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A wet Joe Sweeney   Undeterred by the rain, a record 239 athletes from clubs all over the country turned out for a memorable Gerry Farnan/Sheila Brennan cross-country hosted by Metro St Brigid’s in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. That came after a packed programme of juvenile league races and the Dublin U-18 championships – cross-country is […]

A wet Joe Sweeney   Undeterred by the rain, a record 239 athletes from clubs all over the country turned out for a memorable Gerry Farnan/Sheila Brennan cross-country hosted by Metro St Brigid’s in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. That came after a packed programme of juvenile league races and the Dublin U-18 championships – cross-country is […]

Wednesday 26 Leinster Schools Open Cross-Country, Blackrock College. * Postponed until Wed Nov 9 due to waterlogged course. Thursday 27 ULRC Winter Run Series (7km), UL Boathouse, Limerick 7pm. Entry €5/€3 students. Series  prizes first 3 M/F. www.ulrowing.com/winterrunseries. Fri 28-Sun 30 Cooley Raid, Mournes and Cooley Mountains (30-32 hrs). Running, MTB, kayak, orienteering. Teams of […]

Wednesday 26 Leinster Schools Open Cross-Country, Blackrock College. * Postponed until Wed Nov 9 due to waterlogged course. Thursday 27 ULRC Winter Run Series (7km), UL Boathouse, Limerick 7pm. Entry €5/€3 students. Series  prizes first 3 M/F. www.ulrowing.com/winterrunseries. Fri 28-Sun 30 Cooley Raid, Mournes and Cooley Mountains (30-32 hrs). Running, MTB, kayak, orienteering. Teams of […]

January Sun 15 – Masters’ Indoors, Nenagh Sat 21  – Antrim International C-C, Belfast. AAI Games and National Indoors Combined Events C’ships, Nenagh Sun 22 – Junior Indoor C’ships, Nenagh Sun 29 – Raheny ‘5’, Dublin, 3pm. John Treacy Dungarvan ’10’, February Sun 5 – National  Intermediate and Master C-C; Juvenile ‘B’ TBC   Sat 11/Sun […]

January Sun 15 – Masters’ Indoors, Nenagh Sat 21  – Antrim International C-C, Belfast. AAI Games and National Indoors Combined Events C’ships, Nenagh Sun 22 – Junior Indoor C’ships, Nenagh Sun 29 – Raheny ‘5’, Dublin, 3pm. John Treacy Dungarvan ’10’, February Sun 5 – National  Intermediate and Master C-C; Juvenile ‘B’ TBC   Sat 11/Sun […]

VOLLEYBALL: A new-look Irish women’s volleyball played a brave match against Scotland at UCD – the first women’s international held in this country for some time. Captaining the side was Claire Treacy of Naas, while key players included libero Aoife Carroll of Naas, hitters Anita Dowling and Deirdre McLoughlin of Santry, UCD pair Miriam Nolan […]

VOLLEYBALL: A new-look Irish women’s volleyball played a brave match against Scotland at UCD – the first women’s international held in this country for some time. Captaining the side was Claire Treacy of Naas, while key players included libero Aoife Carroll of Naas, hitters Anita Dowling and Deirdre McLoughlin of Santry, UCD pair Miriam Nolan […]

Joe Sweeney Sunday October 23  Gerry Farnan/Sheila Brennan C-C (incorp masters’ trial), Magazine Hill, Phoenix Park (still provisional; full results – beautifully laid out – at www.msbac.ie/results/gerry-farnan.html). Women’s 3-mile (90 finishers): 1 Fionnuala Britton (Sli Cualann) 15.41; 2 Aoife Culhane (DSD) 16.51; 3 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 16.55; 4 Clare Gibbons McCarthy (St Finbarr’s) 17.11; 5 […]

Joe Sweeney Sunday October 23  Gerry Farnan/Sheila Brennan C-C (incorp masters’ trial), Magazine Hill, Phoenix Park (still provisional; full results – beautifully laid out – at www.msbac.ie/results/gerry-farnan.html). Women’s 3-mile (90 finishers): 1 Fionnuala Britton (Sli Cualann) 15.41; 2 Aoife Culhane (DSD) 16.51; 3 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 16.55; 4 Clare Gibbons McCarthy (St Finbarr’s) 17.11; 5 […]