Recent Results Power has good win in Limerick Schools Cross Country Maria Power Colaiste Ciarain Croom had a good win in Minor Girls Limerick Schools Cross Country Championships at St. Enda`s on Thurs. 19 Nov. 09. Ryan has Tough Run in National Inter Counties Keith Ryan finished 95th. in a time of 36:09 in terrible weather conditions in National Senior Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath on Sun. 22 Nov 09. Andrew Ledwith Meath won in 29:45 from Sean Connolly Dublin 30:08 and Mark Kenneally Kildare 30:12. Debela wins Munster Titles Lebeta Debela continued his fantastic winning streak by capturing Novice & U23 Titles at Munster Novice, U23 & Even Ages Cross Country Championships at Dungarvan, Co. Waterford on Sun. 18 October 2009 . Kate Fitzgerald in her first run at this level finished an excellent 20th , in a field of 75 athletes, in U14 Girls . Amy O Donoghue Emerald AC won U16 Girls Title in a close finish whilist Cathal O Connor Dooneen AC , after a break following a hectic track season finished a creditable 9th. in U18 Boys . Debela & Ryan secure wins on Day 2 of Limerick Cross Country C/Ships Lebeta Debela & Keith Ryan won Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Titles at Day 2 of Limerick County Cross Country C/Ships at UL on Sun. 11 October 09 . In the Juvenile Races Kate Fitzgerald & Tola Raphael Alade won Silver in U15 Girls & U19 Boys whilst Sadhbh De Barra in her first race won Bronze in individual U11 Girls - this was a great race - Sadhbh and Lauren Ryan were in front with about 100m to go but in a frantic finish both were passed but battled on well to lead their team to Bronze in team event - They were followed home closely by the rest of their team - Eimear Neville, Theresa Bermingham & Erin Fitzgerald - The Team event was very close with 31pts winning for Emerald AC with Dooneen AC 2nd. with 32pts and Limerick AC 3rd. with 33pts. Our U17 Boys of Craig, Kieran, Stephen & Roland won Gold in Team Event to finish off a great day for Limerick AC . Congrats to all our New Athletes who ran very well and finished all their races in style . Photos in Gallery under Cross Country. Harty & Quinlan do well in Cork to Cobh Race Margaret Harty ran a fine race to finish 4th. in W50 in a time of 2:01:30 whilst Mary Quinlan finished 7th. in W50 in a time of 2:16:20 at Cork to Cobh 15 mile road race on Sun. 04 October 2009. 802 Athletes finished the race. Debela wins Galway Half Marathon Lebeta Debela fresh from his success over the country last week took to the roads this weekend and won The Galway Half Marathon in Galway on Sat. 03 October 2009. 678 Athletes finished the race. Debela wins Limerick County Novice Title Lebeta Debela had a comfortable win in Novice at Limerick County Cross Country Novice, U23 & Even Ages Championships at Bilboa on Sun. 27 Sept. 2009. Kate Fitzgerald unfortunately missed her race but ran as a guest in U16 Girls 2000m where she finsihed a comfortable 3rd. For some of our Young Athletes , this was their first taste of cross country running and all of them acquitted themselves well finishing their races with ease .        Training Times Training - See Programme for  January 2010     Upcoming Events Click here for upcoming events in January 2010

Updated  2nd. February 2010 Welcome ... O Hare & O Brien perform well at National Masters James O Hare had a great day at National Indoor Masters Championships at Nenagh on Sun. 24 January 2010 , winning Gold in Shot Putt, Silver in 60m & Bronze in 200m in V5 whilst Mike O Brien was just outside the medals in 4th. in 60m in V1. Limerick AC win National Indoor 3,000m Title Limerick AC won National Indoor Senior Mens  3,000m Team Title at National Indoor Club Relay Championships of Ireland on Sat. 23 January 2010 at Nenagh , Co. Tipperary . Liam Reale led the team from the front , winning the race comfortably and was followed home by Lebeta Debela in 5th. & Colm Turner in 6th. to secure Gold and the Title . Earlier in the day we won Silver in 3 X 800m Relay to complete a great day for the club. Limerick AC Battle for Top Honours at Munster Senior Cross Country Championships After Many years of not fielding teams , Limerick AC were back where we belong fighting hard for Munster Title at Munster Senior Mens Cross Country Championships at Carrig Na Bhfear , Co. Cork on Sunday 17 January 2010. We were beaten by 1pt by East Cork AC after an epic battle - Liam Reale had a great run finishing 3rd. and leading the team , closed followed by Lebeta Debela in 7th. Colm Turner 13th. Martin Doody 25th. & Keith Ryan 32nd. to win an excellent Silver . In Inter County - Limerick also won Silver with Liam, Lebeta, Colm & Martin being joined by young Michael Carmody Emerald AC , who ran a fantastic race to place 11th. and the ever reliable Ger Guinea West Limerick 31st. Fratorolli wins Bronze in National Juniors Alana Fratorolli won a great Bronze Medal in Junior Womens Shot Putt with a throw of 9.94m at National Junior Indoor Championships on Sat. 17 January 2010. Little Active Cheetahs Christmas Party Photos are now in the Gallery. Check them out! Limerick AC to the fore in Charity Run Due to the conditions of part of the roads , it was not possible to run Limerick 10 Mile Road Championships on the revised date of 01 January 2010 . Instead The Country Club ran a Charity race - 1st. -Liam Reale LAC , 2nd. Lebeta Debela LAC , 3rd. Michael Carmody Emerald AC & 4th. Keith Ryan LAC . Tracey Roche Dooneen AC won the Womens Race . Munster Sports Star Awards for Debela Lebeta Debela has won Munster Sports Star Awards for Novice & U23 Cross Country . These awards will presented to him at a Banquet on Sat. 30 January 2010 at Brandon Hotel , Tralee , Co. Kerry. Many Congrats from all at Limerick AC. Reale & Debela to the fore in Christmas Charity Run The first of our annual Charity runs took place at UL on Sun. 20 December 2009 in very cold conditions . Liam Reale & Lebeta Debela were to the fore in the race - well done also to some of our younger athletes who completed the run - Kieran Casey, Tola Alade, Craig McKeown (Dressed in his Santa Suit) and Kate Fitzgerald. All funds races went to The Sisters of Charity in Lisnagry . 5 Limerick AC Athletes qualify for County Team We had 5 Athletes qualify for Limerick County Cross Country Relay Teams at Trials on Sat. 19 Dec. 2009 at UL . Shannon Hickey (U10 Girls 4 X 250m) , Marek Pogorzalek & Luke Madden (U10 Boys 4 X 250m) , Sadhbh De Barra (U12 Girls 4 X 500m ) & Shane Hartigan (U12 Boys 4 X 500m) . They will represent their county at Munster Inter County Cross Country Relays in Carrig Na Bhfear, Co. Cork on Sun. 17 January 2010.                   Tough Conditions for Athletes at Munster Cross Country in Moyglass Limerick AC`s Young Athletes braved the conditions in Munster Masters & Juvenile B Cross Country Championships at Moyglass , Co. Tipperary on Sun. 29 November 2009 . Unfortunately our U9 Girls missed the start of their race but Melissa Bermingham Sheehan & Shannon Hickey battled hard and although they finished in Top 12 , they were unable to medal officially due to mishap at start . In U11 Girls Sadhbh De Barra, just back from illness ran a great race to finish 2nd. whilst in U15 Girls , Kate Fitzgerald finished a gallant 6th. Tola Alade who has only a few months of training done  , completed the course and finished 5th. overall in Boys U19 . All the Athletes who competed were hero`s as the conditions and the weather made running incredibly difficult  - Many Congrats to all and special thanks to their Coaches Tom Fitzgerald, Caroline Bermingham & Mike O Brien . Keith Ryan finished 13th. overall in Masters and 6th. in M40 Section. Fratorolli Family Treble at Limerick Indoors The Fratorolli Family had a Treble in the Shot Putt at Limerick Indoors at Nenagh on Sat. 14 Nov. 2009 . Tino won U13 Boys , Alana won Junior Womens (with PB of 9.95m) and not to be outdone by his kids , Dave won Senior Mens Shot Putt. Other Medal Winners on the day included Roland Pika, Philip McKenna, Lauren Ryan , Shane Hartigan, Shauna Ryan , Merissa Bermingham Sheehan, Brendan Power , Roisin Willis , Eimear Neville , Albeau Pika, Kate Fitzgerald, Kieran Casey, Kieran Downes as well as Junior Mens Relay ( Roland, Kieran D , Craig & Tola ). It was great to see a lot of our newcomers competing so well . A very enjoyable day was had by all . Lebeta wins Limerick County Cross Country Title Lebeta Debela continued his winning streak with an easy win in Limerick County Senior Cross Country Championships in Kilfinane , Co. Limerick on Sun. 01 November 2009. This was Lebeta`s 6th. win in a row.  Liam Reale after a heavy fall & Will Greensmith both had to pull out during the race . Kevin Moloney despite having had to miss Dublin Marathon last Monday due to illness finished the 10k race well . Tola Raphael Alade in only his second cross country race finished 3rd. in a race won by the ever improving Michael Carmody , in Junior Race . The Womens Senior Race was won by Rosemary Ryan with Tracey Roche in 2nd. place . Due to heavy rain overnight, conditions were very difficult and it was a credit to all athletes who competed today .                      Ruairi O Donnell has good run in Dublin Marathon Photo`s courtesy of http://www.cowzer.com/athletics/ - You can view some more fabolous photographs of 2009 Dublin Marathon and many more superb photos of other Athletic Events on this excellent site . Ruari O Donnell finished 40th. (12th. Irish Man ) in a time of 2:36:57 in Dublin City Marathon in Dublin on Mon. 26th. October 2009. Keith Ryan completed the Marathon Course successfully in a time of 3:18:57 and Mary Quinlan in a time of 4:25:40. Race was won by Ethiopian Lilesa Feyisa in a time of 2:09:12 just 5 seconds outside the course record - he is the first Ethopian to ever win the Dublin Marathon and ran the second fastest time in history . In 2nd. place was Russian Alexsey Sokolov (holder of the course record , set in 2007 ) in a time of 2:10:38 whilst 3rd. was Kenyan Noah Serem in a time of 2:11:14 . Segiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe Harriers won the Irish National Championship Title in a time of 2:22:06 from Letterkennys Pauric McKinney 2nd. in 2:26:21 and Owen Gahan  3rd. in 2:28:16 . In the Womens Race Ukranian Kateryna Stetsenko won in a time of 2:32:45 from Helalia Johannes, Namibia, 2.33.26 and Tiki Gelana, Ethiopia, 2.33.49 . Annette Kealy Raheny Shamrocks won the race for first Irish Woman home in a time of 2:45:43 from Pauline Curley Tullamore Harriers , 2:46:13 and Claire McCarthy, 2.48.58. Other Limerick Finishers were - Dermot Kearns 2:43:0 , Ger Guinea 2:46:33 , Mike Cunningham 2:56:17 and Seamus Cawley (completing his 30th. Dublin City Marathon in a row ) 3:19:09  . Many  Congrats to all who competed in the event . 10,413 finished the Marathon . More Details to follow as soon as same are to hand.

Recent Club News There is noTraining for Sprint Group tonight Tuesday 2 Feb. 2010 Annual Subs are now due so please forward to Rachael Birdthistle or Eugene O Shea   Limerick AC would like to offer our deepest sympathy to Johnny Collins and all his family on the recent death of his wife .   Limerick AC New Club Clothing Range Little Active Cheetahs Hoodies -  € 20.00 Children's T-shirts -  €5.00 Grey Hoodies -  € 27.00  Adult T-shirts -  €6.00 Back Packs -  €13.00 Beanie Hats -  €7.00 Track Pants - €10.00 (Limited stock available sizes left 5-6years, 7-8years, 12-13years)               To order please Contact Kelly 085-7483938                                                                Little Active Cheetahs Training for Little Active Cheetahs has recommenced on  Sunday 17th January at UL Indoor track at 11am. We have changed training from Saturday to Sunday due to indoor track not being available on Saturdays. The new fee for indoor facilities is €2 per child.   Learning Athletics -Training for Tom /Michael/Caroline/John`s Group (Ages 8 to 11yrs ) returns on Thurs. at UL Indoor Arena at 7pm & Sat. at UL Track at 10am to 11.30 am . Training for 12 yrs upwards  (Teen Athletics Ages 12,13,14 & 15 & Junior Athletics Ages 16 and over ) is on Tues. at 7.00pm in UL Track , Thurs.  8.00pm in UL Indoor Arena Track , Sat.  10am at UL Track & Sun.  (except 17th. )  at 10am at UL Track . John Foley Appointed Interim CEO AAI Many Congrats to John Foley on his Appointment as Interim CEO AAI from all at Limerick AC  . John competed with Limerick AC during the "Golden Days " of Middle Distance Athletics in the 70`s . John is a brother of Tom  - our Race Director . LIMERICK AC We cater for all Level of Athletics from Ages 5yrs to 60yrs + in all the various Athletic Events. We   have our  “ Little Athletics “ (Ages 5 to 7 yrs ) on Sat. mornings for young children – the emphasis being on fun and learning .   If you would to like learn more please check out our website or contact any of the following :   Boys & Girls Ages 5 to 7yrs  - Little Athletics "Little Active Cheetahs" - Kelly Murphy - 085 7483938 or Majella Casey - 085 7805905   Tom Fitzgerald –Boys & Girls Ages 8 to 11yrs – 087 3241042   Pat Murphy – Boys & Girls Ages 12 to 20yrs – 086 2633956   Edel O Shea – (Women) – 087 6897735   Martin Doody – (Men) – 087 2357580   New Members are given a great welcome – quite a few new athletes have joined us in the last few weeks.   Why not find out more about Athletics and become involved in one of the top Sports in the World .