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Clonliffe, DSD to represent Ireland at Euro Clubs T-F. Stephenson wins Dublin 10,000m. NCAA Qualifiers

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 […]

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McCormack runs 70:44 at NY ‘Half’. Masters Indoors Round-Up. Mallow ’10’ abandoned

Fionnuala  McCormack ran a personal best time of 70 mins 44 secs to finish fourth in today’s New York Half Marathon. Race winner was Molly Huddle, who just made it ahead of Joyce  Chepkirui of Kenya; the pair were given the same time of  67.41. Third was Diane Nukuri in 69.41. LEEVALE’S Colm Sheehan in […]

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White throws 51.43m. Cleirigh-Buttner, Tobin at NCAAs. Records topple at Juvenile Indoors

Javelin thrower Anita White of DSD moved closer to the European Championships qualifying mark with a throw of 51.43m at the opening day of the Winter Throws Meet in Arad, Romania. White’s throw came in the first round and she finished 11th. Her target is 57.50m; next outing is in Swinford in a few weeks’ […]

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Cross-Country: Interclub titles for McCormack and Clohisey (roads results added)

Fionnuala McCormack and Mick Clohisey were the  star turns at the Glo Health National Interclub Cross-Country  in Santry on a new pre-Christmas date which  saw cross-country return to its former glory days. In the women’s 8km,   Kilcoole’s McCormack took over in front on the second lap and after that the battle was on for the […]

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Dublin C-C: Clohisey, Crowley take senior titles. Sarah Collins wins Big East, Saunders 1st Mol

After two second places in recent years, Raheny’s Mick Clohisey won his first Dublin senior title at the Dublin Cross-Country Championships in  Tymon Park. In balmy conditions, Brandon Hargreaves of DSD took the early lead, with Clohisey,  his Raheny team mate Freddy Sittuk and Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu in close attendance. Not far behind was former […]

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Round-Up: Foster Equals Irish 100m record; Britton’s 32:57 for 10,000m.

Amy Foster of City of Lisburn  finished third in the 100m  in Clermont, Florida with her time of 11.40secs equaling Ailis McSweeney’s Irish record  – and also the qualifying her for the European Championships. Although she made the qualifying time for the 60m at the World Championships earlier this year, Foster opted not to run, […]

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European Cross: Cullen, Sweeney, Collins Out

Mary Cullen of Sligo AC and  DSD’s Joe Sweeney have both withdrawn from the senior teams for the European Cross Country next month.  Cullen has struggled with her fitness in recent months; she is replaced by Maria McCambridge of DSD. Sweeney hasn’t recovered from his efforts in the Dublin Marathon and Mick Clohisey of Raheny […]

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Round-Up: UCD Women and DCU Men Take Relay Titles

Ciara Everard led UCD to a well-earned victory in the women’s race with a solid  5 mins 2 secs mile at the annual Irish Universities Road Relays, in NUI Maynooth. UCD had led from the start with a 4 mins 58 secs mile leg by Ellie Hartnett with the battle for second place between Katie […]

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