- Moloney on the mark again for Grand Canyon University scoring her second goal in the 43rd minute against Dominican University at St Raphael, in California.
- GCU have now played 4, winning three and losing one and are now looking good for the play offs after which she will join the women's track and field programme as one of their lead throwers.
- Heartbreak for Dooneen's leading hammer thrower Kevin Lynch in All Ireland Minor final in Croke Park last Sunday. Kevin who lined out at centre back in front of c.82,000, was a key man on the Clare team that went so close to making history against the much vaunted Kilkenny side. To add to the pain of defeat Kevin also broke his hand in the first half in a suspect challenge but played through the pain barrier until near the final whistle when he was eventually substituted. Better news for Kevin who was a top class student in St Caimin's this year started his first choice in UL where he wil study PE and Maths. Well done to Kevin.
- Meet for the Bunratty 10km in Bunratty Shannon Shamrock Conference Centre between 11.00am and 2.00pm next Saturday.
Great prizes and T Shirts and refreshments provided. Reg Fee €20
- There will be no Fit4Life training session this Friday August 20th, due to Nenagh 4 mile race from Nenagh GAA Grounds at 7pm. The following week will see the final leg of the Fit4Life Summer series, held at UL Rowing Club - registration from 6pm, race (6km) start at 7pm sharp. 5 Euro entry. All Welcome. In Main UL Gate (Flags), take first left at both mini roundabouts and drive straight on to Boathouse. There’s a big public carpark on the right.
- Best of luck to all Dooneen A.C. Leaving Certs collecting exam results this week.
- COUNTDOWN to DOONEEN A.C. FIT4LIFE 4 MILE FUN RUN - Thursday August 5th. Registration 6.30pm. Race start 7.30pm SHARP. Prize for 1st man, 1st lady & 1 junior. Spot prizes galore afterwards. No shower facilities available, so come prepared! 5 Euro entry. Join in the fun! If you do not wish to compete and are willing to lend a hand on the night, please contact Tracey at 087-6989493.
- Best of luck to junior hammer thrower Kevin Lynch who lines out at centre back for Clare minor hurlers on Wednesday night next against Tipperary in Ennis, while Thomas Ryan lines out for Limerick minors against Cork soon.
- Congratulations to Dooneen's international juvenile thrower Ailish Sheehan, who has been selected to represent Ireland in the forthcoming home nations ladies junior rowing finals in the UK soon.
- Dooneen web page gets favourable mention in Run Direct Magazine as follows- "From time to time, we like to highlight good Athletic Club websites – just came across Dooneen AC in LimerickCity today. Some nice features there, including good use of photography on the home page – in colour and black & white. Well done to all involved".
- Following her new record breaking performance in the high jump of 1.73m Aishling Croke now ranked number 4 in the country overall, has now joined the Irish team panel prreparing for the European team trials in Moscow prior to the World Youth Olympics to be held in Singapore later in the year.
- Using all his athletic prowess Greg O'Shea was the hero for Crescent College in their Munster Junior Cup win in Cork recently scoring two outstanding tries
- Champion javelin thrower Anton Katayev is getting in shape for the season ahead and attended the recent throwers workshop held in Castleisland
- Stephen Howard survives surgery today and will be back in action shortly.
- Men's rankings 2009 - now posted in the results section. Ladies and girls rankings not yet complete. Any adjustments contact the committee.
- Cathal O'Connor was awarded a merit Award at the Clare Athletics Award night in Ennis this Friday night next.
- A big welcome back to Niamh O'Connor who has returned to training after a bit of break. Niamh from Clarina is a very promising athlete and we wish her all the best in the season ahead.
- Fiona Moloney from Kilmallock, an All Ireland champion shot putter and one of the top ranked throwers in the country has been selected for a trial with the Irish u18 girls soccer team. Best of luck to Fiona.
- Intercounty Minor Hurling - best of luck to Dooneen's Thomas Ryan who will line out for Limerick minor hurlers tonight against Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds and Kevin Lynch who will be in action for Clare against Waterford in Dungarvan.
- Hammer thrower Kevin Lynch ws introduced as a second half substitute for Sixmilebridge in the u21 co final in Clarecastle last night and scored a great point and set up a goal to put the 'Bridge' on course for their first u21 title since 2003. The clubs leading road runner Tracey Roche had another fine run in the Michael Egan Memorial, 4 mile road race in Quilty last weekend when she finished in 3rd place.
- Aoife Roisin Burke was a member of the Catholic Institute hockey team narrowly defeated in the National Cup final recently
- Well done to PJ Varley who completed the scenic Connemara half marathon recently.
- Well done to Junior 400m specialist Andrew Breen of Hospital Herbertstown who was a member of the St John the Baptist schools senior hurling team who won the Munster B Championship after a gap of 13 years. With all the hurling talent in Dooneen now maybe we should think of putting a hurling team together.
- Antoine Burke finished 5th in the 400m in the Australian Open Championships in Brisbane, at the weekend in a time of 48.01. A long way to go for a race but well done to Antoine.
- New recruit Junior high jumper Emmanuel Sabayo a student at St Endas College participated in a jumps training session in CIT Cork on Friday night last where he cleared 1.80m - a great achievement in his first season. Fiona O'Shea also participated focusing on the long jump.
- Regional Squad session in UL next Saturday morning - d'ont forget.
- Specialist throws coach John Sheehan sustained a nasty injury while out skiing in the Alps recntly where he damaged his knee. Hopefully he will be OK back for Circuit Training as usual in St. Clement's gym next Thursday night.
- No joy for Timmy Crowe and Kevin Lynch with St. Caimin's in the Harty Cup finals last Sunday, when they were beaten by Thurles CBS in terrible weather conditions.
- THROWS WORKSHOP in UL - Friday Night Next. A Throws Workshop will take place at the University of Limerick Track on Fri 27th February next from 7-9pm. The cost of the workshop is 5 Euro and is payable on the night with registration at 6.45pm at the track. Two of the countries top coaches will be coaching at the workshop Dooneen's John Sheehan Javelin and Sean Whitney Shot Putt. The workshop is aimed at coaches but older athletes aged 17+ may also attend. For further information contact Regional Development Officer Steven Macklin at 087 6335565 or e-mail
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- Congratulations to Dooneen's Timmy Crowe and Kevin Lynch who were inspirational for St. Caimin's in their Harty Cup semi- final win over Ard Scoil Ris in Meelick yesterday afternoon. Kevin Lynch clearly showed the benefits of weights and circuit taining in St. Clement's over the winter when manning the centre back spot. Timmy Crowe showed all his athletic elan at full forward where he tormented the Ard Scoil defence all day, when in possession and had to be fouled to stop him. Cathal O'Connor was also in action showing the benefits of stamina training in Cratloe, as he used his fitness to good effect as the waterboy. Best of luck in the final on the 8th of March v Thurles CBS.
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- News just in - Anton Katayev returns to Moscow. Yes Moscow native and star St. Clement's student and javelin thrower returns to his native Mosow this week. But don't panic he is only going to visit his family and friends and will return again after the mid term break to continue his athletic preparations for the season ahead. The new facilities in St Clements are a major help in this regard not to mention the odd piece of advice from coach John Sheehan. While in Moscow he may well drop down to see the moscow junior athletic team prepare for the European Junior Clubs A competition in the Luzhniki Sports Arena. Enjoy the trip Anton and stay away from the Vodka.
- Don't miss what promises to be an excellent training seminar in The Marriot Hotel HenrY Street on Wednesday 11th February - from 6.45 pm to 9.00pm. Coping with pressure by Dr. Declan Aherne and avoiding injury by Dr. Johnson McEvoy. Two very relevant topics for todays up and comng athletes. Coaches parents and older athletes from all clubs welcome.
- In the Belfast Odyssey Arena at the weekend several senior Dooneen athletes were in action with Niall Counihan on the comeback trail, returning to top class action and finishing 3rd in the National Irish championships with a SB of 13.73m. Zoltan Gyomber was 3rd in the 200m B Final in 22.59 and 3rd also in the 400m B Final in 50.33. David O'Shea ran a great 60m in 7.08 in the heat and 7.11 in the sf in an SB performance. He also ran 23.10 in the 200m. Ger O'Shea could not repeat his PB from Birmingham last week but had a very good 52.53 in the 400m, just ahead of Ray Lennon on 53.72. Maria Sheehan and Ailbhe O'Driscoll Collins were also in action in the 60m and the 200m Maria ran 26.86 and 63.39 while Ailbhe ran 64.01 in her heat of the 400m. Well done to all.
- While all the focus was on Zoltan Gyomber and Ray Lennon in Nenagh last weekend we missed out on Marie Sheehan's exploits in the 60m where she finished third in the final on 8.41 and she was also 5th overall in te 400m in 61.20 - two very creditable performances. Well done to Marie.
- Dooneen's flying Magyar Zoltan Gyomber had another successful outing in Nenagh last weekend taking gold and silver in the 60m and the 400m in the Leinster Indoor Games. This adds to his similar haul of medals at the All Ireland Games when he competed in the 60m and the 200m. On Sunday his times were 7.40 for the 60m and 51.07 for 400m. Also in action was the busy Ray Lennon 4th in the 400m at 54.59, 3rd in the 200m on 24.11 and 7th in the final of the 60m on 7.62. The focus now turns to the Irish Indoor Championships at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast this weekend, where Dooneen will have a team of 7 athletes under, the watchful eye of coach John Carew.
- Ger O'Shea set a new PB for the 400m at the Birmingham Games last Sunday with a time of 51.87 improving his previous indoor PB by 0.83 and his outdoor PB by 0.03. Latest word on brother David O'Shea is that he ran a creditable 7.16 in his heat and followed this with a faster 7.12 in the semi final. In the 200m on Sunday David ran in the 200m and was 2nd in his heat at 22.91 but did not progress to the semis. Well done lads.
- Phil Roche is to manage the Irish Schools Indoor team in Cardiff in February, following John Sheehan who managed the Irish junior team at the Celtic Games in Grangemouth, Scotland in 2008.
- The Irish schools Indoor team will include Limerick girls Lily Ann O'Hora from Dooneen and Emerald's Amy O'Donoghue and Sarah Lavin.
- Nathan Jege set a new long jump PB at the AAI Junior Indoors in Nenagh and is now 0.09m short of the standard for the European Youth Olympics in Tampere, Finland in July. Jane Dickenson already has the qualifying mark.
- Tracey Roche is preparing for a competitive return to action, after suffering a stress fracture in her preparations for the Boston Marathon last year. This year she will focus on the shorter 3k, 5k and 10k events.
- Cathal O’Connor was presented with a merit award by the Clare Co Board from president of the AAI Liam Hennessy for his achievements with St. Caimin's CS and the Clare Cross Country team in 2008, at a function in the Auburn Lodge Hotel in Ennis last Friday night.
- Watch out for - Dylan Sheehan and Jessica Coyne this season both prgressing very nicely
- Shane Burke is also going well at training and his new pink socks were very impressive on the track last Saturday.
- Best of luck to those travelling to Blarney this weekend to receive Munster AAI awards including Shannen Ryan and Nathan Jege.
- Liam O'Hora is preparing an interesting night on event prearation shortly - watch this space details to follow.
- Circuit Training in St. Clement's new gym is going very well - don't miss it Thursday nights for over 13s.
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