On Your Marks – from Herald 17 August

By on August 18, 2011 in Uncategorized

With the track and field season drawing to a close, club athletes and masters  will take centre stage at Tullamore over the weekend. After finishing an excellent second in the European Club Championships earlier this summer, the Ferrybank club are favourites to retain their women’s premier league title on Saturday. The Waterford club were easy […]

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Minority Report – football free zone! From Herald Aug 13

By on August 15, 2011 in Uncategorized

BADMINTON: Irish No 1 may have gone out in the second round of the World Badminton Championships  at Wembley in London, but he can hold his head high. After comfortably beating Austria’s Michael  Lahateiner in in the opening round, Evans faced Chinese sporting legend Lin Dan, gold medal winner at the Beijing Olympic, and one […]

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Minority Report – football free zone! From Herald Aug 13

By on August 15, 2011 in Uncategorized

BADMINTON: Irish No 1 may have gone out in the second round of the World Badminton Championships  at Wembley in London, but he can hold his head high. After comfortably beating Austria’s Michael  Lahateiner in in the opening round, Evans faced Chinese sporting legend Lin Dan, gold medal winner at the Beijing Olympic, and one […]

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On Your Marks – from Herald Wed Aug 10

By on August 11, 2011 in Uncategorized

For the athletics community, the National Track and Field Championships are about far more than competition. Athletes long retired make their annual visit to Santry,renewing friendships and assessing the form of the sport’s rising stars, They would have seen plenty to please them last weekend.  On the track, a thrilling men’s 400m hurdles saw 19-year-old […]

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On Your Marks – from Herald Wed Aug 10

By on August 11, 2011 in Uncategorized

For the athletics community, the National Track and Field Championships are about far more than competition. Athletes long retired make their annual visit to Santry,renewing friendships and assessing the form of the sport’s rising stars, They would have seen plenty to please them last weekend.  On the track, a thrilling men’s 400m hurdles saw 19-year-old […]

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Where to Run Aug 10-17

By on August 8, 2011 in Uncategorized

Wednesday 10 ROAD: Kinnegad 5km, 8pm. Reg Coralstown Kinnegad GAA Club. C: Clive Mooney 086-3323742. Castlepollard 5km (The Tullynally Challenge), 8pm. Entry €12 (€5 jun); €2,000 prize fund. Medals, spots.  C:  Andy MacEoin 087 2061081 Cloyne 5km, Co Cork, 8pm.C: Helen Mc Sweeney 086 3793074 . Ballinamore 10km, 7.30pm. Also 5km fun fun/walk.  Entry €12 […]

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