JOIN

To join please click the link below and let us know when you wish to begin training – Club contacts listed in Contact us.

MEMBERSHIP FEE

Adults €60 / Juveniles €50 / Family of 3 or more €150 – There is a small online transaction charge added.

NEW MEMBERS

Please read the following before proceeding…

CLUB REGISTRAR – If you experience any difficulties with your registration/membership application new or being renewed contact our Club Registrar, Trudi McGuinness by WhatsApp 087 296 7835.

REGISTERING 3 OR MORE – If registering 3 or more athletes in your family for the first time, please contact our Club Registrar (named above) who will send you a direct link to complete your new membership application, if you do not do this you will be overcharged!

ARDEE’S C25K Group – If you completed our C25K programme, finished just before Seamie’s 5K this September and wish to join our club please contact our Club Registrar (named above) who will send you a direct link to complete your new membership application, if you do not do this you will be overcharged!

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO REGISTER AS A NEW MEMBER

Once registered our Club Registrar will add you to one of two notification WhatsApp Groups…

• for senior members (18 or over) – our Adult WhatsApp Group.
• for junior members (under 18) – our JUVENILE/Parent WhatsApp Group.

Juvenile members may be represented at the AGM and any EGMs by a parent/guardian.

RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP (for existing members)

Every year THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND (AAI) will email you directly the link to renew your membership.

If renewing membership for 3 or more in your family or adding a third person to your membership please contact our Club Registrar (named above) who will send you a special link, if you do not do this you will be overcharged!

EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS

If you experience any of the following problems, please contact our Club Registrar (named above) – do not create a new member application…

• You cannot find your email from the AAI to renew your membership.
• The system does not recognise your email address. 
• Your name does not appear when you login.
• You wish to add a 3rd of more to your family membership. You are a returning member after a year or more of absence.

TRANSFERS

If you wish to transfer to our club or wish to transfer from us to another club/county, Please contact our Club Registrar (named above) who will talk you through the procedure involved – Please note, there are 2 windows of time throughout the year that the Athletic Association of Ireland allow for transfers to take place…

• Spring Transfer Window

  • Athletes initiate their transfer online – March 1st to March 20th (they must already be paid registered members of the club they are transferring from).
  • Clubs approve or decline transfers – March 1st to March 23rd.
  • County Boards approve or decline transfers – April 1st to April 30th.
  • Note – Athletes are new members of their new club once their membership has been noted as paid to their new club – from May 1st.

• Autumn Transfer Window

  • Athletes initiate their transfer online – August 1st to August 20th (they must already be paid registered members of the club they are transferring from).
  • Clubs approve or decline transfers – August 1st to August 23rd.
  • County Boards approve or decline transfers – September 1st to September 30th.
  • Note – Athletes are new members of their new club once their membership has been noted as paid to their new club – from October 1st.

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CLUB SHOP

(Club Gear, Singlets & Running Spikes)

CLUB GEAR – We are presently in the process of creating a new online club shop, link to be uploaded shortly.

CLUB SINGLETS – All members must wear our Club Singlet when competing in Louth, Leinster & National Championships and at other AAI affiliated Club events (a plain white t-shirt must be worn at these events until a Singlet is purchased).

• At present Singlets can be ordered directly from our Club – Contact your child’s coach or adult group coordinator or a member of the committee – names & numbers found in Contact us.
• Sizes: 26 (ages 5/6); 28 (ages 7/8); 30 (ages 9/10); 32 (ages 11/12) – Price: €20.00
• Sizes: 34; 36; 38; 40; 42 (for all ages from 13 years up) – Price: €25.00

RUNNING SPIKES – ‘Running Spikes’ are worn for competitions only (Track & Field and Cross Country).  We do not train in our running spikes or wear them for road races (optional for Long Jump training only).

• Online links to purchase running spikes  –  Sports Direct online only  /  The Run Hub in Dublin  /  Colgan Sports in Naas  /  Gleeson Sport Scene in Limerick  /  BMC Sports in Letterkenny.
• When searching for spikes on these websites, search ‘running spikes or running spike shoes’.  You can also search direct on Brand owned Websites (i.e., Adidas, Asics, NewBalance, Nike, etc.).
• Spike Pins, can be bought locally from Sharkeys Sports Ardee or Online – Our Juveniles use pyramid spikes for both Track & Field & Cross Country.