Reeside AC

21/10/2026

Our third inaugural Reeside Star of the Week is….
Maria Geraghty Dos Santos.
Maria is one of our brilliant athletes in the U13 age group, and she very kindly answered some of our questions earlier.
So do you have a nickname?
Madri, because people call me it.
Very nice, Who is the athlete you most admire?
Katie Taylor because she is a brilliant Irish athlete.
If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
A horse, because I’m fast, as my brother says.
What is your favourite athletic event?
The relay because it involves teamwork.
What is your favourite song?
Dakota by Red Leather because I like the lyrics to the tune.
And now to the crucial pineapple question.
No, who puts pineapple on pizza?
Maria is definitely a never pineapple on a pizza person.

20/10/2026

15/10/2026

Best of luck in the finals Emily, what a fantastic achievement!

Best of luck to Emily Clyne, Reeside AC, who will compete in the Irish Schools Athletics Association Combined Events on Saturday 17th in the Indoor Arena in TUS Athlone.

Emily, who is a Transition Year Student, will represent her school, Mercy College Roscommon in 60m hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put and 800m.

Best of luck Emily 💙💛

📋 Timetable:https://www.athleticsireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/123.ie-All-Ireland-Schools-Combined-Events-TT-2026.pdf

📊 Live Entries & Results: https://connaughtathletics.com/results/v2/c/ISAACE2026/competition.php

14/10/2026

Drum roll please.
Our new Reeside Star of The Week is the brilliant Isabelle Norton, who is in our U9 group. Well done Isabelle, we are so proud of you and so delighted you are part of our club.
As is now tradition, Isabelle was happy to answer some of our questions and tell us a little about herself.
Hi Isabelle can you tell us what your nickname is?
Izbiz
Brilliant. Who is the athlete you most admire?
Sharlene Mawdsley.
She is an excellent choice. Now if you were an animal, what animal would you be?
A wild horse.
Another great answer. Can you tell us what is your favourite athletic event?
Sprint and long jump.
What is your favourite song?
My Way by KATSEYE.
Now to the crucial query, does pineapple belong on a pizza?
Yes of course.
🤩

11/10/2026

Under beautiful autumnal sunshine, more than 100 young athletes took part in this year’s cross country championships.
Among them were almost 20 of our own Reesiders, who were competing in distances ranging from 500 metres to 2,500 metres, in the iconic grounds of Donamon Castle.
Well done to every single one of them, the club is so proud of you. Huge thanks also to the parents and volunteers who make events like these happen.
Here are just a few photos from today’s races, and we look forward to a schedule of fun and fulfilling events in the coming year.

11/10/2026

Best of luck to all our athletes taking part today in the Roscommon Clubs Cross Country Championships at beautiful Donamon Castle.

07/10/2026

Roscommon Clubs County Cross Country event will proceed as scheduled, and will take place in Donamon Castle (Eircode F42 YE13) on Sunday 11th October, first race 11am.

This is a low-key local event and is suitable for all ability levels. We encourage all Roscommon juvenile club members to consider taking part.

Entries have been re-opened to facilitate late or additional entries, so if you missed the deadline but now wish to enter, please do so at the following link
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/WULZNVfM58. This link will now close at midnight on Friday. All information is at link.

Reeside AC
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05/10/2026

What a brilliant weekend it was for Reeside AC’s athletes.
At the Connacht Schools Combined Events at TUS Athlone on Saturday, members of our club performed brilliantly.
In the intermediate girls combined events, Emily Clyne, competing for the Mercy College Roscommon took the top spot with a fantastic performance. This event saw athletes compete in the long jump, the 800m, shot put, the high jump, and the 60m hurdles.
Reesiders Chloe Claasan and Caoimhe Henry also put in great performances for their schools, as did Sammy Cooney Farrell and Violet Wright Loobey.
Well done to all of you. We’re so delighted and proud.

03/10/2026

What a fantastic day it has been for our athletes at the Connacht Schools Cross Country Finals 2026.
Taking place this morning at Moyne Community School, County Longford, boys and girls from all over the province came together to compete in distances ranging from 1,000 metres to 1,200 metres.
And Reeside AC is beyond delighted and proud to see how well our members did at the event.
Huge congratulations to Réiltín Mannion, running for Ballybay Central NS, who came second overall out of 87 competitors in the 1,200, an amazing achievement.
Fellow Reesider and Ballybay runner, Mia Keenan also did fantastically well in the 1,200 metres, as did Rian Murphy in the XC boys team.
We are so proud of all of you.

30/09/2026

We are so proud of our athletes at Reeside AC and want to shout about them to the world.
So with that in mind, we are delighted to introduce our first Reeside Star of the Week, Conor O’Grady. Conor, who is in the under 9 age group, told us a little bit about himself recently.
So Conor, who is the athlete you most admire?
Daniel Wiffen.
If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
A monkey.
What is your favourite athletic event?
The 300 metre long run.
What is your favourite song?
Dai Dai, the 2026 World Cup song.
Very good Conor, thank you and well done.
And as for his answer to the eternal question, does pineapple belong on a pizza, Conor is definite.
“No.”