It was around 4:30pm on Sunday in Tallaght when our Club Treasurer stopped cheering on another relay team on the last leg of their final to realise that we hadn’t budgeted for this many athletes to be qualifying for the All-Ireland Children’s Games in Tullamore in July. A good problem to have though! But, it’sContinue reading “Academy Athletes Run, Jump & Throw Their Hearts Out At Childrens Games”
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Top Performances At Dublins Day 1
A sunny Morton Stadium hosted Day 1 of the Dublin Outdoor Championships on Saturday. Over thirty Clongriffin athletes competed across a range of events. Throws Our throws squad were out in force with two athletes qualifying for All-Irelands. Sarah won the Javelin and was second in the Shot Putt, both in PBs, in the GirlsContinue reading “Top Performances At Dublins Day 1”
Dublin Outdoor League Day 1 Update
Day 1 of the Dublin Outdoor Leagues took place in Tallaght last Sunday. There was a good contingent of athletes competing in all ages across a full range of events. Personal Bests too for many athletes are they continue their preparation for the Dublin Outdoors. Some PB highlights included: Next League is on Saturday MayContinue reading “Dublin Outdoor League Day 1 Update”
PBs and Close Calls Close Out Indoors 2024
The final day of All-Ireland Indoor action saw more PBs and some close medal calls for the Clongriffin crew in Athlone today. Hurdle Finals We had four hurdlers in action with two making their finals. Sophie progressed through her heat safely and was close to her PB in the final to claim 5th place inContinue reading “PBs and Close Calls Close Out Indoors 2024”
Niamh and Alicja Brew Up A Storm In Athlone
With Storm Kathleen raging outside, the Clongriffin athletes were happy to have the indoor comforts at todays Day 2 of the All-Ireland Indoor Championships in Athlone. Long Jump Silver For Niamh First in action today was Niamh and Orlaith in the Girls u12 Long Jump. Niamh took a super silver, beating her old PB threeContinue reading “Niamh and Alicja Brew Up A Storm In Athlone”
All-Ireland Bronze For Girls u12
The Club had a record high five relay teams at Day 1 of the All-Ireland Indoors in Athlone today as well an inspirational thrower and some high jumpers starting their high jumping journey. The Girls u12 stole the show with a gutsy 3rd place run in their relay, taking nearly 3.5 seconds off their timeContinue reading “All-Ireland Bronze For Girls u12”
Relays Close Out Dublin Indoors On A High
The curtain came down on the Dublin Indoor Championships on Saturday with the u10 to u19 relays in the NIA and Clongriffin had a memorable day. With teams in all age groups up to U16 it was the biggest contingent of athletes the club has had at the Dublin Relays, with 70 athletes competing. TheContinue reading “Relays Close Out Dublin Indoors On A High”
Day 3 of Dublin Indoors
The Dublin Indoor Championships for individual events came to a close today with Day 3 at the NIA. Throwers To The Fore Our new throwers group under the guidance of Kieron and Ed had a good day at the office. Sarah O’Farrell took gold in the Girls u14 shot while Daniel Ward was an excellentContinue reading “Day 3 of Dublin Indoors”
Exciting Day 2 At Dublin Indoors
An exciting Day 2 has come to a close at the Dublin Indoors. Our biggest entry of athletes at a championships and lots of great stories on the day. Plenty of personal bests, surprise performances, finalists and a few medals also. Well done to all athletes who toed the line and competed today. They shouldContinue reading “Exciting Day 2 At Dublin Indoors”
No Medals But Big Performance At All-Ireland Multi Events
The club’s growing multi-events group had a big day out at the All-Ireland Multi Event championships in NIA today. Marianne has been leading the charge at multi events for a couple of years now and it was exciting for her to be joined by Sarah and Liliya today for their debuts. Marianne was involved inContinue reading “No Medals But Big Performance At All-Ireland Multi Events”
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