Croghan Athletics Club

16/06/2026

🥈 Aiden Tchakanakis jumping into Leinster U12 Silver place 👏

16/06/2026

Croghan round up 14/6/26

Last weekend Finn Meenagh and his Hamburg based brother Cathal completed the Hamburg Ironman, their first of many no doubt. Finn finished in a time of 12hrs and 9 mins despite a crash 60km into the cycle. Finn, and 700 others, were victims to the sabotage of the event which saw metal shards being spread on the cycle track causing dangerous punctures and crashes. Thankfully, despite many cuts and bruises, Finn jumped back on the bike and completed the next 120 km cycle with just 2 gears! He finished off the Ironman with a Marathon in 4 hrs 15 mins. His brother Cathal finished the Ironman in 12hrs 45 mins. Well done to the Meenagh brothers 🏃‍♂️🚴🏊🏼

16/06/2026

🔵🟣 Our Juvenile Athletes Shine at the Leinster Championships in Tullamore 🔵🟣
Our juvenile athletes enjoyed a successful weekend in a warm and sunny Tullamore at the Leinster Championships on Saturday and Sunday. It was fantastic to see athletes from U12 to U18 competing impressively across a wide range of events, gaining valuable championship experience, achieving Personal Bests, and securing podium finishes.
Congratulations and well done to everyone who represented the club so proudly! 👏
💜💛 County Relay Representation 💜💛
Congratulations also to Ornaith Halford, Cian Gregan, Laurene Clermont, Siún Byrne, and Ruby Gallagher O'Reilly, who were selected to represent County Wexford on their relay teams at the Leinster Championships.

U12 ⭐ Kiva Gallagher O'Reilly – 60m Hurdles & Turbo Javelin
🥈 Aiden Tchakanakis – Long Jump 👏
U13 ⭐ Danielle O'Sullivan – 60m Hurdles Final
U14 ⭐ Maks Jedruchow – Long Jump & 80m Sprint
👏 75m Hurdles Final
U15 ⭐ Ornaith Halford – 1500m
🥉 Alex O'Reilly – 300m 👏
⭐ Alex O'Reilly – 200m
⭐ Noah Keane – 1500m & 800m
⭐ Conn Begley – 200m
⭐ Noah Gallagher O'Reilly – Shot Put
U16 ⭐ Cian Gregan – 400m, High Jump & 250m Hurdles
U18 🥉 Ruby Gallagher O'Reilly – 800m 👏
⭐ Ruby Gallagher O'Reilly – 100m Final & 400m
🥉 Siún Byrne – Discus 👏
⭐ Siún Byrne – 400m & 800m
👏 Laurene Clermont – 4th Place in the 1500m
👏 Laurene Clermont – 3000m

08/06/2026

Mr Oil Wexford Senior Road Championship 2026 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🌧️

A wet Friday night in Ferns couldn’t dampen the spirits at the 2026 Mr Oil Senior Road Championships, hosted by SBR AC on 5th June. Despite the rain, the atmosphere was buzzing and Croghan AC turned out in force with some brilliant running across both races.

*Women’s 5km – Silver for Croghan Ladies! 🥈*
Our ladies battled the elements and a stacked field to claim 2nd team overall with 41 points.

Huge run from *Sonia Redmond* who led the Croghan charge, finishing 4th in 18:18. Right behind her, *Abbey Wolohan* cracked the top 10 with 20:05 for 10th place.

Backing them up brilliantly: *Joanne Ní Mhathúna* 12th 21:07, *Tara Kinsella* 15th 21:28, *Suzanne Keane* 18th 21:45, *Kate Breen* 26th 23:19, and *Aoife O’Callaghan* 33rd 25:33.

*Female Team Result:*
1. Slaney Olympic 32pts | *2. Croghan AC 41pts* | 3. Kilmore 49pts

*Men’s 10km – Croghan Men Take Bronze 🥉*
The men’s race was deep and fast, but Croghan packed well to secure 3rd team on 43 points.

*Sean Hehir* led the way with a super 5th place in 34:02, with *Aaron Doyle* 8th 34:51 and *Chris Quaid* 12th 36:17 completing our top 3 scorers.

Great strength in depth from the squad too: Kevin Morris 18th 38:20, Naoki Nayati 19th 38:34, William Keogh 21st 38:52, Brian Maher 22nd 38:59, Andrew Dowse 24th 39:01, John Sinnott 25th 39:10, Damien Tobin 30th 39:42, Ken Laffan 36th 41:42, Brian Kelly 40th 42:42, Pat Murray 48th 50:34, Ger McGrath 49th 50:36.

*Male Team Result:*
1. United Striders 32pts | 2. Slaney Olympic 38pts | *3. Croghan AC 43pts*

*Well Done All 💪*
Rain or shine, Ferns always delivers a brilliant night of racing. Big thanks to SBR AC for hosting and to all the marshals/volunteers who stood out in the wet to keep us safe.

Massive well done to every Croghan singlet on the road, two team podiums and loads of strong individual runs to be proud of.

Full results: https://wexfordathletics.com/mr-oil-2026-wexford-road-race-results/

County’s top road runners do battle in FernsPost author:Brendan LyngPost published:June 6, 2026Post category:2026 Senior / 2026 Senior Road / Athletics Wexford / News / Results / SeniorSliabh Buidhe Rovers AC welcomed clubs from around the county to Ferns last Friday evening for the Mr Oil Wexford...

08/06/2026

Wexford’s top road runners do battle in Ferns last Friday Night 🏃‍♂️🏃🏃‍♀️Silver for the Croghan Ladies and Bronze for the Men! 🔵🟣

08/06/2026

🌟 Leinster Combined Events – Carlow 🌟
We had three athletes competing at the Leinster Combined Events in Carlow:
🏃‍♂️ Robbie O'Sullivan – U11 Quadrathlon
🏃‍♀️ Kiva Gallagher O'Reilly – U12 Quadrathlon
🏃‍♀️ Dani O’Sullivan – U13 Pentathlon
All three athletes performed brilliantly across their events, showing great determination, commitment, and skill throughout the day. Combined events require athletes to compete across a range of disciplines, and Robbie, Kiva, and Dani rose to the challenge in every event.
A huge well done to all three on their excellent performances and for representing the club so proudly. 👏👏👏

06/06/2026

A message of warning..
One of our female runners was running out the courtown road this evening when she was approached by a male in a white van which had a just eat logo on it. The man asked her to get in and when she refused he followed her.
Please be careful when running everyone and report any behaviour like this to the Garda. Stay safe 🙏🏃

02/06/2026

Croghan weekly round up 31st May 2026
A fabulous bank holiday weekend of running for the club.

Massive congratulations to Sonia Redmond for her outstanding performance in the Manchester Half Marathon on Sunday. 5th woman home with a time of 1:23:07 🔵🟣👏👏

On Saturday Moira Roberts completed the Athy sprint triathlon in 1:55, knocking 6 mins off last year 👏👏
Elaine Hendy hiked up the highest mountain in Connaught , Mweelrea. The weather was not great so sadly no views but great achievement.
Also on Saturday Antoinette Mc Gough took part in the Wexford festival of running, having just been run director at park run. Well done!

Closer to home, Colin Browne ran the Cork Marathon, coming in with a fantastic time of 3:47. We had 3 athletes in the Cork half marathon. Congratulations to Chris Quaid 1:19:55, Richard O Neill 1:46:21 and Gavin Finn 2:10:38 👏🏃
The Women’s Mini Marathon took place in Dublin. Great running by Abbie Byrne 58 mins, KT Spain 1:04:34, Maeve Mulpeter 47:52, Aoife O’Callaghan 55 mins.
We are so proud of each and every one of our runners 🟣🔵🏃🏃‍♂️ 🔵🟣

02/06/2026

☘️📚 Good luck to all our club members who over the next couple of weeks are sitting their Leaving and Junior Cert exams.

02/06/2026

Congratulations to Kiva Gallagher O'Reilly U12 and Alex O'Reilly U15, who competed at Ballon Open Sports Day on Monday. Kiva won the U12 600m 🥇 and 2nd in Longjump 🥈 👏. Alex won U15 800m 🥇 and 2nd in 100m 🥈 👏