Joe Sheridan retained his Cic Árd title and St Ultans Ladies Rachel Casserly is the new Ladies Champion as the respective winners of the St Ultan’s, Mens and Ladies All Ireland Cic Árd Challenge on Bank Holiday Monday 4th of August at Sean Newman Park, Allenstown, Kells, Co. Meath.

Joe kicked the ball 75ft over the elevated crossbar in the men’s competition. Rachel achieved a height of 45ft. All entrants had to deal with a challenging wind conditions on the day and this added to excitement and skill levels required.

Joe is a Seneschalstown club man and former Meath player. Although he was kicking points to win on Sunday, he is probably best remembered for his goal scoring escapades for Meath in Croke Park to win the Leinster title in 2010. Joe also won two senior football championships with Seneschalstown in 2007 and 2009. The runners up in the Men’s competition were Conor O’Reilly and Dylan Roche

Rachel is a St Ultans Ladies player and has represented Meath at Senior County Level. She was a key member of the St Ultans Ladies team that won the Junior Championship in 2023 and will be a very important part of the St Ultans Ladies Intermediate Championship campaign in 2025. The runners up in the Ladies competition were Aisling Marley and Toyah Hennessy.

The event was well supported with players from clubs in Meath participating with a lucrative prize of €1,000 euro for both the Men’s and Ladies prizes.

St. Ultan’s GFC would like to say a massive thank you to Tom O’Reilly from Tara Steel and Engineering. Not only is this event the brainchild of Tom, he very kindly sponsored all the prizes on the day for the adult competitions and commissioned the bespoke trophies from his premises at Durhamstown, Navan, Co. Meath.

There were multiple other events on the day for both adults and children. Special mention must go to Conn Brennan from the St Ultans Cortown Gaels minor team who won the long point competition clearing the black spot and from an incredible 60 metres. The winners of these events are as follows.

Men’s Cic Árd Champion Joe Sheridan

Ladies Cic Árd Champion Rachel Casserly

Long Point Men’s Champion Conn Brennan

Long Point Ladies Champion Trisha Marley

Men’s Penalties Winner Keith Hennessy

Ladies Penalties Winner Trisha Marley

Obstacle Course  Men’s Winner Louis Timmons

Obstacle Course  Ladies Winner Linda Smyth

Boys Cic Árd Champion Lorcan Brooks

Girls Cic Árd Champion Darcy English

A huge thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 2nd Cic Árd event and Family Fun Day!

We are so grateful to all the families, friends, players, and supporters who turned up to make the day such a success. Your generosity and good spirits helped create an incredible atmosphere from start to finish.

A very special thank you goes out to our amazing volunteers—your time, effort, and commitment behind the scenes made everything run so smoothly. From organising activities to manning stations and helping out wherever needed, we couldn’t have done it without you.

Every cent raised goes towards Caolán’s fight against Leukemia, and your support means more than words can say.

Footage of the event will be on the St Ultans Men’s and Ladies social media accounts.

We are very much looking forward to Cic Árd as an annual event here in the parish of Bohermeen with the continued support of Tara Steel and Engineering and welcoming contestants from all over Ireland …and beyond. So get your boots on and get practising and keep an eye out for future events!

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