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Tonight Silver Jubilee Trinity BHAA Track Meet, Trinity College, Dublin, reg 6.15pm. 1000m and 2,500m races. Entry €10 (BHAA); €15 guests. C: Cyril 087 2245850; www.bhaa.ie Leinster Evening Hill Running League Rd 8, Powerscourt Uphill (6km, 691m), 7.30pm. Entry €7. C: www.imra.ie. Munster Wednesday League Rd 4, Ballyhouras (8km, 330m), 8pm. Entry €5; reg 7pm. […]

Tonight Silver Jubilee Trinity BHAA Track Meet, Trinity College, Dublin, reg 6.15pm. 1000m and 2,500m races. Entry €10 (BHAA); €15 guests. C: Cyril 087 2245850; www.bhaa.ie Leinster Evening Hill Running League Rd 8, Powerscourt Uphill (6km, 691m), 7.30pm. Entry €7. C: www.imra.ie. Munster Wednesday League Rd 4, Ballyhouras (8km, 330m), 8pm. Entry €5; reg 7pm. […]

Aleady well underway is the Endurancelife Real Relay  –  an arduous attempt to follow the entire route of the official Olympic Torch around Great Britain and Ireland in one continuous non-stop journey, running every step of the way. Starting  from Land’s End at midnight on Monday 28 May, ten days behind the official Olympic Torch, the […]

VOLLEYBALL: Ireland may have lost all four of their matches at the CEV European Volleyball Cup preliminary round in Luxembourg, but they were very unlucky not to take a set or two and left with their heads held high. The team opened their campaign against the Faroe Islands and, in a 78 minute marathon, fought hard […]

VOLLEYBALL: Ireland may have lost all four of their matches at the CEV European Volleyball Cup preliminary round in Luxembourg, but they were very unlucky not to take a set or two and left with their heads held high. The team opened their campaign against the Faroe Islands and, in a 78 minute marathon, fought hard […]

Thurs June 14European Athletics Classic Meeting, Velenje, Slovenia. 200m: 2 Steven Colvert (Crusaders)  20.57 (Irish U-23 rec);  6 Paul Hession (Athenry) 20.97. 100m H: 2  Derval O’Rourke (Leevale) 13.26. Folksam GP, Goteborg, Sweden Men – 1500m: 4 Rory Chesser (Ennis TC) 3:41.89 110mH: 6 Ian McDonald (Crusaders)  14.61 Women – 800m: 5 Ciara Mageean (UCD) […]

Thurs June 14European Athletics Classic Meeting, Velenje, Slovenia. 200m: 2 Steven Colvert (Crusaders)  20.57 (Irish U-23 rec);  6 Paul Hession (Athenry) 20.97. 100m H: 2  Derval O’Rourke (Leevale) 13.26. Folksam GP, Goteborg, Sweden Men – 1500m: 4 Rory Chesser (Ennis TC) 3:41.89 110mH: 6 Ian McDonald (Crusaders)  14.61 Women – 800m: 5 Ciara Mageean (UCD) […]

Lorna Fitzpatrick SH Newry They may make European and world championships. Some may even qualify for the ultimate – the Olympics Games. Yet for many of the young athletes in Tullamore last Saturday, the Aviva All Irelands Schools Track and Field Championships will remain a highlight of their career. The scenes of joy at the […]

Lorna Fitzpatrick SH Newry They may make European and world championships. Some may even qualify for the ultimate – the Olympics Games. Yet for many of the young athletes in Tullamore last Saturday, the Aviva All Irelands Schools Track and Field Championships will remain a highlight of their career. The scenes of joy at the […]

Lots of club vests at WMM – great to see. Caitriona Jennings of Rathfarnham WSAF, who has qualified for the marathon at the London Olympics,  produced the run of the weekend when she finished fifth overall at the Newry Half Marathon in an excellent personal best time of 75 minutes 29 seconds. That time knocked […]