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2022 Masters Indoors All Ireland and IUAA

Great results from the masters indoor all-irelands at the weekend. The county took home 13 medals with 9 of them coming from just two throwing events; shot putt and weight for distance. Star of the show was Verena Fenlon (St Josephs) who became double national over 50 champion, winning both shot and WFD. Special mention […]

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2022 Celtic International Belfast

It was another call of international duty for Cathal O’Rielly (KCH) at the weekend, when he donned the Irish jersey for the second time in a month. The European silver medallist u20 team member competed in the Junior Men’s 8,000m race at the Celtic International in Belfast. Set in the Billy Neal centre of excellence […]

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2022 All Ireland Indoor Combined Events

January 22nd, 2022 Two of the county’s juveniles secured podium places in the All Ireland Juvenile CE on Jan 22nd in Athlone. Seasoned combined eventer Louis Raggett (KCH) got yet another All Ireland medal. This time a silver u16. Louis has secured a medal in every CE competition since he first started doing them. Tomas […]

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KILKENNY ATHLETICS AGM

The Kilkenny Athletics County Board AGM took place last Friday over zoom. Outgoing chairperson Margaret Dillion thanked everyone for assisting her through another Covid year and gave praise to all those who helped get some county action going for 2021, with a full complement of track, field, road and cross country events being held. Kilkenny […]

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2022 (2021) Intermediate and Juvenile B

Neither predicative algorithms or crystal balls could have anticipated the intensity of the competition at the county intermediate and B championships in Graiguenamanagh on Sunday. Coming into the competition, there were four clubs in contention for the top club, after the ladies race it was down to two, St Josephs AC and Thomastown. The ladies […]

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