LATEST NEWS

17th of March 2025: It was a fantastic St Patrick's Day! Our club, for the first time in years, took part in the Parade in Shannon. 

8th of March 2025: So here there are! Our National Medalists from National Masters Indoor Championships in Athlone! Althogether, Shannon Athletic Club secured 8 medals, including one Gold!

2nd of March 2025: Club member Maire Ní Dhomhnaill after running the Tokyo marathon this morning/last night!

23rd of February 2025: Karl Fitzmaurice came second today at  Neenagh Half Marathon!

3rd of February 2025: This is our final and absolutely stunning result from Neenagh!  If you recall, this time last year, we had no adult athletes competing.

20th of January 2025: There were 35 young athletes from Shannon AC yesterday at Clare AAI Indoor Championships in Nenagh.

28th of December 2024: Four Golds and a Silver in the Shot Put! This is what happens when our Throwing Section stays active during the festive season :) 

26th of December 2024: First GOAL Mile on Shannon AC grounds was a great success There was a huge turnout of people at the start! 

14th of December 2024: Karl Fitzmaurice from Shannon AC came second in the Big Apple Half Marathon in New York!

8th of December 2024: he Munster Athletics Cross Country Champs in Ennis is behind us, and what a day it was!

29th of November 2024: We are pleased to inform you that Tesco Ireland has nominated us for their Tesco Community Fund voting at the newly opened Tesco Store in Shannon!

16th of November 2024: Victory for Karl Fitzmaurice! Shannon AC’s Star Runner Dominates the Churchtown Road Runners 10 Mile Race 2024!

8th of November 2024: We would like to present someone very special. A remarkable person, Saorlaith Ruane.

We have our marathon runner of Irish Life Dublin Marathon!

16th of October 2024: 706 is our new lucky number! This is the sum of €706 granted to us by Tesco Ireland today evening during our training session.

24th of August 2024:  That's our great news for today - our member, Jack won 4th place for Discus Throw at Community Games National Final! 

Evan Murphy a member of Shannon AC coming 3rd in the Munster Community Games! 

4th of August 2024:  A buch of medals for our Throwers at the National Masters Track and Field Championships in Tullamore! 

6th of July 2024: We have a winner at the Munster B Championships at Templemore Track! During his third and final throw, Sean Cleary won a gold medal for turbo javelin. 

Days like last Sunday, June 2nd, make all of the work we are doing worthwhile Thank you all Shannon AC athletes who represented us during Clare Community Games on Ennis track. 

25th of May 2024 was a day of pride for Shannon Athletic Club. Our wonderful dream-team has completed Hell and Back Obstacle Run in Bray, Co. Wicklow. 

Three golds for Shannon AC at Munster Masters T&F Championships in Templemore this weekend. May 25th-27th!

We are pleased to announce that Shannon Athletic Club have been selected to the current round of Tesco Ireland Community Fund.

Sunday, May 5th was a fantastic day for  Shannon Athletic Club. On this day our esteemed coach, Karl Fitzmaurice, secured 3rd place in the Regeneron Great Limerick Run. A huge thank you to Karl for representing our club with such an achievement. We are all immensely proud of your dedication and running prowess! 

We have our first Gold Medal for Shannon Athletic Club since its re-opening in January this year. Sean Cleary won the Gold on Track and Field County Championship 2024, for Turbo Javelin! This victory is not just about the medal; it's a triumph of perseverance and determination. The second Medalist is JJ who won not one but two medals today.  Sean sets a new standard of excellence for the club, especially significant after its recent reopening.

On Saturday, 20th of April we had a great privilege to participate in Shannon Tidy Towns's Plant a Tree initiative. We were especially honored as the main volunteer force consisted of Gerry Murphy and the employees from EI Electronics, our esteemed friend and supporter.

Our last Wednesday session, on April 17th was special to us, as we have a great visitor: Olivia Scully Hahne - RDO Athletics Ireland. Olivia was participating in our training and  gave us a special High Jump learning session during our older kids time.  

Shannon AC is buzzing with excitement following the outstanding performance of Karl Fitzmaurice, a distinguished runner and esteemed committee member.

Sunday, April 14  was a day filled with energy and enthusiasm at our Athletic Track. First time in ten years, Shannon AC hosted Shannon Community Games and its Athletic Event.

Sunday, April 7th was a true milestone for our four young athletes.  Kaya & Kaya, Sean and Jess proudly represented our Club during the event at the track on Lees Road, Ennis. 

123.ie partners with Athletics Ireland to offer a dual saving and donation deal. Save €50 on car/home insurance and 123.ie will match that as a donation to your chosen athletic club.

Two of our coaches, Rob Bryan and Eamonn Cleary were in action in the Master Munster Indoor Championships  in Nenagh, on February 5th 2024. 

The grand reopening of Shannon Athletics Club was an overwhelming success!  This evening, on Wednesday January 31st, we had the joy of welcoming around 80 enthusiastic kids to our grounds, marking the beginning of a fantastic new chapter for our beloved club.