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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
Code
Of Conduct
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