Brian Fay and Niamh Fogarty grabbed national championship gold on a great day for Raheny Shamrock. Niamh Fogarty landed discus gold with a convincing victory throwing 49.77 metres, more than two metres clear of Anna Gavigan of LSA. Fogarty’s 2022 was decimated by a back injury. However, Fogarty has come back into great form, throwing over 49 metres twice on Sunday. Fogarty’s first attempt registered 49.60 metres, her second was…
Mark Smyth and Eric Favors claimed national senior track & field medals at the Morton stadium! Favors set a new championship record of 19.91 metres when taking shot put gold in the early afternoon. Favors threw five of six attempts over 19 metres, with his best effort 19.91m coming in throw six. The 26-year-old threw over three metres better than rival James Kelly. ✨Championship Record✨ A Championship Record and a…
The 2023 Lord Mayor of Raheny Two Mile series continues on Tuesday July 25th at 8pm with the John Fennell cup. This race doubles as round eight of the Lord Mayor series. Entry is €7 and is available below via the join here button. You can also enter on the night of the race in Raheny Shamrock Club house, old church, Raheny village from 7pm. Running for six further weeks,…
There was masters bronze medals the Irish runner 10 mile road race, which doubled as the national 10 mile championship. The women’s masters 35 team took bronze. The team was Tara Kennedy, Mary Walsh and Rose Kidd. The men’s masters 35 team of Sean Kelly, John Shanahan and Colm Cassidy took bronze. The Raheny Shamrock results were; Rob Frewen 56:45, Steo Butler 56:45, Sean Kelly 58:06, John Shanahan 58:31, Colm…