Athletics

At the Diamond League (Weltklasse) meeting in Zurich last Thursday evening, Ferrybank AC’s Thomas Barr produced another noteworthy performance on the international stage when placing third in the 400 metres hurdles in European Athletics’ most famous annual meet. The World University Games champion produced a superb...

The first stage of the All Ireland Juvenile Track and Field championships were held in Tullamore last Saturday. With the club being represented in 10 events, across two days – the first stage saw four of our athletes compete in three different events. The boys u/16 High Jump saw the first of our athletes get into...

Thomas Barr’s scintillating start to the track and field season continued in style in Switzerland on Saturday when the Ferrybank athlete smashed the Irish record for the 400-metre hurdles. Competing at the EAP meet in Geneva, Barr won in a time of 48.90 seconds from reigning European champion Rhys Williams of Great...

Thomas Barr started his international season in Namur in Belgium on Wednesday last finishing third in the 400m hurdles with a very respectable time of 50.34. On Saturday he competed in Oordgem, also in Belgium and in a top class field he finished third in the 400m hurdles in 49.61 breaking the Irish national record...

The county’s clubs were well represented at the first county cross country  championships in St Augustine’s College Grounds Abbeyside on Sunday last. The senior, junior and under 18 championships were incorporated into the West  Waterford Open fixture and Trevor Power Waterford AC was first home in the  senior...

The Hartley People/Munster Express 10k in the city on Sunday last attracted an  entry of over 500 including Mayor Cllr John Cummins. Brian Murphy, Carrick on Suir was an easy winner of the men’s race in 33 minutes  19 seconds. Trevor Power Waterford AC was second in 33.55 and Graham Power Ferrybank  AC  third in...

At 5.30am (Irish time) on Wednesday last. Rob Heffernan lined up for the start of the men’s 50K  Walk at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow. Three hours and thirty-eight minutes later, after a scintillating performance, the Togher native  broke the tape to become Ireland’s third champion at this meet,...

Usain Bolt was in brilliant form as he powered to 100 metre gold at the World  Championships in Moscow on Sunday night. Mo Farah was equally impressive when he dug deep to win the 10,000m on  Saturday while Kenya’s Edna Kiplagat became the first woman to retain the  marathon world title. However, not for the first...

Having followed the fortunes of Ferrybank AC for over a decade I was delighted to see the  scintillating performances turned in by many of the club’s athletes at the National Senior  Championships in Morton Stadium, Santry last weekend. Ferrybank athletes have, for many  years, been no strangers to success but the...

Níamh McNicol (Ferrybank AC) won a gold medal with the Irish relay team at the  European Youth Olympics Festival in Utrecht, Holland on Friday last. The event is  for those in the 14 to 18 years age group. On Thursday the team won their semi  final in a time of 46.22 seconds in front of Belgium and Ukraine and easily...