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Coaching Workshops in the South East
See details of upcoming Coaching Workshops in the South East here.
Day 3 of County T& F Championships
The last day of our
County Track & Field Championships for U/12 to Junior athletes
takes place on Sunday 20th May in Templemore Track. Please note that
Hammer competitions begin at 10am for Boys U/14 followed by Boys U/15
& U/16 & Boys U/18 & Junior Men. For all Clubs who have
Hammer athletes competing, please ensure that they are there on time
& warmed up for competition start at 10am. Track events start at
11.30am.
See Timetable for Day 3 here.
Speed Development Day in UL
A Speed Development Day will be held in UL on Saturday 26th May.
Read more here.
AVIVA Munster Schools T & F Championships
These Championships take place in Cork I.T. on
Saturday 19th May. Good luck to all our Tipperary athletes who will be
taking part.
Please see important information & timetable here.
Great Success for Tipp Athletes at East Munster Schools
See results of East Munster Schools Track & Field Championships here.
See Tipp Details here.
County Road Relays Postponed
Please note
that the County Road Relays scheduled for Saturday 19th May in Dundrum
have now been postponed. An alternative date will be notified to all
Clubs in due course & posted on this website.
Thurles European Town of Sport 2012
To celebrate Thurles
as a European Town of Sport in 2012, an athletics Jamboree will be held
in Thurles Crokes Complex on Friday 18th May from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. This event is FREE & all
children from the age of 5 years to 10 years are welcome to attend
& you do not have to belong to a Club. The Tipperary County Board
would encourage all County Clubs, especially those around the Thurles
area to promote this event within their Clubs & encourage children
in their areas to attend.
See Poster here.
Poulmucka Road Races 2012
The now
well-established Poulmucka Road Races take place in the village of
Poulmucka (on the Clonmel to New Inn Road) on Friday 25th May @ 7.30pm.
There are 2 races to choose from on the night, a 8km race & a Meet
& Train Group 5km race. An added bonus (apart from the refreshments
afterwards) is that running legend, Catherina McKiernan will be in
attendance on the night & available to give running advice.
See Race Poster here.
Munster Junior & U/23 T & F Championships
These Championships took place in
Castleisland on Monday 7th May 2012. Tipperary athletes fared very well
on the day winning 16 individual medals (8 gold, 5 silver & 5
bronze) & 1 set of Relay medals won by Borrisokane A.C. in the
Junior Women's 4 x 100m.
See Tipp Results here See Full Results here
Tipp Do Well in Munster Juvenile Combined Events
The Munster
Juvenile Combined Events Championships took place in Castleisland, Co.
Kerry on Monday 7th May. Tipperary were well represented by both Nenagh
Olympic A.C. & Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. with 9 medals won in total
(5 gold, 2 silver & 2 bronze).
See Tipp Results here See Full Results here
Nenagh Olympic A.C. in top spot at Day 2 of County T & F Champions
Day 2 of our Track & Field Championships for
U/13 to Junior athletes took place on Sunday 6th May in Templemore
Track. With 62 individual titles up for grabs on the day, it was
Nenagh Olympic A.C. who emerged on the top spot with 16 titles followed
closely by Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in 2nd place with 15 titles.
Borrisokane A.C. & Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. finished in joint 3rd
with 8 titles each followed by Clonmel A.C. with 7 titles. Tipperary
Town A.C. & Dundrum A.C. won 2 titles each with Moyne A.C., Thurles
Crokes A.C., Newport A.C. & Templemore A.C with 1 title apiece. In
the Relay competitions with 8 titles up for decision, it was
Carrick-On-Suir A.C. who were tops winning 4 titles with Nenagh Olympic
A.C. winning 3 titles & Clonmel A.C. 1 title.
See Results here Photographs here
County Juvenile "B" T & F Championships
The new date for our
County Juvenile Track & Field Championships is Saturday 16th June
in Templemore Track. Programme of Events & start time to be
confirmed later.
Ballynonty Summers Series 2012
This popular series
hosted by Ballynonty A.C. consists of 5 race evenings in May beginning
on Tuesday 1st May & ending on Tuesday 29th May. Races cover a
different distance each week (1,2,3 & 4 Milers) with a 4 x 1 Mile
Relay race on the 5th evening. The Club will also host a 10 Mile road
race later in the year on Sunday 29th July @ 11am.
See Summer Series Race Poster here
See Results from Race No. 1 here
Munster U/9 to U/11 Team Games
Please note that each
County Club can decide on their own U/9, U/10 & U/11 pairings for
the forthcoming Munster Team Games in Cork I.T. on Saturday 9th &
Sunday 10th June. Clubs can use the County Results from the U/9 to U/11
T & F Championships on Sunday 29th April as a guideline to
selecting these pairings as Club coaches see fit. There is a limit of 3 team entries per Club per age group. Entries for
the Munster Team Games should be submitted by each Club Secretary.
Moycarkey tops at Day 1 of County T & F Champs
The
County
Tipperary Outdoor Track & Field Season got underway on Sunday, 29th
April when our Juvenile U/9 to U/12 athletes took to the track in
Templemore in large numbers with 13 County Clubs taking part. In the
individual events, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. topped the programme when
they won a total of 9 individual titles, with Nenagh Olympic A.C. in
2nd place with 6 titles, Templemore A.C.in 3rd place with 5 titles,
followed by Clonmel A.C. with 4, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. & Moyne
A.C. with 3 each, Newport A.C. with 2 & Tipperary Town A.C. &
Borrisokane A.C. with 1 each. In the Relay competitions, both
Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Carrick-On-Suir A.C. won 3 titles each with
Dundrum A.C. & Clonmel A.C. winning 1 title apiece.
See Results here See Photographs here.
Clonmel Dominate County Junior & Masters Road Championships
The County Junior 3km
& Masters 6km Road Championships were held in Ballingarry on
Saturday 28th April. Clomel A.C. athletes Cliona Doyle & Jack Allen
recorded a double victory in the Junior races while Martina O'Dwyer,
Carrick-On-Suir A.C. won the Masters Women's race with David Ryan,
Clonmel A.C. winning the Master Men's title. Clonmel A.C. also won the
Junior Men's team title, the Master Women's team title & Master
Men's O/35 team titles with Dundrum A.C. winning the Master Men's O/50
team title.
See Results here County Race Report here
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Olympic Mile Fun Run
To
celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay in Dublin on Wednesday 6th June 2012,
all County Clubs are encouraged to host in their own localities on the
same day at 8pm, an Olympic Mile Run, a fun run for runners/walkers of
all abilities.
Read more & see Poster here
See Souvenir Certificate here
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Great Turnout at Tipp Secondary Schools T & F Championships
The County Tipperary Secondary Schools Track &
Field Championships took place in Templemore Track on Wednesday 25th
April. These Championships were revived in 2011 after a long absence
& despite the inclement weather this year, over 450 athletes from
27 different schools took part. A big thank you to all who helped out
on the day & to all the schools who made the huge effort to take
part in these Championships. Well done to all concerned.
See Results here Photographs
Munster Senior & Masters T & F Championships
Please note that the
venue for these Championships on Sunday 17th June has changed from
Waterford to Templemore Track, Co. Tipperary.
Wins for McCann & Moore at County Senior Road Championships
The
County Senior Road Championships were hosted by Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.
& held in Two Mile Borris on Sunday 22nd April. Angela McCann,
Clonmel A.C. took the Senior Women's title while Kevin Moore, Dundrum
A.C. won the Senior Men's title. There were team wins for Clonmel A.C.
in the Ladies "A" event & Dundrum A.C. in the Mens. In the "B"
competition, Clonmel A.C. again took the honours in both the Ladies
& Men's races.
Photographs
Results County Report
Thurles Crokes A.C. Fit for 2012 Series
See Poster here
Changes in Tipperary Workshop Dates
Please see updated Munster Calendar here.
The dates for the Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump & Hammer/Discus
Workshops for April/May have now changed. Amended dates are also on the
"Fixtures" page.
County Senior & Masters Indoor Championships 2012
These Championships took place on Saturday
14th
April in Nenagh Indoor Stadium & were well supported with 8 County
Clubs taking part. Star performance of the day certainly went to
Michael O'Beirne, Dundrum A.C. who won gold in the O/80 Shot & Long
Jump.
See Results here
Tipperary Middle Distance Development Races
Successful
Development races (Junior athletes upwards) for the 800m & 1500m
were held in Templemore Track over the 1st two weeks of April.
The top 3 winners in the 800m Development race were Jack
Corbett, Thurles Crokes. A.C. 1st, James Maher, Templemore A.C. 2nd
& Tony Fogarty, Thurles Crokes A.C. 3rd. In the 1500m race,
Kevin Maunsell, Clonmel A.C. was the winner with William Hughes,
Thurles Crokes A.C. in 2nd place & Tony Fogarty, Thurles
Crokes A.C. in 3rd place
See Results here
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Throws Workshop
A
very successful & worthwhile Throws Workshop was held in Lee's
Road, Ennis on Thursday 12th April with some Tipperary athletes
taking an active part in the Shot Putt, Javelin & Discus.
Read more here.
Wins for Rice & Moore at County Intermediate Road Championships
The County Intermediate Road Championships were held
on Sunday 8th April in Dundrum. Catherine Rice, Clonmel A.C. was the
clear winner in the Ladies' 4km race coming home in 15.33mins with
Kevin Moore of host Club Dundrum A.C. winning the Men's 8km race in a
time of 27.23mins. The team titles were won by Clonmel "A" ladies & Dundrum A.C. men
Photographs See Report here See Full Results here.
Munster Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2012
The Order of Events for all 2012 Munster Outdoor Track & Field Championships can be found here together with the Munster Regulations.
Burke & Falconer win Novice "B" Titles
The
County Novice "B" Road Championships were held in Moyne on Sunday 1st
April. Laura Burke, Coolquill A.C. won the Ladies's title while Tommy
Falconer, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. won the Men's title. The team events
were won by Clonmel A.C. ladies & Carrick-On-Suir men.
Full Results Report
National Relay medals for Nenagh Olympic A.C.
Day 4 of the National Juvenile Indoor Championships
on Sunday 1st April was Relay day with Nenagh Olympic A.C. being the
only Club to represent the County. In the morning session, when all the
uneven age relays took place, the Club won National Silver in the Girls
U/13 4 x 100m (55.99), the Girls U/15 4 x 200m (1.51.41) & the Boys
U/19 4 x 200m (1.34.79) & Bronze in the Boys U/17 4 x 200m
(1.40.71). At the even age relays in the afternoon session, Nenagh
Olympic A.C. picued up a further Silver in the Boys U/18 4 x 200m Relay
(1.35.77) in a thrilling final.
Full Results Tipp Results Read more here. Photographs
Day 3 of National Juvenile Indoor Championships
Tipperary athletes won two gold & 3
bronze at the 3rd day of the National Juvenile Indoor
Championships in Nenagh Indoor Stadium. Seamus Hogan, Nenagh Olympic
A.C. won the National title in the Boys U/19 800m to better his bronze
medal in the 1500m last week while Evan Lynch, Clonmel A.C. had no
trouble winning his National title in the Boys U/18 1500m Walk. Leanne
Prout, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. won bronze in the Girls U/16 200m to add to
her bronze medal in the 60m Hurdles last week with Marie Costello,
Borrisokane A.C. winning bronze in the Girls U/19 1500m Walk &
Roisin Cleary, Clonmel A.C. picking up bronze in the Girls U/17 800m.
See Tipperary Details here.
Full Results here Read more & here
Munster Masters Road Championships 2012
The Munster
Masters Road Championships were held in Butlerstown, Co. Waterford on
Sunday 25th March 2012. There were individual wins in the Ladies' race
for Angela McCann, Clonmel A.C. who was the overall winner & 1st in
the O/40 category & Martina O'Dwyer, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. who was
2nd overall & the winner of the O/35 category. Donal Keane, Dundrum
A.C. finished 4th overall in the men's 4km race & 2nd in the
O/35 category. Michael Moore, Dundrum A.C. was 2nd in the O/50 category
with Joe Grinsell, Clonmel A.C. taking silver in the O/60 category
& Myles McHugh, Clonmel A.C. winning gold in the O/65 category.
Tipperary also had wins in the County teams & Club team categories.
See Tipperary Details here See Full Results here
Day 2 of National Juvenile Indoor Championships
Tipperary
athletes had some more great performances at the Day 2 of the National
Championships winning 9 medals (1 gold, 4 Silver & 4 Bronze). Darren
Prout, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. won gold in the Boys U/16 60mH, Silver
medals were won by Michael Quilligan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Boys U/16
60mH), Saoirse McGeever, Clonmel A.C. (Girls U/16 60mH), Darren Prout
(Boys U/16 LJ) & Deirbhile Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Girls U/16
Shot Putt). Bronze medals were won by Leanne Prout, Carrick-On-Suir
A.C. (Girls U/16 60mH), Oisin Fitzpatrick, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Boys
U/19 60mH), Deirbhile Ryan (Girls U/16 LJ) & Emma Hennessy, Nenagh
Olympic A.C. (Girls U/15 LJ).
Read more & see provisional results here. See County Notes here
Full National Results here
Photographs Tipperary Details here
Golden First Day for Tipperary Athletes
Tipperary
athletes enjoyed great success at Day 1 of the Woodie's DIY AAI
Juvenile Indoor Championships in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Saturday 24th
March winning 7 gold, 3 Silver & 4 Bronze individual medals. Gold
medals & National titles were won by Jack Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo
A.C. (Boys U/12 LJ), Joshua O'Dwyer, Dundrum A.C. (Boys U/12 600m),
Jack Fallon, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Boys U/13 LJ), Daniel Ryan,
Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Boys U/14 60m & LJ where he broke the
National record of 5.49m which has stood since 1996 with a jump of
5.64m), Phoebe Murphy, Clonmel A.C. (Girls U/15 60m) & Sean Tobin,
Clonmel A.C. (Boys U/19 1500m). Silver medals were won by Darren Prout,
Carrick-On-Suir A.C. (Boys U/16 60m) Olivia Moylan, Nenagh Olympic A.C.
(Girls U/13 LJ) & Oisin Fitzpatrick, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Boys U/19
TJ) with Bronze medals going to Tara O'Meara, Templemore A.C. (Girls
U/13 600m), Joseph McEvoy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Boys U/12 Shot Putt),
Jack Fallon, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. (Boys U/13 HJ) & Seamus Hogan,
Nenagh Olympic A.C. (Boys U/19 1500m).
Read more & see provisional results here
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Leslie Smyth Bows Out as County Chairman
Our
long serving County Chairman, Leslie Smyth, Coolquill A.C. stepped down
from the chair at the recent County AGM in January. Leslie has
faithfully served his County in this role for over 12 years & we
thank him for his dedication & hard work in that time. A
presentation was made to Leslie on the night from his colleagues on the
Tipperary Athletics Board in appreciation of all his dedication &
hard work over the years. We wish him continued health & happiness
& look forward to his continued presence & support in the
future.
Read more here
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National Squad Calendar Spring 2012
See further information here
Munster Schools Indoor Championships 2012
Tuesday 6th March 2012 in Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See Tipperary Details here. See Full Results here
Clonmel & Tipperary tops at Munster Road Championships
The
Munster Senior & Novice Road Championships took place in Inniscara,
Co. Cork on Sunday 11th March. Tipperary had a great day with Angela
McCann, Clonmel A.C. winning the Senior Women's title & Brian
Murphy, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. winning the Novice
Men's race. Tipperary also won gold in the Novice Men's
competition, Silver in the Senior Men's & Bronze in both the
Women's Novice & Senior competitions. Clonmel A.C. won gold in the
Novice Men's Club competition, Bronze in the Senior Men's & Novice
Women's competition & Silver in the Senior Women's competition.
Photographs See Tipp Details here See Results here
County Juvenile U/9 to U/12 Indoor Championships
A
great day of athletics was had by all at the County Juvenile U/9 to
U/12 Indoor Championships in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Saturday 10th
March.
Photographs See Full Results here.
Fantastic Silver for Tobin at All Ireland Schools XC
Sean Tobin won
Silver in the Senior Boy's race at the AVIVA All Ireland Schools Cross
Country Championships in St. Mary's Galway on Saturday 10th March.
Clonmel High School also recorded a 3rd place victory in the Senior
Boys team event with the Ursuline Thurles winning bronze in the Junior
Girls competition.
See Results and read more here.
Golden Championships for Tipp Athletes
The Munster
Juvenile U/14 to U/19 Indoor Championships took place in Nenagh Indoor
Stadium on Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th March. In a highly competitive
& really enjoyable Championships, Tipperary athletes showed their
talents amongst the best in Munster. Stars of the weekend were Daniel
Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. who won 5 gold medals in the Boys U/14
60m, 60mH, LJ, HJ & Shot & set 3 new Munster records in the
60m, 60mH & LJ; Michael Quilligan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who won 3
gold medals (Boys U/16 60mH, 200m & HJ) & set 2 new Munster
records in the 60mH & HJ; Darren Prout, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. who
won 2 gold medals & 1 silver in the Boys U/16 60m, LJ & 60mH;
Deirbhile Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. who won 3 gold medals in the Girls
U/16 Shot Putt, LJ & HJ & Jade O'Farrell Bond, Borrisokane A.C.
who won gold & set a new Munster record in the Girls U/14 Walk.
Tipperary Details
See Results here: Day 1 Day 2 Photographs
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Munster Award for Séan Healy
Congratulations
to Séan Healy, Ballynonty A.C. who received the Patsy
O'Connor Officer Award at the recent Munster Star Awards in Clare for
his outstanding contribution to athletics as a Club & County
Official.
Read more here
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National Combined Events Squad 2012
The National Combined Events Squad for 2012 has now been named & features some Tipperary athletes. See details here.
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