The Cork City Sports athletic person for the month of November is Michelle Finn (Leevale AC). Michelle receives the award for an outstanding 2nd place in the senior women’s National Inter Counties Cross Country Championship held at Dundalk IT on November 23rd. This run also secured Michelle a place on the Irish team for the … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month November”
read MoreRob Heffernan is the Cork City Sports athlete of the month for October. In a ceremony held in the River Lee Hotel, Rob was presented with the award by Cork City Mayor Cllr. Mary Shields. Rob thanked City Sports & the sponsors The River Lee Hotel, 96FM/C013 & The Evening Echo for their continued support. … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month October”
read MoreIn front of a large home crowd Rob Heffernan was awarded the bronze medal for the 20k walk race at the European Championships in Barcelona in 2010 by Sonia O’Sullivan in a ceremony held in the City Hall this evening on Friday evening. At the 2010 European Championships, Heffernan finished just outside the medals in … Continue reading “Rob Heffernan Receives European Medal In Front Of Home Crowd”
read MoreRob Heffernan will be awarded the bronze medal for the 20k walk race at the European Championships in Barcelona in 2010 by Athletics Ireland in a ceremony to be held in the City Hall on Friday 19th December. The ceremony will take place in the council chambers at 6pm. It is a case of better … Continue reading “European Medal To Be Presented to Rob Heffernan In Cork”
read MoreAmongst the many outstanding achievements at last summer’s Cork City Sports was the pole vault victory by Zoe Brown from Northern Ireland. A week before achieving her personal best of 4.45m at Cardiff, Brown set a new Irish all-comers record of 4.42m when defeating a top-class international field. Now, in honour of that performance, a … Continue reading “Pole Vault Performance At Cork City Sports Honoured”
read MoreAdvertising has commenced for the 64th Cork City Sports. Organisers are promising an even bigger meet in 2015 with many top international athletes already committing to come to Cork in July for the premier athletics meet in Ireland. Be sure to put Tuesday July 7th in your calendar.
read MoreScott Gibson of Bandon AC and Bandon Grammar School has been awarded the Cork City Sports Athletics Person of the Month for September 2014. 17 year old Gibson was part of the Bandon AC team which competed in Group B European Champion Clubs Cup Track & Field juniors competition in Leiria in Portugal back in September, … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month, September”
read MoreIt is now official; the date for the 64th Cork City Sports has been confirmed by European Athletics at it’s convention in Baku. Tuesday 7th July has been formally confirmed by European Athletics as the date for the 2015 Cork City Sports to be held at the impressive C.I.T. Athletics Stadium in Bishopstown, Cork. The … Continue reading “64th Cork City Sports Date Confirmed by European Athletics”
read MoreAlex Wright Leevale AC put in a stunning performance as he strode to victory in a 50 klms race in Germany today. What’s remarkable about this performance is that it was Alex’s debut at the distance. His winning time of 3 hrs 51 mins 28 secs puts him in third place on the Irish all … Continue reading “Alex Wright Achieves World Qualifying Standard”
read MoreAt an award ceremony in the River Lee Hotel, Leevale AC Senior Men team were presented with the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month award for August. The event is sponsored by 96&C103FM, The Evening Echo and The River Lee hotel. Leevale men’s team secured victory in the National League Final premier men’s contest. … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month August”
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