As well as being all about endeavour and physical activity, sport is at its best when it embraces that most basic emotion of unbridled passion. Rarely has that been more in evidence than in Santry Demesne yesterday, scene of last Saturday’s All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Championships. A stiff North easterly breeze had dried the old woodland course, creating surprisingly good underfoot conditions. The challenging hills around Walled Garden Corner remained…
All Raheny Female Athletes are cordially invited to the Female Athlete Forum which has been organised by Orla Manley and Orla Gilheaney. The aim of the event is to promote our women in sport and to learn from one another and our line-up of speakers. A range of topics including goal setting, sporting mind set and resilience will be discussed along with many more. The speakers are; Jenny Murphy –…
Isuelt O’Donnell, Mark Smyth and Brian Fay wrapped a silver lining around day two of the national indoor championships in Abbotstown. There were silver medals for O’Donnell in the 800m, Fay 1500m and Smyth 60m with bronze medals for Kim O’Hare in the triple jump. Isuelt O’Donnell posted a fast 2:07.07 for 800 meter in a tight finish were Nadia Power took gold in 2:06.26 and Claire Mooney bronze in…
Lusk village went into lock down today to welcome all to a great days racing for both adults and children. The day started off with a selection of children’s races followed by the 3pm kick off of the now annual four-mile road race. The Lusk four-mile road race now in its 3rd year has grown from strength to strength and so has the numbers attending. The tricky two lap course…