Dublin Masters and Intermediate Cross Country Championships, St Anne's Park Raheny, Sunday 04th Jauary 2026
Well done to all our Club athletes who ran in the Dublin Masters Cross Country in St Anne's Park, Raheny on Sunday 04th January and on winning the Pat Hooper Cup for the first time from Host Club Raheny Shamrocks. Also well done to Edel McCreery who won the first race of the day and led from early on in the the womens Intermediate race. In Baltic conditions, our crew stormed Raheny and brought home many category titles which gave us sufficient points to win the trophy . Medal Mayhem in the cold was the order of the day and the results were:
Intermediate Women: Edel McCreery braved the frost and brought home gold!
M50+ Men: Paul Fleming grabbed individual gold, with team silver thanks to Paul, Sean McCreery (First M60), Dermot Shiels and Edwin Keville (Silver M60), Paul Gilligan and Pearse Coyle. Ice in the veins, medals on the chest.
M65+ Men: Team Gold for Tom Cuddy, Gerry Boyle, Martin Kelly, Brendan Hogan, Sean Doyle, Donal Murphy, Eoin Murray and Terry Clarke. Tom also picked up individual silver.
F50+ Women: A brilliant 4th place and crucial points for the Pat Hooper trophy
Donna Mahon, Vanessa Sallier, Sheelagh Jones, Catherine Kelly and Miriam McCormack – heroes in hats and gloves.
F35+ Women: Louise Gaffney led the charge with individual 3rd and team silver! Backing her up were Catriona Dowling, Gráinne Black, Laura Ryan, Claire Shiels, Lorraine Nolan, Amy Cooke, Esther Lawlor, Lian Brady, Louise Cassidy and Keren Ziv.
M35+ Men: Matt Kane continued his red‑hot form (the only warm thing in the park today) with silver, and Dave Power finished a brilliant 4th. Their efforts sealed team silver and locked down the Pat Hooper Cup. Also flying the flag were Patrick Marjolet, Ciaran Aylward, John McCauley, Greg Byrne, Richie Doran, Ross Griffin, Denis Everett and Sean McCarron.
The Pat Hooper Cup came to Rathfarnham with 45 points. Raheny Shamrocks were second with 39 points and Sportsworld RC were third with 32 points. The full results are on the Myrunresults website at https://www.myrunresults.com/events/dublin_inter__masters_xc_champs_2026/6053/results.
