Clare well represented in National Cross Country Championships

The Athletics Ireland National Inter-counties Cross Country Championships will take place in Tattersalls, Ratoath, County Meath this Sunday, along with the All-Ireland even ages at U-12, U-14, U-16, U-18 boys and girls, along with the junior men’s and ladies. The starting time is 11.30am. The junior men’s and U-18s boys’ 6,000m race starts at 1.25pm, followed by the junior ladies 4,000m at 1.50pm, the senior ladies’ over 8,000m at 2.10pm, with the final race of the day the senior men’s 10,000m at 2.50pm.

Clare will be represented in all grades. In the ladies’ senior, Clare will be looking to Barbara Cleary, who hails from Miltown Malbay and runs with Donore Harriers Dublin. She had a very good run in the Dublin senior cross country and the British and Irish Masters and she will be looking for a top 10 finish, along with Eimear Power, Veronica Colleran, Marie Carey, Cushla Bríd Hehir and Noreen Mackey.

In the senior men’s race over 10,000m, Clare athletics followers will be looking for a big performance from Sean Hehir (Kilkishen) and running with Rathfarnham AC in Dublin along with Rory Chesser ((Ennis Track), Michael (Shannon), Damian Landers, Dermot Galvin, Kenneth Rodgers (all St John’s), Jason Fahy, James McIntyre (both (BMOH), Brian McGinley, Michael Maher (both (Ennis Track) and Willie Devitt (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).

All-Ireland juvenile
In the All-Ireland Juvenile Even Ages Championships, the first race will be the girls’ U-12.
The following Clare teams have been selected:
Senior ladies’ 8,000m: Marie Carey (Ennis Track); Cushla Brid Hehir (Ennis Track); Jackie O’Connor (Ennis Track); Becky Coughlan (Ennis Track); Veronica Colleran (Ennis Track); Claire Madigan (St John’s).
U-23: Noreen Mackey (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Dymphna O’Dwyer (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Ciara Hassett Rathfarnham (Clare); Barbara Cleary Donore Harriers (Clare); Eimear Power Sportsworld (Clare).
Senior men’s 10,000m: Sean Hehir Rathfarnham (Clare); Rory Chesser (Ennis Track) ); Jason Fahy (BMOH) ); James McIntyre (BMOH); Keith Lynch (BMOH); Kenneth Rodgers (St John’s); Dermot Galvin (St John’s); Michael (Shannon) (St John’s); Damian Landers (St John’s).
U-23: Michael Maher (Ennis Track); Brian McGinley (Ennis Track); Dara Chesser (Ennis Track); Willie Devitt (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Julio Cesear F Castro (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Junior men 6,000m: Darragh Lynch (Ennis Track); Kevin Chesser (Ennis Track); Aidan Kearney (Ennis Track); Jake O Regan (St John’s); Declan Keniry (St John’s); Eoin Brew (St John’s); Domhnaill Rodgers (St John’s).
Junior ladies’ 4,000m: Imogen Cotter (Ennis Track); Niamh Markham (Ennis Track); Ciara Mulcaire (Ennis Track); Amy Donoghue Emerald (Clare); Róisín Considine (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Harriet Flynn (Shannon).
Girls’ U-12 2,000m: Emily Cahill (St Cronan’s); Megan White (St Cronan’s); Leah O Neill (St Cronan’s); Ellie Rochford (St Cronan’s); Keisha Attewell (St Mary’s); Ciara O’Brien (Marian); Rachel Hartigan (Marian); Siodfra O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Sinéad Lillis (Kilmihil); Siobhán Keane (St John’s).
Boys’ U-12 2,000m: James McGuire (Ennis Track); Ben Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Killian O’Malley (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); John Murphy (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Eoin Guilfoyle (Shannon); Shane Harrison (St Cronan’s); Padraigh Cahill (St Cronan’s); David McMahon (St Mary’s); Conor Blake (St John’s); Ronan Donnellan (Kilmihil).
Girls’ U-14 3,000m: Aisling Kelly (St John’s); Caoimhie Harvey (St John’s); Caoimhie Carmody (Marian); Áine Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Emer Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Caoimhie Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Sinéad Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Elaine (Shannon) (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Anna Courtney (Marian); Sharon Egan (Kilmihil); Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s).
Boys’ U-14 3,000m: Eoin Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Caoilfhionn O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Patrick O’Rourke (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Sean Rouine (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Conor Murphy (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Cian Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Jamie Roche (Ennis Track); Stephan Maher (Ennis Track); Paul Martin (Ennis Track); Aidan McCarthy (St Cronan’s).
Boys’ U-16 4,000m: Kevin Mulcaire (Ennis Track); Sean Collins (Ennis Track).
Girls’ U-18s 5,000m: Laura Power (Ennis Track); Róisín Considine (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Muireann O’Shea (Marian).
Boys’ U-18s 6,000m: Stephan Rooney (Ennis Track); Patrick Chesser (Ennis Track); Oisín Owens (Ennis Track); Jack O’Dea (Ennis Track); Conaill O’Hainfain (Ennis Track); Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon); Ian Slobody (Kilmihil); Liam Gray (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); Cillian Blake (St John’s).

Fixtures
November
21 North Clare versus West Clare National Schools Cross Country Championships will take place on the lands of the McGuire Family, Carhunagry, Mullagh, starting at 11am.
25 Athletics Ireland Inter County Cross Country and even ages U-12 to U-18 plus senior and junior cross country in Tattersalls, Ratoath, County Meath, starting at 11.30am.
December
2 Munster masters and juvenile B U-9 to U-19s cross country championships at a Clare venue, starting at 11.30am.
9 Athletics Ireland national novice plus juvenile U-11 to U-19 cross country championships at Adamstown, County Wexford, starting at 11.30am.
10 Clare Athletics Association meeting at Auburn Lodge Hotel, Ennis, at 9pm.
15 Clare AAI novice B plus junior ladies’ and men’s cross country, also U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14 cross country relays on the lands Patrick O’Dea, Clonlohan, Newmarket-on-Fergus, starting at 12 noon.
16 Clare Athletics relays trials U-10s, U-12s U-14s at the Lees Road Sports Complex starting at 10am for Munster Cross Country Championships in January.