Ardee & District A.C.
HOT HOT HOT is the only way to describe the months of June, July & August 2018 and not only was the weather hotter than normal but our Senior Members were on fire too; competing in a variety of races throughout these months – here is a summary of their achievements….. June 9th...
Stealing away from the Fleadh Cheoil in Drogheda twelve athletes from Ardee & District A.C represented Louth at the Aldi National Community Games in the University of Limerick on the 18th & 19th of August, their first time hosting these games at this impressive venue. With the sun shining on day one...
On the 5th of August the sun shone on Ardee & District A.C today as a small group of our juvenile athletes ran, threw and jumped their way to taking home the ‘Pat Walker Memorial Shield/Visiting Club Award’ at Boyne AC’s Open Sports Day in the Lourdes Stadium in Drogheda. It’s our second...
A big well done to our Juveniles who competed in the Carlingford Juvenile Road Races on the 3rd of August.
It’s the holiday season and only a few of us were left in the country to attend Athletics Louth’s Setanta Games Open Sports Day on July 21st, and didn’t they do well… Our Individual Winners… ...
On the 1st of July Ardee & District A.C. had success on the podium at the National Juvenile Games in Tullamore. In the blistering heat and qualifying for the first time were the dynamic duo of Tom Maguire and Ashyn Moitheram who took home the bronze in the Boys U11 Turbo Javelin pairs...
The Leinster Juvenile Championships… our Teams, Pairs & Individuals. In the month of June some of our athletes competed at the Leinster Teams, Pairs and Individual Juvenile Championships….. June 4th/Teams June Bank Holiday Monday saw 4 wee men head to Tullamore for the very first time to compete in the U9 Leinster Juvenile...
The LOUTH COMMUNITY GAMES were held on June 10th at the Lourdes Stadium in Drogheda. Some 30 kids represented the Ardee community and were one of seven areas competing on the day. The proceedings began with the Community Games Pledge being read both in Irish and in English and Hallie Sands and Orlaith Carolan...
A BIG THANK YOU to Brendan Hoey, mentor and coach of Ardee & District Athletic Club for sponsoring our new portable DEFIBRILLATOR. Brendan himself is trained in the use of a Defibrillator and felt inspired to ensure our club had one. On June 5th accompanied by his daughter Eireann he presented the Defibrillator...
June 3rd – A busy weekend for some of our athletes as they headed in every direction….. Two of our Senior Athletes headed to Tullamore to compete in the Leinster Senior & Masters’ Championships, Darren Weldon had the Hammer and Michael Lundon ambitiously entered 4 individual events, the 110m Hurdles, 100m, 200m and...