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Fethard Athletic Club

📍Athletics Club located in Co. Tipperary 🏃‍♂️ Cater for all ages and abilities 🖤💙

23/10/2026

Well done to all Fintan Rice, Carol Molloy, Louis Rice and James Maher who competed in the Autumn open in Abbotstown last Sunday 🔵⚫️

23/10/2026

The very best of luck to all of our athletes running the Dublin Marathon this Sunday 🏃‍♀️🏃

A brilliant turn out from the club!

Siobhan Maher
Isobel Minogue
Deirdre Royce
Edel Roche
Annemarie Croke
Mj Croke
Cathal Hurley
Kevin Tobin
John Laste
Neilie Hall (Sonic)
Paul Ryan

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21/10/2026

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14/10/2026

💙🖤 FETHARD AC JUVENILES SHINE AT THE COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY! 🖤💙

A fantastic day for our Fethard AC juveniles, with brilliant individual performances and team success across the age groups! 🙌

Congratulations to James Lalor-Brosnan, who claimed an excellent 2nd place in the U9 boys’ race, and Dylan Noonan, who secured a superb 3rd place in the U13 boys’ race. Both boys had fantastic runs to bring home individual medals for Fethard AC! 🥈🥉

There was further success in the team events, with our U9 boys’ team of James Lalor-Brosnan, Patrick Halley, Alex Coffey and Jack Coffey taking an excellent 2nd place. Our U11 boys also secured team silver, with Billy Horan, Alex Walsh, Darragh Smyth and Aaron Tyrrell combining for another fantastic result. Well done to all eight athletes on their brilliant performances! 👏

Our juveniles all ran brilliantly across the age groups, with fantastic effort, determination and teamwork on display throughout the day. In the U9 boys’ and girls’ races, Cillian Smyth, Patrick Halley, Alex Coffey, Jack Coffey, Oisin Denn, James Lalor-Brosnan and Johnny Burke all represented Fethard AC proudly.

In the U11 boys’ and girls’ races, Aaron Tyrrell, Darragh Smyth, Bobby Slattery, Larry Slattery, Alex Walsh, William Pody, Paidi O’Donnell, Michael Burke, Billy Horan, Ocean Doyle-Lawlor, Cara Maher and Sarah Feery all put in great performances. Our U13 athletes, Dylan Noonan, Lauren O’Brien, Annabelle Barry and Aoibheann Maher, also ran very well for the club.

A huge well done to all our juveniles, coaches and supporters. We are so proud of the effort and commitment shown by every athlete who competed. Keep up the great work, everyone! 💙🖤🙌

14/10/2026

🏆FETHARD DO THE DOUBLE IN ARDMAYLE! 🏆

Last Sunday was a fantastic day for Fethard AC at the Intermediate Cross Country Championships in Ardmayle, with our men’s and women’s teams both enjoying podium success!

Leading the way was Carol Molloy, who claimed a brilliant individual victory in 21:30, securing her first-ever gold medal in cross country! 🥇 A fantastic milestone for Carol and a well-deserved reward for all her hard work.

Paula Hendriksen also had a superb run, finishing 3rd in 22:12, with Clotilde Fruscini close behind in 4th in 22:15. Tanya O’Brien completed an incredible run of four Fethard athletes inside the top five, finishing 5th in 22:29!

There were also great performances throughout the field from our Fethard women. Aoife Horan finished 19th in 24:47, followed by Aine Doocey in 27th in 26:08 and Marie Carroll in 28th in 26:16. Bernie O’Rahilly rounded out the team’s performances, finishing 32nd in 29:15. Well done to all four ladies for their efforts and for contributing to such a brilliant club performance!

The women secured a fantastic team victory for second year in a year, making it a memorable day for the club.

It was great to see Louis Rice back racing, and what a return it was! Louis stormed to individual victory in 29:48, leading the Fethard men home in style. 👏

James Maher ran superbly to finish 7th in 31:56, followed by Fintan Rice in 12th in 32:49 and Kevin Tobin in 17th in 33:36. Their combined performances earned Fethard an excellent 3rd place team finish!

Two brilliant performances from our men and women and another proud day for Fethard AC! 🔵⚫️

07/10/2026

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ County Novice A Cross Country – Galbally

It was a fantastic day for Fethard AC at the County Novice A Cross Country Championships in Galbally last Sunday, with a huge turnout from the club and some brilliant performances across both the men’s and women’s races. 🔵⚫️

In the women’s race, Carol Molloy led the Fethard charge with an excellent 3rd place finish, followed by Tanya O’Brien in 4th. Paula Hendriksen ran strongly to take 7th, with Clotilde Fruscini close behind in 8th. This fantastic quartet combined to take 1st place in the team competition, a brilliant achievement for the club.

There were plenty more great performances behind them, with Jessica Kennedy finishing 20th, followed by Aoife Horan in 23rd and Marie Carroll in 33rd. Aine Doocey was next home in 34th, with Bernie O’Rahilly 40th and Tara Power 41st. Eileen Smyth, Katie Fleming and Eileen Morris also put in great efforts, finishing 42nd, 44th and 45th respectively. It was a fantastic display of strength and depth from the Fethard women.

In the men’s race, James Maher led the team home with an excellent 8th place, followed by Jack Spillane in 15th, Kevin Tobin in 17th and Fintan Rice in 19th. The four combined for an excellent 3rd place in the team competition.

Michael Allen was next across the line in 28th, with PJ O’Halloran finishing 45th, John Henry Smyth 46th and John Hurley 48th. Mike Croome-Carroll also completed the course, finishing 51st, rounding off a great showing from the Fethard men.

A massive well done to everyone who represented Fethard AC in Galbally. With a county team title for the women, a podium team finish for the men and fantastic individual performances throughout both races, it was a hugely successful day for the club. 🔵⚫️

05/10/2026

Hi everyone,
if you need to *renew your Garda vetting or would like to help with juvenile training*, please bring your Garda vetting form, along with copies of ID and proof of address.

Eileen Smyth, our Club Children’s Officer, will be in the Café at Fethard Town Park from *6:00–6:45pm this evening* to sign the forms.

Thanks! 😊

04/10/2026

Some photos from our senior athletes competing in the County Novice A in Galbally this morning! 📸

Well done to everyone who took part and represented the club so well. 🔵⚫️

Full report to follow!

04/10/2026

🏃 Recent Race Reports

It has been another busy period for our Fethard AC athletes, with plenty of great performances across a number of races and events.

At the IMRA Canon Sheehan Loop in Glenanair Forest, Paula Hendriksen had a fantastic run on the Long Course, taking 1st place in the F45 category in a time of 1:00:52. There was also success on the Short Course, with Dylan Noonan taking 1st place in the M14 category in 18:45, while William Pody finished 2nd in M14 in a time of 23:57. Well done to Paula, Dylan and William on some excellent running.

There were also some fantastic results for our juveniles at the County Tipperary Primary Schools Cross Country Championships in Thurles. Cloneen NS took 1st place in the team event, with Billy Horan finishing 1st, Conor Fahey 2nd and Darragh Smyth 8th. Rosegreen School also had two excellent results, with Alex Walsh finishing 2nd and Fionn Halley 3rd. Sarah Feery took 3rd place for St. Mary’s Central Killenaule, while Emma Boland finished 21st for Sisters of Charity NS. There was further success for St. Patrick’s NS, with Dylan Noonan taking 1st place, William Pody finishing 12th and Ross Noonan 20th. A fantastic day for all our young athletes and congratulations to the schools on their great results.

At the Naas Town 5K last Sunday, we had four young athletes putting in some great performances. Ella Coffey finished in 31:07, followed by Alex Coffey in 31:57, Jack Coffey in 31:58 and Oisín Denn in 31:59. Lorraine Kennedy and Lisa Williams ran alongside the kids and helped them around the 5K. A brilliant effort from everyone involved.

Well done to all our athletes on their recent performances. It’s fantastic to see so many of our members, young and old, getting out, racing and representing Fethard AC!🔵⚫️

29/09/2026

Our juveniles were delighted to welcome Rachel Blackmore to training yesterday evening! 🏇🏃‍♀️

Rachel took the time to chat with our young athletes about her career in horse racing, the importance of running, and staying active. Our juveniles had plenty of great questions and were particularly delighted to hear that Rachel herself was once a member of Fethard AC, with our current Chairperson, Fintan Rice, as her coach!

It was a fantastic opportunity for our juveniles to meet such an inspirational sporting figure and hear about her own journey in sport.

A huge thank you to Rachel for taking the time to visit us and to Fintan for organising such a memorable evening. 👏

Address

The North Gate, Sparagoulea
Fethard

Website

https://membership.athleticsireland.ie/clubpage/Fethard_A.C

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