Dublin Clubs Roundup, 28th August - 31st August 2025

100M MAN OLATUNDE BACK IN FORM

Track highlight of the weekend was a new national 100m record of 10.08 secs from Israel Olatunde (Tallaght AC) set at the Lee Valley track in London on Saturday (August 30). Olatunde was running at the Be Fast Today Track Academy sprint series and, in the first round of races, had run a time of 10.27 secs - a nice warm-up for his second round race, when he not only blazed his way to the finish runner-up behind Eugene Amo-Dadzie of the Woodford Green club who clocked a 9.87 secs personal best, putting him among the top three British sprinters ever. All times, helped by a favourable +2.0 following wind, are subject to ratification. Olatunde’s previous best was 10.12 sec, set last year, also in London. He set his first Irish 100m record of 10.17 secs in 2022 when he made the final at the European Championships. Now based in Florida, USA, where his training grooup includes Olympic champion Noah Lyons, Olatunde has struggled with injury this season and withdrew from the 100m final at the National Championships last month. 

At the Danish Team Championships in Koge on Saturday, Niamh Fogarty of Raheny Shamrock, competing for Hvidovre Atletic and Motion won the women’s shot with a 14.10 effort. Fogarty won both discus and shot titles at the Irish Championships last month, as well as setting an Irish discus record earlier in the season.

On Thursday evening, in a dramatic women’s 1500m at the final Diamond League round in Zurich, Switzerland, Sarah Healy (UCD AC) finished eighth in a time of 3:59.90. Race winner was Kenya’s Nelly Chepchirchir who pipped Jessica Hull of Australia on the line. It meant that Chepchirir overtook Healy at the top of the women’s 1500m rankings giving her the Diamond League trophy and a cheque for $30,000.

MASTERS TAKE OVER DSD TRACK 

A great day was had by all at the inaugural DSD Masters League Da at the Tibradden Road track in Dublin. Despite tough opposition from twelve other teams, the host club took the spoils, picking up points in all eleven events on offer - 100m, 200m, 800m,1500, walk, shot, discus, high jump, long jump, and mixed 4x100 and 4 x400 relays, with the top eight results to score. Points were awarded not just on finishing places but also on age groups and while DSD ended up comfortably head on 116 points, St Laurence O’Toole AC from Carlow weren’t that behind on 104 while the battle for third place changed at least team teams before Clonliffe Harriers edged ahead on 90 points. Galway County on 87 points and Tullamore Harriers on 82 points finished fourth and fifth. A Dublin County team finished sixth with Lucan Harriers, DSD’s second team and Rathfarnham WSAF in the next three places. Also in action were teams from Enniscorthy AC, St Coca’s in Kildare and Louth County.

DUBLIN ATHLETES TO TAKE ON WORLD

Congrats to all Dublin club athletes selected for the World Athletics Championships, starting in Tokyo on Saturday August 13 - Sarah Healy 1500m, Nicola Tuthill hammer, Cian McPhillips 800m and Michele Duggan 4x400m (UCD AC); ; Brian Fay 5000m, Eric Favors shot put and Sophie Becker 4x400m (Raheny Shamrock AC); Hiko Tonosa marathon and also Ciaran Carthy 4x400m non-travelling reserve (DSD AC); Cathal Doyle 1500m (Clonliffe Harriers) and Jack Raftery 4x400m (Donore Harriers). 

ROADS - HAT-TRICK OF TITLES FOR LIFFEY VALLEY

Matthew Keane (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) finished third and first M40 in a time of 70 mins 48 secs at the Tullamore Half Marathon, which incorporated both Irish and Leinster Championships and was held on Saturday (August 30). Finishing third woman and second W45 was Noreen Brouder (Sportsworld AC) in 81.43. Fourth and second in the senior category was Sarah Grace Breen (Crusaders AC) in 81:43. Other Dublin club members taking national championship medals were Tara Kennedy (Raheny Shamrock, 2nd W50; Anne Whelan (Lucan Harriers) 3rd W60; Grainne Grennan (Blackrock AC) 2nd W65, Joan McTernan (Donore Harriers) 3rd W65; Des Tremble (Donore Harriers ) 2nd M55; Tom Cuddy (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) 1st M60, Gerry Boyle (Rathfarnham WSAF) 2nd M60 and Ronan Ward (Civil Service Harriers) 2nd M70.

In the team categories,

Liffey Valley took a trio of title — the open category for teams of four, plus national and Leinster titles for teams of three. Making up the team were Mollie O’Donnell, Ciara Broderick Farrell, Cliodhna Tutty Bardon and Jennifer Preston

Raheny Shamrock, led by Graham O’Dwyer finished third in the men’s open category and sixth in the national championships. In the age groups, Donore Harriers’ trio of Darragh Keogh, Alan Kenny and Des Tremble won the M35 national team title. Blackrock AC, led by Brian Lenihan, was third. Raheny Shamrock AC was second in the M50 category and Lucan Harriers second W50.

At the Greenway Half Marathon from Kilmacthomas to Ballinroad, in Co Waterford, also on Saturday, David Power (Rathfarnham WSAFAC0 finished first M40 in 75:56. His clubmate Denis Daly was fourth M44, while Paul Mac Gabhann (Sportsworld) was first M60.

Winning the Oylegate 10km in Co Wexford on Sunday (August 31) with a time of in 33 mins 5 sexcs was Colm Turner (Brothers Pearse AC)1

Sean Doran (Harrier Products/Clonliffe Harriers) was the runaway winner of the BMS BHAA 5k, held on the cross-country track at Abbotstown, on Wednesday evening (August 27). Doran’s time of 16mins 30 secs put him well clear of Paul Fleming (Ornua /Rathfarnham WSAF AC, M50) who finished in 18:07. Third in 18:21 was Ian Comerford (ESB). First woman was Caoimhe Kilroy (Teachers/Metro St Brigid’s AC) in 20.10. Emily Kane was second in 20:31 and Monica Holmes third in 20.57. First home for host club Bristol Myers Squibb was Mark Graham in seventh place.

The race was the final round of the BHAA Summer League.

After the thirteenth and final round of the annual Lord Mayor of Raheny 2-Mile Series, on Tuesday evening (August 27) , Giovanne Salvatore and Zoe Quinn were declared champions. For Quinn, it was a fourth win in the series. Finishing second woman was Ciara Brady, while second of the men was juvenile athlete, James Smyth.

MOUNTAIN TITLE FOR CONROY

Finishing first M40 in the uphill race at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships, in Meduno, Italy on Friday was Ian Conroy of Raheny Shamrock AC. His time for the 5km with over 800m of climb was 34 mins 50 secs. .

Friday August 29-Sunday August 31

Mountains: World Masters Mountain Running Championships, Meduno, Italy. Uphill (5km, +800m climb), long distance (34km, 1850m climb); classic (14km, 735m climb). www.meduno2025wmmrc.org/

RAHENY SHOT PUT CLASSIC - ‘STREETS’ STYLE!

Shot putters of all ages are invited to the inaugural Raheny Shamrock Streets Shot Classic in Rectory Park on Saturday September 6 (1pm). Entry is just €5 adults and €2 juveniles; registration is in Raheny Shamrock’s clubhouse at St Assam’s Church, Howth Road, D05 T8N8. Further details www.rahenyshamrock.ie.