On the evening of the 2012 Braveheart Run the founding members of Trim AC were honoured with a
presentation to mark the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the club.
Present club chairman Ciaran Tobin, who attended the first meeting as a
child paid tribute to the efforts of Larry Daly and his colleagues who set
about getting what was initially known as Yellow Steeple AC off the ground.
The first committee was made up of local former athletes and the parents of
children who had been introduced to the sport by their involvement in
Community Games. Within weeks of the club forming they hosted the county
cross country championships at the Porchfields and one of the clubs first
county cross country champions was Frank Honan who attended with his mother
Brenda on Friday evening to receive on behalf of his late father and
founding member Tom. The club also hosted Leinster Cross country
championships at the same venue in the early years and we were honoured on
Friday to have 1972 Olympian, Dessie McGann from Kiltale in attendance.
Meath Athletics Board was represented by its president Paddy Reilly, St
Andrews AC and chairman Brendan Meade.
The founder members of Trim AC who were presented were Larry Daly, Michael
Farry,Frank Murray, Willie Doyle, Brenda Honan , widow of the late Tom Honan
Olive Moran accepted on behalf of her uncle John Moran, Nicola Tobin on
behalf of Larry Tobin. Other founding members were, Joe Fitzsimons,
Friarspark, Joe Carter, Kilcooly, Mrs Sheila Quinn,Waterford, Supt PJ
Keane, deceased, Pat Hayes,deceased,Vincent C Eivers,deceased, .
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