MARY MOSTYN RIP

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of our former coach and official Mary Mostyn. Mary passed away after a long and hard fought battle with illness late on Wednesday evening surrounded by the family she loved so much.

Mary was an integral part of the club from more than 20 years as a coach, parent, athlete and official and indeed, the entire Mostyn family from Brian through Linda, Denise and Colin all competed with distinction for the club, Linda one of our members to have worn the Green vest of Ireland in competition.

Her contribution to the success of the club cannot be overstated and literally hundreds of children from Carrick-on-Shannon and the surrounding areas passed through her care over the years.

It was not just our club that benefitted from Mary's voluntary work as she was also heavily involved in Leitrim Community Games, serving as County Secretary for a number of years, while she was also the Leitrim organiser of the People In Need Telethon during the nineties. In recent years, Mary was one of the driving forces in the Carrick Trad Group and her loss will be keenly felt by that group.

To Mary's husband Brian, her children Linda, Denise & Colin, her grandchildren, sons and daughter-in-law and her many, many friends, we offer our deepest condolences. May Mary Rest In Peace

The following are the funeral arrangements for Mary:

The death has occurred of Mary Mostyn (née Coonan), Sroankeeragh, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon, and formerly Dromagh, Crettyard, Co. Laois, peacefully, at North West Hospice Sligo on Wednesday 26th February 2020, surrounded by her loving family, following an illness bravely borne. Sadly missed by her husband Brian, children Linda, Denise and Colin, sons-in-law Paddy and Tomas, daughter-in-law Amy, beloved grandchildren, Charlie, Harvey, Jarlath and Senan, brothers John and Martin, sisters Anastasia and Josephine, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives, dear students and friends at Carrick Trad and Carrick AC, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Rest in Peace

Reposing at her home in Sroankeeragh, Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday 28th February (N41 YY17) from 5pm until 8pm. Removal on Saturday morning to St. Michael’s Church, Drumlion, arriving for Funeral Mass at 11am. Cremation afterwards at Lakelands Crematorium, Dublin Road, Cavan. (H12 RF78). Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu, if desired, to North West Hospice Sligo c/o Dermot Foley, Foley’s Funeral Directors, Kilmore.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis uasal.

Below are a selection of photos from Mary's time with Carrick-on-Shannon AC

BACK INTO ACTION FOR 2020 - REGISTRATION & TRAINING DETAILS

Carrick-on-Shannon Athletic Club are delighted to announce that we will hold our Registration Night at 5 pm on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Carrick-on-Shannon Sports Complex.

We return to training on Tuesday, January 7, for our existing members in both the Primary and Post Primary groups - this is for existing members only.

All existing members who received membership forms prior to the Christmas break are asked to return their fully completed forms (including the GDPR section) along with their membership fees to training on Tuesday.

WE MUST STRESS THAT ONLY EXISTING MEMBERS CAN ATTEND TRAINING THIS WEEK AND WE SPECIFICALLY ASK THAT NO NEW MEMBERS COME TO TRAINING THIS WEEK AS THEY WILL BE UNINSURED AND UNREGISTERED.

Registration night is for new members and any existing members who do not return a form this week will be on Thursday at the Sports Complex for all groups from Primary, Post Primary, Senior and masters.

Anyone not registering on the night will not be registered with the Club for 2020 even if you have been a member up to the end of this year's activities.

We will be accepting a limited number of new members in our Primary School group, subject to safety limitations for the Sports Complex, as well as new members in all other groups.

We will also be accepting new members for our eight year old group that meets on Thursday evenings in the Sports Complex. This group is limited and a child must be age eight on the night of registration to join.

There is one important point to note for all parents of children under 18 years of age - with new GDPR guidelines, all parents MUST sign the membership form of each children they are registering with the club, no proxy signings can be allowed

The Athletics Ireland Registration year runs from January 1, to December 31, of each year meaning our membership year will run for the same period. Please remember, a parent must sign the membership form of their child under 18 years of age.

Our training groups will meet at the following times:

PRIMARY SCHOOL GROUP

Tuesday: 5 to 6 pm: Athletes aged 9 & 10 in 2019

Tuesday: 6 to 7 pm: Athletes aged 11, 12 & over in 2019

Thursday: 5 to 6 pm: Athletes aged 8 on January 9, 2019

POST PRIMARY SCHOOL GROUP

Tuesday: Meet at 6 pm at the Sports Complex (Session last 75-80 minutes)

Wednesday: Gym & circuits session in Sports Complex at 6 pm

Friday: Meet at 4 pm at Sports Complex

There is a weekly fee of €3 per week for Primary & Post Primary members

Membership Fees are as follows: 

Primary School Group €25

Post Primary Group: €28

Senior: €35

Family: €65 (Three or more Juvenile members only)

Please note the increased fees for Senior, Post Primary & Family groups

  

TRAINING FOR ALL JUVENILE GROUPS WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020

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2019 CARRICK-ON-SHANNON AC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

AGM will be held in The Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon on Thursday, December 12, at 7.30 pm

We are delighted to announce that we will hold our annual general meeting for 2019 on Thursday, December 12, at 7.30pm in The Bush Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon.

The meeting will hear reports from Secretary John Connolly, Treasurer Jenny Rayson and Adult Coordinator Graham Allen along with an address from Chairperson Mary O'Donnell.

All registered members over 16 years of age are eligible and, indeed welcome, to attend while parents of current Juvenile members are also welcome to attend. If your child is not a member of the club, unfortunately 

If there are any items our members wish to raise, motions they want to include for the AGM or nominations they wish to make, please send them to Club Secretary John Connolly at connollyjohnb@eircom.net before Tuesday, December 10, at 9pm. 

If you are nominating anyone for a position in the Club prior to the meeting, please ensure you have their consent before lodging the nomination. 

If you cannot make the meeting but still want to raise an issue, you must include the name of a person who will be at the AGM and has agreed to speak on your behalf.

The meeting will also discuss arrangements for the 2020 season.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

TEAMWEAR IRELAND CLUB SHOP

We've had more than a few enquiries about the Club shop after our recent order.

If you missed out and you want to get some Club gear before Christmas, simply click on the following link for Teamwear Ireland and that will take you direct to our Club shop. The link is as follows: https://www.teamwearireland.ie/carrick-on-shannon-2019-1340-c.asp

There are a few extra items in the club shop, including training vests, lycra leggings, etc - all in club colours and with club logo. Please note, however, that the vests are simply training tops and not the official club competition vests which can be ordered directly from Secretary John Connolly

You can check out what the gear looks like in the following images. Best of shopping!

HISTORIC TEAM GOLD FOR U13 BOYS

SUPERB RUN FOR CLARA DOHERTY IN U13 GIRLS RACE

Congratulations to our small but hardy band of athletes who made the journey to Ballina for a superbly organised Connacht Uneven Ages Cross-country at the Belleek Park - they may have been small in number but they were mighty in performance!

Leading the way was a superb team gold medal for our U13 Boys team who were crowned Connacht Champions with a great display. Declan Kennedy again led the team home in third place, showing great racing skills to ensure he got the individual bronze while his brother Patrick put in a great showing to finish seventh overall.

Close behind and defying his lack of racing, Cathal Enright literally ran himself into the ground to finish ninth, his first time in the top ten. Behind him, both Riaghan Guckian and Oran Butler made conservative starts but started coming through the field at pace, Riaghan eventually finishing 26th with Oran a matter of paces behind in 34th place.

With such a brilliant display, Carrick claimed gold in the team race with 46 points ahead of Tuam with 66 and hosts Moy Valley. Even better for Declan, Patrick, Cathal and Riaghan were in Leitrim's scoring six who took third in the inter-county race. Well done guys on a superb performance and great running for the team.

Clara Doherty followed up her 13th place from the U14 race with a brilliant sixth in her own age group, the U13 Girls. Clara hung back off the pace but showed great pace judgement to come through at pace and she held off a succession of runners, showing some brilliant in-built racing smarts, to take sixth and a place at the All-Irelands. A brilliant run for a girl in her first year at cross-country.

We had an international flavour in the U17 Boys when our Belgian import Justin Cornélis ran his first ever cross-country race in a pair of football boots but still managed to finished 13th, just one place off the Connacht team. It was a superb run from Justin who has really made himself part of his group during his team here with us in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Brendan Kennedy finished a good 21st in the U15 Boys race while Hugh McGovern was fourth scorer on the Leitrim team as he finished a good 63rd in a race with over one hundred finishers.

Many thanks to the parents who travelled over today and special thanks for the way they all supported each other during the races, particularly the Kennedys who waited for Justin's race after a long day.

The Qualifiers will run in the All-Irelands in Dunboyne on Sunday, December 15.

CONNACHT EVEN AGES CROSS-COUNTRY IN BALLINA

The Connacht Uneven Ages and Adult League Cross Country Championships (under 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, Seniors, Master’s) will take place in Belleek, Ballina this Sunday, November 10, with the first race to start at 12:00.

We have a small number of athletes travelling to the beautiful North Mayo town to take on the beautiful but challenging parkland course.

In the U11 Boys, we have Hugh McGovern in action while Clara Doherty will be in action in the U13 Girls. In the U13 Boys, Declan and Patrick Kennedy will lead teammates Riaghan Guckian, Oran Butler, Kyle Lannon and Cathal Enright while Brendan Kennedy (U14 Boys) and Justin Cornélis (U17 Boys) complete our line-up.

Moy Valley Athletic Club, in consultation with Ballina Municipal District, are encouraging all who will travel to the event to use the Council owned parking facilities in Ballina (especially at (1) the Market Square; (2) adjacent to Dunne’s Stores and LIDL; and (3) Bachelor’s Walk) and then make the relatively short walk to Belleek. 

The cross country course is best accessed via the historic Belleek Gatehouse (https://goo.gl/maps/soKb35e4vSN2 ). There will be both Garda and club stewards in the area to minimise traffic delays so please observe their directions.

REGISTRATION

The race Headquarters will be Ballina Town Football Club (https://goo.gl/maps/FwAMjpvH7hm)  but please note that race numbers will be given out in a designated tent on the cross country course itself until 11:30 am.

COURSE

The course will be laid out in two laps as detailed below. The small lap is 400m long and the blue lap is almost 1000m long with a run to the finish line of almost 100m. Where the 400m lap is required, athletes will run the shorter lap first. Therefore, the race distances will be covered as follows:

1500m = 1 small loop; 1 large loop

2500m = 1 small loop; 2 large loops

3500m = 1 small loop; 3 large loops

4000m = 4 large loops

5000m = 5 large loops

6000m = 6 large loops

8000m = 8 large loops

CLUB GEAR NIGHT - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2019

Club Gear Sizing & Ordering Night on Tuesday October 8, 2019, in Carrick Sports Complex from 5.30 to 7.30 pm

Due to the popularity of the last event and the fact that a few people missed out, the Club are holding a Club gear sizing night in the Sports Complex next Tuesday, October 9, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm in association with Teamwear Ireland.

This is a great chance for members to get gear before Christmas and next year's Indoor season.

We'd also like to point out ordering Club is open to all members, their families and parents and indeed former club members if they wish - we'e all one big family and it's great to see Carrick AC gear on display around the country!

We have added a Race Rainjacket to the selection which proved very popular.

Members are encouraged to come before or after their usual training on Tuesday.

If you are unable to attend next Tuesday, why not check out sizes with a clubmate who has already ordered gear, then simply download the form below, print it out and return with the correct amount of cash to any club official before next Tuesday evening.

Cash only, payable on the night for any gear ordered.

Nobody is obliged to purchase any items

Please note, the club takes no responsibility for orders and sizes

All transactions are between the buyer and the seller

The club is only facilitating the sale

Prices of items as follows:

1. Crew III Shirt                     Kids: €15            Adults: €17

2. Crew III Half-Zip                Kids: €22            Adults: €25

3. Crew III Full-Zip                 Kids: €27            Adults: €32

4. Hobby II Polo                     Kids: €19            Adults: €23

5. Elba Skinny Pants               Kids: €20            Adults: €23

6. Diamond II backpack          €22

7. Travel Bag                         €22
8. Race Rainjacket                 Kids: €25             Adults: €30

Initials Embroidered on Top: €4.25 extra