John Travers of Donore Harriers outsprinted Paul Robinson of St Coca’s for victory in a thrilling men’s 1500m at the Irish Life Health National Indoors in Abbotstown. Travers was timed at 3:50.44 to Robinson’s 3:50.55 with Raheny’s Cillian Kirwan coming from behind to finish third in 3:54.65. Olympic steeplechaser Kerry O’Flaherty of Newcastle was a […]
Mick Clohisey, representing Irish champions Raheny Shamrock, finished 10th in the senior men’s race at the European Clubs Cross-Country Championships in Albufeira, Portugal today. Clohisey, cheered on by a large group of supporters, clocked a time of 30 mins 40 secs for the twisty, sandy 9.7km course, putting him 37 seconds behind the winner Yemaneberhan […]
Fionnuala McCormack finished a disappointed fourth at the Antrim International in Greenmount Campus after losing a shoe with a kilomotre to go of the 5.6km race. By the end of the opening lap, former African junior champion Caroline Kipkirui of Kenya and Ethiopians Gotytom Gebreslase and Birtukan Adamu along with McCormack had broken clear of […]
DSD and Clonliffe duly lived up to expectations when they retained their titles at the Glo Health All ireland Track and Field League final in a blustery and chilly Tullamore. For the Dundrum South Dublin women, it was a sixth consecutive title and a tenth overall. Despite missing some of their big names, DSD still […]
Maria McCambridge bounced back from her disappointment at failing to qualify for the marathon squad at the Rio Olympics by winning the 1500m and helping her club Dundrum South Dublin to third place at the European Clubs Track and Field B Championships in Leiria, Portugal today (Sat). McCambridge was the class of the field with […]
Teams from Clonliffe Harriers and Dundrum South Dublin represent Ireland at tomorrow’s European Club Track and Field Championships Group B in Leiria, Portugal. In the men’s competition, Clonliffe take on clubs from Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Slovenia and Slovakia. Leading the team is 400m specialist Brian Gregan who has a season’s best […]
Dunboyne’s Peter Brandon Somba and Mary Leech of Drogheda and District were the winners of the 125th Clonliffe 2-mile held in non-stop rain at Santry. Sligo’s Emmett Dunleavy was second of the men, followed by Clonliffe’s Conor Healy and Paralympian Michael McKillop. Clonliffe pair Louise Bailey and Laura Tuite were second and third women; first […]
Santry Stadium witnessed a new Irish track record last night when Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe Harriers ran a time of 24 mins 14.8 seconds to win the Frank White 5 Mile – a rare track five mile race. Ciobanu was breaking the 70 year record of 24:22.4.set by set by Martin Egan of Shanaglish, Gort, […]
Fionnuala McCormack has finished a fighting third at the Antrim International Cross-Country in Greenmount. In chilly, slippery conditions, McCormack pushed the pace early, but was passed by a trio of Africans. Midway through the race, she pulled herself up to third place ,with Britain’s Kate Avery, who had beaten her in Edinburgh a week earlier, […]
Cillian O’Leary of Raheny and Sportsworld’s Aoife O’Leary were the winners of the Robbie Byrne Memorial 5km in Navan. Cillian finished over a minute ahead of Simon Ryan in 15 mins 54 secs, while Aoife just made it home ahead of Bohermeen’s Andrea McGuinness. The course was slightly long. Winners of the ERP Clonliffe Christmas […]
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