Dublin Clubs Roundup, 24 - 28 June 2026

STAFFORD WINS CLONEE SHOWDOWN WITH ROONEY

After a chase to the line, Jonas Stafford (UCD AC) had the narrowest of victories at the St Coca’s 5km, Kilcock, Co Kildare on Friday evening (June 26). As in the Raheny 5-Mile last January, Stafford and Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers, M40)  were elbow to elbow for much of the race with Stafford just just making it to the finish line first in a time of 14 mins 9 secs  with Rooney one second adrift. Finishing second of the women  was Faye Dervan (DCH AC)  in 16:04. Clonliffe Harriers won the men’s team prize ahead of Donore Harriers and Raheny Shamrock, while DCH beat DSD and Sportsworld for the women’s prize. In the age groups, Michael Counsel (Raheny Shamrock AC) was first M60 and Adriele Prina Mello (DSD AC) first M50. 

Christopher Downey (Donore Harriers) finished second   in 34 mins 14 secs at the Clonee 10km, Co Meath on Thursday evening (June 25). Race winner was Oscar van den Eijnde  in 32 mins 57 secs. Dublin-based Swiss athlete Sofia Chetelat (Clonliffe Harriers) was first woman in 38:48.  Dee O’Keeffe (Brothers Pearse AC) was second woman and first W50.

Aidan Jones (ESB) was the winner of the Marsh BHAA 5km held in Killinarden Park, Tallaght, on Wednesday (June 24) in a time of 17 mins 26. Jacob Collins (Revenue) was second in 17:39 and Tim Ivers third in 18:14.7. Elaine de Courbet  (Sth Dublin CC) was first woman in 21:26. Sonya McConnon (Dept of Ed) was second in 22:11and Sharon Woods (B of Ire) third in 23.01.

RAHENY RUNS CONTINUE

At the fourth round of the  Lord Mayor of  Raheny 2-Mile Series, which incorporated the Tommy Lynam Mid-Summer Cup on a warm Tuesday evening (June 23), Dara Mac Riocard and Clare O’Leary were the winner. Mac Riocard finished  in 10 mins 20 secs, while juvenile athlete O’Leary was eighth overall  in 12:32. The series continues until the end of August with all welcome to sign  up. See the Raheny Shamrock website.

TRACK AND FIELD - PẼNA WINS IN STYLE

Juan Ignacio Peña (Raheny Shamrock AC) was the winner of the men’s A grade 1500m at the sixth Dublin Graded Track and Field meet of the season in Santry on  Wednesday (June 24) .Peña won the race in 3:52.32 with Lorcan Benjacar (Clonliffe Harriers) second in 3:59.76 and James Gracey (Beechmount Harriers) third in 4:00.23. Winner of the women’s A 1500m was Ava Colreavy (Sligo AC) in 4:24.54. Elizabeth Gahan (Dublin City Harriers) was second in 4:25.27 and Lucie Cawley (Sligo AC) third in 4:31.54. Junior athlete Georgina Bruen Liston (Raheny Shamrock AC) won the B race in 4:52.52; her brother Tiarnan won the men’s C 1500m in 4:19.21.  Winning the faster of two grade D men’s 1500m races was junior athlete Caden Crawford (Lucan Harriers) in 4:29.09. Christopher Lynch (Clonliffe Harriers) proved fastest over two Grade A 400m race with a time of 48.49 secs. In the field, national champion Daphni Doulaptsi Teeuwen (Raheny Shamrock AC) proved best in the triple jump with a 12.50m leap  A closely-fought men’s hammer saw junior athlete Daniel Murphy  (Crusaders AC), using the lighter 5kg hammer, finished second overall with a 54.32 throw. Ethan Thompson (Clonliffe Harriers) , also a junior, threw 53.72 for third place overall. In a boy’s 800m, 17-year-old   Conrad Latham (Raheny Shamrock AC) was the winner in a massive personal best  time of 1:49.55

TRACK AND FIELD - HEALY BACK ON TRACK 

Sarah Healy (UCD AC) finished 11th  in a time of 4:01.50 in the women’s 1500m at the Diamond League meet in Paris on Sunday (June 28).  It was Healy’s second  race of the season and puts her top of the current Irish rankings, although well off her personal best 3:57. Also in France, at the Meeting International Troyes Aube, Jodie McCann (Dublin City Harriers) finished sixth in the women’s 1500m in 4:09.07.

TUTHILL BEATS POLISH ATHLETICS LEGEND

In Poznań, Poland, Nicola Tutihll (UCD AC)  won the women’s hammer with a personal best throw of 72.73m. Finishing second behind Tuthill was sporting legend Anita Wlodarczyk, three times Olympic and four times world champion. Wlodarczyk’s world record of  82.98 set in 2016 still stands. 

In Belgium, a number of Irish were in action at the Immobel Infinity Meet,  in Nivelles,  on Saturday (June 28), where Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) clocked 24.07 (+2.1) in the women’s 200m. In the triple jump, Becker’s Raheny club mate Daphni Doulaptsi-Teeuwen finished 11th in 12:82.

On Friday (June 26) Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) finished a fighting tenth in a highly competition men’s 1500m at  the Hanžeković Memorial, in Zagreb, Croatia. Doyle’s time of 3:33.79 was a season’s best  and puts him second on the national rankings behind Andrew Coscoran.

In Oslo on Wednesday,  Ciaran Carthy (DSD AC) ran 46.91 secs  to win the fastest of three men’s 400m heats at the  Boysen Memorial Meet. In the women’s 100m, Orla Comerford (Raheny Shamrock) finished ninth fastest overall in 11.80 secs, while in the men’s 100m, Marcus Lawler (Clonliffe Harriers)  finished eighth in a wind-assisted time of 10.60. Clocking 1:48.79 for third overall in the 800m was Cillian Kirwan (Raheny Shamrock AC)

Finally, in Copenhagen on Monday (June 22) Eimear Maher (DSD AC) finished a fighting third in a closely-fought women’s 1500m. Her time was  4:10.34.

MASTERS TRACK AND FIELD -  THREE TITLES FOR ALLEN

Having a good day out at the  Ulster Masters Track and Field Championships in Belfast  on Saturday (June 27) was Niall Allen (Clonliffe Harriers) who  won the M50 hammer, disc and shot. Other multiple winners included Paul Curtain (Raheny Shamrock, first M55 400m and second 800m; Diarmuid Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) first M65 400m and second in the 800m and 1500m; Lucy Moore-Fox (Dundrum South Dublin AC) winner W65 hammer and shot,  and Peadar McGing (DSD AC) winner M65 80m and 300m hurdles and also the triple jump. 

MOUNTAIN RUNNING TEAM GOLD FOR IRISH

A massive team of 112 Irish travelled to the World Masters Mountain Running Championships, Janské Lázné, Czechia over the weekend, with three races taking place over three days.

In the uphill only race, Ian Conroy (Raheny Shamrock AC)  finished second M45 and helped the Irish team to gold. Conroy also competed in the classic up and down  race two days later finishing fifth and helping the Irish team to silver.