Munster Express Online

Hayley Fitzsimons of Ferrybank AC is the Park Hotel Sports Star Award winner for February.
Competing at the National Indoor Paralympic Championships in Athlone, Hayley broke her own National Record in the F40 Shot Put with a throw of 5.22m which took the National title and in the process achieved the A standard qualification for the Paralympic Games in Rio in September.
Hayley will compete at the World Junior Games and the European Senior Games in June before finding out if she has been picked on the Irish team for the Paralympics in Rio.
Hayley was presented with here award by Declan Moriarty, General Manager Park Hotel and by adjudicators John O’Connor and Ger Lawton.
She was joined at the presentation by her parents John and Mary, coach Tom Prendergast and supporters Sean and Sinead.