O’Neill and O’Donoghue shine

Clare athletes performed well at the rescheduled Athletics Association of Ireland National Novice Cross Country Championships plus the juvenile uneven ages from U-11 to U-19, which were held at Charleville Estate, Tullamore, on Sunday in ideal weather conditions for good, fast running.
The tone was set for Clare athletes in the first race of the day, the girls’ U-11 1,500m, where Alex O’Neill of St Cronan’s powered her way over the line to claim the title and lead Clare to silver medals.
The second medal winner was Irish international athlete Amy O’Donoghue (Meelick), who won the girls’ U-17 title, with Jean Clancy, (St John’s) fourth and they helped Clare to silver medals, with Ennis Track, winning inter-club bronze medals.
Aidan McCarthy (St Cronan’s) won a silver medal in the boys’ U-11.

Results
Girls’ U-11 1,500m
1 Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s); 4 Fidelma Marrinan (St John’s); 26 Emma McMahon (St Mary’s); 31 Caoimhe Carmody (Marian); 32 Emer Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 35 Caoimhie Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare).
Inter-region
2 Munster
Inter-county
1 Cork = 126 points; 2 Clare = 129 points.
Girls U-13s 2,500m
20 Aishling Kelly (St John’s); 40 Caoimhie Harvey (St John’s); 47 Shauna Melican (St John’s); 49 Sinéad Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 61 Elaine Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 68 Sharon Egan (Kilmihil).
Inter-county
6 Clare = 285 points.
Inter-club
6 St John’s  = 184 points.
Girls’ U-15s 3,500m
24 Molly Lynch (Shannon); 44 Siobhán Nestor (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 71 Laura Power (Ennis Track); 72 Áine Looney (Kilmihil);
74 Nollaigh Blake (St John’s); 78 Siobhán Marrinan (St John’s).
Inter-county
8 Clare.
Girls’ U-17s 4,500m
1 Amy O’Donoghue (Clare); 4 Jean Clancy (St John’s); 16 Aishling Darcy (Ennis Track); 23 Niamh Markham (Ennis Track); 30 Laura Egan (Kilmihil); 33 Shauna Harvey (St John’s).
Inter-county
2 Clare = 107 points.

Inter-club
3 Ennis Track = 123 points.
Inter-region
1 Munster (1, 4, 16).  
Novice ladies’ 3,000m
17 Claire Madigan (St John’s); 36 Jackie O’Connor (Ennis Track); 50 Marian Burke (St Mary’s); 64 Siobhán Lennon (Ennis Track).
Inter-county
5 Clare.
Inter club
12 Ennis Track.
Boys U-11s 1,500m
2 Aidan McCarthy (St Cronan’s); 5 Caoilfhionn O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 56 Thomas Clancy (St John’s); 67 Zack Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 69 Kevin Hassett (St Mary’s); 99 Conor Malone (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare).
Inter-county
6 Clare.
Inter-club
11 Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare
Inter-region
1 Munster. 
Boys’ U-13s 2,500m
6 Jamie Roche (Ennis Track); 23 Paul Martin (Ennis Track); 25 Eoin Looney (Ennis Track); 37 Patrick O’Rourke (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 65 Cathal O’Brien (Ennis Track); 93 Sean Wallace (St Mary’s).
Inter-county
7 Clare.
Inter-club
3 Ennis Track = 149 points. 
Inter-region
1 Munster.
Boys’ U-15s 3,500m
34 Conaill O’Hainifain (Ennis Track); 38 Michael Moloney (Ennis Track); 47 Kevin Mulcaire (Ennis Track); 66 Conor O’Brien (Ennis Track); 67 Liam Gray (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 69 Jack Devitt (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare).
Inter-county
6 Clare.
Inter-club
7 Ennis Track.
Boys U-17s 5,000m
6 Ian Slobody (Kilmihil); 17 Declan Keniry (St John’s).
Boys U-19s 7,000m
5 Jake O’Regan (St John’s). 
Novice men 6,000m
8 Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy); 29 Paul Gallagher (St Finbarr’s and Clare); 41 Brian Murphy (Ennis Track); 55 Martin Grealish (Ennis Track); 111 Micheal Keane (Ennis Track); 118 Keith Whyte (Ennis Track).
Inter-county
6 Clare.
Inter-club
14 Ennis Track.