Breakdown of athletic clubs in Co.Clare by size...July 2013

After looking at the other counties in Munster, these final charts are for Co.Clare.

This one is for adult membership...

Marathon Club Ireland is the largest club but is a bit unusual in that it has members from all over Ireland but they just happen to be registered with Athletics Ireland through the Clare county board.
Ennis Track AC keep recording strong growth and are up 65% in the last two years.
BMOH AC based in Sixmilebridge are a new club and are already the third largest in the banner county.
Fergus AC have the unique distinction of being the only athletic club in Munster not to have any adult members despite the fact they have 43 underage athletes.

In terms of juveniles and juniors, these are the relative sizes of the various clubs in Clare...

Ennis Track AC are doing great things here with underage athletes and have doubled in size in the last year.
Marian AC who are based in Ennis as well are largely unchanged.
BMOH based in Sixmilebridge are a new club and have impressively come from nowhere to being the 3rd largest club in the county.

Data Source : Athletics Ireland

Breakdown of athletic clubs in Tipperary by size...July 2013

Athletic clubs in Tipperary have enjoyed a huge surge in adult membership in the last two years. One look at the chart below and comparing the yellow bars for 2011 and the blue bars for 2013 show the obvious difference.

Clonmel AC is one club that has gone under a dramatic transformation in the last two years. In May 2011, they had just 58 members. With a successful beginners programme and an evening series in Clonmel in the winter time, they are now up to 268 members.

In terms of club membership based on the numbers of juveniles and juniors, this is the breakdown...

Nenagh Olympic AC have a steady number of athletes year on year. In second place, Clonmel AC have shown a huge growth in their underage numbers as well. The remainder are mostly up on two years ago but some are down a bit on last year.

Data source : Athletics Ireland

Breakdown of athletic clubs in Kerry by size...July 2013

The chart below shows the size of athletic clubs in Kerry based on the number of adult members...i.e. seniors and masters.

1st...Gneeveguilla AC remain in first place despite losing a number of members this year. They had a very active beginners programme in Killarney in previous years which might account for the large numbers then.
2nd...Star of the Laune AC had a large influx of members last year which resulted in a massive rise in membership. Their numbers have dropped away in 2013.
3rd...An Ríocht AC based in Castleisland are growing steadily and now have 55 adult members, up 28% on last year.
4th...St.Brendan's AC based in Ardfert, N.Kerry make a big jump from 19 to 53 members.
5th...Tralee Harriers AC is a club more associated with track & field events than road races and they remain steady around the 40 mark.
6th...Likewise, Farranfore Maine Valley AC stay roughly the same.

In terms of club size based on the number of juvenile and junior members, this is the breakdown..

1st...Gneeveguilla AC are the largest club for underage athletes as well with 213 members.
2nd...Kenmare AC in the south of the county have a very active membership and are growing year on year.
3rd...Tralee Harriers show modest growth and are moving in the right direction.
4th...Lios Tuathail AC are based in Listowel in N.Kerry and have a significant number of members.

Of the remainder, Farranfore Maine Valley AC stand out as the one gaining new members with 93 underage members in 2013.

Breakdown of athletic clubs in Waterford by size...July 2013

The following graph shows the breakdown of adult membership of athletic clubs in Waterford county. As you can see, there are four main clubs for adults in the county. While some might have more of an emphasis on track and field events, the majority of adult members of clubs tend to be involved in road running.

1st...West Waterford AC based in Dungarvan retain their 1st position as the largest club by adult membership in the county.
2nd...After a dramatic drop in membership numbers in 2012, Waterford AC are up up slightly this year but have some way to go to get back to where they were in 2011.
3rd...Tramore AC are a small club which has grown slightly year on year.
4th...Ferrybank AC is a club perhaps more associated with track and field. Their numbers have remained steady for the past two years.

In terms of club size based on the the number of junior and juvenile members...

1st...This time, the city based club Waterford AC are the largest having made a dramatic jump in membership numbers despite the large drop in 2012.
2nd...Numbers in Ferrybank AC seem to be on the decline.
3rd...West Waterford AC remain more or less the same.

Data source : Athletics Ireland