Donore Harriers
ESTD 1893
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07.03.10
Donore Junior Men Take Gold & Silver
The Phoenix Park was the location of the National Senior Cross Country championships today where Donore hosted the event for the first time since 1993, when John Downes won the individual gold. The day got underway with the junior women's race where a field of ...
06.03.10
Colm Hill Wins Maulin IMRA Race
Colm Hill won the Maulin IMRA race on Saturday beating stiff competition from seasoned mountain runners. It was great to see the black-and-white at an IMRA event. Congrats to Colm on a great run.
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05.03.10
Best of Luck to Donore Athletes in National Senior C-C Championships
Best of Luck to Donore Athletes in National Senior C-C Championships
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26.02.10
Bronze Medals for Men at National Intermediate Cross Country
Bronze Medals for Men at National Intermediate Cross Country
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18.02.10
Best of luck to Donore Athletes in Lough Key this Weekend
Best of luck to all Donore athletes that will be in action this Sunday in Lough Key, Co. Roscommon where a number of national cross country championships will be taking place.
The Woodie’s DIY AAI Intermediate & Masters Cross Country championships, the ...
25.01.10
A BUSY WEEKEND TINGED WITH SUCCESS FOR DONORE ATHLETES
The weekend provided a number of competitions for Donore athletes at various levels and disciplines. Greenmount Campus in County Antrim was the setting for the Antrim IAAF International XC of 2010. Staged on Saturday 23rd and incorporating the Celtic International XC three Donore athletes ...
17.01.10
Good Performances at Dublin Masters
Donore athletes performed well today at the Dublin Masters Cross Country Championships in Tymon Park. The race was the first to be run under the new age category rules, where masters now need to be over 40 (up from 35). All athletes ran well in what were very muddy conditions, but particular ...
11.01.10
All Training Including Juveniles Going Ahead on Tuesday 12th Jan
All training is going ahead as usual tomorrow now that the weather conditions have improved. The juveniles will get started at the usual time of 6pm; the men at 6:30pm and the women at 6:45pm.
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11.01.10
John Travers Selected Celtic International Cross Country in Antrim
John Travers has made the Junior men's team for the Celtic International Cross Country being held in Antrim on Saturday 23rd January. This is a great achievement for John and a great honour for the club. We wish John all the best on the day and no doubt there will be some Donore ...
04.01.10
Juvenile Training on Tues 5th Jan Cancelled due to Weather
The juvenile training sessions on Tuesday 5th January are cancelled due to the icy conditions on the track. Please contact Maurice Ahern if you have any questions. Thanks.
The women's training will be going ahead with Jim McNamara.
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26.12.09
Waterhouse Byrne-Baird Shield Won by Fred Kiernan
The longest running race in Europe got underway at 11am this morning with Arthur Connick taking to the start line as the first handicapper. The sun was out and the recent spate of very cold weather eased up to provide near perfect racing condition, although there was still some ice ...
22.12.09
Waterhouse Byrne-Baird Shield Handicaps Now Available
Handicaps & start times for Waterhouse Byrne-Baird Shield race on Stephen's Day here.
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14.12.09
Donore out in force supporting the Irish at European Cross Country Championships
Weekend activities were mainly focussed on two events for Donore athletes: the Aware 9km race on Saturday; and supporting the European Cross Country Championships on Sunday.
The Aware '10km' race was changed to 9km at short notice due to safety concerns. It was ...
05.12.09
Jingle Bells 5K 2009 Results & National Novice Coleraine
Over 1,500 people took part in this years Jingle bells 5K. It was the 19th staging our annual club race held in the Phoenix Park. Conditions were perfect for the race which was won by our very own John Travers in 14.33 with the Women's race won by Elizabeth Lee of Leevale AC in 17.13. Race ...
29.11.09
John Travers Makes European Short List & Medals at Dublin Intermediate
With the announcement of John Travers as 1st reserve in the Junior Men's European Cross Country Championships and 3 medals at the Dublin Intermediates, it has been a very successful week on the Donore front.
On Tuesday the teams for the European Championships were ...
22.11.09
3 Silvers for Donore at Kilbeggan
Despite the horrendous weather conditions over the past number of days, the Inter Counties Cross Country Championship went ahead as scheduled today in Kilbeggan.As a qualifier for the European Cross Country Champsionships being hosted in Dublin in less than a month, the athletes called to ...
08.11.09
John Travers Takes Gold in Belgium
Today saw two Donore athletes represent Ireland at the Mol international Lotto cross country series in Belgium. John Travers ran a superb race taking gold in the Junior Men's event, He finished comfortably ahead of the field completing the course in over 7 seconds ahead of Jesper van ...
01.11.09
Strong Competition at Dublin County Championships
St. Anne's Park was the venue for today's Dublin County Senior Cross Country Championships. Despite the brave efforts of the athletes that turned out for the club, medals alluded Donore on this occasion.
The juvenile athletes suffered the worst of the weather ...
26.10.09
Busy Weekend with Marathon & Leinster Cross Country Championships
A large group of Donore runners travelled to Adamstown in Wexford for the Leinster Novice and Masters championships. The course was a flat and dry one but there were some strong winds to contend with throughout the day.
First off were the Leinster Novice ladies ...
22.10.09
Donore Athletes to Don Irish Tricolour
Last weekend saw a very competitive field take to the start line in the annual Gerry Farnan Cross Country event. With Ireland due to host the European Cross Country Championships in December, it was always going to be a tough race. ...
11.10.09
Great Start to Cross Country Season for Donore
The 2009 cross country season got underway today with Donore Harriers hosting the Dublin Novice Championships. This year's event had a strong entry from Donore with two teams being fielded in each of the women and men's events and a total 24 athletes representing the club.
The ...
04.10.09
A WEEKEND OF 5Ks
If 5K is your thing the weekend offered a choice of two over the distance. The first was held on the country in the beautiful grounds of Castletown House in Celbridge while Rathfarnham held their 5K road race on Sunday. The annual Liz McDonnell Memorial 5k always attracts strong, local ...
29.09.09
DUBLIN HALF MARATHON RESULTS
Quite a few Donore members opted to run in the Dublin Half Marathon last Saturday with many of them
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20.09.09
AN EARLY START TO THE XC SEASON OPENS WITH A JUNIOR MEN'S WIN.
A contingent of 10 Donore athletes travelled to Emo Court, Co. Laois yesterday for the inaugural Ballyfin AC Junior-Cross event.
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07.09.09
Medals and PBs for all in Ballybofey.
Julia Hackett, Anne and Florrie Curley all travelled to Co. Donegal under the watchful eye of Coach Jim McNamara
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19.08.09
Master performances over the week.
Sunday in Tullamore was the venue for the staging of this years National Masters track and field Championships and it was a fruitful
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11.08.09
World Bronze Medal for Ann Woodlock.
A big congratulations to Ann Woodlock on a fantastic third place finish and bronze medal in the Women's over 70 5,000
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04.08.09
Silver Double for John Menton at National Track and Field Championships.
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August saw an eagerly awaited National Track and Field Championships
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30.07.09
Stars on Show at the Official Donore Track Opening.
What an evening!! The best day weather wise we have had in July saw the young and not so young, famous
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29.06.09
Manchester Mastered
A group of six from donore headed to Manchester on Friday evening seeking pbs and some seeking European qualification times
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12.06.09
Leinsters Track and Field from Tullamore
Five Donore athletes travelled to Tullamore to compete in the Leinster T&F Championships on Sunday June 7th and five was the total number of medals bagged. It is a championship meet for both Senior and Masters categories and proved to be a long day of athletics. Ali Loughney and Simon Meyler ...
10.06.09
Record breaking run in Wicklow Way Relay.
The annual Wicklow Way Relay took place last Saturday, with 8 members of Team Donore taking part.
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05.06.09
Midweek Results from Track to Hills
There were some great Donore performances on Wednesday night over various distances at the 4th Dublin Graded Track and Field
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04.06.09
Womens Mini Marathon - Donore Results
It was a hot afternoon for the Women's mini marathon on Monday June 1st which saw over 40,000 women take to the streets of Dublin in the largest all women race in the world. Quite a number of Donore athletes bared the heat and ran. Anne Curley was our first home in 37:37 finishing 9th with Fiona ...
02.06.09
Irish Schools Track and Field Championships
The All Ireland Schools track and field championships took place last Saturday 31st May.
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25.05.09
Travers Impressive in Irishtown.
Friday night in Irishtown was the setting of the GV Ryan track meet staged in conjunction with the first IMC races of 2009. It was a warm evening, perfect for running, which was evident by the amount of PBs recorded. There was some very fine displays on the night including a 2nd place by ...
18.05.09
Travers and Fahey deliver at Leinster Schools.
At the Leinster Schools Track & Field Championships, in Santry on Weds 13th & Sat 16th May
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07.05.09
News Round-up. Schools - Dublin Graded.
There was some excellent performances and results from some of our younger athletes on the track last week
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27.04.09
Gold for Donore Ladies in National 10K RR.
The Donore senior Ladies team were in fine form yesterday winning and retaining the National 10K Road Championships
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17.04.09
Wishing A Very Happy 70th to Jim McNamara.
I first met Jim on a dark Thursday evening in November 1999 at Donore Harriers.
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31.03.09
Donore Ladies Excel in Dunboyne
There was a great turnout of Donore athletes for the annual Dunboyne AC 4 mile road race last Sunday
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29.03.09
John Travers leads Irish Team to Victory
The AVIVA SIAB Schools’ Cross Country International was held yesterday in North Wales
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15.03.09
Great day of running in MSB 5K race.
Conditions were perfect today for the second staging of the annual St. Patrick's Festival KBC 5k
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13.03.09
John Travers takes Silver in All Ireland Schools Cross Country
Just one week after taking part in the National Juniors in Santry John Travers ran a much improved race
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13.03.09
Our Condolence to Adrienne Jordan and family.
The members of Donore Harriers wish to express our sympathy and support to Adrienne Jordon and her family on the death of her mother Joan. Our thoughts are with her at this time of sadness.
Funeral Arrangements.
Removal to St. Mochta's Church, Porterstown this (Friday) evening ...
02.03.09
Silver in Santry (National Junior and Senior Cross Country Championships)
The National Cross Country Championships came to town yesterday in Santry Demesne and provided the AAI
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17.02.09
Few medals but great team and individual performances
The National Masters and Intermediates championships took place on Sun 15th with Donore featuring 4 strong teams
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09.02.09
Results from the Odyessy and ALSAA.
Arguably indoors was the place to be over the last few days and thats where most of the action was to be found in athletics...
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01.02.09
A Weekend of Cool Runnings.
Quite a few Donore athletes braved a cold, wet morning yesterday to take part in the BHAA NCF cross-country races...
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29.01.09
Donore Athletes Excel In West Leinsters.
Donore athletes performed exceptionally well in the West Leinster Schools Cross Country race...
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26.01.09
Promising Juvenile Results from Raheny.
The Annual Raheny 5 mile race attracted up to 2,000 people yesterday with many Donore singlets dotted throughout the field...
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18.01.09
Gold, Silver and Bronze at Leinster XC Champs.
There was some great performances at today's Leinster Cross Country Championships in a bitterly cold Tymon Park...
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14.01.09
DCU Invitational and Weekend Round Up.
In the DCU invitational schools cross country meet held on Wednesday...
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04.01.09
Victory for John Downes in Dublin Masters.
The Dublin Masters cross country championships was held today at the Ordinance Survey...
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30.12.08
A memorable Stephen's Day at the Club.
Some pleasant winter sunshine and a relatively still made for good going at the Waterhouse Byrne Baird 10mile shield...
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22.12.08
Great turnout for the Captain’s Race
23 starters, fine soft going and an unusual course correction proved to make this a really memorable captain’s race indeed...
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14.12.08
Record numbers for Jingle Bells 5K run.
Over 1,600 took to the Phoenix Park to run in our Annual Jingle Bells 5k race...
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11.12.08
Where there's muck and ice there's bronze.
Ballyhaise in Cavan lived up to it's reputation and proved to be a tough course for the staging of the National Senior Novice
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09.12.08
Fiona Mahon takes Aware 10K in the Park
A hardy few Donore Athletes braved the cold on Saturday morning in the phoenix park to run in the Aware 10K
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17.11.08
Weekend Results and a Silver in Swansea
Donore athletes were in action over the weekend with some of our Seniors and Masters
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10.11.08
Dublin Juvenile and Leinster Intermediate XC
Congratulations to all our young athletes who competed so well in awful conditions in the Dublin Juvenile cross country
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03.11.08
Donore Feature Strongly at Dublin Championships
At St Anne’s park in Raheny, Donore athletes and teams featured very strongly.
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27.10.08
Dublin Marathon on Donore's Doorstep
If not a little on the chilly side it was otherwise a perfect day for today's Dublin marathon
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26.10.08
Leinster Novice and Masters XC Championships
Heavy rain at the weekend meant conditions were muddy in the grounds of Avondale House
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12.10.08
Dublin Intermediate Cross Country - A Good Day Out
Donore Harriers had a very successful outing on Sunday 12th October at the Dublin Intermediate Cross Country Championships in Tymon Park.
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08.10.08
Some Recent News and Weekend Results
Tuesday night was billed to stage our annual club Opening Run. Traditionally it is held before...
