Kilkenny retain Leinster Juvenile Cup

Deep troughs grooved the land, butchering the soil, mud appeared where mud never appeared before, a raw chill hung around, waiting to snap. The athletes glided, slided and chided from mud to trough to the victory podiums. Kilkenny born and bred, thoroughbreds of every condition. They came from Kilmacow, Castlecomer, Glenmore, Kilkenny and the bowels […]

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County B’s Evens and Novice Gowran

O the cold was singing out from the air and the chill was falling from the trees as Kilkenny juveniles braced themselves for the County B Championships and Novice in Gowran. Hundreds of willing children lined up for the very competitive county B races. Again very large fields of athletes in each age category once […]

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Leinster Juvenile Evens and Novice

A great days racing in Navan today for the Leinster Even age Juveniles and Novice. The county won the girls u/12 and 14, Girls u/18 and Boys u/18, with second place in the Boys u/14, and third in the Girls and Boys u/16. This places Kilkenny, as a county amongst the Strongest County for Cross […]

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Kilkenny Results Autumn Open Abbotstown

With Hurricane Ophelia somewhere in the Arctic and Storm Brian expelled from our shores, Kilkenny athletes emerged unscathed to perform with excellence in the Athletics Ireland Autumn Open Cross Country in Abbotstown today. The ladies were represented by Lauren Dearmody (Castlecomer AC) in the Senior Ladies event. Lauren is getting stronger and faster with each […]

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St Senans top of the County

St Senans AC were crowned the “Best Club in the County” at the second stage of the Kilkenny County Juvenile Championships in Castlecomer today. With hurricane Ophelia threatening our shores, the southern club unleashed a storm of victories across a plethora of races – demonstrating that they are a force to be contended with, when […]

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