Strong Clare contingent at Munster road championships

THE Munster Athletics Association senior and novice road championships will take place this Sunday in Beaufort. There will be two races with the novice and senior ladies (two-mile) at 1pm, followed by the novice and senior men’s (four miles ) at 1.20pm.

Clare will be fielding full teams in all grades with the senior men’s team looking to Jason Fahy (Olympic Harriers) to lead out the Clare challenge along with Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy) and he will be supported by Brian Murphy, Martin Grealish, Danny Folan (all Ennis Track) along with Paul Gallagher (St Finbarr’s) and Kenny Rodgers (St John’s).
Michelle O’Mahoney and Sharon Rynne (both Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare), Marie Carey, Deirdre Troy and Deirdre Daly Cahill will contest the novice ladies ( two miles) along with Claire Madigan (St John’s) and these girls will also contest the senior ladies’ title along with Tracy Guilfoyle (Kilnaboy), Sue Garrahy (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare), Marian Burke and Loretta Duggan (St Mary’s).
The following Clare teams have been selected:

Novice ladies (two miles)
Marian Burke, Loretta Duggan (St Mary’s); Lorna O’Neill, Marie Fennessy (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); Deirdre Daly, Deirdre Troy, Aishling Power, Ida Hanrahan, Jackie O’Connor, Rosemary O’Brien, Siobhán Gallagher, Aoife Nash (Ennis Track).

Senior ladies (two miles)
Tracy Guilfoyle (Kilnaboy); Marian Burke, Loretta Duggan (St Mary’s); Lorna O’Neill, Marie Fennessy, Sue Garrahy, Sharon Rynne, Michelle O’Mahoney (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); Marie Carey, Aishling Power, Deirdre Troy, Deirdre Daly Cahill, Ita Hanrahan, Jackie O’Connor, Siobhán Gallagher, Aoife Nash, Claire Madigan (St John’s).

Senior men (four miles)
Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy); James Liddane, James McIntyre (Olympic Harriers); Brian Murphy, Michael Maher, Michael Keane, Pat Hogan, Martin Grealish, Danny Folan, Martin Glynn, Keith Whyte, Thomas Scanlon (Ennis Track); Kenneth Rodgers, Kevin Egan, Paul Daly (St John’s); Paul Gallagher (St Finbarr’s).

Novice men
Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy); Brian Murphy, Michael Maher, Michael Keane, Martin Grealish, Martin Glynn, Danny Folan, Pat Hogan, Brian Spring, Keith Whyte (Ennis Track); Paul Daly (St John’s); James Liddane (Olympic Harriers); Kevin Egan, Kenneth Rodgers (St John’s); Paul Gallagher (St Finbarr’s).

Fixtures
12. Irish Schools and Universities Cross Country in Dublin at 12noon.
12. Clare Community Games U-13 cross country and 4 x 250m cross country relays in Lees Road Sports Complex at 11am.
13. Adare 10k Road Race at 1.30pm.
13. Munster AAI Senior and Novice Men four-mile and two-mile for Ladies’ Road Championship at Beaufort County Kerry at 1pm.
17. Joey Hannon Memorial Road Race in Croom.
19 and 20. Athletics Ireland Juvenile Track and Field championships in Magharafelt, Derry at 10am.
20. 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain.
25. Clare Community Games Relays in Cooraclare at 6pm.
26. The Newmarket-on-Fergus Pakie Ryan Memorial 10km Road Race and 5km fun walk in aid of Milford Hospice, Mid-West Cancer Care Centre and Clare Crusaders starting at the soccer pitch at 11am (Contact Flan Sheedy 086 8662920).
27. Munster AAI Masters Men four-mile and Masters Ladies’ two-mile Road Championship at Dundrum County Tipperary at 1pm.