Ciara on international duathlon duty in Bilbao
Duathlete and Triathlete Ciara Wilson has been having a very good year. She won the National Duathlon and is currently winning both the National Duathlon Series and the National Triathlon…
Leinster Academy Performance Squad
A number of Wexford’s top young athletes have been selected to the Leinster Academy Performance squad. “The regional squads provide support and expertise to our emerging young athletes to help…
Athletics greats converge on Belfast: Mary Peters, Daley Thompson, Mike Bull and … Jack Forde
It is 50 years since the ground-breaking pentathlon victory by Mary Peters at the Munich Olympics. The Belfast track, named in her honour, was the venue for last weekend’s Northern…
Claragh Keane top Irish finisher at the British and Irish Junior Mountain Running Championship
Claragh Keane (DMP) put in a top-class performance as part of the Irish team at the British and Irish Junior Mountain Running Championship held in Ambleside, Cumbria. While the breathtaking…
World Gold Masters Mountain Running Medal for Eugene
It is not every day that Sliabh Buidhe Rovers A.C. has reason to celebrate winning a World gold medal, but that is exactly what the club is doing this week.…
National League title for Enniscorthy
Let’s hear it for the women of Enniscorthy! While most track and field athletes were enjoying an end-of-season break in August, the club’s female warriors were marshalling their forces and…
Wexford trio in action at AAA Championships
Irish athletics is presently on something of a high following the excellent showing by the Irish team at the recent European Championships in Munich, among them New Ross athlete Sophie…
Green carpet rolled out for Ukrainians at Juvenile Relays and ‘B’ Championships
Last Saturday’s Irish Life Health Juvenile Relays and ‘B’ Championships produced a day of highly competitive athletics in Tullamore. The event was particularly significant in that it saw a number…
Historic Mary Peters Stadium hosts competitive schools international
Belfast was the venue last Friday for the annual Schools International Athletic Board competition. The SIABs, as the event is more usually known, consists of representatives from the schools' athletic…
Wexford Juniors & Under 23s impress in Tullamore
This is the biggest week of the year in the athletics firmament with the World Championships taking place in Eugene, Oregon. For athletics-lovers this is as good as it gets,…
Wexford Athletes on form at final weekend of National Juvenile Championships
Wexford athletes enjoyed spectacular success in Tullamore last weekend at the concluding stages of the Irish Life Health National Juvenile T&F Championships. The sweltering conditions meant that there were frequent…
Mr Oil Wexford T&F Championships (day 2)
The second and concluding day of the Mr Oil Wexford Track & Field Championships took place last Wednesday at Enniscorthy Sports Hub. Once again, senior and master athletes were joined…
Good showing by young Wexford athletes at All-Ireland’s
A small number of young Wexford athletes travelled to Tullamore on Sunday last for a day of All-Ireland T&F competition. Elijah Page-Redmond, Menapians, was 3rd in under 14 javelin (39.95m);…
Children’s Team Games & National U12/U13 Field Events & Juvenile Relays
There was barely room to put a shot or launch a turbo javelin at Tullamore Harriers Stadium last Saturday, such was the turnout for the AAI Children’s Team Games. A…
Double Gold for Anne at World Masters
Anne Gilshinan continued her winning ways this month when she travelled to Tampere, Finland for the World Masters Athletics Championships. Her first gold medal came in the W55 800 metres,…