National Juniors / under 23 next Saturday in Tullamore

The following athletes are entered in the Nat juniors next weekend.
Pierre Murchan 1500
Daire Finn 800m
Alison Burke 400m hurdles
Alison Armstrong 3k steeplechase
Caoimhe Lynam 200/400
Finn Burke Power 400m

Under 23
Cliona Murphy 1500
Olwyn Kennedy
Clare Brennan
Timetable on athletics Ireland website

Training this week

Tue June 28th Hole in the Wall 10.30 anyone whos free Tue 28th June Hole in the Wall 7pm-everyone

Thur 30th June Hole in the Wall 10.30 Older middle distance only
Thur 30th Jun Hole in the Wall 7pm everyone else

Catherine is going to the European championships

Confirmation has just come in that Catherine Mc Manus has been selected for the Irish relay squad for the European championships in Amsterdam next month. Great news for Catherine and a great honour for the club.😊

Day 2 of the Nationals

We had athletes in 3 finals today in Santry where there were some brilliant races. The mens and womens 400m and 400m hurdles races were particularly exciting as was the finish of the mens 1500m and 5000m. Catherine McManus ran very well in her 100m final coming 5th, Niamh Donnelly was tired today after her great run in her heat yesterday finishing 8th in her final. Catherine, Niamh, Aoife Ni Bhroin and Alison Burke ran in the 4x 400m relay and really had our supporters on their toes. Catherine ran a brilliant first leg and took the team into a good lead, she handed over to Niamh who had only finished her 1500m twenty mins earlier. Niamh ran really well and handed over to Alison Burke in second place. Alison held her place and Aoife Ni Bhroin gave it everything on the last lap to hold on to a brilliant 2nd place for the team. There was a great cheer for the girls as they got presented with their silver medals. It was great for all our younger athletes who were there to see our older girls on the podium. Great weekend.😊

More good news!

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Pierre Murchan won the junior men’s 3000m championship in Santry today with a very impressive run. This was a special day for Pierre as his Mam’s parents were over from France to see his race and were delighted with the result. Next into action was Catherine Mc Manus who came a fine 2nd in the 200m final. Niamh Donnelly ran really well to qualify for the final of the 1500m. Aoife and Cliona ran well in tough heats of their 800 and 1500.

Emily new pb 😊!

Great news from Santry this morning. Emily Corcoran jumped a great new pb of 1m 65cm and finished 5th overall in the Tailteann games. The standard in her age group is very high and she is under age again for this event next year. Great jumping Emily!