13/09/2026
๐ Dublin Clubs Roundup, 7 - 13 September 2026, Lindie Naughton
ROADS - ROONEY RULES IN LUCAN - AGAIN!
For a second year Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers, M40) proved the class of the field at the annual Lucan Harriers 5km on Sunday morning (September 13) finished in a time of 23 mins 48 secs. His Clonliffe club mate Ian Guiden was almost a minute behind for second place in 24:47, while third in 25:53 was Dylan Wright of host club Lucan Harriers. First woman in 30 mins 49 secs was Sarah Mulligan (Dundrum South Dublin AC, W40) another previous winner. Second in 32:22 was Laura Cullen (Civil Service Harriers) while third in 32:41 was Shuang Shuang Wang (Lucan Harriers, W40). A close fourth and first W50 was Sinead Tighe (Brothers Pearse AC) in 32:45. Team winners were the Clonliffe men and the Civil Service women. Donore Harriers and Raheny Shamrock were second and third of the men, while Brothers Pearse and Lucan Harriers were second and third in the womenโs category. In the Dublin Championships categories, with four to count, Clonliffe took the menโs title, while Brothers Pearse proved best of the women. ore photos from the Lucan 5 mile are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/albums/72177720335616899/
Elsewhere on Sunday, John Travers (Donore Harriers, M35) had over a minute to spare when winning the Charleville Half Marathon in Co Cork, in 65:05. His Donore club mate Kane Collison, finished third in 66:42. Cliona Murphy (Dublin City Harriers) was sixth woman in 80:34, while Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers) was first M40 in 70:10. The race was the tenth and final round of this yearโs Peugeot Race Series 2026.
At the Great North Run half marathon on Tyneside Killian Mooney (Dundrum South Dublin AC) finished 18th in 64:48.
FAIRYHOUSE WIN FOR MURPHY
On Saturday Robert Murphy (Donore Harriers) was the winner of the Ratoath Half Marathon at Fairyhouse Racecourse, Co Meath, with a time of 68:39. Eddie OโConnor (Brothers Pearse AC, was second ing 70:49 and Kieran Regan (Brothers Pearse AC) third in 71:03. Ruben Bartelink (Dundrum South Dublin AC) was first M50 in 76:49. Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock AC, W40) was first woman in 79:42. A total of 1,793 completed the race, with most Dublin clubs represented.
At the Lakes 10km in Blessington, Co Wicklow, Colm Turner (Brothers Pearse AC, M40) finished second in 39:39.
In Co Mayo Karol Cronin (Sportsworld AC, M40) was the winner of the Clew Bay Half Marathon in Louisburgh with a time of 73:35. Finally In Glencullen, Co Dublin on Thursday evening, Andrew Flynn (Blackrock AC, M40) in 17:45 and Ashleigh Hennessy in 19:37 were the winners at the Dublin Mountain 5km.
CORPORATE WIN FOR KERINS
Fintan Kerins (Arthur Cox/Clonliffe Harriers) was the winner of the A&L Goodbody Corporate Team 5km, City Quay, Dublin on Tuesday in a time of 15 mins 36 secs. Conor Kilkenny (Mason Hayes and Curran/Crusaders AC)) was second in 15:46 and Gavin Callery (Dept Foreign Affairs/Dundrum South Dublin AC) third in 15:40. First woman was Aedin Corr (St Vincentโs Private/Donore Harriers) 17:49. Dundrum South Dublin won the menโs team category led by George McGilton in 16:22. AC Allsorts led by Fintan Kerins led home 335 teams in the the mixed category. A total of 3,175 completed the race.
TRACK & FIELD
At the World Ultimate Games in Budapest on Sunday, Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght AC) came 5th in her Semi- Final of the Womenโs 200m in 22.81 and just missed out on the final. Mark English, formerly of UCD AC came 6th in the Menโs 800m final in a PB of 1.42.78.
At the Palio Cittร della Quercia meeting in Rovereto, Italy on Tuesday evening, Sarah Healy (UCD AC) finished fourth in the womenโs 1500m with a time of 4:02.72. In the menโs 3000m, Brian Fay (Raheny Shamrock) finished 19th in 7:57.48. Bori Akinola (UCD AC) finished sixth in the 100m B final in 10.40 secs, while Eric Favors (Raheny Shamrock AC) was eighth in the shot with a 19.67m effort.
Both Healy and Fay, along with Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) and Hiko Tonosa (DSD AC), will compete at the World Road Championships next weekend.
DUBLIN GRADED TRACK AND FIELDS MEETS - THE AWARDS
A total of 1,090 athletes completed in the Dublin Graded Track and Field League, which consisted of eight rounds mostly in Santry but also at the DSD, Irishtown and Lucan Harriers tracks. Of those 87 % competed in the track events and 13% in the field; 62% were men and 38% women and 68% came from Dublin. Of the four grades, grades A and C proved the most popular both taking up 27% of the entry. Many new clubs have appeared in the Dublin area over the last few years and for the first time Ballymun AC had two athletes featuring in the awards. Helping make it all happen were over fifty volunteers although, as meet director Dermot Nagle gently pointed out, more are needed from all participating clubs if the graded leagues are to continue. Hereโs to next year when the first meet of the season will take place on Saturday May 1.
Dublin Graded League award winners:
Track - Women:
A: Freyja OโCarroll (Raheny Shamrock AC) 485 pts; 2 Robyn Carey (Lusk AC) 383; 3 Maria McCambridge (DSD AC) 287. B: Aisling OโConnor (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) 763; 2 Michelle Brannigan (LSA) 673; 3 Sophie Dickinson (Raheny Shamrock AC) 496; C: Amaya McGrath (Tallaght AC) 483; 2 Sophie McGrath (Rathfarnham WSAF) 474; 3 Jade Murphy (Crusaders AC) 390. D: 1 Orla Gordon (Liffey Valley AC) 488; 2 Ashley Carroll (Ballymun AC) 480; 3 Lily Maher (LSA) 459.
Men:
A: 1 David Carroll (Liffey Valley AC) 472; 2 Geoffrey Alexandre(Liffey Valley AC) 372; 3 Luis Blinco (MSB AC) 368. B: 1 Enda Clarke (Crusaders AC) 387; 2 Aaron Gibson (DCH ) 384; 3 Keely Hogan (Le Cheile AC) 283. C: 1 Craig Knowd (Ballymun AC) 671; 2 Richard Finnegan (Liffey Valley AC) 566; 3 James Foley (Liffey Valley ) 450. D: 1 Conor McGrath (Lusk AC) 599; 2 Paul Curtayne (Raheny Shamrock AC) 596; 3 Billy Ramsbottom (St Abbanโs AC) 565.
Throws -
Women: 1 Vanessa Sallier (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) 569; 2 Isabel Mullarney (Rathfarnham WSAF) 391; 3 Tara Earley (DSD) 382. Men: 1 Peadar McGing (DSD AC) 563; 2 Denis Delany (Dunboyne AC) 388; 3 Mark Tierney (DSD AC) 382.
Jumps -
Women: 1 Alison Beck (DSD AC) 686; 2 Nessa Donoghue (Lusk AC) 289; =3 Daphni Doulaptsi-Teeuwen (Raheny Shamrock AC)/Barbara Tapie (DSD AC) 200. Men: 1 Peadar McGinn (DSD AC) 874; 2 Kevin Byrne (DSD AC) 497; 3 Craig Knowd (Ballymun AC) 298.
Pictures from the Dublin Graded Meetings 2026 are on our Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078720533534
