Archive for the ‘General Sports’ Category

Comeragh CC’s Copper Coast Sportive

A total of 175 cyclists from local clubs and cyclists from as far away as Kerry and Galway turned out for the Comeragh Cycling Club annual Copper Coast Sportive last Saturday.

Wins for Foley and Hahessy

Local talent was the order of the day as Iverk Produce Carrick Wheelers held the second of their two annual race promotions in Carrick-on-Suir, last weekend.

Mulligans Specsavers Inter Firms Festival of Tennis

Getting bigger and better with each successive year, it’s time to submit entries for the 2012 Inter Firms Tennis Competition, once again generously sponsored by Mulligans Pharmacies & Specsavers – to be played at St. Anne’s Waterford Tennis Club.

Waterford Crystal host successful gala

140 swimmers from Carrick   Clonmel, Dolphin, Sunday’s Well and Kingfisher competed in a very successful ‘B’ grade gala held by Waterford Crystal last weekend. Eabha Cox, Eimear Larkin, Alana Smith, Shawna Foran, Dani Cunningham, Orlaith Betts, Anna Dunphy, Lorna Aylward, Chloe Cahill, Katie Ryan, Lauryn Foran, Chloe Finnegan, Aobhna Buckley, Abbey M Hayes, Roisin Mariga, Martha Galvin, [...]

The Algarve and Armagh beckon for Breen

After a six week break in the World Rally Championship Craig Breen has a hectic two event schedule over the next two weeks.

Crystal swimmers among the medals

Waterford Crystal Swimming Club brought 21 swimmers to the Munster Grade C Gala which was held at Tipperary Swimming Club recently.

Comeragh cycle tour launched

The 2012 Comeragh Tour was officially recently launched in Ballymacarbry, Co. Waterford.

Double delight for super Shauna

Shauna O’Brien (Waterford Crystal) continued her relentless pursuit of swimming titles last weekend when she won two gold and one silver medal at the Irish Long Course National Swimming Championships/Olympic Trials at the National Aquatic Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin.

Carrigeen Lechuga wins again

The Lalor family from Carrigeen outside Clonmel have enjoyed some memorable days with the female members of their esteemed ‘Carrigeen’ family of national hunt racehorses and the Co Tipperary family struck yet again at Thurles last Thursday with their latest star Carrigeen Lechuga in the €20,000 Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Novice Chase.

Sam Bennett re-signs for An Post

Carrick-On-Suir native Sam Bennett has re-signed for the 2012 An Post sponsored Sean Kelly Cycling team which was revealed in Brussels last week, with ten new signings on the 18 man team.