Green and White Everywhere: 61 Shamrocks Take on parkrun
What a sensational Saturday morning for the Raheny Shamrock Athletics Club! Our athletes were out in force once again, putting on fantastic displays across Dublin, around Ireland, and on international soil. From podium finishes and venue victories to brilliant club turnout, the Green and White jersey was proudly represented far and wide.
Whether you were chasing a personal best, completing your weekend 5k, or touring a new event, huge congratulations to all 61 club members who crossed a parkrun finish line this weekend!
Weekend Highlights & Star Performances
It was an extraordinary week for top-ten finishes and podium places, with our athletes dominating the front of the field across multiple venues:
- Sport Ireland Campus: A massive shoutout to Chloe Griffin, who pulled off a magnificent performance to finish 2nd overall in a blistering 22:31, making her the 1st female finisher!
- Malahide: Raheny Shamrocks dominated the women’s field in style, claiming a phenomenal 1-2-3 podium sweep! Annette Kealy led the line, crossing in an impressive 19:19 to take 5th overall and 1st female, closely followed by Sarah Quigley in 6th overall (2nd female) in 19:28. Aine Crimin completed the club lockout as 3rd female (22:57).
- St Anne’s: On our home turf, Zoe Quinn flew around the park in 19:26 to claim 7th overall and finish as the 1st female! Joining her in the overall top 10 was Dermot Coffey, who powered home in 19:50 to secure 9th overall. Orla Manley also stormed to a top 3 female finish (3rd female, 22:33).
- River Valley: Another double top-ten finish! Karen Slye crossed the line in 24:27 (6th overall / 1st female), with Niamh O’Malley right on her heels in 24:35 (7th overall / 2nd female).
- Father Collins: Caitriona Costello had a fantastic run, finishing 13th overall and securing 2nd female with a swift time of 23:13.
- Fairview: Seona O’Keeffe produced a strong run to claim 3rd female (24:54).
- Southwark (London): Travelling abroad didn’t slow Aisling Ahern down! She delivered a superb 19:02 performance in Southwark, finishing 13th overall and 2nd female.
Attendance at a Glance
We had 61 Shamrock runners spread across 11 different events globally:
- St Anne’s: 37 Shamrocks
- Malahide: 7 Shamrocks
- Fairview: 4 Shamrocks
- River Valley: 3 Shamrocks
- Donabate: 3 Shamrocks
- Father Collins: 2 Shamrocks
- Sport Ireland Campus: 1 Shamrock
- Tymon: 1 Shamrock
- Gorey: 1 Shamrock
- Southwark (UK): 1 Shamrock
- Daventry (UK): 1 Shamrock
Full Raheny Shamrock AC parkrun Results
Below is the complete list of all club participants from Saturday’s events, sorted alphabetically by parkrun event name.
| parkrun Event | Name | Finish Time |
| Daventry | Romane GUERNALEC | 00:49:33 |
| Donabate | David GARGAN | 00:26:14 |
| Donabate | Seamus ROONEY | 00:27:36 |
| Donabate | Ann-Marie GARGAN | 00:29:46 |
| Fairview | Keith FLEMING | 00:22:20 |
| Fairview | Emmet MCAVINUE | 00:22:47 |
| Fairview | Seona O’KEEFFE | 00:24:54 |
| Fairview | Hannah COLEMAN | 00:28:44 |
| Father Collins | Caitriona COSTELLO | 00:23:13 |
| Father Collins | Jean DUNNE | 00:28:03 |
| Gorey | Bob QUINN | 00:41:01 |
| Malahide | Annette KEALY | 00:19:19 |
| Malahide | Sarah QUIGLEY | 00:19:28 |
| Malahide | Aine CRIMIN | 00:22:57 |
| Malahide | Michael CRIMIN | 00:25:46 |
| Malahide | Eddie HARRISON | 00:28:46 |
| Malahide | Patricia OCLEIRIGH | 00:31:04 |
| Malahide | Steven John ROWE | 00:35:19 |
| River Valley | Karen SLYE | 00:24:27 |
| River Valley | Niamh O’MALLEY | 00:24:35 |
| River Valley | Joan COMISKEY | 00:33:09 |
| Southwark | Aisling AHERN | 00:19:02 |
| Sport Ireland Campus | Chloe GRIFFIN | 00:22:31 |
| St Anne’s | Zoe QUINN | 00:19:26 |
| St Anne’s | Dermot COFFEY | 00:19:50 |
| St Anne’s | Philip MCGOVERN | 00:20:17 |
| St Anne’s | Orla MANLEY | 00:22:33 |
| St Anne’s | Ruairi MCARDLE | 00:22:41 |
| St Anne’s | Aileen HOOPER | 00:23:05 |
| St Anne’s | Denise KELLEHER | 00:23:22 |
| St Anne’s | Niall O’NEILL | 00:23:43 |
| St Anne’s | Helen CARR | 00:26:02 |
| St Anne’s | Patrick MC DONNELL | 00:26:11 |
| St Anne’s | Brian HANNEY | 00:26:52 |
| St Anne’s | Brighid SMYTH | 00:27:35 |
| St Anne’s | Nick ALEXANDER | 00:28:04 |
| St Anne’s | Elaine MCNULTY | 00:28:05 |
| St Anne’s | Isobel DUNNE | 00:28:20 |
| St Anne’s | Dan WALLACE | 00:28:22 |
| St Anne’s | Dave FEENEY | 00:28:25 |
| St Anne’s | Andrew BURNS | 00:28:46 |
| St Anne’s | Ciara BYRNE | 00:28:48 |
| St Anne’s | Desmond LYONS | 00:29:02 |
| St Anne’s | Eabha BYRNE | 00:29:19 |
| St Anne’s | Rose KIDD | 00:29:43 |
| St Anne’s | Sheila DUFFY | 00:29:51 |
| St Anne’s | Una CHERRY | 00:30:12 |
| St Anne’s | Deirdre O’DWYER | 00:30:33 |
| St Anne’s | Sinead LYONS | 00:30:37 |
| St Anne’s | Lorna CHRISTIE | 00:30:50 |
| St Anne’s | Connor JENNINGS | 00:31:16 |
| St Anne’s | Olivia MOONEY | 00:31:21 |
| St Anne’s | Laura CLARKE | 00:31:21 |
| St Anne’s | Lisa MCCARTHY | 00:31:22 |
| St Anne’s | Zara ROGERS | 00:32:02 |
| St Anne’s | Robbie BEGGS | 00:34:06 |
| St Anne’s | Jim EVISTON | 00:34:46 |
| St Anne’s | Anne MC COMISH | 00:35:19 |
| St Anne’s | Avril STEPHENSON | 00:35:59 |
| St Anne’s | Patricia LORIGAN | 00:36:06 |
| Tymon | Michael MCENERY | 00:33:08 |
Well done to everyone who got out there and ran, jogged, walked, or volunteered!
