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A rising star in Irish athletics, 16-year-old Léa from Killurin is set to earn her second international cap this weekend as she travels to Derby, England, to represent Ireland at the SIAB Schools International Track & Field Championships... Léa, a student at Loreto Secondary School in Wexford and a member of Bree Athletic Club, has …
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A Wexford athlete is set to receive significant funding ahead for 2025... The Government, and Sport Ireland, has announced funding of high performance sport for 2025, increasing the money distributed through Sport Ireland from €25million last year to €27million. On Thursday, it was announced by Sport Ireland that Sophie Becker would be one of the …
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David Kelleher from Rosslare Strand completed the Eco-Trail Wicklow Ultra 46.5kms run last weekend... This is his second time tackling this run, completing it last year too. This year the race had a gruelling altitude gain of 1,670m. The route began on the Bray seaside promenade, commencing to a steep climb to the iconic cross …
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A young Wexford girl has been handed a great honour... Irish team selection has been confirmed for 16 year old athlete Kara Morrissey from Enniscorthy. Kara will represent her school, the Presentation College in Wexford and the Irish Schools International Track & Field Team 2024. The SIAB International rotates around the four competing nations and 2024 …
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A Wexford girl has got her hands on national silverware.... Kara Morrissey, who hails from Enniscorthy, won the Women's Senior pole vault championship yesterday at the National indoor arena. Kara is currently a student at the Presentation College in Wexford. She is National juvenile champion and record holder. At the cmopetition, she was also representing …
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A member of a Wexford Athletics club has received a bronze medal on the national stage.... Sean Hehir, who is a member of Croghan Athletics Club, took national bronze in the Irish Life Dublin Marathon today. Six weeks after running the same race in a personal best time of 2:16:01 back in 2019, Sean was …