The 2016 AXA Raheny 5 has been awarded the Running in Ireland award for best short distance race of 2016. The prestigious award voted by athlete’s from across Ireland and abroad, brought a smile to race director Pat Hooper’s face as preparations continue for the 2017 event. “This is a fantastic award to win” explained Pat Hooper founder of the Raheny 5 in 1985 and race director to this very day. “We…
Men’s captain Dick Hooper has announced the Senior Men’s team which will compete at the European Champion Club Cup Cross Country on February 5. Two time National senior cross country champion Mick Clohisey leads the team with the four scoring members of the national senior club cross country team selected. The three other scorers in November Conor Dooney, Kevin Dooney and Mark Kirwan who was recalled to international duty last…
Q1. I chose to collect my number, how do I do this? A1. Numbers can be collected from the AXA Insurance Office, 4 Main Street, Raheny between 10am to 4pm on Saturday January 28. On race day Sunday January 29, all uncollected numbers are available at Raheny National School Hall from 11am. Q2. How do you enter the juvenile race? A2. The race details are available here Entries open on…
Congratulations to Brian Fay after taking 12th place at the Celtic Games cross country held in Cardiff on Sunday. Fay was second man home in the Irish B team in Derby A.C’s Hugo Milner. Another good cross country performance from Brian as he makes his way into the Ireland team.