Clare dominate North Munster Schools

The North Munster Schools Cross Country Championships were held in ideal weather conditions at Salesian Secondary College Pallaskenry, County Limerick.
Clare athletes dominated all eight races and delivered some outstanding individual performances.
Áine Rouine (Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon) was fourth in the minor girls’ 1,500m, with Coláiste  Mhuire, Ennis winning the team title on 22 points and (Kilkee) fourth on 62 points.
Micheal Clancy (Kilmihil) won the minor boys’ 2,000m.
Laura Power (Coláiste  Mhuire, Ennis) led from start to finish to take the Junior girls with another Team Title going to (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis)  on 22 points) with (Kilkee)  second on 25 points.
Stephan Rooney (Gael Choliste An Cháir) was very impressive when taking the junior boys and they also captured the team title on 31 points.
In the intermediate girls, Niamh Markham (St Flannan’s) finished a very good third, with 11 Clare athletes in the top 15 and all have qualified for the Munster Schools Cross Country in Cork IT on February 17.
Laura Egan (Kilmihil) was fourth, Shauna Harvey (Kilkee), fifth and Siobhán Nestor (Scoil Mhuire Ennistymon) 60 with (Kilkee)  winning the team title on 26 points from (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis)  on 35 points.
Ian Slobody (Kildysart) was second in the intermediate boys with Conor Madigan Kilrush seventh and Kilkee taking the silver medals in the team event on 54 points.
Irish international athlete Amy O’Donoghue from Meelick and Villiers Limerick took the senior ladies’ 5,000m and Declan Keniry (Kilkee) took gold in the senior boys’ 6,000m from Jake O’Regan (Kilkee), who finished second. Kilkee won the team title on 18 points.

 

Results
Minor girls’ 1,500m
4 Áine Rouine (Scoil Mhuire Ennistymon); 5 Gráinne Cremin (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis) ; 8 Lucy Cotegreave (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis) ; 9 Shannon O’Grady (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis) ; 10 Ciara McQuaid (Kilkee); 11 Rachel Brady (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis).
Teams
1 (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis)  = 22 points
4 (Kilkee)  = 62 points; 5 (Gael Choliste An Cháir) = 68 points.
Junior girls’ 2,000m
1 Laura Power (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis)
4 Rachel Clancy (Kilkee); 6 Nollaigh Blake (St Michael’s Kilmihil); 7 Rose Marrinan (Kilkee); 10 Ciara O’Dwyer (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis); 11 Ailbhie Hogan (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis); 14 Saoirse Maher (Kilkee); 18 Niamh Donnellan (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis); 19 Makela Lynch (Kilkee)
Teams
1 Coláiste Mhuire Ennis = 22 points;
2 Kilkee Community College = 25points
Intermediate girls’ 2,500m
3 Niamh Markham (St Flannan’s); 4 Laura Egan (Kilmihil); 5 Shauna Harvey (Kilkee); 6 Siobhán Nestor (Scoil Mhuire Ennistymon); 7 Alyson Courtney (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis); 9 Meabh Hogan (Coláiste Mhuire Ennis)
10 Ailish Brew (Kilkee); 11 Collette Keniry (Kilkee); 13 Siobhan Marrinan (Kilkee); 14 Emer Hillery (Scoil Mhuire Ennistymon); 15 Mary Beth Downes (Kilkee); 16 Claudia Loughnane (Gael Choliste An Cháir); 17 Heather Harvey (Kilkee).
Teams
1 Kilkee Community College = 26points; 2 Coláiste Mhuire Ennis  = 35points.
Senior girls’ 2,500m
1 Amy O’Donoghue
(Villiers Limerick)
Minor boys’ 2,000m
1 Micheal Clancy (Kilmihil); 11 Jimmy Flanagan (Ennistymon Vocational School); 12 Sean Malone (Ennistymon Vocational School); 17 David Killeen (Kilmihil); 18 Cian Coughlan Ennistymon Vocational School; 26 David Miller (Gael Choliste An Cháir ); 33 David Kelly (Kilmihil).
Teams
5 (Kilmihil)  = 99 points; 7 (Gael Choliste An Cháir) = 150 points; 12 (Kilkee)  = 255 points; 13 Ennistymon C BS = 272 points.
Junior boys’ 3,000m
1 Stephan Rooney (Gael Choliste An Cháir ); 3 Conaill O’Hainifein (Gael Choliste An Cháir); 8 Jocob Loughnane (Gael Choliste An Cháir); 12 Padraigh Malone (Ennistymon Vocational School); 13 Jack Devitt (Ennistymon Vocational School); 17 David Egan (Kilmihil); 18 Jason McCarthy (Ennistymon CBS); 19 Cian Ó Ceallaigh (Gael Choliste An Cháir).
Teams
1 Gael Choliste An Cháir = 31 points;
10 Kilmihil  = 179 points; 14  Ennistymon CBS = 256 points.
Intermediate boys’ 4,500m
2 Ian Slobody (Kildysart); 7 Conor
Madigan (Kilrush); 8 Conor
Rooney (Gael Choliste An Cháir);
10 Gavin Melican (Kilkee);
12 Colin Lynch (Kilkee); 13 Stephan Maguire (Kilkee); 18 Joe Downes (Kilmihil); 19 Cian O’Mahoney (Kilkee); 20 Caoimhin Donnellan (Kilmihil); 24 Cillian Blake (Kilmihil); 32 David Owens (Kilkee); 36 Garry McMahon (Kilmihil).
Teams
2 Kilkee = 54 points; 5 Kilmihil = 98 points.
Senior boys’ 5,000m
1 Declan Keniry (Kilkee); 2 Jake O’Regan (Kilkee); 7 Noel Garry (Kilkee); 8 Shane Keane (Kilkee); 10 Eoin Brew (Kilkee); 15 Conor Haugh (Kilkee).
Teams
1 Kilkee Community College = 18 points

 

All-Ireland Juvenile B and Masters Championships

The Athletics Association of Ireland juvenile B U-11, 13, 15, 17 and 19, plus inter-county relays for U-12 and U-14, along with the intermediate men and ladies’ and masters men’s and ladies’ cross country championships will take place in Alsaa, off the Old Swords Road, Dublin this Sunday, starting at 11.30am.
Clare will be well represented by athletes from St Cronan’s, Kilnaboy,  St Mary’s, St John’s, Marian,  Ennis Track Club, Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, Kilmihil and Shannon.
The juvenile programme will start at 11.30am and will be followed by four senior races with the masters’ ladies 4,000m at 2pm, the masters men 7,000m at 2.20 pm, the intermediate ladies 4,000m at 2.50pm and the intermediate men’s 10,000m at 3.10pm.
Clare will be fielding teams in intermediate men, masters’ men and ladies, with Ennis Track Club contesting the National Intermediate Inter Club Awards and Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare contesting the National Masters Inter Club title.
In the intermediate men’s 10,000m, Brian McGinley (Ennis Track) will lead the Clare challenge along with Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy), Kenneth Rodgers (St John’s) Brian Murphy, Martin Glynn, Martin Grealish, James Liddane (Olympic Harriers)  and Paul Gallagher (St Finbarr’s).
In the masters men’s, Seamus Power (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) will contest the O-40s and he will take on his training partner Peter Matthews (Dundrum South Dublin).
This is the third year of the O-50s team event for both county and club and Clare have always been in the top three. Eugene Moynihan (Marian)  is a doubtful starter due to injury. Tom Mackey (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) will receive good support from club mates James Kenny and Michael Harvey, along with Michael Fennell (Civil Service).
In the masters ladies, Michelle O’Mahoney (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) will contest the O-45s with Cushla Murphy Hehir (Marian) contesting the masters ladies’ O-50s.
The following Clare teams have been selected.
Masters ladies’ 4,000m
Cushla Murphy Hehir (Marian); Tracy Guilfoyle (Kilnaboy); Michelle O’Mahoney, Sue Garrahy, (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare);  Carmel McDomhnaill (West Limerick); Veronica Colleran, Ita Hanrahan, Aishling Power, Siobhán Lennon, Hilda O’Connor (Ennis Track).
Intermediate men’s 10,000m
Brian McGinley, Paddy Quinn, Michael Keane, Martin Grealish, Danny Folan, Brian Murphy (Ennis Track); James Liddane (Olympic Harriers); Patrick Enright (Sportsworld); Kenneth Rodgers (St Cronan’s); Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy);  Paul Gallagher (St Finbarr’s);  Fergal Smithwick (Marian); Pakie Enright (Sportsworld).
Masters men’s 7,000m
Eugene Moynihan (Marian);  James Kenny, Tom Mackey, Michael Harvey, James Sexton
(Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); Sean Whelan, Tom Casey (Ennis Track), Tom Madden (Marian);  Dermot Moran, Denis Meaney (St Mary’s); Michael Quinlivan (Tulla); Michael Fennell (Civil Service).
Clare inter-county relay teams
Girls’ U-12s 500m: 1 Sharon Egan (Kilmihil); 2 Caoimhie Harvey (St John’s); 3 Kate Taylor (St Cronan’s)
4 Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s); 5 Elaine Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare)
Girls’ U-14s 500m: 1 Rachel Clancy (St John’s); 2 Cliodhna Blake (St John’s)
3 Áine Looney (Kilmihil); 4 Niamh O’Brien (Ennis Track); 5 Rose Marrinan (St John’s)
Boys’ U-12s 500m: 1 Jamie Roche (Ennis Track); 2 Paul Martin ((Ennis Track); 3 Cathal O’Brien (Ennis Track); 4 Patrick O’Rourke (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 5 Eoin Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare)
Boys’ U-14s 500m: 1 Paraic McNamara (Marian); 2 Micheal Clancy (St John’s); 3 Colm Devine (Ennis Track); 4 Ronan Barry (Marian); 5 Padraigh Malone (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare)

Fixtures
February
5 Cooraclare 10k Road Race and Fun Walk in Cooraclare, starting at 12noon.
6 Athletics Ireland intermediate, masters, Celtic CC and juvenile B U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17, U-19 Cross Country Championships in Alsaa Complex, Swords Road, Dublin, starting at 11.30am.
12 Clare Sports Partnership and Clare AAI 5k Frostbite Road Series, final race, Ennis, starting at 10.30am.
13 Munster senior and junior cross country plus inter-county relays U-10, U-12, U-14 on the lands of John and Brid Collins (Kilnaboy), starting at 12noon.
17 Aviva Munster Schools Cross Country Championships in Cork IT, starting at 12.30pm.
19-20 National Senior Indoors in Odyssey Arena in Belfast. starting at 4pm on Saturday and Sunday at 1.30pm.
19-20 Munster Juvenile Indoor Championships U-9 to U-13s in Nenagh, starting at 11am.
26 National Inter Clubs Cross Country Championships in Santry, starting at 12noon.
26-27 Munster Juvenile Indoor Championships U-14 to U-19s in Nenagh starting at 11am.

 

McArthur delivers a masterful performance in Nenagh

The Athletics Association of Ireland masters track and field championships were held at the Nenagh Indoor Arena and there were many fine individual performances, with Clare athletes taking home six gold, one silver and four bronze medals.
In the masters men’s O-45, Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) recorded four big wins when taking the 60m, 200m, long jump and high jump.
Miriam Hamilton (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) was also a gold medal winner in the O-40s 1,500m  walk, with Martin Fitzpatrick (St Mary’s) taking the gold medal in the O-50s shot putt.
Michael Hayes won a bronze medal in the O-75s shot putt.
Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) started the 2011 season on a high note, with some outstanding performances at a highly competitive national masters indoors meeting.
His first gold medal of the afternoon came in the 200m O-45s, with a time of 25.28.
Tommy Greene (St John’s) competed in the O-40s shot putt and he came away with a bronze medal with a throw of 10.47m. 
In the masters ladies O-40s 1500m walk, Miriam Hamilton (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) won the national title with a time of 8.32.18 while in the masters men O-50s shot putt Martin Fitzpatrick, the Munster champion, captured the national title for the first time with some fine throws.

Results
Masters ladies’ O-35s 1500m: 3 Marian Burke (St Mary’s) (5.35.64); 3,000m: 2 Marian Burke (St Mary’s) (11.29.28).
O-40s 1,500m walk: 1 Miriam Hamilton (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) (8.32.18).
Masters men O-40s 800m: 3 Pat Hogan (Ennis Track) (2mins.14.60secs); Shot putt: 3 Tommy Greene (St John’s) (10.47m).
O-45s 60m: 1 Richard McArthur (St  Cronan’s) (7.79); 200m: 1 Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (25.28); Long jump: 1 Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (5.02m ); High jump: 1 Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (1.40m).
O-50 shot putt: 1 Martin Fitzpatrick (St Mary’s) (10.09m).
O-75s shot putt: 3 Michael Hayes (St Mary’s) (7.44m).