Cross Country Even age

Posted on Oct 16, 2018 in Dooneen AC, Junior Events Blog, latest news, Senior Events Blog

It was another very successful day in Bilboa AC yesterday at the uneven cross country finals and the weather was kind to athletes and parents once more. Well done to all athletes who took part and we wish them well in the Munster finals this weekend.

U9 girls and boys

Dooneen won gold in both U9 team events. Ellen Goggin won the U9 race and was followed home by Eilis O’Neill, Romy O’Brien and Sally O’Dwyer.  Freddie Bromell won the U9 race and Robert McCutcheon was in 2^nd place. The team was made up of Paddy Gubbins, Ruane Kelliher, Conor Tobin and Oisin Garvey made up the team.

U11 girls and boys

Meabh Purtill won the U11 event and the girls secured silver in the team event – they were Catherine McCutcheon, Sophia Meaney, Aimee Butler, Samanatha Tenzer, Aisling O’Sullivan, Rhiannon Heng, Roisin O’Neill, Niamh Hynes, Jade You, Alice O’Dwyer, Emily McMahon and Siun Larkin.  Conor Goggin was second in the U11 boys race and Daniel Joyce also ran well.

U13 girls and boys

Anna Campbell won the U13 race and Sarah O’Sullivan also ran well. The U13 boys claimed gold in the team event – Alan McCutcheon won the race and was followed home by Ross O’Carroll, Marcus Southern and Eoin Carey.

U15/17/19 girls and boys

Another great run by Darragh O’Sullivan who claimed the U15 title. Luke Tuohy was second in the U17 race and Kevin O’Grady won the U19 race. Sarah Butler and Sarah Dillon were first and second in the U15 girls race and Romy Fehily won the U17 title.

Cross Country Even Ages County Finals

Posted on Oct 12, 2018 in Dooneen AC, Junior Events Blog, latest news

Cross Country Finals – even ages

Well done to the Dooneen AC athletes who competed in Bilboa on Saturday evening at the County even age finals. These events were U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18. There was a big turnout of young athletes and all of them should be very proud of their efforts. Thank you also to the parents who drove them to Bilboa and cheered all the athletes along. A lot of these young athletes were also running a year out of age to gain experience and make up teams.

U10 girls and boys Dooneen AC won gold in the team event. Catherine McCutcheon won the race and silver went to Emer Purtill. They were followed by Samantha Tenzer, Aisling O’Sullivan, Sarah Williams, Niamh Hynes, Roisín O’Neill, Eilis O’Neill, Emily McMahon, Aoife Cuffe and Lily McMahon. The boys ran with great courage and were rewarded with silver in the team event. Robert McCutcheon was third overall and he was followed by Eoin O’Shaughnessy, Freddie Brommel, Paddy Gubbins, Conor Tobin, Cillian Dillon and Cian Dillon. Oisin Garvey sensibly pulled up and will be back to compete in his own age group, the U9 this weekend.

U12 boys and girls Dooneen AC won gold in both these team events. In the girl’s race, Orla O’Shaughnessy won the event followed by Mai McKenna and Aoife Smith in 2nd and third. Kealon Collins followed behind as did Ruby Deegan, Aimee Butler and Rhiannon Heng. The boys has an equally good race with Conor Lane taking silver after a sprint finish up the hill and Conor Goggins in bronze position overall. Their team was made up of Conor Ryan, Gerry Joyce, Marcus Southern, Daniel Joyce and Jimmy McMahon

U14 Girls and Boys Laura Southern won the U14 race with Jules Deegan close behind. The boys took silver in the U14 boys race. Alan McCutcheon, Ross O’Carroll and Daniel McDonagh all ran well to claim silver.

U16 and 18 Sarah Butler won the U16 race and Sarah Dillon was second. Kevin O’Grady and Stephen Cleary also told gold and silver in the U18 race.

Announcements

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Dooneen AC, latest news, News

Names now being taken for Hurdling Workshop
Lilly-Ann O’Hora, hurdling specialist and Regional Development Officer with Athletics Ireland will deliver a hurdling workshop in the Crescent Comprehensive next Monday, 24^th October and 1^st October between 7pm and 8pm.   This workshop is for those who are interested in learning the basics in order to compete or for those who wish to improve on their existing skills. We are currently taking names of those who wish to take part – you might please email Verena on verenatarpey@yahoo.ie to book your place. Due to the nature of the training, places are limited.

You are invited to the University of Limerick Sports Arena next Saturday at 3pm where two Dooneen athletes will be recognised by the UL Sports Hall of Fame for their contribution to sport. This is a free event taking place in the Sports Arena – other recipients on the day include Paul O’Connell, Gary Ryan, Martin Comerford, Rosie Foley, Anna Geary and Valerie Mulcahy. All recipients have excelled in their chosen sports. We would love to see Dooneen AC members and supporters there to wish Tom and Rosemary well.

Second Hand Spikes

Head coach, Phil Roche has a limited number of second hand spikes for sale should any members wish to avail of them. Please talk to her on Thursday at training. Equally, if any members have spikes that they would like to donate back to the club, then please drop them to us at training on Monday or Thursday.

Juvenile Training Newsletter

Posted on Sep 7, 2018 in Dooneen AC, Fit4Life, Junior Events Blog, latest news, Senior Events Blog

Juvenile Training

Juvenile training commences at 7pm next Monday, 10^th September at the Crescent Comprehensive College. We are looking forward to seeing familiar faces and some new athletes who will join us this year. Membership forms are available inside the hall from Brenda and the contribution per night to pay for the cost of the pitches and facilities remains at €3 per child and is payable to Brenda inside in the hall.

Winter/Endurance Training
Monday is the main night of training for all athletes and groups will be divided up according to age categories. The first part of the season will begin with winter/endurance training and upcoming dates for your diary include:

• County Juvenile Uneven Championships (U9,11,13,15,17) Saturday, 6^th October, Bilboa
• County Juvenile Even Championships – (U10, 12,14,16,18) Sunday 14^th October, Bilboa
• Munster Even Age Championships – 21^st October, Beaufort
• Munster Uneven Championships – 11^th November, Waterford
• Munster Interclub Relays (U12, 14 16) – 18^th November, Clarecastle
• Munster ‘B’ Development Championships – 2^nd December, Riverstick

It is the responsibility of parents and athletes to make their own travel arrangements to and from athletics events. We will notify parents in advance if we intend to organise a bus. Training also takes place in the Crescent Comprehensive on Thursday evenings at 6.30pm and at UL on Saturday mornings at 10am in the back fields in UL. These training sessions are for athletes who are competing regularly with the club

Hurdling Workshop October
This October, we will be offering a hurdling workshop held over Monday/ Thursday night for those who are interested in learning the basics for competition or improving on their existing skills. This programme will be delivered by Lilly-Ann O’Hora, hurdling specialist and Regional Development Officer with Athletics Ireland. We are currently taking names of those who wish to take part – we will advise on the exact dates in the next week or two.

Throwing Events
John Sheahan will be in attendance on some Monday nights to offer additional training in shot put and javelin. Please keep an eye out on the notice board outside the hall for dates on when John will be in attendance. He will start at 6.45 and take a group for a half hour until 7.15 and then take a second group from 7.15 to 7.45pm.

Membership for 2019
Membership forms can be collected from Brenda inside the hall every week and we ask that people register well in advance. Membership remains the same at €50 for one child, €90 for two and €120 for 3. Alternatively, membership can be paid online by following the link – http://www.dooneenathleticclub.com/?page_id=5295

Middle Distance Training for older juvenile athletes
Joe Chawke, senior coach will visit  the Crescent Comprehensive during juvenile training sessions this autumn to meet athletes and discuss setting up a group training session for middle distance runners. If you would like to speak to Joe about this, please contact us

Codes of Conduct
We would like to remind parents and athletes to print out and familiarise themselves with the codes of conduct for parents and athletes. These can be downloaded from our website and the links are attached here.
Code of Conduct for Parents
Code of Conduct for Athletes

Thank you on behalf of the coaching team.

Mailing List

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Junior Events Blog, latest news

We are once again updating our mailing list and would ask all members who are not on the mailing list to contact us – the mailing list is very important for updates on juvenile and senior training.  Please email verenatarpey@yahoo.ie and we will add you! Thank you.

Dooneen At The Racecourse

Posted on Jul 7, 2018 in Uncategorized

https://register.primoevents.com/ps/event/DooneenattheRacecourse

Dooneen presents the inaugural Munster Mile and also a 5k race at the Limerick Show on August 26th.  Taking place on the Racecourse circuit in Patrickswell, this is a run not to be missed.  Sign up now at the link above.

Irish Life Health National Juvenile Indoor Championships Day 1, 18th of March

Posted on Mar 26, 2018 in Uncategorized

Report from Athlone on the 18th of March.
Athlone was the venue for the first day of this years championships and Dooneen were well represented by some of our finest young athletes.
Qualifying for the Nationals is an achievement in itself and all our athletes should be proud to have reached this level. Many of our athletes medalled and most recorded personal best perfromances.

U12 Girls
Orla O’Shaughnessy, 3rd in the Long Jump and 5th in the 60m
Freya Wiegand also competed in the High Jump and achieved a personal best performance.
Both girls were competing in their first Indoor National Finals and enjoyed the experience.