Some Dooneen updates from recent weeks.
- Timmy Crowe has departed for Moncton Canada where he will be one of two athletes competing for Ireland in the 400m hurdles event in the World Junior Athletics finals - the second ever athlete that we are aware of to achieve this grade from Dooneen AC.
- Fiona Moloney won a silver medal at the Irish Senior Finals in Santry recently where Cian Aherne in his first season back did extremely well in the 100m and the 200m, David O'Shea reached th semi finals of the 100m while Timmy Crowe ran the final of the 400m hurdles against one of the strongest fields ever to line up for this event.
- David O'Shea and Ger O'Shea competed in the special 100m invitational in Thomond Park last Tuesday night before the Sunderland v Munster soccer game in front of c.10,000 spectators. Dave won the event to add to the award he won as part of the GAA 125 celebrations in Croke last year where he was part of a relay team that included Derval O'Rourke.
- Well done to juinior hammer thrower Kevin Lynch won captained the Clare minor team from cetre back position to win the Munster Minor final v Waterford in Thurles last Sunday.
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