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Nov 11th     Last Sunday was our second day in the Munster Cross Country championships held in Carraig Na Bhfear. We had 17 athletes who gave it their best over the tough challenging course which got the best out of all athletes on a hardy day .Best for Dooneen were Shannen Ryan who took the u15 title with a very exciting finish , Cathal O Connor who was 8th in the boys u17 and Becky Hand who was 10th in the Girls u19 , Ciara Barrett sust outside the medals in 16th place in the girls u17 - well done all athlete who competed - full results in the results page.

Oct 22th     Last Sunday we had our first outing in the Munster Cross Country championships held in Bilboa . Conditions were ideal over the tough course , best for Dooneen were Dylan Sheehan winner of the boys u12 race ( played rugby that morning) and Shannen Ryan who fought a competitive race to win the u16 silver medal and Cathal O Connor who ran a brilliant race to hold on to 8th place medal .The Croke twins were on the Limerick county team to win a bronze county medal and Ciara Barrett , Becky Hand and Kate Breen were on the Limerick county team to win a Silver medal in the girls u18 race. Its off to the Curragh in Kildare next for the even ages all Ireland.

Oct 14th     The second leg of the County Cross country Championships - Uneven ages - and Intermediate Level took place in UL on Sunday. Again turnout was poor with Dooneen only able to field two teams , see results for details . In the Intermediate Women Tracey Roche made a welcome return after been off for a while through injury.

Oct 7th     Well done to Ciara Barrett winning 1st place in the Junior section of the Limerick Mini-Marathon , this is her 3rd year in a row winning this event.

Oct 6th     Congratulations to Becky Hand on winning a bronze medal with the Irish Junior mountain running team at an International Championship in Abergavenny, Wales

Sept 30th     We had a smaller turnout than last year for the first cross country even of the season , the even ages County Championships in Bilboa . Conditions we ideal for the tough Billboa course and best for Dooneen were Shannen Ryan and Cathal O Connor who had plenty to spare to win their races , other fine performances from Fiona Browne , Becky Hand and the O'Grady twins . Well done everyone who competed .

Oct -2007     Well done to all our athletes who competed for the Club through out the year , as a result of your efforts Dooneen has been ranked 3rd place club in Munster for Track and Field.See Munster Athletics Web site for more info.

Sept -2008    Best of luck to all our Athletes for the coming season