Ireland will compete in Ismir in Turkey in the European Team Championships on Saturday and Sunday next June 18th and 19th and four athletes from Ferrybank AC are included on the panel. The four are: Jessie Barr, 400m Hurdles; Cara Kennedy, Hammer; Niamh Whelan, 100m Relay panel, and Chris Russell, 100m Relay panel....
Athletics
Ferrybank athletes’ superb show in European Clubs Cup
Ferrybank athletes’ superb show in European Clubs Cup
In Red Star Stadium, Belgrade on Saturday last, Ferrybank AC’s female athletes, representing Ireland in the European Clubs Cup Group B competition, put up an outstanding performance to finish second behind Slovakian club Spartak Dubnica and both were promoted to Group A. Spartak Dubnica won with 97pts, Ferrybank were...
Cara secures European qualification
Cara secures European qualification
On Saturday last at the All-Ireland Universities Championships in the Antrim Forum, Cara Kennedy from Ferrybank (competing as a guest) threw the hammer a distance of 55.80m, which won her the competition and has qualified her for the European Junior Championships later this summer in Estonia. Last year she had quite...
Brilliant Ben achieves qualification
Brilliant Ben achieves qualification
Many athletes from Waterford clubs competed at the Leevale Open Sports in Cork on Saturday last, and at senior level Ferrybank AC had lots of winners. An outstanding performance came from Ben Kiely in the 400m hurdles; he clocked 53.66 seconds, well inside the qualifying time for the European Youth Olympics in July....
No joy at Europeans as Kelly dismisses change
No joy at Europeans as Kelly dismisses change
In Paris last weekend the European Indoor Championships were held with a small number of Irish athletes competing, including Kelly Proper of Ferrybank AC. In the Long Jump, Kelly – the national champion and record-holder – was eliminated at the qualifying stage but did have her best jump of the season of 6.45 metres...
Kelly retains two National Indoor titles while Mairead wins her first
Kelly retains two National Indoor titles while Mairead wins her first
At the Woodie’s DIY All-Ireland Senior Indoor Championships it the Odyssey Arena, Belfast last weekend Waterford athletes figured very prominently in several events, taking three titles and also coming home with a silver and two bronze medals. On Saturday Ferrybank AC’s Kelly Proper retained her Long Jump title with...
Kelly wins UK title for third time
Kelly wins UK title for third time
On Sunday last at the Aviva UK Indoor Championships and European trials in Sheffield, Kelly Proper (pictured) of Ferrybank AC won the Long Jump title for the third successive year with a leap of 6.35 metres, which came with her second round jump. The second-placed athlete Dominique Blaise from France jumped 6.25m....
Megan wins again
Megan wins again
In Nenagh on Saturday last, Megan Kiely, a fine young all-round athlete, won the All-Ireland Indoor Combined events title at U18 level with a total of 2913 points. Cormac McCann was second in the under-14 grade on 2328 pts, just 19 behind the winner, and Ben Kiely, twin brother of Megan, was third in the u18 section...
PB for McCarthy and European qualification
PB for McCarthy and European qualification
Last weekend in Boston, David McCarthy (West Waterford AC) was third in the 3,000m in a time of 7:53.33 – a new PB for him and inside the standard for the European Indoor Championships. A week previously he won a mile race in the USA, clocking just outside four minutes.
Waterford win three All-Ireland junior titles
Waterford win three All-Ireland junior titles
On Saturday last at the All-Ireland Junior Indoor Championships in Nenagh three athletes from Waterford won titles. For Ferrybank, Ciara Giles Doran won the 200 metres in 24.91 seconds and Megan Kiely took the 400 metres in 49.15 seconds – both very good times for the Nenagh track. The third winner was Kate Veale,...
It’s ‘snow bother’ as Quinn and Veale land All-Ireland titles for Waterford
It’s ‘snow bother’ as Quinn and Veale land All-Ireland titles for Waterford
Two of the top young athletes in Waterford at the moment, Shane Quinn, Ferrybank and Kate Veale, West Waterford, both won titles. In a very competitive junior men’s race Shane was always in the front rank and eventually won very decisively by six seconds. His victory assures him of a place on the Irish Junior...
Munster Cross Country success
Munster Cross Country success
On Sunday last in excellent conditions the Munster Cross Country fixture in St Augustine’s College Grounds, Abbeyside had a very big entry from all over the province. In the Juvenile (B) Championships there were three winners from Waterford, two inter-club victories also and a number of other good performances....
