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sport · Sunday 27 September 2026 · Various 
Limerick Cross Country Championships
At Bilboa Cross Country Course · Bilboa, Co. Limerick
At Bilboa Cross Country Course · Bilboa, Co. Limerick
The Limerick county cross country championships, covering even age, senior, intermediate and novice grades, take place at Bilboa on Sunday, 27 September 2026, organised by Limerick Athletic Club. The fixture is part of the county athletics calendar that runs through the autumn and winter cross country season, feeding into the Munster and national championships later in the year. It draws club athletes from across County Limerick, competing over grass and forest terrain rather than the road or track season most people associate with athletics.
Cross country racing in Ireland runs on natural terrain, typically grass, forest paths and open fields, rather than a synthetic track, and the Limerick championships bring together age-group and senior athletes from clubs across the county on the same day. Races are usually run in separate waves by age and grade, with novice and even-age races earlier in the day and the senior races typically the feature events. It is a club-focused, low-key athletics fixture rather than a spectator event in the mass-participation sense, but it is open to anyone who wants to watch, and results feed directly into Limerick’s selection for the Munster cross country championships later in the year. Athletics Ireland’s national calendar carries the full run of cross country fixtures that follow through October, November and December.
Bilboa is in east County Limerick. A car is the practical way to reach the course, as cross country venues are rarely served by regular bus routes. Check with Limerick Athletic Club nearer the date for parking and access details.
Bilboa is a rural corner of east County Limerick, within reach of the villages around Doon and Murroe if you want to make a day of it. There is more to see across Co. Limerick.
Heading to Bilboa Cross Country Course in Limerick? Limerick has plenty more to see. Read the Limerick area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.