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Results Round-Up Jan 27-29 (ongoing)

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Record numbers at AXA Raheny 5, where Mark Christie and Linda Byrne were clear winners; course records for Sean Hehir and Maria McCambridge in Dungarvan '10'. Joe Sweeney fourth in Salamanca.

Sunday January 29

AXA Raheny 5, Dublin (extremely provisional; results should be at www.tds-live.com)

Men: Mark Christie (Mullingar Hrs) 23.29; 2 Sean Connolly (Tallaght); 3 Tom Fitzpatrick (Tallaght); 4 Brian Maher (KCH); 5 Eddie McGinley?? (Annadale); 6 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe); 7 Andrew Agnew (Annadale); 8 Alan McCormack (DSD) ; 9 (Dunleer); 10 Declan Reid (City of Derry). Junior: 1 Kevin Dooney (Raheny Shamrock) 24.42; 2 Dave McDonald (Raheny Shamrock); 3 Karl Dunne

Masters – M40: David Morwood (Annadale); 2

Teams – 1 Annadale Striders 28; 2 Raeny Shamrock; 3 Tallaght.

Women: 1 Linda Byrne (DSD) 26.23; 2 Teresa McGloin (Finn Valley); 3 Julie Turley (Nth Down); 4 Ciara Durkan (Skerries; 5 Fiona Roche (Raheny Shamrock); 6 Catherine Conway (Mayo); 7 Barbara Cleary; 8 Lorraine Manning (Raheny Shamrock);.

Juniors: 1 Alice Fennell (Raheny Shamrock); 2 Maria O’Sullivan (Raheny Shamrock); 3 Ciara Manley (Raheny GAA). Masters – W40: 1 Vanessa Sallier (Rath WSAF); 2 Sandra Armstrong (Sportsworld); 3 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne). W45: 1 Orla Gormly (Raheny Shamrock). W50: Linda Gunning(Dunleer). W60: Phyllis Browne (Fingallians); 2 June Comiskey (Raheny Shamrock); 3 Carol Lynch (Sportsworld). W65: 1 Judith Lloyd (Sportsworld); 2 Pam Benson (Fingallians). Teams – 1 Raheny Shamrock; 2 Donore Hrs; 3 Sportsworld.

John Treacy Dungarvan '10'(1,261 finishers; results www.westwaterfordathletics.org. John Treacy, wearing No 1, finished in 65 mins 13 secs)

Men: 1 Sean Hehir (Rathfarnham WSAF) 49.24 (rec); 2 Paddy Hamilton (Annadale Striders) 49.47; 3 Gary O'Hanlon (Clonliffe) 49.49; 4 Brian McMahon (Clonliffe) 50.21; 5 Alan O’Shea (Bandon) 50.27; 6 Brian Murphy (Carrick-on-Suir) 51.30; 7 Tommy Evans (Gowran) 53.10; 8 Tom Hogan ( SBR) 53.12; 9 Sandis Bralitis (W Waterford) 53.21; 10 George Waugh (Bandon) 53.45.

M40: 1 Declan Power (Clonliffe) 54.06; 2 Gary Crossan (Letterkenny) 55.40; 3 Joe Cawly (Sli Cualann) 56.05. M45: 1 Cathal O’Connell (St Finbarr’s) 54.20; 2 Mike Cunningham (Bilboa) 56.44; 3 Gerry Doyle (Rathfarnham WSAF) 57.24. M50: 1 Joe Casey (Rathfranham WSAF) 57.56; 2 Martin McCarthy (W Waterford) 59.42; 3 James Veale (W Waterford) 62.37. M55: 1 Joe Gough (W Waterford) 61.13; 2 Matt Alexander (Coolquill) 63.35; 3 Neilus Aherne (Eagle) 63.38. M60: 1 Dan O’Connor 65.42; 2 Tim Joe Buckley (Donoughmore) 70.21; 3 John Holland (Mallow) 72.30. M65: John J Cotter (Cobh) 77.46; 2 Peter Gaffney (Mallow) 81.17; 3 Tony Dunne (Carraig na bhFear) 84.48.

Women: 1 Maria McCambridge (Letterkenny, W35) 55.58 (rec); 2 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 57.29; 3 Jill Hodgins (W35) 58.26; 4 Ailish Malone (Clonliffe Hrs) 58.37; 5 Siobhan O’Dohety (Borrisokane) 59.07; 6 Sinead Ni Chonchuir (Eagle, W40) 60.25; 7 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 60.29; 8 Mags Kirwan Bolger (W45) 62.04; 9 Corinna Walshe (W Waterford, W35) 62.08; 10 Anne Marie Holland (EagleW35) 62.10.
W40: 1 Ni Chonchuir; 2 Jackie Carthy (Kilmore) 62.18; 3 Helen Leonard (Rathfarnham WSAF) 65.19. W45: 1 Bolger; 2 Anne Moore (Leevale) 64.54; 3 Siobhan Kennedy (Waterford TC) 67.10. W50: 1 Mary Sweeeney (St Finbarr’s) 65.55; 2 Teresa Tuohy (Bilboa) 68.05. W55: Anne Bolger (SBR) 78.45. W60: Padraigin Riggs 89.14.

Hell and Back, Co Wicklow (1,126 finishers; results www.chipit.ie)

Men: 1 Richard Healy 49.20; 2 Kevin English (Donore Hrs) 49.27; 3 Damien Lawless 49.41; 4 Mick Kavanagh 51.16; 5 Dave Sweeney 51.36; 6 Alex Grey 51,45,

Women: 1 Emma Hand 59.39; 2 Rachel Nolan 61.59; 3 Lavin’a Conway 64.11; 4 Kerry O’Connell 65.04; 5 Grace O’Rourke 65.11; 6 Joanna Cullen 65.12.

Saturday Jan 28

Ticknock Winter (IMRA Winter League Rd 2), Co Dublin (224 finishers; www.imra.ie)

Men: 1 Turlough Conway (Rath WSAF, M40) 41.29; 2 Ala Kelly 42.11; 3 John Brennan 9Rath WSAF, M40) 43.01; 4 Eoin Keith (Boards, M40) 43.13; 5 Ben Mooeny (Sli Cualann, M40) 43.16; 6 Eoghan Carton 44.15. M50: Martin Francis (Si Cualann) 46.54.

Women: 1 Helen White (Sportsworld, W40) 49.43; 2 Ros Hussey (DUHAC) 53.12; 3 Maeve O’Grady (DFO) 54.36; 4 Zoe Melling (Rath WSAF W40) 56.29; 5 Katia Bee 57.26; 6 Mags Greenan (Clonliffe) 58.13.

South Munster Schools Cross-Country, CIT, Cork

Girls - Senior 2500m: 1 B Dennehy (Cól na Sceilge) 10:56; 2 R O'Shea (Beara CS) 11:09; 3 N Clifford (Inter Killorglin) 11:44. Teams - 1 Intermediate Killorglin 22; 2 Loreto, Fermoy 24.

Inter 2500m: 1 L Shanahan (Scoil Mhuire) 10:55; 2 A Everard (Maria Immaculta Dunmanway) 11:19; 3 I Sherlock (Bandon GS) 11:21. Teams - 1 Bandon GS 19; 2 Regina Mundi 41; 3 Loreto Fermoy 42.

Junior 2000m: 1 L Hallissey (PS Inbhear Sceine) 8:27; 2 I Burns (Bandon GS) 8:42; 3 E Hallahan (St Mary's, Midleton) 8:47. Teams - 1 Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine 11; 2 Bandon GS 14; 3 Cólaiste na Sceilge 59.

Minor 1500m: 1 F Everard (Maria Immaculata Dunmanway) 6:53; 2 C Ni Chuipeir (Cól Ghobnatan Ballyvourney) 7:05; 3 H O'Sullivan (PS Inbhear Sceine) 7:06. Teams - 1 St Mary's, Midleton 26; 2 St Mary's, Mallow 30; 3 Bandon GS 36.

Boys - Senior 5000m: 1 I O h Airneid (Cól Daibheid) 18:02; 2 C Lynch (Douglas CS) 18:12; 3 E Bracken (Douglas CS) 18:18. Teams - 1 Douglas CS 20; 2 Midleton CBS 58; 3 Cólaiste Chriost Ri 68.

Inter 4500m: 1 C O'Donovan (Cól na Sceilge) 17:25; 2 L Harris (Douglas CS) 17:45; 3 D O'Keeffe (Boherbue Comp) 17:49. Teams - 1 Douglas CS 36; 2 Cólaiste na Sceilge 59; 3 Midleton CBS 87.

Junior 3000m: 1 L O'Horgain (Cól Chriost Ri) 10:47; 2 A Hahned (Cól Christ Ri) 11:02; 3 G Crowley (Clonakilty CC) 11:04. Teams - 1 Cólaiste na Sceilge 46; 2 Cólaiste Christ Ri 59; 3 Douglas CS 61.

Minor 2000m: 1 F Curtin (Midleton CBS) 7:06; 2 F Clifford (Intermediate Killorglin) 7:29; 3 R O'Cathasaigh (Cól Daibheid) 7:39. Teams- 1 Midleton CBS 16; 2 Douglas CS 82; 3 St Brendan's, Killarney 88.

East Munster Secondary Schools Cross-Country Championships, Carriganore, Waterford

Girls - Minor: 1 A Hamilton, Meanscoil San Nioclas An Rinn; 2 K Meade, Ursuline, Waterford; 3 C Fennell, St Augustine's. Team: Ursuline Waterford.

Junior: 1 N Casey, Mercy Waterford; 2 E Loughman, Ursuline Thurles; 3 K Kennedy, Presentation Thurles. Team: Ursuline Thurles.

Inter: 1 A Quinn, Ursuline Waterford; 2 C Cummins; 3 O Moynihan Loreto Clonmel. Team: Ursuline Thurles.

Senior: 1 B Kearns, Abbey CC Waterford; 2 A Kinsella, do; 3 O Murray, Ursuline Waterford. Team: Ursuline Waterford.

Boys Minor: 1 K O'Dwyer, Thurles CBS; 2 J Crowley, De La Salle; 3 M Power St Augustine's. Team: Thurles CBS.

Junior: 1 T Brennan, De La Salle; 2 P Cleary, High School Clonmel; 3 R Purcell, Thurles CBS. Team: Thurles CBS.

Intermediate: 1 E Browne, Dungarvan CBS; 2 H Morgan, De La Salle; 3 S Curran, Dungarvan CBS. Team: Dungarvan CBS.

Senior: 1 S Tobin, High School Clonmel; 2 M Carey, do; 3 S Hogan, St Joseph's CBS Nenagh. Team: High School Clonmel.

Sub- Four-Minute Mile for John Coghlan

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John Coghlan is Ireland’s latest sub-4 minute miler after running 3:59.3 to finish third at the Terriers Invitational indoor meet in Boston. He is the 40^th Irish athlete to join this exclusive club; the first was Ronnie Delany at Santry in 1958. Last summer, John ran 4:00.79 for ninth place in the Morton Mile at Santry; finishing third that day in 3:57.99 was Ciaran O Lionaird.

John and dad Eamonn are the first father/son combination to run under the four-minute barrier. Coghlan senior ran 3:49.77 indoors in 1983 – then a world record. He also became the first - and so far only - man over 40 to run under the four-minute barrier for the mile.

Winning the race in a personal best time of 3:55.75 was West Waterford’s David McCarthy who is at college in Providence, Rhode Island. McCarthy’s previous best of 3:35.75 had also come indoors in Boston in 2009.

John Coghlan is in the USA with a DCU team that will run the Collegiate Relay at the Millrose Games next weekend.

Minority Report - Herald Jan 29

2012-01-29T10:33:00.001Z

Sam and Chloe Magee

BADMINTON: Olympic hopefuls Chloe Magee and Scott Evans top the seedings for next weekend's Irish National Badminton Championships in Baldoyle. Magee, going for her sixth national title, has already booked her place on the London 2012 team, while Evans who has six national titles to his credit, is still hopeful of making it.

Chloe and Sam Magee, who have an outside chance of qualifying for the mixed doubles at the Olympics, defend their title for a fifth time. In the men's doubles, Sam Magee and Raphoe's Ian McBeth are likely to face Dan Magee and Niall Tierney in the final, while Sinead Chambers and Jennie King will defend their women's doubles title.

As a warm-up for the Irish Nationals, Tony Stephenson beat fellow Lisburn player Scott Burnside to win the men's singles at the Leinster Badminton Open in Dublin's Whitehall Road. In a Lisburn double, 15-year-old Alannah Stephenson beat top seed Jennie King of Mount Pleasant to take the women's singles. Match of the afternoon was the men's doubles, when Mount Pleasant pair Dan Magee and Niall Tierney took a third consecutive title beating Tony Stephenson and Tony Murphy of Lisburn. Winning the women's doubles were defending champions Pauline and Fiona Glennon, while taking the mixed doubles were Pauline Glennon and Eddie Cousins.

Champions White and Voss

TENPIN BOWLING: Irish tenpin bowling fans were treated to a rare display of world-class bowling at the Columbia 300 Irish Open in Leisureplex Stillorgan, Dublin. No fewer than seven perfect games were bowled - that's twelve strikes in a row for a score of 300. Irish player Paul Stott and the great American pro Brian Voss were the first to bowl a "300" game. They were followed by England's Hayley White, who became the first women to bowl a 300 game in a number of years at Stillorgan.

Voss and White were eventually crowded champions after a tense final round robin between the top eight players. In the women's competition, Irish champion Hannah Cullen did brilliantly to finish just nine points behind White for second. Former champion Kerena Dykes finished sixth, with Amanda McDermott just behind her and Aimee Kelleher eighth. Best of the Irish men was Alan Gibbons, who finished third.

SWIMMING: Dublin swimmers Jerry Kiersey and Rachel Doyle have won gold medals for the 450m endurance ice swim at the World Winter Championships in Jurmala, Riga, Latvia. The pair took to the waters in a "swimming pool" cut from the ice on the river Lielupe, which flows into the Baltic Sea. In the sub-zero temperatures, swimmers could wear only their swimsuits and a hat - gloves, socks and any form of neoprene was banned.

Kiersey won the over 60 men's title, while Doyle prevailed in the 20 to 30 age group. Others to swim included Tom Healy and Rachel Lee of Dublin Fire Brigade and Ann McAdam, one of the first Irish women to swim the English Channel. They had trained in the Irish Sea - temperature about four degrees - and took on hardened competitors from Russia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

TABLE TENNIS: Over 100 young table tennis players got a packed day of play at the latest round of the Stiga Challenger Series in UCD Belfield. After the initial grading matches, Eoghan Whelan of Ballyroan beat Rathdowney's John Mansfield in the division 1 final. In division 2, James O'Connor of Blackrock took the title, beating Jessie Hayes of Mountrath. Ian Manley of St Tiernan's won division 3 and Derek Mullholland of Raven division 4.

KICKBOXING: Three times world champion Barbara Delaney heads the bill at an all-female "Night of the Knockouts" kickboxing show in the Artane Beaumont FRC next Saturday February 4 (8.0). Delaney takes on Ana Roxo from Portugal for the WIMMAAO and WKL full contact world titles.

In other fights, Leona O'Shea from Shannon faces Armagh kickboxer Charlene Creaney for the Five Nations title, and Alex Ward and Jodie Doran battle it out for the Irish junior full contact title.

On Your Marks - Herald Jan 26

2012-01-26T10:23:00.003Z

Sean Connolly

With Joe Sweeney not defending his title, and Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF running in the Dungarvan 10-Mile, the men's race at Sunday's AXA Raheny 5-Mile race is wide open.
One to watch is Raheny regular Sean Connolly of Tallaght. A winner in 2009 and 2010, Connolly finished second last year behind Sweeney in his best ever time of 23 minutes 54 seconds. Connolly's Tallaght clubmate, Tom Fitzpatrick is another athlete likely to be in contention; he had a solid win at the Heath 10km in Co Laois last week. A late entry sure to push the pace is Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe, who had hoped to run in Waterford.
Leading the charge for host club Raheny Shamrock is Mick Clohisey, fresh from his victory at the Leinster Cross-Country Championships. Raheny junior Kevin Dooney will hope to improve on his 10th place of last year.
Of the women, Linda Byrne, winner in 2010 from Fionnuala Britton and Maria McCambridge, is the strong favourite to win. Last year's champion Deirdre Byrne of Sli Cualann made a solid return to racing over the holiday period and could defend her title. With Aoife Talty and Elish Kelly both injured, Raheny's best hope lies with the veteran Annette Kealy, a previous winner of the race.
Because of the record numbers expected, online entry remains open until Saturday. No entries will be taken on the day for the five-mile race. Entries will be taken for the popular children's 800m (10-13 year old) and mile (13-16 year olds) races.
To ease congestion, runners are asked to use public transport to get to the race HQ at Raheny GAA Club - less than 800m from Raheny Dart Station and also on the 29A, 31, 31A, 32, 32A and 32B bus routes.
MARATHON MISSION HOPEFULS HEAD FOR DUNGARVAN
Down south, the John Treacy Dungarvan 10 Mile Road Race takes place on Sunday, having reached its 1,500 limit a few weeks ago. Last year's winner Mareks Floroseks of Latvia set the current men's record of 49.26 when he beat Clonliffe's Sergui Ciobanu. Women's winner was Siobhan O'Doherty in a women’s record of 56.28.
Among those chasing this year's €400 winner’s prize, plus €250 course record bonus, are Maria McCambridge, Rosie Ryan and Caitriona Jennings of the Marathon Mission, along with Alan O’Shea and Clonliffe pair Brian McMahon and Gary O’Hanlon. Wearing No 1 in the race will be John Treacy, now in the over 50 age category.
National half marathon champion Sean Hehir is pre-race favourite for the men's title, having produced a near perfect streak over the winter, with his only blip coming at the Dublin Cross-Country Championships where he lost out to John Coghlan of MSB.

CONWAY WINS ON HOWTH HILL
Rathfarnham veteran Turlough Conway led home a stunning entry of 288 at the Howth hill race – a 5km loop around the Dublin landmark. Women's winner was Alvy Carragher from Nenagh. Next round in hill running’s Winter League is a much tougher 10km around the rocky trails of Ticknock on Saturday (11am).
BHAA VICTORIES FOR HOEY, WILSON
Because of their great value and impeccable organisation, BHAA races in Dublin are again attracting big numbers, with 349 finishing the Eircom Cross-Country races in Firhouse. Jean Wilson of TCD won the women’s 2-mile race by a clear margin from Mary Scully and Adrienne Jordan. In the men’s 5-mile race, Mark Hoey just got the better of Tommy Evans with Sam Mealy third and Noel Kelly in seventh place the first of the masters.
ANNE IS MANAGER OF THE MONTH
Anne Keenan Buckley, manager of the Irish cross-country team, is the deserved winner of the Philips Sports Manager of the Month award for December following Fionnuala Britton's great win at the European Championships. As an athlete Keenan-Buckley won European team silver in 2003, having competed at the Olympic Games as far back as 1988. On moving into the veteran ranks, she won the British and Irish masters cross-country title a record five times before turning her hand to coaching and team management.
BERGIN PUTS DOWN A MARKER
With the Woodie’s DIY Irish Indoors less than a fortnight away, Claire Bergin of DSD, part of the 4x400m relay squad aiming for London 2012, set down a marker by winning the 400m in 55.34 secs at the Woodie’s DIY Indoor Games in Nenagh. In the long jump, Mary McLoone of Tir Chonaill beat Ferrybank’s Kelly Proper, jumping 6.13m to 5.98m for Proper.
At the Junior Indoors, also in Nenagh, Greg O’Shea of Dooneen just pipped Clonliffe pair Patrick O’Connor and Keith Pike to win the 60m sprint in 6.9 seconds (hand held). Leona Byrne was an impressive winner of the women’s indoor combined events title, with score of 3396; for second, DSD’s Grainne Moggan was also over the 3000 mark with a score of 3198.

Where to Run Jan 28-29

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Saturday 28

Luke Renehan Foundation 10km & 5km, Rheban GFC, near Athy, Co Kildare 11am. Entry €10. C: 085 7481095.
Gneeveguilla 5km, Killarney National Park, 9am. C: Tom Joe O’Donoghue 087 9339087.

Causeway Coast Adventure Racing Club Winter Series Rd 2.

Rollercoaster Races, Downpatrick. C: Joe Quinn 07933214894;

www.spanglefish.com/eastdownac.

Woodie's DIY AAI Juvenile Combined Events, Nenagh.

Hills: IMRA Winter League Rd 2, Ticknock, Co Dublin (10km, 417m) 11am. C: www.imra.ie.

Orienteering: Dublin by Night, Carrickgollogan.

Sunday 29

AXA Raheny 5-Mile, All Saints' Drive, Raheny, Dublin, 3pm (walkers 2.45pm). Entry €20. NO ENTRY ON THE DAY. Enter on line at www.rahenyshamrock.ie before Saturday. Race HQ Raheny GAA Club. Prizes sen, jun, masters (O40-O80)), sen/masters' teams. Also Raheny 800m (8-12 yrs), 2.15pm; Raheny Mile (13-16 yrs) 2.30pm; entry €5 on day. Special request: please use public transport if at all possible. C: Pat Hooper 086 8158052 /Sean McGoldrick 087-2248274; www.rahenyshamrock.ie.
John Treacy Dungarvan '10' (Race 2 Michael Roche Carpets Spring Series; Race 1 John Buckley Sports Munster 10-Mile Classic Series), Dungarvan Sports Centre 1pm. Entry €15 to Dec 16; €20 to Jan 16; 1,500 limit. Prize fund €4,000; €400 first M&F. Chip timing, dri-fit t-shirt, goodie bag all finishers. C: Ann Dunford 086 0619711; www.dungarvan10mile.org.
Kilbride 10km, Kilbride, Co Roscommon, 1pm. Entry €10. C: Brian Keane

086 8586551.

Friends of St Luke’s Cancer Care 5km, Athlone, 3pm. Entry €10. C: Julie Ryan

087 2842485.

Leinster Indoors Day 1, Nenagh, 10.30am.

Hell and Back (Winter) 10km, Kilruddery Estate, Bray, Co Wicklow. Entry €39 or €136 for team of 4. www.aliveoutside.ie.

Orienteering: Cork Winter Brass Monkey League No. 4, Doneraile Forest Park, 10am-1pm. C: 021 4546194. Kingdom League, Rinn na gCros, Kenmare, Co Kerry 11am-1pm. C: 066 7125532; www.orienteering.ie.

Race Results Jan 21-26 (ongoing)

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Wednesday 26
East Leinster Schools Cross-Country Championships, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow.

Girls – Minor: A - 1 Ruby Barlow (Alex) ; 2 Grainne Ni Frighil ( Col Iosanagin); 3 Sinead O’Neill (Loreto Bray). Teams – 1 Col Iosagain; 2 Loreto Bray; 3 Loreto Dalkey. B: 1 Tara Jenkins (Sion Hill); 2 Caoimhe Dwan (Muckross); 3 Niamh Keane (Muckross). Teams – 1 Sion Hill; 2 Muckross; 3 Wesley.
Junior: A - 1 Cassie Murphy (Jesus and Mary); 2 Regan McGlynn (Loreto Stephen’s Green); 3 Julia Healy (HC Killiney). Teams – 1 Holy Child Killiney; 2 St Andrew’s; 3 Rathdown. B – 1 Lydia Smale (Sion Hill); 2 Matylda Odahowska (Sion Hill); 3 Mary Rose Counihan (Mt Anville). Teams – 1 Sion Hill; 2 Mount Anville; 3 Wesley.
Inter: 1 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Col Iosagain); 2 Sarah Ni Mhaolmhuire 9Col Iosagain); 3 Ella Fennelly (Mt Anville). Teams – 1 Col iosagain; 2 Mount Anville; 3 Rathdown.
Senior: 1 Clar Nic Cartaigh; 2 Meghan Ni Riain; 3 Sorcha Nic Umfraidh ( all Col Iosagain). Teams – 1 Colaiste Iosagain; 2 Holy Child Killiney; 3 High School.

Boys – Minor: A - 1 Niall O’Leary (Willow Pk); 2 Conor Gleeson (Gonzaga); 3 Eoin Mac Giolla Phadraig (Col Eoin). Teams – 1 Willow Park; 2 Colaiste Eoin; 3 Gonzaga. B – Fionn O’Driscoll (Col Eoin); 2 Shane Keane (Willow Pk); 3 Niall Murphy (Willow Pk). Teams – 1 Willow Park; 2 Colaiste Eoin; 3 Wesley.
Junior: 1 Luke McCann (Blackrock); 2 Luke Campion (Wesley); 3 Sean Daly (St Michael’s). Teams – 1 Blackrock College; 2 Wesley; 3 Colaiste Eoin.
Inter: 1 Liam Mac Giolla Phadraig (Col Eoin); 2 Brian Conway (St Benildus); 3 Jamie Cullen (Arklow CBS). Teams – 1 Blackrock College; 2 CUS; 3 St Benildus.
Senior: 1 Kevin Dooney (CBC Monkstown); 2 Cillian O Maonaigh (Col Eoin); 3 Conor O’Keefe (Inst of Ed).Teams – 1 Blackrock College; 2 St Benildus College; 3 CBC Monkstown.

West Leinster Schools Cross-Country Championships, Phoenix Park

Girls - Minor: 1 Eimear Fitzpatrick (Our Lady’s Terenure); 2 Rachael Dunne (St Colmcille’s CC); 3 Alison O'Leary (Loreto Beaufort). Teams – 1 Mt. Sackville 29; 2 Our Lady Terenure 46; 3 Scoil Dara Kilcock 56.
Junior: 1 Nadia Power (St Mac Dara's CC); 2 Carla Sweeney (St Mac Dara's CC); 3 Vanessa O'Connor (Mount Sackville). Teams - 1 St Mac Dara's CC 14; 2 St Wolstan's CC 39; 3 Mount Sackville 43.
Inter: 1 Sarah Fitzpatrick (Our Lady’s Terenure); 2 Sarah Hawkshaw (Mount Sackville); 3 Aoibhinn Dowdall (Mount Sackville). Teams – 1 Mount Sackville 11; 2 Castleknock CC 41; 3 St Wolstan’s CC 46.
Senior: 1 Emily Milner (Maynooth PP); 2 Sophie Courtney (King’s Hospital); 3 Olwen Kennedy (Mount Sackville). Teams – 1 Mount Sackville 25; 2 St Wolstan’s CC 32;

3 King’s Hospital 32.

Boys - Minor: 1 Oscar Murphy O'Kane (Castleknock CC); 2 Sean Flanagan (St MacDara's CC); 3 Denis Mc Cambridge (St Mary's Rathmines) Teams - 1 Castleknock CC; 2 Salesian Celbridge 65; 3 Terenure College 68.
Junior: 1 Jack Kyle (King’s Hospital); 2 Oisin Fitzgibbon (Salesian Celbridge);3 Evan Panama (Luttrelstown CC). Teams - 1 Belvedere College 45; 2 Salesian Celbridge 63; 3 Templeogue College 95.
Inter: 1 Dylan Keegan (Templeogue College); 2 Mustafe Nasser (Greenhills College); 3 Sam Allen (Salesian Celbridge). Teams - 1 Salesian Celbridge 37; 2 Belvedere College 47; 3 Castleknock CC 75.

Senior: 1 Daragh Fitzgibbon (Salesian Celbridge); 2 Mitchel Byrne (Templeogue College); 3 Fintan Doherty (Castleknock College). Teams - 1 Belvedere College 31; 2 Templeogue College 47; 3 Salesian Celbridge 52.

South Connacht Schools Cross Country, Bushfield Loughrea
Girls - Minor: 1 S. Ni Domhnaill   Col na Coiribe Galway; 2 M. Hughes   Salerno Galway; 3 S. Lee Pres Athenry. Teams - 1 Pres Athenry 14pts(3,5,6); 2 Salerno 60pts (2,23,35); 3 Mercy Roscommon 73pts (20,25,28).
Junior: 1 C. Greene Bower Athlone; 2 S. Treacy St Raphael's Loughrea; 3 T. McNally St Brigid's VS Loughrea. Teams - 1 Bower Athlone 27pts (1,11,15); 2 St Brigid's VS Loughrea 31pts 3,5,23); 3 Taylors Hill Galway 53pts (12,17,24).
Inter: 1 M. Brannigan; 2 M. Hurst; 3 A. Daly (all Bower Athlone)
Teams - 1 Bower Athlone 11 (2,3,6); 2 Mercy Tuam 24 (4,5,15); 3 Dunmore CS 48 (14,16,18).
Senior: 1 S. McGrath Salerno Galway; 2 S. Brassil Bower Athlone; 3 K. Burke Bower Athlone. Teams - 1 Bower Athlone 12 (2,3,7); 2 Athlone CC 33 (6,11,16);
3 Loughrea VS 44 (8,17,18).
Boys- Minor: 1 O. Doyle Cal. Oranmore; 2 M. Barrett Cal Oranmore; 3 B. Kelly Dunmore CS. Teams - 1 Cal Oranmore 21 (1,2,5,13); 2 St Brigid's VS Loughrea   92 (4,25,29,34); 3 Dunmore CS 115 (3,22,36,54)
Junior: 1 P. Creaven St Mary' s Galway; 2 F. Cleary Galway CC; 3 S. Samson St Mary's Galway. Teams - 1 St Mary's Galway 35 (1,3,7,24); 2 St Enda's Galway 69 (4,5,13,47); 3 Loughrea VS   111 (22,23,28,38)
Inter: 1 C. Gillen Athenry VS; 2 J. Spellman Cal Oranmore; 3 G. Small St Enda's. Teams - 1 Cal Oranmore 17 (2,4,5,6); 2 St Mary's Galway 53 (7,11,15,20); 3 St Enda's Galway 132pts (3,12,33,84).
Senior: 1 J. Moroney Pres Headford; 2 P. Joyce Athenry VS; 3 B. McHugh HRC Mountbellew. Teams - 1 St Enda's 47 (4,5,16,22); 2 HRC Mountbellew 57 (3,12,17,25);
3 St Mary's Galway 68 (7,11,21,29).

North Connacht Schools Cross-Country Championships, Sligo Racecourse
Girls - Minor: 1 Dearbhaile Beirne (Mohill); 2 Caelinn McGonigle ( Ursuline Sligo);
3. Kate Anderson (Ursuline Sligo) Teams - 1Ursuline Sligo 10pts (2,3,5); 2.Ballyhaunis 54pts; 3.St Josephs Foxford 61 pts
Junior: 1.Aisling Forkan (Swinford); 2.Orla McCann (Swinford); 3.Eilish O'Dowd       (Ballinamore). Teams - 1.Swinford 16pts (1,2 13); 2.Ursuline Sligo 20pts; 3.Sligo Grammar 37pts.
Inter: 1.Rosie Hynes ( St Attracta's Tubbercurry); 2.Aoife Mulroy (St Joseph's Foxford); 3.Sorcha Fallon (Ursuline Sligo). Teams - 1.Ursuline Sligo 16pts (3,6,7); 2.St Josephs Foxford 21 pts; 3.Ballinrobe 67 ptsSenior: 1.Ellen Moran (Sacred Heart Westport); 2.Cliona Mulroy (St Joseph's Foxford);
3.Dara Sherry (St Joseph's Foxford). Teams - 1.St Josephs Foxford 9pts (2,3,4); 2.Sacred Heart Westport 28 pts; 3.Abbey Boyle 36pts
Boys - Minor: 1.Oisin Mc Loughlin    Rice College Westport; 2.Christopher O Sullivan    Swinford; 3.Brian Harte        St Mel's Longford. Teams - 1.Rice Colle Westport 23pts (1,4,6,12); 2.St Colmans Claremorris 54pts; 3.Summerhill Sligo 116pts.
Junior: 1.Tadgh Mc Ginty Swinford; 2.William Hynes St Attracta's Tubbercurry;
3.Niall Joyce   St Colman's Claremorris. Teams - 1.Summerhill Sligo 54 pts (6,7,13,28); 2.Rice College Westport 67 pts; 3.St Muredach's Ballina 83 pts
Inter: 1.Con Doherty Rice College Westport; 2.Cian Mulrooney Enniscrone; 3.Ciaran Tierney   St Muredach's Ballina. Teams - 1.Summerhill Sligo 30 pts(4,7,9,10); 2.Rice College Westport 47 pts; 3.St Joseph's Foxford 98 pts.Senior: 1 Hugh Armstrong Gortnor Abbey; 2.David Harper Rice College; 3 Aichlin O'Reilly   Rice College. Teams - 1.Rice College Westport 34 pts (2,3,14,15); 2.St Gerald's Castlebar 53 pts; 3.St Colman's Claremorris 68 pts.

Sunday 22

The Great Heath GAA 10km, Co Laois (389 finishers; results not complete because entry on day names not supplied. See www.championchipireland.com).
Men: 1 Tomas Fitzpatrick (Tallaght) 32.01; 2 Tom Hogan (Slaney Oly) 33.20; 3 ??? 34:11; 4 ???34:29; 5 ???34:34; 6 David McPherson 34:34.
Women: 1 Barbara Sanchez (Raheny) 38.40; 2 Margaret Danagher 39:19; 3 Sinead Maher 39:28.

IMRA Winter League Rd 1 , Howth Head (288 finishers).

Men: 1 Turlough Conway (Rathfarnham WSAF, M40) 21;12; 2 Neil Bolger (Rathfarnham WSAF) 22:25; 3 David Power 23:06; 4 Eanna Cunnane 23:14; 5 Martin Bradshaw (Bilboa) 23:20; 6 Eoin Keith (Boards, M40) 23:26. M50: Martin Francis (Sli Culann) 24:52. M60: Patsy McCreanor 37:23. M70: Seamus Kilcullen 65.00. M19: James Alexander (DSD) 25:25.

Women: 1 Alvy Carragher 27:06; 2 Vanessa Fenton (Raheny, W40) 29:12; 3 Andrea Baker 29:13; 4 Mags Greenan (Clonliffe, W50) 30:24; 5 Niamh McDonald 31:21; 6Niamh Hartnett 31:36.
Woodie's DIY Junior Indoor C'ships, Nenagh.

Men - 5k walk: 1 James Treanor (Shercock) 22:06.47; 2 Evan Lynch (Clonmel) 22:58. 90; 3 Patrick Bell (Castlebar) 24:54.31.

Iseult O'Donnell

60H: 1 Andrew Creamer (Annalee) 8.47; 2 Eoin Power (St Jos) 8.56; 3 Mark McGarvey (City of Derry) 8.71. 60m: Greg O’Shea (Dooneen) 6.9H; 2 Patrick O’Connor (Clonliffe) 7.0H; 3 Keith Pike (Clonliffe) 7.1H. 200m: 1 Kieran Elliott ( N Sligo) 22.99; 2 Cormac Lynch (Marian) 23.42; 3 Adam Dowling (SLOT) 23.5H. 400m: 1 Karl Griffin (Tir Chonaill) 50.43; 2 James Greene (F’bank) 51.53; 3 Richard Shoeman (St Jos) 52.72. 800m: 1 Dean Cronin (Blarney Inis) 1:53.89; 2 Shane Fitzsimons (Mullingar) 1:54.78; 3 Lee Kelly (DSD) 2:06.90. 1500m: Michael Carey (Clonmel) 4:10.88; 2 Peadar Harvey (Craughwell) 4:12.29; 3 Mark McGuinness (Tir Chonaill) 4:14.52. 3k walk: 1 Evan Lynch (Clonmel) 12:49.42; 2 James Treanor (Shercock) 12:49.88; 3 Luke Hickey (Leevale) 13:08.12. High jump: 1 Andrew Heaney (Clonliffe) 1.90; 2 Barry Quigg (Sliabh Liag) 1.85; 3 Jamie Murtagh (St Andrew’s) 1.80. Triple jump: 1 Aaron Murtagh (Ballina) 13.57; 2 Sean Archer (Ferrybank) 13.53; 3 Conor Daly (St Abban’s) 13.20. Shot: 1 Patrick McSweeney (Bandon) 13.21; 2 Peter O’Brien (St Brendan’s) 1§1.97; 3 Eric Stam (Bandon) 10.88.

Women – 60H: 1 Sarah Lavin (Emerald) 8.74; 2 Lily Ann O’Hara (Dooneen) 9.14; 3 Orla Furney (Gorey) 9.38. 60m: 1 Phil Healy (Bandon) 7.73; 2 Sarah Murray (Fingallians) 7.81; 23 Marie Heelan (Emerald) 8.04. 200m: 1 Healy 25.76; 2 Murray 26.33; 3 Jessica Sheehan (Leevale) 26.39. 400m: 1 Clare Murphy (SLOT) 58.31; 2 Stephanie Carroll (Dooneen) 59.04; 3 Jessica Neville (Leevale) 59.29. 800m: 1 Iseult O’Donnell (Raheny) 2:26.98; 2 Eileen Rafter (Tullamore) 2:29.73; 3 Catherine Conroy (Celtic DCH) 2:30.42. 1500m: 1 Mary Anne O’Sullivan (Tinryland) 4:47.74; 2 Chloe Doran (Raheny) 4:49.29; 3 Niamh Markham (Enis TC) 4:59.60. 3km walk: 1 Kate Veale (W Waterford) 13:29.37; 2 Emma Prendiville (Farranfore MV) 14:50.66; 3 Alicia Boylan (Oriel) 15:23.06. High jump: 1 Aisling Croke (Dooneen) 1.65; 2 Emily Rogers (St Peter’s) 1.60; 3 Sorcha Murphy (Ferrybank) 1.60. Long jump: 1 Lorraine O’Shea (KCH) 5.51; 2 Sally Rose Maughan (Castlebar) 5.34; 3 Jessica Sheehan (Leevale) 5.27. Triple jump: 1 Sara Buggy (St Abban’s) 11.43; 2 Claire Dougherty (City of Derry) 10.85; 3 Sinead O’Connor (Tralee Hrs) 10.69. Shot: 1 Sophie Parkinson (Gowran) 12.29; 2 Niamh Murphy (Blarney Inis) 11.77; 3 Laura McSweeney (Bandon) 11.27.

Lotto CrossCup de Hannut, Belgium. Donore Harriers team travelled.

Men – Senior 10.5km: 1 Constantine Kipruto (Ken, jun) 31:22; 2 David Bett (Ken) 31:22; 3 Alex Kibet (Ken) 31:23. Donore athletes: 27 John Travers 34:51; 45 Chris Kelly 37:26; 67 Ruaiai Short 44:25. Junior 6km: Donore athletes: 17 Darragh Fitzgibbon 23:27; 21 Max van Haeften 23:59; 28 Josh McGrath 25:47.

Women – Junior 4.5km: Donore Athlete – 9 Jona Kalemi 21:58.

Kiely Monumental Colligan Cup, Co Waterford. Count-down h'cap.

Larry Kennedy -0.4

Jacinta Shiel -0.2

Trevor Walsh -0.1

CONOR BLACKWELL 0.0 (winner)

Tom Mansfield +0.1

Pat Caonnaughton +0.2

Tony Ferncombe +0.4.

FMC BHAA 4-Mile R-R, Little Island, Cork

Men: 1 S McGrath (Midleton TrinRun 20:33; 2 G Waugh (FAS) 20:55; 3 J Meade (Joyce Wolfe Physio) 21:13; 4 J Doran (McKesson Irl) 21:18; 5 A Whitaker (UCC) 21:26; 6 D Smith (Team adidas) 21:34; 7 T Kelleher (CSO, M40) 21:35; 8 E O’Donovan (FAS) 21:40; 9 M Buckley (Joyce Wolfe Physio) 21:41; 10 C O’Connell (UCC, M45) 21:49. M50: 1 M Murphy (Novartis) 24:06.

Women: 1 E Murphy(temp-reg) 23:50; 2 A-M Holland (Travel Irl, F35) 23:53; 3 V Vaughan (temp-reg) 25:18; 4 H Leonard (Juliet Murphy H&F, F40) 25:24; 5 A-M Healy (HSE, F40) 25:42; 6 L Keane (temp-reg) 26:23; 7 L Wolfe (Joyce Wolfe Physio) 26:24; 8 S Woods (temp-reg) 26:29.
Teams: A - 1 HSE 10; 2 UCC 23. B - 1 Dept of Education 61; 2 Southern Law Society 61.
Gneeveguilla AC 5km Winter Series Race 1, Killarney Demesne, Co Kerry
Men: 1 A Fitzgerald (Farranfore-MV) 16:34; 2 J Barrett (Gneeveguilla, M45) 16:40; 3 R Purcell (Gneeveguilla, M40) 16:47; 4 G McCarthy (Farranfore-MV) 17:04; 5 S Mangan (Gneveguilla) 17:34; 6 R Patterson (St Finbars) 17:43; 7 Niamh O’Sullivan (Riocht, W45) 18:03; 8 D Kelly (unatt) 18:05; 9 M McCarthy (Farranfore-MC, F35) 18:07; 10 P O’Shea (Iveragh, M60) 18:14. MJ: 1 R Purcell (Gneeveguilla) 18:17.
Women: 1 O’Sullivan; 2 M McCarthy (Farranfore-MV, W35) 18:07; 3 A-M Costello (Gneeveguilla) 18:22; 4 M Harrington (Riocht, W40) 19:49.

Saturday January 21

Eircom BHAA C-C, Cherryfield Park, Firhouse, Dublin (349 finishers; full result www.bhaa.ie)

Women’s 2 mile (75)– 1 Jean Wilson (TCD, W35) 12.01; 2 Mary Scully 12.13; 3 Adrienne Jordan ( 12:22; 4 Sonya O’Connell (TCD)12:27; 5 Sarah Neary (Accountants)12:41; 6 Maura Kearns (Dept of Ed) 12.51; 7 Grainne Butler (Therapists, W45) 12:53; 8 Imelda Clarke (Visible Chaine Tech, W40) 13.00; 9 Sinead McAuley (Primary Teachers) 13:08; 10 Orla Gormley (Aer Lingus, W45) 13.11. W50: Sheelagh Jones (Dublin Teachers) 13:22. W55: Nuala Reilly (Fair Gate HC) 14:09. W65: Evelyn McNelis (Primary Teachers) 16:18. W60: Eileen O’Brien (SJOG) 16:22. W70: Anne Woodlock (Collins and Co) 17.56.

Men’s 5 mile (274): 1 Mark Hoey 26:10; 2 Tommy Evans 26:14; 3 Sam Mealy 26:41; 4 Paul Stephenson 26:52; 5 Paul Buckley (Army) 26:55; 6 Ronan Kearns (Dept of Ent) 27:32; 7 Noel Kelly (Army, M40) 27:42; 8 David Carrie (An Post, M45) 27:57; 9 Stephen Harkins 27:58; 10 Paul Cowhie (CMS, M45) 28.00. M50: Gerry Doyle (Quinn Ins) 29:16. M55: Stan Woods (Farrell Bros) 30:39. M60: Jim Gaughan (Gardai) 32.33. M65: Noel Barry (Dublin Bus) 38:54. M70: Charles McGovern (Crescent Comms) 38:44.

Antrim International Cross-Country, Greenmount.

Breege Connolly

Senior Women (52 finishers): 1 Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole AC) 19:32; 2 Gemma Steel (GBR) 19:39; 3 Birtuken Adamu (Etha)19:54; 4 Mekcles Bekle (Eth) 20:11; 5 Mekasha Waganesh (Eth) 20:28; 6 Purity Kirui (Ken) 20.39. Irish – 10 Aoife Culhane (DSD) 21;14; 13 Breege Connolly (NBH) 21;54; 14 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 22,00; 15 Laura Shaughnessy (UCD) 22:03; 16 Julie Turley (Dromore) 22.18; 17 Lauren Scott (Nth Down) 22.23; 18 Cathy McCourt (NBH, W35) 22.35.

NI & Ulster Champs 1 Connolly, 2 Turley, 3 Scott. Teams- 1 North Belfast 27; 2. North Down 38; 3. City of Derry (2) 4.

W17 (21): 1 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (DSD) 14:25; 2 Clare McCarthy (DSD) 14:40; 3 Emma Dunnett (Edinburgh )14:45.

W20: 1 Regina Dolan (Annalee) 15:23; 2 Alice Fennell (Leinster) 15:26; 3 Beckie Taylor (Blackburn Hrs) 15:31.

Senior Men (136) : 1 Mike Kigen (Ken) 34:48; 2 Patrick Mutunga (Ken) 35:16; 3 Bernard Rotich (Ken) 35:21; 4 Yirsaw Tegegne (Eth) 35:37; 5 Frank Tickner (Eng) 35:38; 6 Joseph Birech (Ken) 35.47. Irish – 12 Joe McAllister (St Malachy’s) 38:01; 12 Andrew Agnew (Annadale) 38:11; 16 S Stephen Scullion (NBH) 38:37; 17 Emmett Dunleavy (Nth Sligo) 38:37; 19 Eddie McGinley (Annadale) 38:51; 20 Jarleth Falls (Ballymean and Antrim) 39:12; 21 David Morwood (Anadale, M40) 39:12; 23 Ciaran Dhhoerty (Letterkenny, M35) 39:29; 25 Michael McKillop (St Malachy’s) 39:39; 26 Greg Roberts (City of Derry) 39:59.
NI & Ulster Championships: 1 McAlister, 2 Agnew, 3 Scullion. Teams - 1 Annadale Striders 73; 2 St Malachy's 80; 3 City of Derry 120. .

M17 (47): 1 Callum Matthews (Kilbarchan) 19:29; 2 Neil Gourley (Giffnock Nth) 19:38; 3 Ryan Thomson (Ronhill Cambuslang Hrs) 19:47; 4 Ian Hartnett (Togher) 19:50; 5 Conal Kirk (Lagan Valey) 19:51; 6 Killian Mooney (DSD) 20:01. 4. I Hartnett (Togher AC) Teams - 1 Togher 40; 2 Ronhill Cambuslang Hrs 42; 3 DSD AC 47.

M20 (16) : 1 Harvey Dixon (Aldershot) 18:34; 2 Stephen Kerr (Armagh) 18:51; 3 Chris Perrin (Cannock & Stafford) 19:18; 4 Patrick Monaghan (St Colman’s College Newry) 19:44; 5 Andrew Monaghan (St Colman’s College Newry); 6 Ryan Hot (Willowfield) 20:00. Team – St Colman’s College.

AAI Games, Nenagh (PDF of full results at AAI website)

Women - 60m Race 1 : 1 Amy Foster (Lisburn) 7.52; 2 Claire Bergin (DSD) 7.67; 3 Joan Healy (Bandon) 7.79. Race 2 - 1 Foster 7.55; 2 Healy 7.80; 3 Aoife MacNeill (DSD) 7.82. 60H: Katey Bird (Leevale) 9.47. 200m: 1 Katey Bird (Leevale) 27.64; 2 Rachel Murray (Fingallians) 29.29; 3 Sharon Kehoe (Kilmore) 29.93. 400m: 1 Bergin 55.34; 2 Sinead Denny (DSD) 57.73; 3 Kate O'Halloran (Templeogue) 60.77. 1000m: 1 Laura Crowe (Riocht) 2:50.97; 2 Sara Treacy (Moynalvy) 2:52.69; 3 Orla Drumm (UCC) 2:54.36. 3km walk: Laura Reynolds (Mohill) 13.23.18. Long jump: 1 Mary McLoone (Tir Chonaill) 6.13; 2 Kelly Proper (Ferrybank) 5.98; 3 Antoinette Stafford (DMP) 5.75. Shot: 1 Alana Frattorrilli (Limerick) 10.50; 2 Lucy Moore-Fox (DSD) 8.73; 3 Katie O'Donoghue (Craughwell) 8.25.
Men- 60m Race 1: 1 David Hynes (Menapians) 7.05; 2 Patrick Phelan (DSD) 7.16; 3 Deanna O'Byrne (DSD) 7.24. Race 2 - Hynes 7.02; 2 Kileen 7.22; 3 Adrian Jackman (Menapians)7.36. 200m: 1 Hynes 22.31; 2 David Killeen (Leevale) 22.86; 3 Stephen Kelly (Tullamore) 23.93. 400m: 1 Kieran Kelly (Raheny) 51.09; 2 Gerard O'Shea (Dooneen) 55.56; 3 Patrick Phelan (DSD) 51.06. 1000m: 1 Dean Cronin (Blarney) 2:27.58; 2 Mark Hanrahan (Leevale) 2:27.78; 3 Sam Kelly (Fingallians) 2:30.76. 3km walk: Niall Prendeville (Farnfore MV) 13:32.30. Long jump: Stephen Murphy (Ferrybank) 5.94; 2 Barry Quigg (Sliabh Liag) 5.90; 3 Adam Raitt (Bros Pearse) 5.43. High jump: 1 Barry Pender (St Abban's) 2.15; 2 Quigg 1.80; 3 Denis Coghlan (St Finbarr's) 1.56. Triple jump: 1 Denis Finnegan (Leevale) 14.25; 2 Quigg 11.78. Shot: 1 Sean Breathnach (GCH) 15.58; 2 Kieran Stout (Celbridge) 13.40; 3 David Tierney (Leevale) 12.46. 56 lb for distance: 1 Tierney 8.16; 2 Breathnach 8.01.

Woodie's DIY Combined Events Indoor Championships, Nenagh .
Women – Senior: 1 Leona Byrne (SLOT) 3396; 2 Grainne Moggan (DSD) 3198; 3 Helen Buckley (Raheny Shamrock) 2631. Junior: 1 Caoimhe Basquille (Sli Cualann) 2819; 2 Karen Dunne (Bohermeen) 2609; 3 Sinead Gaffney (Craughwell) 2504.

Men – Senior: 1 Ger Cremin (Riocht) 2674; 2 Derek Callan (Crusaders) 2590; 3 Keith King (Kilmurry Ibr NC) 2538. Junior: 1 Simon Doyle (SLOT) 3061; 2 David McGeary (KCH) 2857; 3 Sean Gill (Claremorris) 2536.

Masters - M35-M45: 1 Patrick Curran (Tallaght) 2638; 2 Colin McHugh (Drogheda and Dist)2313; 3 Brendan Meagher (Nenagh) 2178. M50+: 1 Joe Gough (W Waterford) 1561; 2 Larry O’Grady (Bilboa) 1125. John Terriff (St Abban’s) 1113. W35: Geraldine Finnegan (Dunleer) 2387.

Minority Report - from Herald Jan 21

2012-01-22T18:52:00.002Z

Irish block at net

VOLLEYBALL: While the Irish junior women's volleyball team didn't win any matches at the European Small Nations qualifier, they came one step closer to making the top two next time.

In their opening match, the Irish played host nation Faroe Islands hoping for an early victory against a team of much their own standard. They started well but, roared on by their fanatical supporters, the Faroese were never going to lie down. It was still a close match with only a few points in each set giving the home team the advantage they needed.

Next up were tournament favourites Luxembourg who, in a shock result, had lost their opener to Liechtenstein. Again the Irish girls played out of their skins, matching their rivals on points until the closing stages of each set.

Finally came Liechtenstein who had yet to drop a set in the tournament. Hitting hard and defending brilliantly, the Irish raced to a 8-3 lead in the opening set and went on to take the set 25-19.

Irish celebrate

A rattled Liechtenstein took revenge in the second set, winning 25-13. The third set proved another epic, with the advantage swinging from one side of the net to the other, until three vital points at 20-all gave Liechtenstein a vital edge. They then closed out the match in the fourth set against an Irish team that had raised its game to a new level.

"We left this tournament two years with our hearts around our ankles because of the beatings we got by these teams. To know that we are now competitive with these teams is extremely satisfying," said coach Marie Sheridan.

Squad: Katie Nolan (Captain), Heather Clancy, Aisling Clancy, Aebhin

Nugent, Ciara O'Rourke, Orla Lynch, Amy McDonnell, Ailis Loughnane,

Elaine McGeary, Karen Benn, Sarah Benn, Lisa Needham.

BADMINTON: Draws with Yorkshire and Buckingham means that Leinster's badminton team has moved up to fifth place in the English Intercounty league premier B division after two rounds of matches. It could have been three draws - Leinster lost to Lancashire only on countback in two matches. With only one weekend to go and the hard matches already played, Leinster looks likely to holds its place in the premiership.

Meanwhile at the Estonian Open in Tallin, Scott Evans, seeded at No 2, retired with an injured wrist in the third set of his semi-final match against local player Raul Must.

SNOOKER: After winning snooker's fourth ranking tournament of the season, Maynooth's Vincent Muldoon is closing the gap on Rodney Goggins of 147 Wexford at the top of the points table.

In the semi-finals, Muldoon fought back from 3-1 behind to beat Nenagh's Brendan O'Donoghue 4-3, while TJ Dowling of Celbridge knocked out Goggins 4-2. That set the stage for a thrilling final, and with the score at four frames apiece, Dowling had the first chance to wrap up the match. When he missed a relatively easy cannon, Muldoon grabbed the opportunity, rattling in a break of 68 to win the match.

DUATHLON: Elite and novice athletes alike are welcome at the annual Naas Duathlon Series, with the first of three races starting tomorrow (Sun) at Punchestown Racecourse (12.30pm). Distances are manageable - a 3.5km run, 20km cycle and another 3.5km run - and the entry fee a very reasonable €20 per race or €54 for the three races series. Other dates are February 19 and March 25, with this year's series sponsored by Trax Brasserie. Info www.naastriathlonclub.com/

HOCKEY: Whatever fate has in store for the Irish men and women's teams, Ireland is sure to be represented at the London 2012 in the hockey tournament with Carol Metchette and Colin Hutchinson appointed as umpires for the Games and Ray O'Connor managing the men's umpiring team.

The Irish men, currently in Spain, play their London 2012 qualifying tournament in Dublin starting March 10. The women travel to Belgium for their qualifying tournament starting a week later.

Fionnuala Wins in Antrim

2012-01-21T18:28:00.001Z

Fionnuala Britton held off Britain's Gemma Steel to win the women's race at the Antrim IAAF International Cross Country today.
Steel, third behind Britton at last month's Europeans, bravely stayed with Britton over the opening two laps before Britton pulled away for victory. Ethiopian Birtukan Adama was third.
In a men's race dominated by Kenyans, Mike Kigen won for a third consecutive year.
Joe McAllister and Breege Connolly took the Northern Ireland titles.
* In Nenagh, David Hynes of Menapians ran 7.02 for 60m; Amy Foster clocked 7.52 in the first to the two women's races. Leona Byrne of St Laurence O'Toole won the women's combined events indoor title with a good score of 3396.
* US-based Tori Pena improved her Irish indoor pole vault record to 4.45m in Reno, Nevada on Saturday; just seven centimetres off the World Indoor qualification standard of 4.52cm. Pena has jumped 4.40m outdoors; her previous indoor best of 4.21m was set in Seattle a year ago.

Saturday January 21

Antrim International Cross-Country, Greenmount.

Breege Connolly

NI & Ulster Champs 1 Connolly, 2 Turley, 3 Scott. Teams- 1 North Belfast 27; 2. North Down 38; 3. City of Derry (2) 4.

W17 (21): 1 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (DSD) 14:25; 2 Clare McCarthy (DSD) 14:40; 3 Emma Dunnett (Edinburgh )14:45.

W20: 1 Regina Dolan (Annalee) 15:23; 2 Alice Fennell (Leinster) 15:26; 3 Beckie Taylor (Blackburn Hrs) 15:31.

AAI Games, Nenagh (PDF of full results at AAI website)

Women - 60m Race 1 : 1 Amy Foster (Lisburn) 7.52; 2 Claire Bergin (DSD) 7.67; 3 Joan Helay (Bandon) 7.79. Race 2 - 1 Foster 7.55; 2 Healy 7.80; 3 Aoife MacNeill (DSD) 7.82. 60H: Katey Bird (Leevale) 9.47. 200m: 1 Katey Bird (Leevale) 27.64; 2 Rachel Murray (Fingallians) 29.29; 3 Sharon Kehoe (Kilmore) 29.93. 400m: 1 Bergin 55.34; 2 Sinead Denny (DSD) 57.73; 3 Kate O'Halloran (Templeogue) 60.77. 1000m: 1 Laura Crowe (Riocht) 2:50.97; 2 Sara Treacy (Moynalvy) 2:52.69; 3 Orla Drumm (UCC) 2:54.36. 3km walk: Laura Reynolds (Mohill) 13.23.18. Long jump: 1 Mary McLoone (Tir Chonaill) 6.13; 2 Kelly Proper (Ferrybank) 5.98; 3 Antoinette Stafford (DMP) 5.75. Shot: 1 Alana Frattorrilli (Limerick) 10.50; 2 Lucy Moore-Fox (DSD) 8.73; 3 Katie O'Donoghue (Craughwell) 8.25.
Men- 60m Race 1: 1 David Hynes (Menapians) 7.05; 2 Patrick Phelan (DSD) 7.16; 3 Deanna O'Byrne (DSD) 7.24. Race 2 - Hynes 7.02; 2 Kileen 7.22; 3 Adrian Jackman (Menapians)7.36. 200m: 1 Hynes 22.31; 2 David Killeen (Leevale) 22.86; 3 Stephen Kelly (Tullamore) 23.93. 400m: 1 Kieran Kelly (Raheny) 51.09; 2 Gerard O'Shea (Dooneen) 55.56; 3 Patrick Phelan (DSD) 51.06. 1000m: 1 Dean Cronin (Blarney) 2:27.58; 2 Mark Hanrahan (Leevale) 2:27.78; 3 Sam Kelly (Fingallians) 2:30.76. 3km walk: Niall Prendeville (Farnfore MV) 13:32.30. Long jump: Stephen Murphy (Ferrybank) 5.94; 2 Barry Quigg (Sliabh Liag) 5.90; 3 Adam Raitt (Bros Pearse) 5.43. High jump: 1 Barry Pender (St bban's) 2.15; 2 Quigg 1.80; 3 Denis Coghlan (St Finbarr's) 1.56. Triple jump: 1 Denis Finnegan (Leevale) 14.25; 2 Quigg 11.78. Shot: 1 Sean Breathnach (GCH) 15.58; 2 Kieran Stout (Celbridge) 13.40; 3 David Tierney (Leevale) 12.46. 56 lb for distance: 1 Tierney 8.16; 2 Breathnach 8.01.

On Your Marks - from Herald Jan 18

2012-01-19T10:13:00.000Z

Maria McCambridge

Marathon runners Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne may have run the A standard for the London Olympics but, as yet, neither is sure of an Olympic place.

In the past, with three places on offer, the National Championships acted as an Olympic trial, with the winner guaranteed a place, providing they made the qualifying time. If several athletes came home under the qualifying mark, then the fastest two got picked.

Under those guidelines, Linda Byrne, winner of the national title last October in Dublin, would have been sure of her place.

Byrne's time of 2 hours 36 minutes 20 seconds in her first ever marathon was achieved through hard work and impressive discipline on the day. With 190 days to go until London 2012, Byrne will not run another marathon; she feels her time in Dublin should be enough.

One woman learning a hard lesson in Dublin was Ava Hutchinson, who finished in a disappointing time of 2:42.50; a calf injury hampered her progress after eight miles.
All was forgotten last Saturday when Hutchinson emulated Byrne's Dublin tactics in Houston. She started slow and then stuck to an even pace until she reached the finish. Her time of 2:35.33 puts her comfortably inside the Olympics A standard of 2:37.

While Hutchinson and Byrne are likely to make the London 2012 team, all could change radically over the next few weeks. Maria McCambridge ran 2:35.29 in Paris two years ago, but could manage only 2:40.26 in Dublin last October - only months after the birth of son Dylan.

At the age of 36, McCambridge knows time is running out. She will run a marathon in the next few weeks - Seville on February 19 or Barcelona a month later on March 17 are two options - and if she gets her pacing right, could nail down the third place.

There are others who fancy their chances. The 2010 national marathon champion Barbara Sanchez ran her first race after a long break last week, and could join Caitriona Jennings, Lorraine Manning, Annette Kealy, Lizzie Lee, Breege Connolly, and Rosemary Ryan at the Rotterdam Marathon on April 15. Then there's Gladys Ganiel, who may line out in London after clocking 2:40.56 in Houston.

Interesting times!

ULTRA RECORD SMASHED

Ultra specialist Eoin Keith smashed his own course record when he completed the Art O'Neill Ultra from Dublin Castle to Glenmalure in 5 hours 26 minute 5 seconds. The previous record of 6 hours 45 minutes was set in 2009 over a slightly shorter course with the top ten all inside that time this year. In second place was Paul Tierney, who finished in 5:35.40, with Greg Byrne third in 5:38.36. Taryn McCoy was 19th overall and first woman in 7:51.51. A record total of 435 completed the challenge, most of them walkers.

FIONNUALA FOR BELFAST

European champion Fionnuala Britton leads the women's entry at Saturday's

Antrim International Cross-Country in Greenmount. She will take on a large field that includes Gemma Steel of the UK.

Mike Kigen, winner of the men's race for the past two years, takes on a tough field that includes five fellow Kenyans. Leading the Northern Ireland team are Joe McAllister, Eddie McGinley and Steve Scullion.

60TH TITLE FOR MASTER JOE

At the Woodie's DIY Masters' Indoor Championships in Nenagh, Joe Gough of West Waterford won his 60th national gold when taking the M55 400m while Liffey Valley's Tom O'Connor added to his large collection of masters titles when he won the M50 1500m and 3000m.

In the younger age groups, Antoinette Stafford of DMP set a championship best of 5.85 when taking the W35 long jump title and also won the 200m. Kevin Cogley of Menapians won the M35 60m in 7.32, just beating Michael Downey from West Waterford.

For a second year, Raheny's Liam Mulready won the M65 400m, 800m and 1500m, setting a new record of 2:36.6 in the 800m.

Jim O'Neill, a former Irish masters record holder, made a comeback in the M70 class, winning the 200m, 400m and 800m. Also back in action after a break was Rathfarnham's Joe Reville, winner of the M60 400m title.

ENTER AXA RAHENY 5 NOW!

Just ten days remain until the AXA Raheny 5 on January 29 - the first major road race of the New Year. Up front, top club runners will uses the race as a welcome break from the slog of cross-country, while behind them ordinary runners of all standards will be testing their fitness after the holiday break. To ensure the smooth running of the race online entries close at 11pm the night before the race with NO entries on the day for the bgi race. Entries for the children's 800m and mile, however, will be taken. Details www.rahenyshamrock.ie.

LEINTER HAT TRICK FOR RAHENY SHAMROCK

Mick Clohisey and Fiona Roche made it a Raheny senior double at the Leinster Cross-Country Championships in Kilmacow, both beating rivals from Dundrum South Dublin. In the men's race Clohisey got the better of veteran Peter Matthews, while in the women's race, Roche outsprinted Sarah Mulligan. With Cillian O'Leary, Simon Ryan and Kevin Moriarty finishing 3rd, 4th and 5th, Raheny were comfortable winners of the team title.

In the junior men's race, Raheny made it another double, with Jake McDonald the individual winner and the team beating Mullingar Harriers. Sportworld, led by Jean Wilson in fourth place won the senior women's team title. Mary Mulhare of North Laois won the junior women's race, with Millingar the top team.

Where to Run Jan 21-22

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Saturday 21

Antrim International C-C, CAFRE Greenmount Campus, Belfast. www.athleticsni.org

Woodie's DIY AAI Games and National Indoors Combined Events C'ships, Nenagh.

Eircom BHAA C-C (women 2m/men 5m), Cherryfield Park, Firhouse, Dublin, 11.30am. Reg Ballyboden/St Enda's GAA Club.

Sperrin Harriers Winter League Trail Series Rd 4 (5 miles), An Cregan Heritage Centre, Omagh, 12 noon. Entry £3/4. C: Glenn Donnelly 07736 641524; www.sperrinharriers.co.uk

Orienteering: Dublin by Night, Ballinascroney, Co Dublin 6-7pm starts. C: www.orienteering.ie.

Sunday 22

Kiely Monumental Colligan Cup 5-Mile H'cap, Colligan Wood, Dungarvan, 2pm. Race 1 Michael Roche Carpets Spring Series. Also juvenile race, 1.30pm. www.westwaterfordathletics.org.

FMC BHAA 4 mile, Little Island, Cork, 11am. C: Kevin Cummins 021 4292509.

The Great Heath 10km, Co Laois, 11am. Entry €19 or €23 with Savvy Sport t-shirt; U-18 €15/22. Chip timing; cash prizes. C: Michael Lenihan 057 9345953.

Tom Walsh Memorial 10km, Caherconlish, Co Limerick, 2pm. Also 5km walk. Entry €12 (€5 for walk). C: Tom Kennedy 087 6261740, John Robinson 087 2245188 or Facebook.

Blackrock AC Juvenile C-C, Geraldine's GAA Fields, Blackrock, Co Louth. C: Gerard Martin 086 8135541.

Woodie's DIY Junior Indoors, Nenagh.

Hills: Leinster Winter League Rd1, Howth (5km, 201m), 12 noon, C: www.ima.ie.

Orienteering: Donadea, Clane, Co Kildare 11am-1pm. Signs from R407 Clane/Kilcock Road. C: 045 867183 . Cork League, Watergrasshill (Moanbaun Wood), 11am-1pm. Signs from M8 Jct 17. C: 086 3062054. Cork Winter Brass Monkey League/ Family Day No 4, Curragh Wood, Midleton, Co Cork 10-1pm. C: 021 4546194; www.orienteering.ie.

Duathlon: Trax Brasserie Naas Duathlon Series Race 1 (3.5km run, 20km cycle, 3.5km run), Punchestown Racecourse, 12.30pm. Entry €20 or @54 for 3-race series. C: naasraceseries@gmail.com

Race Results Jan 14-18(ongoing)

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Record turn-out for the annual Bank of Ireland DCU Invitational Cross-Country at St Clare's, Glasnevin, Dublin. Race of the day was the boys' inter with Killian Kirwan of St Fintan's coming through for a great win, passing mid-race leader Michael Healion of Newbridge with about 200m to go. Paddy Robb of St Malachy's also caught Healion with an impressive turn of speed in the finishing straight.

Wednesday 18

Bank of Ireland DCU Schools Invitational Cross-Country, St Clare's Glasnevin, Dublin.

*Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com

Girls - Minor: 1 Eimear Fitzpatrick (Our Lady's Terenure); 2 Ruby Barlow (Alexandra); 3 Hannah Byrne (HF Clontarf); 4 Hannah Ni Dhe (Col Iosagain); 5 Grainne Ni Fhrighil (Col Iosagain); 6 Sophie O'Brien (Dunhaughlin CS) . Teams - 1 Col Iosagain 28; 2 Newbridge College 81; 3 St Mary's Naas 106; 4 Pres Carlow 124; 5 Ashbourne CS 139; 6 Muckross Park 144.

Junior: 1 Cassie Murphy (St Mary's Naas): 2 Aoife Corrie (St Dominic's Cabra); 3 Anna Cleary (St Mary's Naas); 4 Ellen Byrne (St Dominic's Cabra); 5 Siobhan Delaney (St Mary's Naas); 6 Caoimhe Iver (Scoil Mhuire Trim). Teams - 1 St Dominic's Cabra 42; 3 St Mary's Naas 49; 3 Col Iosagain 76; 4 Loreto Foxoxk 100; 5 Mount Temple 127; 6 St Wolstan's 136.

Inter: 1 Nadine Kenny (Gorey CS); 2 Sinead O'Connnor (St Wolstan's); 3 Eimear Treacy (Malahide CC); 4 Hannah Quinn (Newbridge Colleg); 5 Susan Fitzharris (Our Lady's Terenure); 6 Richael Ui Laoghaire (Col Iosagain. Teams - 1 Col Iosagain 49; 2 St Wolstan's 53; 3 Newbridge College 75; 4 St Mary's Naas 70; 5 Our Lady's Terenure 97; 6 Muckross Park 109.

Senior: 1 Alice Fennell (HF Clontarf); 2 Chloe Doran (HF Clontarf); 3 Clionadh Murphy (St Dominic's); 4 Ellen O'Hanlon (HF Clontarf); 5 Alison Daly (Scoil Mhuire Trim); 6 Chloe Abbott (St Wolstan's). Teams - 1 Holy Faith Clontarf 21; 2 St Dominic's Cabra 30; 3 St Wolstan's; 4 Our Lady's Terenure 83.

Boys - Minor: 1 Joseph Hession (St Aidan's); 2 Oisin O Gibne (Drogheda Grammar); 3 Martin Byrne (St Fintan's); 4 Darren Redmond (St Aidan's); 5 Alan Monaghan (St Pat's Navan); 6 Niall O'Leary (Willow Park). Teams - 1 St Aidan's CBS 26; 2 Col Eoin 62; 3 St Pat's Navan 66; 4 Willow Park 87; 5 St Michael's Enniskillen 113; 6 St Colman's Newry 125.

Junior: 1 Jack Kyle (King's Hospital); 2 Jack O'Leary (Clongowes); 3 Cathal Doyle (Col Choilm Swords); 4 Daryl McNicholl (St Malachy's Belfast); 5 Luke McCann (Blackrock); 6 Adam O'Brien (St Aidan's). Teams - 1 St Malachy's Belfast 37; 2 St Aidan's CBS 49; 3 Blackrock 76; Belvedere 115; 5 St Pat's Navan 125; 6 St Fintan's Sutton 126.

Inter: 1 Killian Kirwan (St Fintan's); 2 Paddy Robb (St Malachy's); 3 Michael Healion (Newbridge); 4 Dylan Keegan (Templogue); 5 Robert Tully (Gormanston); 6 Liam Ashton (St Aidan's). Teams - 1 St Michael's Enniskillen 54; 2 Gormanston 67; 3 St Fintan's Sutton 79; 4 St Malachy's Belfast; 5 St Aidan's CBS 113; 6 Knockbeg College 142.

Senior: 1 Andrew Monaghan (St Colman's Newry); 2 Ben Branagh (St Malachy's); 3 Killian Gargan (St Malachy's); 4 Killian O Maonaigh (Col Eoin); 5 Fintan Doherty (Castleknock); 6 Conor Gallagher (St Malahy's Belfast). Teams - 1 St Aidan's CBS 78; 2 Pres Carlow 89; 3 St Michael's Enniskillen 90; 4 Blackrock College 104; 5 Salesian Celbridge 120.

Thursday Jan 19
Laois Schools Cross-Country.
Girls - Minor 1km: 1 Orla Mullally Ios 2.Andrea Moran H/W 3 Roisin Dunne C/L. Teams -
1 Colaiste Iosagain Portlaoise ( 1, 5, 6, 7) 19 pts (Orla, Katelyn, Alannah & Sophie)
2 Clonaslee VS (3, 4, 9, 10) 26 pts. 3 Heywood CS (2, 11, 17, 18) 48. Junior 1km: 1 Aoife Campion Pres 2. Anna Healy Pres 3. Louise Stack M/R. Teams - 1 Presentation Portlaoise (1, 2, 6, 15) 24 pts (Aoife, Anna, Orla & Sarah); 2 Colaiste Iosagain Portlaoise (4, 7, 13, 16) 40. Inter 2km: I Libby Waldron Ios 2 Emer Guidera S/F 3. Michelle Keegan Ios. Team - Heywood (6, 7, 9 & 11) 33 pts (Aine, Rachel, Niamh & Aideen). Senior 2km: 1 Mary Mulhare Pres 2 Breda McDonald H/W 3. Siobhan Nash H/W. Team- Heywood.
Boys - Minor 1km: 1 Aaron Dunphy M/R 2. Luke Herke S/F 3. Pat Critchley CBS. Teams
1 CBS Portlaoise A (3, 7, 12 & 13) 35 pts (Pat, John, Fionn & Cormac)
2 Mountrath ( 1, 6, 17 & 20) 44 pts; 3rd CBS Portlaoise B (14, 15, 16 & 21) 66.
Junior 2km: 1. Declan Foyle H/W 2. Ollie Dixon K/B 3. Donal O’Farrell M/R. Teams
1 Knockbeg (2, 5, 11 & 12) 30 pts (Ollie, Luke, Fionn & Tommy); 2 St Fergals Rathdowney (8, 9, 10 & 17) 44; 3 Portlaoise College (4, 7, 20 & 21) 52. Inter 3km: 1 Oisin Fitzpatrick CBS 2. Jake Byrne CBS 3. Jimmy Keegan H/W ill P/L C 24. Evan Galvin Ios 25. Sean Dunne C/L. Teams - 1st CBS Portlaoise A (1, 2, 4 & 5) 12 pts (Oisin, Jake, Ciaran & Craig); 2 CBS Portlaoise B (6, 8, 9 & 21) 44; 3 Clonaslee ( 10, 13, 14 & 15) 52. Senior 3km: 1 Chris Finn CBS 2 David Mulhare CBS 3 Sean Culliton CBS. Teams - 1 CBS Portlaoise A (1,2,3) 6; 2 Knockbeg (4, 5, 10) 19; 3 Clonaslee (6, 7, 13) 26.

At the Woodie's DIY Masters' Indoors in Nenagh, Antoinette Stafford of DMP set a championship best of 5.85 to take the W35 long jump title; she also won 200m. Kevin Cogley of Menapians won a closely fought M35 60m in 7.32, just beating Michael Downey from West Waterford.

Liffey Valley's Tom O’Connor added to his considerable collection of titles when he won the M50 1500m and 3000m; for West Waterford, Joe Gough won his 60^th national gold when taking the M55 400m. Raheny's Liam Mulready made it a middle distance hat-trick winning the M65 400m, 800m and 1500m, setting a new record of 2:36.6 in the 800m, while the indestrucible Mary Sweeney of St Finbarr's won the W50 400m, 800m and 1500m.

In the older age groups, Jim O'Neill, a former Irish record holder made a comeback in the M70 class, making a hatrick of titles in the 200m, 400m and 800m. Also making a comeback was Rathfarnham's Joe Reville, one of the few men to have beaten the late, great Noel Carroll in his veteran years; he won the M60 400m title.
* At the Leinster Cross-Country Championships, Raheny won three of the individual titles on offer - Mick Clohisey senior men, Fiona Roche senior women and Jake McDonald junior men. The Shamrocks also took the senior and junior men's team titles. Sportsworld was first of the senior women and Mulligar best of the junior women in a race won by Mary Mulhare of North Laois.
Limerick's Michael Carmody and Niamh O'Sullivan of Riocht took the Munster titles, where East Cork was winning its ninth consecutive men's senior title.
In Cardiff, a large group of Clonliffe athletes competed in the McCain Challenge with Brian McMahon 18th in the senior race and Aaron Hanlon 17th U20.
* On the roads, Rathfarnham's Sean Hehir set a new course record of 24.10 at the Tuam 5km, where almost 600 finished the race.
* Off road, Eoin Keith set a new course record of 5 hrs 26 mins 5 secs when winning the Art O'Neill ultra from Dublin Castle to Glenmalure.

Woodie's DIY Masters' Indoor Championships, Nenagh

W35: 200m: Antoinette Stafford (DMP) 26.21. 400m: Angela Hogan (B'okane) 64.73. 800m Martina O'Dwyer (Carrick-on-Suir) 2:31.16. 1500m: Sharon Bradley (L'kenny) 5:42.6. 3000m: O'Dywer 10:39.68. Long jump: Stafford 5.85 (CBP). Shot: Shauna Carlin (Finn Valley) 7.95.

W40: 200m: Cera Nolan (Naas) 30.31. 400m: Liz Foy (Kildare) 2:37.40. 400m: Aisling Power (Ennis TC) 69.20. 3000m: Donna Evans (Mon Phoenix) 11:23.81 High jump: Liz Coomey (Bandon) 1.36. Long jump: Nolan 4.29. Shot: Verena Fenlon (St Joseph’s) 9.15.

W45: 200m: Geraldine Finnegan (Dunleer) 30.24. 400: Finnegan 67.00. 800m: Finnegan 2:36.0. 1500m: Bernie Byrne (Clonliffe) 5:32.5. 3000m: Anne Murray (Mayo AC) 13:17.40. Walk: Anne Gormley (Donore). Long jump: Sheila O’Donoghue (Greeveguilla) 4.07. High jump: Evelyn O’Reilly (Annalee) 1.30. Shot: O’Donoghue 10.67.

W50: 200m: Dannea Herron (City of Derry) 34.46. 400m: Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr's) 75.95. 800m: Sweeney 2:43.95. 1500m: Sweeney 5:30.4. Long jump: Herron 3.62. High jump: Mary Barrett (Loughrea) 1.25. Shot: Barrett 10.30.

W55: 200m: Sheila Morrissey (Kildare) 39.20. 400m: Carmel Mhic Domhnaill (W Limerick) 82.27. 800m: Mary Jennings (Waterford) 2:58.75. 1500m: Mary Jennings (Waterford) 6:03.3. 3000m: Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist) 12:24.80. Long jump: Morrissey 2.65. Shot: Morrissey 5.96.

W60: 200m: Mary Walsh (Tullamore) 39.32; 400m: Judith Roche (Loughrea) 86.68. 800m: Roche 3:20.26. 1500m: Roche 6:59.9 3000m: Roche 14:40.25. Shot: Judith Roche (Loughrea) 5.84.

W65: 200m: Terri Gough (W Waterford) 46.15. 400m: Gough 104.68. 800m: Gough 3:39.51. 1500m: Gough 8:10.7. Long jump: Mary Barry (Carraig bhFear) Shot: Barry 4.25.

M35: 60m: Kevin Cogley (Menapians) 7.32; 2 Michael Downey (W Waterford) 7.37; 3 Peter Doherty (Ratoath) 7.70. 200m: Cogley 24.05; 2 Downey 25.20; 3 Doherty 25.20. 400m: Downey 56.32. 80m: 1 Mick Kehoe (Tinryland) 2:10.69. 1500m: Paul Fleming (Rath WSAF) 4:15.77; 2 Henry English (Donore) 4:23.00; 3 James Clooney (St Killian's) 4:25.20. 3000m: 1 Fleming 9:09.95; 2 Dzintars Klava (W Wat) 9:14.90. Long jump: Downey 5.60. High jump: Donnacha Denning (Rising Sun) 1.65. Shot: Oisin Hoey (Portlaoise) 10.76.

M40: 60m: Aidan O'Toole (SLOT) 8.01. 200m: O'Toole 26.65. 400m: Stuart McCleane (Rath WSAF) 57.64. 800m: Kevin McGlone (Sligo) 2:12.46.1500m: Mick Bolger (Rath WSAF) 4:26.98. 3000m: Ian O'Leary (Donore) 9:44.39. Walk: Joseph Wolfe (Gowran) 17:34.0. Long jump: Tom O’Brien (Waterford) 5.64. High jump: O’Brien 1.60. Shot: William Hunt-Tyrrell (Gorey) 13.23.

M45: 60m: Mickey Linden (Mid-Ulster) 7.95. 200m: Richard McArthur (St Cronan's) 25.45. 400m: Kevin Finn (Nenagh Oly) 59.03. 800m: Pearse Coyle (Rath WSAF) 2:13.98. 1500m: Coyle 4:36.62. 3000m: Edwin Neville (Rath WSAF) 9:51.21. Walk: Neilie Hall (Ballynonty) nt. Long jump: Tommy Greene (St John’s Clare) 5.46. High jump: Richard McCarthur (St Cronan’s) 1.50. Shot: Seamus Fitzpatrick (Nth Loais) 11.49.

M50: 60m: Pat Power (St Jos) 8.27. 200m: Sahen Sheridan (DSD) 27.57. 400m: Philip O'Doherty (Clonliffe) 62.31. 800m: O'Doherty 2:16.61. 1500m: Tom O'Connoro (Livvey Valley) 4:34.54. 3000m: O'Connor 9:58.323. Walk: Patrick Murphy (Castleisland) 14:28.3. Long jump: Joe Murphy (Liscarroll) 4.75. High jump: Murphy 1.60. Shot: Bosco Reid (Finn Valley) 11.45.

M55: 60m: Liam Lyster (Crusaders) 8.2H. 200m: Bob Douglas (Harmeny AC) 28.31. 400m: Joe Gough (W Waterford) 60.59. 800m: George Maybury (Clonliffe) 2:30.55.1500m: Martin McDonald (Nth Laois) 4:44.97. 3000m: McDonald 9:59.38. Walk: Martin O’Brien (Templemore) nt. Long jump: Neil Egan (Sth Sligo) 4.87. High jump: Patrick Moran (Mayo) 1.35. Shot: Patsy O’Connor (Tralee Hrs) 13.56.

M60: 60m: Thomas Clinton (Navan) 8.78. 200m: Clinton 29.78. 400m: Joe Reville (Rath WSAF) 68.18. 800m: Pat Timmons (Raheny Shamrock) 2:26.6. 1500m: Timmons 5:09.12. 3000m: Pat O'Shea (Iveragh) 10:33.46. Walk: Mich O’Connor (Farranfore MV) 15:58.3. Long jump: Bernard O’Neill (Clonmel) 3.94. High jump: Willie O’Toole (SLOT) 1.35. Shot: Thomas Farragher (Corofin) 11.26.

M65: 60m Brendan Dennehy (Rising Sun) 8.57. 200m: Dennehy (no time). 400m: Liam Mulready (Raheny) 70.54. 800m: Mulready 2:36.6 (rec). 1500m: Mulready 5:46.34. 3000m: Sean Mullin (Mullingar ) 12:37.92. Walk: Sean McMullin (Mullingar Hrs) 16:30.6 Long jump: Dennehy (Rising Sun) 4.63. High jump: Dennehy 1.42. Shot: Con O’Donovan (Rising Sun) 7.33.

M70: 60m: Padraig Maye (Ballina) 10.24. 200m: Jim O'Neill (Crusaders) nt. 400m: O'Neill 69.89. 800m: O'Neill 2:56.6. Long jump: Maye 3.60. High jump: Maye 1.05. Shot: Maye 8.91.

M75: 60m: 1 Ernest Caffrey (Ballina) 10.19; 2 Pat Naughton (Nenagh) 11.47. 400m: 1 Flor O'Leary (St Finbarr's) 84.18; 2 Caffrey 90.14. 800m: John O'Leary (St Finbar's) 3:13.3. Walk: Norbert Will (NIMAA) 21.20.0. Long jump: Caffrey 3.27. High jump: Naughton 1.20. Shot: Naughton 9.15.

Leinster Cross-Country Championships, Kilmacow Co Kilkenny.

Mick Clohisey

Men – Senior (58): 1 Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock) 31.11; 2 Peter Matthews (DSD, M40) 31.26; 3 Cillian O'Leary (Raheny Shamrock)31.34; 4 Simon Ryan (RS) 31.41; 5 Kevin Moriarty (RS) 31.52; 6 John Eves (DSD) 32.11; 7 Niall Sheehan (Gowran) 32.18; 8 Tommy Evans (Gowran) 32.38; 9 Tom Hogan (SBR) 32.51; 10 Tony Reilly (Nth Laois) 32.54. Teams - 1 Raheny Shamrock 13 (1,3,4,5); 2 DSD 43 (2,6,13,22), 3 Donore Harriers 82(11,17,21,23); 4 Sportsworld 102; 5 Mulingar Hrs 103; 6 Gowran 103; 7 SBR 109; 8 Liffey Valley 146. Inter County: 1 Dublin 21; 2 Kilkenny 149, 3 Wexford 179.

Junior (30): 1 Jake McDonald (Raheny Shamrock)20.54; 2 Kevin Brennan (St Abban's) 21.33; 3 Patrick Fagan (Mullingar Hrs) 21.45; 4 Christopher Finn (Nth Laois) 21.55; 5 Colum O’Leary (Raheny Shamrock) 22.00; 6 Shawn McCormack (Gowran) 22.06. Teams - 1 Raheny Shamrock 29 (1,5,11,12), 2 Mullingar Hrs 34 (3,8,10,13) 3 Sli Cualann 75 (9,17,21,28). Inter County: 1 Westmeath 65, 2 Kilkenny 108.

Mary Mulhare

Women – Senior (45): 1 Fiona Roche (Raheny Shamrock) 19.03; 2 Sarah Mulligan (DSD)19.05; 3 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W40) 19.06) 19.07; 4 Jean Wilson (Sportsworld) 19.07; 5 Kate O’Neill (MSB) 19.11; 6 Una Britton (Kilcoole) 19.13; 7 Fiona Clinton (DSD) 19.24; 8 Elizabeth Egan (Bree) 19.40; 9 Anne Curley (Donore, W40) 19.51; 10 Charlotte Banks (Donadea Running) 19.53. Teams - 1 Sportsworld 13 (4,15,17,19), 2 Donore Harriers 43 (9,14,16,18); 3 Metro St Brigid's 82 (5,12,21,23). Counties - 1 Dublin 28; 2 Kilkenny 180.

Junior (22) - 1 Mary Mulhare (Nth Laois) 15.01, 2 Mary Ann O'Sullivan (Tinryland) 15.23; 3 Aine Kinsella (St Senan's) 16.25; 4 Sheila O’Byrne (Sli Cualann) 16.41; 5 Sinead Whelan (Thomastown) 16.48; 6 Lorraine Daly (Mullingar Hrs) 16.55. Teams - 1 Mullingar Harriers 35 (6,8,10,11), 2 Tinryland 51 (5,9,18,19); 3 St Senan's 53 (3,7,18,19). Inter County: 1 Kilkenny 24; 2 Westmeath 35.

Munster Cross-Country Championships, Beaufort, Co Kerry (from www.examiner.ie's excellent service)
* East Cork win team title for ninth consecutive year.

Women – Senior 5km: 1 Niamh O’Sullivan (Riocht, W45)) 19:47; 2 M Carey (Ennis TC) 20:06; 3 M McCarthy (Farranfore-MV) 20:18; 4 C Crowley (Bandon) 20:26; 5 C Parnell (Leevale) 20:31; 6 D Ryan (Dundrum) 20:52. Teams - 1 Ennis TC (2, 9, 11, 13) 35; 2 Eagle (7, 8, 10, 15) 40. Counties - 1 Cork 24; 2 Kerry 32; 3 Clare 35.

Junior 4km: 1 J Clancy (St Johns); 2 N Markham (Ennis TC); 3 N Clancy (St Johns); 4 B Dennehy (Iveragh); 5 L Power (Ennis TC); 6 N Clifford (Star of the Laune).

Team: 1 Ennis TC (2, 5, 7, 8) 22. Counties - 1 Clare 26.

Men - Senior 10km: 1 Michael Carmody (Limerick) 34:35; 2 James McCarthy (East Cork) 35:19; 3 Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy) 35:27; 4 S McGrath (East Cork) 36:10; 5 R Chesser (Ennis TC) 36:36; 6 D Casey (Millstreet) 36:45; 7 C O Tuama (Limerick) 36:47; 8 A Fitzgerald (Farranfore-MV) 37:00; 9 R Purcell (Riocht) 37:06; 10 E O’Sullivan (Togher) 37:13. Teams - 1 East Cork (2, 4, 21, 23) 50; 2 Ennis TC (5, 12, 14, 29) 60; 3 Togher (10, 15, 19, 20) 64. Counties - 1 Clare 69; 2 Cork 72; 3 Kerry 103.

Junior 6km: 1 J O’Regan (St John’s) 20:59; 2 D Cronin (Blarney-Inniscarra) 21:38; 3 C Lynch (Togher) 21:45; 4 E Bracken (Togher) 21:54; 5 D Keniry (St John's) 22:56; 6 D O’Keeffe (Gneeveguilla) 23:12. Teama - 1 St John's (1, 5, 7, 9) 22; 2 Togher (3, 4, 8, 10) 25.

New Year 8km, Tuam (589 finishers; full result www.tuamac.com).

Men: 1 Sean Hehir (Rathfarnham WSAF) 24.10; 2 Paddy Hamilton (Annadale) 24.14; 3 Roger Barrett (Ballina) 25:51; 4 Matt Bidwell (GCH, M40) 26:18; 5 Peter O’Sullivan (Craughwell) 26.20; 5 Gary Scully (Nenagh) 26.44; 6 Owen Byrne (GCH) 27.05. Team – GCH.

Women: 1 Mary Gleeson (Mayo AC, W35) 29:35; 2 Colette Tuohy (Mayo AC, W40) 29:56; 3 Kathy Connolly (Mayo AC, W35) 31:27; 4 Helen Corbett (GCH, W35) 31:45; 5 Ann Lennon (Mayo AC, W45) 31.53; 6 Nicola O Ceallaigh (GCH) 32.19. Team - Mayo AC.

McCain Cross Challenge, Cardiff

Senior men: 1 Frank Tickner (Eng) 32:10; 2 Jonathan Hay (AFD) 32.16; 3 Adam Hickey (Eng) 32.23. Clonliffe: 18 Brian McMahon 34.21; 21 Jayme Rossiter 34.30; 33 James Kevan 35.42; 35 Gary O’Hanlon 36.07.

U20 men (62) : 1 Harvey Dixon (AFD) 25.16; 2 Ian Bailey (AFD) 25.32; 3 Zak Seddon (Bracknell) 25.44. Clonliffe: 17 Aaron Hanlon 26.41; 25 Mark McKenzie 28.12; 34 Liam Ashton 29.02; 37 Eoin McCullough 29.16; 40 Jonathan Bradley Ward 29.43; 48 John Buckley 30.39; 49 Mark Ring 30.44.

U20 women: 1 Annabel Gummow (Bristol and Dist) 16.39. Clonliffe: 17 Roisin Leahy 19.24.

Friday Jan 14

Art O'Neill Challenge, night trek, hubrid, or ultra options. From Dublin Castle to Glenmalure Valley. Full result www.artoneillchallenge.ie

Ultra (70 finishers)- Men: 1 Eoin Keith 5 hrs 26 mins 5 secs (rec); 2 Paul Tierney 5:35.40; 3 Greg Byrne 5:38.36: 4 Bruce Duncan 6:03.53; 5 Thure Fuhrmann Kjaer 6:03.55; 6 Zoran Skrba 6:04.07; 7 Tim Charnecki 6:05.56; 8 Adrian Tucker 6:10.40; 9 Wouter Hamelinck 6:30.03; 10 Colm Howlin 6:37.22.

Women: 1 Taryn McCoy 7:51.51; 2 Caitriona Ni Caba 8:18.22; 3 Ruthann Sheehan 8:47.50; 4 Anne Marie Larkin 8:47.51; 5 Jacqui Howard 8:48.22.

Hybrid (run/walk; 53 finishers): 1 John Guy 9:32.24; 2 Colin Buckley 9:33.49; 3 Sinead Dunphy 10:17.19.

Walk (312 finishers): 1 Pamela Ramsbottom 9:33.52; 2 Danny Reilly 9:40.36; 3 Shane Horan 10:36.39.

Minority Report - Herald Jan 14

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Hannah Cullen, Irish champion

VOSS THE BOSS AT STILLORGAN

TEN PIN BOWLING: Pro bowling legend Brian Voss of the USA leads a record entry of 150 bowlers at next week's Columbia 300 Irish Open Tenpin Bowling Championships in Leisureplex Stillorgan, Dublin.

In a long career, Voss collected 25 PBA titles, the last of these - a mixed doubles - in the 2009/10 season when aged 51. Known for his ability to play on any surface, Voss has rolled close to 60 perfect 300 games.

With the Irish Open firmly established on the international circuit, players from 12 nations, including Norway, Sweden, England, Scotland, and Latvia will take on "Voss the Boss" for a share in the €17,500 prize fund. Among them will be Dublin taxi-driver Paul Stott, who beat Voss on the way to victory in the Bucharest Open in Romania last November. Also in contention are Irish champion Alan Bride and the consistent Alan Gibbons, second behind England's Dom Barrett last year.

Leading the Irish women's entry is Kerena Dykes, who made history in 2007 when she took the women's title, becoming the first local winner ever in the tournament. She repeated that victory in 2009. With last year's winner Cassie Staudinger of Australia not competing, Dykes has a great chance of making it a hat-trick of victories in her home tournament. A big rival is sure to be the current Irish women's champion Hannah Cullen, who beat Dykes last year to finish runner-up in the tournament.

First aim for the top players is to make the final "step-ladder" stage of the competition after three bruising days of elimination rounds. Play starts next Thursday evening and continues all day Friday and Saturday; finals between the last eight men and women on Sunday January 22 (11am). Spectators are welcome.

LONDON 2012 COUNTDOWN FOR HOCKEY SQUADS

HOCKEY: With Olympic qualification tournaments looming in March, the Irish men and women's hockey teams face a busy few weeks. After an eight day training camp in Spain, where they will play three matches against the Dutch, the men play two matches against Great Britain in England and then return to Spain for more training as well as matches against Spain and Belgium. The men's London 2012 qualification tournament takes place in Dublin.

For the women, warm weather training in South Africa will include a tri-nations tournament with South Africa and Belgium. They then head for Belgium to test the the pitch and set-up for their London 2012 qualifier at Beerschot.

CELBRIDGE THE CHAMPIONS

SNOOKER: After beating Maynooth to take the Leinster title, Celbridge Snooker Club are now favourites to win the All-Ireland title in Killarney later this month. Captained by Nigel Power, the powerful Celbridge squad includes three former Irish National champions in Colm Gilcreest, Martin McCrudden and TJ Dowling as well as ex-pro Joe Delaney and the in-form John Sutton.

At the Leinster deciders, their toughest match came in the quarter-finals when they scraped past 147 Wexford 3-2. In the semi-finals, they then whitewashed Navan 3-0. In the second semi-final, Maynooth beat Kilkenny.

All four semi-final teams represent Leinster at the All-Irelands, along with fifth-placed Q Club from Wicklow. Roadstone A beat Roadstone C to take the Dublin title at Darcy McGee's Snooker Club and they too will play in Killarney.

ULSTER JUNIOR TITLES FOR MCKEE, STEPHENSON

BADMINTON: Andrew McKee beat Stuart Lightbody to win the men's singles at the Ulster Junior Badminton Open. Alannah Stephenson toppled top seed Laura Butler from Leinster in the women's semi-finals before going on to beat Catherine Coyle for the title. In the women's doubles final, Butler and partner Kirsty Kelly lost to Caroline Black and Rachael Darragh.

TEST REGATTA FOR YOUTH WORLD IN DUBLIN BAY

SAILING: Dun Laoghaire hosts the ISAF Youth World Championships next July and so youth teams from Great Britain, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan and Canada are expected to test the waters at April's ISA Mitsubishi Nationals on Dublin Bay. Over 400 sailors will compete in seven different classes (Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, 420, Feva, Topper, 29er and Optimist). The regatta, involving three clubs, three race courses and hundreds of volunteers, will allow the organiser to fine tune their plans for the Youth Worlds three months later.

Details www.dublinbay2012.com.

Ava Makes London 2012 Time

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Ava Hutchinson

Ava Hutchinson has made the qualification time for the London Olympics after finishing fourth in the Houston Marathon in ‎2:35:33 - comfortably inside the Olympic A standard of 2:37. Not far behind was Gladys Ganiel of North Belfast Harriers who finished eighth in 2:40.56.
It was a great run by the 28-year-old Dundrum South Dublin athlete who faded after a fast start at last October's National Lottery Dublin Marathon and finished in 2:42:48.
This time, she started conservatively, running through 5km in 18:51 and 10km in 37.07 before clipping along for the rest of the race at 5.56/5.57 minute mile pace, going through halfway in 77:48.
Ganiel was just behind Hutchinson at 5km, running 18:52 and still in touch at 10km with a 37:14 split. Still running at six-minute mile pace, she went through the half-way mark in 78.25, but then faded, especially in the final 12km. Race winner was Alemitu Abera of Ethiopia in 2:28.14, with Australia's Benita Willis second in 2:28.24 and Yihunlish Delelecha of Ethiopia third in 2:31.19.
Hutchinson's great time means that Linda Byrne's Olympic qualifying time of 2 hours 36 minutes 21 seconds set in Dublin may not be enough to book her place at London 2012. All could change even more radically over the next few weeks. Maria McCambridge is likely to run either in Seville on February 19 or Barcelona a month later on March 17 - and then there's Rotterdam on April 15, with Caitriona Jennings, Lorraine Manning, Annette Kealy, Lizzie Lee, Breege Connolly, Rosemary Ryan and Barbara Sanchez all potential starters on a course that has produced world best times.

* At the Internacional de Itálica Cross-Country in Seville, Spain, Fionnuala Britton finished eighth in a race dominated by African athletes with Linet Masai of Kenya the winner in 25.42. In the race for the line, Italy's Naddia Ejjafini beat Britton by seven seconds. Joe Sweeney was 24th in the men's race, finishing almost two minutes behind Kenyan winner Geoffrey Kipsang

Where to run Jan 13-17

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Friday 13

Art O'Neill Challenge, trek start 11.59pm; ultra run start 2am. From Dublin Castle to Glenmalure Valley; 25km road, 30km off-road. First 100 Entries €82; after €92.; €15 to mountain rescue. T-shirt, hot food, shuttle bus, chip timing. C: 086 3997278; www.artoneillchallenge.ie

Saturday 14

Moira Cross-Country, Moira Demesne, 11am. C: David Reid d.reid@ulster.ac.uk.

Orienteering: Dublin By Night, Phoenix Park (Garda athletics grounds; off Main Road) 6-7pm. Courses 8.4km, 4.4km. C: www.orienteering. ie.

Sunday 15

Woodie's DIY Masters' Indoor Championships, Nenagh.

Munster Senior, Junior & Juvenile Relay C-C Championships, Co Kerry.

Leinster Senior and Junior C-C Championships, Kilmacow, Co Kilkenny.

New Year 8km, Tuam, 2.30pm. Entry €15. Chip timing; 3-pack Kelanji top socks first 300 entries. Cash prizes sen, masters, teams. Online entries www.runireland.com C: 093 25297 mobile 085 1311063 / 085 7195032; www.tuamac.com.

Orienteering: Come and Try it, Phoenix Park (Papal Cross) 11am-1pm. Courses 9.8 km, 6.4 km, 4.3 km and 2.6 km. C: www.orienteering. ie.

Tuesday 17

Alsaa Winter/Spring Track Series (3000m), Alsaa, Dublin Airport, 7.30. Entry €4. Novices, juniors welcome. C: Gerry 087 2132244.

On Your Marks - from Herald Jan 11

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Action from Meet & Train race

Despite ongoing knee problems, Mick Traynor of Raheny Shamrock rolled back the years when he regained the Dublin Masters' Cross-Country Championships in St Anne's Park, Raheny.

A record 87 men, aged from 40 to 88 (step forward Nick Corish!) lined out for the men's race on a fast flat 7km course.

Traynor, in the over 45 category, forced the pace from the start and came home with 12 seconds to spare ahead of new veteran Declan Power of Clonliffe. In third place was Nick Boyle followed by his Raheny team-mate Damien Martin who was second over 45.

Making a comeback for fifth place was Mark O'Shea who began his running as a youngster with Raheny and is now part of the new senior set-up at Skerries Athletic Club.

In the battle for fifth place, Liffey Valley's Tom O'Connor, winner of dozens of masters medals on the road and track as well as in cross-country, outsprinting Paul Cowhie of Civil Service and Donore's Philip Hennessy. Not bad for a man in the over 50 age group!

Second over 50 was Niall Coppinger of Tallaght, while first over 55 was Desie Shorten with both men back in top form after periods of injury. Pat Collins of Liffey Valley was first over 60 and Clonliffe's Pat Bonass first over 65. Best of the over 40 teams was host club Raheny Shamrock, with Rathfarnham WSAF led by Brendan Hogan winning the over 50 team gold.

In the women's race, Donna Evans of Rathfarnham WSAF raced away from the packat the start and maintainer her lead for a good win over the shrot 3km course. Donore's Anne Curley was a clear second, with former champion Lucy Darcy outsprinting her Sportsworld club mate Helen White for third.

White was first over 45, once place ahead of Raheny's Orla Gormley. Tenth overall and first over 50 was Sheelagh Jones of DSD, with Helen Ingram of Rathfarnham WSAF first over 55 ahead of Mags McCreary of Civil Service and Lucan's Eileen O'Brien first over 60. For team gold, Sportsworld beat Rathfarnham by five points.

So popular did this event prove that moves are afoot to split the men's race into two age groups and to collaborate with Meet and Train on the women's front. All good news!

Apart from Fionnuala Britton's great win, the Irish Celtic International teams produced some good results at the Edinburgh Cross-Country. Sean Tobin of Clonmel won the men's U-20 race and led the team to victory over Wales and Scotland. Making up the team were Kevin Dooney, 5th, Jake O'Regan 7th and Ian Hartnet 14th. Emmett Jennings' third place in the men's U-23 race meant that Ireland took silver by one point from Wales. In the women's races, Mary Mulhare of North Laois and West Waterford race walker finished fourth and fifth U-20, while Laura Shaughnessy was fourth in the U-23 race, with Una Britton 6th.

Two years ago, Natalia Sokolowksa joined the Sportsworld Meet and Train group and ran her first ever race in Lucan. She finished 45th. On Sunday, Sokolowksa won the third round of the Women's Meet and Train Winter League in Lucan's Griffeen Park beating clubmate Caitriona Higgins who had made the early running.

A total of 98 women completed the sticky two-mile course with almost every club in Dublin represented - many of them coming to running through the Flora Women's Mini Marathon.

Sportsworld hosts the next league round on Sunday February 5 (11am) in their home base of Bushy Park, with newcomers welcome.

Proud Clareman Sean Hehir received the Leinster Star award for his adopted county of Dublin at the annual awards ceremony in Carlow. Hehir has had an exceptional year, with victory in the Woodies DIY National Half Marathon in a personal best time of 65 mins 24 secs the highlight. Ian Guiden of Clonliffe won the juvenile men's award for Dublin, with Siofra Cleirigh Buttner of DSD winner of the girls' award.

Tomas Fitzpatrick led home a massive entry of 254 in the men's 4-mile race at the SDCC BHAA Cross-Country at Tymon Park. Mick Clohisey (Spar) produced his best result in some time for second, with John Eave (UCD) third ahead of veteran Mark Hoey (Landscape Gardening). In the women's race, Niamh Devlin (UCD) beat Catherine Devitt and Fiona Mahon. Another winner on the day was the BHAA's new chip timing system, used for the first time. Firhouse is the venue for the next BHAA fixture organised by Eircom/Meteor on Saturday January 21.

After her great season opener of 4.10m in Manchester, Zoe Brown of Raheny Shamrock hopes to go even higher at Saturday's "Vault Manchester 2012" meet. Brown holds the Irish indoor record of 4.20m set in 2009. She cleared 4.05m outdoors last summer.

A record entry of over 1,500 looks likely at this year's Axa Raheny 5-Mile on Sunday January 29. If you want to be sure of running, enter now - there is no entry on the day. Fee is €20 with the unique Raheny plaque and lots of goodies for all finishers. See www.rahenyshamrock.ie.

Race Results Jan 7-8 (ongoing)

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Mick Traynor

Mick Traynor of Raheny Shamrock and Donna Mahon of Rathfarnham WSAF won the overall Dublin Masters' Cross-Country titles on a perfect day for running at St Anne's Park Raheny. Both led almost from the start and build up good leads.

Donna Mahon

Perhaps the most remarkable achievement of the day was the run by Raheny Shamrock president Nick Corish, aged 88. Age groups started at over 40 , with a record 87 running the men's race. It means that next year there may well be two races - one for the over 35-45 age group and another for the over 50 ages.
A massive 98 finished the women's Meet and Train Winter League race in Griffeen Park, Dublin. In a race dominated by Sportsworld, Natalia Sokolowska was the winner - two years after her racing debut in this very race when she finished 45th.
* Pics from both races at www.lindie.zenfolio.com.
* At the Munster Indoors in Nenagh, Kelly Proper won the senior women's long jump and Kourosh Foroughi the men's high jump.
* A day earlier, Niamh Devlin and Tomas Fitzpatrick were the winners at the SDCC BHAA Cross-Country in Tymon Park, with a very healthy turnout of over 300 runners testing the BHAA's new chip timing system.
Sunday January 8

Nick Corish M85

Dublin Masters' Cross-Country Championships, St Anne's Park, Raheny)
Women's 3km(28): 1 Donna Mahon (Rathfarnham WSAF) 10.39; 2 Anne Curley (Donore) 11.02; 3 Lucy Darcy (Sportsworld) 11.19; 4 Helen White (Sportsworld, W45) 11.20; 5 Orla Gormley (Raheny Shamrock, W45) 11.30; 6 Lorraine Byrne (Raheny Shamrock, W40) 11.32; 7 Maria Dolan (Rathfarnham WSAF, W40) 11.37; 8 Sandra Armstrong (Sportsworld, W40) 11.39; 9 Sharon Tighe (Tallaght, W40) 11.40; 10 Sheelagh Jones (DSD) 11.41. W45: 1 White ; 2 Orla Gormley ; 3 Aideen Downes (Sportsworld) 11.44. W50: 1 Jones; 2 Karen McLaughlin (Donore) 13.31. W55: 1 Helen Ingram (Rathfarnham WSAF) 12.37; 2 Mags McCreary (Civil Service) 12.47. W60: Eileen O'Brien (Lucan Hrs) 14.38. Teams - 1 Sportsworld 27; 2 Rathfarnham WSAF 32; 3 Donore Hrs 56.
Men's 6km (87): 1 Mick Traynor (Raheny Shamrock, M45)19.00; 2 Declan Power (Clonliffe, M40) 19.16; 3 Mick Boyle (Raheny Shamrock, M40) 19.23; 4 Damien Martin (Raheny Shamrock,M45) 19.36; 5 Mark O'Shea (Skerries AC, M40) 19.56; 6 Tom O'Connor (Liffey Valley, M50) 20.04; 7 Paul Cowhie (Civil Service, M45) 20.06; 8 Philip Hennessy (Donore Hrs, M40) 20.07; 9 Shane O'Neill 9Rathfarnham WSAF, 20.13; 10 Kevin Thompson (Skerries, M40< 20.14 M40: 1 Power; 2 Boyle; 3 O'Shea. M45: 1 Traynor; 2 Damien Martin; 3 Cowhie. M50: 1 O'Connor ; 2 Niall Coppinger (Tallaght) 20.35; 3 Philip O'Doherty (Clonliffe) 20.50. M55: 1 Desie Shorten (Tallaght) 22.07; 2 Tom Loftus (Raheny Shamrock) 22.52; 3 Terry Clarke (Rathfarnham WSAF) 23.26. M60: 1 Pat Collins (Liffey Valley) 22.38; 2 Vivian O'Hanlon (Tallaght) 24.00; 3 Dave Brady (Raheny) 31.12. M65: 1 Pat Bonass (Clonliffe) 26.05; 2 John Twomey (Rathfarnham WSAF) 27.37; 3 Ray McCormack (Raheny Shamrock). M85 (short course): Nick Corish (Raheny Shamrock). Teams - M40: 1 Raheny Shamrock 31; 2 Rathfarnham WSAF 53; 3 Liffey Valley 66; 4 Skerries AC 66; 5 Donore Hrs 102; 6 Clonliffe Hrs 129. M50: 1 Rathfarnham WSAF 68; 2 Tallaght 72; 3 Clonliffe 102.

Munster Indoors, Nenagh (selected results):

Women - senior: 200m – Antoinette Stafford (DMP, W25) 27.19. 3000m: Eimear O’Brien (Sligo) 10:17.52. Long jump Kelly Proer (Ferrybank) 5.85; 2 Antoinette Stafford (DMP) 5.81.

Junior: 60H - Sarah Lavin (Emerald) 8.87. 60m q – Phil Healy (Bandon) 7.88; Lavin 7.90. 200m: 1 Stephanie Carroll (Dooneen, W18) 26.03.400m: Jessica Neville (Leevale, W18) 59.26; 2 Megan Kiely (Ferrybank) 59.49. Triple jump: Sinead O’Connor (Tralee Hrs) 10.81.

Men - Senior: 60m q – David Killeen (Leevale, M25) 7.32. 200m – David Killeen (Leevale, M25) 23.33. 400m Ger O’Donnell (Carrick-on-Shannon, M25) 51.70. 1500m: Peter Hanrahan (Togher, M25) 4:05.58. 3000m: James McCarthy ( E Cork) 8:40.16; 2 Michael Carmody (Limerick) 8:40.92. Triple jump: Denis Finnegan (Leevale) 14.86. High jump: Kourosh Foroughi (Star of the Sea) 2.10.

Junior: 60m q - Greg O’Shea (Dooneen) 7.25; Padraig Kelly (Awbeg, M15) 7.29. 200m: 1 James Greene (Ferrybank, M18) 23.52. 400m: Greene 51.42. 800m: Dean Cronin (Blarney Inis, M18) 1:58.97. 1500m: 1 Cronin 4:21.79; 2 Michael Carey (Clonmel) 4:22.00.

Masters:

M35: 60m q Michael Downey (Rising Sun) 7.57. 200m Downey 25.57. 1500m Frank Quinlan (Waterford) 4:33.41.

M40: Pole vault - Kevin Byrne (DSD) 2.80 (rec)

M45: 200m Kieran Leahy (Waterford) 26.39.

M50: 200m John Murphy (Liscarroll) 28.22. 3000m: Michael Moore (Dundrum) 10:21.18.

M55: 200m Liam Lyster (Crusaders) 29.27. 3000m: Joe Gough (W Waterford) 10:19.14.

M65: 200m Brendan Dennehy (Rising Sun) 30.59.

W35: 3000m Martina O’Brien (C-on-Suir) 10:30.90.

W45: 800m Aisling Power (Ennis TC) 2:40.79.

W50: 800m Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s) 2:46.50. 1500m Sweeney, 5:28.23. 3000m Sweeney 11:30.19.

Women's Meet and Train Winter Cross-Country League (2-mile), Griffeen Park, Lucan (98 finishers; full result www.womensmeetandtrain.blogspot.com).
1 Natalia Sokolowska (Sportsworld A) 13.17; 2 Caitriona Higgins (Sportsworld A) 13.23; 3 Erin O'Connell (Sportsworld B) 13.25; 4 Shona Keane (Sportsworld A) 13.31; 5 Freda Comiskey (Lucan Hrs A) 13.33.

Carlow Senior Cross-Country Championships
Men (10km): 1 Brian Kirwan (St Laurence O’Toole) 34.25; 2 Pat Byrne (Tinryland, M35) 34.42; 3 Colin Payne (Tinryland), 36.00; 4 Tommy Payne (Tinryland, M50) 36.29; 5 Dwayne Farrell (Tinryland) 36.46; 6 D Lawlor (SLOT) 46.50; 7 G Power (SLOT), 37.49; 8 J Griffin (SLOT) 38.17; 9 M Kehoe (Tinryland) 38.55; 10 L Murphy (Tinryland) 38.55.
Team: 1 Tinryland 33 pts; 2 SLOT 46 pts.
Women (4km): 1 Vera Nekrossova (SLOT, U-16) 17.37; 2 B Brown (SLOT) 17.50; 3 N Curran (SLOT) 18.00; 4 A Bulter (SLOT) 18.00; 5 B Long (SLOT), 18.08; 6 S Morrissey (SLOT) 18.15. Team: 1 SLOT, 10 pts; 2 Tinryland, 37 pts.

Wicklow Masters and Junior C-C, Shanganagh Park, Bray (Full result www.athleticswicklow.com).

Juniors – Women:1 Sile O’Byrne (Parnell) 16.45; 2 Amy Howard (Greystones) 17.26; 3 Paula O’Byrne (Parnell) 17.37. Men: 1 Jamie Cullen (Greystones) 22.59; 2 James Tyrell (Parnell) 23.45; 3 Donal Flannery (Parnell) 24.02. Teams – 1 Parnell 10; 2 Greystones and District 11.

Masters – Women (14 finishers): 1 Noelle Thorpe (Bray Runners, W50) 17.36; 2 Louise Cullen (Kilcoole, W40); 3 Sandra Pegman (Kilcoole, W40); 4 Anne McFadden (Kicoole, W50); 5 Martha O’Neill (Parnell, W40: 6 Jean Bader (Parnell, W45). Teams – 1 Kilcoole 9; 2 Bray Runners 17; 3 Parnell 24.

Men (30 finishers): 1 Joe Cawley (Bray Runners, M40) 21.40; 2 Finn Kirwan (Bray, M40)212.55; 3 Martin Fracis (Bray, M50) 22.49; 4 John Baldwin (Kilcoole, M45) 22.50; 5 Gary Condon (Bray) 22.57; 6 Ben Mooney (Inbhear Dee, M45) 23.01. M55: Bill Tyrell (Parnell)24.20. M65: Sean Clifford (Bray) 26.09. Teams – 1 Bray Runners 6; 2 Kilcoole 25; 3 Inbhear Dee 32.

Saturday January 7

South Dublin County Council C-C, Tymon Park, Dublin (full result www.bhaa.ie).

Women’s 2-mile (61 finishers): 1 Niamh Devlin (UCD) 11:49; 2 Catherine Devitt (Research Consultant) 11:57; 3 Fiona Mahon (Primary Teachers) 12:16; 4 Sonya O'Connell (Trinity College) 12:20; 5 Mary Hanley (Dept of Transport, W40) 12:30; 6 Grainne Butler (Therapist, W45)12:39.

Men’s 4-mile (254 finishers) : 1 Tomas Fitzpatrick 21:36; 2 Mick Clohisey (Spar) 21:43 ; 3 John Eves (UCD) 22:09; 4 Mark Hoey (Grassroots Landscaping) 22:12; 5 James McFadden (St. John of God’s) 22:20; 6 Louis McCarthy 22:22. M45: 1 Dave Carrie (An Post) 23.45; 2 Gerry Daly (Dublin City Co) 25.25; 3 Phelim Glynn (Eircom) 25.49. . M50: 1 Brian Furey (Diageo) 24.23; 2 Tony O’Halloran (Bank of America) 24.39 .

NI & Ulster Junior/Inter & Masters Cross Country Championships, Scotstown, Co Monaghan

Junior/Inter (55): 1 Jarlath Falls (Ballymena & Antrim AC) 42:21; 2 Alan O'Hara

(North Belfast Harriers) 43:26; 3 Liam Venney (East Down AC) 43:37; 4 Brendan Teer (East Down AC) 43:59; 5 Connor Magill (NBH) 44:16; 6 Caoimhin Kelly (Glaslough Harriers) 44:22. Teams - 1 Nth Belfast Harriers; 2 Foyle Valley; 3 Willowfield.

Women(54): 1 Cathy McCourt (NBH, W35) 18:22; 2 Donna Evans (Monaghan Pheonix, W40) 19:01; 3 Patricia O'Hagan (St Peters, inter) 19:04; 4 Denise Toner (Clones, inter)

19:13; 5 Emer McGovern (Innyvale AC, W35) 19:30; 6 Helena Crossan (Inishowen AC, W40) 19:44. W35: 3 Evelyn McGinely (Inishowen, 20.01. W40: 3 Stephanie Hambling (Nth Down) 19.48. W45: 1 Louise Kieran (Bailieboro) 20.56; 2 Anne Sandford (Newcastle) 20.56; 3 Patricia Campbell (Omagh) 22.40. W50: 1 Ruth Magill (Lagan Valley) 20.44; 2 Fionnuala McCourt (Lagan Valley) 21.34; 3 Mary Mackin (Dromore) 22.31. W55: 1 Noreen Bonnar (Finn Valley) 23.00; 2 Maureen Oliver 25.47. W60: Roisin Lynch (City of Derry) 23.15. W65: Brigid Quinn (Ballymena Runners) 25.58. Juniors: 1 Sara Moore (Omagh Hrs) 19.47; 2 Alicia Boylan (Oriel) 20.10; 3 Jessica Drohan (Shercock) 22.22. Teams - Masters: 1 Lagan Valley 46; 2 Inishowen 49; 3 City of Derry 99. Inter: 1 Lagan Valley 38; 2 Omagh Hrs 41; 3 City of Derry.

Master men (89): 1 Declan Reed (CoD, M35) 29.30; 2 Colin Roberts (CoD, M40) 30.28; 3 Paul Carroll (Annadale, M40) 30.34; 4 Paddy Mhor Doherty (CoD, M35) 30.59; 5 Mark Wright (Annadale, M40) 31.11; 6 Francis Marsh (Nth Down, M45) 31.15; 7 Neil Carty (NBH< M45) 31.21; 8 Pauric McKinney (Letterkenny, M45)31.32; 9 Dominic Bonnar (Finn Valley, M50) 31.40; 10 Gary Crossan (Letterkenny, M40) 31.45. M35: 3 Colin McNulty (Finn Valley) 33.13. M50: 2 Frank Sharkey (Lagan Valley) 32.29; 3 Davy Clarke (Larne) 34.01. M55: 1 Matt Shields (NBH) 34.23; 2 Sammy McEnany (CoD) 35.32; 3 Peter Lilburn (CoD) 37.13. M60: 1 Terry Eakin (Nth Down) 35.39; 2 Francis Boal (Lagan Valley) 41.02;3 Michael Smith (Laragh) 42.40. M65 (short course) 1 Christy McMonagle (CoD) 19.54; 2 Brian Smith (Nth Down) 21.10; 3 Fred Murdock (Nth Down) 22.10.

Teams – 1 City of Derry Spartans 25; 2 Finn Valley 62; 3 Annadale Striders 68.

Minority Report - from Herald Jan 7

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VOLLEYBALL: A well-prepared Irish junior women's volleyball has its sights set on a top two placing at the qualification round for the European Small Nations Championships in the Faroe Islands.

Only two of the three teams will compete at the European Small Nations finals in Cyprus next April.

Irish junior volleyball team

First up for the Irish next Thursday is the host nation, Faroe Islands. "We've been told that they're much the same standard as ourselves, so we have a chance of winning," says team coach Marie Sheridan.

A day later, the team faces Liechtenstein. "Last time we played them, we lost but got into double figures in all the sets. We're not going to be the pushover they expect."

The last and toughest match is against Luxembourg, by some way the strongest team in the group, with semi-pro players to call on.

"Overall, we're hoping for the best. Two years ago we were totally outclassed in this tournament. That isn't going to happen this time - the girls are a lot more street wise and court wise. They've played a lot of volleyball together."

Captaining the side is Katie Nolan of Naas, winner of an Evening Herald Schools Sports Star of the Week award just before Christmas. She's joined by two sets of sisters, also from Naas - twins Karen and Sarah Benn and sisters Heather and Aisling Clancy, along with other Naas "reliables" Aebhin Nugent and Orla Lynch. .

The full team is: Katie Nolan (Naas Cobras, capt), Aebhin Nugent (Naas), Ailish Loughnane (Loughrea), Aisling Clancy (Naas), Amy McDonnell (Loughrea), Ciara O'Rourke (Loughrea), Elaine McGreary (Kilkenny), Heather Clancy (Naas), Karen Benn (Naas), Lisa Needham (Kiltimagh), Orla Lynch (Naas) and Sarah Benn (Naas).

ORIENTEERING: Aislinn Kendall and Nicolas Simonin have won orienteering's high performance awards for 2011 as the top ranked Irish male and female orienteers for the year. Kendal made an impressive return to international competition last season, qualifying for the middle distance final at the World Orienteering Championships. Simonin, competing internationally since 2009, performed consistently well all season and ended up with a world ranking of 155.

BADMINTON: Milton Keynes is the venue for the second round of the English Intercounty Badminton Championships on January 14/15, with Leinster aiming to retain their place in the Premier B division. They play Yorkshire B, Lancashire and Buckinghamshire. The team is: Men - Niall Tierney, Eddie Cousins, Dan Magee, David Gannon, Mark Cobbe. Women: Fiona Glennon,

Pauline Glennnon, Jennie King, Claire Flood, Keelin Hogan, Kirsty Kelly.

SNOOKER: Rodney Goggins, Brendan O'Donoghue of New Institute and Vincent Muldoon of Maynooth SC who have won the snooker's three ranking tournaments to far this season do battle again in the fourth round of the series in the Ivy Rooms, Carlow on January 14/15. Goggins, of the 147 Club in Wexford, currently tops the table ahead of O'Donoghue, with Muldoon third and John Sutton of Celbridge a close fourth.

TRIATHLON: A packed triathlon calendar for 2012 will include at least 120 events all over the country. Among the new events the "Escape from Spike Island" triathlon in Cork and the Rosslare Olympic Triathlon. Starting the season on January 29 is a Mini-Tri organised by Trinity College Dublin - a 200m pool swim, 5km bike on turbo trainers and 1.5km run. Entry is €15, with €10 going to the Trinity Access Programmme. Info www.triathlon.tcdlife.ie.

ROWING: Dublin-born oarsman Aodhán Kelly is part of the Atlantic Odyssey Challenge - a six-man rowing crew that set off from Morocco earlier this week aiming to break the world record for an Atlantic crossing. The Sara G hopes to complete the 3,000-mile journey to Barbados in 30 days or under, rowing 100 miles a day. Kelly, the youngest of the crew at 26, joined Neptune Rowing Club at the age of 10 has won several Irish National Championships and represented Ireland at Junior and Under-23 World Championship levels. Based in England, he rowed for Reading Rowing Club at Henley last season. The current world record is 33 days.

Clear Win for Britton in Edinburgh

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Pre-race favourite Fionnuala Britton won the women's 6km with ease at the Great Edinburgh Cross-Country. England's Gemma Steel third behind Britton at the European Championships a month ago, did her best to stay with Britton and ended up a fighting second.

Britton runs three cross-country races over the next month- Seville Cross-Country in Spain next Sunday January 15, the Antrim International on Saturday January 21 and then the Almons Blossom Cross in Portugal in February.

Joe Sweeney of Dundrum South Dublin, 5th in the Europeans, finished 11th in the men's 9km, while Sean Tobin of Clonmel was 6th in the junior men's race.
North Laoise's Mary Mulhare finished a fighting fourth in the women's U20 race; just one place behind was West Waterford race walker Kate Veale in her final cross-country race of the season. In the U-23 race, Laura Shaughnessy of Loughe was fourth with the team second, while in the U-17 race Ferrybank's Aisling Quinn Ferrybank celebrated her 15th birthday in style by finishing second and leading Ireland to team victory.

Results -

Senior - women's 6km: 1 Fionuala Britton (Kilcoole) 21.32; 2 Gemma Steel (GB) 21.52; 3 Elle Baker (GB) 22.08; 4 Neely Spence (USA) 22.11; 5 Freya Murray (GB) 22.57;

6 Hatti Dean (GB) 22:29; 7 Roxana Barca (ROU) 22:32; 8 Hannah Walker (GB) 22:33.

Men’s 8km:1 Ayad Lamdassem (ESP) 25:44;2 Bobby Mack (USA) 25:47;3 Atelaw Bekele (BEL) 25:47; 4 Jon Grey (USA) 25:52; 5 Frank Tickner (GB) 25:5; 6 Javier Guerra (ESP) 26:00; 7 Steve Vernon (GBR) 26:00; 8 Tom Humphries (GBR) 26:07. Irish - 11 Joe Sweeney.

Men’s 3km:1 Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 9:20; 2 Jonny Hay (GB) 9:25; 3 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 9:26; 4 Juan Carlos Higuero (ESP) 9:26; 5 Ricky Stevenson (GBR) 9:30; 6 Ross Millington (GBR) 9:34; 7 Callum Hawkins (GBR) 9:39; 8 Arturo Casado (ESP) 9:40.

Junior - men's 6km: 1 Kirubel Erassa (USA) 19:54; 2 Kieron Clements (GB) 19:55; 3 Mark Shaw (GB) 19:58; 4 Eddie Owens (USA) 20:08; 5 Andrew Gardner (USA) 20:10; 6 Sean Tobin (IRL) 20:15; 19 Seamus Kerr (Ulster) 20.57; 21 Kevin Dooney (IRL) 21.06; 25 Jake O'Regan (IRL) 21.22; 33 Eon Totten (Ulster) 21.50; 36 R Holt (Ulster) 22.01; 38 C Kirk (Ulster, U17) 22.18; 41 C O'Donovan (IRL, U17) 22.25; 42 P Gibbons (Ulster, U17) 22.33; 44 R Robb (Ulster, U17) 22.35; 45 S McGowan (Ulster, U17) 22.35; 47 Ian Hartnett (IRE) 22.42; 48 C Fitzpatrick (IRE, U17) 22.42; 50 B Branagh (Ulster) 22.55; 58 D Keegan (IRE, U17) .

Women's 4km: 1 Emelia Gorecka (GB) 14:48;2 Aisling Cuffe (USA) 15:09; 3 Molly Siedel (USA) 15:17; 4 Katie Knight (USA) 15:24; 5 Iona Lake (GB) 15:27; 6 Jessica Jackson (USA) 15:29; 9 Laura Shaughnessy (IRE) 20.48; 18 Una Britton (IRE) 21.13; 23 Laura Bahen (IRE) 21.38; 29 J Craig (Ulster) 22.0.
U20 (Irish and Ulster) : 19 Mary Mulhare 16.11; 21 Kate Veale 16.25; 29 Aisling Quinn U17 16.52; 33 L Conroy U15 16.56; 35 Sarah Fitzpatrick U17 17.01; 38 C O'Reilly (Ulster, U17) 17.05; 39 A Fennell 17.05; 41 L Fitzpatrick (Ulster) 17.13; 43 Z Carruthers (Ulste, U15) ; 44 E Laverty (Ulster) 17.26; 47 Yasmin Wilson (Ulster U17); 48 L Shanahan U17 17.47; 54 E Magee U17.

Celtic Nations International
Men - U20: 1 Sean Tobin (Clonmel); 5 Kevin Dooney (Raheny Shamrock); 7 Jake O'Reagn; 11 Ian Hartnett. Teams - 1 Ireland; 2 Wales; 3 Scotland; 4 Ulster.
U23: 3 Emmett Jennings (DSD); 7 Liam Tremble (MSB); 11 Liam Brady (Mullingar Hrs). Teams - 1 Scotland; 2 Ireland; 3 Wales.
Women - U20: 4 Mary Mulhare (Nth Laois); 5 Kate Veale (W Waterford); 12 Alice Fennell. Teams - 1 Scotland; 2 Ireland.
U23: 4 Laura Shaughnessy (Loughrea); 6 Una Britton (Sli Cualann); 7 Laura Behan (KCK). Teams - 1 Scotland; 2 Ireland; 3 Wales.

On Your Marks - from Herald Jan 4

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New Year's Day 5km

European Cross-country champion Fionnuala Britton warmed up for Saturday's Edinburgh International Cross-Country when she stormed to victory in the Tom Brennan New Year's Day 5km in the Phoenix Park.

Britton was up with the top men from the start and finished eighth overall in 16 minutes 15 seconds - 24 seconds faster than her own course record set last year.

After her emphatic European Championships victory before Christmas, Britton leads a strong European Select team taking on the USA and the United Kingdom over the tough Edinburgh course. Lining out for the British team is Gemma Steel, who pushed Britton hard in the later stages of the European Championships, along with Steph Twell and home favourite Freya Murray. Neeley Spence leads Team USA after finishing second in the USA club championships.

Ethiopian-born Atelaw Bekele, who won the men's European title for Belgium, leads a men's team that includes Irish intercounty champion Joe Sweeney. Also selected are Spanish pair Ayad Lamdessem and Javier Garcia and Sergiy Lebid, the nine-times European champion from Ukraine.

While Britton heads east, rising star John Coghlan of MSB will head west to the USA after an equally emphatic win on the roads of the Phoenix Park. Coghlan set a fast pace from the gun and knocked five seconds off James Nolan's five year old record when he finished in 14 minutes 34 seconds.

Behind him came a tremendous battle for second place, with Tallaght's Anthony Lieghio beating MSB veteran Shane Healy on the line. Healy's aim for 2012 is to become the second Irish master athlete over the age of 40 to break the four mile barrier; the first was a certain Eamonn Coghlan eighteen years ago.

Next up for John Coghlan is a trip to New York where he will compete with a DCU team at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on February 3-4 and the Millrose Games a week later.

* Irish and Northern Ireland U17, U20 and U23 teams will compete in Saturday's Celtic International, taking place in conjunction with the Edinburgh cross-country. Competing for the Ulster U-23 team is Paralympic star Michael McKillop.

JOHN TREACY '10' - ENTRY CLOSED

With just over three weeks to go entry for the John Treacy 10-Mile road race in Dungarvan is closed, with the 1,500 limit reached last week. This year's race sees substantial cash prizes for the top runners with €400 going to the first man and woman, and a €250 course record bonus.

MAKE THIS A MASTER YEAR!

If you are a master athlete and haven't done so before, make this the year you give track and field athletics a go - great fun and very social. Men and women in age groups from over 35 to over 80 are welcome, with the National Masters Indoors in Nenagh on Sunday January 15 the first event of the season. Programme includes 60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 3k walk, high jump, long jump and shot. Entry fee is €15 for the first event and €10 for any other event you enter after that. See www.irishmastersathletics.com.

MARATHON MAN MCARTHUR'S CENTENARY CELEBRATION

Just six days before the opening ceremony of London 2012, on July 21, the small village of Dervock, Co Antrim, will host a festival of running to mark the centenary of Kennedy Kane McArthur's marathon win at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.

McArthur was the local postman before immigrating to South Africa where after his athletics career blossomed, he was selected to run for his adopted country. The Olympic flame will visit Dervock on June 3 in his honour. Other activities planned include a play about McArthur's homecoming and an exhibition of McArthur's Olympic jacket, race number and trophies at Ballymoney Museum from April. The race festival will include a 10km, a half marathon and a full marathon. Online entry (just £22 for the marathon)at www.springwellrunners.com.

O'ROUKE PRE-SELECTED FOR WORLD INDOORS

Hurdler Derval O'Rourke has been pre-selected for the World Indoor Championships to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from March 9-11. O'Rourke won the World Indoor title in 2006. The full team will be announced after the Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Championships at the Odyssey Belfast February 11-12. Among those aiming to qualify is Ailis McSweeney, who missed most of 2011 due to injury.

FAST TIMES PROMISED AT DUBAI MARATHON

Irish marathon runners aiming for qualify for London 2012 might like to consider the Dubai Marathon on Friday January 27. Dubbed "the richest marathon in the world", the race has been organised by Dubliner Peter Connaughton for the past nine years. Fast times are guaranteed on the flat course, with the weather not likely to be a problem - temperatures in January are an average 15 degrees and the race starts at 6am to be sure it's cool. Dubai is also easy to get to with Emirates starting direct flights from Dublin on January 9. Entry is $120; details www.dubaimarathon.org.

Where to Run January 7-8

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Saturday 7

South Dublin Co Council BHAA C-C (women 2m/men 4m), St Jude's GAA, Tymon Park, Dublin, 12 noon. www.bhaa.ie.

NI & Ulster Junior and Masters C-C Championships, Scotstown, Co Monaghan. www.athleticsni.org.

Also: Great Edinburgh International C-C. www.greatrun.org. Fionnula B and Joe Sweeney plus junior teams live on BBC.

Sunday 8

Dublin Masters C-C Championships, St Anne's Park Raheny.Women's 3000m, 1pm; men's 8000m, 1.30pm. Entry €30 team (O40 and O50); individuals €5. Closing date today (Wed Jan 4). C: Pat Hooper 086 8158052; pathooper100@gmail.com.

Wicklow Masters and Junior C-C, Shanganagh Park, Bray, 11am-12.30pm. Women's 4km; men's 6km.

Women's Meet and Train Winter League Rd 3, Lucan, 11am. Entry on day €7; reg Lucan Hrs clubhouse, Esker (opp Superquinn).

Munster Senior, Junior & Masters Indoors, Nenagh, 10.30am.

Orienteering: Cork Winter Brass Monkey League/Family Day No 28, Ballinora Wood. www.orienteering.ie.

Race Results Dec 31-Jan 2 - Coghlan, Britton win in Park

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Fionnuala Britton

John Coglan

Lieghio beats Healy

MSB's John Coghlan and Fionnuala Britton of Kilcoole both set new course records on their way to victory at the Tom Brennan New Year's Day 5km in Dublin's Phoenix Park.
Coghlan's time of 14 mins 39 secs was five seconds off James Nolan's record time of 14 mins 39 secs, set in 2006. Britton's time of 16 mins 15 secs sliced 23 seconds off her time of 16 mins 38 secs from last year.
For second place in the men's race, Anthony Lieghio of Tallaght just beat MSB veteran Shane Healy after a dramatic battle to the line.
*Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com.
* A day later, Leevale's Lizzie Lee won the Donough Coghlan 5-Mile, while ex-track Olympian James McIlroy of Larne was first home in the Race over the Glens.
* Congrats to Mark Kenneally who got married over the hols.

Monday January 2

Donough Coughlan Memorial 5- Mile, Bandon, (277 finishers; full result www.bandonac.org).

Men: 1 Tim Twomey (Leevale) 26:26; 2 Ian O’Leary (Donore, M40) 26:51; 3 Danny Smith (Ballynonty) 26:54; 4 Kevin Wilmot (Bandon) 27:15; 5 Frank O’Carroll (East Cork) 27:28; 6 Mark Bickerdike (Leevale, M45) 27:40; 7 Mark Dullea (Drimoleague) 27:48; 8 Eamonn O’Donovan (Bandon AC) 27:50; 9 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 27:53; 10 Conor Tierney (East Cork) 28:06. M40: 1 O’Leary; 2 David O’Dwyer (East Cork) 29:41; 3 Colin O’Herlihy (Eagle) 29:43.M45:1 Bickerdike; 2 James Ryan (Dundrum) 29:19; 3 Tom Sheehan (Bandon) 30:09. M50: 1 Colm Murphy 31:56; 2 Denis Carroll (Eagle) 32:07; 3 Joe O’Sullivan (Bandon) 34:03. M55: 1 Eamon McEvoy (St Finbarr’s) 29:29; 2 Pat Murphy (Eagle) 32:53; 3 Dan Kennedy (St Finbarr’s) 34:01. M60: 1 Con O’Brien 33:23; 2 John Holland (Mallow) 34:31; 3 Pat O’Sullivan (Bandon) 36:23. M65: Neilie O’Leary (Belgooly) 40:35. M70: 1 John O’Leary (Leevale) 37:27; 2 Peter Gaffney (Mallow) 41:22.

Women: 1 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 27:53; 2 Carmel Crowley (Bandon, W40) 29:25; 3 Jill Hodgins (Cork) 29:27; 4 Emma Murphy (St Finbarr’s) 30:17; 5 Anne-Marie Holland (Eagle) 30:45; 6 Siobhan Horgan (Glanmire) 30:55. W40: 1 Crowley; 2 Anne-Marie Healy (Eagle) 32:53; 3 Mary Walsh (Belgooly) 38:47. W45: 1 Margaret Callanan (Bandon) 35:42; 2 Mary Buckley (Donoughmore) 36:07; 3 Eileen Buckley (St Finbarrs) 36:16. W50: 1 Maria Hurley (Bantry) 34:14; 2 Geraldine O’Sullivan (Bantry) 36:30; 3 Mary Evans (Riverstick-Kinsale) 37:57.

Wheelchair: 1 Jerry Forde (Blarney-Inniscarra, M60) 45:35.

Race over the Glens (5.5 miles), Glenariff Forest Park, Waterfoot, Co Antrim (276 finishers0; results www.niathletics.org) .

Men: 1 James McIlroy (Larne, M35) 33.17; 2 David Simpson (Corstorphine, M35) 34.34; 3 Gregory Walsh ( NBH, M40) 35.38; 4 Jack Neeson (Ballymena Runners) 36.02; 5 Dale Mathers (Newry City, M45) 36.15; 6 David O’Flaherty (Newcastle) 36.41; 7 Sharon Trimble (NBH) 36.52; 8 Ryan Maxwell (Larne) 36.56.M50: Laurence Johnston (NBH) 38.15. M55: Greg McClure (NBH) 43.09. M60: Irwin Speers (Sperrin Harriers) 45.11.

Women: 1 Trimble; 2 Anne Sandford (Newcastle, W40) 43.14; 3 Adele Neill (Larne, W35) 44.12; 4 Taryn McCoy (BARF) 44.20; 5 Hazel McLaughlin (Lagan Valley, W35) 44.37; 6Fran McFadden (Springwell, W40) 45.13.

Sunday 1 January 2012

Tom Brennan Memorial 5km, Furze Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin (320 finishers; full result www.liffeyvalleyac.com).

Men: 1 John Coghlan (MSB) 14.34; 2 Anthony Lieghio (Tallaght) 15.17; 3 Shane Healy (MSB, M40)15.18; 4 Vincent O’Sullivan (Bray Runners) 15.41; 5 Mark Dooley (Donore) 15.46; 6 Lorcan Cronin 16.01; 7 Paul Duffy (Sportsworld) 16.12; 8 Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole) 16.15; 9 John Canning (Newbridge, M40) 16.36; 10 Peter Mooney (Raheny) 16.38. M35: Sean Mac Seoin (MSB) 17.12; 2 Mark McCann 17.51; 3 Paul Sundival 18.03. M40: 1 Canning; 2 Paul Balfe (Liffey Valley) 17.22; 3 Dave Morley (Liffey Valley) 18.23. M45: 1 Pearse Coyle (Rath WSAF) 17.29; 2 Gerald McDonald (Donore) 18.30; 3 M50: Niall Coppinger (Tallaght) 17.24; 2 Ben Vaitevicious (Mullingar Hrs) 18.02; 3 Sean Doyle (Rath WSAF) 18.36. Teams – 1 Metro St Brigid’s 18; 2 Liffey Valley 47; 3 Raheny Shamrock 176.

Women: 1 Fionnuala Britton (Kilcoole) 16.15 (rec); 2 Fiona Roche (Raheny Shamrock) 17.31; 3 Barbara Cleary, W35, 18.07; 4 Sonia O'Connell 18.36; 5 Dervila Holmes (Donore) 18.53; 6 Sandra Armstrong (Sportsworld, W40) 19.30; 7 Maria Snell 19.29; 8 Kathleen Horgan (Sportsworld, W35) 19.40; 9 Mairead Murphy (Liffey Valley, W40) 19.46; 10 Stephanie Bergin (Sportsworld)19.51. W35 :1 Cleary; 2 Horgan; 3 Ashling Doyle 21.43. W40: Armstrong; 2 Murphy; 3 Sharon Tighe (Tallaght) 20.07. W45: 1 Mary Watters (Navan) 19.56; 2 Mary Purdue-Smyth (Raheny Shamrock) 22.06; 3 Carol Dempsey 23.05. W50: 1 Sheelagh Jones (DSD) 20.41; 2 Una Reilly (Liffey Valley) 21.43; 3 Mags McCreary (Civil Service) 22.08. Teams – Sportsworld 213; 2 Donore Hrs 258; 3 Liffey Valley 296.

Resolution Run 5km, Renmore, Co Galway (197 finishers; www.resolutionrun.ie).

Men: 1 Matt Bidwell (GCH) 16.34; 2 Edwin Koenck (Sligo AC) 16.42; 3 Gary Scully (Nenagh Olympic) 16.43; 4 Shane Scully (Nenagh Olympic) 16.58; 5 Owen Byrne (Mayo AC) 17.01; 6 Christy McGrath(GCH) 17.11; 7 Ian Egan (GCH, M40) 17.15; 8 Enda Mannion (Tuam AC) 17.20; 9 TJ McHugh (Mayo AC) 17.31; 10 Anto Devaney (Mayo AC) 17.44.

M40:1 Egan; 2 Declan Maden (Tullamore Hrs) 18.43; 3 Mick Rice (Athenry AC) 19.08. M50: 1 Tommy Joe Whyte (Tuam) 18.57; 2 Andrew Talbot (CRH) 20.12; 3 Martin O’Donnell (CRH) 20.28. M60: Martin McEvilly (GCH) 19.06; 2 Joe Scanlan (GCH) 20.38; 3 TJ Beatty (Loughrea) 22.27.

Women: 1 Laura Shaughnessy (Loughrea) 18.27; 2 Catherine Conway (Mayo AC) 18.44; 3 Irene Gorman (GCH) 129.31; 4 Anne Lennon (Mayo AC, W40) 20.09; 5 Michelle Lynch (GCH) 20.39; 6 Bernie Mulryan (Athenry AC, W50) 22.25; 7 Bernie Kelly (GCH, W50) 22.44; 8 Sinead Kelly 22.51; 9 Aoife Calan (Athenry) 23.33; 10 Caitriona Ni Mhurcu (UCD) 23.38. W40: 1 Lennon; 2 Geraldine Lally (Castlegar) 25.35; 3 Claire Dillon (GCH) 25.50.

W50: 1 Mulryan; 2 Kelly; 3 Marie Rooney (Craughwell) 27.47. W60: Judith Roche (Loughrea) 24.43; 2 Mary Doyle (GCH) 29.37; 3 Margo Ryan (GCH) 35.30.

Charles O’Shea Memorial 10km, Beaufort, Co Kerry (143 runners; full result www.munstersrunning.blogspot.com).

Men: 1 Aodh O’Neill (Iveragh) 32:53; 2 Cian Murphy (Iveragh) 33:16; 3 Arthur Fitzgerald (Farranfore-Maine) 33:49; 4 Robert Purcell (Gneeveguilla, M40) 33:56; 5 John Barrett (Gneeveguilla, M45) 34:28; 6 Donal Coakley (Togher) 35:21; 7 Sean Murphy (Trim, M40) 36:29; 8 Tommy O’Brien (Riocht) 37:04; 9 Robert Purcell (Gneeveguilla, MJ) 37:37; 10 Patrick O’Shea (Iveragh, M60) 38:10. M40: 1 Purcell; 2 Murphy; 3 John Dunphy (Eagle) 39:31. M45: 1 Barrett; 2 Eamonn Monaghan (Enniskillen) 38:52; 3 Stephen O’Mahony (Skibbereen) 39:19. M50: 1 Mike Mangan (Star of the Laune) 40:24; 2 John Kissane (Iveragh) 43:04; 3 Frantisek Neupauer (Killarney) 44:54.M55: 1 Willie Hayes (St Finbarr’s) 39:32; 2 Neilus Aherne (Midleton) 40:00; 3 Joe Murphy (Eagle) 41:42. M60: 2 Michael O’Connor (Farranfore-Maine) 42:35; 3 Pat Cleary (Tralee) 48:10.M65: 1 Mike Bowler (Iveragh) 43:58; 2 Jim Fitzmaurice (Ballylongford) 50:14.

Women: 1 Geraldine O’Shea (St Finbarrs, W40) 39:22; 2 Karina Teahan (St Finbarr’s) 39:55; 3 Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s, W50) 40:20; 4 Maureen Harrington (Riocht, W40) 41:57; 5 Anna O’Neill (Doheny, W40) 42:04; 6 Caitriona Barry (Tralee) 42:46.

W45: 1 Katherine Shaw (Carragh Lake) 51:52; 2 Liz McGillicuddy (Gneeveguilla) 61:29.

W50: 1 Sheehan; 2 Geraldine O’Sullivan (Bantry) 46:30; 3 Dorothy Ryan (Limerick CC) 47:21. WJ: 1 Niamh Clifford (Star of the Laune) 43:51.

Wheelchair: 1 Jerry Forde (Blarney-Inniscarra, M60) 61:11.

Emyvale 10km (results www.emyvale.net/page390.html)

Men: 1 Patrick Cassidy, Glaslough Harriers, 32.46; 2 Ryan Holt, Willowfield, 33.43; 3 Paul Gleeson, Clones 35.21; 4 Caoimhin Kelly, Glaslough Harriers, 35.54; 5 Daniel Mills, Willowfield, 36.40; 6 Conor McCullagh, Greencastle, 36.51; 7 Patrick Murphy, Glaslough Harriers, 37.40; 8 Patrick Douglas, Monaghan Phoenix, 37.53; 9 Paul McGloughlin, Greencastle, 38.06; 10 Brendan Sherlock, Monaghan Phoenix, 38.21.

Women: 1 Donna Evans, Monaghan Phoenix, 38.80; 2 Cheryl Cardwell, Sperrin Hrs, 43.19; 3 Nuala Reilly, Drogheda and District, W50, 44.49; 4 Denise Treanor, Muckno, 46.27; 5 Heather Watters, Emyvale, 46.36; 6 Helen McCrystal, 46.41; 7 Maria McCluskey 50.09; 8 Anne Treanor 50.09;9. Geraldine McKenna, Jolly Joggers 50.09.

6km - Men: 1 Ryan McAnespie 23.05; 2 Ronan McGurren 23.56; 3 Ryan Henry.

Women: 1 Alicia Boylan 24.02; 2 Natasha Boylan; 3 Verity O’Connor.

Saturday December 31
Tullamore New Year’s Eve 4.7km Run
Fastest - Men: 1 Catch Grennan 15.10; 2 Eddie Garry 15.35; 3 Mark Serviss 15.46. Women: Pauline Curley 16.22.
Handicap top 3: 1 Rita Daly 13.20; 2 Fra Mollen 13.42; 3 Bernie Daly 13.49.

Lough 5-Mile Road Race (Run West Series; 422 finishers; no times available)

Men: 1 Eddie McGinley (Annadlae); 2 Paddy Hamilton (Annadale); 3 Andrew Agnew (Annadale); 4 Stephen Duncan (Omagh Hrs); 5 Gareth Hill (Ballymena and ntrim); 6 Scott Rankin (Foyle Valley); M35: Gavin Crawford (24-7 Tri Club). M40: 1 Damian Cox (Omagh Hrs); 2 Chris McGuigan (Omagh TC); 3 David Wright (Lagan Valley). M45: 1 Bill Duncan (CoD); 2 Seanie Meyler (Omagh Hrs); 3 Paul McLoughlin (Sperrin Hrs). M50: 1 Dominic McCartan (Omagh Hrs); 2 Kevin Murphy (Sperrin Hrs); 3 Terry McCullagh. M55: Greg McGlure (NBH); 2 Sean McElroy (Omagh Hrs) M60: Frank Boal (Lagan Valley).

M19: 1 Conor Meyler (Omagh Hrs); 2 Brendan Collins (Omagh Hrs); 3 Eamon Logue (Omagh Hrs).

Women: 1 Kelly McNeice (City of Lisburn); 2 Elis McKechanie (Hunters Bog Trotters); 3 Cathy McCourt (NBH); 4 Sarah Moore (Omagh Hrs, W19); 5 Jule Butler (Omagh Hrs, W40); 6 Toni Moore (Omagh Hrs, W19); 7 Rosaleen McCartan (Omagh TC< W35); 8 Deirdre Haigney (Omagh Hrs, W35). 9 Sinead McCann (Omagh TC, W35); 10 Carolien Miller (Omagh Hrs, W35).

Belvoir 5-Mile (59 finishers; www.niatheltics.org).

Men: 1 Neil Carty (NBH, M40) 28.22; 2 Phil Wood 28.42; 3 Michael Magee (Beechmount, M40) 29.42; 4 Conor McMullan (Annadale) 30.10; 5 Simon Reeve (NBH) 30.37; 6 Michael Dobbs (Lisburn) 31.36.

Women: 1 Karen Alexander (Sperrin Hrs) 31.48; 2 Shileen O’Kane (Lagan AC, W40) 33.52; Gillian Cordner (Seapark) 36.01; 4 Athanasia Sevastaki (NBH) 37.29; 5 Christine Murray W40 37.36; 6 Mary Mackin (Dromore, W50) 37.38.

Minority Report - from Herald Dec 31

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BADMINTON: After qualifying for next year's Olympics badminton player Chloe Magee is taking a well-earned rest over the holiday period. Magee qualified for her second Olympic Games when she made the quarter-finals of the women's singles at the Yonex Irish Open in Lisburn a few weeks ago.

There is still an outside chance she may also qualify for the mixed doubles with brother Sam.

"We are first reserves at the moment but to qualify, we really need to produce good results at two or three tournaments. I'm concentrating on training for the singles at the moment, so if the mixed happens, it happens," says Magee. She plays her first tournament of 2012 at the end of January.

Jenny Egan (Salmon Leap)

CANOEING: With Olympic qualification in mind, canoeist Jenny Egan returns to Florida for another few months of training early in the New Year. Egan, from the Salmon Leap club in Leixlip, has competed for Ireland on both sprint and marathon racing circuits, with her best result coming at the World Sprint Cup at Liberec, Czech Republic last Spring where she finished second in the 5000m. With this distance not part of the Olympic programme, Egan is now concentrating on improving her times in the 500m and 200m sprint distances, with the final qualification tournaments taking place in Poznan, Poland next April. Just 15 places are on offer in the women's K1 class.

Last August, Egan produced a best ever result for Ireland when she finished 18th in the 500m at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Hungary, setting a new Irish record of 1 minute 52.768 seconds along the way.

Also likely to compete in a K2 boat are Egan's brother Peter with Neil Fleming of Celbridge Paddlers, winners of the K2 class at the Great Outdoors Liffey Descent this year. They will compete in the 200m and 1000m distance races on offer to men.

HOCKEY: Because of the men's Olympic qualifier starting at Belfield on March 10, no club hockey will take place that weekend to sensure the best possible turn-out for the Belfield tournament. Ireland open their campaign with a match agains Russia on March 10. They then play Ukraine a day later and after a day's rest, face Korea on Tuesday March 13 and Malaysia in the final round of pool matches on Saturday March 17 - St Patrick's Day. Finals take place on Sunday March 18. Details of ticket sales at www.hockey.ie.

SWIMMING: Want to take up swimming in the New Year? Atlantis Swimming Club, based at the Markiewicz Swimming Pool in Dublin's city centre, already has a active and enthusiatic membership that competes at national, junior and senior levels. Star of the club is Botonde Solmossy, the current Irish master 50m freestyle champion. Training takes place six days a week under the supervision of head coach Nicky Burke and new members are always welcome. Info www.atlantissc.org; info@atlantissc.org.

TRIATHLON: Following the usual winter break, multi sports action resumes with a series of duathlons all over the country in the month of January. In the Leinster area, Punchestown is the venue on January 22 for the first in this the 2012 Naas Dauthlon series with races also taking place on February 19 and March 25. On February 3, the first in the Fingal Series takes place at Ring Commons in north Co Dublin, with further rounds on March 3 and March 31. DEtails www.irishtriathlon.com

Where to Run in New Year

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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A GO AT ANY SPORT WHATEVER!

Friday 30 December

Fanore Burren 10km, 12 noon. Entry €20; medals, refreshments all finishers. C: Kevin McCormack 086 3272472 or Pat Howard 086 8519977; www.fanore-info.com.

New Year's Eve Saturday 31 December

Lough 5, Lough Macrory, Co Tyrone, 12 noon. Run West Series. C: Sharon Curran shazidoc@hotmail.com; www.lough5.com.

Belvoir 5 Mile Fun Run, Belvoir forest park/Lagan Towpath 12.30pm. Entry £9/10; in aid of MacMillan Cancer Centre, Socks first 100; prizes sen and masters. C Gerard Heverin 07812 114 235.

Castlemaine Utd Soccer Club New Years Eve 10km, Castlemaine, 11am. All proceeds to maintenance of Castlemaine Community Sportsfield. C: Kieran Flynn 086 8642755.

The Last Lap 2011 10km, Shannon, 12pm??. Entry €10; in aid of Shannon Musical Society. C: Debbie Reddan 087 2290378.

Moreabbey Milers Inaugural Mile, Galbally village, 1pm. Entry €5.

New Year's Day Sunday 1 January 2012

Tom Brennan Memorial 5km, Furze Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 12 noon. Entry €25 on day. T-shirt first 300 entries; prizes sen, masters, teams. C: www.liffeyvalleyac.com.

Allianz Resolution Run 5km, Renmore, Co Galway, 1.12pm. Entry €20. Technical t-shirt. Walkers welcome. C: Tony Killarney 087 794877/ Philip Harkin 087 6860756;

www.resolutionrun.ie

Emyvale 10km/6km Fun Run, Emyvale, Co Monagahn, 12 noon. T-shirt first 500 entries; prizes 3 M&F. C: Eamon Hackett 087 2219465.

Beaufort 10km, Beaufort, Co Kerry, 2pm. For Charles O'Shea Memorial Cup. Entry €15 runners, €10 walkers. T-shirt all finishers Prizes: 6 M&F, 3 M40, 45, 50, 55, 60; W40, 45, 50; jun M&F. C: Michael Mangan 066 9761597.

Monday 2 January

Race over the Glens (5.5 miles), Glenariff Forest Park, Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 12 noon. Entry £11/£12 or £15/£16 on the day; pre-entry appreciated. Prizes sen, masters, teams; mug and medal all finishers. C: Stephen Brown 07885649135 s.brown57@btinternet.com; www.raceovertheglens.co.uk/

Donough Coughlan Memorial 5- Mile, Bandon, 1pm (walkers 12.30pm).

Entry €10/€5 for juniors/walkers. C: 087 9074390; www.bandonac.org.

Seafield NS 10km Fun Run/Walk, near Dungarvan, 12 noon. Entry €10 adult, €5 child and €20 per family. Hot refreshments. Also 2km. C: seafieldns@eircom.net.

On Your Marks - Herald Wed Dec 27

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Linda Byrne

Despite tougher standards, 30 Irish distance runners have been offered places on the Marathon Mission squad for 2012, with about 24 expected to accept the offer.
For women, the 2 hours 45 minutes marathon qualifying time for the squad remains for a third year, although the half marathon time drops by 30 seconds to 78 minutes 30 seconds and the 10-mile time to 59 minutes.
For men, the half marathon standard is now 66 minutes 30 seconds, while the 10-mile standard of 50 minutes and the marathon time 2 hours 24 minutes remain unchanged.
In 2011, 14 women rang under 79 minutes for the half marathon, while seven broke 2 hour 45 minutes for the marathon - a significant improvement on the previous four years when no more than three in any given year had gone under that marathon time.
It means that Linda Byrne's Olympic qualifying time of 2 hours 36 minutes 21 seconds set in Dublin may not be enough to book her place at London 2012.
Gladys Ganiel and Ava Hutchinson are scheduled to run the Houston Marathon on January 14, while Maria McCambridge is likely to run either in Seville on February 19 or Barcelona a month later on March 17.
Among those likely to run the Rotterdam Marathon on April 15 are Caitriona Jennings, Lorraine Manning, Annette Kealy, Lizzie Lee, Breege Connolly, Rosemary Ryan and Barbara Sanchez.

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Of the men, five went under 2 hours 20 minutes in 2011, with both Mark Kenneally and Sean Connolly doing it twice. In the previous four years combined, just two men ran under 2 hours 20 minutes.

Mark Kenneally is banking on his 2 hour 13 minutes 55 second time from Amsterdam in October being enough to get him to London Olympics.

Connolly, with a time of 2:17.23, from Rotterdam last April, returns to the Dutch city in April aiming to run under the Olympic qualifying mark of 2.15, while Thomas Frazer will run either Rotterdam or Boston. Alan O'Shea, Gary Thornton and Martin Fagan are undecided on their next moves.

Leading the Irish half marathon list at the moment is US-based Alistair Cragg, who ran a time of 60 minutes 49 seconds in New York last March, but dropped out of both Boston and Fukuoka marathons. Running 65 minutes 24 seconds for the half marathon was Sean Hehir, who may make his marathon debut in the spring.

COUNCIL RACES TO KICK-START NEW YEAR CALENDAR

First race on the Business Houses Athletic Association calendar for 2012 is the South Dublin County Council races in Tymon Park, Tallaght on Saturday January 7 (12 noon), with women running two miles and men double that. New BHAA runners are welcome to come along and sign up on the day. Take out annual membership for just €15, and you can run in any of 20-plus events for an entry fee of €10 (non-members pay €15). Runners of all ages from 18 to 88 and of all standards are BHAA "regulars", with spot prizes and chip timing at all races. Details www.bhaa.ie.

COGHLAN METORS DCU TEAM

A DCU team mentored by Eamonn Coghlan will compete in the College Men's Distance Medley Relay at the Millrose Games in New York on February 11.

Making up the DCU squad are middle distance specialists Mark English, Darren McBrearty and John Coghlan, along with Irish 400m champion Brian Gregan. Coach to the team is Enda Fitzpatrick.

Irish athletes have a great record at the Millrose Games, with Ronnie Delany winning the legendary Wannamaker Mile four times in the 1950s and then Coghlan going even better when he won it seven times between 1977 and 1987. Marcus O'Sullivan, now head coach at Villanova, then took over Coghlan's mantle, winning the race four times.

Taking on the DCU squad are teams from Villanova, Virginia, Duke, Providence, Columbia and Albany. During their 10-day US trip, DCU will also compete at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on February 3-4.

HEHIR SIGNS OFF FINE YEAR WITH ATHENRY WIN
Sean Hehir from Rathfarnham ended his year with a great win at the Fields of Athenry 10km. For the first time in three years, the race took place as scheduled on St Stephen's Day, with over a thousand athletes from all over the country lining out. Finishing second behind Hehir was Sligo's Emmett Dunleavy, while third was Craughwell's evergreen Gerry Ryan. First woman and 20th overall was Lizzie Lee of Leevale, with Ailish Malone from Clonliffe second and local athlete Laura Shaughnessy third.

FITZPATRICK STREETS AHEAD IN WICKLOW

Tallaght's Tomas Fitzpatrick just failed to get under 15 minutes when winning the revived Streets of Wicklow 5km comfortably. DSD master Peter Matthews came home in second place, with Sli Cualann's Cathal Daly third and first junior. Roisin McGettigan, on a visit home from her US base, was a comfortable winner of the women's race ahead of Tara Farrell, one of the many Sli Cualann juniors who turned out.

LARGE FIELD EXPECTED FOR AXA RAHENY 5

Over 1,500 runners of all ages and standards are expected to turn out for the Axa Raheny 5-mile Road Race on Sunday January 19 - the first major road race of the New Year. Club runners traditionally use the race as a break from the cross-country slog. For many others it serves as the perfect wake-up call after the Christmas excesses. This year, for the first time, no entries will be taken on the day, with online entry closing on Saturday January 28. Entry costs €20; see www.rahenyshamrock.ie.

Race Results Dec 25-28 (ongoing; please check back)

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Wednesday 28

Fat Turkey 11km Run/Walk, Suttonians RFC, Howth, Co Dublin (259 finishers; provisional results at www.boards.ie).

Men: 1 Ian Conroy (Raheny) 34.22; 2 Bryan Leahy (Raheny) 35.08; 3 Feidhlim Kelly (Raheny) 35.22; 4 Conor O’Dwyer (Raheny) 35.56; 5 Peter Mooney (Raheny) 37.00; 6 Rory Mooney (Raheny)37.38; 7 Aidan Garry 37.59; 8 David Vickers 38.05; 9 Conor Delaney (Clonliffe) 38.11; 10 David Kirwan 38.36.

Kevin Dooney

Women: 1 Karen Alexander (Sperrin) 39.59; 2 Kathleen Horgan (Sportsworld, W35) 42.26; 3 Lucy Darcy (Sportsworld, W40) 43.21; 4 Suzy Macken (Setanta Tri) 43.32; 5 Vanessa Fenton (Raheny) 44.31; 6 Aine Crinion 45.49; 7 Kate English 46.51; 8 Joanne Rice 46.57; 9 Niamh McDonald 47.36; 10 Nuala O’Connor 47.40.
Baldy Man Beach Run, Tramore, Co Waterford (328 finishers; provisional result www.waterfordac.com)

Men: 1 Kevin Dooney (Raheny Shamrock, JM) 30.41; 2 Emmett Jennings (DSD) 30.46; 3 Paul Stephenson 32.07; 4 Matt McCabe (Ealing Southall) 32.27; 5 Paul Gibbons (SBR) 32.53; 6 Alex Flynn (Ferrybank) 33.00; 7 Sean Caulfield (St Senan’s, M45) 33.15; 8 Patric Roche (Carrick) 34.07.

Women: 1 Corinna Walsh ( W Waterford) 37.38; 2 Meabh Savage 39.51; 3 Diane Behan (Waterford, W40) 40.10; 4 Caitiona Lucy 40.10; 5 Cait Caulfield (Waterford, W40) 40.17; 6 Maria Hally (Ferrybank) 41.09; 7 Fiona Donovan (Galway Tri) 41.32; 8 Aine Lynch 41.48; 9 Una Mhuirithe W50 42.15; 10 Mary Jennings (Waterford, W55) 42.29.

Tuesday 27 December

Castlewellan Christmas Cracker, Upper Square, Castlewellan, 1pm (191 teams of 2; full result www.newcastleac.org)

Overall: 1 Liam Venney and Brendan Teer (E Down, MU70) 1:02.12; 2 Brian McCrystal and Gary O’Hanlon (NER/Clonliffe, M70-79) 1:02.29; 3 Andrew Christy and Russell White (Corstor.., MJ) 1:02.33; 4 David Steel and Jonny Steede (Ballymena Runners MU70) 1:05.03; 5 Dale Mathers and Don Travers Newry City Runners, MU70) 1:05.41; 6 David O’Flaherty and David McNeilly (Newcastle, MU70) 1:05.57.

M90-99: Deon McNeilly and Eamon McCrickard (Newcastle) 1:06.43.
M100-109: Aidan Brennan and Eamonn McMahon (NER) 1:12.04.
M110-119: Les Wilkinson and Doug Ruddock (N Down) 1:22.03.
M120+: Stewart Cunningham and Harry Taggarty (Mourne Runners) 1:23.56.
MX70-79: Jim Benson nd Breege Connolly (NBH) 1:08.06.
MX80-89: Vaughan Purnell and Shileen O’Kane (Lagan Valley) 1:14.02.

MX100: Eric Montgomery and Ruth Magill (Lagan Valley) 1:20.39.

MXU70: Susan Smyth and Mark McCallion (Beechmount) 1:30.30.
MX90-99: Gary Swenerton and Ange Perrott (N Down) 1:27.31.

MX110-119: Denise Mathers and Fred Strickland (Newry City Runners) 1:28.02.

MX100-109: Finnula McCourt and Andy Edwards (Lagan Valley) 1:33.05.
MX120+: Irene Grahm and N Rollins 2:00.49.
FU70: Anne Sandford and Megan Wilson (Newcastle) 1:24.05.

F70-79: Taryn McCoy and Joanne Curran (BARF) 1:25.40.

F90-99: Gwenda Kenneally and VictoriaCanavan (Murlough) 1:36.15.

Djouce h'cap - heading for zero!

F80-89: Barbara Carey and Chrsitine Byrne (Mulough) 1:51.57.

F120+: Mabel McFaul and Brigid Quinn (Ballymena Runners) 1:54.49.

FJ: Emily Legg and Elaine Burch (Lagan Valley) 1:26.56.

Djouce 8km Handicap Co Wicklow (provisionl result www.imra.ie; pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com)

Overall: 1 Paul Mahon 0.0 (perfect guess).
Women: 1 Maura Matthews; 2 Anna Heffernan; 2 Tressan McCambridge.

Monday 26

Fields of Athenry 10km, Athenry, Co Galway (1,041 finishers; full result www.athenryac.com.

Sean Hehir

Men: 1 Sean Hehir (Rathfarnham WSAF) 31.07; 2 Emmett Dunleavy (Sligo) 31.19; 3 Gerry Ryan (Craughwell, M45) 32.30; 4 Matt Bidwell (GCH) 33.53; 5 Declan Fahey (Tullamore Hrs) 33.59; 6 Stephen McKeigue 34.14; 7 Peter O’Sullivan (Craughwell) 34.15; 8 Peter Mooney 34.21; 9 Wayne Reid 34.31; 10 Feargal Geraghty (GCH) 34.53. M40: Gerry Carty (GCH) 36.51; 2 Dan O’Rourke (Tuam) 37.28; 3 Sean Hanley (GCH) 37.35. M45: 1 Ryan; 2 Eddie Newman (Mullingar Hrs) 38.11; 3 Gerard Kenny (NER) 39.27. M50: 1 Tommy Joe Whyte (Tuam) 38.11; 2 Gearoid Quinn (GCH) 39.51; 3 Tony Killarney (Athenry) 41.42. M60: 1 Martin McEvilly (GCH) 39.26; 2 Andrew Talbot (Clare River Hrs) 41.47.

Women: 1 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 36.26; 2 Ailish Malone (Clonliffe) 36.53; 3 Laura Shaughnessy (Loughrea) 37.57; 4 Colette Tuohy (Mayo, W40) 38.19; 5 Sarah Neary 39.04; 6 Siobhan Horgan 39.25; 7 Jane Ann Healy (Athenry) 39.43; 8 Derval Devaney (Tri Sport, W35) 40.33; 9 Claire Morrissey 41.17; 10 Claire Beatty (Les Croupiers) 41.16. W35: 1 Devaney; 2 Grainne McGrane (GCH) 44.19; 3 Michele Rowley (Donore Hrs) 44.51. W40: 1 Tuohy; 2 Deirdre Fitzsimons (Dunboyne) 44.03; 3 Josephine Gardner (Craughwell) 48.08. W45: 1 Mary Kealy (Craughwell) 44.43; 2 Anne Moran (Craughwell) 45.57; Mary Connolly 47.36. W50: 1 Bernie Kelly (GCH) 45.43; 2 Bernie Mulryan (Athenry) 45.23; 3 Cushla Murphy Hehir (Marian) 48.30. W55: Pauline Moran (Westport) 45.56.

Wheelchair – Gerry Forde M60 49.24.

Clonmel 4-Mile R-R, Co Tipperary (from www.examiner.ie)
Men: 1 David McCarthy (W Waterford) 18:58; 2 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe) 19:28; 3 Alan O’Shea (Bantry) 19:52; 4 Sean Tobin (Clonmel, MJ) 19:59; 5 Philip Harty (Donore) 20:02; 6 Dzintars Klava (W Waterford) 20:47; 7 Sandis Bralitis (West Waterford) 20:49; 8 Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel) 20:57; 9 G Scully (Nenagh Oly) 21:10; 10 D Smith (Ballynonty) 21:17.
M40: 1 K Curran (Ballynonty) 22:41; 2 K Maher (KCH) 23:57; 3 C Fleming (Clonmel) 24:06. M45: 1 Mick Traynor (Raheny Shamrock) 21:43; 2 D Nolan (Clonmel) 23:09; 3 D O’Gorman (Clonmel) 23:34. M50: 1 M Moore (Dundrum) 22:46; 2 B English (Dundrum) 24:10; 3 J St John (Clonmel) 25:12. M55: 1 Matt Alexander (Coolquill) 24:31; 2 T Cahill (Clonmel) 25:59; 3 Leslie Smyth (Coolquill) 26:24. M60: 1 J Grinsell (Clonmel) 29:39; 2 P Dwyer (Borrisoleigh 30:39; 3 P Shelly (Ballynonty) 30:55. M65: 1 M McHugh (Clonmel) 32:21.
Women: 1 Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisokane) 22:55; 2 Laura Behan (KCK) 22:56; 3 Angela McCann (Clonmel) 23:33; 4 Corinna Walsh (W Waterford, W35) 23:45; 5 L McCarthy (Ferrybank) 23:53; 6 D Ryan (Dundrum) 24:03. W35: 1 R Byrne (W Waterford) 27:51; 2 N Maunsell (Clonmel) 27:54. W40: 1 M O’Gorman (Clonmel) 30:18; 2 V Bourke (Clonmel) 30:29. W45: 1 M Maloney (Thurles Crokes) 29:13; 2 U Redfern (Clonmel) 30:08.
W50: 1 E Hynes (Clonmel) 30:23; 2 M O’Neill (Clonmel) 31:40.

Finn Valley St Stephen's Day 5km, Stranorlar, Co Donegal (800+ finishers; full result www.finnvalleyac.com)

Men: 1 Danny Mooney (Letterkenny) 15.41; 2 Pauric McLaughlin (Finn Valley) 16.05; 3 Michael Black (Letterkenny) 16.20; 4 Gerard Gallagher (Finn Valley) 16.38; 5 James Speight (Finn Valley) 16.42; 6 Kieran Carlin (Finn Valley, M40) 16.44; 7 Dominic Bonner (Finn Valley, M50) 16.46; 8 Caitriona Jennings (Sportsworld) 16.48; 9 Dean Tolan (Finn Valley) 16.53; 10 Garbhan Walker (Letterkenny) 17.01. junior: David Scanlan 17.19.

Women: 1 Jennings; 2 Teresa McGloin (Finn Valley) 18.22; 3 Aileen Morrison (CoD) 18.35; 4 Karen McLaughlin 18.42; 5 Helena Crossan (Inishowen) 19.08; 6 Noeleen Porter (Finn Valley, W45) 20.06; 7 Catherine Brogan (Finn Valley) 20.11; 8 May Connolly (Finn Valley) 21.07; 9 Brenda McLaughlin 21.11; 10 Camilla McGranaghan (Letterkenny) 21.12.

Streets of Wicklow 5km, Wicklow Town (312 starters; provisional result www.inbheardee.com).

Men: 1 Tomas Fitzpatrick (Tallaght) 15.02; 2 Peter Matthews (DSD, M40) 15.35; 3 Cathal Daly JM 15.58; 4 Garreth Murran 16.15; 5 Noel Kavanagh (Roundwood) 16.20; 6 Mick Kavanagh JM 16.26; 7 Paul Gibbons 16.33; 8 Jonathan Phillips 16.42; 9 Scott Graham 16.49; 10 Finbarr Kirwan M35 16.49. M35: Kirwan; 2 Mick Bolger 16.56; 3 Cormac Conroy 17.01. M45: 1 Mick Byrne (Parnell) 17.20; 2 Ben Mooney 18.12; 3 Hugh Kinsella 18.59. M55: Desie Shorten (Tallaght) 17.53; 2 Eugene Doherty 18.45; 3 Richard Kavanagh 19.32.

Women: 1 Roisin McGettigan (Inbhear Dee) 19.17; 2 Tara Farrell JM 19.56; 3 Joy Johnson W35 20.01; 4 Suzanne Foot W35 20.17; 5 Sile O’Byrne JW 20.21; 6 Grainne Connor 20.27; 7 Deborah Meghan W35 20.37; 8 Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill (Crusaders) 20.48; 9 Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist, W55) 21.15; 10 Paula O’Byrne JW 21.30.

Cavan 5km Christmas Dash in aid of Alzheimer Society Day Centre Cavan (288 finishers; www.cavanchristmasdash.ie).

Men: 1 Simon Ryan (Raheny) 15.39; 2 Derek Croal 16.59; 3 Killian Heery (St Brigid’s) 17.10; 4 Paddy Mangan (Dunshaughlin, M40) 17.12; 5 Catherina McKiernan (Cornafean, W40) 17.15; 6 Fiona Roche (Raheny) 17.20; 7 Andrew Hayden 17.39; 8 Donal McGoldrick 17.45; 9 Shane McCaul 18.02; 10 John O’Brien M40 18.15.

Women: 3 Louise Reilly 18.33; 4 Caitriona Mullen 18.41; 5 Eimear McGovern 18.51; 6 Clodagh O’Reilly 19.30; 7 Mary Watters (Navan, W40) 19.49; 8 Carmel Comiskey 20.17; 9 Hazel Scorer 21.16; 10 Linda Gunning (Bohermeen, W40) 21.28.

Greencastle 5 Mile Road Race, Co Tyrone (288 finishers; www.greencastle5.com).

Men: 1 Conor Bradley (City of Derry) 26.36; 2 Stephen Duncan (Omagh Hrs) 25.39; 3 Greg Roberts (COD) 25.49; 4 Stephen Kerr (Armagh) 26.33; 5 Colin O’Hara (NBH) 26.42; 6 Michael Fox (Armagh) 26.33; 7 JP Willimson (COD) 27.10; 8 Henry O’Neill (Michigan Sate) 27.11; 9 Richard Turkington (Armagh) 27.55; 10 Francis Marsh (Nth Down, M45) 27.59. M50: Dermott Kerr (Armagh) 28.27.

Women: 1 Maria McCambridge (Letterkenny) 29.31; 1 Gladys Ganiel (NBH) 29.27; 3 Rachel Kane (Sheffield RC) 32.30; 4 Sarah Moore (Omagh Hrs, W20) 33.46; 5 Karen Dolan (Enniskillen RC, W40) 33.58; 6 Ros Hussey (DUHAC) 36.17.

Burren Townlands 6-Mile Race, near Newry/Warrenpoint (90 finishers)

Men: 1 Andrew Hicks (Dromore) 35.12; 2 Julie Turley (Dromore) 36.33; 3 Brian Young 37.54; 4 Brian O’Connor 38.59; 5 Peter McConvile 39.06; 6 Maurice Harte 39.42.

Women: 1 Turley; 2 Cathy Lavery 49.43; 3 Dympna Magee (Newry City Runners) 49.52; 4 Anne Turley (Newry City Runners) 50.51; 5 Clare Hearty 52.05; 6 Andrea Stefkova (Newry Tri) 52.08.

Limerick 10-mile Championships, Caherdavin.
Men: 1 Michael Carmody (Limerick) 53.25, 2 Martin Doody (Limerick) 56.37; 3 Brian Jenkins (West Limerick) 59.51. M40: M Cunningham (Bilboa) 61.04. M45: M White (Brighton and Hove) 68.40. M50: T Downes 71.47. M55 M Carroll (Country Club) 65.07. M60: Tom Turner (Limerick) 66.57. Teams - 1 Limerick AC 22 pts, 2 West Limerick A 25, 3 West Limerick B 113
Women: 1 Lisa Horgan (West Limerick) 72.02; 2 Laoise Griffin (Limerick Tri) 73.07; 3 Loretto Duggan (St Mary's, Clare), 73.20.

Dick Copithorne Memorial 4-mile Road Race, Belgooly, Co Cork

Men: 1 James McCarthy (East Cork) 20:32; 2 Jeff Scott (Carraig na bhFear) 20:41; 3 Robbie Neill (North Cork, M40) 21:00; 4 Ciallian O Tuama (Leevale) 21:22; 5 John Meade (St Finbarr’s) 21:25; 6 John Shine (Leevale) 21:29; 7 Kieran Hurley (City of Derry) 21:36; 8 Cathal O’Connell (St Finbarr’s, M45) 21:40; 9 Dean Cronin (Blarney-Inniscarra, MJ) 21:55; 10 Ian Egan (GCH, M40) 21:56. M40: 3 Ian O’Leary (Donore) 22:02. M45: 2 Anthony O’Brien 23:26; 3 Paul Duggan (St Finbarr's) 23:40. M50: 1 Stanislaw Byczek (Midleton) 25:05; 2 C Murphy (unatt) 25:50.M55: 1 Eamon McEvoy (St Finbarr's) 23:47; 2 Pat Murphy (Eagle) 25:14.

Women: 1 Jill Hodgins 23:45; 2 Sinead Ni Chonchuir (Eagle, W40) 23:57; 3 Emma Murphy (St Finbarr’s) 24:17; 4 Ann-Marie Holland (Eagle, W35) 24:27; 5 Carmel Parnell (Leevale, W55) 24:28; 6 Catherine Cashell (St Finbarr's) 25:22.

Stoneyford 5km, Stoneyford, Co Kilkenny (258 finishers, provisional results www.stoneyfordonline.com)

Men: Chris O’Neill 16:03.55; 2 Paul Deegan 16.24.07; 3 Pedro Calvo 16:19.60; 4 Brian Swaby 16:42.76; 5 David Comber 17:08.35; 6 Jimmy Barcoe 17:12.34.

Women: 1 Ciara Everard (KCH) 19:01.20; 2 Nimah Richardson (KCH, W40) 19:19.68; 3 Aoife O’Connor 20:57.07; 4 Barbara Rossiter 21:15.84; 5 Susan O’Leary 21:37.40; 6 Clare Lodge 22:11.43.

Donore Harriers Waterhouse Byrne Baird Shield 10-mile h’cap, Phoenix Park, Dublin.

1 Arthur Connick, 2 Jonathan Daly, 3 Ken Nugent. Fastest – Men: John Travers 55.01; Women: Anne Curley. Jun: Ellen Meyler.