{"id":45941,"date":"2026-10-05T15:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=45941"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:58:31","slug":"dublin-novice-cross-country-senior-races-4th-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=45941","title":{"rendered":"Dublin Novice Cross Country Senior Races – 4th October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Men\u2019s race: Condon claims the Dublin title<\/h1>\n
Adam Condon delivered the standout performance of the day for Raheny, winning the Dublin Novice men\u2019s title in 17:19. Behind him, Jamie Rankin-Whelan placed 13th in 18:34, Giovanni Salvatore was 22nd in 19:04 and Christian Finn finished 28th in 19:14. Their combined 64 points secured team bronze for Raheny, behind champions Dundrum South Dublin on 27 points and runners-up Clonliffe Harriers on 32.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nMen\u2019s race in numbers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Individual champion:<\/strong> Adam Condon, 17:19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Team finish:<\/strong> 3rd place and Dublin bronze<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Team score:<\/strong> 64 points<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Scoring four:<\/strong> 1st, 13th, 22nd and 28th<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Top-30 finishers:<\/strong> Four<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Raheny finishers:<\/strong> 13<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0First-to-fourth scoring spread:<\/strong> 1:55<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nMen\u2019s team bronze<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Raheny\u2019s scoring quartet delivered third place in the official team competition. Condon\u2019s victory supplied the minimum possible one point, and the strong supporting runs from Rankin-Whelan, Salvatore and Finn brought the total to 64. Dundrum South Dublin won with 27 points, Clonliffe Harriers took silver with 32, and Raheny completed the podium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0| Place<\/strong> | Club<\/strong> | Score<\/strong>
\n| 1<\/strong> | Dundrum South Dublin A.C. | 27
\n| 2<\/strong> | Clonliffe Harriers A.C. | 32
\n| 3<\/strong> | Raheny Shamrock A.C. | 64<\/div>\n
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\nRaheny Shamrock AC men\u2019s results<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0| Place<\/strong> | Athlete<\/strong> | Time<\/strong>
\n| 1<\/strong> | Adam Condon | 17:19
\n| 13<\/strong> | Jamie Rankin-Whelan | 18:34
\n| 22<\/strong> | Giovanni Salvatore | 19:04
\n| 28<\/strong> | Christian Finn | 19:14
\n| 59<\/strong> | Conor Wynne Walsh | 20:31
\n| 68<\/strong> | Robert Lea | 21:16
\n| 70<\/strong> | John Clarke | 21:16
\n| 79<\/strong> | Dara O\u2019Leary | 21:44
\n| 83<\/strong> | Davey Duane | 21:50
\n| 85<\/strong> | Martin McKenna | 21:53
\n| 86<\/strong> | Philip Behan | 21:58
\n| 89<\/strong> | Josh Henvey | 22:08
\n| 97<\/strong> | Conor Moreau | 22:59<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
Women\u2019s Race \u2013 Team Bronze<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Raheny Shamrock AC\u2019s women produced a superb team display at the Dublin Novice Cross-Country Championships in Phoenix Park on Sunday, 4 October 2026, earning bronze over 4km. Led by a top-ten finish from Hannah Shackley, Raheny packed four scorers into the first 22 and reinforced that medal-winning quartet with seven more finishers inside the published top 50.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nBronze built on disciplined packing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Hannah Shackley set the tone with an excellent eighth-place finish in 14:13. Megan Roberts followed in 17th in 14:34, with Ruth Comerford close behind in 19th in 14:40. Triona Nic Dhonaill then brought the scoring home in 22nd, recording 14:57. Their placings totalled 66 points and secured third place behind Dundrum South Dublin and Clonliffe Harriers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The medal was built on disciplined packing. Only 14 finishing places and 44 seconds separated Raheny\u2019s first and fourth scorers, whose average time was 14:36. Just as importantly, Treasa Wall arrived only 16 seconds after the fourth scorer, giving the team valuable cover. In championship cross-country, where every place changes the score, that combination of front-end quality and close support is exactly what turns a strong run into a podium result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nRaheny Shamrock AC results<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0| Place<\/strong> | Athlete<\/strong> | Time<\/strong>
\n| 8<\/strong> | Hannah Shackley | 14:13
\n| 17<\/strong> | Megan Roberts | 14:34
\n| 19<\/strong> | Ruth Comerford | 14:40
\n| 22<\/strong> | Triona Nic Dhonaill | 14:57
\n| 26<\/strong> | Treasa Wall | 15:13
\n| 28<\/strong> | Mary Walsh | 15:22
\n| 30<\/strong> | Sorcha Delargy | 15:30
\n| 33<\/strong> | Aoife Brennan | 15:33
\n| 35<\/strong> | Clodagh Foley | 15:36
\n| 37<\/strong> | Muireann Browne | 15:44
\n| 47<\/strong> | Seona O\u2019Keeffe | 16:14<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
Depth beyond the scoring four<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The performance also highlighted the depth of Raheny\u2019s women\u2019s squad. Treasa Wall and Mary Walsh both finished inside the top 30, followed by Sorcha Delargy in 30th. Aoife Brennan, Clodagh Foley and Muireann Browne then crossed the line within an 11-second window, while Seona O\u2019Keeffe completed Raheny\u2019s eleven finishers in the published top 50. From the first Raheny athlete home to the eleventh, the spread was just 2:01\u2014a notably compact club showing across the field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Congratulations to Hannah, Megan, Ruth and Triona on winning team bronze, and to all eleven Raheny athletes whose collective performance made this such a memorable championship outing. A podium finish supported by this level of depth is an encouraging early-season marker\u2014and a strong platform for the cross-country races ahead.<\/div>\n
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With Adam Condon crowned individual champion, the men taking team bronze and the women also earning third place, Raheny Shamrock AC left Phoenix Park with a superb championship return. Across both races, the results reflected front-running quality, committed scoring packs and impressive club depth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Men\u2019s race: Condon claims the Dublin title Adam Condon delivered the standout performance of the day for Raheny, winning the Dublin Novice men\u2019s title in 17:19. Behind him, Jamie Rankin-Whelan placed 13th in 18:34, Giovanni Salvatore was 22nd in 19:04 and Christian Finn finished 28th in 19:14. Their combined 64 points secured team bronze for Raheny, behind champions Dundrum South Dublin on 27 points and runners-up Clonliffe Harriers on 32….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45941"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45942,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45941\/revisions\/45942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}