Dooneen A.C. Senior Notes 21/10/2019
Munster Juvenile Even Age, U23 & Novice Cross-Country Championships
This year’s championships were held in Limerick Racecourse on Sunday.
U16 Girls
Maria Campbell, Sarah Hosey, Laura Southern, Sarah Dillon, and Sarah Butler competed, finishing 5th in the club category.
Novice Women
Sinéad McDermott and Karen Raine competed, and were part of the county team who finished 3rd.
Novice Men
Dooneen were represented by Joe O’Brien in the Novice Men’s race.
Congratulations and well done to everybody!
Spar Autumn Open International Cross-Country Festival
This event took place in the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown on Sunday.
Well done to Eoghan Beary, who competed in the Senior Men’s race.
Read MoreMunster Evenage/Novice Crosscountry
This Sunday morning will see the Munster Evenage and Novice crosscountry races in Limerick, at the Racecourse. A map of the course is shown below. Please note that all cars and vehicles will have to park at the car parks, none will be allowed down to the yard or near the course. All athletes must congregate in the yard shown on the map before their race, and no one will be allowed onto the course before the race due to the course conditions from recent rainfall.
Dooneen A.C. Senior Notes 14/10/2019
Limerick Novice & Masters Cross-Country Championships
This year’s County Juvenile Uneven Age, Novice & Masters Championships were hosted by An Brú A.C. and Kilmallock A.C. in Bulgaden on Sunday.
U17 Girls
Sarah Dillon, Sarah Butler, and Meabh Keogh finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively.
U19 Boys
Kevin O’Grady and Andrew McMahon finished 1st and 2nd respectively.
Women
Karen Raine and Louise Matthews finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Novice category.
There was a Dooneen 1-2-3 in the Masters category, with Rosemary Ryan winning the title, followed by Tracey Johnson in 2nd, and Liz Hussey in 3rd. Next home for Dooneen was Karen Raine, followed by Louise Matthews, Verena Tarpey, and Marie Keane. Tracey Johnson won the O35 category, Rosemary Ryan won the O40 category with Liz Hussey 2nd and Karen Raine 3rd, and Louise Matthews finished 2nd in the O45 category with Verena Tarpey 3rd. The club won team gold in both the 035 and O45 categories.
Men
Thomas Klimas finished 3rd in the Novice category, followed by Joe O’Brien, Niall Harris, and John Shier, with the team winning gold.
In the Masters category, Thomas Klimas was first home from the club, followed by Joe O’Brien, Dermot Kearns, Niall Harris, and John Shier. Joe O’Brien won the O35 category with Niall Harris 3rd, Dermot Kearns won the O45 category, and John Shier won the O50 category. Dooneen won team gold.
Congratulations and well done to everybody!
Read MoreDooneen A.C. Senior Notes 23/09/2019
Limerick Senior & Intermediate Cross-Country Championships
The Limerick Senior & Intermediate Cross-Country Championships took place in Bilboa, Cappamore on Sunday.
The women’s race was the first of the day. Rosemary Ryan lead from the gun, 2nd home was Sinéad McDermott, next home was Karen Raine, followed by Louise Matthews, Verena Tarpey and Marie Keane to ensure Dooneen won Senior team gold.
Sinéad McDermott won the Intermediate title and Louise Matthews claimed bronze.
Declan Moore of Bilboa ran a brilliant race to win the Senior men’s title. The Dooneen men’s team won Senior bronze with Eoghan Beary in 5th, followed by Thomas Klimas, Dermot Kearns, James Connolly, Henry Downes and Kevin Johnson.
Eoghan Beary finished 2nd in the Intermediate race, and led the team of Thomas Klimas, James Connolly, and Kevin Johnson to team silver.
Huge thanks to Bilboa A.C. for organizing the event and making it a great day. Congratulations and well done to all.
Read MoreMunster B X Country
Out of the dense fog of Limerick travelled a team of Dooneen Athletes to the Munster B Juvenile and Masters competition hosted by Carraig na Bhfear in Watergrasshill. The sun beamed down on the course which was firm underfoot with some testing inclines. We had teams at U9, U 11, and U 13 in both boys and girls which was wonderful to see. The pace was fast from the outset with a downhill start and with large numbers in each race a good start was important. The u 9 girls were led home by Angel Alfred with her team- mates Katie Enright, Ava Mangan and Sarah O Sullivan running together to complete the course. The team secured 7th place.
Ross O Carroll featured well in the U 9 boys in 22nd place followed on by Evan O Connell, Dayl MCDonagh, Sean O Connell, and Matt Collins bringing the cub team home in 7th position.
In the U11 girls Trudy O Loughlin, Sarah O Shaughnessy and Emily Buckley ran well.
In the U 11 boys Darragh O Sullivan, first Limerick runner home, medalled in 5th place followed on by Luke Ryan 21, Darragh Enright 50, Cathal Mangan 82, Diarmuid Collins 84 and Darragh Johnston 98, bringing them in as 5th club team.
Romy Fehilly led the U 13 girls in with a fine run coming in 6th position and was followed in by teammates Chantelle Robinson 22, Ava Johnston 32, Alanah McDonagh 56 and Andrea O Carroll 91. They were the 4th club team home and very close to the third medal club position.
The U 13 boys followed this with Fintan O Sullivan unlucky not to have a top 12 finish but securing the 13th position! David O Loughlin running up an age had another great run coming in 21 st position and showing improvement with every run. Eoghan Collins and Eoin O Connell completed the team also running up an age and came 6th in the club rankings. Well done boys keep it up. Karl Buckley ran in the U 15 event with a fine strong performance also. It was a family affair with Karl and Emily’s mum Fiona running in the Masters later in the day. This was a superb race with the leaders providing a wonderful spectacle of cross country running. The start of the Masters mens event was a sight to behold with a huge number taking part. Dooneen performed strongly with Joe Chawke, Brendan Coughlan, and Shane Larkin all giving it everything. They’ll be looking forward to a much more social event next Saturday night for the seniors Christmas party and well deserved!
