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…
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…
Raheny Shamrock host a Goal Mile on Christmas Day in St. Anne’s Park, start time is 11am. The starting point is the gates at Sybill Hill entrance to the Main Avenue. The race is the full length of the Main Avenue in St. Anne’s Park, finishing where the Mansion House once stood. There is no entry fee, everyone is welcome to partake with a run or walk, and we encourage…
Ian Conroy won the 2019 Joe Noonan Cup holding off Brian Leahy in a fast finish to claim the first of the club’s Christmas race awards. Conroy clocked 29 minutes 42 seconds for victory, eight seconds clear of Leahy. Brian Kelly took bronze in 35 minutes 22 seconds. Orla Gormley was the first woman home in 39 minutes 52 seconds with Angela Charlton second in 40:35 and Norah Kobusynge third…