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  • 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. 
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Dooneen A.C. Fit4Life 4 Mile Print E-mail
Coming soon...Dooneen A.C. Fit4Life 4 Mile Open Race. Sneak preview of the route by clicking here...

This race is open to everyone! (Must be over 16). Anyone not competing and willing to volunteer some help stewarding the race, please contact Tracey. Race is on Thursday evening, August 5th. Register from 6.30pm outside Ambassador Dry Cleaners in Raheen Industrial Estate. Race starts at 7.30pm SHARP.
 
Opening Night of Thurs Race Series Print E-mail
Well done to all Dooneen A.C. Fit4Life runners who took part in the opening night of the Thursday Evening Summer Race Series. The weather was not the best for it, but a wise man once said "What doesn't kill ya will make ya stronger!!" Results are shown below...ATHLETICS IRELAND COVERAGE AND PHOTOS HERE

Place Name                    Time Place Name                    Time
1 Mike Cunningham 28.10      31 Conor Lovett 44.05
2 Declan Benson 31.34      32 Donal Peters 44.31
3 Shane Lynch 31.59      33 Joe Laffan 46.53
4 Tom Enright 33.09      34 Martina O'Reilly 46.56
5 Denis Guiney 34.31      35 Ken O'Neill 46.58
6 Deirdre Finn 34.35      36 Donal Ryan 47.44
7 Mike Cooney 34.42      37 Andy Cunneen 48.32
8 Lorreta Duggan 35.01      38 Emma Jane McEvoy 49.05
9 Ger Meehan 35.46      39 Heather Smyth 49.05
10 Kevin Wilkinson 35.52      40 Marguerite Cunneen 50.47
11 Liam Corcoran 37.25      41 Tony Bourke 52.29
12 Richard Lenihan 38.18      42 Tom Harnett 52.29
13 Paul Nicholson 38.28      43 Dorothy Ryan #5   3miles
14 Paul Conway 38.43      44 Gaye Manifold #7   3miles
15 Michael Carroll 38.45      45 Jim Ryan #8   3miles
16 John Slattery 38.56      46 Hugh Ryan #16   3miles
17 Paul Whelan 38.57      47 Peter Hogan #17   3miles
18 Dave Irwin 38.57      48 Ann Enright #26   3miles
19 Ken McEvoy 39.59      49 John Collins #28   3miles
20 Mark Smyth 39.59      50 Anne O'Sullivan #29   3miles
21 Mary Quinlan 40.36      51 Michael Sheehan #34   3miles
22 Ray Enright 40.48      52 Moira Cranley #44   3miles
23 Christina Organ 40.51      53 Cathy Enright #45   3miles
24 Niamh Yelverton 41.12      54 Jack Enright #46   3miles
25 David Rohan 41.45      55 Brigid Murdoch #49   3miles
26 Ignatius O'Neill 42.41      
27 Gemma Hyland 42.51      
28 Karena O'Mahony 42.57      
29 Sinead O'Sullivan 43.02      
30 Declan McDermott 43.04      


 
Road Races... Print E-mail
Congrats to Shane Lynch who was the first junior home third overall in the first of the City Sports Partnerships, Fit 4 Life race series from the Country Club in Redgate tonight. Shane still making his comeback after exams, covered the 5 mile course in 31.59 in a race won by Bilboa's Mike Cunningham in c. 29.50, from a field of about 55 runners. Well done to Rosemary Ryan and her organising team on a well run event, which was supported by the local Gardai.   

Congrats to Brona Croke who won the Junior section of the Dromcollogher 4 mile road race on Monday evening, July 5th. Brian Croke also picked up a category prize.

Well done also, to Tracey, Veronica & Moira who competed in the Dundrum 10km on Wednesday evening, July 7th. Tracey picked up 3rd Senior Ladies prize in a time of 37:37.

REMINDER !!! 5 mile Run / 3 mile Walk - 1st round of Thursday night series starts tonight - Register at The Country Club (Old Cratloe Road) from 6.30pm. Race starts at 7.30pm SHARP. 5 Euro entry fee. Contact Rosemary 087-2586471 for further details.

 
All Ireland Gold for Croke and O'Shea in Tullamore. Print E-mail
It was another busy weekend for Dooneen atletes on and off the track. Highlights included the performances of Ashling Croke and Greg O'Shea in Tullamore both of whom shortly will swap the red singlets of Dooneen and join Lily Ann O'Hora n the green singlets of Ireland for the Irish schools team that travel to Scot;and for the annual schools international.

This weekend however Ashling Croke continued her favourite pasttime of late and that is smashing records, as she broke her 12th record of recent times to win the u16 girls high jump in 1.69m. It was below her best but enough to do the job. Also on Saturday promising sprinter Greg O'Shea took an impressive gold in the 100m and his schoolmate Rhyse Joyce made it a rare one two for Dooneen, as he came home in an impressive second. 

Jane Dickinson had a great result in the u18 girls 100m finishing second in her heat and holding that position well to finish second in the final also for a silver medal in an impressive 12.20 secs. 

On Sunday medals were a little scarcer for Dooneen with Shannen Ryan taking bronze in the u18 girls 3000m, after an unlucky few  races which saw the tigerish Sarah Lannigan squeezed into fourth in the u15, 800m and Jessica Coyne also finished fourth in the u16 gilrs 800m. Also coming home in fourth in the boys 3000m was Shane Lynch who was making his comeback after exams and was a little short on race practice.    

At the 59th annual Cork city sports in CIT Cian Aherne was second in the 200m while Ger O'Shea was 3rd in te 200m and fifth in the 400m. Well done to Ger and Cian.

Timmy Crowe was part of the Irish junior squad preparing for the Worl Junior Championships in Moncton Canada shortly. The squad  competed in the prestigious Bauhas Gala event in Mannheim in Germany. Timmy finsihed in 55.23 in the 400m hurdles,  just outside his recent best, but is training very well and is poised for another big performance sooner or later.  

Orla Drumm was in action in a high quality international field in a BMC Gold meeting in Watford, UK  last week where she ran in the  A series running close to a seasons best in finishing in 4.11.

All the other action this weekend was in the Castleoaks, where stamina of a different type was required at Evelyn Roche's weddng to Declan. Tracey will be doing a full report on this event separately. 

Best of luck to Tim Crowe senior and his team, this week who competes in the JP McManus classic in Adare, with Tiger and the lads.


Well done to all.
 
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