Thanks to everyone who volunteered and helped make the Senior, Junior & Juvenile Cross Country Championships a very enjoyable and successful day. The top 12 finishers and the first 4 teams in the U11-U19's qualify to represent Dublin and their clubs at the National Championships. Please see attached the Dublin Juvenile CC juvenile league 3 timetable, course maps and pedestrian route from the car park to the course in Tymon Park on Sunday the 15 th of November. National Even Age Championships Online entries for the National Even Age Championships Close on Wednesday the 11 th of November @ 11.59pm. The club competition secretary/secretary is responsible for entering qualifying club teams - 1 st 4 teams U12/14/16/18 in the Dublin Even Age Championships. I have the responsibility of entering the Dublin County (1st 10 finishers) & the Dublin Regional (1 st 12 finishers) teams and would be grateful if clubs would let me know ASAP if any individuals are not competing so I can call up the next in line. Kind Regards Cecil

At the Dublin Cross-Country Championships held at Abbotstown on Sunday (November 1), Paul O’Donnell (Dundrum South Dublin AC) was the winner of the men’s senior race while with four finishers in the top six, Clonliffe Harriers proved unstoppable in the men’s team competition. O’Donnell, better known these days as a marathon man, had broken away on the second of five laps laps and completed the 7.5km course in 23 mins 13 secs. Members of the strong Clonliffe Harriers team, including defending champion Colm Rooney, had forced the pace from the start of the race and even after O’Donnell took over in front, they didn’t give up. Rooney chased him hard in the final stages of the race, finishing just five seconds adrift in 23:20 while Fintan Kerins was third in 23:30. For the lads in black and amber it was an eighth consecutive team title and they were presented with the Padraig Keane Memorial Trophy after the race by two of the Keane grandchildren. The trophy remembers the great Padraig Keane a Clonliffe Harriers and Dublin Athletics legend, who died in January 2016. DSD, with four finishing in the top thirteen, were second and Rathfarnham WSAF AC third, led by master athlete Eoin Flynn in ninth place. Crusaders AC finished just two points clear of Liffey Valley for fourth place, with Raheny Shamrock sixth and Donore Harriers seventh. Winning the senior women’s race, also over the 7.5km distance, was Elizabeth Gahan (Dublin City Harriers) in 26 mins 45 secs. Catherina McGurn (Metro St Brigid’s AC) was second in 27:05 and Orla Duffy (DCH ) third in 27:09. With four in the top eight, DCH successfully defended their team title. DSD AC, led by Dublin novice cross-country champion, Roisin Treacy in fourth place, were second and Rathfarnham WSAF AC third, led by Edel McCreery in 12th place. Liffey Valley was fourth. Only four teams finished. In the junior races, held over 4,5km, Megan Brunt (Blackrock AC) was a clear winner of the women’st title, pulling away on the final lap to finish rse in 15 mins 55 secs, Iona Murnane (Dundrum South Dublin) was second in 16:38 and Cara Mohan (Metro St Brigid’s AC) third in 16:44. With Isabel O’Reilly third U19 and Eva Kelly sixth, Blackrock AC took the U19 team award. DSD AC was second and Clonliffe Harriers third. Winning the U20 category was DSD AC, followed by Blackrock AC and last year’s champions, Lucan Harriers. In the men’s junior race, Conrad Latham (Raheny ShamrockAC, fourth last year, took the top place this time in a time of 13:45. Harry Moran of Donore Harriers was second in 13:30 and his Donore club mate Charlie O’Neill third 13:53. Donore Harriers finished best of the U20 teams ahead of Raheny Shamrock and DSD. In the U19 team category, Raheny Shamrock were the winners with DSD second and Clonliffe Harriers third. More photos from today's Dublin Cross Country Championships are at Lindie Flickr site at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/ Remembered fondly by many at Abbotstown was the late Ciara Mageean, whose death was announced earlier on the day. A great athlete and more importantly, a great human being gone far too soon. May she rest in peace.

The results for the Dublin Championships in the Marathon are now available and are in the attached list below. Any queries should be emailed to Dick Hooper at onelifeoneclub@hotmail.com. The medals will be given out at next Sunday's Dublin Senior and Junior Cross Country Championships in Abbotstown and at later Dublin Events.

DUBLINERS HIT THE ROADS FOR 45TH MARATHON Virtually every Dublin club was represented in the Irish Life 45th Dublin Marathon held on a cold and breezy morning on Sunday October 25. The race incorporated Irish, Leinster and Dublin Championships and winning the Dublin title when finishing second of the Irish was 31-year-old Killian Mooney of Dundrum South Dublin. Mooney, who is better known as an Irish mountain running international, was clearly untroubled by the difficult conditions, and in his marathon debut he finished in 2 hrs 15 mins 44 secs. Earlier this year, he had run 63 mins 59 secs for the half marathon, so the future looks bright. With less than four miles to go, Kane Collins (Donore Harriers) was running alongside the eventual women’s winner Zenebu Fikdau Jebesa, before pressing on and finishing in a time of 2:24.01, with Jebesa not far behind. Finishing third Dubliner was 38-year-old Eddie O’Connor (Brothers Pearse AC, M35) a relative newcomer to athletics, who competes regularly on the track as well a road. In his marathon debut, O’Connor clocked a time of 2:25.38. Not too far behind in 2:25.59 was Wayne Waldron (Donore Harriers), who was fourth Dubliner and first M40. Fifteen years ago in 2011, Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe Harriers) ran a time of 2:26.30 in the Dublin Marathon. He would later win the national title in the Dublin 2017 race. On Monday, O’Hanlon, and now aged 52, not only finished fifth Dublin club athlete, but was also only slightly over a minute slower than his 2011 time, clocking 2:27:33. It was his tenth Dublin outing. In the 2019 race, at the age of 45, O’Hanlon had run his best time of 2:16.29. On a good day for DSD AC, Meghan Ryan finished third of the Irish entry in the women’s race and first Dubliner in 2 hrs 40 mins 47 secs. A year earlier, she had finished fourth Irishwoman. Second Dubliner and first W40 was Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock AC) in 2:44.35, while third in 2:45.27 was RubyWall, like Ryan a member of DSD AC. With Jessica Quinn, also DSD finishing fourth, a team victory looks assured although that has yet to be confirmed. With three finishers in the Dublin top ten, Brothers Pearse look like taking the men’s team title. In the age groups, Amanda Murphy (Cherry Orchard AC) was first W45, Triona Quill (Crusaders AC) first W55 and Elizabeth Rouine (Raheny Shamrock AC) first W65. Lucan Harriers had two wins — Anne Whelan W60 and the ageless Eileen O’Brien W75. In the men’s age groups, Brian Kelly (Raheny Shamrock AC) was first M55 and James Cottle (Crusaders AC) first M70, while for Rathfarnham WSAF, Colm Murray was first M60 and Tom Cuddy first M65. Finally, in visually impaired category, Andrew Flynn (Blackrock AC) was the winner in 3:02.39. CROSS-COUNTRY Gavin Callery (Dundrum South Dublin AC) was the winner of the men’s novice race at the Leinster Novice Cross-Country Championships held in Gowran, Co Kilkenny, on Saturday (October 24). Callery, who finished in 20 mins 17 secs, was pushed all the way by Jack Donegan (Tullamore Harriers) who finished just three seconds adrift. Also in the top six were Ayoub Essarghini (Donore Harriers) fifth and Tim Conway (Crusaders AC) sixth. Finishing third team was Raheny Shamrock AC led home by Tony McNally in ninth place. With six finishers in the top fifteen, Dublin took the county title. In the women’s race was Bonnie May McFeat (Dublin City Harriers) finished second and led DCH to team victory. Dublin was the winning county. Winning the combined men’s U20 race was Conrad Latham (Raheny Shamrock AC). With Conor McGuirk 4th, Charles Gunawardhana 10th and Mark O’Callaghan 11th, Raheny Shamrock was the winning U20 team and Dublin the top county. At the annual CCSSCA Schools Cross-Country held in the Phoenix Park on Thursday (October 22) , Pobailscoil Neasáin finished a fighting second overall behind Moyne CS from Co Longford. Among those picking up valuable points for the school were Joel Thomas winner of the third year boys’ race and his sister, third of the first year girls. Senior boys winner was Hugo Lopez from HFSC Rathcoole, who finished third school overall. Other Dublin schools competing included Pobailscoil Isolde, Palmerstown; Portmarnock CS, St Mark’s Tallaght, Blakestown CS in Coolmine and Malahide CS.

GOOD TURNOUT FOR AUTUMN OPEN AND MASTERS TRIAL A total of five teams, four of them from Dublin, lined out for the senior mixed relay which was the opening senior event at the annual Autumn Open Cross-Country in Abbotstown on Sunday (October 18). Winning the 4 x 1500m race for a third year in a time of in a time of 18 mins 37 secs was the Dublin City Harriers A team of Elizabeth Gahan, Oran O’Hare, Niamh Carr and Pierre Murchan. Second in 19 mins 11 was the Rathfarnham WSAF quartet of Carla Sweeney, Patrick McGabhann, Edel McCreery and Jared Murray. Best of the Dublin club runners in the women’s senior 6km race was Lauren Tinkler (Dublin City Harriers) who finished 14th in 21:33. Her club mate Orla Duffy finished one place behind in 21:37 with Catherina McGurn (Metro St Brigid’s AC) 16th in 21:5 and Aoife Coffey (Lucan Harriers) 17th in 22.09. Winning the U20 women’s race was Megan Brunt (Blackrock AC) in 15 mins 28 secs. In a closely-fought race, Elizabeth Reamsbottom (Mid-Sutton AC) was sixth in 16:08, Cara Mohan (Metro St Brigid’s AC) ninth in 16:33 and Leia Ryan (Metro St Brigid’s AC) tenth in 16:36. The races were also serving as trial for the British and Irish Masters Cross-Country International which this year is hosted by Ireland and will take place at Abbotstown on Saturday, November 14. Looking sure of her place on the team is Lisa Madden (Sportsworld AC) first W35 runner home in home in 21 mins 59 secs. She was followed by Fiona Getting (Longford AC, W45) and Raheny Shamrock pair Fiona Roche and Kate Purcell who were third and fourth and also first and second W40. Ciara Hickey (Brothers Pearse C) was fifth and second W45. All those also look sure of their places on the team. In the older age groups, Sorcha Loughnane (Donore Harriers) was second W50, while Annette Kealy (Raheny Shamrock), a previous overall winner of the international race, was first W55 .Sheelagh Jones (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) was first W65 w and in the W75 category, June Comiskey (Raheny Shamrock AC) and Eileen O’Brien (Lucan Harriesr) finished second and third.  Best of the Dublin club athletes in the men’s senior 7.5km race was Fintan Kerins (Clonliffe Harriers) who finished sixth in 23:17. Race winner was Tony McCambridge of Belfast club CNDR TC in 22:48. The brothers Ian Guiden and Ben Guiden, also from Clonliffe Harriers, finished eight and 14th. Finishing 16th was Dylan Wright (Lucan Harriers). Finishing third in a well supported U20 race over a shorter distance was Harry Moran (Donore Harriers) in 18:52. Other Dublin club athletes producing strong performances included Adam Noone (Donore Harriers) tenth in 19:14, Ewan Kennedy (Dundrum South Dublin AC) 11th in 19:17, Lucas Ryan (Crusaders AC) 12th in 19:17 and Charlie O’Neill (Donore Harriers) 13th 19:18. Donore had five athletes finishers in the race and 14 across all races. Clonliffe Harriers had seven members lining out, led home by Aidan Benjacar 24th, and a total of 30 finishers across all races. In the masters’ trials, David Carroll (Liffey ValleyAC) was fifth M35 in 24:59, and Mark McDonald (Clonliffe Harriers) ninth in 26:19. Race winner was Sean Doyle (Cork City) in 23:48. First M40 was Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers) in 24:30, with Pierce Geoghegan (Liffey Valley AC) third in 25:03. Also in the top ten were Colm Turner (Brothers Pearse AC) fifth, Karl Nolan (Clonliffe Harriers) sixth, Cathal McHale (Clonliffe Harriers) seventh and Ronan Dunphy (Skerries AC) tenth In the M45 category, Keith Young (Metro St Brigid’s AC) was third and Eoin Durkan (Donore Harriers) eighth in 26:06. Ruben Bartelink (Dundrum South Dublin AC) finished third in a competitive M50 class, followed by Paul Fleming (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) fifth, Ciaran McCarthy (Raheny Shamrock AC) eighth, Niall Lynch (Donore Harriers) ninth and Anthony O’Rourke (Brothers Pearse AC) tenth. Finishing third M55 was Des Tremble (Donore Harriers)— the lone Dublin club runner in the race. Third M60 was Sean McCreery (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) with other stalwarts of the sport also turning out in this age group, among them Eddie McGrath (Liffey Valley AC) 12th, and Raheny Shamrock pair Ken Doyle and Mick Traynor who finished 15th and 16th. In the men’s M65 race over the shorter 6km distance, Tom Cuddy (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) was fifth, Tom O’Connor (Liffey Valley ) seventh, Michael Walsh (Brothers Pearse AC) eighth and Gerry Woods (Tallaght AC) tenth. Finally in the M70 category, Terry Clarke (Rathfarnham WSAF C) finished ninth and Gerry Brady (Clonliffe Harriers) tenth. Cash prizes went to the top five in the senior races and to the top three in the U20 and masters races. ROADS - DUBS ON TOUR At the Longwood Village 10km in Co Meath on Sunday (Oct 18) Cathryn Brady (Blackrock AC, W60) finished third woman in 42:26. Also on Sunday, Edwin Keville (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) finished seventh and first M60 at the St Ibar’s/Shelmaliers 6km in Hollymount, Co Wexford. At the the Cork Rebel Run/10k, MTU, Bishopstown, Cork on Sunday Colm Murphy (Sportsworld AC) finished sixth in 37:24. GOOD LUCK TO ALL IN DUBLIN MARATHON! Next Sunday’s Irish Life 45th Dublin Marathon incorporated both the national and the Dublin championships. Good luck to all both in the individual and team events!

Please find attached the timetable, course map and car park plan for the Dublin Senior, Junior & Juvenile Uneven Age Cross Country Championships. Parking Parking on campus will be at a premium and extremely limited throughout the event, so we would strongly encourage all participants to carpool wherever possible, and not to arrive any earlier than needed. Sports Campus official parking attendants will be on site for the duration of the event to assist with traffic management and parking arrangements. We ask that all participants follow their instructions and park only in the designated areas directed by the attendants . The time gaps in the timetable are to help accommodate participants across all races. In this regard, we would appreciate if those who have completed their race could make their way off site as soon as practical. This will help free up parking spaces for participants arriving for subsequent races and assist with the smooth running of the event. Please communicate the above to your parents, coaches, and athletes. We will be setting up the course on Saturday the 31st of October at 11:00 and would greatly appreciate some support. ENTRIES CLOSE ON SUNDAY 25th OCTOBER AND NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCPTED Kind Regards Cecil

SCHOOLS - LATHAM AND SMITH WIN SENIOR RACES Close to 2,000 young athletes descended on Trinity sports grounds on Santry Avenue on Wednesday (October 7) for the 17th annual Brother Schools Cross-Country races, organised by Clonliffe Harriers. A thrilling finish to the boys senior race saw Conrad Latham (St Paul’s Raheny) pushing the pace from the start and Ewan Kennedy (The High School Rathgar), fighting hard to stay with him and finishing a strong second. Third was Cameron Fallon (Blackrock College). Latham was also leading St Paul’s to team victor over St Colman’s Newry and Blackrock College. Winning the girls’ senior race was Tara Rose Smith (Sutton Park) with Freyja Carroll (Holy Faith Clontarf) second and Rachel Keaney (Newbridge College) third. Holy Faith Clontarf, was the winning team ahead of Santa Sabina Sutton and St Dominic’s Cabra. The inter girls race saw a determined battle between Iris McCarten (Newbridge College), and Beth Reamsbottom (Santa Sabina) with McCarten coming out on top. Matilda Ayton (Newbridge College) was third. Despite having two in the top three, Newbridge College lost out to Santa Sabina for the team title, with St Dominic’s Cabra third. Students from St Malachy’s dominated the boys’ inter race where Luke Tracey (St Aidan’s) finishing a fighting third. In the team competitions ,St Paul’s Raheny and Belvedere College finished second and third behind St Malachy’s. St Malachy’s also won the junior boys’ team competition led home by race winner Cormac Carabine. Seamus Phelan (Scoil Chiarain) was second and Sam Steenson (CUS) third. St Aidan’s finished second of the teams. Best of the junior girls’ team was St Dominic’s Cabra with Roisin Macken finishing third behind Chloe O’Neill (Newbridge), and Aliyah Riyad (Fingal CC). Coláiste Iosagáin Stillorgan was second team and Santa Sabina third. Huge numbers had turned out for the minor as well as the junior races, with Holy Faith Clontarf proving best of the minor girls’ teams ahead St Dominic’s Cabra and Newbridge and St Malachy’s winning the minor boys’ title ahead of St Aidan’s CBS and Willow Park. Overall team winners were the St Dominic’s girls and the St Malachy’s boys. Large numbers also lined out in the primary schools races for 4th, 5th and 6th classes, held over a 1000m loop. Particularly impressive was the sixth year boys’ race with some 250 youngsters lining out. Of the boys, St Brigid’s BNS took team wins in the 4th class race and also finished second in both 5th and 6th class races. Of the girls, St Fiachra’s from Beaumont won both the 5th and 6th class team races. Other schools in action included Bayside SNS, Castleknock ET, St Vincent De Paul, Mary Help of Christians, San Carlo, Holy Child St John Bosco, St Josephs Terenure, Belgrove, Sutton Park, Scoil Mhuire, Shankill St Patrick’s NS, Bayside, Star of the Sea and St Colman’s College Newry. Captions - Brother Schools Cross-Country: Senior boys - winner Conor Latham (St Paul's Raheny). 2nd Ewan Kennedy (The High School). Brother Schools Cross-Country: Senior girls - Tara Rose Smith (Sutton Park) battling it out with with Freyja Carroll (Holy Faith Clontarf) and Rachel Keaney (Newbridge College) RELAY WIN FOR DCU AT INTER-VARSITIES DCU (Finn Woodger, Niamh Murray, Oisin Kelly, Rachel Ayers) won the mixed relay at the Annual Irish Universities Cross-Country Championships in Dundalk on Saturday (October 10) comfortably relegating UG and MTU A to second and third. In the women’s race, the DCU team finished second, led by Meabh Eakin in eighth place. UCD , led by Cara Mohan in sixth place, was fifth team and Trinity College, led by Julie Cleary 20th, sixth. Cathal O’Reilly of DCU finished third in the men’s race, leading his team to finishing third place behind UL and UG. UCD led by Philip McGee in seventh place, finished sixth, TCD eighth and TU Dublin tenth. AWARD FOR BALLYMUN SPRINTER Promising sprinter Craig Knowd (Ballymun) won the prestigious scholarship award at the annual Ballymun Health and Fitness Awards, held in Trinity Comprehensive School on Thursday evening (Oct 8). The annual awards recognises the achievements not only of promising young athletes from a number of sports, but also of young and emerging coaches in those clubs. Thanks to the award Knowd will received help and support for with his training on a number of levels, including finding sponsorship for gear and travel. Over the summer, Knowd not only ran a number of 100m and 200m races at national juvenile level but also won his grade in the annual Dublin Track and Field League. Ballymun AC coach Craig Geoghan also received an award. SANCTUARY RUNNERS SOLIDARITY RUN Members of many Dublin clubs headed to Abbottstown for the annual Sanctuary Runners Solidarity Run 5km, among them members of Clonliffe Harriers, Donore Harriers, Raheny Shamrock, Ballymun AC and Crusaders AC. Well done all!

DSD ON THE DOUBLE AT DUBLIN NOVICE CROSS-COUNTRY Adam Condon (Raheny Shamrock AC ran a smart race to win the men’s 6km race at the Dublin Novice Cross-Country Championships held in perfect autumn conditions on the Magazine Hill course at the Phoenix Park on Sunday (October 4). After taking over in front on the second of four laps, Condon and came home with nine seconds to spare in 17 mins 19 secs. Second in 17:28 was Adam Joachim Shier (Crusaders AC), with Jack Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) third in 17:35. Finishing fourth and fifth and leading Dundrum South Dublin to team victory over Clonliffe Harriers and Raheny Shamrock were John Neville and Gavin Callery. Crusaders AC finished a close fourth with Dublin City Harriers fifth and Donore Harriers sixth of the twelve teams entered. On a good day for the club, Dundrum South Dublin also won both individual and team titles in the women’s 4km race, with Rosin Treacy a clear winner in 12 mins 26 secs. Cara Mohan (Metro St Brigid’s AC) second in 13:01 and Emily Witham (DSD AC) third in 13:20. With four finishers in the top nine, DSD finished well clear of Clonliffe Harriers and Raheny Shamrock in the team competition. Donore Harriers was fourth, Crusaders AC fifth and Sportsworld AC sixth, with nine teams finishing. ore pictures from the Dublin Novice Cross Country are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720335962910/. On Saturday morning, Aaron Molloy (Raheny Shamrock AC) was a comfortable winner of the Lusk 20-Mile in Co Dublin clocking a time of 1 hr 58 mins 38 secs. Second in 2:02.46 was Colin Daly (Skerries AC), while third was local athlete Luke Carter (Lusk AC) in 2:03.25. First woman was Kate Jakubiak in 2:35.00 . A close second in in 2:35.02 was Chloe McNicholas. Third was Anne Marie Burns (Ballymun AC) in 2:38:34. More pics from the Lusk 20 mile are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720335976714/ Keith Kirwan won the half marathon in 92:38, with Catherine Duff was third overall and first woman in 97:42. Darragh Fox and Niamh Burke were the winners of the 10km. Close to a thousand finished the 43rd Simon 5km Home Run in the Phoenix Park on Saturday, where Cian Charlton (Raheny Shamrock AC) was the winner in 16 mins 18 sec and Fiona Roche, also from Raheny Shamrock AC, first woman in 18:00. In sixth place, David McCarthy was leading home a large group of students from CBC Monkstown. At the Bear Races Autumn 3/4 Marathon along the Grand Canal at Clondalkin, Dublin, Will Boyle (Raheny Shamrock AC) was the winner in a time of 1:57.32. Tina Molloy was first woman and first W40 in 2:20.39. In the half marathon in 76:47, Holly Brennan (Cilles AC) was first woman in 1:28.55. Edel McCreery (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) was first woman in the 10km, finishing the tough course in 37:59. FURTHER AFIELD At the Grange 10km in Co Sligo on Sunday (October 4), Joseph Lyons (Tallaght AC) finish fifth in 36:06 and Daire Finn (Dublin Track Club) sixth in 36:29. Race winner in 29 min 36 secs was Irish international track athlete Andrew Coscoran (Star of the Sea AC) from Balbriggan who had four minutes to spare on the chasers. Also in Co Sligo, Niall Carden (Sportsworld AC) won the O Dubhda Challenge 20-mile at Enniscrone in 2:14.27 . Rossa Hurley (Donore Harriers, M40) finished second in the 10km with a time of 39:30.

WET, WET, WET AT RATHFARNHAM 5KM In a thrilling finish to the Rathfarnham 5km held in driving rain on Sunday morning (September 27), Tadhg Donnelly (Drogheda and District) and Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers, M40 ) crossed the line together in a time of 14 mins 20 secs, with Donnelly given the victory. Just two seconds behind for a close third place in 14:22 was Fintan Kerins (Clonliffe Harriers AC). For fourth and fifth places, Eoin Smyth (Tara AC) and Conrad Lathan (Raheny Shamrock AC) were both given a time of 14:29. Lathan was first junior. Just nine seconds separated the top five in the race. There was no such drama in the women’s race where the clear winner in 16 mins 16 secs was Elizabeth Gahan (Dublin City Harriers). Lisa Madden (Sportsworld, W35) was second in 16:34 and triathlete Emma O’Brien (Wicklow Tri Club) third in 16:48. Winning the men’s open team title as well as the Dublin title was Clonliffe Harriers, with Raheny Shamrock second. For third place, Crusaders beat Donore Harriers by just three seconds. On a good day for the club, Clonliffe Harriers also won the women’s senior open and Dublin team titles, with Dublin City Harriers second and Dundrum South Dublin AC third in both categories. Donore Harriers won the M35 Dublin team title, followed by Liffey Valley AC and host club Rathfarnham WSAF AC, who also won the M65 category. In the M50 category, the winners were Raheny Shamrock AC, followed by Crusaders AC and Brothers Pearse. Of the women’s teams, Sportsworld proved best in the W35 category, with Raheny Shamrock second and DSD AC third, while in the W50 age group was Brothers Pearse had a clear victory over Sportsworld and Rathfarnham WSAF. Age group winners in the Dublin Championships included Orna Dignam (DSD AC) W40, Maria McCambridge (DSD AC) W50, Annette Kealy (Raheny Shamrock AC) W55 and Eileen Rowland (Sportsworld AC) W65 of the women. Winning age-group men were Kieran Kelly (Raheny Shamrock) M35, Eoin Flynn (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) M45, Ruben Bartelink (DSD AC) M50, Des Tremble (Donore Harriers) M55, Michael Counsel (Raheny Shamrock) M60 and Tom Cuddy (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) M65. Vincent O’Neill (Civil Service AC) was first M70 overall. A total of 1,182 completed tis popular race, with the vast majority members of clubs, based not only in Dublin but also from around the country. Biggest entry came from Terenure-based club Sportsworld AC with 56 finishers, closely followed by Brothers Pearse AC with 50 finishers, Clonliffe Harriers with 43, Crusaders with 42 and Raheny Shamrock with 41. Although most of its members were kept busy organising the race, 32 from the host club Rathfarnham WSAF AC finished the race. OTHER RESULTS At the Naas Town 10km in Co Kildare on Sunday (September 27), Eoin Grogan (Donore Harriers) finished second in 37:41. In Rossmore Forest Park at the the Monaghan Phoenix Marathon Festival on Saturday (September 26), Muireann Harraghy (Dublin City Harriers) was second woman in the 10km with a time of 45:05. Ger Copeland (Dublin Bay RC, M40) won the ‘long’ 10km at the East of Ireland Marathons in Howth, Dublin also on Saturday. His time was 48 mins 37 secs. Fourth and first woman in 53:26 was Anne Tynan Daly (Sportsworld AC). David Curtis (no club, M40) won the marathon in 3:36.21. Joey Marrinan (Brothers Pearse AC, M40) was second in 3:46.05. Winning the 3/4 marathon in 2:36.58 was Alastair Higgins (Dublin Bay RC, M50). Anne Lyons (Clonliffe Harriers) was first W60 in 3:38.34. All distances were approximate! Winning the women’s race at the TJ McEmeel Cross-Country in Armagh on Sunday was Orla Duffy (Dublin City Harriers) in 19 mins 24 secs. Also on Sunday at the annual Star of the Sea Cross-Country, in Stamullen, Co Meath, J.P. Burklow (Raheny Shamrock AC) finished second in the men’s 6km race in 22:19. In his second race of the day, Des Tremble (Donore Harriers) was fourth and first M55 in 23:17, with Alessandro Porazzini (Balbriggan and District AC) fifth and first M40 in 23:49. Finally, at the Eco Trail Wicklow, 80km, 46km, 30km, 19km and 10km races, all of them from Bray on Saturday, Philip Slattery (Cherry Orchard AC) finished third in the 80km with a time of 8:02.12. In the 46km, Dave Ryan (LSA AC) was second M60 in 5:50.16, while in the 19km, Dermot Shiels (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) was second M50 in 2:01.05. CATCH-UP: At the World 100km Championships in Ames, Spain, on Sunday September 20, Matthew Collins (Portmarnock AC) finished eighth M40 in 7:22.53, while Sean Meehan (Cherry Orchard RC) was 11th M35 in 8:38.40.

HYLAND AND RYAN WIN ‘HALF' IN THE PARK James Hyland (Raheny Shamrock AC) led home 6,464 finishers the Dublin Half Marathon in the Phoenix Park on Sunday (September 20) in a time of 68:52 secs. Second in 69:08 was Eddie Connor (Brothers Pearse, M35). Third in the Dublin Championships, held in conjunction with the race, was Matthew O’Connell (Donore Harriers) who was seventh overall in 72:04. First woman in 76:46 was Meghan Ryan, and with her club mate Ruby Wall second in 77:51 and Jessica Quinn fourth woman in 80:30.making it a DSD clean sweep in the Dublin Championships. Paralympian Greta Streimikyte (UCD AC), better known as a track athlete but moving up the distances at the moment, was sixth woman and fourth Dubliner in 81:00. Winning Dublin age group titles were Shane Ashmore (Donore Harriers) M35, Anthony Doran (Clonliffe Harriers) M40, Mick McMahon (Clonliffe Harriers) M45, Bernard Geraghty (Donore Harriers) M50, Brian Kelly (Raheny Shamrock) M55, Ray Walsh (Crusaders AC) M60, and Tony O’Halloran (DSD) M65 of the men and Eilish Roe (DSD AC) W35, Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock) W40, Alex Wood (LSA) W45, Aileen Dooley (Portmarnock AC) W50, Una Gaines (Lusk AC) W55, Olwyn Dunne (Crusaders AC) W60 and Grainne Grennan (Blackrock AC) W65 of the women. At the Griffith Avenue Mile in Dublin on Sunday afternoon, Lucas Ryan of Crusaders AC finished second in 4.08. A close fourth in 4:09 was Fintan Kearns of Clonliffe Harriers. First M40 was Eoin Durkan (Donore Harriers) with Michael Counsel (Raheny Shamrock AC) first M60. A total of 152 completed the men’s race, most of them from the ‘classic’ athletics clubs. With a time of 4:38 Elizabeth Gahan (Dublin City Harriers) led home eighty-three finishers in the women’s mile. Niamh Kelly (Clonliffe Harriers) was second in 4:47 and Charlotte Myers (CrusadersAC) third in 4:49. Mairín Shine (Crusaders AC) was first W70. ABROAD At the World Athletics Road Running Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark on Sunday (September 20), Hiko Tonosa (DSD AC) finished 72nd of the 121 finishers in 63:27. A day earlier, in the women’s mile, Sarah Healy (UCD AC) rounded out her season by finishing 13th in 4:32.98. In the men’s mile, Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) finished 18th in 3:58.40, while in the men’s 5km, Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrock) was 38th in 13:48. On Friday evening (September 18), Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC) finished a creditable fourth place in the 200m in 22.64 secs at the Athlos women only meeting in London). Adeleke earned $15,000 for her 22.64. 

Please find attached the Dublin and National Fixtures for 2027. Regards Cecil 

ROADS - ROONEY RULES IN LUCAN - AGAIN! For a second year Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers, M40) proved the class of the field at the annual Lucan Harriers 5km on Sunday morning (September13) finished in a time of 23 mins 48 secs. His Clonliffe club mate Ian Guiden was almost a minute behind for second place in 24:47, while third in 25:53 was Dylan Wright of host club Lucan Harriers. First woman in 30 mins 49 secs was Sarah Mulligan (Dundrum South Dublin AC, W40) another previous winner. Second in 32:22 was Laura Cullen (Civil Service Harriers) while third in 32:41 was Shuang Shuang Wang (Lucan Harriers, W40). A close fourth and first W50 was Sinead Tighe (Brothers Pearse AC) in 32:45. Team winners were the Clonliffe men and the Civil Service women. Donore Harriers and Raheny Shamrock were second and third of the men, while Brothers Pearse and Lucan Harriers were second and third in the women’s category. In the Dublin Championships categories, with four to count, Clonliffe took the men’s title, while Brothers Pearse proved best of the women. ore photos from the Lucan 5 mile are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720335616899/ Elsewhere on Sunday, John Travers (Donore Harriers, M35) had over a minute to spare when winning the Charleville Half Marathon in Co Cork, in 65:05. His Donore club mate Kane Collison, finished third in 66:42. Cliona Murphy (Dublin City Harriers) was sixth woman in 80:34, while Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers) was first M40 in 70:10. The race was the tenth and final round of this year’s Peugeot Race Series 2026. At the Great North Run half marathon on Tyneside Killian Mooney (Dundrum South Dublin AC) finished 18th in 64:48. FAIRYHOUSE WIN FOR MURPHY On Saturday Robert Murphy (Donore Harriers) was the winner of the Ratoath Half Marathon at Fairyhouse Racecourse, Co Meath, with a time of 68:39. Eddie O’Connor (Brothers Pearse AC, was second ing 70:49 and Kieran Regan (Brothers Pearse AC) third in 71:03. Ruben Bartelink (Dundrum South Dublin AC) was first M50 in 76:49. Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock AC, W40) was first woman in 79:42. A total of 1,793 completed the race, with most Dublin clubs represented. At the Lakes 10km in Blessington, Co Wicklow, Colm Turner (Brothers Pearse AC, M40 ) finished second in 39:39. In Co Mayo Karol Cronin (Sportsworld AC, M40) was the winner of the Clew Bay Half Marathon in Louisburgh with a time of 73:35. Finally In Glencullen, Co Dublin on Thursday evening, Andrew Flynn (Blackrock AC, M40) in 17:45 and Ashleigh Hennessy in 19:37 were the winners at the Dublin Mountain 5km. CORPORATE WIN FOR KERINS Fintan Kerins (Arthur Cox/Clonliffe Harriers) was the winner of the A&L Goodbody Corporate Team 5km, City Quay, Dublin on Tuesday (September 8) in a time of 15 mins 36 secs. Conor Kilkenny ( Mason Hayes and Curran/Crusaders AC)) was second in 15:46 and Gavin Callery (Dept Foreign Affairs/Dundrum South Dublin AC) third in 15:40. First woman was Aedin Corr (St Vincent’s Private/Donore Harriers) 17:49. Dundrum South Dublin won the men’s team category led by George McGilton in 16:22. AC Allsorts led by Fintan Kerins led home 335 teams in the the mixed category. A total of 3,175 completed the race. TRACK & FIELD At the World Ultimate Games in Budapest on Sunday, Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC) came 5th in her Semi- Final of the Women’s 200m in 22.81 and just missed out on the final. Mark English, formerly of UCD AC came 6th in the Men’s 800m final in a PB of 1.42.78. At the Palio Città della Quercia meeting in Rovereto, Italy on Tuesday evening, Sarah Healy (UCD AC) finished fourth in the women’s 1500m with a time of 4:02.72. In the men’s 3000m, Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrock) finished 19th in 7:57.48. Bori Akinola (UCD AC) finished sixth in the 100m B final in 10.40 secs, while Eric Favors (Raheny Shamrock AC) was eighth in the shot with a 19.67m effort. Both Healy and Fay, along with Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) and Hiko Tonosa (DSD AC), will compete at the World Road Championships next weekend. DUBLIN GRADED TRACK AND FIELDS MEETS - THE AWARDS A total of 1,090 athletes completed in the Dublin Graded Track and Field League, which consisted of eight rounds mostly in Santry but also at the DSD, Irishtown and Lucan Harriers tracks. Of those 87 % competed in the track events and 13% in the field; 62% were men and 38% women and 68% came from Dublin. Of the four grades, grades A and C proved the most popular both taking up 27% of the entry. Many new clubs have appeared in the Dublin area over the last few years and for the first time Ballymun AC had two athletes featuring in the awards. Helping make it all happen were over fifty volunteers although, as meet director Dermot Nagle gently pointed out, more are needed from all participating clubs if the graded leagues are to continue. Here’s to next year when the first meet of the season will take place on Saturday May 1. Dublin Graded League award winners: Track - Women: A: Freyja O’Carroll (Raheny Shamrock AC) 485 pts; 2 Robyn Carey (Lusk AC) 383; 3 Maria McCambridge (DSD AC) 287. B: Aisling O’Connor (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) 763; 2 Michelle Brannigan (LSA) 673; 3 Sophie Dickinson (Raheny Shamrock AC) 496; C: Amaya McGrath (Tallaght AC) 483; 2 Sophie McGrath (Rathfarnham WSAF) 474; 3 Jade Murphy (Crusaders AC) 390. D: 1 Orla Gordon (Liffey Valley AC) 488; 2 Ashley Carroll (Ballymun AC) 480; 3 Lily Maher (LSA) 459. Men: A: 1 David Carroll (Liffey Valley AC) 472; 2 Geoffrey Alexandre(Liffey Valley AC) 372; 3 Luis Blinco (MSB AC) 368. B: 1 Enda Clarke (Crusaders AC) 387; 2 Aaron Gibson (DCH ) 384; 3 Keely Hogan (Le Cheile AC) 283. C: 1 Craig Knowd (Ballymun AC) 671; 2 Richard Finnegan (Liffey Valley AC) 566; 3 James Foley (Liffey Valley ) 450. D: 1 Conor McGrath (Lusk AC) 599; 2 Paul Curtayne (Raheny Shamrock AC) 596; 3 Billy Ramsbottom (St Abban’s AC) 565. Throws - Women: 1 Vanessa Sallier (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) 569; 2 Isabel Mullarney (Rathfarnham WSAF) 391; 3 Tara Earley (DSD) 382. Men: 1 Peadar McGing (DSD AC) 563; 2 Denis Delany (Dunboyne AC) 388; 3 Mark Tierney (DSD AC) 382. Jumps - Women: 1 Alison Beck (DSD AC) 686; 2 Nessa Donoghue (Lusk AC) 289; =3 Daphni Doulaptsi-Teeuwen (Raheny Shamrock AC)/Barbara Tapie (DSD AC) 200. Men: 1 Peadar McGinn (DSD AC) 874; 2 Kevin Byrne (DSD AC) 497; 3 Craig Knowd (Ballymun AC) 298. Pictures from the Dublin Graded Meetings 2026 are on our Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078720533534

KOREAN GOLD FOR IRISH MASTERS! A strong Irish team returned from the World Masters Track and Field Championships, Daegu, South Korea last week with a grand total of seventeen medals, seven of those gold. Of those medals, four were won by Edel Maguire of Clonliffe Harriers, competing in the over 65 age group. Maguire who is still capable of beating women half her age, had started her campaign by finishing third in the 100m. She then went on on to win both the high jump and 400m and also finished second in the 200m. Another multiple winner from a Dublin club was Rachel Murphy (Plant Based AC) who won the W40 1500m and was third in the 5000m as well as finishing sixth in both the 800m and the 8km cross-country. Lea Fulcher, also a member of Plant Based AC, took silver in the M50 1500m and was seventh in both the 800m and 8km cross-country. USA-based Pat Kelly of DSD AC finished second in the W75 100m for a silver medal and and fourth in both the 200m and 400m. Narrowly missing out on a medal was Chris Sibanda (Clonliffe Harriers) who finished fourth in the M35 100m and fifth in the 200m. His clonliffe Harriers club mate Snezana Bechtina finished sixth in the W40 200m and narrowly failed to qualify for the 100m final. Karl Fitzmaurice of Crusaders AC finished tenth in the M50 1500m and also competed in the 800m. Three home-based members of DSD had also travelled. Shane Sheridan finished eighth in both the M65 100m and 200m and helped the M65 4 x 100m team to a bronze medal. Kevin Byrne, although forced to pull out of his specialist decathlon, lined out for the M55 110m hurdles, while Ronan Gately competed in the M55 100m and, with Byrne also on the team, helped the M55 4x400m team to seventh place. TRACK AND FIELD In Trier, Germany, at the Eifel Flutlichtmeeting, Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) finished sixth in a competitive 1500m A race clocking a season’s best 3:33.40. Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrock AC) ran a season’s best 3:40.08 for seventh in the B race. At the Serbia Athletics Meeting in Belgrade, Eric Favors (Raheny Shamrock AC) finished fourth in the shot with a best of 19.65, while Bori Akinola (UCD AC) clocked 10 26 secs to finish tenth in the 100m. On Saturday (September 5) at the BMC Meet in Bury, Luke Murphy (Raheny Shamrock AC) won the men’s B 800m in 1:50.56. In the D race, Antoine Roquette (DSD AC) finished second in 1:56.42. ULTRA Winner of the Kerry Way Ultra 200km on the weekend of September 4-5 was Philip Slattery (Cherry Orchard AC) in 22 hrs 18 mins 34 secs. Slattery finished fourth last year. Oran Finegan (Clonliffe Harriers) finished third and second M40 in 22:50.59. MOUNTAIN RUNNING In Italy at the Trofeo Nasego 4.3km vertical race, Sinead Farrell (LSA AC) finish best of the Irish women in 20th place with a time of 46:58 for the uphill only race. CROSS-COUNTRY Cormac Dixon (Tallaght AC) finished third in the men’s 8km race at the Providence College Friar Invitation in the USA, which opened the NCAA college cross-country season on Friday (September 4) ROADS At the IWA Run’n’Roll 5km, in St Anne’s Park, Ashley Carroll (Ballymun AC) finished eighth and first woman in 21:54. Brian O’Reilly (Clonliffe Harriers) was first M50 in 18:38. In Co Mayo, Ashley Hayes (Crusaders AC) finished third in the Ireland West 3/4 Marathon held in Swinford with a time of just over two hours. 

The final results of the Frank Duffy 10 mile road race 2026 are on the TDL Services website . This race incorporated the Dublin 10 mile Road Championships 2026 and medals are available for both the Senior and Masters Individual and Team Categories. Gemma Treacy from Civil Services Harriers AC will have those medals for collection at next Sunday's Lucan 5 mile Road Race on 13th September and at the Rathfarnham 5k Road Race on 27th September. Please contact Gemma at gemmactreacy@yahoo.ie if you want to collect your medals. The Lucan 5 mile and the Rathfarnham 5k will incorporate the Dublin Championships races at those distances and the medals will be distributed after those races on the day, as soon as the Dublin results are known.

TRACK AND FIELD Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC) was back in action at the Grand Prix Brescia in Italy on Sunday (August 30) , where she finished fifth in the 200m with a time of 22.85. The time was well off her personal best and national record time of 22.28 secs, set at the European Championships a fortnight ago. Next outing for Adeleke is the Athlos meeting in London on 18 September. In Poland, Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock) finished third in the 300m with a time of 36.99 secs at the Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego in Poland. At the Gala den Castelli in Bellinzona Switzerland, Sarah Healy (UCD AC) finished seventh in the women’s 1500m in a time of 4:01.18 — well off the 3:57.42 she ran in Poland a week ago. Bori Akinola (UCD AC) finished fourth in the 100m in 10.33 secs, which was slower than the 10.34 he had recorded at the BFTTA meet at the Lee Valley track in London the previous day. Also at the London meet, Marcus Lawler (Clonliffe Harriers) clocked a wind-assisted time of 20.99 (+2.7) in the 200m. Both Lawler and Akinola are back in London on Monday at the Stratford Speed GP, as will Paul Smyth (Raheny Shamrock) and a number of other Irish sprinters. On Wednesday in Szczecin, Poland, Jack Raftery (Donore Harriers) finished second in the men’s B 400m in a season’s best time 45.54 secs. At the same meet ,Cillian Kirwan (Raheny ShamrockAC) clocked 1:46.67 for ninth in the 800m. Two days earlier, at the Folksam Grant Prix in Goteborg, Sweden, Kirwan was sixth in a 1,000m race clocking a person best time of 2:18.53. At the same meet Kirwan’s Raheny club mate Eric Favors finished third in the shot with a throw of 19.70m. It was Favors’ 18th outdoors competition since last March, with his best effort of 20.40 coming in April. SAND GLORIOUS SAND! Race of the weekend in the Dublin area was the Portmarnock Beach 5km on Friday evening (August 28) , which has swiftly evolved into a perfect end of summer event, with no-one too fussed about running fast times and ice-cream for all at the finish. This year, Anthony Eames (Raheny Shamrock AC, M40) and Eoin Keating (Clonliffe Harriers) led home 690 finishers with both given a time of 16 mins 42 secs when they crossed the finish line. Darragh Ward (DAA) was third in 17:18 and local athlete Sean Healy (Portmarnock AC) fourth in 17:33. Finishing ninth and first woman in 19:14 was triathlete Rebekka Prim, originally from Germany. Local resident Annette Kealy of Raheny Shamrock AC was second in 19:29 and Kealy’s Raheny club-mate Zoe Quinn third in 19:51. On a good day for the Shamrocks, Dave Feeney was first M60 in 23:22. Leading home 132 finishers in the shorter juvenile race was Finn McGurran of Clonliffe Harriers, with Aliyah Ryad, also from Clonliffe, sixth and first girl. Elsewhere, Wayne Waldron (Donore Harriers, M40 ) was second and first Leinster athlete in a time of 68:56 at the Tullamore Half Marathon on Saturday (August 29), which incorporated the Leinster Championships. In the age groups, Alex Wood (LSA AC) took the Leinster W45 title. Also taking provincial titles were Margaret Foley (Crusaders AC) W40, Eileen O’Brien (Lucan Harriers) W70, Ruben Bartelink (DSD AC) M50, Tom Cuddy (Rathfarnham WSAF AC), M65, and Donal Murphy (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) M70. Donore Harriers finished of the senior men’s teams behind Tullamore Harriers, with an impressive thirty teams entered. 

SEASON’S BEST TIME FOR HEALY Sarah Healy (UCD AC) recorded a season’s best time of 3 mins 57.42 secs for ninth place in the women’s 1500m at the Silesia Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday. Race winner Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia ran a world-leading time of 3:55.06. Healy finished fourth in the 5000m and fifth in the 1500m at the recent European Championships. ROADS Hiko Tonosa (Dundrum South Dublin AC) made a welcome return to racing when finishing eleventh and first of the Irish at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in Larne, Co Antrim on Sunday (August 23). His time of 62 mins 7 secs. It was Tonosa’s first race since dropping out of the Paris Marathon last April. Only three Irish made the top thirty in the race, which as well as an elite field from Kenya and Ethiopia, featured a large entry from the United Kingdom. In the 5km race, held in conjunction with the half marathon, John Travers (Donore Harrier, M35) just lost out to Ermias German in the chase for the line when he finished second in 13 mins 52 secs. Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers, M40) was fourth in 14:02 and Faye Dervan (Dublin City Harriers) fourth woman in 16:06. Winner of the 40th Warriors Run 15km trail race in Strandhill, Co Sligo, on Saturday was Gavin Callery (Dundrum South Dublin AC) in 56 mins 14 secs. First woman was Sarah McCormack, a former Clonliffe Harriers member, in 63 mins 18 secs. On Friday (August 21), Eoin Flynn (Rathfarnham WSAF AC, M45) was the winner of the Tara 5km, in Co Meath, in a time of 15 mins 36 secs, while a day earlier, Paul Nagle (CRU/Tallaght AC) was the winner in 16 mins 26 secs of the Keypoint BHAA 5km, held at Keypoint Business Park in Dublin Niall Sherlock (Teachers/Clonliffe Harriers) was second in 16:55 and Mick Quirke (ESB/BlackrockAC)) third in 17:08. Sean McCreery (Accountant/Rathfarnham WSAF AC)) was fourth and first M60 in 17:17. Elaine Courtney (SDCC) was first woman in 19:50, followed by Vanessa Sallier (AON/Rathfarnham WSAF AC)) in 21:24 and Catherine Tiernan (Teachers) in 21:52. Also on Thursday evening, Dylan Wright (Lucan Harriers) was the winner of the Celbridge 5km in a time of 15 mins 16 secs. Second in 15:23 was Eanna O Bradaigh (Dundrum South Dublin) while third in 15:25 was Sean Doran (Clonliffe Harriers). Lauren Tinkler (Dublin City Harriers) was second woman in 17:19. In the age groups Maria McCambridge (DSD AC) was fifth and first W50 in 17:43, Ruben Bartelink (DSD AC) first M50 in 16:19, and Michael Counsel (Raheny Shamrock AC) first M60 in 16:54. Dundrum South Dublin was the winning team first team, with 36 mixed teams entered and 450 finishers in all. On Wednesday (August 19) Kevin Donagher (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) was the winner of the Longford 5km Trails Series No 3, at Derrycassin Woods PARA ATHLETICS At the England Athletics Senior Para Championships in Bedford over the weekend, Lana Sutton (UCD AC) won the para 400m in a PB time of 61.84 secs, while junior athlete Aryell Sheedy (Donore Harriers) won the T37 200m in a season’s best 27.03 secs and clocked 59.20 for fourth in the 400m. GETTING READY FOR THE COUNTRY! With the track season over, thoughts turn to the cross-country season with the Dublin Novice Championships tentatively planned for the Phoenix Park on Sunday October 4 For women Autumn is already in the air. Representatives of Dublin clubs are invited to a Meet and Train leaders meeting to decide dates and venues for the Meet and Train Cross-Country League in the Crusaders clubhouse at Irishtown Stadium on Tuesday September 22 (8pm) The league consists of four races over a distance of about 3km and offers to host a race are welcome. Venues last season were the Curragh, the DSD grounds, Tymon Park and Abbotstown. Info Lisa Shine at meetandtrainleague@gmail.com

TRACK AND FIELD - Great welcome fro Rhasidat! Rhasidat Adeleke received a rousing welcome at Dublin Airport when she arrived home after her silver medal winning performance in the 200m at the European Championships. Her medal was just one of the four medals won by the Irish team at these championships - an outstanding performance. Among those greeting her were Cecil Johnston and other members of Tallaght AC, where about a decade ago the last great Johnny Fox had spotted her talent. Also present were representatives of Dublin Athletics. Other Dublin club athletes competing in Ireland’s most successful ever outing at the European Athletics Championships included Sarah Healy of UCD AC who finished fourth in the 5000m in only her second serious attempt at the distance and fifth in the 1500m on the final day of the championships. Nicola Tuthill, also from UCD AC, managed another top six placing for Ireland when she finished fifth in the hammer. In the 400m Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) ran a season’s best time and also lined our with a 4x400m relay team missing its two biggest stars. Of the men, Brian Fay was 14th in the 5000m final and his Raheny Shamrock club mate Eric Favors 20th in the shot, while Paul McDonnell (DSD AC) in 43rd place was the only Irish athlete to finish the marathon. Israel Olatunde (Tallaght AC) and Bori Akinola (UCD AC) both competed in the 100m semi-finals and also helped Ireland into the 4x100m relay final, along with 200m runners Marcus Lawler (Clonliffe Harriers) and Sean Aigboboh (Tallaght AC). Jack Raftery (Donore Harriers) made the 400m semi-finals and ran in the 4x400 heats along with Joe Doody (UCD AC). Also in action were Cian McPhilips (UCD AC) in the 800m and Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) 1500m. ROADS An impressive total of 3,680 completing the Frank Duffy 10-Mile n the Phoenix Park on Saturday (August 14,) were led home by Cormac Dalton (Mullingar Harriers) in a time of 49 min 17 secs . In second place with a time of 50:06 was Michael Brady (Raheny Shamrock AC) who was also taking the Dublin Championship title. Ultra runner Wayne Waldron of Donore Harriers was fourth and first M40 in 52:49 and Tomás Fitzpatrick (Tallaght AC) fifth and second M40 in 53:47. Taking the Dublin women’s title was Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock, W40) who finished fourth overall in 60:17. Jessica Quinn of Dundrum South Dublin was second in 63:00 with her clubmate Eilish Roe third and first W35 in 63:14. Dublin champions in the men’s age groups were James Moran (Dublin Front Runners) M35, Tomás Fitzpatrick (Tallaght AC) M40, David O’Callaghan (Tallaght AC) M45, Bernard Geraghty (Donore Harriers) M50, Brian O’Reilly (Clonliffe Harriers) M55, Edwin Keville (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) M60 and Billy Byrne (Blackrock AC) M65. Of the women, Monica Holmes (Metro St Brigid’s AC) was W35, Ariana Ball (Donore Harriers) W40, Noreen Brouder (Sportsworld ) W45, Kate O’Connor (Love2Run AC) W50, Orla O’Flynn (Crusaders AC) W55, Catherine Groves (Raheny Shamrock AC) W60 and Grainne Grennan (Blackrock AC) W65. In the team competition, the Raheny Shamrock men beat Clonliffe Harriers for the senior men’s title, with Brothers Pearse AC third of the twenty-three teams entered. Donore Harriers took the senior women’s title, followed by Dundrum South Dublin and Raheny Shamrock third and nineteen teams entered. Donore Harriers won the M35 category from DSD and Raheny Shamrock with twenty-two teams entered. In the W35 category, Sportsworld AC won by just over a minute from new club Artane Beaumont AC. Metro St Brigid’s AC was third. Fifteen teams finished in that category. Winning the M50 title was LSA AC who beat Raheny Shamrock and Clonliffe Harriers. Blackrock AC were the W50 winners ahead of Raheny Shamrock AC and Lusk AC. Hugh Armstrong (Ballina AC/Dublin TC) was a clear winner of the Kilcock 10 mile, in Co Kildare on Sunday in a time of 50:01. Second and first M40 in 51:31 was Alexander Wallace of host club St Coca’s. Eddie O’Connor (Brothers Pearse, M35) was a close third in 51:39. Sixth and second M40 in 54:09 was Alexey Marchenko (Rathfarnham WSAF AC). British athlete Alice Wright (Dublin Track TC) was seventh and first woman in 55:08 was followed by two Dundrum South Dublin athletes - Meghan Ryan in 58:52 and Ruby Wall in 59:09. In the age groups, Dublin winners were Richard Kavanagh (Crusaders AC) M70 in 82:59 and Liz Arkins (Lucan Harriers) W60. MID-WEEK RACES Fionn Duncan (Skerries AC) was the winner of the Man O’ War 7km, on Thursday evening (August 14), in north Co Dublin in a time of 26:15. Frances Joyce was seventh and first woman in 29:16. On Wednesday evening, Sean Doran (Clonliffe Harriers) led home 251 finishers at the Castlepollard 5km in Co Westmeath in a time of 15:35. At the Liberties 4-Mile Fun Run on Tuesday, Eoin Flynn (Rathfarnham WSAF AC, M45) was the winner in 21:14. Karol Cronin (Sportsworld AC, M40) was second in 21:32 and James Moran (Dublin Front Runners) third in 21:34. Lorna Sheehan (SportsworldAC) was first woman in 24:52, followed by Natalia Lungu (Clonliffe Harriers, W40) in 26:31 and junior athlete Cate Beddy (Templeogue AC) in 26:41. A total of 924 complete the fun run, which was a fundraiser for St James’s Hospital Foundation. OFF-ROAD Members of Cherry Orchard Athletics Club were out in force for the Run the Ridge in Derrybawn Woods, Laragh, Co Wicklow, on Saturday with 10km, 20km and 30km options on offer. In the 30km, Barry Cullen who finished 16th of the 101 finishers in 2 hrs 54 mins 29. In the 20km, Aine Kenny (Crusaders AC, W45) was third woman in 1 hrs 37 mins 55 secs. Taking up the rear in the race was the quartet of Rachel Nolan, Sinead Ennis, Samantha Byrne and Nicola Duffy who finished in just over three hours, singing all the way - on the downhills anyway! Runners from Rathfarnham WSAF, Clonliffe Harriers, Brothers Pearse, Lusk and Dublin Mountain RC were also among the finishers in the three races. 

DUBLIN DOUBLE AT TRACK LEAGUE FINAL It was Dublin on the double in the premiere division at at the All Ireland Track and Field League finals held in Santry on Sunday ( August 9). DSD won the women’s title for the eleventh time since 2011 with wins for Louise King in the 100m hurdles, Ciara Wilson Bowen walk, Kate Doherty 400m hurdles, Evelyn Kwik 400m, Ella Fennelly 3000m, Molly Mullally triple jump, Molly Hourihan weight for distance, Kate Joyce javelin, Emma Roche discus and the 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m squads. The club ended up with 160.5 putting it well clear of Ratoath AC on 105 points. Clonliffe Harriers were just three points behind Ratoath on 102 points for third, with wins for Abigail Kingston in the shot and Niamh Kelly in the 800m. Donore Harriers, the only other Dublin club in the women’s premier division, finished sixth. As for the Clonliffe men, they finished on 144 points to regain the men’s title they had narrowly lost to Dundrum South Dublin in 2025. It was the club’s fourteenth title victory since 2008.Their ten wins for maximum points came from Greg Hosseny walk, Matei Ursachi steeplechase, Ben Guiden 5000m, Chris Ribands 100m, Simon Galligan hammer, Eoin Sheridan shot and discus, Euan Canniffe, javelin, and the 4x100m and 4 x 400m squads. Defending champions DSD AC had four wins - Robert Hayes 400m and 200m,Sean Roth pole vault and Conn McCluskey high jump for a total 124 points. Finishing third in 90 points was Crusaders AC with a win in the 1500m for Cai Lewis. In the men’s first division, Raheny Shamrock AC, winners in 2023, finished runners-up behind Galway City Harriers with just 3.5 points in it. Galway finished on 129 points and Raheny on 125.5 points, with wins for Cillian Kirwan 1500m, Luke Murphy 800m, Mark Kirwan steeplechase, Davyd Konovalov 100m and 200m, Rory Devaney hammer and discus, Mohammed Ibrahim Hahil pole vault, and Colm Burke long jump. Donore Harriers finished sixth. In women’s division 1, Metro St Brigid’s AC finished fourth, Crusaders AC fifth , Rathfarnham WSAF AC sixth and Raheny Shamrock AC seventh. MASTERS ON TRACK Masters athletics is booming and on Friday evening and all day Saturday, in Santry the All Ireland Masters Championship attracted a record entry. Among the many Dublin club winners was Eddie O’Connor (Brother Pearse AC) winer of the Terenure 5-Mile last May on the roads and finishing first M35 in the men’s 1500m race on Friday and also the 5000m on Saturday. Another double winner over those distances was Lea Fulcher (Plant Based AC) in the M50 agreement group. Also in the men’s 1500m and the 800m a day later,, Michael Counsel (Raheny Shamrock AC) was first M60. Philip O’Doherty (Clonliffe Harriers) was first M65 in both races. Sticking with the 1500m, Donal Murphy (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) was first M50 while winning Winning the M45 title was Keith Young (Metro St Brigid’s AC), with Eoin Durkan (Donore Harriers) a close second. In the steeplechase, former mountain runner Niall Sherlock (Clonliffe Harriers) was first M40, and his Clonliffe club mate David Dunwoody first M55. Snezana Bechtina (Clonliffe Harriers) won the W400m 100m and 200m and then turned out for her club a day later in the league. Also on double duty was Edel Maguire, another Clonliffe master athlete, who after winning the women’s over 65 400m in some style lined for her club a day later in the 4 x 400m relay. First W50 in the 400m was Leanne Wellings (Lucan Harriers). In the sprints, Avril Dillon (Dundrum South Dublin AC) won the W45 100m with her club mate Shane Sheridan best M65 over the distance and David Leech (Blackrock AC) first M75. Over 200m, Colm Keogh (Ballymun AC) won the M50 title - a first for the club. Michael Burke (Crusaders AC) was a close second. Winning the M55 400m hurdles was Mark Woodger (Metro St Brigid’s AC). Pics from masters here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720335039352 and from league final here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720335069538

TRACK AND FIELD Fintan Kerins (Clonliffe Harriers) was the winner of the grade A men’s 1500m at the eighth and final Dublin Graded Track and field meet of the season held in Santry on Wednesday (July 29), which attracted a healthy entry from all over the country. Kerins crossed the line in 3:52.45 after close battle with Conor McGuirk (Lusk AC) who finished second in 3:52.73. Oisin McGloin (Lagan Valley AC was third in 3:53.55. Winning the women’s Grade A 1500m was Catherine Martin (Lagan Valley AC) in 4:30.86. Kate Nurse (UCD AC) was second in 4:32.70 and Isabel Cuffe (Lucan Harriers) third in 4:36.29. In the other women’s grades, Robyn Carey (Lusk AC) won grade B in 4:46.87 with Emma Goddard (DSD AC) second in 4:56.15, while Jade Murphy (Crusaders AC) won Grade C in 5:11.69. Adam Bradley (Celbridge AC) won men’s grade B in 4:05,9 ahead of two visiting athletes from North Down AC. Donagh Carey (Mullingar Harriers) led home twenty athletes in Grade C in a time of 4:21.35 with Said Adbiwahab Muhudin (Clonliffe Harriers, 185) a close second in 4:21.54. Winning Grade D was Eoin Durkan (Donore Harriers) in 4:27.01. Dylan Forman (Raheny Shamrock AC) was second in 4:27.51. A total of twelve 100m races were held, seven of them for men, and in the finals, Dami Pearse (Tallaght AC) won the women’s race in 12.70m with Nicole Walker (An Riocht AC) second in 12.80 and Grainne Diamond Ebbs (Clonliffe Harriers AC) third in 12.93. Delighted to win the men’s final in 10.84 secs was Samuel Babajide (Metro St Brigid’s AC). Alamin Bankole (Fingallians AC 20) was second in 10.90 and Charlie Bastow (Crusaders 21) third in 11.14. In the field, national champion Anna Gavigan (LSA AC) won the women’s discus with a throw of 51.99. Eoin Sheridan (Clonliffe Harriers) proved best of the men with 51.68. Joe Bracken (Lucan Harriers) won the men’s javelin with 46.79, with Irish record holder Anita White (DSD AC) first women with a throw of 36.66. DSD had a double in the pole vault with Kevin Byrne best of the men and Barbara Tapia the women’s winner ahead of her club-mate Alison Beck. In the long jump, Eva Munnelly (Cabinteely AC) was first woman with a best of 5.36. Full results at www.dublinathletics.com and more pics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720334910581/ TRACK AND FIELD - AT THE IFAM, BELGIUM At the IFAM Oordegem in Belgium on Saturday (August 1), Faye Dervan (DCH) dipped under 16 minutes in the 5000m when finishing 14th in her heat in a personal best 15:57.61. In the men’s 400m, Jack Raftery (Donore Harriers) ran a season’s best 45.72 secs for eighth overall from 106 finishers less than a week after winning the national title. Iseult O’Donnell (Raheny Shamrock AC) ran a personal best 2:04.82 for 15th overall in the women’s 800m, with 72 starters divided into seven heats. Luke Murphy (Raheny Shamrock AC) clocked 1:49.76 and Andrew McGilton (DSD AC) 1:51.33 in the mens’ 800m races, with 144 finishers in that event. Also running were Kyle Moorhead (Craughwell AC), Sean Carrigg (Clonliffe Harriers), Antoine Roquette (DSD AC), and Conor Flaherty (Clonmel AC). ROADS Michael Brady (Raheny Shamrock AC) was the winner of the postponed 10th Battle of Clontarf 10-Mile, held at St Anne’s Park Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday. Brady proved the class of the field winning in 51 mins 20 secs, with Kevin Minnock (Tullamore Harriers, M35) second in 53:26 and Colm Turner (Brothers Pearse, M40) third in 53:52. Fourth and first woman was Alice Wright (Dublin Track Club) in 55:55. Chasing her home for fifth place was Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock AC, M40) in 55:24. Sarah Diamond (Kilcoole AC) was second woman in 59:40 and Lauren Dermody (Castlecomer AC) third in 60:145. Fourth woman and first W40 in 61:59 was Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock AC). In the age groups, Dublin winners were Shirley Coyle (Raheny Shamrock AC) W45, Dee O’Keeffe (Brothers Pearse AC) W50, Patricia Forde (Blackrock AC) W55, Grainne Grennan (Blackrock AC) W65, Padraig Mahony (Brothers Pearse AC) M50, Tom O’Neill (Metro St Brigid’s AC) M65, Donal Murphy (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) M70. Finishing second M55 in his first race for a while was Noel Cullen (Clonliffe Harriers). The race was also a Leinster Championship and winning both the men and women’s senior team categories was Raheny Shamrock. In the over 35 class, the Donore Harriers men and the Crusaders women were the winners, with the Mullingar Harriers men and the Blackrock women taking the over 50 titles. Dublin won both Leinster county titles. On Sunday (August 2), Hugh Armstrong (Ballina AC/Dublin TC) won the Inner City RC 5km based at the Henrietta Flats, in Dublin’s north city with a time of 15:07. Jack Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) was second in 16:05 and Eoin Healy ( DSD AC) third in 16:06. Narangarav Gankhuyag was first woman in 19:51. A total of 1,028 completed the run. In Ardfert, Co Kerry, Finn Woodger (Metro St Brigid’s AC) won the Banna 5km in 15:42 and in a Dublin double, Margaret Foley (Crusaders AC) was first woman in 19:25. Donore junior Rhys Johnson finished second in the Trasna 5km in Naas Co Kildare on Saturday (August 1) in 15:27. Lauren Tinkler (DCH AC) was first woman in 17:23, with Lorraine O’Connor (Clonliffe Harriers) second in 17:39. At the the Streets of Athboy 5km, in Co Meath on Friday (July 31), Kieran Little (Blackrock AC, M35) finished second in 15:35 while Robert O’Brien (Bros Pearse AC) was first M40.