Dublin Clubs Roundup, 16 - 21 September 2025

FIGHTING FOURTH AND IRISH RECORD FOR UCD’S MCPHILLIPS

Cian McPhilips from Longford , a maths student at UCD since 2021, set a new Irish record of 1:42.15 when finishing just outside the medals in the men’s 800m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday (September 20). 

McPhillips, who had already broken the Irish record two days earlier when winning his semi-final with a time of 1:43.18, moved from eighth place to fourth in the chase for the line. Other notable performances from members of UCD AC in Tokyo came from Nicola Tuthill who threw 70.70 to qualify for the women’s hammer final where she finished 11th and Sarah Healy who made the women’s 1500m final where she finished a fighting tenth in 3:59.14..

CLOSE TO 6,000 AT DUBLIN HALF MARATHON

Clare athlete Jake O’Regan from the St John’s club led home close to 6,000 finishers at the Irish Life Half Marathon in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, on Sunday (September 21). O’Regan’s time of 67 minutes 19 seconds put him over a minute clear of the chasers led by Gavin Curtin of local club Donore Harriers who finished in 68:33. Third in 69:47 was David Glynn (Waterford AC). Eoin Hinchy (Brothers Pearse AC) was fourth and first M40 in 71:57. A large group from the Belfast-based Road Runners club had travelled for the race, with Caitlyn Harvey finishing first woman in 78.44. Harvey is a ‘regular’ in the Irish Life Series and finished second in the Frank Duffy ’10-Mile last month, a race she had won a year earlier. Finishing second woman was Maebh Brannigan (Galway City Harriers) in 78:57 while third and first Dublin athlete was Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock AC). She finished in 81:30 and was also first W40. In the age categories, Mick McMahon (Clonliffe Harriers) was first M45 followed by Nigel Roy (Skerries AC) in third place. Alan Fairbrother (Brothers Pearse was first M55; Donal Murphy (Rathfarnham WSAF) first M65, and Tony Kynes (Donore Harriers) first M70 with David Byrne (Raheny Shamrock) second. Of the women, Sinead Ward (Dundrum South Dublin) was first W45, with Katherine Duff (Blackrock AC) second. Bernadette Bruen (Raheny Shamrock) was third W50 , while in the W55 age group, Jacqui Swan (Artane Beaumont RC) was second W55, and Carol Cunningham (Love2Run) third. In the W70 age group, Mary Lynch (Raheny Shamrock AC) was the winner and Colette Shannon (Ballymun AC) second. 

THREE BREAK FOUR MINTES AT GRIFFITH AVENUE MILE 

For the first time in recent memory, the top three at the Griffith Avenue Mile in Marino, Dublin on Sunday afternoon (September 21) all broke the four minute barrier. In perfect conditions for the race, Cormac Dalton (DCU ), Philip Marron (Dublin City Harriers) and American visitor John Paul Benner, who finished first, second and third, were all given a time of 3 minutes 59 seconds. Fourth in 4:06 was Fintan Kerins (Clonliffe Harriers). First woman in 4:32 was Cheryl Nolan (St Abban’s AC). Mary Horgan (UCD AC) was second in 4:35. First under 17 was Drew Donoghue (Crusaders AC) in 4:17. Age group winners included Lea Fulcher (Plant Based AC) first M50, Rachel Murphy (Plant Based AC) first W40 and Eileen O’Brien (Lucan Harriers) first W70.

CORPORATE WIN FOR MCILHINNEY

Eoin McElhinney (A&L Goodbody) won the A&L Goodbody 5km Corporate Team Challenge, at City Quay, Dublin on Tuesday (September 16). Chasing him hard was Fintan Kerins (Arthur Cox) with the pair given times of 15:27 and 15:28. First woman was Aedín Corr (St Vincent’s Private Hospital) in 17:48. The run was dominated by teams from Ireland’s financial and legal sectors.

DUBS AT BERLIN MARATHON 

Michael Barry (Raheny Shamrock AC) was first Irishman home at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday (September 21) finishing in a time of a. Time of 2 hrs 20 mins 30 secs. Other Dublin club athletes in action included Kieran Regan (Brothers Pearse, M35) 2:32.33, Michael O’Connor (Blackrock AC, M40) 2:43.04, Daniel O’Sullivan (Dundrum South Dublin C):44.19, Alan Kelly (Donore Harriers, M45) 2:47.39, Daragh Keegan (Donore Harriers) 2:48.40 and Maurice McDermott (Lusk AC, M40) 2:48.43.

Pictures courtesy Lusk AC and Crusaders AC Facebook sites.