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Galway City Marathon Sports Conference
Flag Day a Huge Success -Thanks to all who contributed and/or helped out
Carl Dunne invited to run at Ballyfin A.C. Cross Country Races on Saturday 18th September. Club juniors and juveniles to travel in support and also to compete!
See Reports on Results page. Click Pictures for lots of photos!
Pics Below taken in Barcelona. Dunleer AC were delighted to meet Derval after she won her medal and she was delighted to hear we would post the news on our website!
The Official Opening of Our Renovated Track at Shamrock Hill, Dunleer took place on Wednesday June 30th with special guest Catherina Mc Kiernan, previous winner of Ras na hEireann (1998 and 2005), former European Cross Country Champion and 4 timesilver medallist at the World Cross Country Championships.
The track stands on the grounds of Lann Leire GFC and GAA representatives were on hand to congratulate Dunleer AC on providing this great facility. The Club is very grateful to the Department of Sport and Recreation for providing grant assistance for the project, but still needs to raise some funds for the shortfall and will be embarking on more fundraising activities very soon.
Catherina spoke highly of the Club also and was delighted to present specialised running shoes on behalf of Dunleer AC to 2 young junior men Carl Dunne and Shane Walsh, both representing Ireland this month in International Mountain Running Events.
Club Chairman Kevin Matthews was delighted to see an array of friends and supporters, young and old from many eras represented at the opening, with Barney Mc Guill representing the Mc Guill family. The Clubrooms are aptly named the Noel Mc Guill Clubrooms to honour former athlete Noel Mc Guill, brother of Barney and Larry who died tragically in a cycling accident many years ago.
Many of the newer young members were present with their families and all enjoyed the refreshments kindly sponsored by the Victory family from Dunleer. Also present was Bill Hoey whose father William was a former Chairman of Dunleer AC., masters' athlete Tom Hickey who ran many marathons and used the track for his training, Mark Stephenson North Leinster Schools' Secretary and Ciarán Doyle Louth Athletics Secretary, as well as a host of supporters, committee members plus junior and senior athletes. The photos in the Clubrooms were regarded with great interest as old heroes and new are displayed in the Dunleer AC photo exhibition.
The Club committee and especially Declan Mc Kenna, Jacqueline Matthews and Eugene Burns were thanked for their part in getting the track project completed, and also Larry Mc Guill and the late Louis Duffin who helped secure the grant from the Department of Sport and Recreation. Special words of thanks were expressed to Olivia Kierans and her Golf Classic team who raised the bulk of the money required for the track project.
Ireland's First Mobile Heart Screening Unit was also in operation at the Clubrooms on that day screening young people who had helped out with the 7 marathons in 7 days awareness raising campaign for SADS in 2006. Many thanks to the cardiologist and nurses present as well as Mary Vasseghi, who is no stranger to Dunleer. Mary has presented the facts on the incidence of SADS in young people many times and works tirelessly to campaign for better heart health care for young people in Ireland.
Irish Team Victory at Sauze d'Ouix, Italy
Carl Dunne (Dunleer Athletic Club) National 3,000m Champion2009 and Kevin Dooney (Raheny Shamrocks) who was runner-up in the Irish schools intermediate 1500m steeplechase made their International mountain running debuts when they represented Ireland in the International Youths challenge in Italy on Saturday June 26th. Joining them was the experienced Eoghan Totten (Newcastle) who won bronze in the senior boys 5000m at the Irish schools. The Irish team won the gold medal with 17 points seeing off the challenge of Russia 23 points, Italy 27 points, and Turkey, England, Scotland, Slovenia, Poland, Wales, Germany and Bulgaria. The Irish girls team finished 3rd overall.
Ireland's Eoghan Totten finished in 3rd place, with Kevin Dooney 5th and Carl Dunne (Dunleer) 9th. All three came through the field on the second and third laps on what was described as a "steep and rough ski-slope course". The boys worked very well as a team, with Kevin Dooney moving up with Eoghan during the race while Carl picked up around ten vital places during the race.
Dermot Murphy, the IMRA President was quick to congratulate the athletes posting the following message on the Irish Mountain Running Association's website: "A great result by the two teams! This is a terrific result with the boys in first and the girls third, and against some strong opposition too. A great run by all of the athletes, and well done also to the team management who got the preparations spot on.."
Ardee Sports 15th August 2010
20 Medals at Leinster Senior and Masters' Championships
All Ireland Schools' Champions Aaron Hanlon and Rory Kirwan
Leinster Junior and under 23 Success in Tullamore
Louth Juvenile Championships Success for Dunleer AC - Details
Leinster Success for Juvenile Athletes
Team Dunleer AC Go for GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE!
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Dunleer AC Success on the Road
Carl Dunne on Irish Mountain Running Team. Details
Coca Cola Rás na hÉireann 2010
Dunleer Athletic Club promoted Rás na hÉireann International Cross Country on Sunday February 28th 2010 at Oldbridge, Drogheda. The venue is steeped in history since it was the site of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. See www.rasnaheireann.com Athletes from home and abroad took part, enjoying this fantastic cross country event. The USA won the men's team event ahead of Poland, while the ladies' event was won by the Scottish team. Dunleer AC had individual winners in Emma Cheshire under 11, Aaron hanlon under 17 and Carl Dunne under 19.
The Rás na hÉireann event is part of a Week of Sport and Culture. Dunleer AC teams up with Armagh AC to promote a Week of Sport and Culture annually. In 2010 Armagh's International Road Race took place on Thursday February 25th and the Rás was on Sunday February 28th.
For Rás Results click Rás Page
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Registration - Please download the form below and bring along your fee to your next training session and give both to your coach. If you can't download and print off, we will have copies available at training sessions.
All athletes must register for 2010 in order to be insured for both training and competition.
Registration form available to download here.
Please post with appropriate fee to: Jacqueline Matthews, Rathdaniel, Collon, Co. Louth, or alternatively hand it in to your coach or any committee member.
Annual Goal Mile
David Carrie organised the annual Christmas Day Goal Mile on Christmas morning at the track in Dunleer. Members of the local community, as well as former and current members of Dunleer AC came along to walk, jog and run the mile. A massive €1800 was raised on the day and all funds raised go to the charity GOAL. Well done all!
Leinster Star Awards
The Leinster Star Awards took place in the Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow on January 9th 2010. Two Dunleer AC athletes were awarded Leinster Star awards for their outstanding performances in 2009. Rory Kirwan received his 1st Leinster award while Geraldine Finegan received the latest in a long line of awards over the years.
Louth Awards Night
Four Dunleer AC athletes were honoured at the Louth Athletics County awards ceremony 2009.
Patrick Mac Mahon, senior Dunleer AC decathlete, received the award for "Athlete of the Meeting" at the Louth Track and Field Championships in 2009, where he won the 100m, 200m, 400m and long jump, 2nd in the javelin and joint 3rd in the shot putt.
Club mate and fellow multi eventer and Leinster Octathlon Champion 2009 and National under 18 (2008) and under 19 (2009) javelin champion Rory Kirwan was awarded Junior athlete of the Year.
In the juvenile section, middle distance and cross country Champion Aaron Hanlon was rewarded for his winning ways at all levels of competition.
Aaron won medals at County, Provincial and National level in the 2008 cross country and track and field seasons, and reproduced the same from this year, winning the Louth Championships under 15 and 16, 4th in the Leinster Championships nd 4th individual in the under National under 15 Cross Country Championships in December.
Emma Cheshire, the Louth under 10 Cross Country Champion for 2009 and winner of a wide variety of events ranging from long jump, ball throw and 80 metres up to 500 metres and cross country events received the runner's up certificate in the girls under 9 to 13 section.
See below some of the Dunleer A.C. Leinster and National Competitors including National silver medallist Martin Quinn and 4th placed Aaron Hanlon and Usain Bolt's Fan club
National Senior Track and Field Championships incorporating junior 3km.
Well done Darragh Greene, Martin Quinn, Tomás Cotter, David Lambe and David Vaughey who competed in the National Championships in Santry in August 2009.
Tomás Cotter won the junior men's 3,000 title in 8:39.85 and added the National gold to his collection. He was supported by Club mates David Lambe in 9.19.81 and David Vaughey 9.39.15 both running very strongly.
Darragh was second in his 800 metres heat on Saturday, qualifying comfortably for the final on Sunday, where he had a great race finishing in 5th place in 1.52.42 behind Thomas Chamney and David Campbell.
Martin Quinn competing in his first National Senior Championships had a great run in the 5,000metres on the track in 15.13.75, as did the junior men in the 3,000 metres.
The men's team were delighted to chat to Eamon Coughlan after the race, while the juveniles were very pleased that Sonia O Sullivan took time to sign autographs and chat.
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A Warm Welcome to Mickey Linden
Dunleer A.C. was delighted to welcome Mickey Linden to the Club in 2009. Mickey won two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals with the Down county team in 1991 and 1994. He has also won 6 Down Senior Football Championships with Mayobridge. In his début for Dunleer A.C. at the Louth track and Field Championships on Wednesday 29th July, Mickey won the 100m, 200m amd long jump in the M3 section.
In August, Mickey participated in the National Masters' Championships in Santry alongside his Clubmates Malachy Campbell, Micheál Mulligan, Earl Taylor, Geraldine Finegan and Sandra Doheny.
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Annual Celebration Night
The Committee organised a celebration night to recognise all of our juvenile and junior athletes who participated in cross country, indoor, road and track and field events during the previous 12 months. The Celebration Night took place on June 6th at 8.30 p.m. in the Valley Inn and a great night was had by all. Many thanks to Eithne for organising the evening and congratulations to all of our athletes who have trained hard and competed to the best of their ability during the past year. All of the athletes were presented with certificates by Chairman Eugene Burns.
Senior athlete Geraldine Finegan showed the athletes the Perpetual Cup for the Club's best Multi Events athlete. Geraldine hopes to encourage younger athletes to develop their talents at track and field and to try new events and broaden their range of athletic disciplines.
Geraldine's mentor Larry Mc Guill is the Honorary President of Dunleer Athletic Club and the man behind Rás na hÉireann since its inception in 1970. Geraldine presented Larry with her International medals in 2008, in recognition of the encouraging and supportive role he has played in her life. Both Larry and Geraldine have dedicated many years to athletics, encouraging others to train and compete to the best of their ability.
