Novice and juvenile championships

The Athletics Ireland National Novice Cross Country Championships will take place in Charleville Estate, Tullamore this Sunday starting at 11.30am with the uneven ages for U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-19 boys and girls.

The novice ladies will be run over a distance of 3,000m and will commence at 1.15pm followed by the novice men’s 6,000m at 1.35pm.
In the All-Ireland juvenile uneven ages championships, Clare will have eight County teams taking part with St John’s, (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) and (Ennis Track) Club in the inter club section. The first race of the afternoon will be the girls U-11
The following Clare teams have been selected.
Girls’ U-11
Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s); Emma Mc Mahon (St Mary’s); Fidelma Marrinan (St John’s); Emer Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Caoimhie Carmody (Marian); Catriona Callinan (Kilmihil); Caoimhie Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Emer Hanrahan (Ennis Track); Tara Kelly (St Mary’s); Áine Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Boys’ U-11
Aidan McCarthy (St Cronan’s); Thomas Clancy (St John’s); Caoilfhionn O’Dea Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare; Cian (Shannon) (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Zack Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Conor Malone (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Sean Dolan (Ennis Track); Kevin Hassett (St Mary’s); Niall Canavan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Gearoid McMahon (Shannon).
Girls’ U-13
Caoimhie Harvey (St John’s); Cliodhna Blake (St John’s); Shauna Melican (St John’s); Aishling Kelly (St John’s); Elaine (Shannon) (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Sinead Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Sharon Egan (Kilmihil); Deirbhile Brown (St Mary’s)
Tara Bradley (St John’s); Áine Rouine (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Boys’ U-13
Patrick O’Rourke (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Eoin Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Sean Rouine (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Eanna O’Donnacha (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Paul Martin (Ennis Track); Jamie Roche (Ennis Track); Sean Wallace (St Mary’s); Cathal O’Brien (Ennis Track); Colin McNeilus (Fergus); Conor O’ Leary (Fergus).
Girls’ U-15
Molly Lynch (Shannon); Laura Power (Ennis Track); Rachel Clancy (St John’s); Nollaigh Blake (St John’s); Áine Looney (Kilmihil); Siobhan Nestor (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Siobhán Marrinan (St John’s); Rose Marrinan (St John’s); Aimee Hayes (Ennis Track); Ailbhie Hogan (Ennis Track).
Boys’ U-15
Stephan Rooney (Ennis Track); Sean Collins (Ennis Track); Conaill O’Hainifin (Ennis Track); Micheal Moloney (Ennis Track); Conor O’Brien (Ennis Track); Liam Gray (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Padraigh Malone (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Colm Devine (Ennis Track); Kevin Mulcaire (Ennis Track); Micheal Clancy (St John’s).
Girls’ U-17
Amy O’Donoghue (Emerald); Jean Clancy (St John’s); Niamh Clancy (St John’s); Aishling Darcy (Ennis Track); Laura Egan (Kilmihil); Niamh Markham (Ennis Track); Rachel Mulcaire (Ennis Track); Meabh Hogan (Ennis Track); Amanda Hassett (Ennis Track); Ailish Brew (St John’s).
Boys’ U-17
Ian Slobody (Kilmihil)
Girls’ U-19
Harriet Flynn (Shannon); Imogen Cotter (Ennis Track).
Novice ladies (3000m)
Claire Madigan (St John’s); Becky Coughlan (Ennis Track); Siobhan Lennon (Ennis Track); Siobhan Gallagher (Ennis Track); Jackie O’Connor (Ennis Track); Aoifa Nash (Ennis Track); Sharon Rynne (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); (Marian) Burke (St Mary’s); Ita Hanrahan (Ennis Track); Aishling Power (Ennis Track); Susan Griffin (Ennis Track).
Novice men (6,000m)
Kenneth Rodgers (St John’s); Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy); Brian Murphy (Ennis Track); Martin Glynn (Ennis Track); Martin Grealish (Ennis Track); Micheal Keane (Ennis Track); Keith Whyte (Ennis Track); Danny Folan (Ennis Track); Paddy Quinn (Ennis Track); Michael Feeney (Ennis Track); Paul Gallagher (St Finbarr’s); Pakie Enright (Sportsworld); James Liddane (Olympic Harriers); Fergal Smithwick (Marian).

Fixtures
December
18: Clare Sports Partnership and Clare AAI 5k Frostbite Road Series in Mullagh, starting at 10.30am
19: Athletics Ireland National Novice plus Juvenile U-11 to U- 19 Cross Country Championships at Tullamore, starting at 12noon.
19: Limerick Run, Walk, and Fancy Dress in aid of Daughters of Charity, Lisnagry, starting at 10.30am from Plassey Arena, Limerick, contact 087 7982122.
25: 34th annual Christmas morning run the Hunt Museum to Lisnagry, starting at 10.30am.
26: Ennis UDC, in conjunction with (Marian) AC turkey trot, starting at Waterpark House, Drumbiggle, at 12pm.
26: Ennis Track Club annual four-mile and two-mile turkey trot at Ballyea Community Centre in aid of Cahercalla Hospice Ennis. Walkers at 12.30pm and runners at 1pm.
26: Limerick AC annual 10-mile road race at Caherdavin Community Centre, starting at 11am.
26: Fields of Athenry 10k Road Race starting at 11am.
26: Farranfore Maine Valley four-mile road race at Farranfore, County Kerry, starting at 12 noon.
27: Lahinch to Cliffs of Moher 10k run and walk, starting in Liscannor Road, Lahinch car park, in aid of Cahercalla Community Hospital, starting at 10am.