Dublin Clubs Roundup, 22 - 27 July 2025

TRACK AND FIELD - AWAY - MORE SILVER FOR TUTHILL! 

Nicola Tuthill of UCD AC added another medal to her growing collection when finishing second in the women’s hammer on Sunday, the final day of the World University Games in Bocum. Tuthill’s throw of 69.98 gave her a second silver medal in just nine days - just over a week earlier she had taken silver at the European U23 Games in Norway. She goes for her fourth national title at the Irish Track and Field Championships in Santry next weekend. Also at the World Student Games, Tuthill’s UCD clubmate Bori Akinola made the semi-finals of the men’s 100m, while in the 400m final, Jack Raftery (Donore Harriers/DCU) narrowly missed out on a medal with a time of 45.69 in the final.

In Luxembourg, at the CAS Meeting International on Saturday (July 26) , Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers), the reigning Irish 1500m champion, warmed up for next weekend’s Irish Championships, finishing fourth in a personal best time of 1:45.78 in the 800m. Jodie McCann (Dublin City Harriers) finished fifth in the women’s 1500m in 4:13.51. 

 In Watford, at the British Milers Club meet on Wednesday, U20 athlete Cormac Dixon (Tallaght AC,) ran a personal best time of 3:43.27 for sixth in the 1500m.

HISTORIC DOUBLE FOR DUNDRUM SOUTH DUBLIN!  

For the first time in the club’s history, Dundrum South Dublin won both men and women’s premier division titles at an eventful and nerve-wracking National Track and Field final in Tullamore on Sunday (July 27). With defending women’s champions Leevale lacking a number of key athletes, the DSD women had the easier time of it knowing that victory was probably assured from about half way through the competition. Early in the day, the first winner for the club was Ciara Wilson Bowen in the walk followed swiftly by victory for the 4 x 100m relay team. Soon after came the women’s 1500m and in a battle between two very recent European U23 medal winners, DSD’s Eimear Maher got the better of Anika Thompson of Leevale who was running well below her favoured distance of 10,000m. Later Maher took further vital points for her club when winning the 800m. Other DSD wins came from Charlotte Bourke 400m, Kate Doherty 200m, Jennifer Hanrahan 100m, Louise King long jump and Rachel Dunne weight for distance. The team rounded out a dominating performance with victory in the 4x400m relay.

For the men, victory in the 4 x 400m, traditionally the final event of the day, put them on level pegging with thirteen times champions Clonliffe Harriers on 140 points. Only on count-back were the DSD men declared winners having notched up nine individual wins. It was a first win in the competition for the DSD men in the club’s forty year history. Winners were Daniel Conway in both the 110m and 400m hurdles, Aaron Donnelly steeplechase, Ciaran Carty 200m, Paul O’Donnell 5000m, Darragh McConville triple jump and Lorcan Murphy 100m. Second places for Murphy in the high jump, Willem Gueskins in the shot and Andrew Hayes in the 400m added further vital points. Clonliffe proved strong in the throws with victories for Eoin Sheridan in the shot and Simon Galligan in the hammer. There were also wins for Greg Hosseny in the walk and the 4 x 100m team. But it wasn’t enough for the thirteen times champions.

Of the other Dublin clubs in the premier division, Donore Harriers finished fifth of the men, with a fine win for John Travers in the 1500m the highlight. The Clonliffe Harriers women finished sixth , followed by Donore Harriers and Raheny Shamrock. In men’s division 1, Raheny Shamrock finished fifth and Crusaders AC sixth. More pictures are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720327857472/.

TRIPLE GOLD FOR CLONLIFFE’S MAGUIRE 

For master athletes, it was a busy day at the All Ireland Masters’ Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday with many athletes competing in more than one event. One of the busiest was Edel Maguire of Clonliffe Harriers who picked up gold in three events — the 200m, the 400m and the high jump. Double winners for Dublin clubs included Lea Fulcher (Plant Based AC) in the M50 800m and 1500m, and in the sprints, Sinead O’Connor (Metro St Brigid’s AC) W40 100 and 200m; Adina Gheorghiu (Dundrum South Dublin) W50 100 and 200m, Dara Carr (LSA AC) W55 100m and 200m; Carol Kearney (Lucan Harriers) W60 200 and 400m, Shane Sheridan (Dundrum South Dublin) M65 100m and 200m; and Eileen O’Brien (Lucan Harriers) W70 400m and 800m. Winning the M75 100m was David Leech (Blackrock AC) , who was also second in the 200m. 

Field eventers taking double gold included Clonliffe Harriers trio Redeem Ngadze (M45 shot and discus), Neil Allen (M50 shot and discus) and the legendary Francis Mansfield (W80 hammer and discus). In the pole vault winners for Clonliffe were many times former Irish senior champion David Donegan in the M45 age group and Andreaj Dmitrenko who won the M55 title. On the track, winning the M65 800m was Diarmuid Doyle. One of the closest races of the day was the M40 1500m where Niall Sherlock (Clonliffe Harriers) was the winner in 4:19.12 followed by Ronan Dunphy (Skerries) in 4:19.56. Earlier in the day, Sherlock, a former mountain running international, had finished second in the M40 800m behind Enda Cloake (Crusaders AC) with the pair timed at 2:05.91 and 2:11.19. Another winner for was Karen Conway in the W45 hammer. For Lusk AC, Colm Ó Donnchadha won the M45 weight for distance and was second in the hammer and discus. David Hubert (LSA AC) won the M45 high jump. Rathfarnham WSAF also had a few wins, with Caitriona Dowling winning the W35 800m and Sheelagh Jones and Louise Gaffney winning W65 and W35 3000m titles respectively. For Raheny Shamrock, Annette Kealy (Raheny Shamrock) won the W55 3000m, while for Liffey Valley, David Carroll took the M35 1500m title and was second in the 800m.

ROADS 

Dublin club runners had a good day out at the Duleek 10km in Co Meath on Sunday (July 27) where Sean Doran (Clonliffe Harriers) was third in 33:46 and Caroline Hynes (Balbriggan and District AC, W50) the second woman home, was leading Raheny to women’s team victory.

On Saturday, Arturo Pasos Suarez (Dublin Front Runners AC) was the winner at the Cork Pride 5km in a time of 16:40. 

Master athlete Karol Cronin of Sportsworld AC was the first home in the annual St James’s Hospital Liberties 4-Mile Fun Run, based in Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin on Wednesday evening. Cronin finished in 21 mins 29 secs. Second and also second M40 was Kevin Donagher (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) in 22:06. Dee Lyons (Dublin Front Runners, W40) was first woman in 26:23. Over 800 completed the race.

Finally, on Tuesday (July 22), Robert Murphy (Donore Harriers, M40) was the winner of the Bear Races Parkwest Dublin Night Run 5km in a time of 15:39. In the 10km, Noreen Brouder (Sportsworld , W40) was first woman in 37:46.