Track upkeep & development is on going.
As a non-profit, volunteer based, amateur sports club, we have to constantly fund raise for all our equipment, facilities and to maintain the up keep of the track.
Your membership fee goes some of the way towards the annual general expenses that go into running a sports club, but there is more funding needed to reach our bigger goals.
We want to provide a wonderful facility for the community of Clane where we will always strive to promote health and fitness and the joy of movement & exercise. There is no financial gain for any of our volunteers - they simply contribute their time and efforts for the love of athletics.
"Health is Wealth" is perhaps a very apt saying in our situation, in more ways than one!
We are small group in the village of Clane, but we have big dreams, and aim to play our part in promoting a healthier country and securing the future of Athletics in Ireland.
The club always welcomes financial donations or sponsorship of equipment. Plus, we always need volunteers to offer their time and expertise.
Can you help? Let us know!
Contact us on [email protected].
Your membership fee goes some of the way towards the annual general expenses that go into running a sports club, but there is more funding needed to reach our bigger goals.
We want to provide a wonderful facility for the community of Clane where we will always strive to promote health and fitness and the joy of movement & exercise. There is no financial gain for any of our volunteers - they simply contribute their time and efforts for the love of athletics.
"Health is Wealth" is perhaps a very apt saying in our situation, in more ways than one!
We are small group in the village of Clane, but we have big dreams, and aim to play our part in promoting a healthier country and securing the future of Athletics in Ireland.
The club always welcomes financial donations or sponsorship of equipment. Plus, we always need volunteers to offer their time and expertise.
Can you help? Let us know!
Contact us on [email protected].
Phase 2 - Track development - 2024 onwards
We would like to create an outer walking path, build a clubhouse with toilet facilities.
A new high jump area is also needed.
***Funding still needed***
Sponsor a name plate on the new track?
Would you like to have your family name or your child’s name permanently displayed at the new track?
For € 260 we will place each name on a plaque next to the new track.
This is a great way to support our track development and to mark your support for the club. This offer is open to members and non-members.
A sample name plate is available to view on request and we are appealing now for those interested to sign up using the relevant form. Clane AC is an approved sports body for tax purposes and if a PAYE individual makes a donation to the club, we as the sports body, can claim the tax relief from Revenue. Hence additional funding will accrue to the club.
For self-assessed individuals/companies they can claim tax relief when filing their income tax return
For € 260 we will place each name on a plaque next to the new track.
This is a great way to support our track development and to mark your support for the club. This offer is open to members and non-members.
A sample name plate is available to view on request and we are appealing now for those interested to sign up using the relevant form. Clane AC is an approved sports body for tax purposes and if a PAYE individual makes a donation to the club, we as the sports body, can claim the tax relief from Revenue. Hence additional funding will accrue to the club.
For self-assessed individuals/companies they can claim tax relief when filing their income tax return
History of development of the Clane Athletic Club track.
Clane community sprinted into a new athletics era with the official opening of our new, bespoke athletic track on:
13th December 2019
The official track opening and cutting of the ribbon was performed by Hamish Adams,
the CEO of Athletic Association of Ireland.
Our very first race ever on the track took place, with our winner Eoin O'Connor from Kildare Athletic club clocking a 1 mile time of 4mins 55 seconds!!!
A really enjoyable evening was had by all, and we would like to thank each and every one of you who turned out to make this special evening so memorable.
13th December 2019
The official track opening and cutting of the ribbon was performed by Hamish Adams,
the CEO of Athletic Association of Ireland.
Our very first race ever on the track took place, with our winner Eoin O'Connor from Kildare Athletic club clocking a 1 mile time of 4mins 55 seconds!!!
A really enjoyable evening was had by all, and we would like to thank each and every one of you who turned out to make this special evening so memorable.
Graphical images in the banner above with thanks to Bernard Deay from www.deaycon.com
Making dreams a reality!
Breaking ground - Nov 2018
Picking stones for grass seed prep
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Taking shape!
Outline of the track.... |
Community of Clane to the rescue!
Floodlights installed - We have light! |
Official Press release from Clane AC:
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Some video footage of the opening night
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Slide show below of a vast selection of photos from the opening night.
Photos courtesy of Brian Geiß at Sagittarian photography and Ann Moran.
Other news, updates and photos from throughout the year....
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At the site of the new facility.A cross section of some of our members with Brian Kelly from the Kildare Leader Partnership Fund, making the official Leader fund presentation to Clane Athletic clubs chairman John Finn.
At the site of our new all weather running track & athletics facility in the grounds of Scoil Mhuire secondary school in Clane, Co.Kildare in August 2018 The progress so far.....Ground work started in November 2018 for our new athletics running track facility. The location of the new facility will be situated in an area of land central to the three schools of Clane (Scoil Bhride, Scoil Padraig and Scoil Mhuire) along the Prosperous road, with main access from Scoil Mhuire secondary school.
On 24th May 2019 we invited the public to come to a 'viewing' of the progress of the track so far. We also held a unique 4-mile road race to help raise awareness and to fund raise to off-set the capital costs of the project. The event was a resounding success!! The officially opened in December 2019. The new facility consists of a 2G artificial grass rubber/silicon sand fill with shock pad 200m track, and 100m sprinting track, long jump and throws area and flood lighting. Phase 2. We hope to create an outer perimeter walking track and build a club house. A dedicated High jump area is also required. |
Official launch night - 4th October 2018Pictured: Clane AC Chairman John Finn.
Clane Athletic club celebrated the official community track launch evening on 4th October 2018. Invitations went out to the entire community of Clane, businesses, local volunteer groups, politicians, sporting bodies and the local Kildare press. The response was amazing. We hope everyone enjoyed the presentation. It was a historical evening for the people of Clane. 
Clane AC organisers, volunteers & race participants at the 4 Mile road race fund raising event on Friday 24th May 2019. |
Some pictures from our 'breaking ground' launch evening on 4th October 2018.
Hamish Adams, CEO of Athletics Ireland.
Brian Kelly, Kildare Leader Fund
Paul Hawkins - Vice chairman, giving the concept into actualisation speech.
The future talent of Clane AC holding the conceptual images.
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Sinead Kelly, PA for the evening.
Bernard Deay, from Deaycon.com, who assisted us with our visual displays for the evening, making our dream a virtual reality!
Pictured here with Clane AC chairman, John Finn. 
Melissa Lyons, talking all things finance, fund raising and sponsorship
The members of the Clane AC track fund application commitee: Melissa Lyons, John Finn, Paul Hawkins and not pictured, Gillian Neary & Michael Kilbride. The team are pictured here with Sinead Kelly, fund raising assistant, Hamish Adams, the new CEO of Athletics Ireland, and Brian Kelly from the Kildare Leader Fund.
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Work started in November 2018.
The track officially opened in December of 2019.
Phase 1 - 2,197m running track with 24mm multisport 2G carpet; includes groundworks & drainage, kerbing and LED lighting.
