Other Sports | Lindie Naughton

Irish Cross-Country Skier 47th at Worlds (updated)

Irish cross-country skier Thomas Maloney Westgaard finished 47th in today’s classic 30km race at the World Nordic Skiing Championships in Lahti, Finland. Westgaaard clocked a time of 41 mins 03.2 secs, putting him 4 minutes 19 secs behind the winner Livo Niskanen of Finland. He was moved up two places when two competitors were disqualified […]

School Sport: Entry for PExpo ’17 opens next week

Entry open next week for the third annual PExpo which will take place in Trinity Comprehensive Ballymun, Dublin, on Wednesday March 8, 2017. The purpose of PExpo is to encourage young people not only to take part in sport but to undertake research into different aspects of sport, fitness and physical activity. Students in junior […]

Other sports: Jenny Egan wins Spanish Classic. Record numbers at 97th Liffey Swim

Jenny Egan of Salmon Leap in Leixlip has won the prestigious Sella Descent in Spain. Egan, who narrowly missed out on qualifying for the sprint canoeing events at the Rio Olympics, was part of a large group of Irish paddlers who travelled to the 80th version of this historic race in Asturias, first held in […]

World Cup Win for Irish Pitch and Putters. Also hockey and equestrian round-up.

Ireland’s pitch and putt team won a third consecutive World Cup when they beat Catalonia in the tournament final in Xixerella, Andorra yesterday. Team captain Eamon Gibney from Castletown, Co Meath was the hero of the team winning the deciding singles against Marc Lloret on the 18th hole to secure a 3-2 victory for the […]

Canoeing: World Cup gold for Jenny Egan. Plus beach volleyball

Canoeist Jenny Egan of the Salmon Leap club in Leixlip won a gold medal at third sprint canoe World Cup in Montemor-o-Velho in Portugal. Three women battled it out in in strong winds at the finish with Egan making it to the line first in 23 mins 31.480 secs with .99 of a second to […]

Other Sports: rowing, canoeing, swimming, horse-riding, pitch and putt

ROWING: Cork-based Sanita Puspure booked her place at the Rio Olympics when she finished second place in the women’s single sculls at the final qualifying regatta in Lucerne. Puspure, a veteran of the London Olympics, showed her class when she powered her way into the placings after lying fifth at the half way point. New […]

Other sports: Keane for Rio; Magee brothers take doubles in Slovenia. No Rio for Jegou

TRIATHLON: Bryan Keane nailed down his place for the Rio Olympics when he finished 20th at Saturday’s Triathlon World Cup round in Yokohama, Japan. Keane – who suffered severe injuries in a cycling crash four years ago – began his race with a fast time of 19 mins 37 secs for the 1500m swim and […]

Other sports – equestrian, squash, triathlon, rowing and pentathlon (Irish wins!)

Every weekend, I get sent results and reports from sports that rarely get coverage in the sports pages. As someone who is interested in a wide variety of sports, have decided to experiment by publishing a round-up each week (in alphabetical order). So if you want results from YOUR sport included, give me a shout […]

Fleming and Koenders win Liffey Descent; mixed K2 record for Egan and Simmons

Neil Fleming of Celbridge Paddlers and Robin Koenders of Denmark won the men’s K2 class at the 56th Liffey Descent canoe marathon today in 1 hour 48 minutes 32 seconds. Salmon Leap pair Gary Mawer and Barry Watkins, who were last year’s K2 winners, were over two minutes behind for second place in 1:51.00. Jenny […]

Minority report: Taekwon-do, Canoeing, Hockey, Tennis

This didn’t make it into today’s Herald, so here it is – a round-up of news from the “other” sports – a football-free zone. FIVE WORLD TITLES FOR IRISH TAEKWON-DO: Ellen Ince proved the hero of the Irish Taekwond-do team when she successfully defended her 55kg junior sparring title at the World Taekwon-Do Championships in […]

Badminton: Great Irish Scare Danes

From www.badmintonireland.com A win for Chloe Magee in the women’s singles proved the highlight of a stirring Irish performance against top seeds Denmark in the quarter-finals of the European Mixed Team Championships in Leuven Belgium yesterday (Fri). From the start, the Irish were determined not to be overawed, with Chloe Magee and Sam Magee only […]

Mawer, Watkins Beat Spanish Invaders at Liffey Descent. With Results Summary

In a thrilling finish to the Liffey Descent, Salmon Leap’s Gary Mawer and Barry Watkins out-sprinted the Spanish boat of Luis Amado-Perez Blanco and Miguel Llorens Lopez to win by just ten seconds in 1 hrs 48 mins 39 secs for the 17-mile course from Straffan to Islandbridge. After the heavy rain of the previous […]

Round-Up: Irish Third at Penn Relays; Canoe Silver for Jegou. Plus Volleyball, Squash, Badminton

The Irish relay team finished third in the medley relays (1200 x 400m x 800m x 1600m) at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Donore’s John Travers was first off the blocks, running his 1200m leg in 3 mins 2.99 secs, He was followed by Brian Gregan of Clonliffe who ran 46.31s secs for the 400m, […]

Other Sports: Badminton Pair make Sweden QF, McCrudden pots second tour win

Jonathan Dolan and Sam Magee, who only teamed up last autumn, made it as far as the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles at the Swedish Badminton Masters in Uppsala. In their opening match, the Irish pair beat Mathew Fogarty and Bjorn Seguin of USA in straight sets. They then battled their way into the quarter-finals […]

Sports Round-Up: Bronze for Murphy; Perry wins 14th title

Irish No 1 Madeline Perry won her 14th women’s title at the National Squash Championships hosted by Fitzwilliam LTC in Dublin. Last year, Aisling Blake had ended Perry’s winning streak, but with Blake currently sidelined by injury, there was no chance for revenge. Instead Perry faced international player Laura Mylotte in the final and won […]

Squash: Irish Nationals Day 1 – Perry, Gaskin for QFs

Defending champion Arthur Gaskin will play Conor O’Hare in the quarter-finals of the men’s A singles at the National Squash Championships in Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin after beating Michael Conroy in the opening round tonight (Fri). Madeline Perry begins her campaign to win a 14th national title when she takes on Fiona Power in the women’s […]

Round-Up: Craig wins M19 Squash, Hockey Interpros, Scottish Badminton Open, Canoeing

Michael Craig from Belfast was the surprise winner of the M19 title at the Irish Junior Squash Open at Sutton LTC, Dublin today. In the final, Craig beat Sutton’s David Ryan, who is in his first year at under-19 level and is ranked No 2 in Europe after winning Nordic Junior Open last month. He […]

Other Sports: Danielle Powers to World Title

Last January, Danielle Hayes took up powerlifting. Eight months on and she is a world champion. After many years spent in the gym, the 26-year-old Dublin schoolteacher wasn’t entirely new to lifting weights, but her stratospheric rise to the top is something of a shock. “The World Championships was only my second competition. I […]

Other sports: Badminton, Rugby League, Hockey

BADMINTON: Matthew Lightbody made it a Munster U15 badminton hat trick at the University of Limerick over the weekend when he won boys’ singles and doubles and the mixed doubles. With partner Paul Reynolds, he beat Tomas Howard and Brian O’Mahoney to win the boys’ double title and later beat Reynolds to take the singles […]

Egans on the Double at Liffey Descent

Irish international Peter Egan of Salmon Leap and English international paddler Jon Simmons held off the challenge of the veteran Deaglun O Drisceoil of Salmon Leap and 21-year-old Tom Brennan of Thomastown to win the K2 race at the Liffey Descent canoe marathon in Dublin. This time, they quickly recovered and soon took over the […]

Now for the Liffey Descent!

CANOEING: Close to a thousand paddlers in boats of all shapes take to the fast-flowing waters of the Liffey on Saturday for the annual Liffey Descent. With ten weirs, numerous rapids, a portage around Leixlip reservoir and the treacherous area known as “The Jungle”, the race is rightly dubbed the “Grand National” of international canoeing. […]

Triathlete Reid a Superb Second at World Series Final

Irish Olympic triathlete Aileen Reid ends her season ranked eighth in the world after finishing a superb second at the World Triathlon Series Grand Final in London last Saturday. After finishing 43rd at last year’s London Olympics, Reid came back with a bang this year. She started her season with a 3rd in the Oceania […]

Minority Round-Up: Badminton, Canoeing, Hockey, Equestrian

Irish involvement in the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou ended on Tuesday when Irish No 1 Chloe Magee lost in the opening round of the women’s singles to Hsaio Ma Pei of Chinese Taipei. Although Magee was no pushover and pulled off a number of good points in the 36 minute match, Pei had […]

Minority Report: canoeing, triathlon, paralympics. Herald July 20

CANOEING: Update – Peter Egan duly won the K1 at the National Marathon Canoe Championships and then paired up with Gary Mawer to take his seventh consecutive K2 title (two of them with Neil Fleming; the rest with a number of different partners). With defending champion Neil Fleming a doubtful starter, Peter Egan of host […]

Minority Report – Herald July 13

BADMINTON: Irish Olympians Chloe Magee and Scott Evans, along with Sam Magee will represent Ireland at badminton’s World Championships in Guangzhou, China next month – the biggest event on the badminton calendar. Chloe Magee, who is ranked 41 in the world, will compete in the women’s singles. With brother Sam, she will also compete in […]

Travers Breaks 14 mins for 5000m

It was a case of good news and and slightly less good news for John Travers of Donore at last night’s Dublin Graded Meet in Santry. Travers beat DSD’s Joe Sweeney, who had pushed the pace early, to win the 5000m in 13 mins 56.99 secs . It was Travers first sub-14 second run – […]

Minority Report – Herald June 30

HOCKEY: Ireland’s Nikki Symmons collected her 200m international cap before the first of last week’s three match test series against Canada in UCD. Symmons, who plays her club hockey with Loreto, is the first Irish player to reach this considerable milestone. She made her debut in 2001 against Wales in Cardiff at the age of […]

Minority Report: Paracanoeist Paddy Paddles into History

CANOEING: Patrick O’Leary became the first Paracanoeist to represent Ireland internationally when he competed at the European Canoe Sprint Championships in Portugal. O’Leary finished fourth in his K1 200m heat to qualify for the final, where he finished ninth. Irish Olympian Andrzej Jezierski finished sixth in the men’s C1 200m in 42.631 seconds. He was […]

Minority Report – Herald Sat June 15 (with updates)

SNOOKER: Kilkenny’s David Morris is into the last 16 of a ranking event for the first time in China after beating beat Northern Ireland’s Gerard Greene at the Wuxi Classic . The 24-year-old, who regained his place on the tour through Q School last month, defeated Greene 5-2, with breaks of 77, 51 and 103. […]

Minority Report – Herald June 8

NETBALL: Ireland’s netballing women went undefeated at the Netball Europe Open in Aberdeen, Scotland. Playing in a division for developing netball nations, the Irish beat Gilbralter twice and also had a comfortable victory over Switzerland. Winner of the tournament was Wales, thanks to strong performances against Scotland, Northern Ireland and England. Next up for the […]

Connacht dominates All Ireland Badminton League

BADMINTON Connacht, the smallest of the three provinces in terms of numbers, took four of the six titles on offer at the Badminton Ireland Inter-Clubs finals held in the Baldoyle and Terenure badminton centres. A strong squad from Oranmore won the F division, beating University of Limerick, and also won the H division. Near neighbours […]

Brilliant Irish Women Second at Euro Team Squash (plus round-up)

SQUASH: For a second year, the Irish women’s squash team has finished runners-ups to England at the European Team Championships in the Netherlands. In the final, Irish No 1 Madeline Perry lost the opening match against Laura Massaro but Aisling Blake then evened the score when she beat Alison Waters. So it came down to […]

Aer Lingus and Santry Volleyballers Both On the Double!

* Weekend Minority Sports Round-up VOLLEYBALL Aer Lingus and Santry volleyball clubs both added Association Cup titles to their premier league victories in two magnificent matches held in UCD today. In the men’s cup final, Aer Lingus beat Ballymun Patriots in a five set epic. The Alsaa team, winners two years ago, battled hard to […]

Dinsmore is Double Euro Champion

POOL: Dubliner Fred Dinsmore is the double European champion after winning both 8-ball and 9-ball titles at the European Pool Championships wheelchair title in Slovenia. In the 8-ball final, Dinsmore beat world 9-ball champion Henrik Larsson of Sweden 5-3. Earlier in the week, Larsson has beaten the Dubliner 5-4 in the 10-ball competition. In the […]

Minority Report – Herald Sat April 13 (updated)

Updates: SQUASH: Ireland’s Madeline Perry and Aisling Blake seeded to clash in the semi-final of the women’s tournament at the Cannon Kirk Irish Squash Open women’s tournament in Dublin’s Fitzwilliam Club next week. With four previous wins to her credit, Perry is top seed, while Blake is at No 3. At the recent Irish Nationals, […]

Amanda Makes Bowling History

MINORITY REPORT, Herald 6 April 2013 TEN PIN BOWLING: Young Irish bowler Amanda Larkin made history las week when she became the first ever Irish winner of the European Youth Championships in Vienna. Competing against 68 players from 22 countries, Larkin made the matchplay finals in ninth place after bowling consistently well in the qualifying […]

Minority Report – Herald March 30

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. […]

Minority Report – Herald March 23 (updated)

Scott Evans TENPIN BOWLING: To celebrate 50 years of ten pin bowling in Ireland, schools from all over the country were invited to try free bowling in their local centres last week. The results were overwhelming with close to 20,000 youngsters getting their first taste of this enjoyable sport. “The figures were way beyond […]

Minority Report Herald March 16 (edited)

* Don’t think this ever got into the paper last week, so have taken out the outdated material on hockey and badminton. Aisling’s great win is still worth noting! SQUASH: After many previous encounters, Aisling Blake from Sligo won her first national women’s squash title when she beat Irish No 1 Madeline Perry at Fitzwilliam […]

Minority Report – Herald March 9

Madeline Perry Update: Aisling Blake ended Madeline Perry’s 14-year reign as Irish women’s squash champion at Fitzwilliam on Sunday afternoon. BADMINTON: Chloe Magee proved best of the Irish at the All-England Badminton Championships in Birmingham winning her opening round match in the qualifying tournament for the women’s singles. In a 50-minute marathon, Magee had lost […]

Minority Report – Herald March 2

*Update: John Murphy went out in the semi-finals to Gavin Maguire. In the final against Paul McCreery, Maguire started well winning the opener 11-8. McCreery took the second 11-7, the third 14-12 and the fourth 11-9 before closing out the match for his first victory 12-10 in the fifth. Ashley Givan beat Amanda Mogey to […]

Minority Report – Herald Feb 16

SNOOKER: Ex-pro Michael Judge won his second Irish snooker ranking tournament of the season when he beat David Morris in the final of the Irish Masters at Celbridge Snooker Club. In a superb match, Judge raced to a 3-0 lead but was overtaken when Morris quickly reeled off the next four to take a 3-4 […]

Minority Report – Herald February 2

BADMINTON: Double Olympian Scott Evans hopes to add to his collection of Irish titles when he plays in the Irish National Badminton Championships in Lisburn this weekend. Evans is in confident form after winning the men’s singles title at the Cyprus International in Nicosia last week. He had a tough match against Leinster champion Owen […]

Minority Report – Herald January 26

Barry Phelan celebrates Zara Giles TENPIN BOWLING: For Dubliner Barry Phelan, last week’s Irish Ten Pin Open at Leisureplex, Sillorgn, went like a dream. The Irish champion knew he was in good form when he posted the first perfect game of 300 of the tournament and his good form continued over the four days of […]

Minority Report – Herald January 19

SNOOKER: Former Irish snooker champion David Morris from Kilkenny showed a welcome return to form when he won the fourth ranking tournament of the season at the Ivy Rooms Carlow. Morris, who played on the pro tour until last season, beat Brendan O’Donoghue of Nenagh in the quarter-finals and current Irish No 1 David Hogan […]

Minority Report Herald January 12

TEN PIN BOWLING: More than 150 bowlers from 12 countries arrive in Dublin next week to celebrate both the 25th Irish Open Tenpin Bowling Championships at Leisureplex, Stillorgan and 50 years of ten pin bowling in Ireland.Thanks to a generous sponsorship deal with Storm Bowling Products, a prize fund of €17,500 is on offer with […]

Minority Report Herald January 5

BADMINTON: Ex-pro player and Olympian Tom Reidy is the new high performance director of Badminton Ireland.The appointment follows a decision by Badminton Ireland to strengthen its high performance team after a successful London Olympics where, for a second Games, time, two Irish players were in action.Reidy, originally from Adare, Co Limerick, played for the […]

Minority Report Herald December 29

SQUASH: Former world No 7 Derek Ryan took his ninth men’s singles title after a thrilling showdown with defending champion Arthur Gaskin at squash’s National Championships in Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin.In the marathon 1 hour 43 minute final, Ryan drew first blood when he won the opening game 11-3 although every point was closely fought. In […]

Minority Report Herald December 22

BADMINTON: Leinster, boosted by the return of Scott Evans to the team, moved out of the relgation zone in the second round of matches in the English County League Division 1. The team had a winning start when they beat bottom of the table Leicestershre 8-2, but then lost 6-4 to both Yorkshire and Derbyshire. […]

Minority Report – Herald December 15

Scott Evans BADMINTON: There were tears of joy from Dubliner Scott Evans when he finally won his first European badminton tour title at the Carlton Irish Open in Baldoyle last weekend.Evans, a double Olympian, made the Irish Open final in 2008 and has reached six other European circuit finals since then without ever taking a […]

Evans Takes Irish Open; plus Minority Report Herald Nov 8

Scott Evans – Irish Open champion BADMINTON: What a great day for Irish sport! Double gold for Fionnuala Britton and the Irish women’s team at the European Cross-Country and a long-awaited victory for Scott Evans in the men’s singles at the Carlton Irish Badminton Open in Baldoyle. Evans made the final in 2008 when nerves […]

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