Dublin Clubs Roundup, 30 July - 03 August 2025

DUBS ON THE DOUBLE AT SANTRY SHOW-DOWN

Dublin club athletes managed a number of impressive doubles at the National Track and Field Championships in Santry Stadium over the weekend most notably in the 400m races, held on Sunday. First up were the women, where Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) proved that she has left her injury woes behind with a solid win in a time of 52.87 secs. It was Becker’s fourth national outdoor title. In the men’s race, defending champion Jack Raftery (Donore Harriers) proved the class of winning in 45.71.Ciaran Carthy (DSD AC) was third in 46.34. For all the 400m runners, places on the Irish relay teams for the World Championshios next month in Tokyo were at stake. Taking his fourth title in the men’s 1500m was Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) who used his devastating speed to pull away from the field in the final 200m of the race going on to win in 3:53.60. Missing out on a third title in the 5000m was Irish record holder Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrock AC), who narrowly lost out to Andrew Coscoran in the chase for the line. Both Coscoran and Fay have already done enough to book their places on the Irish team for Tokyo. Shock of the day came in the women’s 800m, where, in a blanket finish to the race, Sarah Healy (UCD AC) could only manage second place behind Alex O’Neill (Sligo AC) after a sprint to the line. The pair were given times of 2:04.53 and 2:04.57.

In the 100m on Sunday, with heats, semi-finals and the final all in one day, Bori Akinola (UCD AC) continued his recent winning streak with victory in 10.29 secs. Sean Aigboboh (Tallaght AC) finished second in 10.41, and recently crowned Irish decathlon champion Lorcan Murphy (DSD AC) third in 10.57. Irish record holder and four times champion Israel Olatunde (Tallaght AC), who has had injury problems, had won both his heat and semi-final but did not line out in the final. In the women’s 100m, Mollie O’Reilly (DSD AC) finished third in 11.60. A day earlier, Marcus Lawler (St LOT AC) had won the men’s 200m for a third time, with Darragh McConville (Dundrum South Dublin AC) second In the men’s 800m, where Mark English was winning his tenth title since 2011, Cian McPhillips (UCD AC) finished second in 1:49.26, while in the women’s 1500m, Niamh Carr (Dublin City Harriers) finished third in 4:15.08. 

Runner-up in the men’s steeplechase was Jonas Stafford (UCD AC) 

FIRST TITLE FOR DAPHNI

Taking a well-deserved first national title in the women’s triple jump was Daphni Doulaptsi Teeuwen (Raheny Shamrock) , with a personal best leap of 13.05. Teeuwen, who comes from Greece, was beating Saragh Buggy (St Abban’s AC) who hadn’t lost in the championships since 2016, into second place. A Raheny Shamrock double in the shot put saw Eric Favors winning his fourth title and Niamh Fogarty winning her first. Fogarty would go on to win her specialist discus on Sunday with a fine throw of 55.08 in the opening round. Anna Gavigan (LSA AC) was second. There was also a Dublin double in the discus when Eoin Sheridan (Clonliffe Harriers) won the men’s title for a third time. Sheridan was the only Dublin club athlete in the competition. On the track, another Dublin double came in the 400m hurdles where Cara Murphy (DSD AC) won the women’s title and Niall Carney (Clonliffe Harriers) proved best of the men. Both were winning their first ever titles. 

STAFFORD A WINNER AT FINAL GRADED MEET OF THE SUMMER

Jonas Stafford (UCD. AC) was one of many athletes using the final Dublin Graded meeting of the season at Santry on Wednesday evening (July 30) as a final burn-out before the National Championships at the same venue three days later.

Stafford won the men’s A grade 1500m in some style in a time of 3:50.95. Coming from mid-pack to finish second was Andrew McGilton (Dundrum South Dublin AC) in 3:55.08 with Gavin Curtin (Donore Harriers) third in 3:56.03. In a UCD double Sadhbh Mohan won the women’s grade A 1500m in 4:42.21. Lisa Conlon (Dunleer AC) was second in 4:45.08 and Aine Gilhooly (Athlone AC) third in 4:48.67. Lochlann Hannon (DSD) and Mark Naylor (Liffey Valley) won the two grade C 1500m races. A packed grade D race was won by James Murphy (Clonliffe Harriers) with Adam Lawlor (Tallaght AC) second. Winning the women’s 100m final was Ruby Millett (St Abban’s AC) in 11.92 secs. Snatching victory on the line in the men’s100m final was Luke Timlin (Crusaders AC) in 10.63 secs. Chris Sibanda (Clonliffe Harriers) was second in 10.74.
In the field, performances of the night came from Anna Gavigan (LSA AC) who won the women’s discus with a final round throw of 51.18, and Rhianna McCarthy (UCD AC) best in the women’s long jump with a 5.44 leap.

INNER CITY 5KM WIN FOR AYOUB

Winner of the Inner City 5km in Dublin on Sunday was Essarghini Ayoub from Morocco in 15:15 secs. Anto Brady (Coolock RC) was second in 16:27. Zoe Quinn ( Raheny Shamrock, W45 ) was first woman in 19:14. 

At the Carlingford 5km in Co Louth, on Friday evening (August 1). Ian Guiden (Clonliffe Harriers) finished second in 14:46 with Clonliffe Harriers third of the nineteen men’s teams entered. Maria Dolan (Raheny Shamrock AC) was first W55.

In Co Meath, Ciara Hickey (Brothers Pearse AC, W45) was first woman home at the annual Streets of Athboy 5km. Kate O’Neill (Metro St Brigid’s AC, W40) was third woman, Michael Wycherley (Crusaders AC) first M50, and Gerard Clerkin (Clonliffe Harriers) first M40. Brothers Pearse with Dee O’Keeffe and Sarah Hade, making up the scoring trio, won the women’s team category, with Brothers Pearse also the third placed men’s team. Civil Service Harriers and Cilles AC had also entered men’s teams.

DUBLIN ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Dublin Road Championships for 2025 races at 5km, 5 mile, 10 mile, half marathon and marathon will take place in conjunction with races over the same distance already organised for the Dublin area. These are three races in the Irish Life Dublin Race Series (Frank Duffy 10 mile, Dublin Half Marathon and Dublin Marathon), as well as the Lucan 5 mile and in the Rathfarnham 5km. Dublin Championships medals will go to seniors and masters in the usual individual and team categories for both men and women. Queries to Dick Hooper at onelifeoneclub@hotmail.com.