Dublin Clubs Roundup, 04 - 08 November 2026

DCH TAKE LEINSTER TEAM TITLE AT THE CURRAGH 

Lauren Tinkler led Dublin City Harriers to team victory when finishing second in the women’s race at the Leinster Senior Cross-Country Championships, held at the Curragh, Co Kildare on Saturday (November 7), With Lucy Holmes fourth and Cliona Murphy sixth, backed up by Aine O’Connor, DCH were comfortable winners of the team title. On a good day for Dublin clubs, UCD AC, led by Kate Nurse in seventh place, was second team followed by Clonliffe Harriers led by Niamh Kelly in eighth place. Sportsworld AC finished fourth and Rathfarnham WSAF sixth. Dublin was first county ahead of Louth and Kildare.

In the men’s race, won by Dublin graded league regular Tadhg Donnelly (Drogheda and District AC), Colm Parnell (Crusaders AC) was third and Gavin Callery (Dundrum South Dublin) fourth. Dublin, with six finishers in the top 22, was the winning county.

At the Cross Della Valsugana in Italy, Lughaidh Mallon (UCD AC) was first U23, clocking 18:10 for the 6km distance. Mallon finished 5th in last year’s U23 race at the Irish Championships. 

TRAVERS THIRD IN SPAIN

In Spain, John Travers (Donore Harriers, M35) finished third in the Malaga Half Marathon on Sunday in 65 mins 41 secs. Earlier this year, Travers finished third at the Irish Half Marathon Championships in Cork.

Close to 300 turned out for the Polish Independence 10km in St Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin, on Sunday (November 8) where Damian Ziolowski led them home in 34 mins 5 secs. Second in 35: 06 was Anto Brady (Coolock AC). Tracey Coleman (Artane/Beaumont RC, W40) was first woman. 

At the Johnny McKenna Charity 5km Run in Drogheda, Co Louth, on Saturday (November 7), eleven members of the Dublin Track Club training group finished in the top 15. Second in 15:23 was Gavin Curtin, while fourth and first U18 was Charlie White. Both are members of Donore Harriers as well as training with Dublin Track Club. First woman in 16:587 was Ide Nic Dhomhnaill (West Limerick AC/Dublin TC). Second was Faye Dervan (DCH/ Dublin TC) in 17:1 while third in 17:24 was Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill (West Limerick Dublin TC) in 17:24. 

SCHOOLS: THRILLING WIN FOR KYLEMORE COLLEGE AT MHC-DH RELAYS

A last minute change of venue did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of young athletes competing for their teams at the MHC - DH Schools’ Athletics League road relays at the Eamonn Ceannt Park, Clogher Road, Kimmage on Wednesday (November 4). Just two days before the event, a drains problem at the original venue in Cabra forced a move with Dublin City Council parks department coming up trumps with the Clogher Road venue. On a perfect morning for running the minor and junior races took in four laps on a 950m loop, while the intermediate races consisted of three laps of the 950m loop and one double lap. Race of the day proved to be the junior boys’4 x 950m where Kylemore College overtook St Declan’s College on the final leg for the narrowest of wins. Thanks to a super-fast opening lap time of 3 mins 4 secs from Zemo Delatowski, Pobailscoil Isolde had a narrow lead after the opening leg. Just behind him was Noah Summers who handed over to Senan King for St Declan’s and swiftly moved into the lead. Only on the final leg did Kylemore take over in front when Anderson Osunde pulled out a brilliant 3:09 time giving his school a memorable victory with just two seconds in it. Clogher Road CS finished third.

In the girls’ races Colaiste Bride Clondalkin topped the league table after taking maximum points in all three races. Assumption SS ended up second on the table, with Kylemore College third. In the junior girls race, the Colaiste Bride team, led by Lucy Nolan who clocked 3 mins 30 secs for the lap were solid winners ahead of Assumption SS Walkinstown with the Colaiste Bride B team finishing third and Cabra CC fourth. In the inter race, Colaiste Bride was followed home by Pobailscoil Isolde and Clogher Road. Fastest on the 950 loop was Ava Gardner who clocked a time of 3 mins 51 secs while quickest on the double loop with a time of 8 mins 46 secs was Cara Whitney Byrne. Also breaking nine minutes for the double loop was Georgia Ferrer Roche of Clogher Road CS with a time of 8:58. Colaiste Bride dominated the minor 4 x 950m relay, with the top three places going to teams from the school. Kylemore was fourth and Cabra CC fifth. Fastest time on the lap was an eye-catching 3 min 44 secs recorded by Katie McNamara for the winning team. 

In the inter boys’ race, Pobailscoil Iosolde were the winners after pulling away from St Declan’s on the second leg. Anchoring the team was Hryhorii Zlatiev with his time of 6 mins 55 secs for the double lap the fastest of the day. Kylemore College was third and St Seton’s Ballyfermot a close fourth, with seventeen teams completing the race.

In the minor race, St Declan’s led from the start and came out on top ahead of St Seton’s with Pobailscoil Iosolde third.

Overall, with a win and two seconds places, St Declan’s are now top of the table with Pobailscoil Iosolde and Kylemore College tied in second place.

The postponed cross-country round of the league will now take place on Wednesday February 24 followed by the track races in April. More at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720336683650/