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The Leinster Schools Combined events took place in NIA last Wednesday with Leinster Schools titles and qualification for All-Ireland at stake. Marianne O’Farrell took the bronze medal in the Inter Girls while Meabh O’Grady had a day of days with five personal bests across the five events to take 4th in the Junior Girls. SarahContinue reading “Meabh & Marianne Qualify For All-Ireland Schools”

Parents and Coaches held their breath waiting for the final leg runners of the Boys u13 Cross Country Relay to round the last hill of trees into the final stretch. At the last changeover, a blanket had separated the top four teams with Limerick, Moy Valley, MSB and Clongriffin all in touch. The runners wouldContinue reading “U13 Boys Steal The Show For All-Ireland Gold”

Moving up an age, Danny Davis continued his good form over the country this winter with a super win in the Dublin u14 Cross-Country Championships. Held over a testing course in the Phoenix Park, Danny asserted his control over the race in the early stages, steadily built his lead and came home an impressive winner.Continue reading “Danny Takes U14 Cross-Country Title”

The Cross-Country season kicked off last Sunday in Newbridge House with Round 1 of the Dublin League. A big contingent of close to 40 athletes attended. It was a debut for many of our younger athletes while it was also great to see athletes competing in the U16 age groups also. Attention will now turnContinue reading “Cross Country Season Up And Running”

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Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to be on our 2025 Athlete Performance Pathway. This is a program within the Club which looks to support athletes who have achieved certain standards within their competitions in 2024. The program provides additional training and planning support to assist the athletes as they move throughContinue reading “Athlete Performance Pathway”

The 2023 / 2024 season came to a fitting end at Day 3 of the Older Ages All-Irelands in Tullamore last Saturday. Seven athletes competed and all achieved Personal Bests, a remarkable achievement. The Girls U16 squad have had a stellar season and wrapped it up nicely with both Alicja Doyle and Marianne O’Farrell claimingContinue reading “Personal Bests and Medals Wrap Up The Season”

Alicja Doyle claimed a silver medal in the All-Ireland Girls u16 100m yesterday in Tullamore. Alicja ran a PB in her heat and then again in the final to add to her bronze medal from the 60m indoors. A great full season of athletics from Alicja after only joining the club a little over aContinue reading “Alicja Takes 100m Silver”

The All-Ireland “B” championships and National Relays took place in Tullamore today. The “B” championships take place for athletes who did not medal in the regional championships and provides a competitive platform at national level. In the National Relays and we had four teams that qualified from the regionals in June. The boys u13 relayContinue reading “All-Ireland Relay Bronze For U15 Boys”

Day 1 of the U13-U19 All-Irelands took place in Tullamore last weekend. After a great showing in the Dublins 75m Hurdles last month, Sophie Winkless was looking to bring that form into the All-Ireland. Having qualified for the final earlier in the morning she ran a strong race to just miss out on the medals,Continue reading “Sophie Goes Close In All-Ireland Hurdles”