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A fantastic evening at the All Ireland Schools Championships in Tullamore! 🏆💥

🥇🥇 Two All Ireland Schools Gold Medals for Chloe Carney and Paddy McGovern in the Junior Hammer Throw events!

🔥 Chloe Carney produced a superb performance, securing the championship title in the 5th round with a huge PB of 52.19m. Even more impressive, Chloe will be eligible for the Junior Girls category again next year. An incredible achievement and a well-deserved All Ireland title! 👏🏆

🔥 Paddy McGovern continued his excellent progress with the 4kg hammer, launching a throw of 51.08m in round 5 to move into 1st place and claim his very first All Ireland Schools Gold Medal. What a moment! 💪🥇

👏 Congratulations also to Sheila Croal, who finished an excellent 4th place with a new PB of 41.69m. A fantastic achievement, and we wish Sheila the very best as she returns to action tomorrow in the Junior Girls Shot Put competition.

😊 Big smiles all around from coach Paddy Hanily, and a huge thank you to both Paddy and Alan Holland for their dedication, guidance, and support throughout the season.

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Well done to all our athletes on a memorable day in Tullamore! 💚💛

Star of The Sea Michelle McKiernan 5k.
Well done to :
Suzanne Forde 3rd in her age category @ 23:11
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Wishing our 6 young athletes and throwers the very best of luck this week as they head to the All Ireland Schools Championships representing their school, their province, and themselves with pride ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💥 Grainne Murtagh – Inter Girls 3kg Hammer 🥈 Leinster finalist
💥 Chloe Carney – Junior Girls 2.5kg Hammer 🥇 Leinster finalist
💥 Nick Keogh – Senior Boys 6kg Hammer 🥉 Leinster finalist
💥 Sheila Croal (Associate Member) – Junior Girls 2.5kg Hammer 🥈 & Junior Girls Shot 🥇 Leinster finalist
💥 Daire Beacroft – N Leinster U16 Boys Mile 🥈 finalist
💥 Paddy McGovern – Junior Boys 4kg Hammer 🥇 Leinster finalist

A huge achievement for each athlete to reach this stage — enjoy every moment and give it your all 💪🍀




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The Bob Heffernan and Mary Hanley 5k 2026

Patrick Potterton
Dean O'Sullivan
Niamh Brogran
Thomas MacLeod
Suzanne Forde
Alan Davis
Carmel Thorpe
Liam Thorpe
Múireann Thorpe
Michelle Gerrity

Carmel second in her age category
Liam third in his age category

Aoife Thorpe, first Senior Lady in the Albie Thomas 10K, Sunday 24th May 2026, Bayside Run Festival, Sydney, Australia

Huge congratulations to our thrower Tehan Stander on an outstanding performance at the North Leinster & Leinster Track & Field schools in Santry and Tullamore this month.
Tehan brought home an incredible 2 gold medals in Shot Put 🏅 and discus 🥇 in the inter boys throws.
Well done, Tehan best of luck in your outdoor season!

More fantastic throws from Tullamore today where Paddy McGovern of St Pats Navan -threw a whopper 53.35 4kg hammer in the Junior boys competition.

A superb PB for Paddy where he had great competition in a talented field but he really delivered and had a great performance to secure gold 🥇and his 1st Leinster Schools title.

Congratulations Paddy 🔥👏🏻☺️ Wishing him best of luck in All Ireland’s next week 🦾

Win a family pass to IRELANDS FAVOURITE FAMILY FESTIVAL Kaleidoscope!

Fr Murphy Athletic Club are delighted to be able to run a raffle offering one lucky winner a family weekend camping pass (2 adults and 2 children) to IRELANDS FAVOURITE FAMILY FESTIVAL Kaleidoscope! 🌈

3 days of music, adventure, creativity and unforgettable family moments over an unforgettable weekend at the stunning Russborough House, Blessington.

✨ From live music to magical moments for the kids, there’s something for everyone—day and night!

From circus shows and workshops to big music acts and camping under the stars, Kaleidoscope Presented by Glenveagh is where families come to play, explore and make memories together. 🎪🎶✨

📅 3–5 July | Russborough House

🎟 https://www.kaleidoscopefestival.ie/


Every ticket sold supports Fr Murphy Athletic Club




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Draw will take place Tues 2nd of June at the School Clubhouse

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A 9 year old championship record has finally been broken by Chloe Carney of Coláiste Clavin this morning in Tullamore at the Leinster Schools in the junior girls hammer with a throw of 46.81m. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Sheila Croal of Athboy Community School and Bohermeen AC also had a brilliant performance with a PB of 39.44 in the same competition which saw some impressive talent in the field from all access Leinster. 🔥
Both girls have now qualified for School All Irelands next week.
More results to follow 🔜 Athletics Leinster

🏃‍➡️Meath Track & Field Championships - Days 1 - 3 Summary🏃‍♀️‍➡️

📍Overview:

* Events were held in Fraine & Claremount
* Over 120 athletes participated across the three days
* Strong team spirit highlighted with athletes supporting each other

🥇Medal Tally for Fr. Murphy AC

* 20 Gold 🥇
* 9 Sliver 🥈
* 8 Bronze 🥉
Excellent overall performance across all age groups and disciplines

🥇 Gold Medal Highlights
*Hammer:
Rory Byrne (U13)
James Taylor (U14)
Chole Carney (U15)
Grainne Murtagh (U17)
Nick Keogh (Junior)
Cóil Ó Muirí (Senior)
Daniel Marton (Masters)

*Weight for Distance: Paddy Hanily (Masters)

*Shot Putt & Track:
Áine Ward (U13 Girls) : Shot Putt, 60m & 60m hurdles
Patrick Potterton (U14 Boys): Shot Putt, Long Jump
Fionn McDonagh (U10 Boys): Long Jump, 60m, 500m
Daniel Bagnall (Masters Men): 100m
Jack Moran (Junior Men): 800m
Tom Tuite (U14 Boys): 75m hurdles
Killian Mc Entee (U17 Boys): 300m hurdles

🥈Sliver Medal Highlights
*Hammer:
Paddy McGovern (U15 Boys)
Charlie Carney (U16 Boys)
Paddy Hanily (Masters Men o70)

*Turbo Javelin:
Grace Potterton (U12 Girls)

*Shot Putt:
Chole Carney (U15 Girls)
Paddy McGovern (U15 Boys)

*Long Jump:
Evan Carney (U18 Boys)

*100m:
Evan Carney (U18 Boys)
Oliver Forde ( Masters Men)

🥉Bronze Highlights
*Hammer:
Mel Taylor (U14 Boys)

*Turbo Javelin:
AJ Healy (U11 Boys)

*Long Jump:
Bobby Devane (U13 Boys)
Willow Devane (U11 Girls)

*800m:
Iarla O'Riordan (U15 Boys)

*60m Hurdles:
Catie Healy (U12 Girls)

*1500m:
Ciaran Leavy (U14 Boys)

*Shot Putt:
Bobby Devane (U13 Boys)

And another 34 athletes finished in the Top 10👏
4th:
Bobby Devane, Sinéad Corcoran, Francesca Kelly, Ben Mitchell, Julie Smith.

5th:
Keelin O'Garry, Brooke Parker, Megan Bagnall, Cillian Forde, Aoife Smith, Charley Reilly.

6th:
Catie Healy, Dillon Tilvikas Rooney, Matthew Cunningham, Aoife Smith.

7th:
Brooke Parker, Ben Mitchell, Rebecca Edwards, Michael O'Rourke

8th:
Catie Healy, Sadie McCormack, Grace Reilly, Ethan Fitzsimons, Matthew Cunningham.

9th:
Betty Greene, Sinéad Corcoran, Bobby Devane, Catie Healy, AJ Healy.

10th:
Michael O'Rourke, Alannah Mai O'Rourke, Joe O'Neill, Sadie McCormack, Finn Doherty.

🙌 Acknowledgements🙌

Our thanks to Philip, Paddy, Larry, Alan, Thomas, Susanne, Daniel, David and Parents for their help and support across the 3 days.

Best of Luck to athletes who are heading to Leinsters.
Next results due out are from Day 4

Well done to Stefan Connolly and Suzanne Ford in the Navan AC Simon Cumbers 6k on the 8th of May.