Guinness Ireland hosted a very pleasant function in their Hospitality Room on Union Quay last Monday.  The occasion was to honour the selection of Leevale’s Donal McCarthy on the 4×100m relay team for the Sydney Olympics, and the function brought together a host of former Leevale sprinters who dominated the Irish sprinting scene for many [...]

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The final race in the Nike Ballycotton Summer Series of five mile road races took place in the ever splendid village itself tonight.  The beautiful summer-like weather certainly brought competitors out of the woodwork, with 220 completing the course.  As a contest this final race ended shortly after the start, with William Harty, a member [...]

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The TNT national track and field championships held in Morton Stadium in Dublin this weekend proved to be a successful one for Cork athletes.  Darren Dinneen of Leevale changed his race tactics in the final of the 800m, electing to run close to the all the way leader James Nolan.  However, as the field bunched [...]

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Ballymore Cobh staged their annual 5k road race tonight, taking in a two lap circuit on the approach road to the town.  The Novartis race on the previous Wednesday probably had an effect on numbers competing, but it had little effect on Cathal O’Connell of St. Finbarrs who again lined up on the start line.  [...]

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The annual Novartis 5k road race was held in bright sunny weather conditions tonight.  In this, the third year of the event, almost two hundred participated, making it one of the most popular races in Cork.  Michael Dunne was first to show in the lead as the runners made their way on the downhill first [...]

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At an international track meet in Gothenburg, Sweden today, Darren Dineen of Leevale finished fourth in the 800m.  The race was won by Joel Marwa of Kenya in 1:48.20, followed by Charles Makau of Kenya in 1:48.44, Daniel Caulfied of Ireland in 1:48.49, Dineen in 1:48.73, and Viktors Lacis of Latvia in 1:49.36

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The Mazda National league trac and field finals were held in ideal weather conditions at Tullamore Harriers Stadium today.  As always the competition for points was intense, and some great competitions ensued.  The meet also proved to be a perfect build-up to next weekend’s TNT National championships in Santry Stadium in Dublin.  The meet got [...]

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Leevale’s James Grufferty was in fine form in the past week on the road racing circuit, after just returning from holidays (altitude training!) in Mexico.  On Thursday night he ran in the Coolagown three mile race which he duly won in a time of 15:09, some four seconds ahead of James Murphy of Grange Fermoy.  [...]

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Leevale’s Mark Carroll was 12th in tonight’s big Weltklasse meet in Zurich, Switzerland.  The star-studded race was won by Haile Gebrselassie in 12:57.95, followed by Paul Tergat in 12:58.21, and Sammy Kipketer in 12:58.63.  Mark was the first non-African born athlete across the line, in a time of 13:12.16, well outside his best.  (Results).  Last [...]

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