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Well done to all the girls who competed in the Dublin Championships today!

Alison Burke added a brilliant silver medal to Friday’s gold when she finished a superb second in the U15 girls 60m sprint. Alison also finished a fine fourth in her first ever race over the hurdles.

Emily Corcoran did excellent to qualify for the final of the hurdles and finished fifth. Katie Harold won her heat of the 60m but came across much bigger girls in the semi final and didn’t progress to the final.

Chloe Corcoran and Sophie English both had unfortunate knee injuries. Chloe  could not compete and Sophie  got  to the final where she finished a brave  5th despite having a sore knee.  Well done to all.

Well done to Catherine McManus who got an excellent silver and big PB at the National Seniors today in a gusty run in the 60m hurdles after the disappointment of getting disqualified earlier in the 60m. Great running also by Niamh Donnelly with a massive PB of 4.41 and finishing 6th place! All the hard training paying off!

Day 2 of the Dublins were held in surprisingly nice conditions for most of the competitions today. We had some fine performances from our older athletes with Pierre, Alison and Cliona adding the 800m titles to their 1500m titles won last night. Finn Burke Power showed what a great 800m runner he can be with a fine win in a new pb in the under 16 boys race with Darragh Finn third. Aoife Corr came 3rd in the under 17 girls event, while Katie Hanna, Caoimhe Bresnan, Ella Mae Cromie and Dora have all qualified for finals next Sunday. Abbey Corr won the under 15 walk.
Best of the younger age groups were Oisin Gavin, Keelan Gogarty and Alex Corr.

Any of the younger athletes who wish to train tomorrow, go to the hole in the Wall at 11.

We had 5 winners at the first session of the Dublin indoors. Alison Burke won the under 15 long jump and was 4th in the high jump, Darragh Finn won the under 16 boys 1500m, Pierre won the under 18 boys, Alison Armstrong won the under 18 girls and Cliona Murphy won the under 19 girls. James Scanlon was 2nd in the long jump under 16 and Aoife Corr was 3rd in the high jump under 17. Annraoi Campbell had a very good run in his 1500m, Ben Quinn and Christopher Clarke were very tired after the cross country on Wednesday but they battled well.

Sat 15th Feb Races in Santry -details already circulated

Sat 15th Feb Anyone not involved in Santry Hole in the Wall 10.30

Sun 16th Feb Hole in the Wall 11am -athletes over 14 only. No training for younger athletes today as Hilary is in Santry.

Check out live coverage on RTE 1 Today starting around 3pm of National senior championships from Athlone. We have Niamh Donnelly going in the 1500m and Catherine McManus in the 60m and 60m hurdles.

Tue 18th Feb Hole in the Wall 10.30 -everyone. Dermots group check

Wed 19th Feb High jump in the Hall 6pm

Thur 20th Feb Hole in the Wall 10.30 -everyone

Next Sunday 23rd Feb in Santry all the high jumps, long
jumps and shot putt competitions for under 10/11/12/13/14 take place and we will do the entries on Wednesday. If anyone is away please let Hilary or Mary know.

Nasty underfoot conditions were the dominant factor at the above event in Santry. First off for Celtic was Ella Mae Cromie who ran in the minor girls race. A combination of reduced training and missing out on the north Leinsters meant that she struggled a bit but still finished in the top 20. In the junior girls event we had athletes representing St Dominics College. The girls battled well through the mud and finished 5th team overall. Alison and Zoe were both suffering from heavy colds but along with Katie Hanna, Emily Corocran and Aoife Corr they gave it their best shot. Finn Burke Power ran well for the first lap but faded a little on the second in the junior boys race, Ben Quinn and Chris Clarke battled hard in the inter boys race. In the senior girls race Cliona Murphy led her team of Aoife Corr, Ellen Byrne and Laragh Hoey from St Dominics to third place overall and qualification for All Ireland schools in March. In the final race of the day Pierre had a great run in his first year as a senior when he finished 5th in a very high standard race. Well done to all.