Dublin Clubs Roundup, 16 - 20 July 2025

NORWAY JOY FOR DUBLIN CLUB ATHLETES

At the European U23 Track and field Championships in Bergen Sweden over the weekend, Ireland took an impressive five medals, with two of them coming from Dublin club athletes. First up in the women’s hammer on the first and second days of competition was Nicola Tuthill of UCD AC, who finished second with a throw of 70.90 — a first ever medal for Ireland at this level in a field event. Then on the final day, Eimear Maher (Dundrum South Dublin) ran a fighting time of 4 mins 09.54 to take a bronze medal in the women’s 1500m. ‘I’m absolutely delighted. I knew I was in the best shape of my life and I had to keep the cool and do what I did,’ she said after her race.

Next stop for Tuthill is the World University Games in Bochum, Germany, where the hammer qualifying rounds take place on Saturday July 26. For Maher it’s a return to domestic competition with the National League final taking place in Tullamore on Sunday and her club DSD aiming to regain the title it lost last year to Leevale AC. 

Meanwhile at the London Diamond League, on Saturday, Sarah Healy (UCD AC) moved into second on the all-time Irish list behind Ciara Mageean when finishing third in the women’s mile at with a time of 4mins 16 .26 secs. Healy’s previous best of 4:19.03 dated back to 2022. In an extraordinary race, led almost from the gun by eventual winner Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, Healy kept her cool, picking her way through the field and then charging into third place with the line in sight.

In the women’s 200m, Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC) looked in better form as she chased for the line finishing fourth in a blanket finish with a time of 22.52 —not far off her best of 22.34 set in 2023.

In Belgium, Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrock AC) finished second with a time of 13:08.25 in the men’s 5000m at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden on Saturday (July 19). That times puts him top of the current Irish rankings and improves his chances of making it to the Tokyo World Championships in September. Jodie McCann (Dublin City Harriers) finished sixth in the women’s 1500m with a time of 4:12.98— not too far off the 4:08 B qualifying mark for Tokyo.

At the Meeting in Madrid, also on Saturday, Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) clocked 52.12 secs for seventh in the B 400m while in the men’s shot, her Raheny clubmate Eric Favors finished fifth with a season’s best 20.09. 

BEST OF TEN FOR FORMER IRISH BASKETBALL STAR 

Former Irish basketball champion Lorcan Murphy ( Dundrum South Dublin AC) continued his meteoric rise in Irish athletics when winning the national men’s decathlon title in Carlow at the weekend. Competing in his first ever decathlon, which involves ten different disciplines, Murphy began the two long days of competition by winning the 100m with a personal best time of 10.27 secs. He then won the long jump with a 6.93 and was second in the shot put. When he followed that up with wins in both the high jump and 400m, he found himself with a comfortable lead after the opening day. On a more challenging day two, Murphy’s only win came in the javelin, but with second places in both the hurdles and 1500m, and a few valuable points in the discus, he had done enough to give him a remarkable victory with a total of 6305 points , which put him well clear of the opposition. Finishing second in a poorly-supported women’s competition was Murphy’s Dundrum South Dublin team mate, Louise King with 4100 points. In the men’s U18 Robbie Tallon (DSD) finished third, while in the women’s U18 contest, Zion Asasenaga Osawe (Donore Harriers) also finished third. 

Winning the M35-49 pentathlon title was Patrick Curran (Tallaght AC) and on a good day for DSD AC, Peadar McGing finished third in the M65-69 category. 

In the National 10,000m Championships, also taking place in Carlow in conjunction with the combined events championships and AI Games, Sean Doran (Clonliffe Harriers) won the men’s title in 32:36.26, with Alexey Marchensko (Rathfarnham WSAF) third in 34:26.51. Just four athletes had signed up for the event. In the AI Games, Mollie O’Reilly (DSD AC) proved fastest over two rounds of women’s 100m heats with a time of 11.67 seconds. Sean Owens (Crusaders AC) clocked a wind-assisted 14.04 in the 110m hurdles and also ran 10.67 (+2.0m/s) in the men’s 100m. In other events, Fintan Kerins (Clonliffe Harriers) won a closely-fought men’s 1500m in 3:58.18, Margaret Hayden (Tallaght AC) won the women’s hammer with a 61.10m throw and Rhianna McCarthy (UCD AC) the women’s long jump with a 5.50m leap

MOSTLY MIDDLE DISTANCE AT SEVENTH GRADED MEETING 

Races over 3000m and 800m featured at the seventh round of the Dublin Graded League in Lucan on Wednesday (July 16), with Annabel Morrison (Enniskillen RC) a clear winner of the women’s A 3000m race in 9:51.75. Sam O’Neill (Dunleer C) won the men’s A race in 9:16.29 . Lochlann Hannon (Dundrum South Dublin AC) was third in the men’s A race in 9:18.61. Theo Duffy (Raheny) Shamrock AC) won the B race in 9:33.83, Dermot Shiels (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) the C race in 10:01.59 and Ely Nolan (Marino AC) the D race in 9:37.96. Siobhan Nugent (Liffey Valley AC) won the women’s C race in 11:34.08 with Aoife Corr (Dublin City Harriers) leading them home in the D race with a time of 11:45.41. Over 800m, Saoirse Fitzgerald (Lucan Harriers) finishes third fastest overall from three grade A races third in 2:09.63. Alannah Cooley (Clonliffe Harriers) was first in the single B race in 2:21.17, with Elaine Kennedy (Sportsworld) a close second in 2:21.96. Eilis Tomney (Lucan Harriers) the D race in 2:34.05. In the men’s A 800m races, Conrad Latham of Raheny Shamrock won the first heat in 1:52.40. while winning a chase to the line in the first of two B grade races was Charlie Gunawardhana, also from Raheny Shamrock, in a time of 1:59.60. Damien Prendergast (Clonliffe Harriers) won the C race in 2:05.65, while Richard Finegan (Liffey Valley) proved quickest overall with a time of 2:09.67 in grade D with three races held. Rory Cousins (DSD AC) was second fastest in 2:10.00 and Ryan Rafter (Lucan Harriers),third fastest in 2:10.99. In the shot, Isabel Mullarney (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) , throwing 8.79m, won the women’s competition. Star of the men’s competition was Irish U19 champion Theo Hanlon (Suncroft AC), who with the lighter 6kg shot, managed a personal best and Irish Under 20 record of 18.04m.

In the opening event of the evening, and Irish W50 team set a women’s 4x800m world record of 10:02.78.

10 -MILE TITLE FOR RYAN

Meghan Ryan (Dundrum South Dublin AC) took the National 10-Mile title when winning the Irish Runner 10-Mile road race in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Sunday (July 20). Ryan, also the winner in 2023, finished in 57:57. Best of the Dublin men was Kane Collins (Donore Harriers) who finished a close fourth place in 51:10. In the team competition, DSD won both men and women’s senior titles. In the men’s competition, they finished clear of Donore Harriers and Raheny Shamrock. 

The women’s team was followed home by Galway City Harriers and Donore Harriers. Donore won the M35 team category ahead of DSD and Raheny Shamrock AC, while Brothers Pearse AC finished second of the W35 teams and Metro St Brigid’s won the men’s over 50 age category. Individual Dublin winners in the age categories were Tom Cuddy (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) M65 and Ronan Ward (Civil Service Harriers) M70. A total of 1,817 completed the race.

WINS FOR KANE AND KEARNS

Matt Kane (Google/Rathfarnham WSAF AC) battled it out all the way to the line to win the Dublin City Council BHAA 5km in Irishtown, Dublin on Thursday evening (July 18). Kane finished in 55 mins 55 secs. Sean Doran (Harrier Products/Clonliffe Harriers) was second in 16:01 and Adrian Jones (ESB/Raheny Shamrock AC) third in 16:48. First woman was Maura Kearns (Teachers/Donore Harriers) in 19:08. Ciara Regan (Crusaders AC) in 19:25 was second and Gemma Treacy (St Vincent’s Hospital/Civil Service Harriers) third in 20:59. 

Sean Doran currently tops the Grade A table for the BHAA Summer League, followed by Mick Quirke and Shane O’Reilly. The best six results from nine races count and Derek O’Brien tops the B grade table ahead of Nathan Pearce and Declan Horgan. Grade C remains wide open, with David O’Mahoney the current leader; likewise grade D led by Tos Moran. Fiona Byrne, Linda Finnegan and Brid Ryan are battling it out at the top of the women’s grade A table, while Mary McDermott leads in the B grade. 

Among the new — and younger ! —teams in action were St Vincent’s Hospital Group and Bank of America.

Next race is the SDCC 5km in Firhouse on July 31 (7.30pm). Newcomers welcome!

MOUNTAIN RUNNING 

At the annual International Snowdon Race held in Llanberis, Wales, on Saturday (July 19) Killian Mooney (Dundrum South Dublin AC) finished twelfth, completing the 13.35km course with a savage uphill and down climb in 74 mins 22 secs. The Irish men finished seventh of the teams. Sean Meehan (Cherry Orchard RC) finished third in a time of 14 hrs 22 mins 43 secs at the 137km Wicklow Way Race from Clonegal to Marlay Park which started on Friday evening. A total of 76 from 102 starters completed the race.