The Leinster secondary schools cross country took place on Wednesday February 8th in Santry Demesne. Qualifiers from schools all over north, east, west, and south Leinster took to the line to represent their schools, with over 20 young Shamrocks among them. The top-15 individuals in each race, plus the top three school teams qualify to represent their schools in the All-Ireland schools cross country in Waterford on Saturday March 11th….
The first weekend in February was a busy one for 34 Raheny Shamrock teenagers. The national indoor arena in Abbotstown was the venue for the Dublin indoor juvenile championship. A very familiar setting to most of the teens, having been our training ground of late as we await the re-opening of Morton Stadium this spring. Track action started with the 200m. We had four athletes take part in the u16…
The East, West, and North Leinster Secondary Schools Cross Country championships took place in the Phoenix Park over last Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The top 15 athletes in each event qualified to represent their schools in the upcoming Leinster Championships in Santry Demesne on February 8th, along with the top three schools teams in each event. The majority of Raheny Shamrock juvenile athletes were in action in Friday’s North Leinster…
The National Juvenile Uneven Ages Cross Country took place just outside Conna in Cork on Sunday. The event was hosted by St. Catherine’s AC and was superbly organised. Conditions were very testing with plenty muck, loads of hills, and even a water feature thrown in for good measure! On the Juvenile side from U13-U19, we had 17 athletes competing (all of whom qualified from Dublin Champs), taking home six medals!…