There were some good performances and a club record set by Raheny athletes at the IUAA T&F championships in Santry. In far from ideal conditions, Colm Bourke won the long jump competition with a best of 6.95m. Aisling Drumgoole won silver in the 400m in 57:37. Mieke Kiernan won silver in the hammer with a best of 47.17m which is a new club record. Laura Brennan finished fourth in the…
Orla Comerford has achieved the 100m A standard for the Paralympic games in Rio this summer. Orla,a product of the clubs junior section, competes in the T13 category. Congratulations Orla from everyone from the club and the very best in your quest to Rio.
There were a 3 gold medals won as Raheny hosted the National Road Relays for the 16th successive year. The first race was the masters women, as the O50 women of Bernie Manley, Orla Gormley and Helena Corcoran won the first gold of the day. The trio of Brid Ni Chonaill, Annette Kealy and Helen Carr were 6th in the O35 while Elaine McNulty, Sarah Quigley and Denise Kelleher were…
Simon Ryan was winner of the Open Mlle. Simon finished in 4:40 with Simon Devenney a second back in second (4:41) and Donal Foley a further two seconds back (4:43). Siobhan Eviston was first female in 5:13, with Niamh Corry 5:20 with Ailish Murtagh third in 5:43. Tonight’s race also marked the final round of the 2015-2016 Winter League and the prizes were presented afterwards. Donal Foley is the new…