Cillian O’Leary on the Lee Fields Four Mile race in Cork on Sunday afternoon in 20:04, some 21 seconds clear of Leevale’s Eric Curran. Meanwhile Helen Carr won the DBRC Chaela Gonda 5 Miler in 38:10, others who ran were Jean Dunne 41:21 and Paul Dunne 51:58. While Graham O’Dwyer took second place in the Thoroughbred Half-Marathon posting 76 minutes 35 seconds. While in the marathon distance Keith Comiskey posted…
Laura Fallon won the Leinster junior pole vault title in a new championship best of 2.40 metres in Tullamore. Matt Cotter took gold in the junior long jump with a best jump of 6.44 metres, the long jump competition taking place in Drogheda. While Daniel Beveridge collected silver in the junior discus.
Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club are saddened to learn of the passing of Mrs. Noreen Doody, mother of the late Peter Doody. Mrs. Doody passed away on Monday June 11th in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan Mrs. Doody’s funeral takes place on Thursday June 14th at 11am in the Church of the Asumption of our Lady, Yellow Furze, Beauparc, followed by burial in Dardistown Crematorium Full details available here.
The sunny south-east saw a Raheny invasion on Sunday as shamrock relay teams walked away with marathon relay medals. The de la sale relay team won out in 3:01.21 with the Raheny Shamrock team of Lorraine Byrne, Orla Manley, Jenny Mulry and Mary Walsh second in 3:04.48. With the second of the Raheny Shamrock teams third in 3:11.17, that team was Adrienne Atkins, Helen Carr, Elaine McNulty and Brid Ni…