IT WAS A busy weekend on the athletics front with runners and walkers tackling several events.

THE timesheet is now open for the Golfing for Holidays Bank Holiday open singles weekend at Gowran Park GC.

ON Sunday members of Kilkenny Walkers Club will be heading to Slievenamon. The meeting point at 9.30am is at the Castle Park.

There was an excellent crowd in attendance on Friday night at Kilkenny greryhound card track as the Red Mills Champion Unraced Stake moved to the second round.

DESPITE the unseasonal weather there were plenty of hot performances to warm up the athletes who travelled to Scanlon Park for the second round of the county track and field championships on Sunday.

THE canoe marathon series moved on to the Royal Canal near Celbridge on Sunday. A large group from the Thomastown Paddlers club travelled to the event, the third stage of the 12-race series, with a number taking on Ireland’s best in the 20km race.

A LARGE and enthusiastic group of athletes flocked to Scanlon Park on Sunday for the opening round of the county track and field championships.

THE Tuesday evening scramble continues to grow in popularity at Castlecomer GC.

Yes, it’s that time of the year when people looks forward to two weeks of super tennis,‘barbies’ and great fun. Inter-firms tournament time has arrived. The tournament will be played between Monday, May 13 and May 25.

On Sunday members of Kilkenny Walkers Club will be heading to Wicklow for their weekly outing. The meeting point is at Castle Park at 9.30am or at Castledermot at 10.20am

SUMMER might be a time to relax for most people. Not Gary Walsh, who is getting ready to tackle his busiest season yet,writes Trevor Spillane.

THE weather gods smiled on the St Joseph’s club when they held the 31st running of the James Lawlor Memorial Race on Friday.

Yes, it’s that time of the year again when everybody looks forward to two weeks of super tennis, the ‘barbie’ and some great fun. The time has arrived for the Cualfield’s Super Valu inter-firms tournament.

THE international honours continued to flow in for the Thomastown Paddlers as Michael Brennan took home the silver medal from the biggest race on the British wild water calendar.

On Sunday, June 5, members of Kilkenny Walkers Club will have a pre-National League Hurling final outing on the Gathabawn Loop Walk. They will meet at 10am at the Castle Park, and the second group point is Mackey’s pub (10.50am) in Gathabawn. After the walk all can head to the ’Park for the big match, or watch it in Mackey’s.

Kilkenny’s Eddie Moloney from the Top Flight equestrian centre, Warrington, claimed a memorable win in the penultimate leg of the HSI/Blue Grass Spring Tour at his home base in Warrington with his own Dante Van De Noordheuval.

Celebrations of their Irish Cup hockey were short for members of the Kilkenny ladies hockey team, who lined out days later in another do-or-die contest, this time playing the South East Cup final against arch rivals Wexford.

Kilkenny’s finest martial arts exponents showed off their outstanding talents over the weekend when they competed at the World Karate Council of Ireland championships.

Inspired by former Irish international, Catriona Carey, Kilkenny won the Electric Ireland Irish Hockey Challenge title in style with a commanding 4-0 win over Dungarvan at the National Hockey Stadium.

THE final race in the Kilkenny Castle Spring Series was held on Sunday and was run over a distance of 5km.