There might have been many complaints about the mud and rain at the Aer Lingus sports complex near Dublin Airport on sunday, but nothing could possibly detract from the magnificent performance of the Leevale trio of Cathal [...]

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James Grufferty has certainly settled in well at East Tennessee.  Over the weekend he recorded his second win in his short stay Stateside when he won the 5,000m at his Conference meet.  His winning time of 14:50.98 saw him well clear of the rest.  He also finished fifth in the 3,000m in a time of [...]

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Last Sunday morning was cold, wet and windy, but proved no deterrent to more than two hundred and fifty participants in the Cork BHAA four mile road race over the Marina circuit.
After a mile of the race Martin McCarthy was leading, with Gerry Ryan, who made the journey from Galway, alongside.  At that stage they [...]

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Twelve months ago everyone in Irish athletics was preparing for the one of the biggest events on the athletics calendar, the world cross country championships.  A number of committees had been working round the clock to prepare for the event that would be staged at Leopardstown race course at the end of March.  Unfortunately, all [...]

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Damien Dunlea, who had a disappointing run at the Celtic International two weeks ago – due mainly to an abdominal strain – got back to winning ways yesterday with a sparkling display of front running at the Kit Kat Munster schools cross country championships held in St. Augustine’s College, Dungarvan.
Dunlea, who usually comes from behind, [...]

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