Footsteps in the Forest 2026

Schools' Cross Country Results

Columba O'Hare
Category: Education
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council held their annual Schools Cross Country sports on Tuesday in Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor.

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Best School was St Colman’s College, Newry while Shimna in Newcastle took second, Abbey CBS, Newry took third and Newry High took the fourth spot.

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RESULTS

Minnow Girls

Caitlin CoffeySt Pauls Bessbrook

Prizewinners in the 2nd race at Post Primary Schools Cross Country Boys Minnows 1k l-r 3rd Tom The Abbey, 4th Myles St Colman's College, Winner Calum St Colman's College, 5th Ultan St Colman's College and 2nd Leo St Colman's College with Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Naomi Bailie.
Prizewinners in the 2nd race at Post Primary Schools Cross Country Boys Minnows 1k l-r 3rd Tom, The Abbey, 4th Myles, St Colman's College, Winner Calum, St Colman's College, 5th Ultan, St Colman's College and 2nd Leo, St Colman's College with Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Naomi Bailie.

Siofra McAteer Our Ladys Newry

Olivia Hanna Sacred Heart

Emma McCumiskey Assumption Grammar

Izzy O’FarrellSacred Heart

Vice Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Gillian Fitzpatrick presented the awards for the winners in the Junior Girls 1.5 race in the Post Primary Schools Cross Country l-r Vice Chairperson Gillian Fitzpatrick, 3rd Chloe St Marys, 4th Alannah St Josephs, Winner Emily Rathfriland High, 5th Kiara Shimna, 2nd Niamh Sacred Heart.
Vice Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Gillian Fitzpatrick presented the awards for the winners in the Junior Girls 1.5 race in the Post Primary Schools Cross Country l-r Vice Chairperson Gillian Fitzpatrick, 3rd Chloe, St Marys, 4th Alannah, St Josephs, Winner Emily, Rathfriland High, 5th Kiara, Shimna, 2nd Niamh, Sacred Heart.

Minnow Boys

Calum McDonaghSt Colmans Newry

Winner of the Girls Minnows 1k race Caitilin St Paul's Bessbrook receives her award from Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Naomi Bailie.
Winner of the Girls Minnows 1k race Caitlin from St Paul's Bessbrook receives her award from Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Naomi Bailie.

Leo Magee St Colmans Newry

Tom McKeaveney Abbey CBS

Miles Boyd St Colmans Newry

Ultan O’CallaghanSt Colmans Newry

Teacher Conor Wallace and St Colman's College Inter Team who competed in the Post Primary Schools Cross Country Races in Kilbroney Park.
Teacher Conor Wallace and St Colman's College Inter Team who competed in the Post Primary Schools Cross Country Races in Kilbroney Park.

Minor Girls

Eimear Treanor St Josephs Crossmaglen

Libby Maloney Assumption Grammar

Aoife Mcgeevy Our Ladys Newry

Eve Kenneally Shimna

Sophie Senior Assumption Grammar

Minor Boys

Aidan O’Hare St Colmans Newry

Cathal Farrelly St Louis Kilkeel

Odhran McCafferhy St Colmans Newry

Connor O’Carroll St Colmans Newry

Oisin Nicks Newry High

Junior Girls

Emily CantleyRathfriland High

Winner of the Boys Minnows 1k Race Calum St Colman's College accepts his award from Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Naomi Bailie.
Winner of the Boys Minnows 1k Race Calum from St Colman's College accepts his award from Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Naomi Bailie.

Niamh Suillion Sacred Heart

Chloe O’Hare St Marys Newry

Alannah Grant St Josephs Crossmaglen

Ciara Kearns Shimna

Junior Boys

Conor DohertySt Colmans Newry

Winner of the Boys Inter 3k race in the Post Primary Schools Cross Country Abbey pupil Billy with Teacher Dave Evans and Vice Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Gillian Fitzpatrick.
Winner of the Boys Inter 3k race in the Post Primary Schools Cross Country Abbey pupil Billy with Teacher Dave Evans and Vice Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Gillian Fitzpatrick.

Sean Campbell Abbey CBS

James Magee St Colmans Newry

Eoin Murray St Colmans Newry

Michael McCad St Colmans Newry

Senior Girls

Laura Gardiner St Marys Downpatrick

Anna WalshOur Ladys Newry

Niamh Doyle Assumption Grammar

Catriona Doyle Assumption Grammar

Amy Gadrrey Assumption Grammar

Inter Girls

Aoife Cochrane  Assumption Grammar

Rebecca Cowan  Kilkeel High School

Vice Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Gillian Fitzpatrick and Ciara Lowe Disability Liaison and Sports Development Officer pictured with the prize winners in the Girls Inter 2 k race in the Post Primary Schools Cross Country in Kilbroney Park l-r Vice Chairperson Gillian Fitzpatrick, 3rd Sarah Kilkeel High, 4th Tara Sacred Heart, Winner Aoife Assumption, 5th Laura Shimna, 2nd Rebecca Kilkeel High and Ciara Lowe.
Vice Chairperson Newry, Mourne and Down Council Gillian Fitzpatrick and Ciara Lowe Disability Liaison and Sports Development Officer pictured with the prize winners in the Girls Inter 2 k race in the Post Primary Schools Cross Country in Kilbroney Park l-r Vice Chairperson Gillian Fitzpatrick, 3rd Sarah, Kilkeel High, 4th Tara, Sacred Heart, Winner Aoife, Assumption, 5th Laura, Shimna, 2nd Rebecca, Kilkeel High and Ciara Lowe.

Sarah Speers Kilkeel High School

Tara Breen Sacred Heart

Laura Greene Shimna

Senior Boys

Dylan Rooney St Josephs Crossmaglen

James Bennett St Josephs Crossmaglen

Brendan Murphy St Josephs Crossmaglen

John McKee Kilkeel High School

Inter Boys

Billy Campbell Abbey CBS

Peter Fegan St Colmans Newry

Peter Murray St Colmans Newry

John Fanelly St Louis Kilkeel

Jack O’Fanell St Colmans Newry

Best School

1 St Colmans Newry               35

2 Shimna Newcastle                34

3 Abbey Newry                       27

4 Newry High                         26

5 Kilkeel High                         26

6 Our Lady’s Newry                 22

7 St Joseph’s Cross                  21

8 Assumption Grammar            21 

9 Sacred Heart                        19

10 St Pauls B’Brook                   19

11 St Joseph’s Newry                  8

12St Mary Downpatrick               8

13 Blackwater Intergrated           7

14 St Mary’s Newry                    3

 

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