26 February 2025

Borrisoleigh Kilometres

Back – (L-R) Christy Slattery (Track-Attack), Ralfs Vilande, Lillian Ryan (Parent Assoc), Sean Stapleton (Men’s 1km sponsor), Michael Small (school Principal), Marie Maher (Parents Assoc), Declan Maher (Track-Attack)
Front – pupils Charlie, Jack, Jack, Matthew, Niamh, Fiadh, Eimear, Cillian, Zac, Tommy

The track in Borrisoleigh is the place to be next Friday night as Track-Attack teams up with Scoil Naomh Cualán to bring you the inaugural Borrisoleigh Kilometres.

Proceedings kick-off at 7pm with a 1km walk which like the following 4 runs will be held under lights on the track. The walk is being kindly sponsored by Eamon Ryan Car Sales. At 7:15pm, the Primary School Girls 1km run will begin. Sponsored by Tom McInerney Plant Hire, it promises to be a cracking event and it is open to girls from all primary school.

Tom McInerney – Girls 1km sponsor presenting sponsorship to Track-Attack’s Christy Slattery

Next up will be the Donal Hurley GALA sponsored Primary School Boys 1km run starting at 7:30 and then this will be followed by the Women’s 1km run which is sponsored by Denis Ryan’s Garage in Borrisoleigh at 7:45. To close off the track activity, the Men’s 1km run which is sponsored by Sean Stapleton Car Sales gets under way at 8pm.

Denis Ryan – Women’s 1km sponsor presenting sponsorship to Track-Attack’s John F Kennedy

Registration will begin at 6:30pm in the New Sports Complex in the Borris-Ileigh GAA grounds. The entry fees are €5 for adults and €2 for anyone Under 18. Once we finish proceedings on the track, we will then retire to the Sports Complex for the presentation of prizes and refreshments will be served.

There will be prizes for the first 3 finishers in each of the four runs while there will be spot prize draw for the participants of the walk. The refreshments are being kindly organised by the Parents Association of Scoil Naomh Cualán.

Sean Stapleton – Men’s 1km sponsor presenting sponsorship to Track-Attack’s Christy Slattery

Baiba Vilande will start her 32km Cashel to Cualán’s Run on Friday morning at 10am. Starting at the Rock of Cashel, Baiba will make her way back to Scoil Naomh Cualán in Borrisoleigh where she will be expected back around 1pm.

Baiba is raising funds for the primary school which is a fantastic gesture from her. If you wish to support her endeavours, you can donate by clicking onto her idonate page: http://www.idonate.ie/event/BaibasRunforSNC

Ayla & Megan Lead the Way

Block 2 of the Destination Latteragh Series which is sponsored by John Cummins Engineering is shaping up brilliantly after hitting the half way spot of the scoring part of the series.

Superb performances from Borrisoleigh’s Ayla Maher and Upperchurch’s Megan O’Brien in round 6 have seen them take the overall lead in the Pink and Black groups respectively. We have a three way tie at the top of the Purple group with young-guns Jack Maher, Niamh Keane and Cillian Shanahan all in superb form throughout the six weeks to date.

The father and son combination of Johnny and Jack Ryan are the joint leaders of the White group while Mayo native Stephen Morrin is ensuring that the west is awake after taking a commanding lead in the Orange group.

Kilcommon’s Carr siblings have been in outstanding form in the Yellow group with Aidan occupying the leader’s position while his sisters Anna and Aisling are tied for third spot. Separating the siblings is the talented Ally Cummins in second spot.

Not to be outdone by his young-guns, Ollie Carr is also in flying form in the Red group where he holds the lead jointly with Peter Maher. Killea’s Shane Donnelly holds a two point advantage over Templederry’s Jacqueline Minogue in the Blue group while in the Green group, Donal Ryan is the pace setter at the half way spot.