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BADMINTON: Liam O’Leary from Dundalk, a member of the Irish badminton squad, is top seed for today’s Autumn Badminton Open in Whitehall Road, Dublin. O’Leary is expected to face the dangerous Tony Stephenson from Lisburn in the semi-finals and then Scott Burnside, another Ulster player, in the men’s final. O’Leary has a score to settle […]

BADMINTON: Liam O’Leary from Dundalk, a member of the Irish badminton squad, is top seed for today’s Autumn Badminton Open in Whitehall Road, Dublin. O’Leary is expected to face the dangerous Tony Stephenson from Lisburn in the semi-finals and then Scott Burnside, another Ulster player, in the men’s final. O’Leary has a score to settle […]

Defending champion Joe Sweeney of Dundrum South Dublin, along Clonliffe marathon man Mark Kenneally are among the likely starters at Sunday’s Rathfarnham 5km (10.0). Kenneally, who had a disappointing run in the marathon at the London Olympics, bounced back after a few weeks rest to win the Grant Thornton Corporate 5km a fortnight ago. Sweeney […]

Defending champion Joe Sweeney of Dundrum South Dublin, along Clonliffe marathon man Mark Kenneally are among the likely starters at Sunday’s Rathfarnham 5km (10.0). Kenneally, who had a disappointing run in the marathon at the London Olympics, bounced back after a few weeks rest to win the Grant Thornton Corporate 5km a fortnight ago. Sweeney […]

Four fine Rath/WSAF fellows modelling the Rathfarnham5km t-shirt! Wednesday September 19 Tinryland AC Autumn League Stage 3 (2 miles), Tinryland, Co Carlow 7pm. Entry €5. Followed by league prizegiving. Awards all who complete league. C: Sean 087 2509520/Carol 086  2410063 Thursday September 20 West Waterford C-C League Race 3 (of 5), Friary, Dungarvan. Various distances. […]

Four fine Rath/WSAF fellows modelling the Rathfarnham5km t-shirt! Wednesday September 19 Tinryland AC Autumn League Stage 3 (2 miles), Tinryland, Co Carlow 7pm. Entry €5. Followed by league prizegiving. Awards all who complete league. C: Sean 087 2509520/Carol 086  2410063 Thursday September 20 West Waterford C-C League Race 3 (of 5), Friary, Dungarvan. Various distances. […]

* Interesting facts from Boards.ie: 50% in the Dublin Half Marathon finished in under 1 hr 55 ins.  Only 25% in the Great North Run came home in under this time;  the 50% mark was reached around 2 hrs 7 mins. Of the estimated 50,000 accepted for the GNR, 39,000 finished; of the 8,000 or […]

* Interesting facts from Boards.ie: 50% in the Dublin Half Marathon finished in under 1 hr 55 ins.  Only 25% in the Great North Run came home in under this time;  the 50% mark was reached around 2 hrs 7 mins. Of the estimated 50,000 accepted for the GNR, 39,000 finished; of the 8,000 or […]

WINDSURFING: Irish windsurfer Mikey Clancy will compete in the final two rounds of the PWA World Championships travelling first to Klitmuller on Denmark’s north west coast,  where competition starts on Monday. He then moves on to Westerland, Sylt  in Germany on September 28, where Finn Mullen will join him. Clancy competes in the spectacular wave discipline. […]

WINDSURFING: Irish windsurfer Mikey Clancy will compete in the final two rounds of the PWA World Championships travelling first to Klitmuller on Denmark’s north west coast,  where competition starts on Monday. He then moves on to Westerland, Sylt  in Germany on September 28, where Finn Mullen will join him. Clancy competes in the spectacular wave discipline. […]