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St
Senan’s AC was founded in 1977, following a very successful Parish
Sports, linked to the Community Games of that year. It is centered
around the Parish of Kilmacow in South Kilkenny, but also has members
from nearby Mullinavat, and Mooncoin. The club is based at the local
Sports Complex, which is also home to Kilmacow GAA, soccer and tennis
clubs. It has a 400m grass running track, shot putt circle and two long
jump pits, while there is also a cross country facility nearby. The
parish is also in the process of building a superb new Sports Hall,
which will cater for all sports throughout the year.
Over the
years the club has also been indebted to John Dunphy for the use of his
lands for training and this marvelous running field was used for the
National Interclubs in 1986. Each year the club holds three events, an
Open T & F on Easter Monday, a 4 Mile Road Race, titled “The Little
South Run” in mid June and an Open Cross Country in late September. You
can check out our Fixtures Link for this year’s dates.
Over the
years the club has produced many national champions and record holders,
chief among these being Perri Williams, who represented Ireland at the
Barcelona Olympics. Her father Ned was one of the club’s founder
members and also club coach for over 20 years. Other notable athletes
include Tina Moloney, who was a double national junior cross country
champion and Bill Lacey who was on the 1983 Irish Junior World Cross
Country team. However the emphasis of the club is on participation and
enjoyment of the sport at all levels and every athlete is highly
valued.
Today we have over 75 juvenile and 12
senior members as well as a committed group of coaches and helpers. The
juveniles train on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7.00pm , Fridays 6pm and
Sunday at 11am in the Sports Complex, while the seniors also meet and
train at the same venue. New members of all ages are always welcome and
you can contact any committee member for details.
Please Note: The club adheres to the following
Code of Conduct and Expenses Rules
Code
Of Conduct Expenses
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