Congratulations to the 23 athletes selected to join Connacht’s Regional Skills Academy for the 2023/24 season. These athletes were selected to join the programme based on their results from last season’s identified meets.

Bobby Persad, Ciara Lally, Daisy Mulvey (not pictured), Elizabeth Patten, Ellarose Myers, Eoin Connery, Euan Cradock, Eva Harte, Evan McKeon, Fiachra Redington, Grace Newell, Hannah Hussey, Helena Griffiths-Maher, Izabella Lehany McGoldrick, Joe Donohoe, Laura Fox, Luke Lannon, Miya Mulvey, Neysa Connolly, Oleksii Orlov (not pictured), Ronan Henihan (not pictured), Simon Geraghty and Will Browne… from Athlone SC, Claremorris SC, Coman’s SC, County Sligo SC, Galway SC, Longford SC, Shark SC and Trident SC.

The Regional Programme supports athletes working towards selection into the National Programme while increasing depth of competition within the Region. The team dived into the Regional Skills Academy Orientation Day at UL Sport Arena in Limerick on Saturday 7 October 2023 – where they worked with S&C Coaches, Ronan Costelloe and Piotr Romaniewics; Sports Psychologist, Kate O’Farrell and NCL athletes, Maria Godden and Roisin Ni Riain.