will also be a Development Javelin Squad in Cork I.T. from 10am to 1pm. See all details here.

SIAB Schools Combined Events International
Saturday 30th November in the Emirates Arena, Glasgow
See Timetable here.

Top Class Competition & Numbers at Schools CE
Congrats to Tom McCutcheon, St. Joseph's Borrisoleigh/Nenagh Olympic A.C. who was 2nd in the Junior Boys and now represents Ireland at the SIAB Schools International in Glasgow on Saturday 30th November in the Emirates Arena.
Well done also to Ellen O'Dwyer, St. Mary's Nenagh/Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Lisa Mooney, Borrisokane A.C. who were 9th & 11th in the Junior Girls, James Sage, St. Jospeh's Borrisoleigh/Nenagh Olympic A.C. who was 8th in the Inter Boys & Cailin Napier, Presentation Clonmel/Clonmel A.C. who was 4th in the Senior Girls.
See AAI Review & Results here.

2019 Volunteer in Sport Award Winners
Read the details here.

Irish Life Health National Juvenile Even Age, Junior & Senior XC
See details here.

Results for Munster Juvenile Uneven Age, U/20 & Senior XC
Sunday 10th November in Conna, Co. Cork
Results here. Links to Photos - Women Men U/19 & Junior Juvenile
Thanks to Niall Moran, photographer.

Munster Juvenile Uneven Age, U/20 & Senior XC Championships
Sunday 10th November in Conna, Co. Cork. See location here.
Course Map & Directions will be e-mailed to the Clubs later this week.

Irish Life Health Irish Schools Combined Events Championships
Saturday 9th November in AIT International Arena
Good luck to Lisa Mooney, Borrisokane CC (Junior Girls), Tom McCutcheon & James Sage, St. Joseph's Borrisoleigh (Junior & Inter Boys), Ellen O'Dwyer, St. Mary's SS Nenagh (Junior Girls), Cailin Napier, Presentation Clonmel (Senior Girls) & Armand Schoemand, Colaiste Mhuire Co-Ed Thurles (Inter Boys).
See Timetable here.

Irish Life Health National Senior, Junior & Juvenile XC Championships
See information here.
Michael Lillis, Munster XC Secretary will enter the top 12 in each juvenile age group which will be the Munster teams. Club and County Secretaries need to enter their teams and Open Entry U/18 athletes on the Munster online entry platform, Competition No. 78 at ireland.entry4sports.com. Closing date for entries is midnight on Tuesday 12th November. All Junior & Senior entries to be done on the National online entry platform at athleticsireland.entry4sports.com

Club Children's Officer Forum - REMINDER
Kieron Stout, AAI National Children's Officer, will hold a Club Children's Officer Forum in Thurles Crokes A.C. Clubhouse on Monday 11th November from 7.30pm to 9pm. All Club Children's Officers are required to attend along with Club Chairpersons. Topics covered on the night will be Athletics Ireland Child Protection Plan Webpage, New Sport Ireland Child Safeguarding Guidance, Children First Guidance, Risk Assessment for Children's Sport & Child Safeguarding Statement followed by a Q& A session.

Club Funding & Capital Funding For Clubs Workshop
Wednesday 20th November @ 7pm in the Hoban Hotel, Kilkenny
See more here.

Assistant Coach Course
November 16th @ 10am in Portlaoise A.C. Track (Portlaoise College)
Contact Colin Byrne, AAI if interested on
087 0632326/colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie

Remembrance Run Information Booklet
See here.

2020 National Marathon Entry Information
See here.

County Tipperary U/23 & Masters XC Championships
Sunday 3rd November in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds
See Results here.

County Tipperary Juvenile XC Relays
Sunday 3rd November in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds
See Results here.
Photos here. Our thanks to photographer, Niall Moran.

Day 2 of Munster Development & Athletics Academy Squads
Saturday 23rd November in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
Development Squad from 11am to 1pm, event covered will be Short Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Middle Distance & Walks. Cost is 5 euro per athlete. Development Walks from 1pm to 3pm with the Academy Squad. Middle Distance for both squads takes place from 11am to 1pm. Athletics Academy from 1pm to 3pm for all events except Javelin Academy which takes place in Cork I.T. from 2pm to 4pm. See all details here.

Munster Juvenile Uneven Age, U/20 & Senior XC
Closing date for entries is midnight on Tuesday 5th November. Please note that the U/19 & U/20 races will be run together. Athletes must be entered in both age categories if they wish to score in both.

AAI 2020 Fixtures
See here.

Irish Life Health National Athletics Awards
Thursday 28th November in the Crowne Plaza, Blancherstown @ 12 noon
See more here.
Sonia O'Sullivan set to enter the Hall of Fame. Read more here.

County Juvenile Relays, U/23 & Masters XC Championships
Sunday 3rd November in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds
Please note that this competition will start at the earlier time of 11am with Juvenile Relays first followed by U/23 & Master races.
See all details of Juvenile Relays here.
For the Juvenile Relays, can all Clubs please have a list of their teams including competing athletes ready to hand over to Eibhlis Purcell on the day.

Tadhg Twomey RIP

AAI Figures for End of September 2019
See here.

Best Day of My Life - Scullion Stars in Dublin
See AAI Review of Dublin Marathon here.

IAU 24Hr World Championships
See the details here.

Munster Development & Regional Athletics Academy
Reminder that the first day for these squads is this Saturday, 26th October. The Developent Squad is from 11am to 1pm in Nenagh Indoor Stadium except for Javelin which is in Cork I.T. Events covered will be Sprints, Long Jump, Shot Putt, Pole Vault, Middle Distance, Walks & Javelin. Available to athletes aged 12 years+, cost is 5 euro per athlete, just register on the day at the Stadium. The Development Walks will take place from 1pm to 3pm with the Athletics Academy.
The Regional Athletics Academy is for invited athletes only.
Register online by Thursday, 24th at this link -
https://eventmaster.ie/event/JJ1UpvHRk
Javelin will be in Cork from 2pm to 4pm with Hammer and Discus in Borrisokane from 1pm to 3pm. The Middle Distance will take place from 11am to 1pm.
See all information here.

Munster Schools Combined Events Championships
Tuesday 22nd October 2019 in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See Results here. Any errors/amendments to info@munsterschoolsathletics.org

Munster Juvenile Even Age, U/23 & Novice XC
See Provisional results here. Photos here.
Any errors/amendments to Michael Lillis at michaellillis38@gmail.com

Ulster Throws Festival
See Results here. Well done to our Tipperary athletes who took part.

Spar Autumn Open Cross Country
See Report & Results here.

Start Lists for Munster Even Age, Novice & U/23 Champs
See here
Any errors to Michael Lillis at michaellillis38@gmail.com
See Course Map here.
No warming up or cooling down on the Horse Course. Any warm ups must be done on the green areas beside the car park or can be done in the large field at the bottom of the cross country course behind the yard where everyone will congregate. There is a good secion there that can be used as indicated on the Course Map. NO ONE CAN BE ALLOWED TO CROSS THE WHITE BARRIERS THAT MARK THE START OF THE HORSE COURSE. Your co-operation would be appreciated. Please pass this information onto all your athletes, parents & coaches.

Munster Juvenile Even Age, U/23 & Novice XC Championships
Sunday 20th October in Limerick Racecourse
No team declarations need to be made on the day. All Club and County teams will be calculated as the athletes cross the finish line.
There may be heavy traffic on the routes to the venue on Sunday so please leave plenty of time to get there. Fee of 5 euro (cash only) per adult will be payable at the gate. If any Clubs are running buses to the event, it would be greatly appreciated if a nominated person could collect the money in advance of arriving at the gate.

Munster Senior Women's Cross Country Distance
As per the change made at the 2018 Munster Convention, the Senior Women's distance will be 6km. Senior Men's distance remains at 10km.

North Tipp Primary Schools Indoor Games
Wednesday 20th November from 10am to 2pm in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See all the details here.

County Tipperary Post Primary Schools XC Championships
Tuesday 26th November 2019 in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds
See all the details here.

NCAA Early Season XC Results
See here.
Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for the information.

Club Children's Officer Forum
Kieron Stout, AAI National Children's Officer, will hold a Club Children's Officer Forum in Thurles Crokes A.C. Clubhouse on Monday 11th November from 7.30pm to 9pm. All Club Children's Officers are required to attend along with Club Chairpersons. Topics covered on the night will be Athletics Ireland Child Protection Plan Webpage, New Sport Ireland Child Safeguarding Guidance, Children First Guidance, Risk Assessment for Children's Sport & Child Safeguarding Statement followed by a Q& A session.

County Tipperary Community Games XC

Thursday 21st November in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds.
Registration from 6.15pm with first race to start at 7pm. The Mary Doyle Trophy will be awarded to the area with the most participants on the night.
More information on Tipperary Community Games FB page here.

County Juvenile Uneven Age XC Results

Sunday 13th October in Moyglass.
See here. Any errors/omissions to Eibhlis Purcell at maighean@outlook.com
See Juvenile PRO report here.

County Intermediate XC Results
Sunday 13th October in Moyglass.
Results here. Photos here.

Major Jumps Coach & Athlete Development Opportunities
See details here.

Munster Schools Combined Events Championships
Tuesday 22nd October in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See details here.

County Juvenile Uneven Age XC Entries
See here. Any errors to Eibhlis Purcell at maighean@outlook.com.

Irish Athletes in US Colleges for 2019/2020
See here.
Our thanks to Brother John Dooley for the information.

Munster Regional Athletics Academy
Details for the 2019/2020 Squads and all information on how to register can be found here.
Closing date for Athletics Academy athletes to register online is Thursday 24th October.

2nd Ulster Winter Throws Festival
Sunday 20th October in Finn Valley Centre, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
See all the details here.

County Juvenile Uneven Age, U/20 & Intermediate XC Championships
Sunday 13th October in Moyglass at 12 noon
Online entry closes at midnight on Thursday 10th October. All details here.
Please note that the U/17, U/19 & U/20 races are being held together as agreed at our AGM earlier in the year. The distance for the U/19 and U/20 Men has been reduced to 5k. See Course Map here.
Reminder: There is a charge payable at the gate of €5.00 (cash only) per adult. No admittance without paying the gate fee.

County Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships

See Results here. Juvenile PRO Report here. Photos here.
Any errors/omissions to Eibhlis Purcell at maighean@outlook.com

County Novice Cross Country Championships
See Results here

Munster Development & Performance Squads
Dates are Saturday 26th October, Saturday 23rd November & Saturday 14th December. More details to follow shortly.

Tipperary Women's Mini Marathon
Sunday 29th September 2019
See Results here.

County Tipperary Primary Schools XC Championships
Thursday 26th September in Thurles Crokes A.C. Grounds
See Results here.

Transfer List 2019
See here.

Level 2 Coaching Course in Athlone AIT
Details here.

Every 100 euro invested in Sport by Government, Exchequer gets 195 euro in tax revenues
Read more here.

Club Children's Officer Forum For Tipperary Clubs
Kieron Stout, Athletics Ireland's National Children's Officer will hold a Club Children's Officer Forum on Monday 11th November @ 7.30am in Thurles Crokes A.C. Clubhouse. All Club Children's Officers will be required to attend but other Club members are also welcome. More details will be posted here when available.

Online Entry for Munster Even Age, U/23 & Novice XC Championships Now Open
Online Entry for the first day of the Munster Cross Country Season on Sunday 20th October in Limerick Racecourse is now open. All details here.

See 2019 news here.

See 2018 News here.

See 2017 News here.

See 2016 News here.

SEE 2015 NEWS HERE