Dublin Clubs Roundup, 17 - 19 April 2026
NOLAN AND DARCY WIN DUBLIN 10KM TITLES
Karl Nolan (Clonliffe Harriers, M40) won the 14th annual Windmill Run 10km in Garristown, Co Dublin, on Sunday (April 19) and with it the Dublin 10k Road Championships title. His time of 34 mins 01 secs put him comfortably clear of Dara Mac Riocaird (Raheny Shamrock AC) who was second in 34:24. Third in 34:34 was Aidan Murphy (Dundrum South Dublin, M45) in 34:35. Eighth and first M50 in 35:54 was Ian O’Reilly (Brothers Pearse AC). First woman in 40:17 was Tara Darcy (Tallaght AC, W40). Dee O’Keeffe (Bros. Pearse AC, W50) was second in 40:41. Cria Dowling (Crusaders AC) in third place with a time of 42:01 was also leading Crusaders AC to team victory over Lusk AC and Clonliffe Harriers. Civil Service Harriers was first of the W35 teams, ahead of Love2Run AC and Blackrock AC, with Lusk AC best of the over 50 teams.
Raheny Shamrock won the men’s senior team title with Metro St Brigid’s AC second and Civil Service Harriers third. Raheny Shamrock was also first M35 team ahead of Lusk AC and Blackrock AC. In the M50 class the team winners were Brothers Pearse AC, with Lusk AC second and Civil Service Harriers third. Winners of the 5km were Peter Vostarek in 18:13 and Ellen Byrne (Dublin City Harriers) in 20:08. A total of 847 completed the races.
OTHER ROAD RACES
At the Inish Oírr Wild Atlantic Island Run 10km at Inisheer, Co Galway on Saturday, Niall Sherlock (Clonliffe Harriers) finished and first M40 in 36:51. In a family double, Niall’s dad Tom was first M60 in the 5km. Winning the 5km in 19:32 was Tom Kelly (Crusaders AC) . On Sunday, Eddie O’Connor (Bros Pearse AC) won the Newbridge 5km in Co Kildare in a time of 15 mins 7 secs, where in a Dublin club clean sweep, Josh O’Sullivan Hourihan (Donore Harriers) was second in 15:25 and Stephen Lyons (Clonliffe Harriers) third in 16:19. Michael Counsel (Raheny Shamrock) was first M50 in 17:13.
Rachel Murphy Plant Based AC, W40) was first woman in 18:01. Patricia Ferguson (Skerries AC) was second in 18:10.
Second in the 10km was Colm Turner (Bros Pearse AC, M40) with a time of 31:57. Sile McIntyre (Lucan Harriers, W40) was third woman in the 10km.
TRACK & FIELD: VICTORY FOR DCU WOMEN AT INTERVARSITIES
A highlight of the Irish Universities Track and Field Championships was a new universities record of 53.25 for Anna Gavigan in the women’s discus. Gavigan’s performance was helping DCU win the women’s team title in a close battle with the University of Limerick and UCD. A year earlier she had throw 50.15m to win the title and only last month she threw a PB 54.50 in Tullamore. Also for the DCU women, Uchechim Disu made it a sprint double in the 100m and 200m, while Aisling Stratford proved the class of the field when winning the 400m in 54.56. Over the longer distances, Roise Roberts won the 5000m in 16:56.42, with her clubmate Faye Dervan second, while in the field Irish champion Daphni Doulapsti-Teeuwen won her specialist triple jump and was also third in the long jump. For UCD, Cara Murphy won the 400m hurdles in 59.18 secs, Zoie Richie the 800m in 2:09.77, Hannah Kehoe the 1500m in 4:36.46 and Aoibhín McDonald won the pole vault, while the 4x100m team were also winners.
University of Limerick topped the men’s table, with DCU second and UCD third. Craig Duffy and Michael Farrelly made it a one-two for DCU in the 100m in times of 10.38 and 10.65 secs. Mathew Glennon picked up maximum points in the walk, also setting an IUAA record of 11:24.08, with the 4x100m team also in record breaking form when winning in 41.19 secs.
In the field Emanuel Osas won the high jump with a 2.00 effort and Coil O Muiri the hammer with a throw of 48.58.
For UCD, Darragh Murphy won the men’s 400m in 47.54 with his clubmate Joe Doody second in 47.63. UCD also won the mixed 4 x 400m relay. Overall winners for a second year were UL with defending champion DCU second and UCD third. TU Dublin was 10th and Trinity College 12th. Last year, UL had ended DCU’s 17-year domination of the competition after finishing runners-up for nine years. UCD last won the title in 1999 and have finished third for the past five years.
