Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club welcomes the announcement by Athletics Ireland that athletics clubs can re-open activities from May 18 2020. We thank Athletics Ireland CEO Hamish Adams and his team for working with Sport Ireland and government to allow this development to occur. The club has received detailed documentation from Athletics Ireland which requires a large piece of preparatory work before we can begin to re-open activities. As such the…
It is with great sadness that Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club announces the death of our friend and member Michael Delaney. Michael died yesterday May fourth after a long illness very bravely fought. Michael was a latecomer to the sport. He soon made up lost ground and turned out to be a formidable Marathon runner. In 2017 he won his category in the Dublin City Marathon. Prior to joining Raheny Shamrocks…
Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club note the announcement of An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the extension of measures in relation to Covid-19 until May 18. We also welcome the publication of the governments “Roadmap for reopening society & business” and the plans for a return to sporting activities. While we welcome the proposed date of June eighth for a return to small group training (Phase two of plan), the club are…
In these strange and challenging times good news is something we welcome. On Friday night RTÉ news ran an item on a medical device company in Galway has designed a new system to enable two patients to be treated safely from one ventilator. The Inspire Team, based at NUIG, is hoping the system can be replicated globally as an emergency response to ventilator shortages. One of their members was our…