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Tobin 9th in European Junior Cross Country
Well done to Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C. who was 9th home & first for Ireland in the Junior Mens race at the European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade this morning (Sunday 8th). The Irish Junior Mens Team finished 9th overall. See Results here.

County Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships
Sunday 8th December in Cashel
See Course Map here.    See Preview here.

Munster Masters Cross Country Championships
Beaufort, Co. Kerry, Sunday 1st December 2013
In the Women's competition, there was Munster gold for Imelda Flynn, Moyne A.C. in the 0/60 category & bronze for Tipperary & Moyne A.C.  in the 0/45 Club & County categories. In the Men's competition, Mark Gleeson, Nenagh Olympic A.C. won gold in the O/45 category  with Derek Nolan, Clonmel A.C. winning silver in the 0/50 competition & Tipperary 3rd in the O/35 County team competition.
 See Tipperary Details here           See Results here.

County Tipperary Secondary Schools Cross Country
Wednesday 4th December 2013 in Thurles Crokes Complex @ 11.30am
Closing Date for entries is Monday 2nd December 2013.
See more information here.

Nenagh Olympic A.C. Open Indoor U/9 to U/12 Competition
Saturday 7th December 2013 @ 11.30am (HJ) & 12 noon (Track Events). Please note that the competition will be based on 2014 ages (U/9 born 2006, U/10 born 2005, U/11 born 2004 & U/12 born 2003).
See Timetable here             Parking Information here.
National Jumps Squad
First session takes place on Saturday 14th December in Nenagh Indoor Stadium.
Read the details here on how to apply for a place.

Throws Coaching Feast
Saturday 14th December in Tullamore Harriers Stadium
See full details here.

Munster Juvenile "B" Cross Country Championships
Sunday 1st December, Beaufort, Co. Kerry.
See Tipperary Details here.   See Results here.

Tobin Selected for European Cross Country Team
Congrats to Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C. who has been selected to compete for Ireland in the Junior Men's race at the forthcoming European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on December 8th. We wish him every success on the day.
See details of the Irish teams here.

Updated Fixtures Calendar for 2014
The County dates for the Indoor & Road Seasons have now been added to the 2014 Fixtures Calendar.
See Updated Calendar here.

National Records Verification for Track Events
See Regulations here.

Sports Capital Grants Scheme
Read more here.

Walks National Development Squads
See more here.

Antrim IAAF International Cross Country 2014
Read the details here.

2013 National Athletic Awards
Read more here.

Launch of Club Mark Scheme
Read more here. See Child Welfare Update Presentation here as given by Moira Aston, Athletics Ireland at the Open Munster Meeting on Friday 18th October.

New Website for Nenagh Olympic A.C.
Catch up with all their news at www.nenagholympic.com.

Wins for Long & Bradshaw at County Novice "B"
There were County titles for Frances Long, Moyne A.C. & Colm Bradshaw, Dundrum A.C. at the County Novice "B" Cross Country Championships in Two Mile Borris on Sunday 24th November. The Ladies' team title went to Moyne A.C. & Dundrum A.C. won the Men's team title.
See Report here.      See Results here.

County Juvenile "B" Cross Country Championships
Sunday 24th November 2013 in Two Mile Borris
See Results here

South Tipp Post Primary Schools Cross Country 
Wednesday 20th November 2013 in Marlfield GAA Club, Clonmel.
See Results here:    Girls       Boys         Report here

Silver for O'Dwyer at Masters International XC
Congrats to Martina O'Dwyer, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. who won a silver team medal with the Irish Women's 0/35 team in Cardiff on Saturday 16th November at the British & Irish Masters Cross Country International. Martina finished 17th overall & 8th in the 0/35 category. Well done also to Mark Gleeson, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who finished 49th in the 0/45 Men's category & Derek Nolan, Clonmel A.C. who was 32nd in the 0/50 category.
Read more & see full results here.

Woodie's DIY AAI Juvenile Even Age XC
Well done to Laura Tobin, Clonmel A.C. who won an individual medal in the Girls U/18 race finishing in 12th place, to Jack Fallon, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. who won a gold Inter-Regional medal with Munster in the Boys U/14 & to Ted Collins, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who won a silver Inter-Regional medal with Munster in the Boys U/12.
 See Results here.

National Combined Events Squad Focuses on 2014
3 Tipperary athlete, all from Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. attended the National Combined Events Training Squad in Tallaght A.C. Stadium on Sunday 17th November.
Read more about the Squad here.

Tobin Wins National Junior Title
Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C. took gold in the Junior Men's 6km race at the Woodie's DIY AAI Inter County Cross Country Championships in Santry Demesne on Sunday 17th November with team-mate, Michael Carey in 12th place. Siobhan O'Doherty, Borrisokane A.C. posted a top 10 finish in the Senior Women's race when she finished in 8th place with Patrick Roche, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. finishing in 115th place in the Senior Men's race.
See Results here.    Photographs

All Ireland Schools Title for Ryan
Daniel Ryan, CBS Thurles/Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. won gold in the Junior Boys competition at the All Ireland Schools Combined Events in AIT International Arena on Saturday 16th November, his second successive title in this event. Paul White, CBS Nenagh/Nenagh Olympic A.C. won bronze in the Senior Boys competition with Michael Quilligan, CBS Nenagh finishing in 5th place in the Inter Boys competition. Lauren Moylan, Nenagh Vocational School/Nenagh Olympic A.C. also performed well in the Junior Girls competition to finish 9th overall. Daniel & Michael will now represent Ireland on the Junior & Inter Boys teams at the Schools Combined Events International in the Emirates Arena, Glasglow on Saturday 14th December.
See Report & Results here.

Woodies DIY AAI Juvenile Uneven Age Championships
See List of Tipperary Qualifiers for these Championships in WIT on Sunday 15th December below. Can all Clubs please confirm their athlete's availability to Juvenile Cross Country Secretary, Nikki Hennessy by Monday 25th November.
See List here.

Irish Officials Prominent on European Officials Panels
Read more here.

Child Welfare Manager -  Athletics Ireland Job Description
See more here.
Irish Schools Team Managers Application Form
See more here.

Athletics Ireland & Irish Sports Council Statement
Read here.

European Cross Country 2013
Important Details here.

Fine Finale to the First Edition of the Winter Coaching Series
Tipperary athletes from Clonmel A.C., Carrick-On-Suir A.C, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. & Nenagh Olympic A.C. travelled to the 4 sessions of the Winter Coaching Series in Cork I.T. from September to November to avail of expert tuition in their chosen events. A total of 12 events were on offer to receive coaching in with the final session taking place on Saturday 9th November. Around 140 athletes from Munster & Leinster attended the Series. Read more here.

Munster Cross Country Championships
The Munster Juvenile Uneven Age & Intermediate Cross Country Championships took place on Sunday 10th November 2013 in Castlelyons, Co. Cork. Among the Tipperary winners were Joe Egan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. who took gold in the Boys U/9 race  & Tom Hennessy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who won silver in the Boys U/19 race.  There were 14 individual medals, 2 sets of Inter-Club medals (both Nenagh Olympic A.C.) & 4 sets of Inter-County medals ( 1 silver & 3 bronze) for Tipperary juveniles. In the Intermediate competition, Tipperary's women finished 4th with the Men in 2nd place in the Inter-County competition & Dundrum A.C. winning bronze in the Inter-Club competition.
Photographs      See AAI Report here         See Tipperary Details here            See Full Results here.

O'Dwyer, Gleeson & Nolan Selected for Ireland
Congratulations to Martina O'Dwyer, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. who has been selected for the Irish Masters O/35 Ladies' team (her first international vest), Mark Gleeson, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who will be on the Irish Masters O/45 Men's team & Derek Nolan, Clonmel A.C. who has been selected for the Irish Masters 0/50  Men's team. All 3 athletes will be competing in Cardiff on 16th November at the British & Irish Masters Cross Country Championships & we wish them every success.  Read more here.
Photographs

Munster "B" & Masters Entry Forms
The forms for the forthcoming Munster Juvenile "B" & Masters Cross Country Championships in Beaufort, Co. Kerry on Sunday 1st December are now available on the "Forms" page of the Munster Athletics Website - Link here.

First part of AAI Level 3/IAAF Level 4 Coaching Course held.
Read the details here.

2014 Celtic Cross Country
See selection criteria for Celtic team here.

 Munster Performance Squad 2013/2014
Congrats to the 38 Tipperary athletes on the list. See athletes list & all relevant information here. Don't forget to register & pay online before 22nd November. See more here.

Lost Property
A Community Games Gear bag was left behind at the recent County Juvenile Uneven Age & Intermediate Cross Country Championships in Powerstown Racecourse on Sunday 20th October. Please contact Mary Doyle on 086 3707583 for further information.

Nenagh Olympic A.C. to host 2 further Open Indoor Competitions
Nenagh Olympic A.C. will be holding 2 Open Indoor Track & Field competitions in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. The first competition will be for athletes U/9 to U/12 & will take place on Saturday 7th December with the second competition for athletes U/13 to Junior  now taking place on Sunday 12th January 2014 because of a clash with the National Combined Events Championships. Further details to follow.

Month End Registrations for October
Read more here.

County Juvenile Relay Championships
Sunday 3rd November, Thurles Crokes A.C.
See Results here.
Photographs

Double Master Titles for Carrick-On-Suir A.C.
The County U/23 & Masters Cross Country Championships were held in Thurles Crokes Complex on Sunday 3rd November. There were wins for Carrick-On-Suir A.C. athletes Martina O'Dwyer & Brian Murphy in the Women's & Men's Master races with Jacqueline Hughes, Thurles Crokes A.C. taking the U/23 Women's title. Moyne A.C won the Master Women's team title with Carrick taking the Master O/35 Men's title & Coolquill A.C. the O/50 title.
See Full Results here.

Woodie's DIY AAI Marathon Championship Results
Monday 28th October 2013
See Results here. Read more here.

Silver for Maunsell at Munster Novice XC
William Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. finished 3rd overall & 2nd in the Novice Men's category at the Munster Novice & U/23 Cross Country Championships in Limerick Racecourse on Sunday 27th October. There were also bronze Inter-County medals for the Tipperary Novice Women's team & silver medals for the Tipperary Men's Novice team with Dundrum A.C. winning silver in the Novice Inter-Club category.
 See County PRO Report here      See Tipperary Details here          See Full Results here

Munster Juvenile Even Age, XC Championships
16 individual medals, one set of gold Inter-Club medals & 7 sets of Inter-County medals (1 gold & 6 bronze) for Tipp athletes at the Munster Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships in Limerick Racecourse on Sunday 27th October. Well done to all who took part.
 Photographs     Tipperary Details here.       See Full Results here.

National Combined Events Squad 2014
The first session of the National Combined Events Squad takes place in Morton Stadium, Santry on Sunday 17th November from 12.30pm to 4.30pm. Well done to Dan Finnerty, Nenagh Olympic A.C., Daniel & David Ryan & Jack Fallon, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. who have all been selected based on their great performances in National Combined Events competitions in 2013.
See National Squad Details here. Read more here.

Hold a GOAL Mile in your Club
Read more details here.

European T&F Selection Policy Announced.
See more here.

2014 National Fixtures List
See more here.

Forthcoming Coaching Conferences
See details here.

 Successful Start for North Tipperary Primary Schools Indoor Competition
A great day's competition was had by all schools who attended the first North Tipperary Primary Schools Indoor Competition in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Wednesday 23rd October. The atmosphere was one of fun & excitement as children from all across North Tipperary took part in 60m sprints, 300m, 600m, Long Jump & Shot Putt. See AAI report here.
See Results here      Photographs here

South Primary Schools Cross Country Competition
This very popular competition took place on Wednesday 23rd October in sunny Marlfield, Clonmel with a great turnout from the Southern Tipp Primary Schools. See more here.
Major Schools     Large Schools     Medium Schools      Small Schools 1      Small Schools 2
            Photographs here
Wins for Fitzgibbon & Maunsell at County Intermediate XC
The County Intermediate Cross Country Championships took place in Powerstown Racecourse, Clonmel on Sunday 20th October. There were individual wins for Carmel Fitzgibbon, Thurles Crokes A.C. & William Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. with team honours going to the ladies from Clonmel A.C. & the men from Thurles Crokes A.C.
See Full Results here.

County Juvenile Uneven Age Championships 2013
Powerstown Racecourse, Clonmel, Sunday 20th October 2013
Photographs here    See Results here

5 Medals at Munster Schools Indoor Combined Events
These Championships were held on Wednesday 16th October in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. There was a good turnout from Tipperary athletes with gold medals won by Daniel Ryan, CBS Thurles in the Junior Boys competition & Paul White, CBS Nenagh in the Senior Boys competition. There were silver medal wins for Martin Kehoe, Presentation Ballingarry in the First Year Boys competition, Michael Quilligan, CBS Nenagh in the Intermediate Boys competition & Liam Finn, CBS Nenagh in the Senior Boys competition.Daniel, Michael, Paul & Liam now go forward to competed at the All Ireland Schools Combined Events Championships in AIT, Athlone on Saturday 16th November & we wish them the very best of luck.
See Results here.    Tipperary Results here.

 North Tipperary Schools Indoor Track & Field Competition
An exciting new venture for Primary Schools in North Tipperary is now on offer with the start of an Indoor Track & Field Competition which will take place in the Nenagh Olympic A.C. Indoor Stadium (Ballygraigue Road) on Wednesday 23rd October from 10am to 2pm & will be for 4th, 5th & 6th Class pupils. We would ask Clubs in North Tipp to make contact with their local schools to encourage  participation in this competition. Tipperary holds a unique position in that it has its own indoor arena (only two exist in the Republic of Ireland) & we thank Nenagh Olympic A.C. for opening up it's doors for this exciting new competition.
See all details here.

 Changes to Munster Coaching & Development Calendar
See more details here. Updated Calendar here.

3 Day Course for the Developing Athlete
Read the details here.

Winter Coaching Series
4th session of the Winter Coaching Series takes place on Saturday 9th November at 10am sharp in Cork I.T. See Facebook page here & Blog here. 

6 Tipperary Coaches Finish Level 2
Well done to the following 6 coaches from Tipperary who recently completed the Level 2 Coaching Course in Athlone - Endurance: Sean Hughes, Thurles Crokes A.C., Damien McDonald, Moyne A.C., Anne Fagan Newport A.C. & Aine Hennessy, Templemore A.C.; Sprints & Hurdles: Mark Burke, Moyglass A.C. & Niall O'Ceallaigh, Clonmel A.C. Read more here.
See Photo here.
National XC Venues Finalised
Santry Demesne, Dublin & WIT Sports Campus, Waterford are the chosen venues. Read more here.

County Juvenile Even Age XC Championships
Sunday 6th October 2013 in Moyne
Girls Results       Boys Results

Big Turnout for Novice County XC Championships
The Novice Cross Country Championships took place on Sunday 6th October in Moyne with 43 women & 52 men taking part. There were County titles for Carmel Fitzgibbon, Thurles Crokes A.C. in the Ladies 4km race while Stuart Moloney, Moore Abbey Milers A.C. took the Men's 6km title. The Ladies team title was won by Thurles Crokes A.C. with Coolquill A.C. winning the Men's title.
See Full Results here.

2nd Running of 5km Rememberance Run
Phoenix Park, Sunday 10th November.
Read more here.

Important Information (Club Athletes) for National Marathon
See details here.

Another Day of Success for Winter Coaching Series
The 2nd session of the Winter Coaching Series took place in Cork I.T. on Saturday 5th October. Tipperary was represented by athletes from Carrick-On-Suir A.C., Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C., Clonmel A.C. & Nenagh Olympic A.C. who were treated to great coaching & a talk on Nutrition & Hydration. Read about the day & see photos on the Winter Coaching Series Facebook page here. A new Blog has also been launched. Details here.

Lost Property
If anyone is missing the following items from the Primary Schools Cross Country in Thurles Crokes A.C. on Wednesday 2nd October, please contact Patsy Dorney or any member of Thurles Crokes A.C. for return to owner.
Black coat with hood (ladies), a pair of pink & beige runners & a single black shoe.

Terrific Turnout at Primary Schools XC
Wednesday 2nd October was the official start of County Tipperary's Cross Country season which was launched in style in magnificent grounds of Thurles Crokes A.C. A record number of 90 schools took part in 30 different races with a total of 2,572 children participating. Our sincere thanks to Patsy & Kathleen Dorney & their huge team of helpers at Thurles Crokes A.C. who provided a wonderful course & facilities & lots of assistance & to Emby Walsh, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. & all her team who organised these Championships. Thanks also to Tipperary County Board & to all the Clubs who provided help, to the teachers who did such a great job in preparing their pupils for the competition & to the children themselves who represented their schools with pride & were a credit to them on the day.
Full Individual Results           Full Team Results
Photos here

Changes in Munster Coaching Calendar
Please note that the following Workshops have been postponed to a later date:-
  1. Road Running Workshop in UL on Wed 9th October
  2. Munster Cross Country Squad Day on Saturday 9th November
The Winter Coaching Series has 2 sessions coming up, Saturday 5th October & Saturday 19th October.
See updated Munster Coaching Calendar here. See AAI Link here.

County Juvenile Even Age & Novice Cross Country Championships
Sunday 6th October at 12 noon in Cooleeney,Moyne. See Juvenile details here.
 Directions from South Tipp:- Travel on the old Cork/Dublin Road as far as the large sign for Lisheen Mines where you turn left, the venue is 3 miles from this junction & will be signposted. Directions from Templemore:- Go into Templetouhy & onto Moyne where the venue will be signposted.  Travelling from Thurles:- the venue will be signposted from Monard Cross. Novice athletes please note that the Ladies' 4km race will start at approximately 2pm followed immediately by the Men's 6km race.

Templemore A.C. Fashion Show
Thursday 24th October 2013 @ 8pm in the Templemore Arms Hotel. See further details here. Tickets are now on sale, your support would be greatly appreciated.

Munster Entry Forms Now Available
The Entry Forms for the Munster Juvenile Even Age, U/23 & Novice Cross Country Championships on Sunday 27th October in Limerick Racecourse are now available here. Closing Date for receipt of entries is Friday 18th October.

Successful Munster MD Performance Squad
Some Tipperary athletes attended a very successful Munster Middle Distance Performance Squad Camp in Banna Strand from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd September. Read more here.

Winter Coaching Series
The 1st session of the Winter Coaching Series got underway in Cork I.T. on Saturday 21st September. Tipperary was represented by around 20 athletes from Carrick-On-Suir A.C., Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. & Clonmel A.C. who all received expert tuition in their chosen events. Well done to Chris Regan & all his team for organising such a wonderful series.  See AAI Link here. All details & photos can be found on the Winter Coaching Series Facebook page here. Next session is Saturday 5th October at 10am (registration at 9.30am).

Stadium Records
The technical committee of the AAI are currently compiling a list of stadium records for all Irish stadiums. Read more about it here.

Transfer Applications
See provisional list of transfer applications for September 2013 here.

Remembrance 5km Run
Sunday 10th November 2013 @ 11am in Phoenix Park
See more here.

Templemore Fit4Life 4 Mile Track & Trail Run
Sunday 15th September 2013
Photographs here   See Results here.

3 Tipp Athletes Selected for Ireland
Ciara Cummins & Aoife Deering, Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Aoife Laste, Clonmel A.C. have all been selected to compete for Ireland at the Irish & British Junior & U/17 Mountain Running Championships. Ciara & Aoife will be part of the Irish Girls U/17 team while Aoife will be on the Irish Junior Women's team.
Read more here.

Results of Recent Online Survey
Athletes, coaches & parents who participated in the recent Athletics online survey can now see the results here. Some very interesting reading.

Successful start to Level 2 Coaching Course
        Read more here.        

Congratulations to our Regional Development Officer
Steven Macklin, our Munster Regional Development Officer scored a top 30 World finish at the World Triathlon Championships in Hyde Park, London on Friday 13th September finishing 27th out of 120 in his age group. Well done Steven on such a great performance. What a wonderful sporting inspiration to us all.

Autumn Coaching Courses & Workshops in South East
See details here.

Code of Ethics Workshop
Moira Aston & Kieron Stout from Athletics Ireland will run a Code of Ethics Basic Awareness Course for clubs in Tipperary. If any club is interested, please contact County Development Officer, Marian Hughes without delay at hughes.marian@hotmail.com.

2014 Munster Fixtures
See Munster Fixtures Calendar here.
Mc Donald & Alexander compete for Ireland
Damien Mc Donald, Moyne A.C. & Matt Alexander, Coolquill A.C. both competed for their Country at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Prague on Saturday 31st August 2013. Damien finished 22nd overall in the O/35 category while Matt was 18th overall in the O/60 category & first home for the Irish team which finished 6th overall. Congratulations to them both on such great achievements.

See Link here
See Report here
Photographs

Munster Squads
Full details on this will be available in October. Keep up to date with all Development News here.

Coach Education Courses
See upcoming courses for Cork, Kerry, Limerick & Tipperary here.

Upcoming September Workshops in the South West
See details here. See updated Coaching Calendar here.

Ballon Rathoe A.C. Open Cross Country
Saturday 21st September, Ballon, Co. Carlow.
See details here.

St. Senan's A.C. Open Cross Country
Sunday 29th September. See more here.

Tipp XC Development Squad Update
The first session of our Development Cross Country Squad took place in Thurles Crokes Complex on Saturday 7th September. Following a good day's coaching for U/10 to U/14 year olds & because of the number of coaches that arrived to help out, the coaching will now be extended to all age categories for those intending to compete at Munster Championships. Coaching will continue on Saturday mornings from 10.30am to 11.30am for ages U/10 upwards.
Photographs

Winter Coaching Series
A new Winter Coaching Series has been launched with the first session to take place in Cork I.T. on Saturday 21st September from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Coaching will be given in the areas of sprints, hurdles, walks, jumps & throws.  Sessions are for athletes aged 12 up to 99 years. Read more here & at the "Winter Coaching Series" facebook page. See link for On-Line Registration on the facebook page. See Poster here.
Cross Country Fixtures
Fixtures for the forthcoming County Cross Country Championships are now available on the "Fixtures" page.

Tipp XC Development Squad Sessions
A series of Development Cross Country Squad Sessions will be held every Saturday starting on 7th September right up to the Munster Cross Country Championships at end of October. These sessions will be held in Thurles Crokes Complex from 10.30am to 11.30am for athletes U/10 to U/14 wishing to compete at Munster level.  Madeline Loughnane, Thurles Crokes A.C. has gratefully offered her time to coach these athletes & any assistance from Clubs wishing to avail of this development would be appreciated.  It is hoped that athletes & coaches availing of these sessions will see Tipperary taking their rightful place again at top level in Munster & National competitions.

New Schools Combined Events Dates
The Munster Schools Combined Events Championships will now take place on Wednesday 16th October in Nenagh Indoor Stadium & the All Ireland Schools Combined Events Championships will take place on Saturday 16th November in AIT Arena, Athlone. See more details here.
See Munster Schools Website here.

County Road Championship Points
Clonmel A.C. retain the Michael Cahill Cup with Thurles Crokes A.C. in 2nd place & Dundrum A.C. in 3rd place.
See details here.

    SEE MORE 2013 NEWS HERE