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This weekend features one of the highlights of the athletics calendar, as the Irish Schools Track and Field Championships takes place on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 in Tullamore.

The Galway County Juvenile Track and Field Championships took place in Dangan over two days last weekend, with thousands of athletes and spectators in attendance across a packed events programme, with a club-by-club report below.

Emma Moore of Galway City Harriers made her senior international debut at a major championships last Friday at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Torun, Poland, as she raced for Ireland over 800 metres.

Day two of the Galway Cross Country championships was held in Tuam at the Palace Grounds last Sunday, with the Uneven Ages Juvenile races, and the Intermediate Men’s and Women’s Championships taking place.

Irish Schools Cross Country Championships

The Connacht Indoor Track and Field championships were held over two days in Athlone Indoor Arena last weekend. Galway clubs travelled in huge numbers and gained a huge medal haul over the 100 plus events on the programme.

One hundred and sixty years ago, in 1862, the Jesuits opened the doors of St Ignatius' College on Sea Road for the first time. They also opened a community residence and a church at the same time. To take on such an ambitious building project at a time when the economic state of the country was so bad took courage and vision.