The Dublin Masters Cross Country championship takes place on Sunday January fifth in St. Anne’s Park. Any men over 35 wishing to compete for the club, can they please contact Dick Hooper via whatsapp on 087 227 1940 no later than January first 2020 as the closing date for entries is January second.
St. Stephen’s Day Paarlauf
The traditional St. Stephen’s Day Paarlauf saw five teams take to the 20 minute continuous relay in St. Anne’s Park. The winning team of Liam Sheehan Laura Brennan, Dylan Evendon, Adam Condon and Collie O’Leary lifted the Eugene O’Leary cup. Second place went to Cillian Kirwan, Sean O’Driscoll, Mick Gygax, Orla McElhinney and Seona O’Keeffe. That completes the votes of the Raheny journey for 2019. Merry Christmas and a Happy…
Kirwan And O’Donnell Claim Christmas Day
Cillian Kirwan won the Goal Christmas Day Mile in St. Anne’s Park in three minutes 38 seconds, 30 seconds clear of Adam Condon. Isuelt O’Donnell inscribed her name on the Giblin Cup for the first time when was first woman across the line, meaning there were new names on both the Peppard and Giblin cup. James Hyland secured the Shamrock Trophy as first male junior home with Caitriona NicDomhnail landing…
The Story of Christmas Morning and the Way you Might Measure it
First let’s get the facts out there. The Main Avenue in St Anne’s runs straight as a dye and is flat as a pancake writes Dick Hooper. From gate to grass (where once stood the stately home of Lord Ardilaun) measures 1,420 metres. Fact. Both Lord Ardilaun and his home are long gone but the distance remains the same, 1,420m. It is worth mentioning too that the prevailing wind, again…