The 2019 Lord Mayor of Raheny Road Race series was launched in Raheny today. The series of 13 “Two Mile” road races begins on Tuesday June 11 and runs every Tuesday until September 3rd. All races start at 8pm on the Wades Avenue / Watermill drive course, a course which is used for the National Road Relay championships. The series first competed in 1999 has grown year-on-year and now sees…
Sean O’Driscoll set a new personal best as he finished third at the Harry Schulting Games in Vught, Netherlands. O’Driscoll set his new personal best in the 100m semi-final posting 10.75 seconds with a +1.8 wind. O’Driscoll then posted the same time to take third place in the final. Elsewhere Jamie Sheridan posted 52.01 seconds in the 400 meters, Conall O’Toole also competed but was disqualified.
Brandon Arrey has been selected for the Irish teams for the European Games in Minsk. The second European Games take place in Minsk between June 21 and 30th, the first time Ireland will compete in athletics. Arrey has been selected as part of the 4x400m relay team in the new DNA Athletics – Dynamic Athletics format. •DNA is a two hour, unpredictable, ‘winner takes it all’ team-based competition. •DNA still…
Mark Smyth bagged a new club record as he bagged a European Under-23 spot as he finished second at the IFAM meet in Belgium. Smyth posted 21.35 for second place behind Willy Broer Rodrigo of the Netherlands who clocked in 21.27 seconds to win the second heat of the 200 metres in the pre-schedule. Smyth’s time of 21.35 seconds is a European under-23 B standard. In the main programme, Kieran…