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Sunday April 15 Rotterdam Marathon: Men: Yemane Adhane (Eth) 2:04.48. Irish: 15 Sergiu Ciobanu (Moldova/Clonliffe) 2:15. 27 (pb); 22  Sean Connolly (Tallaght)  2:16.42; 28  Gary Thornton (GCH) 2:17.27; 35  Thomas Frazer  (St Malachy’s) 2:20.00.Women: Tiki Galane (Eth)  2:18.58 (course rec). Irish: Caitriona Jennings (Rathfarnham WSAF)  2:36.17 (pb);  Breege Connolly (Nth Belfast Harriers) 2:40.25 (pb); Gladys Ganiel […]

Sunday April 15 Rotterdam Marathon: Men: Yemane Adhane (Eth) 2:04.48. Irish: 15 Sergiu Ciobanu (Moldova/Clonliffe) 2:15. 27 (pb); 22  Sean Connolly (Tallaght)  2:16.42; 28  Gary Thornton (GCH) 2:17.27; 35  Thomas Frazer  (St Malachy’s) 2:20.00.Women: Tiki Galane (Eth)  2:18.58 (course rec). Irish: Caitriona Jennings (Rathfarnham WSAF)  2:36.17 (pb);  Breege Connolly (Nth Belfast Harriers) 2:40.25 (pb); Gladys Ganiel […]

Rodney Goggins SQUASH: Arthur Gaskin from Carlow put up a brave fight in the semi-finals of the West of Ireland Squash Open in Galway. Gaskin took a game off nine-times tour winner Mark Krajcsak from Hungary before going down 1-3. In the final, Krajcsak took on No 1 seed Joe Lee from England. He started […]

Rodney Goggins SQUASH: Arthur Gaskin from Carlow put up a brave fight in the semi-finals of the West of Ireland Squash Open in Galway. Gaskin took a game off nine-times tour winner Mark Krajcsak from Hungary before going down 1-3. In the final, Krajcsak took on No 1 seed Joe Lee from England. He started […]

Caitriona Jennings Caitriona Jennings, back with the  Rathfarnham WSAF club after a period with Sportsworld, ran a superb personal best time of 2 hours 36 minutes 17 seconds  at the Rotterdam Marathon. That makes her the fourth Irish woman to achieve the Olympic A standard of 2 hrs 37 mins.The 31-year-old Donegal native joins Maria […]

Caitriona Jennings Caitriona Jennings, back with the  Rathfarnham WSAF club after a period with Sportsworld, ran a superb personal best time of 2 hours 36 minutes 17 seconds  at the Rotterdam Marathon. That makes her the fourth Irish woman to achieve the Olympic A standard of 2 hrs 37 mins.The 31-year-old Donegal native joins Maria […]

Marian Andrews Heffernan of Togher, a member of the Irish 4 x 400m sqaud aiming to qualify for London 2012, had a useful work-out at the Leevale Open Sports in Cork when she won both 200m and 400m.  In the 1500m, UCC’s  Orla Drumm ran 4:18.48 to beat Ciara Mageean of  City of Lisburn,  who […]

Marian Andrews Heffernan of Togher, a member of the Irish 4 x 400m sqaud aiming to qualify for London 2012, had a useful work-out at the Leevale Open Sports in Cork when she won both 200m and 400m.  In the 1500m, UCC’s  Orla Drumm ran 4:18.48 to beat Ciara Mageean of  City of Lisburn,  who […]

Ciaran Doherty of Letterkenny AC proved the star of the Irish team when he won  a thrilling M35 3000m at the World Masters Indoors in Finland.  Doherty crossed the line in 8 mins 37:45 secs – just holding off  the fast-finishing Fabrice Thiery from France. After setting out fast, Doherty was never out of the […]

Ciaran Doherty of Letterkenny AC proved the star of the Irish team when he won  a thrilling M35 3000m at the World Masters Indoors in Finland.  Doherty crossed the line in 8 mins 37:45 secs – just holding off  the fast-finishing Fabrice Thiery from France. After setting out fast, Doherty was never out of the […]