The mini-marathon was to be this weekend. Postponed for now, like most things and we’re left only with our thoughts. I wriggled in towards the starting line at the last minute last year, after a last few strides and a last quick pee and stood two rows back from the line. One body in the midst of 40,000 bodies. There, right beside me was my old college friend, Niamh Murphy….
Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club announce that the club will re-open to limited activity from today, Wednesday May 20th. We reopen having reviewed all guidelines and procedures set-out under phase one of the government’s roadmap to reopen our country. Phase one is primarily set for the timeframe Monday May 18 to Monday June 8 2020. Having reviewed the new guidelines and procedures in an effort to best suit our club we…
The committee of Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club held a Virtual Meeting this afternoon to consider and progress steps to reopen training in line with Athletics Ireland guidelines and recommendations. We have now broadly agreed a process and structure to proceed. However, we will await the completion of an information and questions session arranged by Athletics Ireland for Tuesday evening May 19. We will then finalise our guidelines for our coaches…
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…