Dublin Athletics

📌 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗼𝗶𝗿𝘀𝗲!

…𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝘿𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 ✈️ 🇺🇸

After a prolific Juvenile career that has seen her win National Titles from U12 to U20 as well as representing Ireland at 4 major Championships at European and World level, Saoirse Fitzgerald heads off to the University of Washington tomorrow on a Track Scholarship.
We wish Saoirse the very best of luck and look forward to following her progress over the coming years and seeing her in the red & black again in the summers to come.
Go Dawgs & LH4ever!

📌 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

📅 Dates for your Diary!

Our first event is fast approaching on Sunday 13th September in Newbridge House, Donabate.

📌 Dublin Clubs Roundup, 19 - 23 August 2026, Lindie Naughton

SEASON’S BEST TIME FOR HEALY
Sarah Healy (UCD AC) recorded a season’s best time of 3 mins 57.42 secs for ninth place in the women’s 1500m at the Silesia Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday. Race winner Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia ran a world-leading time of 3:55.06. Healy finished fourth in the 5000m and fifth in the 1500m at the recent European Championships.

ROADS
Hiko Tonosa (Dundrum South Dublin AC) made a welcome return to racing when finishing eleventh and first of the Irish at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in Larne, Co Antrim on Sunday (August 23). His time of 62 mins 7 secs. It was Tonosa’s first race since dropping out of the Paris Marathon last April. Only three Irish made the top thirty in the race, which as well as an elite field from Kenya and Ethiopia, featured a large entry from the United Kingdom. In the 5km race, held in conjunction with the half marathon, John Travers (Donore Harrier, M35) just lost out to Ermias German in the chase for the line when he finished second in 13 mins 52 secs. Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers, M40) was fourth in 14:02 and Faye Dervan (Dublin City Harriers) fourth woman in 16:06.

Winner of the 40th Warriors Run 15km trail race in Strandhill, Co Sligo, on Saturday was Gavin Callery (Dundrum South Dublin AC) in 56 mins 14 secs. First woman was Sarah McCormack, a former Clonliffe Harriers member, in 63 mins 18 secs.

On Friday (August 21), Eoin Flynn (Rathfarnham WSAF AC, M45) was the winner of the Tara 5km, in Co Meath, in a time of 15 mins 36 secs, while a day earlier, Paul Nagle (CRU/Tallaght AC) was the winner in 16 mins 26 secs of the Keypoint BHAA 5km, held at Keypoint Business Park in Dublin Niall Sherlock (Teachers/Clonliffe Harriers) was second in 16:55 and Mick Quirke (ESB/BlackrockAC)) third in 17:08. Sean McCreery (Accountant/Rathfarnham WSAF AC)) was fourth and first M60 in 17:17. Elaine Courtney (SDCC) was first woman in 19:50, followed by Vanessa Sallier (AON/Rathfarnham WSAF AC)) in 21:24 and Catherine Tiernan (Teachers) in 21:52.

Also on Thursday evening, Dylan Wright (Lucan Harriers) was the winner of the Celbridge 5km in a time of 15 mins 16 secs. Second in 15:23 was Eanna O Bradaigh (Dundrum South Dublin) while third in 15:25 was Sean Doran (Clonliffe Harriers). Lauren Tinkler (Dublin City Harriers) was second woman in 17:19. In the age groups Maria McCambridge (DSD AC) was fifth and first W50 in 17:43, Ruben Bartelink (DSD AC) first M50 in 16:19, and Michael Counsel (Raheny Shamrock AC) first M60 in 16:54. Dundrum South Dublin was the winning team first team, with 36 mixed teams entered and 450 finishers in all.

On Wednesday (August 19) Kevin Donagher (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) was the winner of the Longford 5km Trails Series No 3, at Derrycassin Woods.

PARA ATHLETICS
At the England Athletics Senior Para Championships in Bedford over the weekend, Lana Sutton (UCD AC) won the para 400m in a PB time of 61.84 secs, while junior athlete Aryell Sheedy (Donore Harriers) won the T37 200m in a season’s best 27.03 secs and clocked 59.20 for fourth in the 400m.

GETTING READY FOR THE COUNTRY!
With the track season over, thoughts turn to the cross-country season with the Dublin Novice Championships tentatively planned for the Phoenix Park on Sunday October 4 For women Autumn is already in the air.

Representatives of Dublin clubs are invited to a Meet and Train leaders meeting to decide dates and venues for the Meet and Train Cross-Country League in the Crusaders clubhouse at Irishtown Stadium on Tuesday September 22 (8pm) The league consists of four races over a distance of about 3km and offers to host a race are welcome. Venues last season were the Curragh, the DSD grounds, Tymon Park and Abbotstown. Info Lisa Shine at [email protected]

📌 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿/𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🖐️ 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙮𝙚𝙩?

✅ Event Description:
The Leinster Athletics/Dublin Athletics XC Performance Squad 2026 is for athletes who have been selected to be part of the Leinster and Dublin Cross Country Performance Squads.

✅ Eligibility Criteria:
a) Athletes U15 to U20 in 2026
b) Top 12 Individual Qualifiers to Nationals from Leinster & Dublin XC Championships 2025 (U14 to U19 - 2025)
c) Top 3 Club Teams Qualified to Nationals from Leinster & Dublin XC Championships 2025 (U14 to U19 - 2025)
d) County Team (1st Team Only) from Leinster Qualified to Nationals (U14 to U19 - 2025) plus Dublin Team

Registration will give you access to attend all 3 squad sessions. The performance squad details (Date and Location) are outlined below. Any changes / updates will be sent to the email provided when registering.

Day 1 - Moore Abbey Wood, Monasterevin - Sun, August 30th
Day 2- SETU, Carlow - Sat, September 12th
Day 3- The Curragh - Sat, September 26th

Time - 10.30am

Format - Education, athlete support, information and a training session.
Specific details and times will be emailed to registered athletes.

🖐️ Register here: https://eventmaster.ie/event/eEwPhrKF8x

Contact: Niamh Fitzgerald at [email protected]

📌 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 ✨

Very best wishes from all in Dublin Athletics.
Remember to focus on the step in front; and not the whole staircase.🫶

📌 Dublin Clubs Roundup, 11 - 16 August 2026, Lindie Naughton

TRACK AND FIELD - Great welcome fro Rhasidat!

Rhasidat Adeleke received a rousing welcome at Dublin Airport when she arrived home after her silver medal winning performance in the 200m at the European Championships. Her medal was just one of the four medals won by the Irish team at these championships - an outstanding performance. Among those greeting her were Cecil Johnston and other members of Dublin Athletics and Tallaght AC, where about a decade ago the last great Johnny Fox had spotted her talent. Also present were representatives of Dublin Athletics. Other Dublin club athletes competing in Ireland’s most successful ever outing at the European Athletics Championships included Sarah Healy of UCD AC who finished fourth in the 5000m in only her second serious attempt at the distance and fifth in the 1,500m on the final day of the championships. Nicola Tuthill, also from UCD AC, managed another top six placing for Ireland when she finished fifth in the hammer. In the 400m Sophie Becker (Raheny Shamrock AC) ran a season’s best time and also lined our with a 4x400m relay team missing its two biggest stars. Of the men, Brian Fay was 14th in the 5000m final and his Raheny Shamrock club mate Eric Favors 10th in the shot, while Paul McDonnell (DSD AC) in 43rd place was the only Irish athlete to finish the marathon. Israel Olatunde (Tallaght AC) and Bori Akinola (UCD AC) both competed in the 100m semi-finals and also helped Ireland into the 4x100m relay final, along with 200m runners Marcus Lawler (Clonliffe Harriers) and Sean Aigboboh (Tallaght AC). Jack Raftery (Donore Harriers) made the 400m semi-finals and ran in the 4x400 heats along with Joe Doody (UCD AC). Also in action were Cian McPhilips (UCD AC) in the 800m and Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) 1500m.

ROADS
An impressive total of 3,680 completing the Frank Duffy 10-Mile n the Phoenix Park on Saturday (August 14,) were led home by Cormac Dalton (Mullingar Harriers) in a time of 49 min 17 secs . In second place with a time of 50:06 was Michael Brady (Raheny Shamrock AC) who was also taking the Dublin Championship title. Ultra runner Wayne Waldron of Donore Harriers was fourth and first M40 in 52:49 and Tomás Fitzpatrick (Tallaght AC) fifth and second M40 in 53:47.

Taking the Dublin women’s title was Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock, W40) who finished fourth overall in 60:17. Jessica Quinn of Dundrum South Dublin was second in 63:00 with her clubmate Eilish Roe third and first W35 in 63:14. Dublin champions in the men’s age groups were James Moran (Dublin Front Runners) M35, Tomás Fitzpatrick (Tallaght AC) M40, David O’Callaghan (Tallaght AC) M45, Bernard Geraghty (Donore Harriers) M50, Brian O’Reilly (Clonliffe Harriers) M55, Edwin Keville (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) M60 and Billy Byrne (Blackrock AC) M65. Of the women, Monica Holmes (Metro St Brigid’s AC) was W35, Ariana Ball (Donore Harriers) W40, Noreen Brouder (Sportsworld ) W45, Kate O’Connor (Love2Run AC) W50, Orla O’Flynn (Crusaders AC) W55, Catherine Groves (Raheny Shamrock AC) W60 and Grainne Grennan (Blackrock AC) W65. In the team competition, the Raheny Shamrock men beat Clonliffe Harriers for the senior men’s title, with Brothers Pearse AC third of the twenty-three teams entered. Donore Harriers took the senior women’s title, followed by Dundrum South Dublin and Raheny Shamrock third and nineteen teams entered. Donore Harriers won the M35 category from DSD and Raheny Shamrock with twenty-two teams entered. In the W35 category, Sportsworld AC won by just over a minute from new club Artane Beaumont AC. Metro St Brigid’s AC was third. Fifteen teams finished in that category. Winning the M50 title was LSA AC who beat Raheny Shamrock and Clonliffe Harriers. Blackrock AC were the W50 winners ahead of Raheny Shamrock AC and Lusk AC.

Hugh Armstrong (Ballina AC/Dublin TC) was a clear winner of the Kilcock 10 mile, in Co Kildare on Sunday in a time of 50:01. Second and first M40 in 51:31 was Alexander Wallace of host club St Coca’s. Eddie O’Connor (Brothers Pearse, M35) was a close third in 51:39. Sixth and second M40 in 54:09 was Alexey Marchenko (Rathfarnham WSAF AC). British athlete Alice Wright (Dublin Track TC) was seventh and first woman in 55:08 was followed by two Dundrum South Dublin athletes - Meghan Ryan in 58:52 and Ruby Wall in 59:09. In the age groups, Dublin winners were Richard Kavanagh (Crusaders AC) M70 in 82:59 and Liz Arkins (Lucan Harriers) W60.

MID-WEEK RACES
Fionn Duncan (Skerries AC) was the winner of the Man O’ War 7km, on Thursday evening (August 14), in north Co Dublin in a time of 26:15. Frances Joyce was seventh and first woman in 29:16. On Wednesday evening, Sean Doran (Clonliffe Harriers) led home 251 finishers at the Castlepollard 5km in Co Westmeath in a time of 15:35.

At the Liberties 4-Mile Fun Run on Tuesday, Eoin Flynn (Rathfarnham WSAF AC, M45) was the winner in 21:14. Karol Cronin (Sportsworld AC, M40) was second in 21:32 and James Moran (Dublin Front Runners) third in 21:34. Lorna Sheehan (SportsworldAC) was first woman in 24:52, followed by Natalia Lungu (Clonliffe Harriers, W40) in 26:31 and junior athlete Cate Beddy (Templeogue AC) in 26:41. A total of 924 complete the fun run, which was a fundraiser for St James’s Hospital Foundation.

OFF-ROAD
Members of Cherry Orchard Athletics Club were out in force for the Run the Ridge in Derrybawn Woods, Laragh, Co Wicklow, on Saturday with 10km, 20km and 30km options on offer. In the 30km, Barry Cullen who finished 16th of the 101 finishers in 2 hrs 54 mins 29. In the 20km, Aine Kenny (Crusaders AC, W45) was third woman in 1 hrs 37 mins 55 secs. Taking up the rear in the race was the quartet of Rachel Nolan, Sinead Ennis, Samantha Byrne and Nicola Duffy who finished in just over three hours, singing all the way - on the downhills anyway! Runners from Rathfarnham WSAF, Clonliffe Harriers, Brothers Pearse, Lusk and Dublin Mountain RC were also among the finishers in the three races.

📌 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗸𝗲

We were delighted to welcome home European Silver Champion Rhasidat Adeleke this evening! 🇮🇪🥈

A fantastic achievement and a very proud moment. Congratulations, Rhasidat! 👏💚

📌 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 & 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀

📅 Sun 4th Oct
🌍 Phoenix Park

Please find details of the Dublin Juvenile Even Age and Novice Cross Country Championships here.

Online entry is open here:
https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/ #/

Closing date is Saturday 26th of September - No Late Entries!

𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐑𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓!🥈

Congratulations from all in Dublin Athletics 👏🏻

📌 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝟭

📅 Sun 13th Sept
🌍 Newbridge House, Donabate

And welcome back to cross country!

Please find details of the Juvenile cross country league 1 schedule, course and location/directions maps here.

Online entry is open here:
https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/app-v3/ #/home

Competition No: 1669 (league 1)

Closing date:
Saturday 5th September - Juvenile Cross Country League 1.