Euro Indoors – schedule and Irish results

By on March 1, 2013 in Results, Uncategorized

Final tally: bronze medals for O Lionaird and Britton, a fourth for Derval O’Rourke and a place in the final for Ciara Everard. Not bad! Friday – Morning Session Women – 60m hurdles: Ht 1 – 1 Nevin Yanit (Tur) 8.01; 2 Derval O’Rourke 8.05 (Q) Men – 400m: Ht 1 – 1 Brian Gregan […]

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On Your Marks – Herald February 27

By on February 28, 2013 in Articles

Last year Maria McCambridge, preparing for a spring marathon a few weeks later, came to the Ballycottton in superb shape. Her new course record of 54 minutes 48 seconds was so good that she finished 16thh overall in a strong field. McCambridge’s time of had knocked 40 seconds off the mark set by British international […]

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Minority Report – Herald February 20

By on February 26, 2013 in Uncategorized

BADMINTON: So near and yet so far – that was the verdict after the Irish badminton team produced their best ever performance at the European Mixed Team Championships in Moscow. Determined to take full advantage of a good draw, the Irish were on target to top their group after victories over Finland and Israel. In […]

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Minority Report – Herald February 20

By on February 26, 2013 in Uncategorized

BADMINTON: So near and yet so far – that was the verdict after the Irish badminton team produced their best ever performance at the European Mixed Team Championships in Moscow. Determined to take full advantage of a good draw, the Irish were on target to top their group after victories over Finland and Israel. In […]

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Cross-Country wins for Cullen and Ciobanu in Tullamore Plus Sunday Round-Up

By on February 24, 2013 in athletics news

Latest: Irish team for European Indoors – Women – 60m H: Derval O’Rourke (Leevale), 60m – Amy Foster (City of Lisburn); 800m –  Ciara Everard (UCD), Rose Anne Galligan (Newbridge); 1500m – Claire Tarplee (DSD), Rose Anne Galligan (Newbridge), 3000m – Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole); pole vault – Tori Pena. Men – 500m – Brian Gregan (Clonliffe […]

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Cross-Country wins for Cullen and Ciobanu in Tullamore Plus Sunday Round-Up

By on February 24, 2013 in Results, Uncategorized

Latest: Irish team for European Indoors – Women – 60m H: Derval O’Rourke (Leevale), 60m – Amy Foster (City of Lisburn); 800m –  Ciara Everard (UCD), Rose Anne Galligan (Newbridge); 1500m – Claire Tarplee (DSD), Rose Anne Galligan (Newbridge), 3000m – Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole); pole vault – Tori Pena. Men – 500m – Brian Gregan (Clonliffe […]

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