Cork triathlete Bryan Keane produced an impressive performance to triumph in Ireland’s biggest triathlon, held in Athlone, on Saturday evening.
Bryan Keane accepts the plaudits as he wins Triathlone 2009
Waterways Ireland triAthlone is now ranked as the fourth biggest triathlon in the world, attracting an entry over 2,500 participants to the midlands town. Thousands of supporters [...]
Congrats to Emmett McGinty, City of Derry AC, who captured the top prize at the Carndonagh 5k.
The City of Derry team which won the team prize
Second was Martin Gallagher, Foyle Valley, with another City of Derry runner – Gerry Magee – finished third.
The 1, 2, 3 in the ladies race was Theresa Doherty, Bridgeen Byrne [...]
Record numbers turned out to walk and run in Cappamore– 200 runners and 50 walkers set out on a cool cloudy evening and made this the biggest event yet, writes Rosemary Ryan.
Organisers will step up the preparations for next years tenth anniversary. A fast winning time this year of 31:49 – the winner, one Neil [...]
Athletics Ireland has begun the countdown to the SPAR European Cross Country Championships, which will take place in Santry Demesne, Dublin, on December 13th. The tickets for the event are on sale through Ticketmaster outlets nationwide and www.ticketmaster.ie.
The Ffrench Carroll Twins
Two of Ireland’s most promising young athletes, Charlotte and Rebecca Ffrench O’Carroll, were on hand [...]
Achill Half-marathon
Date: Juy 4th, 2009
Citizen Reviewer: John Culhane
John Culhane (left) and Liam Horan
I finished behind the runner who came 5th. Unfortunately he had come back out to cheer on one of his friends a little over an hour after he had finished himself.
I had a time of 2.16.37. My aim was to finish [...]
The latest addition to the sporting infrastructure of Co. Cavan is all set to be unveiled this Saturday, July 4th, when the new state-of-the-art facility constructed by Shercock Athletic Club opens for competition.
The final preparations are underway for the opening of the new athletic track in Shercock, Co. Cavan. The occasion will be marked by the holding of [...]
STRANDHILL village, five miles west of Sligo Town, is situated on the Atlantic seaboard and nestles at the foot of Knocknarea Mountain. It is known as one of Europe’s premier surfing spots, but it has another claim to fame – a competitive running event that dominates the sporting calendar not only in Sligo town and [...]
