Longford County Council Sports Bursary 2022 recipients announced
Longford County Council Sports Bursary 2022 recipients announced
McPhillips, Greene and Pasieczny all signal a bright future for Longford on the sporting stage
Press Release
12 December 2022
Longford County Council, in collaboration with the Longford Sports Partnership, is pleased to announce the Longford County Council Sports Bursary recipients for 2022.
Longford County Council allocated €5,000 towards this bursary. It recognises aspiring individual sportspeople with potential to achieve success at national and international level. This year’s winners are:
- Cian McPhillips: from Ardagh, Cian is a rising star of middle-distance athletics. In 2021, Cian set a new Irish Under-20 800m record of 1:46.13 to qualify for the European Senior Indoor Championships in Poland. Cian won gold in the 1500m at the European Under-20 Championships in Estonia. In 2021, he also set an Irish Under-20 1500m record of 3:40.56, more than two seconds faster than the previous 45 years-long record by Ray Flynn.
- Darragh Greene: from Newtownforbes, Darragh is one of Ireland’s leading swimmers. A multiple national champion, Darragh was the first Irish man to break 60 seconds in the 100m breaststroke. He holds Irish senior records in 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke. He represented Ireland at European and World Championships, making the semi-finals of 50m breaststroke at 2019 World Championships and 2019 European (short course) Championships. In 2021, Darragh represented Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics.
- Jakub Pasieczny: from Longford Town, Jakub is a rising start of Irish basketball. A student of St Mel’s Collage, he plays basketball with Longford Phoenix Basketball Club. He has been a member of the Irish under-18 basketball team for the past two year. Jakub hopes to continue playing international basketball with Ireland into the future and progressing to become a professional basketball player.
Commenting on the Sports Bursary winners, Longford County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr Turlough McGovern said, “It is great to see our young Longford sportspeople recognised and leading the way on a national and international stage with their achievements. I look forward to seeing their success as they all have an incredibly bright future ahead of them. Congratulations to all.”
Longford County Council Chief Executive Paddy Mahon added, “The Council proudly supports the Sports Bursary. Through the work of Longford Sports Partnership, the Council works to make sport accessible for all and to also recognise and celebrate our many success stories.”
For further information, check out Longfordsports.ie or follow Longford Sports Partnership on social media.
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