WEEKEND ROUND UP 20 - 25 May 2025

Another busy week for club athletes on the roads and on tracks. Tuesday evening 20th May 2025, saw the Tom Brennan 5k road race where Dermot Shields fresh from Wicklow Way endeavours was 1st club runner home in 17.16 followed by Ronan Byrne 19.03 and Michael Stewart 19.50.

The club juveniles took centre stage on the weekend 24 - 25th May with 60 boys and girls competing in Dublin track and field championships at Santry and Tallaght. Some impressive performances with Ellie Oldrey taking 250m u15 hurdles gold and Lucy Blessington u14 800m and Calum Kelly u17 boys 300h Silver medals and Sarah Murphy u19 400m H and Aoibheann Nic Mathuna u15 shot put getting bronze medals. These athletes now progress to National championships in Tullamore at the end of June.

Also in action at the weekend with notable results were Kevin Donagher taking the win at the Grocers 4 mile at Leopardstown racecourse and Louis McCarthy 3rd Newry City 10km and David Power, 4th, Calcutta Run 10km, Phoenix Park.



Overseas we had Cillian McCabe run 50.28s in 400m and Stephen Gaffney run 10.75s over 100m at the IFAM meet in Brussels.

We also had Aoibheann Nic Mhathuna qualify for All Ireland Schools in the Junior girls Shot Putt. 2nd place finish in Leinster and she now joins Ryan and Ellie in Tullamore for National Schools Finals next weekend and we wish them good luck.