Clonliffe Harriers AC

Sheridan smashes club record, plus round up.

The focus for Clonliffe athletes this weekend was largely on track and field with Eoin Sheridan’s win in the discus at the Leinster championships in a new club record proving to be the highlight.

Sheridan won the Leinster senior discus title in Carlow, today, Sunday the 24th, with a huge throw of 55.84, this was a championship record by almost 4 m and bettered his existing Clonliffe club record by some 79 CM with his best throw for all of 6 years.

In the senior javelin Euan Canniff took silver with a best of 41.19.

Marcus Lawler took 1st in his 200 heat (21.21), however did not take part in the file.

Emily Jachina in the U/20 100 qualified for the final running 12.53 and was 4th in the final (12.69). Brandon Muchini had a remarkably similar day, qualifying for the U/23 100 final running 11.18 and in the final was 4th (11.11).

Also at the Leinster championships Stephen Harkness won M40 800 gold in a time of 2.06.83. Niall Sherlock also took gold winning the M40 5000 (17.04.24). George Maybury took M70 800 silver (3.14.10).

Edel Maguire took double Masters gold – M65 200 in 30.14 and 400 in 69.23.

Niall Allen had a particularly busy day taking in the full suite of throws. He was 1st in the M50 discus (34.29), 2nd in the shot (12.21) and was 4th in both the hammer (29.48) and javelin (19.22).

Apologies for any omissions from the Leinster’s (text 0879599888).

Meanwhile in Saturday’s IFAM meet in Brussels Craig Duffy recorded a new 100 pb of 10.40 (-0.5) whilst winning his heat.

Sean Carrigg at the same meet finished 6th in his 800 in a time of 1.53.87.

At the BMC meet in Belfast Fintan Kerins finished in 3rd position in the mile (4.14.21).

Clonliffe juveniles in Santry Scorcher.

Summer finally arrive to the Morton Stadium with a scorcher of a day on Day 1 of Dublin Juvenile Track & Field championships and our juveniles rose to the occasion.

We had 23 athletes qualify for National’s, with 3 Dublin Championship Titles, 8 Silvers, 7 Bronze Medals and 5 4th place qualifiers.

TITLES: U15 Boy Daire Cronin won the 800m with an impressive sprint to break awa from the pack to take gold. U16 Conor Kenny won the 800m and U16 Ava Cosgrave took the Dublin Javelin title.

Track: – In the U12,s Eoin O’Sullivan was our first man out in the 600m boys taking 6th in heat one in 1:59.42, John Curtin finished 11th in heat 3 in 2:07.59, and Thomas O’Brien was our fastest in the competition finishing 4th in his heat in 1:58.17. In the U12 Girls Ivy Haughey finished 8th in heat 2 with a tine of 2:07.98. In heat 4 Ellie Walsh finished 6th in 2:02.78 and in heat 5 Caitríona Ní Fhlaithearta finished 11th in 2:19.45

In the U13 600m, Joshua finished 13th in heat 2 and Conall Ahern finished 9th in heat 3 in 2:10.09. In the girls, Matilda Hughes finished 11th in 2:06.49 in heat 1, Brianna Lawless finished 12th in 2:17.87 and Molly O’Brien finished 7th in heat 4 in 2:02.96.

In the U14 800m it was heats and into finals. In the Boys Isaac O’Neill finished 2nd in heat 1 in 2:18.11 and a Q to the final. Rhys Jenkins finished 5th in that heat in 2.33.69 with a pb. In heat 2, Ruairí Donnelly Browne earned the q with his 3rd place finish in 2:23.90. Conn Feore finished 6th in that heat in 2:30.41 and a pb with David Chilug from our sprints group ,finishing 9th. In the 3rd and final heat Finn McGurren won the heat in 2:25.61 and a Q to the final. Rhys Sexton finished 7th in the heat. In the final, Isaac O’Neill took the silver in 2:20.28 and Finn McGurren took the last National Qualifying spot in 4th in 2.24.42. Ruairí Donnelly Brown finished 7th in the heat in 2:28.51.

In the girls U14 800m Sarah Thomas had a brilliant race finishing 3rd in heat 1 in 2:39.05, in heat 2 Aoife Fowler finished 7th in her heat with a pb, Ava Fagan won heat 3 in 2:31.31 with Grace Byrne 6th in that heat also getting a pb. In heat 4 Adrianna Madrzynska finished 3rd in her heat in 2:34.44 with a pb and Lucy Fagan finished 5th in 2:39.87. Ava Fagan finished 4th securing National Qualification with a 0.26 margin. An amazing display of determination from her.

In the U15 Boys 800m Daire Cronin secured 1st and 2nd spot qualifications to the final in 2:11.57 and 2:13.58 respectively. Sam Steenson finished 5th in that heat in a time of 2:22.06. In heat 2 Seamus Phelan finished 4th in 2:18.25 and a pb with Adam Phelan finished 8th in 2:34.93. In heat 3 Andrew Low finished 4th in 2:19.22 and Nathan Sexton finished 9th in 2:45.25. In the Final Daire Cronin put in a strong push to take the title in 2:10.91 with Luke Tracey securing National Qualification in 4th place with 2:11.51 taking that spot by a mere 0.4 of a second.

In the U15 girl 250mH, Julia Rzeszutko finished 3rd in heat 1 in 39.41. In heat 2 Katelyn Duffy finished 5th in 44.52 and Hannah Ní Mhuircheartaigh finished 2nd in her heat, unlucky not to make the final in 42.42. In the final Julia finished 5th in 39.30. In the 800m Aliyah Riyad finished 2nd in heat 1 in 2:32.14 securing automatic qualification for the final. In heat 3, Nessa Byrne finished 3rd in 2:59.49 and a q to the final. In the final, Nessa Byrne secured National qualification with her 4th place finish in 2:23.65. Aliyah finished 6th in 2:30.35

In the U16 Boys 800m, Hayden Kenny in a brave race finished 6th in heat 1 in 2:15.46, Joel Thomas finished 9th in the same heat. In heat 2 Braxton O’Shea took the win in 2:10.68, Conor Kenny took the 2nd Q in 2:10.80. Conor enny took the title in 2:06.96 with Braxton taking the bronze in 2.09.30. In the 3000m Braxton O’Shea played cat and mouse to the finish line to take the silver on the line in 9:53.13. Chris Collins in his debut had a very impressive race finishing 5th in 9:59.80. Eoghan Thompson finished 11th in 10:22.88. Mark Kelly as he continues to recover from injury finished 13th in 10:27.28

In the girls U16 800m, Carragh Nighfloinn finished 3rd in heat 1 in 2:32.27 and a q to the final. In heat 2 Sophia Tennant pushed right to the line to take the final spot in the final with her 5th place finish in 2:35.36. In the final Carragh finished 6th in 2:28.49 and Sophia finished 7th in 2:32.79, well done to both. In the 3000m Kate Gil took a well deserved bronze in 11:18.16.

The U17 Boys 3000m saw Ryan Fagan finish 7th in 10.17.04 with Cormac Tynan finishing 9th in 10:32.84. The U17 Girls was a straight final and saw a very welcome return to competition for Lucy McFetridge who ran a brilliant race to take the silver in 2:24.46. In the 3000m Ella O’Sullivan qualified for Nationals with her 4th place finish in 12:14.63

In the U18 Boys 800m, Edy Blacque finished 2nd in heat 1 to secure his place in the final in 2:06.50. A debut for Tom Rushe saw him finish 7th in the heat and great experience gained for him. In heat 2 Joshua Chalmers took the qualification to the final with his 2nd place finish in 2:10.28. Fiachra O’Donovan finished 7th in that heat. In the Final, Edy took the silver in 2:02.09 with Joshua finishing with 2:07.38. Fiachra also ran the 3000m finishing 11th.

In the U18 Girls 800m straight final, Sophie Kernan took the bronze in 2:29.23. The U19 Girls was ran with the U18 girls. Rachel Ardiff took the U19 silver in 2:35.24. In the 3000m Isla Duncan took the silver in 10:39.13

Field: – U12 Boy Alex Ryan took an impressive silver in the Shot put with his best throw of 7.96. Odhran Kidd finished 16th with a fine throw of 5.71. In the Girls U12 Shot Put, Leah Bushell finished 19th out of 32 with her great throw of 4.66

In the U13 Boys Javelin Luke Stevenson had a fantastic throw of 21.10 to earn him a Bronze and through to Nationals. In the girls High Jump Molloy O’Brien finished 7th with her best jump of 1.30, Brianna Lawless finished 10th with her jump of 1.25 and Matilda Hughes finished 20th with her jump of 1.15 In the Javelin Kate Ní Mhuircheartaigh finished 8th with her best throw of 13.17 and Brianna Lawless finished 11th with her throw of 10.32 and Maelle Wilson finished 16th. It is fantastic to see such amazing results and progress in the U13 fields events groups.

In U14 Boys Javelin Rhys Daly was unlucky not to make nationals with his 5th place finished and a brilliant 6th throw of 22.44, no doubt looking forward to the sprints and long jump. Isaac O’Neill finished 12th with a throw of 10.42. In the Shot Put, Isaac O’Neill took the bronze with a throw of 8.26 and Rhys Daly finished 9th with his throw of 6.97. In the U14 Girls High Jump, Grace Keegan finished joint 8th with a jump of 1.30, Fia Dunbar finished 12th with a jump of 1.25 and Mila Webb also jumping 1.25 finished 13th and Dearbhaile Corcoran 16th also with 1.25 on count back. Emily Galvin finished 18th in the Shot Put with her throw of 5.98.

In the U15 Boys Long Jump Andrew Low took the bronze with a fine jump of 5.21. In the Girls Javelin, Hannah Ní Mhuircheartaigh finished 5th with a throw of 17.55. In her long jump she finished 13th with a jump of 4.12

U16 girls saw the standout Podium of the day for Clonliffe with Ava Cosgrave taking the title with her throw of 23.52. Savannah O’Neill finished 2nd with 22.46 and Eleanor Fanning finished 3rd with her throw of 20.05.

Well done to all the athletes who took part and to their dedicated coaches. Thank you also to the parents who volunteered on the day.

Days 2 to 5 take place on the 5th, 6th and 7th of June in the Morton Stadium. Entries through the Entry4Sports portal on the link below and close on the 30th May at 11:50pm sharp. No late entries.

Entry link: https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/app-v3/ #/home

Dave Doran wins the Mick Murphy Memorial Cup.

The Clonliffe Grand Prix Series continued with the holding of the Michael Murphy Memorial Cup in North County Dublin on Thursday evening 21 May 2026. This Memorial race commemorates one of Clonliffe’s outstanding young athletes whose life was cut short tragically in the United States in the early 1980s. The weather on the night proved ideal for running.

The race attracted a strong field of 56 athletes. Caroline Daly was first off at scratch on the two-lap course. The final athletes, Ray Dunne and Mark Glitz had to wait for 17 minutes 30 seconds before they could start.

At the end of the first lap, the race was still wide open, the hallmark of a well-crafted handicap. There was considerable speculation among the race officials as to who would be first. On 43 minutes the flashing light of the lead bike came into view manned by Fergus Wheatley. It took a few seconds to ascertain who was in the lead, then it became clear; the clear leader was Dave Doran. This was a well-deserved win for Dave. In second place with a gutsy run was Fionnuala Smith. While in third place putting in a strong performance was Pat Devitt. Congratulations to all three.

Race Sponsor

Many thanks to David O’Sullivan, the sponsor of this year’s Mick Murphy Memorial 5 Mile.

Grand Prix Result – Top 3 prize winners

Dave Doran – 66 points
Fionnuala Smith – 65 points
Pat Devitt – 64 points
Fastest times on the night

Matt Glitz – 0:27:51

Rachel McFadden – 0:31:54

Results:

https://www.clonliffeharriersac.com/dave-doran-wins-the-mick-murphy-memorial-cup/

Prize giving

The post-race prize giving took place at Malahide Cricket Clubhouse. Clonliffe Harriers were warmly welcomed by the President of Malahide Cricket Club John Morgan and his wife Anna. John noted that Clonliffe has been coming to the Cricket Club for 44 years for the post-race reception for the Mick Murphy 5 mile. John said Clonliffe are always welcome and he looks forward to welcoming Clonliffe to their proposed new Clubhouse at a future date.

Dave, Fionnuala and Pat were presented with their prizes by race sponsor David O’Sullivan. Dave was also presented with the Michael Murphy Memorial Cup.

Many thanks to those who officiated at the start and finish, those who marshaled the course and to Pamela Cooper and Gladys Cooper for organising the welcome post-race refreshments.

A special word of thanks to the President John Morgan and the members and staff of Malahide Cricket Club for the wonderful welcome Clonliffe Harriers received.

Next race – 10km Bonass Trophy

The Bonass Trophy 10,000m race on the track in Morton Stadium takes place on Thursday 11 June 2026. Time to be confirmed.

This will be followed by the 5000m Middlesex Cup on Thursday 25th June 2026 n Morton Stadium.

UPMC on line Health and Lifestyle Medicine meeting.

Clonliffe Harriers club sponsor UPMC SSC are hosting a public information meeting that will be of interest focused on Health and Lifestyle Medicine.

Date: Tuesday, 9th June

Time: 7 pm

Location: Online

This event is open to the public and suitable for anyone interested in learning practical ways to take control of their health and improve overall well-being.

It will consist of presentations followed by a live Q&A from the following UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic Clinicians:

Dr Owen Gallagher, GP with a special interest in Sport and Exercise Medicine, will discuss the UPMC SSC Health Screening Service, highlighting the importance of understanding your current health status through regular screening and early detection. He will explore how knowing key health metrics can empower individuals to take control of their long-term well-being.

Dr Aisling Farrell, GP with a special interest in Lifestyle Medicine, will present on Lifestyle Medicine and the evidence-based pillars that support optimal health, including nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and behaviour change. The session will explore practical ways to improve overall well-being and help individuals live life to the fullest of their potential.

For further information on this event, please contact UPMC SSC on 00353 1 526 2300 or email [email protected].

Flying Rooney leads Clonliffe to Bob Heffernan win.

Tonight’s big road race was the Bob Heffernan 5K in Enfield, Co Meath where Colm Rooney led the Clonliffe men’s team to a fine win. Colm Rooney in a word is extraordinary. The man is absolutely amazing, tonight he clocked a new 5K PB, a brilliant 13.48 in placing 2nd behind Donore’s John Travers (13.45) having out kicked Sean Tobin in 3rd position.

Colm led the Clonliffe team to a fine victory with PB’s recorded by many of the group, in 7th place was Ed Tottenham, now making excellent strides forward and leaving his injury woes behind, a PB of 15.04. In 13th was Conor Fitzpatrick, also clocking a PB (15.11) and in 20th Lee Duddy (15.21) also a PB. Likewise Stephen Lyons in 56th record a new PB, 16.13.

In the Masters categories Cathal McHale was 1st M40 and Tommy Griffin 3rd M55

Club C’ships week deferred to end of season.

Club members please note that the club captains have decided to defer the club races slated for next Tuesday and Thursday to the very end of the season. With so many races currently taking place, on both the track and roads, next week was not working for our athletes so the club Championships will be rearranged for a date in August after the National League final. Further details in due course.

James McDaid wins the McCarrick Plate.

The fourth race in the Clonliffe Harriers 2026 Grand Prix Series took place on Thursday evening 14th May 2026.

The weather conditions were agreeable, and the event attracted a very large field, some 66 runners.

Open handicap

The race was run as an open handicap with competitors starting at different times.

The start times varied from zero for the first runner.

The final runner (backmarker) started a full 0:09:15 minutes later.

Grand Prix winners

The winner of the handicap was James McDaid who had an outstanding run.

This is James first year competing in the Grand Prix.

In second place was that great stalwart Colm Doran.

The ever-popular Aisling Andrews was third.

James McDaid – 66 points
Colm Doran – 65 points
Aisling Andrews – 64 points
Our race sponsor on the night was Maurice McCrohan who presented the prizes to James, Colm and Aisling. Congratulations to all three.

All 66 runners completed the course.

The order the runners finish in an open handicap determines how GP points are allocated.

The finishing order of runners is here:

McCarrick Plate Result: https://www.clonliffeharriersac.com/james-mcdaid-wins-the-mccarrick-plate/

Fastest times

The fastest times of the night were Matt Glitz 0:13:22 and Rachel McFadden 0:15:10.

Next race

The Michael Murphy 5 Mile takes place this coming Thursday at 7.40 pm.

Please note the earlier time.

Again, this race will be run as an open handicap.

Finally, the Grand Prix Committee would like to thank all who competed on the night and our race sponsor Maurice McCrohan.

Thanks also to all those who officiated at the finish.

A special word of thanks to Maurice Ahern for organising officials around the course.

Reminder: Entry to club track C’ships closes soon.

The week after next is club championship week with club championship races for men and women on Tuesday the 26th and Thursday the 28th.

The schedule is:

Tuesday May 26 – 100 and 1500.

Thursday May 28 – 200 and 800.

The club 5000 championship will be incorporated into the Grand Prix series race on June 25 and if sufficient interest it is proposed that we will hold a club 400 also that evening.

Entry is now open for the 100, 1500, 200 and 800 by email only to: [email protected] club members can either enter themselves or through their group coach. Please ensure that you specify which events you are entering, please do not enter unless you are committed to competing.

The club championships are open to all Clonliffe athletes athletes from U/17 to U/20, senior and master. There are cash prizes for the first 3 athletes (please note that there are no individual category prizes).

Entry open now, closing next Saturday May 23rd.

The Tuesday championship evening will commence a 1500 club juvenile championship for U/15 and U/16 boys and girls and the Thursday with an 800 championship for the same age groups. Entry to these 2 juvenile Championships should come from the group coach to Eugenia Bateson –[email protected]

Clonliffe weekend round up.

Aside from yesterday’s National 5K it was a relatively quiet weekend’s activities for Clonliffe athletes. Today a handful of the clubs athletes were in Tullamore for the Spring Open Meet, Bilal Kanimodo in heat 1 of the 100 finished 5th in a time of 11.02, in series 2 he ran 11.09. Adam Festus in series 1 of the 111.50 and went quicker in series 2 (11.40). Snezana Bechtina was 2nd in her 100 heat in series 1 in 12.83 and in series 2 finished 8th in 13.24. Finally Grace Casey was 2nd in the javelin with a best of 42.67.

On the roads the Fastlane 10k David Dineen 41.17 and Andrew Eustace 45.14. Dermot Hart in the Aisling Murphy 4 mile 35.00.

Apologies for any omissions. (0879599888).

Friends of Morton Games launched.

At a very successful fundraiser on Friday night the Friends of Morton Games was launched by Clonliffe Harriers club president Mick Kearney. ‘Friends of Morton Games 2026’, gives athletics fans the opportunity to support this World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze international track and field meet. The contribution to become a Friend is €100, by becoming a Friend you are making your own individual contribution towards the continuation of international athletics at Morton Stadium, the home of Irish athletics.

Since its inception in 2011 Morton Games has brought some of the world’s best athletes compete in the Morton Stadium for what is Dublin city’s only international track and field meet, since 2023 the meet has been awarded World Athletics Continental Tour bronze status.

In addition to supporting Morton Games by becoming a friend, your name will appear on the Morton Games website as a Friend of Morton Games and you will also receive 2 complimentary tickets to the big night on Friday July 10th at the Morton Stadium.

Further details can be downloaded here:

https://www.clonliffeharriersac.com/friends-of-morton-games-launched/