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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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