Leevale athlete Claire McCarthy received the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month Award for October. McCarthy finished a fantastic second at Dublin City Marathon where she ran a gutsy race and had a great battle with Maria McCambridge throughout, eventually losing out to the Dublin woman by just half a minute. McCarthy’s time of … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month October”
read MoreAt a recent awards ceremony in the River Hotel Leevale athlete Lizzie Lee was awarded the Cork City Sports Athletes of the month for September. During September Lee won the Cork Mini-Marathon, before travelling to Germany to compete in the Berlin marathon, where she finished in 9th place and was third European athlete home. Lizzie knocked … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month September”
read MoreIn a ceremony in the River Lee Hotel, Robert Heffernan was awarded the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award for August. Heffernan won World Championships in Moscow in the 50K walk in a time of 3 hours, 37 minutes and 56 seconds – just two seconds off his own Irish record – gave … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month August”
read MoreLeevale athlete Louise Shanahan received the Cork City Sports July Athlete of the month award. The young Leevale athlete was selected to compete on the Irish team at the European Youth Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands, where she won gold in a huge new PB of 2:08.75. Starting in lane 7, Shanahan took the inside track … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month July”
read MoreLeevale Athlete Orla Barry is the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month for June. Barry secured her best ever result at a major Championship by winning silver in the F57/58 women’s discus at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon. The thrower from Ladysbridge, Co Cork, set a new world record in her F57 … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month June”
read MoreDavis College student and athlete Ray Walsh received the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award for May. Walsh impressed in the Aviva Munster Schools Championships by taking the double in the intermediate 100m and 200m events. Walsh then went on to take silver in the same events at the AVIVA Irish Schools Track … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month May”
read MoreBandon 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 … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month April 2013”
read MoreEuropean Indoor Bronze medallist, Ciaran O’Lionaird from Leevale Athletic Club has been selected as the March winner of the Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Month Award following some superb track performances during the indoor season on both sides of the Atlantic. Following a magnificent run in the mile at the famed Millrose Games … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month March 2013”
read MoreEighteen year old Luke Hickey (Leevale Athletic Club) was selected as the February winner of the Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Month Award at foot of some outstanding walking performances. Luke struck gold in winning the National Junior 3k.Championships in Athlone and also set a new Irish record for this distance while competing … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month February 2013”
read MoreRob Heffernan received the Athletics Person of the year for 2012 at the Cork City Sports Award Ceremony, in association with the Evening Echo, 96FM, and theRiver Lee Hotel. The ceremony was held in the River Lee Hotel Rob Heffernan who finished 4th in the 50km walk in the Olympics doing in a time of 3:37.54, this would have won a silver medal in Beijing four years previously. … Continue reading “Rob Heffernan Athletics Person of the Year 2012”
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