Please find attached the draft timetable and information for the Dublin U9/10/11 Team Championships scheduled for Tallaght on the Sunday the 25th of May. Online entry should be available through the Entry4sports platform by the end of this week. Regards Cecil

Firstly, a big thank you to all those who volunteered and helped make Dublin Juvenile T&F league 1 a great success and well done to the 977 young athletes who competed. Also, to Tallaght A.C. for hosting the event. Please find attached the draft timetable for the Dublin Juvenile Outdoor T&F Championships. A more detailed timetable will be circulated after entries close for each day. Also attached are the combined points for the U10-U16 league 1 that took place in Tallaght track. Online entry will hopefully be available by the end of this week for the Championships and information and entry system for the U9/10/11 Team Championships (Children's Games). Please be advised, entries for the U10-U16 league closes on the 4th May @ 23:59. You may appreciate there is a huge amount of administrative work and planning that takes place after entries close, with almost 1000 entries, so hence the reason there will be NO late entries accepted for future competitions. Results for league 1 can be found on, live.dublinathletics.com Kind Regards Cecil

Please find attached revised timetable for the Dublin Juvenile U10-U16 T&F League 1. Please circulate to your parents/athletes and coaches, and advise them the timetable will be posted on the Dublin website and social media platforms. We encourage carpooling, as car parking is limited in St Marys Primary school and TAC, and please advise your parents/coaches not to park on footpaths or cycle lanes on the Greenhills Road. Car parking may be found in nearby industrial estates off the Airton Road which is less than 10 minutes walk. Please advise your competition secretaries/secretaries, coaches and parents that for all future events no entries will be accepted after the closing dates. Kind Regards Cecil

Please be advised, due to the delay in the delivery of a new high jump in Tallaght there will be no high jump event for U12 and U15/16's in league 1 on the 27th of April. Instead, athletes U12 can compete in shot putt and U16's in long jump. Please find attached amended leagues 1 & 2 programme/timetable of events with changes highlighted in yellow. High jump for U12's will be available on the 10th of May (league 2). High jump for U15/16 will be available in league 3. Entries for league 1 close this Sunday the 20th of April at 23:59. Entries for League 2 close on the 4th of May at 23:59. All clubs MUST provide named officials at a ratio of 1:15. Please send the names by email to Seamus: seamus.flynn@indaver.com by the closing date. Please note, an appointed official from each club should collect an envelope with the athlete bib numbers for League 1 from Shirley on the day. Parking in Tallaght Limited car parking spaces will be available in St Marys Primary school grounds. Carparking spaces can be found in nearby industrial estates on Airton Road (5 minute walk). Please advise your parents/coaches not to park on footpaths or cycle lanes on the Greenhills Road. Have a Happy Easter. Cecil

Please find attached the programme/timetable of events for the juvenile T&F league 2. Entries Close 4th May @ 23:59. Entry Fee 4 Euros Online Entry Link: https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/1283 . Please circulate to your club members. Kind Regards Cecil

Please find attached details for the juvenile track & field leagues, and the programme of events/timetable for league 1. Athletes can enter 1 or more events available in their age group. Entry Fee: 4 euros. Entries online by clicking on the link below and scrolling down to competition No #1267 AAI Ireland Entries | athleticsireland@entry4sports.com Juvenile U10-U16 T&F League 1 #1267 27th Apr 2025, Dublin Entries Close 20th Apr 11:59pm Kind Regards Cecil

Please find attached the flier for the DSD Spring Throws for juvenile athletes. Shot U14 Boys & Girls 3pm U17 Boys & Girls 4pm U18 Boys & Girls 4pm Javelin U16 Boys & Girls 3pm U18 Boys & Girls 4pm U19 Boys & Girls 4pm Anita White is the organiser and she can be contacted by email: anitajav2016@gmail.com RE: National Indoor Championships Entries. Any requests for bye's for U17/18/19 athletes should be sent to myself for approval. Only athletes who were entered for the Dublin's and did not qualify, or did not compete for good reason will be approved. I have spoken to the competition department in AI and was advised that qualifying athletes should receive an email this week advising them their entry is in the basket for payment to complete the entry(s). AI wants qualifying athletes to complete their entry on receipt of the email . Any athletes approved for bye's can be entered directly through the online portal which is now open. If there are any changes to the procedure, I will notify clubs. An athlete may compete in only three individual events plus the relay Athletes are confined to their own age group, but can step up a year in relays, and may compete in TWO (2) relays on the day. Dublin Juvenile Outdoor T&F Championships Please find attached the list of events, dates they are on and the closing dates for the Dublin Juvenile Outdoor T&F Championships. Detailed timetables will be circulated in due course. The programmes/timetables for the juvenile U10-U16 T&F Leagues will be circulated soon, and entry for all competitions, except the U9/10/11 Team Championships will be online. 

This years Dublin Novice 5k Road Championships will be held with the Tallaght 5K Road Race on 17th March 2025. Please enter the race in the usual way at Popup races https://www.popupraces.ie/race/tallaght-ac-5k-2025/. Novice team entries must be sent to pjclaffey58@gmail.com by 15th March 2025, using the attached declaration form. Dublin Championships medals will be awarded to the first three Men and Women Novice Runners from Dublin Clubs and the first 3 teams. Clubs must ensure their athletes are eligable to run in the Dublin Novice road race before declaring their teams. Qualification for Dublin Novice and Intermediate Championships. Any athlete who has not won an individual (1st, 2nd,3rd) medal at Novice, Intermediate, or Senior Cross Country, at national, provincial or County Level, is eligible to compete in the Dublin Novice Cross Country and Road championship. Any athlete who has not won a 1st Team medal at Dublin Novice Cross Country Championship, or a 1st team medal at Intermediate or Senior at national, provincial or County level is eligible to compete in the Dublin Novice Cross Country and Road Championship. Any athlete who has not won a medal at Track Championship at 1500 mtrs, or longer, at National, Provincial or County level is eligible to compete in the Dublin Novice Cross Country and Road Championship.

Please find attached, the Timetable for the Relays on Day 4 Saturday the 15th of February, the timetable for the Mixed U17 & U19 relays andthe Spraoi Games on Day 5 Sunday the 16th of February. Also attached are the Spraoi Games Arena Plan, the Car Park Plan and Relay instructions. Important Information Day 4 - Relays An authorised official from each club should collect the relay bib numbers at the check-in desk before closing time. The check-in officials should be advised if a team is not competing. Athletes should only be in the warm up area at the times listed on the timetable. Only coaches with wrist bands will be allowed into the warm up area. Athletes MUST be in the call room/assembly area when called. No coach/parent should go to the results/photo finish room. Day 5 - Mixed Relays & Spraoi Games The bib numbers for the mixed relays should be picked up at the check-in table before 9:30 by an authorised club official only. All Spraoi Games athletes who have been entered will receive a wristband, and these should be collected at the check-in table by an authorised club official only. General Only officials are permitted in the competition area. No unauthorised photographers are permitted in the competition area. On both days, parents, coaches and athletes should be advised not to arrive any earlier than need be for their event, as car park spaces will be limited. However, they should be in attendance before check-in closes. Please advise your members to place rubbish and empty containers in the bins provided and keep the area where they are situated clean. Please respect the voluntary officials at all times. Kind Regards Cecil

Please be advised, and in turn advise your parents and athletes that only a club competition secretary/secretary can enter relay teams. Below are the links again Championship Relays (maximum of 3 teams in an age group) https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/1214 or https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/dublin-indoor-25 Development Relays (no limit on the number of teams) https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/1216 or https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/dev-relay-2025 Athletes can only compete in two relays- this applies to the U16 and U18 athletes who can be entered in their own age group, step up to the next age group or the mixed relay. Regards Cecil

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Please be advised, in keeping with what will be applied at the National Indoors this year, all 600m, 800m & 1500m contests will be run on times, with the 3 fastest from the heats awarded medals and the 4 fastest qualifying for Nationals, as is the case for all individual events, except the U12 & U13 600m where only 3 qualify. Please advise your athletes to. Check in before the closing time of their event, otherwise the athlete will not be Check in for all events, if competing in more than one on the day. If not competing in an event, please inform the check-in officials Not to check in before their check in time (this will reduce the queue). Athlete only to check in (no parent or coach) Failure to show for an event that the athlete has checked in for, will disqualify the athlete from competing in any other event (s) over the course of the 2 days of the competition. Keep the bib number if competing on both days. Warm up area Only go to the warmup area at his/her appointed time. Be present in the call room/assembly area when called, otherwise the athlete will not be permitted to line up on the track. Field event athletes can go directly to their event, provided they have checked in and picked up their bib number before the closing time. Leave the competition area when event is completed. All competitors, coaches and parents must respect the voluntary officials and stewards and abide by instructions and advice given. Please adhere to the parking and crowd control plans attached. Please place rubbish in the bins available or bring it home. No unauthorised photographers are permitted in the competition area. Coaches will be issued with wrist bands at a ratio of 1:10 competitors - this will give them access to the warmup area. Under no circumstances should anyone go near the results/photo finish room. Any queries MUST be raised with the track/field judge by a club appointed coach. Important Reminder Entries for Day 4 (Championship & Development Relays & Mixed U17/19 relays on Day 5) close on Sunday the 9th of Febuary at 23:00, and also Day 5 - Spraoi Games Games entry forms MUST be returned by the same date/time. Please note, any club that has not yet provided their quota of officials for this weekend should input the names on the document circulated by Seamus Flynn today. Officials MUST be at the event/duty they have been assigned, otherwise their club athletes will not be permitted to compete. An updated programme that will include check in, access to the warmup area, call room/assembly and event times will be circulated tomorrow and posted on our social media platforms and website. Please circulate and post on your own social media and websites on receipt of the document. Kind Regards Cecil Johnston

Online entry for the Dublin Juvenile Indoor Championships is now open on the Entry4sport portal, or through these links https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/1214 or https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/dublin-indoor-25 Relays In 2025 we are introducing a new event - Development 4X200m Relays for U11-U15 girls & boys in addition to the Championship relays. Information attached. Please note, club competition secretary/secretary MUST submit the relay teams. The maximum number of teams a club can enter in the Championship relays is 3 teams and these should be named for example - Road runners A.C. U12 girls team A, B, C. Note: In order to seed/grade teams fairly, it is important that the A team must be the clubs' best team, B team the 2nd best. There is no limit on the number of teams a club can enter in the Development relays through the Entry4sport portal or through the links below. These should be named for example - Road runners A.C. U11 girls team 1 , 2, 3, etc. https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/1216 or https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/dev-relay-2025  Athletes may compete in TWO (2) relays ONLY . An athlete may move up one age group, however, for all U12-U17 relays at least 2 members of a competing relay team, participating in each round of that event on that day must be of the correct age U17and U18 age groups, all athletes may move up one age group, n.b., only 2 U16 athletes may compete on an U17 team The order for mixed relays is Female – Male -Female - Male If 6 teams or less check in, a Final will be held at Heat time Teams qualifying for a final MUST comprise of the same panel of runners that were entered and competed in the heats. Spot checks will be carried out on team entries 3 teams qualify for Nationals, and these can include one sub. Closing Dates Day 1 individual events - 19th January @ 23:59 Day 2 individual events - 25th January Day 3 individual events - 25th January Day 4 & Day 5 (mixed U17 & U19) relays - 9th February Information and entry forms for the Spraoi Games will be circulated separately.

Please find attached the Spraoi Games Competition Booklet, Arena Plan and entry form. Please ask your club competition secretary or club person responsible for submitting entries to complete and return the entry form by Sunday the 9th ofFebruary. All athletes MUST be registered for 2025. The completed entry forms will provide us with the information on the number of teams competing, and assist us in firming up the timetable, which you will find in the second last page of the booklet circulated. Team – Minimum of 4 athletes with no upper limit. However, clubs who do not have a team of 4 in an age group, can submit individual athletes and they will be facilitated. In the Spraoi games, athletes competing on an U9 team can't step up to the U10 relay, as they wouldn't be competing as members of an U10 team in the other events where points are scored. If a club has a team of 4 or more in any age group, only four of those athletes are selected for the relay. Only 1 relay team to run, irrespective of the number of athletes on the team. All participating clubs MUST provide 2 named officials with your entries. Designated coaches (DC) will accompany athletes to the warm up area, but can’t enter the competition area. All competitors will receive a special certificate. There will be no medals. Entry fee: 5 euro per athlete . This can be paid on the day or by bank transfer or check to the Dublin County Board. Entry fee for spectators is 5 euro. IMPORTANT REMINDER Online entries for Day 1 closes at 23:59 on this Sunday the 19 th of January. No late entries will be accepted. Please note - Entries for individual events and the Championship Relays (maximum 3 teams per club in any age group) can be submitted through the link below, https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/1214 Link to the Development relays below, https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/1216 All clubs MUST provide named officials at a ratio of 1:15 entries on each competition day. Please send the names and email address to, seamus.flynn@indaver.com