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It was a day for the High Jump squad at Day 2 of the Dublin Indoors and they didn’t disappoint. After several seasons of being so close on so many occasions it was the day that Aoife Ferguson finally stood on top of the podium at the Dublin Championships with a dramatic win with aContinue reading “High Jumpers Scale The Heights At Dublins Day Two”

An exciting Day 1 of the Dublin Indoor Championship saw a 14 medal haul for the Club. In addition there were multiple finalists including four in two events (Girls u15 Long Jump and Girls u13 60m Hurdles) and three in another (Girls u17 Long Jump). Also very encouraging to see several athletes make their individualContinue reading “Hurdle Medal Rush At Dublin Day 1”

Some of the Girls U17 squad (2009) made their first foray into senior athletics last night at the Track and Field Live Open Meet in NIA. First up was Alicja Doyle in the Senior 60m. Having safely made it through the heats into the final, Alicja ran a super race to take second in aContinue reading “Senior Debuts For U17 Girls”

Marianne O’Farrell has kicked off 2025 in style with a silver medal at the All-Ireland Youths (u18) Combined Events in NIA on Sunday. Starting her day with a new PB over the hurdles, she was straight away into second place in the overall points after event 1. As the day progressed, she never surrendered thatContinue reading “Marianne Kick Off 2025 With All-Ireland Silver”

The academy had a very exciting 2024, full of success, friendship and great team spirit. Competition kicked off in February with the Dublin Spraoi games. All our academy teams medalled at the Dublin Spraoi games. Athletes worked in teams of up to 10, competing in the 60 metres, standing long jump, beanbag throw and aContinue reading “Academy – The Year In Review”

The Annual Club Awards took place last Sunday in Trinity Sports & Leisure Centre. The following awards were presented on the day: Overall Athlete of the Year Alicja Doyle (Girls u16) was announced as the Overall Athlete of the Year. Her stellar year included several Dublin titles and three medals at All-Ireland level. In aContinue reading “Annual Club Awards”

The Annual Club Awards take place tomorrow at 12:30 in the Trinity Sports & Leisure Centre after the Santa Dash. The awards being presented tomorrow are for u11 to U18 while medals from the recent Club Championships (for u8 to u10) will also be presented. Keep reading for more details: Club Awards Club All Stars:Continue reading “Countdown On For Club Awards”

The Indoor Season kicked off this week at the Track and Field Live indoor meet in NIA. A small group of Performance Pathway athletes competed in individual track events and Relay Coaches used the event to kick off preparation for the Dublin and All-Ireland Indoors Championships in the New Year. Club Records were the orderContinue reading “Club Records Galore At Indoor Season Opener”

The Cross-Country season concluded for Clongriffin athletes last Sunday in Tymon Park with the final round of the Dublin Cross-Country League. A final day win propelled Orlaith O’Grady up to 2nd overall in the league standings, a great reward for a very consistent cross-country season. Darragh Smyth also had a great league finishing 5th. TheContinue reading “Cross Country Season Concludes With Dublin League”

The Club hosted the first Clongriffin Athletics Academy Cup in the National Indoor Arena last Saturday. Nearly 400 athletes ranging from age 7 to 9 from 9 different clubs competing as teams across the range of run, jump, throw and relay events. Pride of place goes to our 2017 Group who competed in their firstContinue reading “Big Day Out At Academy Cup”