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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 […]

  Wednesday 11 Clonmel 6km R-R Series Rd 2, Waterford road, 7pm. Predict your time; no personal timing devices allowed! Entry €5 for 4-race series. Teams of 5 (3 to count). C: Niall O’Sullivan 086 166088.Nenagh Tri Club 5km Run Series Race 3, 7pm. Lucky dip winner! C: www.nenaghtriathlon.com.Swinford AC Spring Challenge Midfield 5km, 7pm.  […]

  Wednesday 11 Clonmel 6km R-R Series Rd 2, Waterford road, 7pm. Predict your time; no personal timing devices allowed! Entry €5 for 4-race series. Teams of 5 (3 to count). C: Niall O’Sullivan 086 166088.Nenagh Tri Club 5km Run Series Race 3, 7pm. Lucky dip winner! C: www.nenaghtriathlon.com.Swinford AC Spring Challenge Midfield 5km, 7pm.  […]

Sean Connolly  from Tallaght warmed up for next week’s Rotterdam Marathon by running an impressive winning time of 24. 41 at the Good Friday 5-Mile Run in Killarney.  With Linda Byrne of DSD finishing fourth overall in 27.05,  this has proved to be the quality race of the weekend – so far! * Tallaght’s Tom Fitzpatrick […]

Sean Connolly  from Tallaght warmed up for next week’s Rotterdam Marathon by running an impressive winning time of 24. 41 at the Good Friday 5-Mile Run in Killarney.  With Linda Byrne of DSD finishing fourth overall in 27.05,  this has proved to be the quality race of the weekend – so far! * Tallaght’s Tom Fitzpatrick […]

BADMINTON: Leinster’s badminton team have retained their place in the Premier “B” division of the English Intercounty league – just one rung off the top division. After the final round of matches in Guildford Surrey, Leinster was ranked 5th in the group of ten teams, with the top two teams promoted and bottom two relegated. […]

BADMINTON: Leinster’s badminton team have retained their place in the Premier “B” division of the English Intercounty league – just one rung off the top division. After the final round of matches in Guildford Surrey, Leinster was ranked 5th in the group of ten teams, with the top two teams promoted and bottom two relegated. […]

Fionnuala Britton of Kilcoole  ran a personal best time of  15 mins 28.22  secs for 5000m at tneStandford Invitaitonla in Californa –  inside the London 2012 B standard of 15:30 but A seconds off the  A standard. Britton finished fifth in the race only losing touch with the leaders in the closing stages of the […]

Fionnuala Britton of Kilcoole  ran a personal best time of  15 mins 28.22  secs for 5000m at tneStandford Invitaitonla in Californa –  inside the London 2012 B standard of 15:30 but A seconds off the  A standard. Britton finished fifth in the race only losing touch with the leaders in the closing stages of the […]

With the spring marathon season already underway, longer races  all over the country attracted big numbers over the weekend. In Omagh, Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe  Harriers set a new course record of 64 minutes 48 seconds on his way to victory in the Spar Omagh Half Marathon. Last year, Ciobanu has finished second in the […]