Innyvale AC

28/06/2026

The second weekend of the All Ireland Track and Field Championships was held in Tullamore on the 27th and 28th June and saw three Innyvale athletes taking part in sprints, shot putt, discus and javelin.

First in action on Saturday was Katie Hannan in the Under 13 shot putt. The silver medallist from Ulster, Katie sent every one of her six throws out over eight meters. Her best effort sent the 2kg shot out to 8.86m and saw her finish seventh overall. Not only was this a new personal best, it also saw Katie finish as the top Ulster athlete on the day.

Next up was Kaitlin Shaw in the Under 15 girls, competing in three throws events. Kaitlin threw an impressive 26.78m in the fifth round of the discus to take fourth place in the national final. She followed this up with a personal best in her first throw at the shot putt, which saw her finish in seventh place having thrown 10.22m. Kaitlin returned on Sunday to take part in the javelin where she threw 27.98m in the opening round which proved to be enough to see her finish in fifth place overall.

Last up on Saturday was Kayla O’Reilly in the Under 19s 400m and 100m races. Kayla improved her personal best in the heat of the 400m to 60.68seconds, finishing in fourth place before moving on to the 100m sprint. She had to battle all across the line to take second place in her heat and qualify for the final. Kayla started well in the final, but was overtaken in the middle of the race, dropping to fifth place momentarily but was able to come back in the final meters to retake third place and earn an All-Ireland bronze medal in her first national championships as well as a new PB of 12.64seconds.

Well done to Kayla, Katie and Kaitlin on their achievements first of all in reaching a national final and also in setting new personal bests and finishing so high up the order in their events this weekend. Well done also to the coaches who have worked with them throughout the year and the parents/families who have supported them and travelled with them to Shercock, Donegal, Belfast and Tullamore this year.

26/06/2026

26/06/2026

Some pictures of our new Equipment been used 🏃🏃‍♀️

26/06/2026

Innyvale AC was recently confirmed as one of four winners of a €1000 grant from Rural Action Awards. The grant is being used to purchase new equipment to better support our older cohort of athletes as they progress through the new events that become open to them as they move up the age groups, such as javelin, hurdles, discus, starting blocks, as well as replacing older equipment for use by all our members. Over the past couple of months our older athletes have also had the chance to try out high jump and steeplechase events. Many thanks to Rural Action Awards for this generous award. The club intends to further push these events for our teenage athletes at training and competition next season.

This year our older group of athletes have competed at county, provincial and national level, notably the Under 16 girls team qualifying for the All-Ireland’s in Athlone thanks to earning bronze medals at the Ulsters in the 4x200m relay. And Kayla O’Reilly qualifying for nationals at Under 19 level with gold and silver medals in the 100m and 400m races at the Ulsters in Belfast. We wish Kayla, Katie, Kaitlin and Jackson the best of luck this coming weekend in Tullamore for their events at the All-Ireland Under 13 - 19 Track & Field, competing in sprints, shot putt, javelin and discus.

This project was supported by the Rural Action Awards Scheme. These awards were established by Rural Action to support volunteer led community action projects. The aim of each project is to support wider community engagement and celebration.

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23/06/2026

The All-Ireland Children’s Games for Under 9-11s were held in Tullamore on Sunday 21st June. We were treated to glorious sunshine and a flurry of new personal best performances from the Innyvale athletes who qualified for the event. Well done to each and every athlete who took part and represented the club and themselves so well today.

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First up were the U11 girls 60m, where Robyn Everett and Jessica Hannan both showed great progress since finishing second in Ulster. Robyn set a new PB of 9.76 seconds and was 24th overall, while Jessica took two tenths off her PB to run in 9.42seconds, taking 15th place overall. The pair were 11th best team overall.

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Next up was the U11 girls turbojavelin, where Saoirse Tully and Maisie O’Hare had qualified as second best team from Ulster. Saoirse threw an impressive 16.00m, a significant improvement of nearly two meters on her PB, with Maisie adding nearly a meter to her previous best to throw 14.60m. Saoirse was thirteenth overall and Maisie twenty-first out of thirty girls in the final, with the pair’s combined score seeing them finish as the eighth best team.

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The last field event for us was the Under 9 girls turbojavelin, where Katelyn Denneny and Molly O’Hare took part having reached nationals as the runners up at Ulster level. Katelyn threw 11.01m, an improvement of 2meters on her PB, saw here finish seventh overall. She was well backed up by Molly who sent the turbojavelin out to 8.08m to finish 17th, with the pair being ranked the sixth best team in the country.

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The day ended with the U11 girls 4x100m relay, where Robyn Everett, Saoirse Tully, Robyn McCabe and Jessica Hannan put in a fantastic performance to take fourth in their heat. The girls were over a second faster than they were at Ulster and were the eighth best team in the country.

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Thank you to all the parents and family members who came to support the children. Congratulations to everyone, we cant ask for more from you than to give your best and so many of you were able to run or throw faster than ever before, showing great progress in training since Ulster. Going to nationals is always going to be tough competition but well done to all who challenged themselves against the best in the country. Competing at the highest level is great experience for any athlete, it can spur them on to better performances and is something that will stay with them forever.

09/06/2026

Well done to Kayla O’Reilly and Kaitlin Shaw on their performances at the Ulster Track & Field Championships in Belfast’s Mary Peters Track on Sunday 7th June. The girls took home four gold and a silver medal between them.
Kaitlin took part in three throws events in the Under 15 age group. In the javelin, Kaitlin edged out her nearest contender to win gold by a narrow margin, throwing 26.01m, while in the shot putt, the margin was even tighter, with just four centimetres separating the top two. Kaitlin won the event with a best of 9.68m. Things were more clear cut in the discus where Kaitlin’s best of 26.22m put her well clear of the chasing pack and secured her a third gold medal from the day.
On the track, Kayla competed in the 100m and 400m events at U19 level, with both events being run together with the U20 age group. Kayla was second U19 in the 100m, her time of 13.16 seconds being enough to finish ahead of two of the U20 athletes. In the tough 400m race, Kayla had a very strong run to win the U19 event in a time of 60.76 seconds. She was third overall, hot on the heels of the two older runners from the U20 category and comfortably clear of the other athletes behind her.
Congratulations to both girls on their performances, medals and qualifying for nationals and best of luck at the All-Irelands.

04/06/2026

Successful Day at Ulster for Innyvale's U9-13s

Well done to everyone who took part in the Ulster Children's Games and U12/13 Track & Field Championships in Stranolar, Co. Donegal on Sunday 31st May and a huge thank you to all the parents and family members who travelled today.

​​In the Under 9 to 11 age groups, the competition is both an individual and a team event, with the top two athletes from each club in an event having their results combined to determine who advances to the All-Irelands in June. Top three pairs at this age as well as top four individuals at U12 and 13 age groups all qualify for nationals.

​In the U9 girls, Katelyn Denneny and Molly O’Hare both made it on to the podium in their first Ulster event, the duo taking second and third places in the turbojavelin event, with Katelyn throwing a new personal best of 8.98m to take the silver medal and Molly just behind on 8.25m to earn the bronze medal. The pair were the second placed club team and therefore qualify for nationals in three weeks time.

In the U10s, Layla Denneny was an impressive sixth in the turbojavelin with a new personal best record of 9.89m, while in the boys event, Sean Lynch enjoyed better weather when he threw the turbojavelin out to 16.05m to take fifth place. Both were the highest placed Cavan athletes in their events.

The U11 turbojavelin once again saw two Innyvale girls heading to the podium, with second place going to Saoirse Tully who set a huge new PB of 14.19m. Maisie O’Hare also showed strong improvement to reach 13.87m in difficult conditions and earn herself a bronze medal. Maisie and Saoirse were the second placed team on the day to secure a place for themselves in the national finals.

​In the 60m sprint, Jessica Hannan claimed second place overall with a strong performance, winning her heat in a time of 9.62seconds. Robyn Everett was fourth in her heat and 14th overall, her time of 10.18s helping her and Jessica to second placed team and a place in the All-Irelands. Saoirse Tully won her heat in a time of 10.37s, with Robyn McCabe in 3rd place in her heat, the girls being placed as 19th and 24th out of over 40 athletes in this packed event.

​The strong results in the sprint boded well for the relay later in the day and this proved true as the team of the two Robyn’s, Saoirse, Jessica and sub Maisie were the winners of the 4x100m event, over a second clear of second the place team.

​In the U12s events, the strong wind proved to be quite a challenge in he turbojavelin, where Navah O’Donohue and Ella Denneny both finished in the top 15. Ella Threw 7.08m and Navah 9.35m. Navah was also 14th in the shot putt, reaching 3.78m. On the track, Oisin Tully lead his heat of the 600m from the whole way without being challenged, clocking a time of 1min48.78. Unfortunately for Oisin the event is effectively a time trial, with the other heat featuring two strong athletes who battled each other the whole way to the line and pipped Oisin by just half a second, relegating him to third place, but an Ulster medal all the same.

And in the U13 events, Evie Callery-Tracey was 15th in the long jump, while in the 80m sprint, she finished in third place in her heat, with her time of 12.5 seconds putting her 11th out of 34 athletes and top of the Cavan athletes. Katie Hannan qualified for the All-Irelands in the shot putt thanks to a new PB of 8.44m which earned her an Ulster silver medal. Katie also took part in the though 600m race, where she improved her PB by a huge margin of over seven seconds to finish fourth in her heat and twelfth overall in a time of 1min58.81. Jackson Everett finished fifth in the javelin, throwing 18.39m and was the winner of the shot putt, sending the 2kg weight out to 9.20m

​Well done to one and all on their performances today, whether it was a new PB, a medal, or another challenge you set yourself. Best of luck to all who are going forward to nationals over the coming weeks, as well as those yet to do their Ulster events. Thank you to all the parents who travelled to Donegal for the event, supporting their own as well as the other children and thank you also to the coaches and the athletes for their hard work over the year.

​For those who have qualified for All-Ireland's, please note the following dates, all in Tullamore:

U9,10,11 and 12 age groups are on Sunday 21st June

U13 girls shot putt Saturday 27th June

U13 boys shot putt Sunday 28th June

All Ireland Qualifiers:

U9 Girls Katelyn Denneny & Molly O'Hare in Turbojavelin (2nd team)

U11 Girls relay team Saoirse Tully, Robyn McCabe, Robyn Everett, Jessica Hannan, Maisie O'Hare (first place)

U11 Girls Saoirse Tully & Maisie O'Hare in turbojavelin (2nd team)

U11 Girls Jessica Hannan & Robyn Everett in 60m (2nd team)

U12 Boys Oisin Tully in 600m (third place)

U13 Girls Katie Hannan in shot putt (2nd place)

U13 Boys Jackson Everett in shout putt (1st place)

19/05/2026

Cavan Children's Games & County Track & Field Championships

The annual County Track & Field Championships and Children’s Games were held in Shercock on Sunday 10th May, with a strong squad from Under 9 – 15s and senior and master athletes representing Innyvale in a variety of sprints, distance running, relays, throws and jumping events.

In the Under 9 events, Phoebe Thunder Peet made an impressive debut for the club with a pair of bronze medals in the 60m sprint and the 300m race. Katelyn Denneny was second in the 300m and fifth in the long jump with a best leap of 2.04m. Molly O’Hare was fourth in the same event, jumping 2.10m and was the winner of the turbojavelin event with a best throw of 9.79m. Erin Shanaghy was fifth in the 300m race, while in the boys events, Rueben Conaty finished his 300m event inside the top six. Ronan Farrelly took third place in the sprint, with brother Evan taking third in the 300m. The boys were first and second in the turbojavelin, with Evan winning thanks to a throw of 11.93m and Ronan second with 8.92m.

The girls relay team of Phoebe, Molly, Katelyn and Layla Everett finished their 4x100m race in second place. We didn’t have a full team for a boys relay but Evan and Ronan formed part of a mixed club team which won the gold medal in the race.

In the under 10 events, Charlie Lynch was the bronze medallist in the 500m race. Charlie also picked up a silver medal in the turbojavelin where he threw 13.52m, with Sean Lynch winning the event thanks to a best throw of 15.07m. Anna Campbell was third in the 60m race, while Taylor McCabe was also third in the 500m event. Layla Denneny was the gold medal winner in the turbojavelin, throwing a new personal best of 9.88m.

Sean, Charlie, Evan and Ronan ran well in the relay to pick up a set of silver medals for their team, while in the girls event, Taylor, Anna, Phoebe and Layla matched the boys and took second place in their relay.

Innyvale was well represented in the final of the U11 girls 60m, with Robyn Everett, Robyn McCabe and Jessica Hannan all reaching the final. It was a tight race but Jessica finished in second place. Things were just as tight in the turbojavelin, with Maisie O’Hare taking second place with 10.92m, just ahead of Jessica who threw 10.75m to take third. Saoirse Tully was extremely close behind in fourth with a new personal best of 10.65m, while Robyn Everett was sixth on 9.85m. In the long jump there were also personal bests for Maisie in sixth place (2.53m) and Robyn McCabe whose best of 2.85m earned her a bronze medal. The girls team of the two Robyns, Saoirse and Jessica won the gold medal in their relay.

In the U12 events, Noah Crowe picked up a bronze medal in the 60m sprint, while Oran Campbell finished second in the long jump, reaching 3.03m. Oisin Tully was the winner of the 600m race and the turbojavelin, throwing 16.40m. Lincoln Coventry was second in this event with a best of 15.20m and there was more to come from the pair in the shot putt, where Oisin finished second on 6.39m and Lincoln was third, having thrown the 2kg weight 5.52m. The relay team of Oisin, Lincoln, Oran and Noah won their 4x100m race.

In the girls events, Ella Denneny won the gold medal for the turbojavelin, throwing 12.34m, with Navah O’Donohue in second place on 9.53m and Airida Urbonaite in fifth on 8.26m. Their relay team, consisting of Ella, Navah, Airida and Maisie O’Hare, finished in second place.

The Under 13 events, the boys 600m race was won by James Farrelly, while Jackson Everett was the winner of the javelin with 20.99m and again in the shot putt where he threw 9.14m. The quartet of James, Jackson, Noah Crowe and Oisin Tully finished second in their relay.

Evie Callery Tracey was the winner of a tight 80m sprint and also collected silver in the long jump thanks to a best jump of 3.58m. Katie Hannan was the gold medallist in both the 600m race and the shot putt, sending the 2kg shot out to 8.17m. Aoibhinn Ferrelly won the 60m hurdles race, while the three girls were joined by Ella Denneny for the relay, with the team winning the race.

Moving on to the U14 girls, Riley Condon was the bronze medallist in the 80m sprint, while Íosa Lynch was the winner of the 75m hurdles. Jamie Condon and Sophie Lynch were second and third in the 800m, with Sophie also taking third place in the javelin, throwing 9.85m and the long jump, reaching 3.05m. Maia Reilly was the gold medal winner in the javelin, throwing 15.26m and she also finished third in the high jump, clearing 1.10m. Íosa Lynch won the long jump with a best of 3.95m and Jamie Condon cleared 1.25m to win the high jump. Sophie, Maia, Riley and Íosa were the silver medal winning relay team.

Kaitlin Shaw was the winner of the shot putt (9.76m) and javelin (28.46m) in the U15s, and she also won the U16 discus with a best throw of 22.90m. Kayla O’Reilly was the gold medallist in both the 100m and 400m senior women’s events, while Des Mulvey was the winner of the senior men’s shot putt, throwing 12.00m.

Well done to all our athletes, especially those taking part in their first competition, whether they set a new personal best, got a medal or just achieved personal goals and enjoyed taking part in the event. The Cavan competition season is over until after summer, so our next events will be Ulster on 31st May in Finn Valley Centre, Stranolar, Co. Donegal for U9-13s and 6/7th June for U14-19s in Mary Peters Track, Belfast.

Simon Nulty

10/05/2026

Great day in Shercock this morning at the County Championships. Lots of great performances from all our Athlete's. Results and All photos will be posted soon on our website.
Thank you to parents/Guardians that traveled this morning.

08/05/2026

Best of luck to all our athletes 🏃