12th December, 2021, Abbotstown, Dublin Cathal O’Rielly part of Irish team that gets the silver medal. It was an exciting day at the European Cross Country Championships as Kilkenny’s Cathal O’Rielly stood on the podium with his Irish team mates and received their silver team medal. Just one-point shy of the team gold, which was […]
Continue reading2019 European Cross Country
Last Sunday, a large contingent of athletes representing Ireland travelled to the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon. Amongst the party of athletes were four from county Kilkenny – all from the Kilkenny City Harriers Athletic club in the city. These four athletes; Shay McEvoy, Peter Lynch, Aoibhe Richardson and Eoin Everard, competed with distinction […]
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2018 Track & Field International
Kilkenny Athletics goes International – well at least 4 of their athletes did. Every aspiring athlete loves to achieve international status. There is something about donning that green vest that makes you feel you have achieved at your event. This month, we had our athletes who were called up to International duty. Firstly the Celtic […]
Continue readingDonagh Mahon at the European Youth Olympics Trials
Gowran AC High Jumper travelled to Baku, Azerbaijan, with the Irish Team to take part in the European Youth Olympics Trials, Donagh qualified for the final and finished in a very creditable 7th place clearing 2m and 6cm Another Gowran AC athlete on international duty this weekend was Sophie Parkinson. The DCU student finished in […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Ciara Everard
Round 1: winner Round 2: 3rd place, securing a final berth AAI Reporton the Final: from the athletics Ireland website Women’s 800m Ciara Everard (UCD AC) placed sixth in the women’s 800m final after attacking the race courageously from the offset. The British athlete Jennifer Meadows brought the field through the 400m point in 59.29 with […]
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