Innyvale Athletics Club
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Can anyone who has yet to do so please make sure to pay your registration and return the form as soon as possible. Cost is €25 per child, max. of €60 for family.
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There is a €1 fee per child per session. Registration forms can be downloaded by clicking here or at training from sign-in desk.
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123.ie, the insurance partner of Athletics Ireland, is running a special promotion whereby you can get €50 off your car or home insurance and 123.ie will make a donation of €50 to the club if you use the discount code Inny123 when you sign up with them.
Training Times:
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Training for all age groups every Tuesday from 6.00 to 7.00pm in Dr. Plunkett Park, Kilnaleck.
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Additional training for those who wish to take part in competition takes place on Thursday at 6pm.
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Changes to training will be notified by coaches on the club's WhatsApp group
Upcoming Fixtures:
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Sportshall Day 1, Shercock, 8 Nov
- Winter League Day 2, Ballyhaise, 16 November
- Sportshall Day 2, Stradone, 6th Dec
- Senior Cross Country, Shercock, 14th Dec
Photo Galleries:
Cavan Cross Country Comes To Crover, 2nd Nov
The second day of the Cavan Cross Country Championships was hosted by ourselves in Donohoe’s Field, Crover on Sunday 2nd November.
The action got underway with the masters women’s 3,000m race, which was won by Triona Graham, followed by Kate Smith in second and Edel Connolly third. The trio were the gold medal winning team in this race. In the men’s V3 category, Brendan Tully finished the 5,000m race in second place, with John Connolly in third and Donagh Reilly in sixth. The men’s team took first place, while Simon Nulty was fourth in the V1 event.
The Under 10 girls raced over a distance of 600m, with Saoirse Tully leading home our team in third place, followed by Robyn Everett in fifth and Jessica Hannan in sixth. Layla Denneny was 13th and Maisie O’Hare 14th, completing the team which finished insecond place. The boys race saw Charlie Lynch finish fourth, with Liam Lynch in seventh, Zephan Smith eighth, and Fionn Sweeney fourteenth. The boys were the silver medal winning team.
In the U12 girls, Aoibhinn Farrelly finished in third place, with Katie Hannan fifth. Heidi Donohoe finished the 1,200m race in eleventh, with Farrah Clarke 14th, Navah O’Donohue 16th and Amelia Thoni 17th. The six girls will collect silver team medals for their efforts.
In the boys race, Oisin Tully won the gold medal, with James Farrelly in fourth place. Together with teammates Rory Donohoe (16th), Javed Brady (17th), Charlie Reilly (19th) and Daire Sweeney (20th), the boys were the second placed team.
As we moved up through the age groups the distance became an ever bigger challenge and our U14 girls team did well in their 2,000m race to take the gold medal. Sophie Lynch lead home the Innyvale team in fourth place, with Íosa Brady in sixth, Zoe Tully seventh, Maia Reilly tenth, Jamie Condon eleventh and Riley Condon fourteenth.
Well done to all who took part and as always thank you to all the parents/guardians and siblings who turned up to support our athletes. A huge thank you also to Philip and Val Donohoe for the use of the field and to all who helped prepare the course and clean up afterwards.
Results can be found at this link and photos from the day on our Flikr page here.
Cavan Cross Country Season Kicks Off In Killinkere
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The 2025 Cavan Cross Country Championship got off to a delayed start on Sunday 12th October. In stark contrast to the previous week which saw the opening day being rescheduled due to Storm Amy, a dry and mild day awaited us in Killinkere GAA grounds.
First up today was the novice race, with Brendan Tully finishing third and Donagh Reilly sixth in the men’s 6000m and Triona Graham collecting the gold medal in the women’s 3000m race.
Our juvenile athletes got off to a flying start with Anna Campbell winning the under 9 girl’s 400m race, followed closely by Mila Reilly in third place and Layla Denneny in ninth. In the boys race, Charlie Lynch picked up a bronze medal for his third place finish, with Sean Lynch in sixth place.
In the U11 girls, Saoirse Tully was our first athlete to reach the end of the 1000m race in fifth place, with Robyn Everett recovering well from a fall to finish in tenth place. The girls were well supported by teammates Ella Denneny (12th), Caoimhe Lynch (22nd) Lily May O’Reilly (23rd) and Navah O’Donohue (25th) with the team earning a bronze medal for their hard efforts.
U11 boys race saw Oisin Tully winning the 1000m event, with Eanna Coll coming home in third place. Liam Lynch was tenth and together with Thomas Lynch (16th), Charlie Reilly (18th), Rory Donohoe (19th), Fionn Sweeney (21st) and Caiden Smith (22nd), the boys secured silver medals for their team.
Sophie Lynch lead home a strong Innyvale team performance in the U13 girls race, with a brilliant third place finish. Jamie Condon claimed fifth place, while Neasa Smith’s late charge saw her move up to sixth place just as she reached the finish line of the 1500m race. Together with teammates Maia Reilly (10th), Zoe Tully (11th), Sarah Doyle (19th) and Riley Condon (20th), the girls were rewarded for their efforts with a first placed team finish.
And last but not least the Under 13 boys race was won by James Farrelly, with Caolan Brady in seventh and Daire Sweeney in eleventh place.
Well done to all, especially those running out of their age group today, who still have their normal age group to come in a couple of weeks. Thank you to all the parents/guardians for bringing the athletes and supporting them today. Best of luck to all taking part in the second day of the Cavan Cross Country for Even Age Groups and Masters on 2nd November which we are hosting in Donohoe’s field in Crover.
New Season Gets Underway with Winter League
After the summer break, the local athletics season has gotten underway again with the first round of the Cavan Winter League being held in Shercock on Sunday 21st September. The senior and masters road race was the first event today, with Brendan Tully taking second place in the 5K race for Innyvale.
Next up were the juvenile races, which are a team race as well as an individual one. Jessica Hannan was the winner of the Under 10 girls 400m race, followed by Saoirse Tully in fifth place. With teammates Maisie O’Hare eleventh and Layla Denneny thirteenth, the team secured the silver medal in the event. The boys team of Sean Lynch (tenth), Ollie Dowd (11th), Caiden Smith (12th) and Charlie Lynch (14th) also picked up silver for their team performance despite the fact most of the boys were running above their normal age group.
In the U12 girls, Katie Hannan was the gold medal winner, with Aoibhinn Farrelly and Ella Denneny completing the 600m race in tenth and eleventh places. While in the boys race, Oisin Tully was the winner here with Max Manning in 17th. The 800m race for Under 14 girls saw a clean sweep of the medals for Innyvale, with Jamie Condon winning the race. Sophie Lynch took the silver medal, pipping Neasa Smith who came home third.
Well done to all who took part today. The next competition is the first day of the Cavan Cross Country which will be hosted by ourselves in Crover on 5th October.
Well Done to Kaitlin and Íosa at All-Irelands
Well done to Kaitlin Shaw and Íosa Lynch who took part in the All Ireland Track & Field Championships in Tullamore Co Offaly over the final weekend of June. On Saturday Kaitlin competed in the U14 shot putt and discus. In the shot, her throw of 9.52m was good enough to finish in eighth place, while in the discus, Kaitlin lead the competition in the opening two rounds with a best throw of 22.75m, before others improved later on to push her down to fourth place.
On Sunday, Íosa competed in the U13 girls 60m hurdles and finished in seventh place. Íosa showed her hard work in training has resulted in a substantial improvement in her performance, completing the race in a time that was half a second faster than her Ulster medal winning race four weeks ago.
And Kaitlin was back in action again in the javelin, where her opening throw once again put her in contention for the medals. Unfortunately she ultimately had to settle for fourth place and a much improved personal best of 27.45m, but at national fourth place against the top athletes from each province is still a huge achievement.
Well done to both girls on their results and progress throughout the year.
Silver Medals, Sun & Heavy Showers at All-Irelands
Sunday 22nd June was a day to remember for a small group of Cavan athletes from Innyvale AC as they headed to Tullamore Co. Offaly for the All-Ireland Children’s Games and U12 Track & Field Championships. Having qualified via the Ulster Championships at the start of the month, they have been training diligently over the last number of weeks. Their hard work paid off with some brilliant performances while competing against the best from across the country. For the younger age groups today is a team competition, with the times or scores of a pair of athletes from each club being combined to determine the winners while the under 12s compete as individuals.
Jessica Hannan and Robyn Everett qualified for nationals in both the under 10 girls 60m sprint and the 500m distance race today. In the sprint, Jessica finished second in her heat and fifth overall, with Robyn in second place in the following heat and eleventh place overall. Both girls shaved a significant amount of time off their personal bests, a big factor in securing a silver medal for the pair once the overall results were worked out.
Robyn and Jessica were back in action soon after for the 500m. Its a tough ask to do both the sprint and distance races at such a high level but the girls gave it their best shot. Each improved on their previous best times as they both finished in tenth place in their respective heats. They were tenth pair overall.
The under 10 girls turbojavelin was a very competitive field with only a few meters covering most of the 30 athletes. Maisie O’Hare and Saoirse Tully battled through the blustery conditions to get in some good throws, with Maisie finishing in eighth place thanks to a throw of 12.29m, while Saoirse finished 23rd with a new personal best of 10.10m. Their combined scores saw them claim ninth place overall.
In the Under 12s, Katie Hannan and Jackson Everett both finished in the top twelve, with Katie setting a new personal best of 7.06m to earn tenth place. Jackson meanwhile was the second highest placed Ulster athlete in the event, having sent the 2kg weight out to 7.57 meters to finish in twelfth place.
The final event for us was the under 10 relay, which was delay after the heavens opened as they were heading out on to track. The action got back underway after a successful chorus of rain rain come again another day from all fourteen teams squashed into the call room gazebo. Maisie, Robyn, Saoirse and Jessica eventually took to a sodden track and finished in fourth place in their heat.
Well done to all six athletes. Thank you to all the parents, siblings and coaches who travelled today and who have supported them and all our athletes throughout the year. Results link: click here.
