THE Leinster B Cross Country and Relay Championships were held on familiar territory on Saturday when Stradbally Hall played host to the penultimate Cross Country event in 2025.

Camross Community Park junior parkrun is the latest initiative supported by parkrun Ireland in partnership with Vhi, as part of their ongoing commitment to encouraging active lifestyles and building healthier communities across the country.

Portlaoise teenager Dan Downey was crowned All-Ireland Schools Combined Events Champion.

Westport Sea 2 Summit, one of Ireland’s longest-running adventure races, returned for its 14th year with a field of more than 2,300 competitors.

Photos by: Denis Byrne

The Laois Masters, Junior and Juvenile Development races took place at Laois’ premier cross country venue, Emo Court, on Sunday last.

Day 1 of the Leinster Juvenile Even Ages, U20 and Novice Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday in Gowran.

MANY St Abban’s AC athletes were in action on Sunday at the Autumn Open International Cross-Country held in Abbotstown. The event usually marks the beginning of the Cross Country for senior athletes.

DAY 2 of the Laois Uneven Ages and intermediate Cross Country took place in the familiar setting of Cappakeel, Emo on Sunday last with a large crowd in attendance from St Abban’s.

LAOIS athletes, Kate McDonald and Riley Connolly both served up solid performances at the recent World Mountain and Trail Running Championships 2025.

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THE Cross-Country calendar began in earnest on Sunday with St Abban’s AC hosting the Even Ages and Novice Cross Country Championships. The event was held adjacent to last year’s course, once again on the land kindly provided by Ian McDonald.

THE first running of the St Abban's AC Primary Schools Cross Country Relays took place on Friday last in Killeshin. The event was attended by 11 schools with a massive 200 students taking part.

A NUMBER of Laois athletes made their presence felt at last weekend’s British and Irish Mountain Running Championships in Wales.

FOLLOWING a morning of heavy rainfall, the athletes that braved the elements for the 32nd Luggacurren 10k had yet again another very successful event.

THE pinnacle of the National Track and Field season took place over the weekend with the National Track and Field Championships taking place in Santry. St Abban’s AC had strong representation throughout the weekend across a range of events.

THE National League finals took place on Sunday last with St Abban’s AC fielding teams in both the Men’s and Women’s competitions. The Men's team finished sixth in the Premier Division and the Women's team finished fourth in Division 1.

IRELAND boasted strong performances by all of their representatives at last Saturday’s World Under-18 Youth Cup Mountain Running Championships in Donovaly, Slovakia, with the boys’ team finishing up eighth overall and the girls emerging 12th.

FIVE Laois athletes are among the eight competitors set to represent Ireland at the World Under-18 Youth Cup Mountain Running Championships in Donovaly, Slovakia this coming Saturday.

ST Abban’s AC had a large crowd out competing on Saturday at the Leinster Juvenile Relays held in SETU Carlow. Overall, the club won seven sets of medals across a wide range of age groups with athletes competing across even and uneven ages.