Emerald Athletics Club News 17 Apr 2026 Emerald AC Nathan Cremin Flying High in USA Nathan delivers an incredible new PB — lighting up the track stateside 🔥 Read More 9 Nov 2025 Emerald Juvenile Distance Athletes Compete in NCW Cross Country Great Day for Emerald Athletes in County XC - First Team medals in Cross Country Read More 2 Nov 2025 Emerald Juveniles compete in Munster A Cross Country First time for all athletes to run in the Munster A. Read More 28 Sept 2025 Emerald Juveniles & Senior Women compete in Limerick Even Age Cross Country 17 Juveniles compete Read More 21 Sept 2025 Emerald Juveniles kick off the cross country season Two Emerald AC teams compete Read More 28 Dec 2023 Emerald Star Athletes and Coaches Celebration Bash What a year for our star athletes and coaches!! Read More 14 May 2023 Emerald Juveniles perform at Limerick Champs Big Day for Juveniles Read More 19 Apr 2023 Tenerife Training Camp Training sessions in the sun for Senior Athletes Read More 2 Apr 2023 Malachy gets to Final Malachy McKenna gets to U17 National Final in the 60m Hurdles Read More 5 Mar 2023 Sarah Shines Sarah does it again, another European Final Read More

Nathan delivers an incredible new PB — lighting up the track stateside 🔥 < Back Emerald AC Nathan Cremin Flying High in USA Next James Prendeville 17 Apr 2026 Previous Nathan delivers an incredible new PB — lighting up the track stateside 🔥 Emerald AC old boy Nathan Cremin delivered a magnificent performance last night in the USA, competing for his college Montreat. Nathan produced a superb personal best of 1:46.45 in the 800m at the Wake Forest Invitational — a fantastic achievement! Massive congratulations to Nathan, who continues to go from strength to strength over 800m. Nathan’s journey began with St Mary’s AC Newcastlewest before progressing through Emerald AC. His dedication, commitment, and relentless work ethic were evident from a young age, with many cold winter nights spent training at the University of Limerick laying the foundations for his success. From starting athletics at just 8 years old, Nathan has gone on to earn a scholarship with Montreat College in the USA, where he has achieved incredible success — including becoming an All-American Champion over 1k and placing 4th in the All-American DMR. Nathan was also honoured by his college as Athlete of the Year, recognising the outstanding year he has had — and continues to have. Everyone at Emerald AC is incredibly proud of Nathan and delighted for him and his coaches at Montreat College. Drive on, Nathan! Next

Picture Gallery Sarah Hosey representing Tulsa with Frank O'Mara 2023 Legend Frank O'Mara at Emerald AC Training Session 2022 Amy O'Donohue National Champion 2019 1500m Rory Prendeville 4 x 400m Ireland Team v England Invitational Nathan National U23 800m winner 2023 Emerald AC Middle Distance Training group 2022 Emerald Ladies 2019 Word Class Hurdle Sprint Ladies with coach Noelle 2022 Senior Mens 4 x400m Relay Team 2019 Mens 4 x 400m Relay Team with their fans 2019

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Retro Articles Winners of the 1972 under 13 All-Ireland cross country Championships at Bagnalstown front, from the left; Kevin Clancy, Frank O’Mara (with the cup), David Murphy, back row; Sean Hanley, Mark Beacon, Liam Hogan, capt; Eugene Leonard and Noel Leonard all members of the Limerick AC pictured at the prizegiving ceremony in the Limerick AC Juvenile League at thye L.P.Y.M.A grounds, Ennis Road.

Big Day for Juveniles < Back Emerald Juveniles perform at Limerick Champs Next James Prendeville 14 May 2023 Previous Big Day for Juveniles Well done to all Emerald AC Athletes who competed at the Limerick Juveniles Track and Field Championships. Its a credit to all the athletes taking part and their coaches. The following athletes competed. Best of luck in the Munsters. Next

17 Juveniles compete < Back Emerald Juveniles & Senior Women compete in Limerick Even Age Cross Country Next James Prendeville 28 Sept 2025 Previous 17 Juveniles compete Well done to all athlete's who competed today. Everyone finished their races and ran really well. In the Girls U10 -1000M we have a strong quartet of Isabelle Duggan, Evann O'Connor, Ylva Foley and Lily Bourke all running really well. In the Boys U10 - 1000M we had Malcom Kiely and Teddy Dillion flying around the course. The Boys U12 -2000M included Rossa Bond and Andrew Foster running hard all the way. The Girls U14 - 3000M included Ava Foley, Lelia McInerney, Erin O'Shaughnessy all running strongly and tearing up the course and special mention to Rebecca O'Sullivan who ran out of age and had a great finish. The Boys U14 - 3000M included Donagh Bond and Seam foley showing great promise for the future. In the Boys U16 - 4000M, we had Cathal Duggan and Daniel O'Sullivan flying the club colors and fighting to the end over the longer distance of 4000m. In the Senior women many congratulations to Sophie Moroney who a fantastic second place after a great run. As this is the first year in a while that the club has started the distance training group only in August this Year, the coaches were delighted to see so many of our athletes competing. Well done to all Athletes - onwards we go..... Next

Malachy McKenna gets to U17 National Final in the 60m Hurdles < Back Malachy gets to Final Next James Prendeville 2 Apr 2023 Previous Malachy McKenna gets to U17 National Final in the 60m Hurdles Congratulations to Malachy on reaching the National Indoor Final. Malachy rand a great race finishing in 4th place just out side the medals in a time of 8.75. Great running Malachy well done!!! Next

Sarah does it again, another European Final < Back Sarah Shines Next James Prendeville 5 Mar 2023 Previous Sarah does it again, another European Final Sarah Lavin shows her class!!! Sublime Sarah powered her way into women's 60m hurdles final at the European Indoors Athletics Championships in Turkey. Sarah had a great run in her semi-final acheiving a time of 7.99 to reach Sunday evening's final. Sarah continues to make major athletics finals after qualifying for the 100m hurdles final at the European Athletics Championships in Munich last August and the World Indoor Championships 60m hurdles final in Belgrade last March. Afterwards in an interview with BBC Sport, Sarah said: "To be heading into a major final among them, I'm blessed, honoured and I just want to do a better performance.' Sarah said she was hopeful of being able to run a faster time in this evening's European Indoor final. "I'm optimistic I can," she said. "Every athlete is confident, it's only natural. I'm optimistic that if we can sort that first hurdle and I can get there - I don't even mean like ahead - just around the same time, then it's all to play for." Sarah has set her personal best for the 60m hurdles indoors of 7.95 at the World Indoor Tour Gold meet in Madrid last month. Next

Great Day for Emerald Athletes in County XC - First Team medals in Cross Country < Back Emerald Juvenile Distance Athletes Compete in NCW Cross Country Next James Prendeville 9 Nov 2025 Previous Great Day for Emerald Athletes in County XC - First Team medals in Cross Country Juliette Naughton started off the day for the club running a fine race showing great potential for the future. This was followed by the Girls U13 team with Rebecca O'Sullivan, Saorise O'Brien and Alianna Walters all running great races. A strong U13 girls team is developing. Next up was the boys U13 team winning their first cross country medal, in the team was Sean Foley, Luke Naughton and Andrew Foster, super running by the lads and congratulations. Then we had the girls U13 team of Erin O'Shaughnessy, Cerys O'Connor and Emma Creagh all ran brilliantly in very soft running conditions and got 3rd place in the team race. Special mentions goes Saorise O'Brien and Juliette Naughton running the first cross country race both running a fantastic races. Well done ladies!!! Next

First time for all athletes to run in the Munster A. < Back Emerald Juveniles compete in Munster A Cross Country Next James Prendeville 2 Nov 2025 Previous First time for all athletes to run in the Munster A. Today was the first time in many years that Emerald AC had our Juvenile Athletes compete in the Munster A Cross Country Championships held in Two Mile Borris Tipperary. We had the following athletes competing today . Andrew Foster in the Boys u13, Alianna Walters and Rebecca O'Sullivan in the Girls u13. In the u15 girls we had Emma Creagh, Amelia Cremin and Cerys O'Connor and in the Senior Women was Rachel Hosey. Many congratulation to all athletes. All ran brilliantly for their first time in the Munster's. Emerald AC Juveniles Munster A Cross Country Championships Next

Athletics at Emerald Athletics Club, all about athletics in the club and at home and abroad. Links Athletics Limerick Munster Athletics Athletics Ireland European Athletics World Athletics WELCOME! Emerald AC is a juvenile and senior athletics club based in UL Track Limerick. Originally founded in 1974 to cater for juvenile athletes in Limerick , Emerald AC has had great success at senior level over the years from the days of Frank O Mara to Sarah Lavin and Ciara Neville . Small Title