Limerick athletics is back in the premier division of Irish senior team athletics for 2011, after an absence of many years, winning promotion in Tullamore this afternoon with 108pts ahead of Tallaght AC, but just behind winners Ferrybank AC on 119pts. The team co-managed by Dooneen's Simon Hogan, included seven Dooneen athletes who competed in 10 events five of whom were winners.
- Star of the day for Limerick was Dooneen's Anton Katayev, just back from holidays in Moscow, who set a new SB in the javelin thorwing over 50m to win comfortably and he followed this up to win the 56lb for distance and also set a new PB.
- Timmy Crowe just back fro the World Junior Finals in Canada, also did well winning his speciality the 400m hurdles with ease and then doing well to take second in the 400m flat.
- The versatile Emmanuel Sabayo also just back from his holidays in Waterford, had a great win in the 110m hurdles and was third in the high jump.
- Niall Counhan won his speciality the triple jump and then had to step in to run the 100m after sprint sensation Greg O'Shea and Rhys Joyce were deemed ineligible.
- Veteran John Sheehan stepped in to throw the discus and showed he still has what it takes when coming in fourth.
- Liam Reale 1500m Dave Fratorelli Shot and Hammer and Rolan Pika, Long Jump from Limerick AC together with Pat McCartan 800m and Aonghus McDomhnaill 5k completed the Limerick line up.
- Unfortunately Limerick were disqualified from the relays due to the strict enforcement of the over 16yrs rule which denied Limerick the services of one of Ireland's most exciting prospects Greg O'Shea and also his colleague Rhys Joyce.
- There is no doubt Limerick would have taken the title if athletes like Dooneen's Dave and Ger O'Shea, Cian Aherne, (all sprints), Nathan Jege (LJ and sprints), Zoltan Gyomber (400m), Gary Moloney (Throws), Cathal O'Connor (MD&SC), Stephen Howard (TJ&LJ), Paul Murphy (Walks), Kevin Lynch (Hammer) and Shane Lynch (MD & LD) were available.
But well done to all athletes and the management on the day for achieving this fine result for Limerick athletics.
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- Last session for a few weeks tonight!
- Nenagh 4 miler next week, Fri 20th. For more details contact Kevin Sherlock 086-8602011
- 5km run/jog/walk in Murroe around Glenstal on Saturday the 28th of August starting at 11am.
- Last of Fit4Life Summer Series races in UL the following week - Thurs 26th. Registration from 6pm at UL boathouse, race start at 7pm sharp.
- BREAK until Friday September 10th.
- Ballingarry 10km Sunday September 12th at 2pm at Drom Respite Centre.
- Glenroe Harvest Festival 10km Run & 7km Walk on Sunday Sept 12th at 2pm (Entry 15 Euro...Glenroe is located 3 miles from Kilfinane, just off the R517)
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It was poignant setting outside the Arena bar in UL on Tuesday night last, as the club made a small presentation to Fiona Moloney one of Ireland's leading shot putters this year as she gets ready to depart for Grand Canyon University in Phoenix Arizona. While many Limerick athletes went to the USA in the 1970s and 1980s, Fiona is the first Dooneen athlete to take up an athletic scholarship in the US since decathlete Barry Walsh back in the early 1990s went to Penn State.
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Dooneen's sprint sensation Greg O'Shea rounded off a very impressive season by winning gold at the Celtic Games in Athlone Institute of Technology this afternoon, where there was a good sprinkling of Dooneen supporters there to support him. Competing against the best u16 200m sprinters from Scotland, Wales and Ulster, Greg had a clear win in an impresssive time of 22.62 just outside the competition record.
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