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Barr Sub-50 secs in Le Cheile Meet. Christie Beats Fagan at St Coca’s 5km

A time of 49.91 secs for Thomas Barr in the 400m hurdles proved the highlight of last night’s Le Cheile International which marked the opening of the club’s new track at Leixlip. Barr gave an exhibition run, finishing  comfortably clear of Australian visitor Ian Dewhurst.   On a chilly night with some strong winds, Sam McEntee […]

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Track: Irish Aim for Top 5 in Tallin. Plus League Standings going into Rd 2

Thomas Barr in the 400m hurdles,  Mark English 800m, Paul Robinson 1,500m, Brian Gregan 400m and Fionnuala Britton 5,000m are all expected to take big points at this weekend’s European Team Championships in Tallin, Estonia. Another who could make an impression is Australian-born Kevin Batt, who is selected for the 5000m having run a time […]

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Barr Under 49 secs for 400m Hurdles; 3000m PB for Britton. Geneva Results

Ferrybank’s Thomas Barr set a brilliant new Irish  400m hurdles record of 48.90 secs  at the Record EAP meet in Geneva, Switzerland. Barr won the race ahead of current European champion Rhys Williams of GB and now tops the European rankings. The time beats  Barr’s newly minted Irish best of 49.61 sec set two weeks […]

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Irish 400m Hurdles Record for Barr in Belgium (with full Irish result)

Thomas Barr of Ferrybank ran a brilliant 49.61 secs to break the Irish 400m hurdles record at the IFAM meet in Ordegem, Belgium. His time was also inside the Euro A qualifying mark. A large Irish squad had travelled to the meet which resembles a giant international graded meet, with a plethora of races in […]

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