The AAI National, Senior, Junior and Juvenile Even Ages Cross Country Championships will take place on 24th November 2019 at the National Sports Campus, Abbottstown (Dublin).
 
Juvenile u/12, u/14, u/16, u/18 Club and County teams The top 4 placed teams at the Leinster Even Ages Championships in girls and boys u/12, 14, 16 and 18 qualify for the National Finals.
 
Club and County Secretaries shall enter teams directly to National using this link. (Leinster Entries to National - Comp 79)
 
Only the top 4 juvenile teams qualify. National will check the entries and any team entered that has not qualified through Leinster will not be allowed to participate as a team and the cost of entry will be forfeited and not returned by National. It is the responsibility of Club and County Secretaries to ensure that only teams that have qualified through Leinster are entered for the National Championships.
 
Athletics Leinster will enter the top 12 placed individuals at the Leinster Even Ages Championships on Leinster teams to compete at the National Championships.
 
IMPORTANT: Any Club or County team that has qualified but does not intend to compete, please advise Leinster as soon as possible by e-mail to athleticsleinsterxcsec@gmail.com, so the place can be offered to the next placed team and give as many Leinster athletes as possible an opportunity to compete at the National Championships.
 
IMPORTANT: If an athlete is unavailable to compete on a Leinster team, please advise Leinster as soon as possible by e-mail to athleticsleinsterxcsec@gmail.com, so the place can be offered to the next placed athlete.
 
All other events There is OPEN entry to all other events: – Senior: individual, Club teams and County teams – Junior: individual, Club teams and County teams – Under 18: individual only
 
Entry may be made directly to National using the Athletics Ireland entry system available on the Athletics Ireland website. Link here
 
Finally, it is recommended that those responsible for entries confirm their login details with Athletics Ireland as soon as possible.
 
Wishing all our athletes the very best of luck and here is to a very successful National Championship.

 
Yours in sport
 
Greg Duggan Athletics Leinster Road and Cross Country Secretary

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All roads lead to Ferbane on Saturday morning 9th November when Ferbane AC hosts the Athletics Leinster Senior & Juvenile Uneven Ages Cross Country Championships.The Eircode for parking closest to the course is R42YV83

The course is located adjacent to Gallen Priory Nursing home – on the N62
Parking will be available in various locations around town. Please follow the directions of the stewards.

Catering and a shop will be available on the course

Here's wishing a warm welcome to over 1,500 athletes that will be competing on the day and we hope everyone enjotys the competition.

Ferbane Traffic Guidance

Course Map

 

The Leinster Senior and Juvenile Uneven Ages Cross Country Championships, kindly hosted by Ferbane AC, will take place in Ferbane, Co. Offaly on Saturday 9th November 2019 with a 12noon start.


Open u/9 races
Ferbane AC is hosting Open non-Championship 800m u/9 races as follows:
 Girls race at 11:40am
 Boys race at 11:50am


There will be no need to register for the u/9 races – simply show up on the line and pay €1 entry fee. This is an Open non-Championship event with no Club or County aspect.
Timetable


The Championship races will commence at 12noon with the Girls u/11 1,500m race and be followed by the rest of the races on the programme at the following APPROXIMATE TIMES:

- Boys u/11 1,500m – 12:15pm
- Girls u/13 2,500m – 12:25pm
- Boys u/13 2,500m – 12:40pm
- Girls u/15 3,500m – 12:55pm
- Boys u/15 3,500m – 1:15pm
- Girls u/17 4,000m – 1:35pm
- Boys u/17 5,000m – 1:55pm
- Girls u/19 4,000m – 2:20pm
- Boys u/19 6,000m – 2:40pm
- Senior Ladies 5,000m – 3:05pm
- Senior Men 10,000m – 3:30pm

Officials
Every Club shall provide 2 officials to assist at the Championships and the names of the officials (2 per Club) shall be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than Wednesday 6th Nov.


Entrance fee for spectators
The entry fee for spectators on the day is €5 per adult. Please have the money ready on your approach to the venue to ensure that there are no delays with car parking and subsequently with registration and warm up of athletes.


Registration/ Number Collection
On the day of competition, numbers shall be collected at the registration desk a minimum of 1 hour before each race by a Club/County representative and not individually by athletes. The Club/County representative will sign for all the numbers and provide a contact number for other Club/County athletes seeking their races numbers. Club officials are required to register to help before they will be allowed to collect numbers. Registration will close at 2pm.


Medals
Medals will be presented on the day. Please nominate a Club official to collect medals on behalf of your Club.


Course Map

A map of the course (subject to minor changes) will be in the booklet available on the day of competition and the final map posted online before the event.


Entry List
The entry list has been posted online and any error e.g. athlete with two race numbers, misspelled name, incorrect Club or County etc should be notified by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


The Championships cannot go on without the support of Clubs and County boards. Thank you to everyone who comes together in the weeks leading up to and on the day to make this a success. Special thanks to Ferbane AC for hosting this year’s event.

Wishing all our athletes the very best of luck and here is to a very successful Championship.

Yours in sport

Greg Duggan

Athletics Leinster Road and Cross Country Secretary

 

Entries for day 3 can be found here:

 

If anyone experiences any problems with entries, they can e-mail me at athleticsleinsterxcsec@gmail.com

 

Greg Duggan

Cross Country and Road Secretary

 

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Athletics Leinster invites tenders from suitable qualified suppliers for the Operation of License for the Design, Supply, and Distribution of Branded Merchandise and Sportswear.

 

Tender document here.

 

Closing date for receipt of tenders is 28th October 2019.

 

Regards

 

Athletics Leinster

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Leinster Cross Country 2019

 

Leinster XC Booklet 2019

 

Hope you had a lovely Summer and a break after the busy outdoor season -  it is now time to get back to training for the upcoming Cross Country Season as we prepare for our Championships.

Day 2 - Saturday 26th October, 2019 Even Ages, Junior and Novice Cross  Country Championships will be held in Gowran, Co Kilkenny and hosted by  Gowran AC.

Day 3 - Saturday 9th November, 2019 Uneven Ages and Senior Cross Country Championships will be held in Ferbane and hosted by Ferbane AC.

Many thanks to both Gowran AC and Ferbane AC for hosting the Championships and we look forward to 2 great days of competition.

Athletics Leinster is a voluntary organisation and in order to ensure the smooth running of the Championships we require volunteers from every participating club in Leinster to help out on the day. Names are to be provided in advance of each Championship by email to: 

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Regards

Greg Duggan

Cross Country and Road Secretary

 

 

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