Congratulations ot the Leevale athletes selected on the Irish schools track and field team to compete at the schools international in Glasgow on 20th July.  Excellent performances at the All Ireland schools and Tailteann Games (both sponsored by Kit Kat) resulted in the selection of Donna Hosford for the long jump; Greg O’Leary for the [...]

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Another busy weekend for Leevale underage athletes saw the club well represented at both the Kit Kat Tailteann Games in Tullamore on Saturday, and the Lucozade Sport Munster underage championships at CIT on Saturday and Sunday.
At the Tailteann’s Donna Hosford was in top form once again, comfortably winning the long jump.  Practically every competition this [...]

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The Lucozade Sport Munster underage championships on Saturday and Sunday saw more excellent performances from club athletes.  An unfortunate and avoidable clash with the Tailteann’s meant seven members  missed out on Saturday.
There was relief posted on the faces of many competing after completing Leaving and Junior Cert exams - no excuses for the rest of [...]

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The Munster senior championships were held in pleasant weather conditions at Waterford’s RSC last Sunday, and attracted a good turn out of Leevale athletes.
Brian Murphy has improved considerably in the past year or so and again won the 400m in a time of 48.7 (no sign of the electronic timing), with Paddy O’Gorman second in [...]

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    Apart from the wind, weather conditions at the Kit Kat All Ireland Schools track and field championships at Tullamore on Saturday were a lot more pleasant than the past few weekends.
With non-stop competition from 9 am to 6pm there was plenty for everyone to enthuse about.
Darren O’Donovan powered out of the blocks in both the [...]

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