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Donegal Uneven Juvenile Championships, Annagry 10 October
Five of our athletes made the journey to the Rosses last Saturday 10th of October for the Donegal Cross Country Uneven Juvenile Championships. A fine sunny day set our Under 15 male runners on their path with spectacular scenery to accompany them. The overall team placing was third and their overall personal performances were a credit to themselves and their coaches. Results can be found on our results page.
ULSTER STAR AWARDS 2010

Congratulations to Barry Quigg who was announced as one of the awardees for the up and coming Ulster Star Awards 2010. This is a prestigious award given by the Ulster Council and AAI. The ceremony will take place on November 6th at the Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan. Well done Barry , a very deserving award to be credited with.
WOODIES DIY AAI JUVENILE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF IRLEAND TULLAMORE 24 JULY 2010


On week 3 of the Woodies DIY AAI Juvenile Track and Field Championships held in Tullamore, Barry Quigg earned his Silver medal with a jump of 1.80m in the U18's Boy's High Jump. A very exciting competition were 3 of the athletes cleared 1.80m. Shane O Dwyer from Carrick-On-Suir A.C. took first place on his final attempt at 1.83m. Dominic Gallagher ran in the U15's Boy's 1500m and finished with a time of 5.13.30min. Athletic training will now cease and resume in September when preparations will be made for the Cross Country season. Congratulations to all of our dedicated athletes who trained, entered in competition and won medals throughout the year. Thanks also to our coaches, club committee, parents and all those who helped in the running of the club for the past year. Ulster/ANI Team for Celtic International
Barry Quigg and Sarah Donovan have been selected for the forthcoming Celtic International which will be held on 8 August in Athlone. Congratulations to you both.
Teams competing Scotland/Wales/Ulster and Rest of Ireland
WOODIES DIY AAI JUVENILE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS TULLAMORE 3 & 4 JULY 2010



Three athletes travelled to Tullamore for Day 1 & 2 on Weekend 1 of the Woodies DIY AAI Juvenile Outdoor Championships in Tullamore. Barry Quigg represented his club on Day 1 in the U18's Boy's 110 m Hurdles (wind -2.5) with a time of 18.17 seconds. On Day 2, conditions were blustery. Patrick Mc Shane and Denis Byrne both competed in their first All Ireland Competition. Patrick Mc Shane competed in the U14 Boy's Javelin with a throw of 16.38. Denis Byrne competed in the U14's Shot Putt with a throw of 9.56m ( 2.72kg). Barry Quigg and Dominic Galllagher will now attend Weekend 2 of the competition in Tullamore on 24th & 25 July. Well done to all our athletes.
WOODIES DIY AAI JUVENILE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS TULLAMORE 3 & 4 JULY 2010
WEEKEND 1
Barry Quigg, Sheena Quigg, Sarah Donovan, Patrick Mc Shane and Denis Byrne head to Tullamore this weekend for the Woodies DIY AAI Juvenile Outdoor Championships. All of these athletes qualified in Antrim a few weeks ago. We wish them the best of luck in Tullamore on Sat and Sun 3 & 4 July.
JUNIOR & U23 TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF IRELAND
JUNIOR & U23 TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF IRELAND27th June 2010 - Tullamore Closing Date for Entries: Friday 18th June 2010 Late entries will be accepted from Monday 21st June to Friday 25th June 5.00pm accompanied by the late entry fee of €25.00. NB: Late Entries on Sunday 27th June from 10am - 11am ONLY for all events. Late Entry Fee: €25.00NI & Ulster Track & Field Championships Antrim Forum 19 & 20th June 2010





Day 1
Seven of our athletes made the early journey to Antrim to compete in the NI & Ulster Championships in a hope that they would qualify for the All Ireland's held in Tullamore in July. Patrick Mc Shane and Denis Byrne both qualified with Patrick competing in Javelin with a throw of 23.15m and Denis in Shot Putt with a throw of 9.66m and a throw of 20.36 in Discus. Padraig Byrne took part in the 800m with a time of 2.30.17, Shannon Molloy competed in Long Jump (3.48m) and Shot Putt (6.60m). Also in long jump Kevin Mc Ginley (3.44m) and Triple Jump (8.20m). Peadar Conroy had a throw of 18.64m in the Javelin and 8m in the Shot Putt.
Day 2
Another early start for 3 more of our athletes on Sunday 20 June with Sarah Donovan qualifying in the Shot Putt with a throw of 9.77m. She also took part in the Discus (21.24) and Javelin (21.26). Nuala Byrne competed in the 80m hurdles with a time of 14.85 and then in the Long Jump with a jump of 3.97m. Pauric Ward also competed with a throw of 21.26 in Javelin.
Congratulations to all our athletes who qualified for the All Ireland's which will take place next month in Tullamore.
NI & Ulster Juvenile Track & Field Championships
SATURDAY 19th- SUNDAY 20th JUNE 2010- ANTRIM FORUM
Bus will leave Carrick at 6am on Saturday 19th June for athletes traveling to Antrim for the above championships for age groups Under 14 & Under 15. Under 16 & Under17 age group athletes will be travelling by car on Sunday 20th June. Contact your coach for further details. Good luck to all our athletes.
http://www.niathletics.org/download/1/Info-JuvTimetableU14-15.pdf
http://www.niathletics.org/download/1/Info-JuvTimetableU16-17.pdfAVIVA SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS TULLAMORE JUNE 2010 Congratulations to Barry Quigg who represented Carrick Vocational School in the All Ireland Schools Track & Field Championships on Saturday 12 June. Barry won a Bronze Medal with a height of 1.80m in the High Jump, a fantastic achievement in this prestigious competition in which many athletes throughout Ireland took part in. The overall winner was M O Sullivan, CBS, Kilkenny with a height of 1.85m. Results can be found at the link belowhttp://http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2010-all-ireland-track-and-field.pdf
Record Turnout for Annual Schools Athletics
Report , results and photos of todays excellent athletics event now on http://www.finnvalleyac.com/2010/100602/Results.pdf Cross country for primary schools on October 1st ( provisional date as yet ) @ Finn Valley
Junior and U23 Track & Field Championships of Ireland 27 June Tullamore
ATHLETES/ CLUB OFFICIALS PLEASE NOTE
Following closing dates shown on Senior/Junior/ U23 and Master entry forms late entries will be accepted in the office up to 5pm on the Friday prior to the event provided they are accompanied by a late entry fee of €25.
Late Entries will be accepted on day of event from 10am - 11am ONLY. Late Entry Fee €25.00
Closing Friday 18th June
http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/junioru23_outdoor-2010-1.pdf Donegal Open Championships 1 June 2010This Open Championship will be held on 1 June at the Aura Letterkenny Leisure Complex starting at 6.30.
Official electronic timing in operation Timetable attached at the link belowhttp://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/don-champs-day-1.pdfAVIVA ULSTER SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS ANTRIM FORUM 22 & 22 MAY 2010
Congratulations to Barry Quigg who came 3rd with a jump of 1.75 m at the recent championships. He now goes onto represent Carrick Vocational School in the All Ireland in Tullamore on June 5th. Well done Barry! Results can be found at the link below:
http://www.niathletics.org/download/1/Results2010-UlsterSchoolsTF.pdf AVIVA ULSTER SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS ANTRIM FORUM 21 & 22 May 2010
Athletes from Sliabh Liag Athletic Club will represent Carrick Vocational School in the forthcoming championships, which will be held in Antrim this weekend. Winners will then go on to compete in the All Ireland at Tullamore on June 5th. We wish all our athletes the very best of luck. Programme of events can be found at the link below.
http://www.niathletics.org/download/1/Info-UlsterSchoolsTimetable.doc
AVIVA SPORTSHALL UK FINAL
On Sunday 18th of April, the Donegal Teams which qualified for Birmingham made their way to the NEC Arena to battle it out against 11 other teams from the British Isles. The Under 13's boys were placed 7th with a total of 907 points. The girls Under 13's were also placed 7th with 1042 points. The Under 15 girl's team just missed out on a Bronze placing with a total of 1060 points with Cheshire just ahead with 1087 points.
 DONEGAL SPORTSHALL TEAMS FOR BIRMINGHAM
Seven of our athletes Sarah Donovan, Padraig Byrne, Dominic Gallagher, Jason Mc Gill, Paul Doherty, Connor Doherty and Kevin Mg Ginley will travel to the NEC Arena, Birmingham to represent Donegal in the U13 Boy's team and U15 Girl's team. We wish them the best of luck! Fixture List ISSA Schools
Ulster Schools Fixtures
6th May “A” District T&F Mary Peters Track, Belfast 11th / 15th May “B” District T&F Antrim Forum 10am 12th May “C” District T&F Antrim Forum 10am 13th May “D” District T&F Antrim Forum 10am 14th May “E” District T&F Antrim Forum 10am 12th May “A” District T&F Ballyklaire, Bangor 10am 20th May Form 2 Team Athletics, Area Heats 21st May Ulster T&F Antrim Forum, Antrim 22nd May Ulster T&F Antrim Forum, Antrim 10am 27th May Form 2 Team Athletics, District Finals 17th June Inter District Form 2, U/14 Team Competition Antrim Forum 2pm 16th September Combined Events Championships Bangor
All Ireland Schools’ Fixtures
5th June Irish Schools’ Track & Field Tullamore 9am – 6pm 26th June Tailteann Inter Provincial T&F Santry 11.30pm – 5pm 17th July SIAB Schools’ T&F International Scotstoun, Glasgow 11 am 25th Sept Irish Schools’ Combined Events Santry 10am – 5pm 4th Dec SIAB Combined Events International Kelvin Hall, Glasgow 10am
Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships, Nenagh
Weekend 2
Nenagh was the setting for Day 3 of Woodies DIY Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships. After an early morning start, our club athletes provided us with great performances, some bringing home medals and others enjoying the experience of the competition. Darragh O Donnell had an excellent day returning to his club with a Gold Medal in the U 19 Boy's High Jump with a height of 1.85m. Barry Quigg also took a Bronze medal in the U18 Boy's High Jump with a height of 1.80m. Cian Gallagher came 4th in the U 17 Boy's Shot Putt with a throw of 10.21. Stephen Mc Intyre competed in the U19 Boy's 800m coming 5th with a time of 2.17.32. Our U17 Girl's 4x200m Relay Team, Nuala Byrne, Sheena Quigg, Sarah Donovan and Aisling Doherty came 5th in their heat.
 Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships, Nenagh
This weekend Barry Quigg, Stephen Mc Intyre and Sarah Donovan travelled to Nenagh to compete in the Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships. Sarah Donovan competed in the U 16's girls shot putt with a competitive throw of 10.01 m gaining her a Bronze Medal. Barry Quigg competed in the U 18's Boy's Triple Jump and was placed 5th with a distance jump of 12.15m. He also competed in the U 18's Boy's 60 m hurdles with a time of 9.72 seconds. Stephen Mc Intyre had an impressive run in the U 19's Boy's 1500m with a time of 4.44.47 placing himself 5th in his section. Jason Mc Gill also competed in the 60m hurdles with a time of 11.36 in his age group.

Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships, Nenagh
Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships, Nenagh
Results for Weekend 1 of the Indoor Championships, Nenagh can be found at the link below
Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships Nenagh
We wish all of our athletes the best of luck in the forthcoming championships held this weekend
Club Competion for 6th Class and 1st Year Students
A Club Competition was held today March 25 in Carrick Vocational School for 6th Class and 1st Year Students. Events comprised of 4 la...p race, 2 lap race, chest throws, standing long jump and speed bounce. The overall winner was Padraig Byrne, second was Jason Mc Gill and third place went to Susan O Donoghue. Certificates were also handed out for Little Athletics by Coach Monica O Donnell with Daniel Lyons being the overall winner in this competition.
Photographs from this event can be found in our gallery.
Tir Chonaill A.C.
The Sliabh Liag Athletic Club would like to wish Tir Chonaill A.C. our very best wishes for the opening of their new Multi Sports Facility at the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal Town this Friday 26 March 2010 at 7 pm.
Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships, Nenagh
On the 27th & 28th March and 10th & 11th of April athletes from the Sliabh Liag Athletic Club who qualified will travel to Nenagh for the Irish Juvenile Indoor Championships. Traveling arrangements can be finalised with your coaches.
SPORTSHALL
Today Thursday 11th March 2010, 7 of our club athletes, named below, will represent Donegal in the Indoor Athletic Competition in Magherafelt, Derry. Teams from Donegal, Fermanagh, Country Derry, Derry City, Antrim, Belfast, North Down, South Down and East Belfast will compete against each other to qualify for the U.K Championships to be held later in March at the Birmingham National Indoor Arena. On behalf of the club we wish them the very best of luck.
Under 15
Sarah Donovan
Under 13
Jason Mc Gill
Padraig Byrne
Kevin Mc Ginley
Dominic Gallagher
Paul Doherty
Conor Doherty
Northern Ireland & Ulster Juvenile Championships, Magherafelt 27 Feb 2010
At the Northern Ireland & Ulster Juvenile Championships held in Magherafelt last Saturday, several Sliabh Liag Athletes booked their places for the All Ireland Juvenile Indoor Championships to be held in Nenagh on 27th & 28th March and 10th & ...11th April. First class performance from Barry Quigg who qualified in three events (Under 18) High Jump, 60m Hurdles and Triple Jump. Stephen Mc Intyre and Hannah Mc Nelis also qualified in the 800 metres in the Under 18/19 age group. Impressive performance also saw Darragh O Donnell qualify in the High Jump for his age group. Sarah Donovan also qualified in the Shot Put along with Ryan Byrne who also booked his place in the Under 18s Shot Putt. Our two relay 4x200m teams performed well with times of 2.07.92 for the Under 16 girl's relay team and 2.04.1 for the 93/94 girls relay team. Sheena Quigg, Megan Towell, Nuala Byrne and Aisling Doherty won their heat in the relay and also went onto qualify for Nenagh.
The Northern Ireland and Ulster Age Group Championships will take place in Magherafelt on Saturday 27th of February at 10 am. Timetable of events can be found at the following link
http://www.niathletics.org/download/1/Draft%20Magherafelt%20Timetable%202010.pdf
SPORTSHALL
Congratulations to the following athletes who have qualified for the Ulster Sportshall teams. First competition 11th February in Eniskillen.
Under 15
Sarah Donovan
Under 13
Jason Mc Gill
Padraig Byrne
Kevin Mc Ginley
Dominic Gallagher
Paul Doherty
Conor Doherty
SPORTSHALL
After two very good days of competition at the East of Ulster Final in Antrim on 4th February & West of Ulster Final in Enniskillen the following are the results and the qualifiers for the Ulster Final which will take place in the Meadowbank Arena in Magherafelt on Thursday 11th of March at 11am Final.
West Girl's Under... 13
Donegal 702 points Fermanagh 582 points Co Derry 516 points
Boy's Under 13
Donegal 648 points Fermanagh 646 points Co Derry 632 points
Girl's Under 15 Donegal
Donegal 669 points Dery City 606 points Co Derry
Boy's Under 15
Donegal 650 points Co Derry 625 points Co Fermanagh 611 points
So with Donegal qualifying in all age groups, there is a good chance that some of them will be off to Birmingham for the finals at a later stage. We wish them luck.
Northern Ireland & Ulster Juvenile Championships, Odyssey, Belfast
Day 2
Seven of our athletes travelled on Day 2 to the Odyssey to compete in 60m,200m, 800m, Shot Put & Long Jump . An excellent day for two of our athletes winning Gold and Silver Medals. Sarah Donovan competed in the Shot Put and true to form won Gold with her throw of 10.43. Cian Gallagher also came home with Silver in the Shot Putt section throwing an impressive 11.22. Sheena Quigg had a time of 30.74 in Heat 1 of the 200m as well as a time of 9.11 in the 60m. Eoin O Leime competed in the 800m final with a time of 2.29.12 and a throw of 8.78 m in the Shot Put. Nuala Byrne had two good times of 9.16 in the 60m as well as 3m94 in the Long Jump. Pauric Ward also had a good throw of 8.84 m in the Shot Put section. Impressive performances by all our athletes.
Northern Ireland & Ulster Juvenile Championships, Odyssey, Belfast
Day 1
It was an early start for some of our athletes heading to the Odyssey, Belfast for Day 1 of the Northern Ireland & Ulster Juvenille Championships. First time for many of our younger athletes to compete against other Ulster & Northern Ireland Clubs. Good Competition with athletes competing in 60m sprint, Long Jump, High... Jump, 60m Hurdles, Shot Putt and 800m. Good perfomances from many of the athletes, some achieving new PB's. Jason Mc Gill brought back a Bronze Medal in the 60m hurdles. Well done to all our athletes and good luck to the older athletes who travel to Belfast tomorrow for Day 2 of the competition.

SPORTSHALL

Attached a photograph of Carrick Voc School 1st Yr Sportshall teams that competed on Wed last in Glenties. Five schools Scoil Colmcille, Ballyshannon, Killybegs Voc, Abbey Voc, Carrick Voc and Glenties Comp School competed with Carrick Boys and Abbey Girls coming away as overall team winners. This was a remarkable performance for Carrick Voc School. Pictured with teacher and coach Mrs Docherty and transition year students Ryan Mc Ginley and Shona Mc Guire.
Club Competition Nov 7th 2009
Sliabh Liag Athletic Club held it's first Club Competition Saturday 7th of November. Athletes, many of them new to the club, participated in the 60m sprint, High Jump, Shot Put and Standing Long Jump. For new athletes, the competition gave them an idea of what to expect at club level as well as introducing them to the rules of competition. An enjoyable day was had by all.

Ulster Uneven Ages Cross Country Nov 8th 2009
On Sunday 8th of November, the club sent 13 of their athletes to Killybegs to compete in the Ulster Uneven Age Group Cross Country. Four of our Under 13 girls Amy Carr, Caoimhe Byrne, Alex Krupa and Susan O Donoghue were placed 44th, 45th, 46th and 60th respectively. In the boys Under 14, Connor Docherty was placed 20th, Paul Doherty 47th, Daniel Lyons following in 72nd place and Patrick Carr 89th. The boys Under 15 followed with Eoin O Leime 25th, Andrew Mc Clean 45th, Dominic Gallagher 48th followed closely by Padraig Byrne 49th. Declan Garvey represented his club in the Under 17 group finishing in 39th place. Well done to all our athletes who took part in the competition.
FITNESS 4 LIFE
Fitness 4 Life Woman's walking group will take place in Carrick Vocational School on Monday 16th November at 8.30 pm. People of all fitness levels welcome. If interested please contact: Breege 9739126 or Colette on 9739365
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