Dooneen A.C. Senior Notes 05/10/2020
Limerick Senior, Intermediate & Juvenile Even Age Cross-Country Championships
Newcastle West was the venue for this year’s County Senior, Intermediate & Juvenile Even Age Cross-Country Championships in blustery conditions on Sunday. Thank you to West Limerick A.C. for hosting what was a very well-organised event.
U16 Boys
Alan McCutcheon and Ross O’Carroll won gold and bronze in the U16 boys’ race.
Senior & Intermediate Women
Murna Griffin led the Dooneen women home, closely followed by Rosemary Ryan, Róisín Doran, Shona O’Flynn, Lisa Horgan, Eimear Laffan, Marie Keane, and Eileen Reeves. Commiserations to Shóna Keane, who had been running very well before unfortunately having to pull up due to injury – best wishes for a speedy recovery, Shóna.
Murna Griffin won silver in the Senior category, with Rosemary Ryan claiming bronze. The team of Murna, Rosemary, and Róisín Doran, and Shona O’Flynn won the Senior team competition.
It was a Dooneen 1-2 in the Intermediate category, with Murna and Róisín on the podium. The team of Murna, Róisín, Lisa Horgan, and Eimear Laffan won the Intermediate team competition.
Senior & Intermediate Men
Dermot Kearns led the Dooneen men home, followed by Joe O’Brien, Thomas Klimas, Shane Ryan, Cormac Downes, Henry Downes, Joe Chawke, and Rob McCarthy.
The team of Joe O’Brien, Thomas Klimas, Shane Ryan, and Cormac Downes finished 3rd in the Intermediate competition.
Congratulations and well done to all of the athletes!
Fixtures
– The Novice and Masters Men’s and Women’s races, along with the Juvenile Uneven Ages, due to take place in Bilboa on October 11th, have been postponed to November 1st.
Read MoreDooneen A.C. Senior Notes 28/09/2020
Lilliput Adventure Centre’s September Marathon
This event was held in Westmeath on Saturday, and encompassed a number of races. Congratulations to Alison Flynn, who finished 3rd overall in the half-marathon and won the women’s race, recording a PB of 1:32:02 in the process!
Cross-Country
Dates for the Limerick Cross-Country Championships have been provisionally set.
The Novice and Masters Men’s and Women’s races, along with the Juvenile Uneven Ages, will take place in Bilboa, Cappamore, Co. Limerick on October 11th.
Please contact Joe Chawke on 087 753 3526 as soon as possible if you wish to enter.
Time to get cross-country training!
Read MoreDooneen A.C. Senior Notes 14/09/2020
Morton Live Athletics U16 & Senior Open Athletics Meeting
This event was staged in Santry on Friday evening. Well done to Cormac Downes, who finished 3rd in the 800m in a PB of 2:07.
National Junior Track & Field Championships
Day 2 of the National Junior Track & Field Championships took place in Santry on Sunday.
400mH
Maria Campbell ran 1:12.96 in her heat.
800m
Maria Campbell ran 2:26.58 in her heat, Sarah Hosey ran 2:13.02 in the women’s final, and Kelvin O’Carroll ran 2:03.25 in the men’s final.
Congratulations and well done to all of the competitors!
Read MoreDooneen A.C. Senior Notes 07/09/2020
National Junior & Masters Track & Field Championships
The National Junior Track & Field Championships took place in Santry on Saturday, followed by the National Masters Championships on Sunday.
Junior
400m Women
Sarah Butler ran 1:05.02 in her heat.
100m Men
Tessy Lawal ran 12.18 in his heat, and Diro Lawal progressed to the final finishing 7th in 11.27.
200m Men
Jack O’Connor ran 23.97 in his heat.
400m Men
Jack O’Connor ran 53.77 in his heat.
Masters
100m Men
Tim Ryan sprinted to M55 gold in 13.51.
400m Men
Ger O’Shea and Tony Fitzgerald both claimed silver in their respective M35 and M45 categories in 56.94 and 1:00.28.
800m Men
Shane O’Sullivan collected M35 silver in 2:06.33.
Congratulations and well done to all of the competitors!
Dooneen A.C. Senior Notes 31/08/2020
National Senior & U23 Track & Field Championships
These championships were held in Santry over the last two weekends of August, with great performances by the Dooneen competitors.
100m Hurdles
Lilly-Ann O’Hora won silver in 13.73.
400m Hurdles
Cathal Locke claimed silver and U23 gold in 52.75.
800m
Maria Campbell and Kelvin O’Carroll ran 2:33.50 and 2:00.53 in their respective heats. Sarah Hosey progressed to the final, running a PB of 2:11.63.
1500m
Cormac Downes ran a PB of 4:29.73 in his heat.
Congratulations and well done to all of the athletes!
Read MoreMichal Rejmer 10-Mile Cancelled
With the increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19, the organisers of the Michal Rejmer 10-Mile Road Race have made a decision to cancel this year’s event which was set to take place on Sunday May 24th 2020.
This decision is for the health and safety of all participants and spectators. All registrations processed online for the race will either be valid for our race in May 2021 or refunded. For refunds please contact support@eventmaster.ie with your order ID from Eventmaster.
We would like to thank all participants along with our sponsors, volunteers and committee members for all the hard work and support in organising this year’s race, and we look forward to your continued support for our race in May 2021.
