Croghan Athletics Club

Happy Monday! Croghan juvenile athletics training (6yrs+) restarts next Monday evening (Monday 31st of August) at our regular training time 6:30pm to 7:30pm in Coolgreany Community Field (Eircode Y25 A4C2) 🙌 *New members always welcome* [just send a message to our Club page to be added to our Monday night juvenile group & for further information]. We’re really looking forward to returning to action in the coming weeks with a busy and fun-filled autumn-winter athletics schedule ahead 🟦🟪

☘️ Good Luck to our athletes receiving their Leaving Cert results 🌟 📚

Croghan weekly round up 17th August 2026
What a few weeks for Croghan AC!
On Thursday 6th August, Pat Foley took part in the BHAA (business houses athletics association) 5km race at Abbotstown in Dublin. The race was on a grass surface and included 3 laps. Pat finished 7th overall in a time of 18:37, was 1st in his age category and helped his workplace to a first placed finish in the team event.
Pat was back on the hills Wednesday 12th August for the IMRA annual mountain rescue benefit race. The race was held on Paddock hill near Laragh in Wicklow and covered 8Km in distance and 300m in elevation. Pat achieved his first podium finish of the year finishing 3rd place overall. Congratulations Pat 🏃‍♂️🙌👏
On Saturday 15th August, we had the Frank Duffy 10 mile in the Phoenix Park.
First time for Pamela Fitzpatrick and Candace Kinsella and they smashed it in 1: 59
Congratulations to all our runners:
Brian Maher 1:01
Sinead Mullin 1:10
Derek Cahill 1:13
John Meenagh 1:15
Colin Browne 1:18
Kathleen Mullin 1:20
Mandi Stewart 1:41
Sonia Shannon 1:41
Nicola Curran 1:46
Naomi chambers 1:53
Claire Harrington 1:57
Antoinette Mc Gough 1:59
Jamie Murphy 1:59
Well done all 🟣🔵🎉
Elaine Hendy headed to Westport and
climbed Croagh Patrick and Nephin.
Nephin is Irelands highest stand alone mountain at 806 metres.
Also in Mayo, Karen Keane climbed Croagh Patrick on Saturday.
We don’t just run at Croghan!
Some incredible achievements, well done everyone 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️
🔵🟣 everyoneiswelcome

What a time to be Irish 🇮🇪☘️
Excellent day of athletics as Kate O'Connor achieved an Irish record and gold medal 🥇 It is Ireland's third medal of the European Championships, following on from Mark English's gold 🥇 and Rhasidat Adeleke's silver🥈🇮🇪
Croghan are so proud of all our Irish athletes who have done phenomenally well this week at the European Championships. It goes to show the importance of grass roots clubs to support the development of all our future athletes and how they can achieve great things on a world stage 🔵🟣🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️☘️🇮🇪

Croghan turn up in droves for New Ross 5k
What a night for the south east greenway Stride 5k in New Ross last night 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🎉
We had 36 runners attend with our team coming in 4th place overall. 👏🟣🔵
Too many results to list so link here

South East Greenway 5K stride 2026 | MyRunResults

A good few PBs were had, congratulations to:
Declan Byrne 24:31
Sonia Shannon 25:01
Molly Maher 22:23
Karen Keane 27:40
Pat Murray 22:38
Candace Kinsella 28:47
John Sinnott 17:54
Raymond Cahill 22:15
You are all amazing, the club is so proud of you 🙌 🔵🟣

Croghan weekly round up 4th August 2026
A quiet week for races but heads are down training for the Dublin Marathon.

Congratulations to Sean Hehir and Christopher Quaid who competed in the Battle of Clontarf, 10 mile Leinster champions 💪🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️⚔️
Sean came in 7th place at 55:55
Christopher in at 1:03:09
Great running lads 🟣🔵👏👏

The Meenagh’s went to Hamburg and completed the parkrun while they were there 🇩🇪 well done John, Cathal and Finn Meenagh!

Closer to home, a group of runners headed to the most westerly parkrun in Europe, Erris Parkrun. Well done Áine, Antoinette, Maria and Karen 👏🏃‍♀️💚❤️

Croghan weekly round up 26th July 2026

Finn Meenagh did the Kilkenny Sprint Triathlon on Sunday in a time of 1hr 16 mins (750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run). He placed 2nd in his age category and 19th overall! Absolutely smashed it, well done 💪🏃‍♂️🚴🏊🏼👏🔵🟣

Last weekend, our athletes took on the IMRA Irish Trials at the beautiful Glenbarrow, Co. Laois. While the scenery was spectacular, the demanding mountain course provided a true test for all competitors.

Siùn Byrne, Ruby Gallagher O'Reilly and Laurene Clermont represented Croghan AC with great determination and pride in the U18 trials, while Kiva Gallagher O'Reilly also produced a fantastic performance to finish 2nd in the Junior Mountain Race.

We are delighted to celebrate a remarkable achievement, with Siùn Byrne finishing 4th and Ruby Gallagher O'Reilly finishing 5th, securing selection for the Irish team for the British & Irish Mountain Championships this September 🇮🇪.

A special congratulations also goes to their coach, Micheál Byrne, whose dedication, guidance and commitment have helped these athletes reach this incredible milestone.

This is a truly historic moment for Croghan AC, as it is the first time the club has had two female athletes selected to wear the Irish green vest. It is a tremendous honour for the athletes, their families, their coach and everyone involved in the club.

Congratulations to Siùn, Ruby, Laurene and Kiva on their fantastic performances, and we wish Siùn and Ruby every success as they prepare to represent Ireland this September. 🇮🇪💚

🔵🟣We're delighted to have a brand new Long Jump cover in place ahead of the return of our younger juvenile athletes to training at the end of August. It will help keep our Long Jump area protected and ready for training throughout the season.

A huge thank you to Nicky Boland for his generosity and continued support of Croghan AC 🌟 🔵🟣

A truly memorable day at the 2026 National Senior Track & Field Championships for Kiva Gallagher O'Reilly and Laurene Clermont, who proudly represented Croghan AC in the Run with Ciara event at Morton Stadium. 💜

The event was a wonderful tribute to Ciara Mageean, one of Ireland's greatest ever athletes, whose passion, determination and achievements continue to inspire the next generation.

An unforgettable experience for Kiva and Laurene, who will cherish the memories of being part of such a special occasion. ⭐️🇮🇪