Athletics Kilkenny

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 […]

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 […]

9th October, 2021 Castlecomer The final day of the Juvenile County Cross Country Championships was held amid another glorious autumnal day of sunshine. Castlecomer, the usual venue was as busy as pre-covid days with upwards of fifty juveniles in some of the races. The same coaches, the same starters, finish takers and officials, it was […]

July, 2021 Cliodhna Tokyo Bound The good news broke mid-week that Cliodhna Manning (KCH) had been selected as part of the mixed relay team for Tokyo. Back on May 1 at the World Relay’s in Chorzow, Poland, the quartet of Phil Healy (51.87), Chris O’Donnell (47.49), Sharlene Mawdsley (51.56) and Rio Olympian Thomas Barr (45.62) […]

March, 2020 In Bermingham, Alabama Peter Lynch (KCH), who was representing University of Tulsa, competed in the American Indoor Athletic Conference.  Finishing 5th in both 5000m and 3000m races he showed considerable improvement on his performances at the 2019 Conference. This year’s times 14.21.42 for the 5K and 8.10.85 for the 3K compare very favourably […]