Celtic Games 2009

taxi92

Just a quick question about the celtics.... Does anyone know if athletes have been notified if they are selected for this years games or does anyone know when the teams will be announced?
Thanks in advance!!!:D:D

helpisontheway

taxi92 wrote: »

Just a quick question about the celtics.... Does anyone know if athletes have been notified if they are selected for this years games or does anyone know when the teams will be announced?
Thanks in advance!!!:D:D

To the best of my knowledege all the athletes for the Ireland team have been notified.I wouldnt have any idea about the Northern Ireland team.Is there any event specifically?

taxi92

Eh yeah do you know the boys u18 400m or 4x400m athletes for the aai team?

helpisontheway

taxi92 wrote: »

Eh yeah do you know the boys u18 400m or 4x400m athletes for the aai team?

To the best of my knowledge Joeseph Dowling for the 400m.As for the relay im not sure;Patrick Maher as hes goin for 400H,maybe the 800m runner Cathal O Connor.If they were to bring specific relay runners id imagine Paul Scanlon would be first in line.

taxi92

helpisontheway wrote: »

To the best of my knowledge Joeseph Dowling for the 400m.As for the relay im not sure;Patrick Maher as hes goin for 400H,maybe the 800m runner Cathal O Connor.If they were to bring specific relay runners id imagine Paul Scanlon would be first in line.

Okay, thank you.

hurdler2009

helpisontheway wrote: »

To the best of my knowledge Joeseph Dowling for the 400m.As for the relay im not sure;Patrick Maher as hes goin for 400H,maybe the 800m runner Cathal O Connor.If they were to bring specific relay runners id imagine Paul Scanlon would be first in line.

If this is the case, I think that it is a disgrace on behalf of the AAI as we should be sending full strength teams to these internationals and if we don't send proper relay athletes then we are not doing this. When athletes are this age who have achieved a reasonable amount of success and have shown potential, then we should be throwing international vests at them to try and keep them in the sport. We also need to try and keep as much depth in events such as the 100m/400m so that we have a strong pool of athletes to choose from for future competitions.
Also if you look at it we have brought athletes specifically for relay for the past number of years, so this is obviously for economic reasons. How much are we spending on legal fees???

If you are to look at the 4x400m
Joseph Dowling (yes should definitely be picked)
Cathal O' Connor (he seems to be more of an 800m runner who moves up as he also won the 1500m and the 200ms/c in nationals)
Patrick Maher (yes is a credible selection, 2nd u18 400m)
and then there is obviously someone else who is going for another event too.

Then we have those who haven't been picked:
Paul Scanlon (cant see why he hasn't been picked after his excellent results at EYOF)
David MacAoghain (won the u18 title in a slower time than the top two in the u17 race, but you can only beat who you're against and he won by almost a second?)
So is this the first signs of our young athletes being affected by the AAI's financial/internal difficulties????
/Rant over/

ss43

hurdler2009 wrote: »

If this is the case, I think that it is a disgrace on behalf of the AAI as we should be sending full strength teams to these internationals and if we don't send proper relay athletes then we are not doing this. When athletes are this age who have achieved a reasonable amount of success and have shown potential, then we should be throwing international vests at them to try and keep them in the sport. We also need to try and keep as much depth in events such as the 100m/400m so that we have a strong pool of athletes to choose from for future competitions.
Also if you look at it we have brought athletes specifically for relay for the past number of years, so this is obviously for economic reasons. How much are we spending on legal fees???

If you are to look at the 4x400m
Joseph Dowling (yes should definitely be picked)
Cathal O' Connor (he seems to be more of an 800m runner who moves up as he also won the 1500m and the 200ms/c in nationals)
Patrick Maher (yes is a credible selection, 2nd u18 400m)
and then there is obviously someone else who is going for another event too.

Then we have those who haven't been picked:
Paul Scanlon (cant see why he hasn't been picked after his excellent results at EYOF)
David MacAoghain (won the u18 title in a slower time than the top two in the u17 race, but you can only beat who you're against and he won by almost a second?)
So is this the first signs of our young athletes being affected by the AAI's financial/internal difficulties????
/Rant over/

Relax. You seem to be basing a big rant damning the AAI on the basis of a post that started with "as for the relay I'm not sure". Wait until the team's announced.

helpisontheway

ss43 wrote: »

Relax. You seem to be basing a big rant damning the AAI on the basis of a post that started with "as for the relay I'm not sure". Wait until the team's announced.

Exactly!
Chillax hurdler 2009! Have your rant if you are not happy when the finalised team is announced.I was only speculating as stated in relation to the relays.
I would agree that the strongest teams should be sent though regardless of them qualifying indivually.It would give us some very decent teams.
Here would be mine-
u18 4x100m-O Halloran/Cathain/Whelan/Kavanagh
u18 4x400m-Dowling/Scanlon/McAogain/Maher
u16 4x100m-Lawlor/Wilson/Halley/Walshe

u18 4x100m-Healy/Mcmanus/Mooney/Murray
u18 4x300m-Mooney/Lanigan/Courtney/Neville
u16 4x100m-Lavin/Moynihan/Giles Doran/Kiely

hurdler2009

helpisontheway wrote: »

Exactly!
Chillax hurdler 2009! Have your rant if you are not happy when the finalised team is announced.I was only speculating as stated in relation to the relays.
I would agree that the strongest teams should be sent though regardless of them qualifying indivually.It would give us some very decent teams.

Sorry lads if I have come across a bit dramatic!!! It's just this is something that I feel very strongly about as I coached an athlete a number of years back who was around this age and who was deprived of a relay spot as he was not needed for an individiual event and subsequently quit when he turned junior to follow his football career (which didn't go very far) and I wonder what might have been if this athlete had gotten a taste of international athletics! I just don't want to see this type of thing happening again.
I probably read into what you said a bit to much and misinterprided it a bit!!!
And agreed I overreacted a bit!!
:D
P.S. I agree we could have some mean relay teams out there!

Rineanna

Team announced:

CELTIC GAMES CARMARTHEN 1st AUGUST 2009

Event Age Group Name Club

80m Hurdles U16 Men Conor Daly St Abbans
100m U16 Men Marcus Lawler St Laurence O’ Toole
800m U16 Men Shane Fitzsimons Mullingar Harriers
Long Jump U16 Men Daire Walsh Individual
Shot Putt 4kg U16 Men Paul Collins North Westmeath
Javelin 600g U16 Men Eric Stam Bandon

75m Hurdles U16 Women Megan Kiely Ferrybank
200m U16 Women Sara Lavin Emerald
1500m U16 Women Amy O Donoghue Emerald
High Jump U16 Women Aisling Croke Dooneen
Discus 1Kg U16 Women Jade Power Ferrybank

100m Hurdles U18 Men Edmund O’ Halloran Leevale
400m U18 Men Joseph Dowling DSD
100m U18 Men Paul Whelan Dublin Striders
800m U18 Men Cathal O Connor Dooneen
3000m U18 Men Jake Byrne Mullingar Hariers
400m Hurdles U18 Men Patrick Maher Leevale
200m U18 Men Lorcan O Cathain Roscommon
1500m U18 Men Stephen Attride St Abbans
Hammer 5kg U18 Men Conal Campion St Andrews
Long Jump U18 Men Nathan Jege Dooneen
Pole Vault U18 Men Thomas Houlihan West Waterford
Discus 1.5 kg U18 Men Darragh Hanlon Tullamore Harriers
Javelin 700g U18 Men Sean Ryder Greystones & District
High Jump U18 Men Michael Bowler Caim
Triple jump U18 Men Shane Prout Coolquill
Shot Putt 5K U18 Men Marco Pons DMP
Relay U 18 Men David Mac Aogain St Pauls
Relay U 18 Men Mark Kavanagh DSD

80m Hurdles U18 Women Catherine Mc Manus Celtic DCH
300m U18 Women Claire Mooney Naas
100m U18 Women Joan Healy Bandon
800m U18 Women Claire Earls Inbhear Dee
3000m U18 Women Niamh Kearney Greystones & District
300m Hurdles U18 Women Ailbhe Courtney St Brendans
200m U18 Women Leona Mc Guire Galway City Harriers
1500m U18 Women Ellie Hartnett Greystones & District
1500m steeple chase U18 Women Orla Manley Raheny
Long Jump U18 Women Aoife Bartley Carrick on Suir
Hammer 4kg U18 Women Cara Kennedy Ferrybank
Javelin 600g U18 Women Ailish Sheehan Dooneen
High Jump U18 Women Mary Kate Lanigan Kilkenny City Harriers
Discus 1K U18 Women Zoe Scanlon West Waterford
Pole Vault U18 Women Nikita Savage Youghal
Shot Putt 4kg U18 Women Fiona Moloney Dooneen
Triple jump U18 Women Caoimhe King Westport

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