Bandon athlete Phil Healy received the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month award for April 2013.  At the ceremony in the River Lee Hotel, Lord Mayor Cllr John Buttimer presented the award to Phil.

Phil, a 19 year old sprint athlete from Bandon had her season opener  at Leevale 2013, winning the 100m in an impressive time of 12:16 from a loaded field of top class senior sprinters.   This performance earned her the female athlete of the meet award from Leevale.

Phil subsequently did a double in the Munster Schools convincingly winning both the 100m & 200m events.  In doing so she achieved the 100m B standard and the 200m A standard for the European Junior Championships which will be held in Rieti, Italy this summer.

Phil heads to Tullamore this weekend to compete in the Avia  All-Ireland School’s Championships. Achieving the A standard for the 100m and taking double in the 100m & 200m is well within her capabilities.

Phil is young talented Cork athlete to be watched for the future.

Lord Mayor Cllr John Buttimer presents the Cork City Sports Athletics Person of the Month Award for April to Phil Healy, Bandon Athletic Club in association with the Cork 96FM C103, Evening Echo and the River Lee Hotel. Also in picture, L to R., Frank Walley, President CCS, Paula Cogan, Marketing Director, The River Lee Hotel, Tony O’Connell, Chairman CCS, Leah Feagan, Cork 96FM C103 and Tim Lucey, Cork City Manager. Picture, M. Collins.