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Megan Coomber, Maryfield,  in long jump. The Irish boys and girls teams both finished second behind England at the annual AVIVA SIAB Schools International.  Winners for Ireland were Alice Akers who throw 52.22 to win the girls’ hammer, Sinead Burke who won the walk and David Cussen, who soared over 2.02 in the high jump. […]

 Wednesday July 25 Morton Games featuring the Morton Mile, Santry, 7.15pm. Tickets €5 or €10 families. C: www.mortongames.ie; Noel Guiden 087 9599888 or noel.guiden@behans.ie. Downpatrick RGU 10km. C: Joe Quinn 07933214894; joemarathon50@btinternet.com BNY Mellon 1500m, Irishtown Stadium, Dublin, 7pm. Entry €10. www.bhaa.ie. St Abban’s Summer 4km League Rd 6, Ballylinan, Co Laois, 7.30pm. Entry €5 […]

 Wednesday July 25 Morton Games featuring the Morton Mile, Santry, 7.15pm. Tickets €5 or €10 families. C: www.mortongames.ie; Noel Guiden 087 9599888 or noel.guiden@behans.ie. Downpatrick RGU 10km. C: Joe Quinn 07933214894; joemarathon50@btinternet.com BNY Mellon 1500m, Irishtown Stadium, Dublin, 7pm. Entry €10. www.bhaa.ie. St Abban’s Summer 4km League Rd 6, Ballylinan, Co Laois, 7.30pm. Entry €5 […]

John Travers- matching shorts and shoes! * Drama at the Pre-Morton Games, where  David Torrence was initially given the victory after a pile-up over the line. Ten minutes later, Will Leer was named as winner for a second year by one-hundedth of a second. Ciaran O Lionaird,  in his last race before the 1500m heats […]

John Travers- matching shorts and shoes! * Drama at the Pre-Morton Games, where  David Torrence was initially given the victory after a pile-up over the line. Ten minutes later, Will Leer was named as winner for a second year by one-hundedth of a second. Ciaran O Lionaird,  in his last race before the 1500m heats […]

MARATHON CANOEING: Neil Fleming of Celbridge Paddlers continued his recent winning streak when he won both the men’s K1 and with Peter Egan the men’s K2 titles at the Irish Marathon Canoe Championships on Leixlip Lake. Last month, Fleming produced the best performance of his career so far when he finished second at the Marathon […]

MARATHON CANOEING: Neil Fleming of Celbridge Paddlers continued his recent winning streak when he won both the men’s K1 and with Peter Egan the men’s K2 titles at the Irish Marathon Canoe Championships on Leixlip Lake. Last month, Fleming produced the best performance of his career so far when he finished second at the Marathon […]

* Brian McMahon of Clonliffe and DSD’s Sarah Mulligan were both 4th at the Snowdon International hill race in Wales yesterday.  Saturday  July 21 Kennedy Kane McArthur Centenary Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km, Dervock, Co Antrim, 11am. www.springwellrunners.com; www.championchipireland.com. Marathon (116 finishers) – Men: 1 Geoff Smyth (M40) 2:57.14; 2 Chris Denton (Springwell RC,M35) 2:58.18; […]

* Brian McMahon of Clonliffe and DSD’s Sarah Mulligan were both 4th at the Snowdon International hill race in Wales yesterday.  Saturday  July 21 Kennedy Kane McArthur Centenary Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km, Dervock, Co Antrim, 11am. www.springwellrunners.com; www.championchipireland.com. Marathon (116 finishers) – Men: 1 Geoff Smyth (M40) 2:57.14; 2 Chris Denton (Springwell RC,M35) 2:58.18; […]

DCC 5km Athletes heading for the London Olympics will have a last chance to stretch their legs at next Wednesday’s Morton Pre-Games in Santry (7.15pm). Feature event of the night is the Morton Mile and leading the entry are the champions from the past two years – last year’s winner Jordan McNamara and the 2010 […]