The Castleisland based Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club had a bout of good news at the weekend after club member and Killorglin native, Barry O’Connor won the club’s first Irish Senior Cadets title. Barry had his hand raised in victory in the final of 57kg Irish Senior Cadet Championship at the National Stadium after a bout…
Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club member, Katelyn Horan won her second Irish title at the weekend while Kerry and Munster Champion Danielle O’Neill came away with a hard earned silver medal Katelyn won this title in the Girl 4 55kg in the National Stadium on Saturday. Boxing Master-Class Her first was in 2015 at the same…
The Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club’s interest in the recent Munster championships got under way with a bout in the G141kg category. Here, Shauna Riordan was in the ring with Sarah Murray of St. Coleman’s. Shauna put on a great display of boxing for her first ever contest in the ring. Back in Training However, it…
After learning the ropes and playing rugby for just one season at underage level, Castleisland teenager, Jordan Coffey impressed enough to be selected to try out for the Munster U-16 Development Squad. Having only joined Castleisland RFC last year at the persuasion of club coach, Bill Horgan, Jordan took to the game ‘like a duck…
Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club has just had a fantastic weekend of activity with a strong squad of eight boxers. The travelling group included: Paddy Walsh, Barry O’Connor, Paul Browne, Ava Fitzmaurice, Katelyn Horan, Jordan Coffey, Liam Walsh, Sean O’Brien and Bridget O’Brien. Team Manager Jennifer O’Sullivan-Coffey, Coaches: John O’Connell, Barry Walsh and John Coffey. A…
For the second time in a matter of weeks Castleisland has been mentioned in the one sentence with Europe and Sport. A couple of weeks ago it was the local basketballers, now it’s boxing and an honour which has befallen a local woman. Jennifer O’Sullivan-Coffey has been handed the role of manager of the Irish…
Polish born, Marta Bobrowska celebrated her 18th birthday with family and friends at the Shoemakers’ Bar on Saturday night. Marta is a leaving certificate student at St. Joseph’s Presentation Secondary School and she is hoping to pursue a career in nursing in Ireland. Born in the cultural, historically famous and industrial city of Gdansk, Marta…
Registration for Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club classes will be held in the NEWKD Building, Crageens, Castleisland on this Thursday evening, September 1st and also Monday, September 5th at 7pm on both evenings. These are only registration evenings on the Thursday and Monday and classes will start back the following week. Numbers were high last year…
The Castleisland based Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club held its annual Participation Boxing Awards at ringside in the NEWKD building on Saturday afternoon. The club is now in its 10th year and is fighting fit as it faces into its second decade. “Our aims have always been to encourage the development of values, self-confidence and self…
There is a hat-full of ways of describing the Friday, July 8th Boxing promotion being staged by the Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club at the local community centre. Desmonds players and supporters are swapping their football boots for boxing gloves on that night from 8pm and it’s all for the sake of their club. It has…
