Stan O'Neill of Rising Sun AC...RIP

Someone sent on a short note to me to say that Stan O'Neill of Rising Sun AC passed away on Thursday the 14th of January 2016.

Stan O'Neill won the Cork Junior Cross Country Championships in 1952 followed by fellow Ballineen man Dennis McCarthy.  Both were scoring members of the Rising Sun AC senior team that won the Cork County Senior Cross Country Champioinships in 1956 and 1958.

Notice...Kinneigh Round Tower 10k, Ballineen - Wed 2nd July 2014

This 10k race is coming up in West Cork on Wednesday the 2nd of July at 7:30pm. Ballineen is just a few miles to the west of Bandon on the road to Dunmanway.

Info from the organisers.......Ballineen fit4life group hosting the Kenneigh  10k on next Wednesday 2nd of July 2014. Registration opens at 6,30 @ Beda Hall in Ballineen. Entry is only €10 on the night. Race start 7:30pm. Prizes for 1,2,3 ladies and men. Also cash prize for course record . Three water stations plus water and fruit at finish and refreshments at the Beda Hall after.

Ballineen / Enniskeane are in the heart of West Cork, located on the R586 road between Bandon and Dunmanway....

The route takes in the countryside to the NW of Ballineen....

Preview........A full preview of the course with maps, profile & photos can be seen HERE

Results of the Ballineen Kinneigh 10k race...Sun 21st Apr 2013

#    Runner's Name    Placing    Time
1    Alex O'Shea    1    36.26
2    Tom Laffan    2    39.29
4    Paul Deane    3    40.15
3    Carmel Crowley    1    39.39
24    Meabh Walsh    2    54.32
25    Grainne Caulfield    3    54.55

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) There is a slideshow of photos from Clonakilty Road Runners Athletic Club HERE

Race notice...Kinneigh 10k - Sun 21st Apr 2013

This might be of interest to anyone in West Cork who is not traveling to the Great Island 10 mile race on Sunday. The Kinneigh  Round Tower 10k takes place in Ballineen, just a few miles to the west of Bandon.

Info from the organisers.......On Sunday 21st April 2013 the local Fit4Fun group are hosting their 2nd annual Kinneigh Round Tower 10k event. Last years event saw a great turnout of runners/joggers/walkers of all ages and speeds. Funds from this years challenge are going towards the local BEDA Playground Project. Entry is €12. There is lots of parking near the start. Plenty of refreshments afterwards and a prize for a new course record (male and female)!

Ballineen / Enniskeane are in the heart of West Cork, located on the R586 road between Bandon and Dunmanway....

The route takes in the countryside to the NW of Ballineen....

More details to follow....

Results of the Kinneigh Round Tower 10k - Wed 30th May 2012

This hilly 10k road race in West Cork was organised by the Ballineen Fit4Life group and attracted a field of 144 which was split roughly evenly between runners and walkers. The first man home was Cathal O'Donovan in 35:12. Noreen Crowly was the first woman home in 45:00.

The full results can be seen HERE