An evening with Paddy Fay, Thursday 22nd September in St Fintans school at 8pm Paddy Fay is a Life Member of Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club. He was the Club’s first Juvenile member in 1959. A former Dublin and Leinster sprint champion. He was a member of the club’s famous 4x400m relay team that won the National Title in 1970. Paddy was coach to the Irish Olympic team in Sydney in…
Kincora2Passage Charity Run
Hi all. Just a final reminder that our Kincora2Passage charity relay run event takes place this Saturday (September 17). Our first set of participants will be meeting at 2:30am on Kincora Road and will set off at 3:00am sharp. Everyone is welcome to come along to cheer them off and lend a hand. We ask that participants wear their Raheny Shamrock vest for their 10 mile leg and that everyone…
Grant Thornton 5k
Mark Kirwan was winner of this years Grant Thornton 5k. Mark’s winning time was 14:29. Defending champ Conor Dooney was fourth in 14:50. Other finishers were Damien Kehoe 16:46, Declan Robinson 17:04, John Clohisey 17:50, Dave Gargan 18:14, Tara Kennedy 18:39, Helen Carr 19:18.
Weekend results
Ian Conroy finished 46th at the World Mountain running championships in Bulgaria. Ian ran 1:10:53 for the 12.5km course. At the Great North run Mary Coghlan ran 1:50:18 while Mary Purdue Smyth ran 1:53:32 and Nicola Mooney ran 1:54:05. Simon Devenney won the St Annes parkrun in 17:00 while Catriona Costello was first female in 20:24. Other finishers were Dan Scully 17:22, Barry Lennon 17:47, Mark Murphy 17:56, Wes Grant 18:00,…