Dublin Clubs Roundup, 25 - 29 June 2025
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Despite missing some key team members, the Irish team finished fifth of 16 nations in the division 2 section of the European Athletics Team Championships held in Maribor, Slovenia on Saturday and Sunday. Sarah Lavin in the women’s 100m hurdles was Ireland’s only winner in the competition, although Sharlene Mawdsley ran a season’s best 50.93 for a fighting third overall in the women’s 400m. Other encouraging performances came from Cian McPhillips (UCD AC) third in the 800m in 1:46.37 and Nicola Tuthill (also UCD AC) who was third in the women’s hammer thanks to a fourth round effort of 70.80m. Improving his personal best to 44.98 secs and finishing less than half a second off the lead in the 400m for fourth place overall was Jack Rafferty (Donore Harriers). That time makes Rafferty only the second Irishman after Irish record holder David Gillick to break the 45-second barrier for 400m distance. In the 5000m, Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrock AC) finished second in 13:56.07, while fifth in the shot was Fay’s Raheny clubmate Eric Favors (Raheny Shamrock AC) with a 19.42 effort. Men’s team captain Marcus Lawler (Clonliffe Harriers AC) was sixth in the men’s 200m, while women’s team captain Niamh Fogarty (Raheny Shamrock AC) not only finished fifth in her specialist discus with a throw of 52.20, but also produced a lifetime best of 14.29 m for seventh place in women’s shot put. In the long jump, Elizabeth Ndudi (Dundrum South Dublin) finished fourth with a leap of 6.26m. The meet concluded with the mixed 4 x400m relay, where the team which included Rafferty clock a time of 3:14.81, for second place in their heat which was enough for fourth overall.
A day earlier, an all-Dublin club men’s 4x100m team of Michael Farrelly (Raheny Shamrock AC), Israel Olatunde (Tallaght AC), Sean Aigboboh (Tallaght AC )and Marcus Lawler (Clonliffe Harriers) won their heat with a new Irish record time of 38.88. That was enough for second overall behind Norway who were just two-hundredths of a second faster in 38.86.
Winners in Maribor were the Belgians, followed by Slovenia, Norway,Turkey and Ireland.
At the Irish Milers Club Crusaders meet in Santry on Saturday, Eimear Maher won the 800m in 2:04.38, with her Dundrum South Dublin team mate Amy O’Donoghue first home in the 1500m in 4:14.58. In the men’s 1500m , Philip Marron (Dublin City Harriers) finished second in 3:44.65, with Cathal O’Reilly (Kilkenny City Harriers) the winner in 3:44.65. Junior athlete Sean Cronin (Clonliffe Harriers) was third in 3:44.65
California-based Ailish Hawkins (Dublin City Harriers) won a closely fought women’s A 1500m at the sixth Dublin Graded Track and Field League round in Santry on Wednesday evening (June 25). Hawkins, whose mother Nessa Noone was a prominent Dublin club athlete in her day, was chased hard all the way by masters athlete Fiona Gettings of Longford AC only sprinting clear in the finishing straight to win in 4:55.01. Gettings finished in 4:36.33, with Maria McCambridge (Dundrum South Dublin AC, W45) third in 4:47.16. Winning the men’s A 1500m in 4:02.80 was a delighted Andrew McGilton (Dundrum South Dublin AC). Brian Kelly (St Abban’s AC) was second in 4:05.32. In the 400m races, Sean Harding (Shercock AC) had an impressive victory with a time of 48.55 secs in the men’s A race. Andrew Hayes (Dundrum South Dublin) finished second in 49.12. Winning the B race in 51.84 was Jack Byrne (Crusaders AC). Aisling Cunningham (Dundrum South Dublin AC) won the women’s A 400m in 60.21. In the D race, Crusaders athlete Eva Griffin was the winner in 61.14 which was the second fastest time of the day. Multi-eventer Lara O’Byrne (Donore Harriers) who is training for the All Ireland Combined Events Championships in a fortnight’s time, won the shot with a best of 10.27m and was fourth in the javelin with 29.45. Mia Primke (Clonliffe Harriers) finished second in the javelin behind Isobel Kearns (Naas AC) who threw 39.16. Best in the hammer was Margaret Hayden (Tallaght AC) with a heave of 59.83m. Winning the men’s shot with a throw of 12.22 was Redeem Ngadzech (Clonliffe Harriers, M45), who has resumed his athletics career after a thirty-year break! First M50 was Niall Allen (Clonliffe Harriers) with a throw of 12.02 while third overall was junior athlete Harry Moylan (Crusaders) with an 11.48 effort. The full result elsewhere on this page at http://pastresults.dublinathletics.com/graded25-6/menu.html. More pics from Dublin Graded Meet 6 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720327133083/
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In Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Sunday Morning (June 29) , Emmett Jennings (Dundrum South Dublin AC) was the winner of the Irish Runner 5-Mile Challenge, in a time of 24 mins 9 secs. Kane Collins (Donore Harriers) was second in 24:25 and Jamie Byrne (Dundrum South Dublin, MJ) third in 24:42. Meghan Ryan (Dundrum South Dublin) finished third woman in 27:58, with Dundrum South Dublin winning both and and women’s senior team titles. In the men’s competition, Raheny Shamrock were just eight seconds behind for second place, followed by Mullingar Harriers third, Donore Harriers fourth and Liffey Valley fifth. DSD had a more comfortable victory in the women’s competition where Galway City Harriers were second and Raheny Shamrock third. In a mirror image of the men’s competition, Donore were fourth and Liffey Valley fifth. Dublin clubs dominated the men’s over 35 team competition, with Brothers Pearse, led by Kieran Regan in 12th place, the winners, ahead of Donore Harriers, and Clonliffe Harriers, with Rathfarnham WSAF fourth. Donore, led by Aedin Corr, won the W35 team prize. Mullingar Harriers were second, Brothers Pearse third and Liffey Valley fourth.
In the over 50 team competition. Inishowen beat Raheny Shamrock for the title, with Tuam AC third and Donore Harriers fourth. Mullingar Harriers proved best of the over 50 women. Raheny Shamrock were second and Celbridge third.
Dublin winners of age group prizes were Aedin Corr (Donoree Harriers) W35, Grace Kennedy (Donore Harries) W40, Annette Kealy (Raheny Shamrock) W55, Sheelagh Jones (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) W65, Cillian O’Leary (Raheny Shamrock AC) M45, Tom Cuddy (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) M65 and Vincent O’Neill (Civil Service Harriers) M70. Eva Casey (Tallaght AC) was first junior woman.
Dublin-based Hugh Armstrong (Ballina AC) proved the class the fields at the Roscommon 10-Mile on Saturday (June 28), winning in a time go 49:28. Armstrong was followed home by Dundrum South Dublin pair Killian Mooney 52:53 and Eanna O Bradaigh in 53.04.
At the Kilcock 5km in Co Kildare on Friday (June 27) Faye Dervan (DCH), third 16:25, was leading Dublin City Harriers to team victory ahead of Clane AC, with Raheny Shamrock, led by Fiona Roche in seventh place, third. Clonliffe Harriers had travelled to the race in force and were rewarded with victory in the men’s team race with Colm Rooney leading the team home in eighth place. Donore Harriers, led but Ian Fitzgerald, were second.
