The secretary of Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club Mr. William Walsh has issued notice of the club’s annual general meeting. Notice of Annual General Meeting Friday 24rd March 2023, 8pm Venue: Old Church Clubhouse, Raheny To facilitate the planning of our AGM we are asking all members who plan on attending the AGM to e-mail secretary@rahenyshamrock.ie. All AGM materials will be sent via e-mail. Details on club officers and committee positions will be…
Kate Purcell Wins Lusk 4 Mile
Kate Purcell won the women’s race in the Lusk 4 Mile clocking an impressive 22 minutes 20 seconds. Purcell had some 16 seconds to spare on Trim’s Edel Gaffney. Dave Rooney led home a huge Raheny Shamrock contingent clocking 20:03 for fourth place, 15 seconds off third placed Ieuan Hopkins. Clonliffe’s Ian Guiden took victory in 18 minutes 57 seconds. Also running were David Kirwin in 10th place in 20…
Becker Helps Ireland To Fifth Place
Sophie Becker helped Ireland to fifth place in the 4x400m relay final at the European Indoor Championships. Becker exploded from the blocks to claim a great position at the break and handed over to Sharlene Mawdsley in fifth place. Becker’s split was 53.70 seconds. Sharlene Mawdsley posted the teams fastest leg in 51.15 seconds with Cliodhna Manning (54.39) and Phil Healy (53.37) helping Ireland to fifth place. A very strong Netherland’s…
Becker Stands Tall In Euro Indoors
Sophie Becker took part in her second European indoor championship on Friday in Istanbul. It sadly ended in disappointment as Sophie bowed out of the 400 metres having finished third in her heat in 53.43 seconds. The top two in each heat qualified for the semi-final along with the two fastest non-qualifiers. The time unfortunately wasn’t enough as the two fastest qualifiers posted sub-53 second times. It was disappointment for…