Affidea Ireland’s Primary Schools Cross Country event took place in the Carlow Hurling Club again this year, with a record turnout of nearly 1,000 athletes. All six races were fiercely contested, with Olympian and Affidea Brand Ambassador Thomas Barr on hand to present medals to the top ten in each race and the top 3 school teams, with spot prizes for all finishers. Thomas said on the day; “I had a great day meeting, greeting,…
GPBuddy.ie, the online resource for GPs in Ireland, has revealed the winners of the 2017 GPBuddy National GP Awards, in association with Affidea, Ireland’s leading independent provider of diagnostic imaging services. Now in its second year, the annual GPBuddy Awards recognise excellence, innovation and collaboration among GPs all over Ireland. The winners were announced at a gala ceremony hosted by television personality and GP, Dr Pixie McKenna, at Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel. Speaking at the event,…
The Affidea Ireland sponsored Leinster and Munster Junior Endurance Performance squad camps took place this past weekend, with over 100 of the top 15-19 year old endurance athletes bringing their A game! Guest speakers included US-based Irish International 3,000m steeplechaser and sub 4 min miler Tomás Cotter, along with Irish Internationals Mark Christie, Fionnuala McCormack, David McCarthy and Shona Heaslip. Lead coach Steve Macklin said; “Many thanks to Annette Quegan who put the programme and…
The fourth annual Waterford Garda Charity Cycle, sponsored by Affidea, took place on Saturday with over 150 cyclists travelling either 30 or 70 kilometres in aid of the local branch of MS Ireland. Garda Liam Doyle said of the event; “It’s not a race, it’s fun! There will always be a competitive aspect with the dozen or 16 who try and beat each other, way beyond my level, but it’s great to get everyone together…
The Affidea Ireland supported Athletics Ireland National Junior XC panel camp was held over the weekend at Gormanston Park in Meath. This three-day training camp brings together 25 of Ireland’s top junior (u20) endurance athletes, in preparation for the European XC Championships in Samorin, Slovakia, on December 10. Led by Athletics Ireland National Junior Endurance Coach Steve Macklin and National Junior XC Coach Annette Quegan, special guests included Ireland’s leading senior 1500m runner Paul Robinson, and Affidea Client Relationship…
Ireland’s soccer-playing doctors are off to Austria for the World Medical Football Championship, with the support of proud sponsor Affidea. To take part in the annual championship this July, players must be doctors, and must produce their passports and even copies of their medical degrees before kick-off. The referee holds a medical pop-quiz of medical knowledge on the pitch before each match to make sure the players are indeed qualified medical doctors! With 7 of…
The fifth annual Affidea Ireland sponsored Rith Beo race took place at a sun-soaked Gaelscoil Osraí in Kilkenny on Sunday morning. There was a great atmosphere at the school as over 600 runners took part on the day – its largest attendance to date. Participants got to enjoy the 5K and 10K routes in the sunshine through the scenic Loughboy area of the city. Four separate races proved popular including a 3K Family Fun Run, 5K Individual Race, 5K Team event and…
Affidea Ireland is proud to support the Junior Endurance Programme at Athletics Ireland over the past 12 months. This support targets roughly 160 of our most talented junior endurance athletes through the regional junior endurance performance squads and the National Junior XC panel. It has been a very impressive start to the season and 18 young endurance athletes have achieved qualifying standards already for major championships in July, including the European Youth Olympics in Hungary, the European…
Go Rith Beo! Local Kilkenny athletes and former rugby internationals launch annual Rith Beo Race. Local athletes Eoin Everard and Joanne Cuddihy, as well as recent winning Camogie stars Niamh Deely and Michelle Teehan, launched the annual Rith Beo race at Gaelscoil Osraí on Friday morning. Also in attendance were Affidea CEO Tom Finn and form Irish rugby internationals Mick Galway and David Corkery. The Rith Beo event, sponsored by Affidea Ireland, Ireland’s leading diagnostic…
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