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 […]
Continue reading2019 County Novice + Open Juveniles
Results Novice Ladies: 1 Ellen Ryan (TT) 2 Sinead O’Keeffe (TT) 3 Hellen Horan (G) 4 Jane Campbell (G) 5 Ann Brennan (G) 6 Ciara O’Keeffe (TT) 7 Niamh Whelan (TT) 8 Kate Sugaar (G) 9 Aine Phelan (SS) 10 Breda Hennessey (SJ) 11 Siobhan Barron (SS) 12 Joya Burns (KCH) 13 Hanora O’Connor (SJ) […]
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2019 County Novice/B Juvenile Kilmacow
Oliver Mullally (St Senans) and Ellen Ryan (Thomastown) are the 2019 County Novice Champions. Ellen led clubmate Sinead O’Keeffe from the start and never looked in danger of being beaten. Long time men’s leader James Kearney (KCH) was joined by St Senans Oliver Mullally with 500m to go. Despite an intense sprinting battle down the […]
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2019 All Ireland Xcountry Juv/Snr
It was by all accounts a great day of competition in Abbotstown. Kilkenny was well represented as a county in the races and well represented in the medal tally too. With at least 6 athletes now awaiting selection of European and Celtic Games teams it is a great time for athletics in the county. All […]
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NCAA Cross Country
In Terre Heute Indiana the NCAA Cross Country featured two Kilkenny athletes; Aoibhe Richardson and Peter Lynch (both KCH). Peter was running for his college Tulsa that finished 5th in the team competition. Peter himself finished 13th. He had qualified through the regionals (Mid West) which were held in Oklahoma. Aoibhe qualified through her region […]
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January 3, 2022 


