Dermot McDermott On a day packed with hard racing, Sligo Athletic Club, anchored by Dermot McDermott, took their first ever men’s national senior relay title, just beating Raheny Shamrock to the line. McDermott and Raheny’s Cillian O’Leary had set off together on the final leg, with McDemrott only breaking away with the line in sight. […]
Some great running at the Dublin City Council Road Races in St Anne’s Park, Raheny today. Brian Maher was in a class of his own in the open 4-mile race with his time of 19 mins 6 secs putting him well over a minutes clear of the chasers led by Bernard Roe. In sixth […]
On Sunday December 28, the Irish rebel Constance Markievicz, then interned at Holloway Prison in London, received the news that she had been elected as a Sinn Féin MP to the House of Commons – the first woman ever so elected. To celebrate, a new Merrion Press edition of her prison (and other) letters, first […]
BADMINTON. A European team including Irish No 1 Scott Evans is currently playing the second round of matches for the Axiata Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia fighting to hold on to fourth place on the table. After last weekend’s opening round. Thailand has a one point lead over Indonesia with Malaysia one point behind again. […]
Inishowen’s Dan Doherty has won the Anglo Celtic Plate 100km held in Perth, Scotland. Doherty’s time of 7 hrs 5 mins 32 secs knocked almost two minutes off his previous best and was just 26 seconds off the Irish record of 7:05.06. This was set by Thomas Maguire at the World 100km in 2006. Irish […]
Mark Hanrahan and Laura Crowe were the winners at the Good Friday 5-mile in Killarney. Full result www.precisiontiming.net *Stephen Scullion proved the class of the field at the Queen’s 5km in Belfast, beating Eddie McGinley and Andrew Agnew and setting a new course record time of 14 mins 27 secs. Clare Connor was first woman. […]
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