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Irish block at net VOLLEYBALL: While the Irish junior women’s volleyball team didn’t win any matches at the European Small Nations qualifier, they came one step closer to making the top two next time. In their opening match, the Irish played host nation Faroe Islands hoping for an early victory against a team of much […]

Irish block at net VOLLEYBALL: While the Irish junior women’s volleyball team didn’t win any matches at the European Small Nations qualifier, they came one step closer to making the top two next time. In their opening match, the Irish played host nation Faroe Islands hoping for an early victory against a team of much […]

Fionnuala Britton held off Britain’s Gemma Steel to win the women’s race at the Antrim IAAF International Cross Country today. Steel, third behind Britton at last month’s Europeans, bravely stayed with Britton over the opening two laps  before Britton pulled away for victory. Ethiopian Birtukan Adama was  third.In a men’s race dominated by Kenyans, Mike Kigen […]

Fionnuala Britton held off Britain’s Gemma Steel to win the women’s race at the Antrim IAAF International Cross Country today. Steel, third behind Britton at last month’s Europeans, bravely stayed with Britton over the opening two laps  before Britton pulled away for victory. Ethiopian Birtukan Adama was  third.In a men’s race dominated by Kenyans, Mike Kigen […]

Maria McCambridge Marathon runners Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne may have run the A standard for the London Olympics but, as yet, neither is sure of an Olympic place. In the past, with three places on offer, the National Championships acted as an Olympic trial, with the winner guaranteed a place, providing they made the […]

Maria McCambridge Marathon runners Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne may have run the A standard for the London Olympics but, as yet, neither is sure of an Olympic place. In the past, with three places on offer, the National Championships acted as an Olympic trial, with the winner guaranteed a place, providing they made the […]

Saturday 21 Antrim International C-C, CAFRE Greenmount Campus, Belfast. www.athleticsni.org Woodie’s DIY AAI Games and National Indoors Combined Events C’ships, Nenagh. Eircom BHAA C-C (women 2m/men 5m), Cherryfield Park, Firhouse, Dublin, 11.30am. Reg Ballyboden/St Enda’s GAA Club. Sperrin Harriers Winter League Trail Series Rd 4 (5 miles), An Cregan Heritage Centre, Omagh, 12 noon. Entry […]

Saturday 21 Antrim International C-C, CAFRE Greenmount Campus, Belfast. www.athleticsni.org Woodie’s DIY AAI Games and National Indoors Combined Events C’ships, Nenagh. Eircom BHAA C-C (women 2m/men 5m), Cherryfield Park, Firhouse, Dublin, 11.30am. Reg Ballyboden/St Enda’s GAA Club. Sperrin Harriers Winter League Trail Series Rd 4 (5 miles), An Cregan Heritage Centre, Omagh, 12 noon. Entry […]

Record turn-out for the annual Bank of Ireland DCU Invitational Cross-Country at St Clare’s, Glasnevin, Dublin. Race of the day was the boys’ inter with Killian Kirwan of St Fintan’s coming through for a great win, passing mid-race leader Michael Healion of   Newbridge with about 200m to go. Paddy Robb of St Malachy’s also caught […]

Record turn-out for the annual Bank of Ireland DCU Invitational Cross-Country at St Clare’s, Glasnevin, Dublin. Race of the day was the boys’ inter with Killian Kirwan of St Fintan’s coming through for a great win, passing mid-race leader Michael Healion of   Newbridge with about 200m to go. Paddy Robb of St Malachy’s also caught […]