Club News

The 35th edition of Kilkee Hell of the West took place Saturday June 29th in idyllic conditions. Light winds and a calm Atlantic in the sheltered Horseshoe Kilkee Bay put even the most nervous of swimmers at ease. The town of Kilkee was buzzing – from early morning 500 athletes prepared themselves for a 1500M […]

What a difference a week makes!  The weather this weekend was more like what we expect in June, and it made for some fantastic racing. IM Frankfurt – with the heat wave crossing Europe, temperatures were in the high 30’s leading to a non wetsuit swim. Huge congratulations to Diego Maloney (13:20:28) and Eimear Laffan […]

Our race organisers are busy making the final preparations for race day!  All athletes racing this weekend in Kilkee should have received the Race Briefing by email – if you have any questions, please email [email protected] Kilkee 2019 Event Info As a reminder, a few key points are outlined below (details found in the Race […]

With 4 races accounted for, the TRI Munster league is proving to be competitive , with some friendly rivalry between clubs. As we head into Race 5,  Hell of The West, we are currently leading the Club Cup competition, with 5 ladies in the top 10 (Shóna, Murna, Angela, Jessie & Eimear) and 4 lads […]

It’s getting crowded at the top of the Ladies league and there is a 3 way tie for 1st with only 3 points separating 1st and 8th. In the Men’s league Ronan Costelloe was the first LTC athlete across the line and that put him into top spot ahead of Luke Lyons. With HOTW this weekend there […]

It couldn’t have been any more challenging in Youghal on Sunday for IM Cork. The swim was entirely cancelled and after hanging out in a rainy transition, things eventually got underway with a Bike and Run format in the wind and rain.The 2500 strong field shrank to about 1400 brave finishers – proudly among them […]

Tuesday   25h  June     Time 18:00 – 20:00 PJ Mathews, Tipperary Roundabout, Garryglass, Limerick Last chance to get this years club gear before HOTW. New Club Tri Suit Summer Cycling Gear Running Gear Most sizes available . Strictly  first come first served basis. Any Questions please contact  [email protected]

Lough Derg Sprint – LTC were out in force for this Local race – we made up nearly half of the field! Congratulations to Ronan Costelloe and Hillka Kontro who both took 3rd place. Richard Chapman pipped Stephen Cunneen to line for 5th & 6th, while Murna Griffin O’Malley was just 20s off Hilkka for […]

Well done and thanks to Mark Dempsey who led a thorough and enjoyable HoTW  training day in Kilkee on Saturday – a choppy swim practice, a windy bike ride to Loop Head and that infamous run were enjoyed by some 40 participants. We look forward to seeing you all on the 29th of June.   […]

As expected there was a strong turn of of Limerick TC members at Up the Creek, Kilrush, the 2nd race in the Tri Munster league. Results have now been updated and points can be seen here: TRI MUNSTER LEAGUE SCORING_After Race 2 Female TRI MUNSTER LEAGUE SCORING_After Race 2 Male Any errors or omissions can […]

Congratulations to Carolyn Hayes who finished 6th amongst a strong field in the Elite Women’s race at the standard distance European Championships. TriAthy – Well done to Stephen Cuneen who put in brilliant 4:49 for 23rd place in the double Olympic event (3k/80k/20k) Up the Creek Kilrush – to quote our Chair Richard Chapman “ […]

This year’s league is up an running with 2 of the 14 races completed to date. Last weekend’s race at Lough Cultra in Galway gave members the opportunity to score in one of three races, The middle distance, Olympic or the Sprint. Ronan Costelloe took the top points in the middle distance, Neil Foley was […]