02 July 2008 - Race 11, J.G. Memorial 4.2miles, Cranford The J.G. Memorial 4.2miles road race is on July 11th in Cranford. The road race and walk start at 7.30pm with registration from 6:30pm. The prizes for the event this year are as follows, €250 for the first person who can beat the record time set on this course by Danny McDaid in 1969. His time on the day was 19 mins 36 seconds. €100 for the first man who can beat the time set in 2006 by Pauric McKinney, Letterkenny A.C. of 20mins 57 Secs. €100 for the first woman who can beat the time set in 2003 by Margaret Synott, Letterkenny A.C. of 24min 13 Secs. €70 for the winner of the mens race. €70 for the winner of the womans race. Prizes for veteran men for over 40, over 45, over 50, over 55 and over 60. Prizes for veteran ladies for over 35, over 40, over 45, over 50 and over 55. Con Duffy Perpetual shield for the winner of the under 18 boys plus trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the event. Trophies for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the under 18 girls. Also trophies for under 14 boys and girls. There is an Event-T-Shirts for all competitors.

30 June 2008 - 100k Fund Raiser Run Tír Chonaill AC are holding a major fund raiser on Saturday 12th July in Bundoran. The club caters for athletes from 8 years old upwards, the oldest member being 68 years of age. The club takes in an area from Inver/Frosses through Donegal Town, Ballyshannon to Bundoran. It offers athletics training, in a fun and safe environment, especially for younger athletes, while providing a structured and tailored training programme to senior and master athletes, and also offers an opportunity to people who just want to get fit. The fundraiser, a continuous 100k run by club athletes, will take place on the Main Street, Bundoran, outside Cara Pharmacy, the club’s sponsor, and with a 12.00noon start, will continue until the 100k has been passed. Cara Pharmacy, as part of the fundraiser will offer health checks on the day, where donations can be made to the club and also trained club coaches will be available throughout the day offering advice on fitness and training. All club members are asked to make themselves available on this day to run and collect. 100k Fund Raiser.pdf

30 June 2008 - Jumps Fest in Birmingham Mary McLoone was off to Birmingham at the weekend, having been invited to take part in a jumps fest competition, where she rediscovered her recent good form with two days of excellent jumping.  On the Saturday Mary competed in the elite long jump and with a super 5.85m took a great second place, a mere 3cm behind the winner. On Sunday, it was the triple jump and going in the second pool, Mary was again in superb form, breaking the sand for a best of 12.62m to take first place, just 2cm short of her personnel best.  Mary’s next outing will be at the 'AAI National Senior Championships' in July.

29 June 2008 - Tír Chonaill AC Athletes Success at Tailteann Games in Santry Three Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town, Athletes were selected on the Ulster Inter Provincial Team for the annual 'Irish Schools Under 17 Tailteann Games' meet at Santry on Saturday last. All three put in outstanding performances against the best from the four provinces.

28 June 2008 - Fixtures List for July Updated by Paddy. Fixtures July.pdf

27 June 2008 - Finn Valley 5k, Ballybofey on Friday Evening On Friday the Finn Valley 5k took place with a good showing from club athletes. Paul Ward, who has been showing some good form of late finished in fifth overall and first in the master category with 16.43. Gary Thomas was next up in ninth place overall and second in his category with 17.23, while Philomena Gallagher with 21.20, Vera Haughey, 21.57, Sharon Meehan, 22.17 and Jackie Harvey, 22.39 were all pleased with their runs. Check out pics on Valley Site Pics Results.pdf

25 June 2008 - Bosco Fun Athletics Camp Booked Out On Monday morning next, 30th June, the annual week long 'Bosco Fun in Athletics Camp' will commence at 10:00am.

24 June 2008 - Mullaghmore Triathlon Video Contained is footage of some of the Tir Chonaill AC Athletes who took part at Mullaghmore in the Triathlon.

24 June 2008 - Tír Chonaill Athletes on Ulster Team When the 'Irish Schools Under 17 Tailteann Games Inter Provincial' takes place in Santry on Saturday next three young Tír Chonaill Athletes will be part of the Ulster Team.

22 June 2008 - Tri Success for Tír Chonaill AC Triathletes The club had a double success at the Mullaghmore Triathlon this morning Saturday 21 June, when new comer to the event Noel Thomas made a sensational debut with victory in his category in the short course event, while the relay team of Elizabeth McIntyre (750m swim); Tony Cummins (20k bike) and Shelley Roper (5k run) took a superb third place with 1.16.41 on the clock, from 13 relay teams.

22 June 2008 - Rotary 10k, Enniskillen Six Club Athletes made the trip to Enniskillen on Saturday afternoon for the Rotary 10k and again came back with a fair measure of success.

22 June 2008 - Lifford 5k on Friday Evening Three Club Members travelled to Liffort on Friday evening for the 8th race in the McCormick/Mizuno sponsored Donegal Athletic Board’s Grand Prix. Paul Ward with 16.05, a season's best, placed 8th overall and second in his category behind Gary Crossan. Paul's target of sub 16minutes for the 5k is now looking ever more possible this season. Gary Thomas with 16.56, also a season's best, and improving with every race, placed 16th overall and 6th in his category. Richard McCarthy, with 17.50 for 29th overall in a race that had 86 finishers. Results Overall.pdf Results Category.pdf

22 June 2008 - Mary McLoone on International Duty On Sunday in Leiria, Portugal, club athlete Mary McLoone competed at a European Cup competition for Ireland. Mary, on her own admission, was below form and despite this did the long jump finishing 8th with 5.63m. The Irish women's team finished in 4th place overall.

22 June 2008 - Donegal Community Games Athletics Finals at Milford The Donegal Community Games Athletics Finals were held at Milford on Sunday afternoon. There was great success for athletes who are members of, and compete with Tír Chonaill AC, with several qualyfing for the All Ireland Finals. Athletes from the Ballyshannon area, the Bundoran area and the Donegal Town area, who took medals and certificates in most events. Well done to all.

20 June 2008 - Parents Association make Presentation towards New Development The Abbey Vocational School Parents Association made a presentation of €12,000 towards the new Athletics/Sports development. The new facility, to start shortly, includes a large tartan surfaced area, a 75m x 45m all weather pitch and a 500m jogging/walking track.

18 June 2008 - 'Introduction to Sports Day' at St. Macartans NS, Bundoran Tír Chonaill AC coach Paddy Donoghue, was invited into St Macartans NS, Bundoran, to introduce athletics at the school's, 'introduction to sports day' on Wednesday last.

17 June 2008 - Congratulations All at Tír Chonaill AC wish to congratulate our friends and neighbours at Finn Valley AC, on having both their women and men's teams qualify for the division 1 League Final, the men in fourth and women in eight place overall. It is a great achievement for Donegal athletics to have three county club teams compete in a national final.

17 June 2008 - AAI National Track and Field League at Santry Sunday saw the club’s women’s team compete in 'Round Two of the AAI National Track and Field League' at Santry and with a brilliant team performance they secured their place in the final once again, finishing level with Abbey AC on 111 points on the day.

17 June 2008 - AAI U-10/11/12 Team Championships plus Relays, Tullamore On Saturday it was the turn of our U-12 girls to shine, when at the under age group team competition in Tullamore, the relay squad of Sarah Timoney, Kate McGowan, Eva McMullin, Ruth Gillespie and sub Katie McCafferty, narrowly missed out on bronze medals.

17 June 2008 - Richard McCarthy at Buncrana 10k Saturday evening saw Richard McCarthy make the trip to the Buncrana 10k and take second place in his category with a very fine 38.40 on the clock.

17 June 2008 - Mary McLoone at the Ulster and Northern Ireland Seniors Mary McLoone was in action at the Ulster and Northern Ireland senior track and field championships at the Antrim Forum track, also on the Saturday, and came away with a double gold.  In the morning, Mary, who learned earlier in the week that she had been selected on the Irish European Cup team to compete in Portugal next weekend, won her favourite event the triple jump with a 12.05m leap.  Later in the day she completed her remarkable double with a sweet victory in the long jump, breaking the sand at 5.94m, one centre meter ahead of her main rival Mary Devlin of Abbey AC.

06 June 2008 - Holian and McGloin continue dominance at Donegal Town 5k Finn Valley pair Kevin Holian and Teresa McGloin continued their dominance of this year’s Brian McCormick/Mizuno sponsored Donegal Athletic Board’s Grand Prix of road racing, with comprehensive victories in the men’s and women’s categories on a balmy Friday evening last in Donegal Town. Even at this early stage in the series, the Donegal Town race being the sixth, and barring injury, it is difficult to see who can topple the reigning overall champions from last year.

03 June 2008 - Fixture List for June Updated 02 June 2008 Fixture List.pdf

03 June 2008 - Donegal Town Group Complete Mini Marathon The 2008 Women’s Dublin Mini Marathon attracted an entry of over 47,000 runners, joggers and walkers to a sun drenched Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday. Nineteen local women joined the largest women’s mass participation event in the world and came home very happy with their individual and overall performances.

02 June 2008 - Ulster & Northern Ireland U-10 to U-13 Championships at the Finn Valley Centre On Sunday it was the turn of the club’s younger age groups to shine, when they competed at the Ulster and Northern Ireland U-10 to U-13 championships at the Finn Valley Centre. Congratulations and well done to all who competed and to those who won medals: the U-10 boys and U-12 girls relay team who took bronze medals and qualified for the All Ireland finals. Also Kate McGowan, James Stewart, Emma Brady, Karen Tracey and Niall Carr, all who won medals.

02 June 2008 - Donegal Primary Schools Challenge at the Finn Valley Track. Some of our young athletes also competed on Wednesday, at the 'Donegal Primary Schools Challenge' held at the Finn Valley track. There were many fine performances; most notable was the performance of Bundoran’s Jamie Brennan in the boys ’96 long jump, where he won with an excellent leap of 3.70m. Megan McGee, also from Bundoran, with a clearance of 1.01m in the girls ’98 high jump, ended up in a three-way tie for second place. Both athletes are from the Bundoran training group and pupils of St Macartans NS.

02 June 2008 - Mary McLoone at Graded Meeting in Santry For club athlete, Mary McLoone, the season just keeps getting better, when in ideal conditions at a Dublin athletics county board graded meeting in the Morton Stadium in Santry on Wednesday evening last, she recorded two great victories with superb performances. Having set out her stall at the first graded meeting a fortnight ago, and gaining maximum points for the club in the first round of the AAI National League, Mary won the 200m in an excellent 25.56secs, finishing ahead of some more established 200m specialists.  A half hour later Mary leaped to a season’s best when she won the long jump, breaking the sand at 5.55m, with the wind gauge showing a reading of +0.1.  The Ulster/Northern Ireland Senior Championships on the 14th of June are her next target, with the second round of the league on the following day, Sunday the 15th of June in Dublin.

01 June 2008 - Outstanding Donegal Schools performances at Irish Schools Finals There were indeed many outstanding performances by Donegal Athletes at the Irish Schools Track & Field Championships Final in Tullamore last Saturday. Club athlete Louise Harvey took a superb bronze medal in the intermediate girls 300m hurdles in a new personnel best of 45.57.

29 May 2008 - Buncrana 5k A massive 180 finishers crossed the finish line at the Buncrana 5k on Wednesday night. The race is part of the Donegal Mizuno Grand Prix Series and the Furey Insurance Derry Road Series.

28 May 2008 - Massive Turnout for Primary School Athletics Finals at Finn Valley St. Mary's (Stranorlar), Cashel (Glencolmcille) and Annagry are the 'Donegal Athletics Primary School Champions' for 2008.

27 May 2008 - AAI National League Track & Field Championships (2nd Round) National League Club points standings after 'Round 1' and venue for Round 2 on 15th June 2008. Results.pdf

24 May 2008 - Donegal Sports Partnership Athletics Jamboree in Donegal Town On Wednesday last 150 children enjoyed a two hour athletics jamboree in the Abbey Voc. School Gymnasium.

20 May 2008 - Letterkenny Interfirms 5k, 2008

20 May 2008 - Abbey Vocational School Awards Presentation Four Juvenile Athletes were honoured at the Annual Abbey Vocational School Awards Presentation Night.

20 May 2008 - Women Impress in National League at Antrim Forum The Clubs Premier League Women’s Team had a most successful outing at the Antrim Forum on Sunday last. The occasion was the first round of the 'National League' and the aim was to maximise a points total to take forward to round two in three weeks time. The top eight scoring teams from the two rounds qualify for the prestigious Irish final in early July.

20 May 2008 - Busy and Successful Weekend for Tír Conaill AC at Ulster Schools The Ulster Schools Track and Field Finals are recognised as the top athletic meeting of the summer in Ulster. Qualification comes from five provincial regions and the cream of provinces athletic talent participate in a superbly organised day long competition supported by three thousand spectators.

18 May 2008 - McLoone Jump-Starts her Season in Style With the outdoor track and field season barely begun, it is often a slow process for some athletes making the transition from winter hibernation to peak performance. But for one athlete that did not appear to be a problem! Mary McLoone, the Tír Chonaill AC athlete and current International, gave herself the perfect start to her outdoor campaign when in almost ideal conditions for the power events, she set two new personnel bests at a Dublin graded meeting in the Irishtown Stadium on Wednesday evening last. Going in the 100m first, McLoone was first out of the blocks, going on to cross the finish line in 12.34secs for her first PB of the evening. This time, agonisingly close to the county record of 12.32 set by Finn Valley’s Ann Marie Lynch in Tullamore in 1991 at the BLOE Championships. A short time later she presented herself at the triple jump check in area.  In the triple jump, her specialist event, where she has been one of the most consistent competitors in the country over the past number of years, McLoone with a fine series of 12m plus jumps leaped into record books, bettering her own Donegal record with a massive 12.64m in winning the competition.  The outdoor summer season certainly holds promise for this fine athlete.

15 May 2008 - Ballyshannon 5k The Ballyshannon 5k took place on Friday evening, 16th May and again the club had a good presence.  Results to follow.

13 May 2008 - Donegal Senior and Masters T & F Championships on Tuesday Evening The first round of the 'Donegal Senior and Masters Track and Field Championships' took place on Tuesday evening at the Danny McDaid new tartan track in Letterkenny. Results.pdf

05 May 2008 - North West 10k Sunday saw the twelfth running of the North West Charity 10k in Letterkenny and again the club had a good presence.

05 May 2008 - Juvenile Competition at Colaiste Colmcille in Ballyshannon On Thursday evening last the St John Bosco Training Group joined the Ballyshannon/Bundoran Group for a local competition at Colaiste Colmcille in Ballyshannon. The competition saw the running events take place outside on the playing field while the standing long jump, ball throw and speed bounce took place indoors.  All events ran simultaneously and several great performances were witnessed with athletes enjoying themselves. The age range was from U-9 to U-13.  There were 60m, 80m, 300m and 600m running events.  A great big thank you to all those who turned up to assist on the evening, your help was greatly appreciated.

04 May 2008 - Donegal Town Athlete Invited to the House of Commons Aoife O'Connor, the young Donegal Town athlete, was a surprised and delighted recipient of a very special invitation earlier this week.

28 April 2008 - David Wilson Following on from his stunning seasonal debut at the 'Race That's Good for Life 5k' a fortnight ago in Chicago, where he finished fifth overall in winning his age category with 15.45, David Wilson continued his resurgence with a superb 15.27 at the Ravenswood 5k, also in Chicago, on Sunday morning last. The pace, furious from the gun, saw Wilson mix it at the front with some of Chicago's best road racers. With the lead alternating and changing several times, the eventual winner Chad Ware broke clear in the final 500m recording 15.12. Wilson locked in a battle with James Akita and Ricky Britton for the minor placings had to settle for third overall with Akita claiming second with 15.20 on the clock and Britton fourth in 15.31. The first six athletes broke the 16-minute barrier in this high-class race. The South Donegal man took first place in his MM35 age category and leads the category standings in the race series.

25 April 2008 - AAI Insurance The following documents have just been released by the Athletic Association of Ireland (AAI) AAI Insurance.pdf AAI Insurance - FAQs.pdf

20 April 2008 - AAI National 10k Road Championships Ladies Team The Master Women's Team travelled to Athenry on Sunday to compete at the 'AAI 10k Road Championships' and despite a brave effort in a very tough and competitive race finished a creditable fifth team place. Led by Philomena Gallagher, with a good return to form, she crossed the line in 43.06. Marie Rooney, suffering with a slight hamstring injury, was next to finish with 43.28 on the clock. Marie was second in her age category and took a great silver medal. Linda Ward, showing some good form of late at training, turned this into racing form with a fine 44.08, while Sharon McGowan completed the scoring team with a sound 45.21. Tony Cummins was our sole male athlete and was delighted with 48.29. 10k Results 2008.pdf

20 April 2008 - David Wilson in the News Stateside Former South Donegal Harrier and lately Tír Chonaill AC Athlete, David Wilson is back on the roads, and clocking superb times. Now residing in Chicago and after several years away from the sport, David returned to running last year, competing in one 5k in his local area. Now a year on, a fitter and stronger Wilson continues to train and began his racing season on 13 April with a 5k around the roads of Chicago. A former junior International and collegiate athlete, Wilson remained in the states after graduating, married and settled in the Chicago area, took some time out from athletics before returning to the sport that he showed such an aptitude for. On Sunday last in a field of over eight hundred athletes at the `Race That's Good For Life 5k', it was like old times, up with the leading group from the gun, Wilson, running in the colours of Brookfield, was always in contention and was delighted, crossing the finish line with a superb 15.45 on the clock for fifth place overall and first in his age category 35-39. Wilson's plans for the next six weeks are to compete at the next race on the circuit on 27 April and to follow this with two races in May, one a 5k, the other a 10 miler, a distance Wilson last raced over at the Ballyshannon 10, with its infamous Higginstown Hill, way back in 1987 - where does time go? The Chicago race circuit has about forty races, varying in distance from 5k to 10 milers and runs from April to November. We hope to hear lots more good news stories from across the Atlantic during this racing season!

16 April 2008 - Exciting Athletics Initiatives Two exciting 'Athletics Ireland' pilot initiatives that will introduce over three thousand children across Sligo and Donegal to the fundamentals of athletics was launched recently at Sligo I.T. and the Finn Valley Centre, Donegal.

14 Apri 2008 - British Sportshall Finals at the N.E.C., Birmingham Four Club Athletes - Emma Brady, Kelly McGrory, Louise Harvey and Aoife O'Connor were part of Donegal teams that travelled to the British Sporthall Finals in Birmingham on Saturday.

14 Apri 2008 - National Indoor Championships in Nenagh Young Athletes from the St John Bosco/Tír Conaill Athletic Club had a very busy schedule over the weekend when the final section of the 'National Indoor Championships' took place at Nenagh.

07 April 2008 - Lorcan McGarry runs Connemara Marathon The club's only athlete competing at the Connemara Marathon on a wind swept and unpleasant day was Lorcan McGarry. Plagued by a niggling injury, Lorcan's training was severely curtailed over the past few weeks, limited to tow runs, but despite this he was pleased with his 3.55 for the distance. Lorcan plans on a few days rest now before resuming training with the Dublin City Marathon in mind for the end of October.

07 April 2008 - Northwest Sprint Triathlon 2008, Derry Tír Chonaill Athletic Club was represented by Noel Thomas in the Northwest Sprint Triathlon 2008, at Templemore Sports Complex, in Derry City on Sunday morning .

06 April 2008 - Thrills, Spills and Success in Nenagh When 'Part 1' of the 'All Ireland Indoors' took place on Sat/Sun 5/6 April, six young Tír Conaill/St John Bosco Athletes had a most successful experience at Nenagh's Indoor Arena.

31 Mar 2008 - Omagh Half-Marathon Omagh provided the competition over the weekend for those brave enough to tackle the half marathon. On a day that had showers and sunshine, three club athletes made the journey and competed. Tony Cummins, the mere mention of a race is enough to set this man off, continues to show excellent early season form with a good 1.51, knocking over five minutes off his time for this tough course. Bernie McNeely crossed the line in 2.02 while Ann Donoghue was pleased with her 2.06. Kevin Connors provided much welcome backup on the course with water and taking the wet gear along the route. Also from Ballyshannon area were Caroline and Jackie Spratt who had excellent runs, their first on this tough course.

31 Mar 2008 - Congratulations to Vinny Duffy Everyone at Tír Chonaill athletic club would like to wish good luck and all the best for the future to club athlete Vinny Duffy who on Friday last had the official opening of his state of the art Showrooms at Portnason in Ballyshannon.

28 Mar 2008 - St.John Bosco Athletics Club Easter Camp During the Easter Holiday period, one hundred and thirty children enjoyed a fun packed three days, at the St John Bosco Athletic Club Multi-Sports Camp.

25 Mar 2008 - Carney 10k The Carney 10k provided the action for many of our club athletes on Easter Monday, with the second staging of the race, a fine way to blow away the after effects of the Easter Chocolate feast.

17 Mar 2008 - St. John Bosco Athletes Enjoy New Indoor Experience When Part 3 of the Ulster Juvenile Indoor Championships were held at Magherafelt Councils, magnificent new Meadowbank Indoor Arena, on Sat 15th March,  a group of St John Bosco Athletes had a memorable, enjoyable and successful experience.

17 Mar 2008 - Club Coach Honoured The club would like to be associated with the richly deserved Donegal Town Heritage Award to Seamus Og Campbell.

17 Mar 2008 - Point Construction, St. Patrick's Day 5k, Letterkenny Results.pdf complements of Herbie McDaid.

16 Mar 2008 - Ballyshannon Group Training Picture from outdoor training at the Mall Track Ballyshannon on Thursday Evening 13th March.

12 Mar 2008 - Bundoran Training Group Some pics from our Training Group taken at indoor training in the Sportshall at Magh Éne College Bundoran on a Tuesday night. Some long jump drills and general pics.

09 Mar 2008 - Supporting the Marathon-Man On Sunday morning last, several club athletes and members helped out with the long run for our marathon man. Lorcan McGarry, going in the 'Connemara Marathon' took to the roads around Lough Melvin for his 22 miler, accompanied by Marie Rooney, Sharon McGowan, Linda Ward, Shelley Roper, Vinny Duffy, Michael Gallagher and Canice Nicholas, with Tony Cummins and Paddy Donoghue on bikes, Philomena Gallagher in her car and with Bernie McNeely and Ann Donoghue organising the picnic for afterwards, it was a most enjoyable morning.

09 Mar 2008 - Pauric Harvey sets a new PB in the Liverpool Half-Marathon Club athlete Pauric Harvey had a tremendous run at the recent Liverpool Half-Marathon and set himself a massive new personnel best with 79.19 on the clock as he crossed the line in 20th place in the open male and 26th overall. His previous best time for the distance was 93 minutes. What next for this fine young athlete.

04 Mar 2008 - St. John Bosco Athletes Successful Outing in Glasgow St John Bosco Athletes made a successful trip to the 'Scottish Indoor Relay Champioships' on Saturday last. Held in the impressive Kelvin Hall, the clubs Girls Under 13 and 17 squads, made their own piece of history when they were the first Irish club teams to compete at this level and the first to win medals.

04 Mar 2008 - St. John Bosco Athletic Notes Congratulations to the Abbey Voc Schools 1st Yr Sportshall Teams on their fine performances in the county finals last week. Both Boys and Girls teams finished runners up.

03 Mar 2008 - Donegal Democrat Sports Star Award for Mary McLoone Congratulations to club athlete Mary McLoone on being selected as the Donegal Democrat Sports Star for the month of January.

29 Feb 2008 - Ulster Sportshall Finals at the Valley Leisure Centre, Belfast Fermanagh Boys Under 13 and Under 15 and Donegal Girls Under 13 and Under 15 were impressive team winners when the Ulster Sportshall finals were held at the Valley Leisure Centre, Belfast on Tuesday last.

27 Feb 2008 - Donegal Athletic Board, Grand Prix Fixture List 2008 Grand Prix Fixture List 2008.pdf

24 Feb 2008 - Jarlath Wins in Belfast Yesterday, 23rd Feb saw Jarlath  Ruane with a third round putt of 11.75metres won the 'Ulster/Northern Ireland Under 19 Indoor Shot Putt Championships' at the University of Ulster’s New Indoor Arena in Jordanstown, Belfast. The multi talented St John Bosco youth competing with the new 6kilo weighted implement for the first time also qualified for the All Ireland’s with medal winning performances in the 60m Hurdles and a 5.80m leap in the Long Jump.

24 Feb 2008 - Ulster Schools Cross-Country Results Cross-Country Ulster Schools, Mullusk Results.pdf

20 Feb 2008 - AAI Juvenile Athletics Rules Index A complete Index of all details and regulations regarding Juvenile Athletics including all rules relating to competition. AAI Juvenile Booklet.pdf

18 Feb 2008 - Congratulations to Finn Valley AC Masters Men Congratulations to 'Finn Valley AC Masters Men' on their success in winning the 'AAI Master Men Cross-Country Club' title and also th the Finn Valley AC Masters who made up the successful Donegal Team that took the 'County Team' title.

18 Feb 2008 - Ulster/Northern Ireland Athletics Regional Squads Over one hundred invited young athletes from all over Ulster assembled at Shercock on Saturday and Templemore, Derry City on Sunday for the 4th Ulster/Athletics Northern Ireland Regional Developmental squad series of the winter. Summer like weather greeted the athletes at both venues as they were led through technique work, training and discussion in the various disciplines.

16 Feb 2008 - AAI Masters Indoors, Nenagh Today, we saw some of our master athletes travel to Nenagh for the AAI National Masters Indoors Championships and what a day it was to be!  Four club athletes, Marie Rooney, Jackie Harvey, Paul Ward and Manus Peoples traveled to compete in their age categories bringing home two gold, four silver and one bronze medal between them. Well done all.

10 Feb 2008 - Eamon Harvey interview with Colin Griffin Eamon Harvey interviews Leitrim 'Race-Walker' Colin Griffin - holder of the Irish 50k Walk record.

10 Feb 2008 - Michelle competes in Sydney Olympic Stadium Back in action after a short New Year break in New Zealand, Michelle Harvey competed at the New South Wales Track and Field Championships on Sunday evening.  Michelle, after a ten day altitude training stint, competed in the pale blue of Victoria, lined out in the final of the NSW 1500m championships at 6.51 pm on a balmy Sunday evening, along side some of Australia’s most promising female athletes. In the magnificent Homebush Olympic Stadium, scene of the 2000 Olympic games, Michelle was always in the leading group, but when the injection of pace came with 400m to go, Michelle found herself being passed and had to settle for a good sixth place with a super 4.31.78. Michelle, entered the Australian 2007 ranking lists with some excellent performances in the 1,500m and 3,000m prior to Christmas.

04 Feb 2008 - 1st Yr Schools Sportshall, Abbey Voc Gym, Wed 30th Jan 2008 Schools competing were Carrick Vocational School; Mgh Ene Bundoran; St Catherine’s, Killybegs and Abbey Vocational School Donegal.

04 Feb 2008 - Mary McLoone wins in Cardiff at the Celtic Cup International indoors Club athlete, Mary McLoone was competing in Cardiff at the Celtic Cup International indoors. Mary was competing in the triple-jump as part of the Irish team. Despite two no jumps and some technique difficulties, it would turn out to be another successful weekend when with a second round leap to 12.22m she claimed first place and a full five points for the Irish team. The women’s team finished second overall to a strong Scottish outfit.

04 Feb 2008 - Marie Rooney at the Banks National Cross-Country Championships Club athlete, Marie Rooney was competing over the weekend, at the Banks National Cross-Country Championships in the grounds of UCC. For Marie, battered by rain, sleet and mud, running in the colours of the Bank of Ireland, it was another fine outing at cross-country this winter, when with a strong run she finished second overall, in a very competitive race.

30 Jan 2008 - Donegal hopes to attract the elite from around the World On Monday 21st January, 'Donegal County Council' became the first county in the country to officially launch a campaign to be a pre Olympic training location for the 2012 Games that take place in London.

29 Jan 2008 - Irish Indoor Championships at Odyssey Arena Belfast Tír Conaill’s Mary Mc Loone was the outstanding local athlete when the Irish Indoor Championships were held in the impressive Odyssey Arena Belfast last weekend.

21 Jan 2008 - Ulster/NI Master Cross-Country Championships, Gransha The club had two teams compete at the 'Northern Ireland and Ulster Cross-Country Championships' at the Gransha grounds in Derry on Saturday last and the master women’s team came home with silver medals.

21 Jan 2008 - Jarleth Ruane at the Junior Indoor Combined Events in Nenagh Jarleth Ruane competed at the junior indoor combined events in Nenagh over the weekend and was pleased with his performance, coming home with a silver medal with only a handful of points separating the first two. Jarleth was good over the 60mh in a super 9.02 and strong in the shot with a 11.19m.  His long jump at 5.65m and his high of 1.65m left him with some work to do but a good final event, the 1000m in 3.02 was enough to secure the silver with a total point’s score of 2956.

20 Jan 2008 - St John Bosco Club Athletes Notes Ten athletes from the St John Bosco Club attended the 3rd Athletics Ireland North West Squad Day of the current season, at the Finn Valley Centre, on Sunday last.

15 Jan 2008 - Mary McLoone leaps into Record Books Tír Chonaill AC Athlete Mary McLoone, in her first indoor competition of the season jumped into the record books when equalling the Donegal County Record in the Triple Jump with a magnificent 12.49m, at the AAI Indoor Games in Nenagh on Sunday afternoon.  For McLoone this was a just reward after being hampered for most of last season with a back injury that limited her competitiveness.  Opening with two failures, the calm McLoone leaped out to 11.54m on her third attempt to take the lead, a lead that she consolidated in her fourth jump, breaking the sand at 12.49m to ensure the title and a super new personnel best.  This equals the county record set by Sharon Foley of Lifford AC in Lappreenta, Finland in June 2003 and ranks both girls in joint  third place on the National ranking list behind Tanesiha Scanlon with 13.62m and Sara Barry with 12.65m. Later in the afternoon the versatile McLoone went to the board in the long jump and with an opening leap of 5.70m propelled herself into second place behind the Ferrybank athlete, Kelly Proper. McLoone remained consistent with leaps in the 5.60m region to take second place unchallenged, while Proper went on the set a new Irish Indoor record with a fifth round jump of 6.25m.  McLoone’s next outing will be to the AAI National Indoor championships in Belfast at the end of the month and on this sort of form it promises to be a good championship for her.

13 Jan 2008 - Sporthall Competitions U10 & U12 at Abbey Vocational Club Gym Several young athletes from the club’s catchment area took part in the girls and boys under 10 and under 12 sportshall competition hosted by the St John Bosco club on Saturday last.

12 Jan 2008 - Sponsorship from Cara Pharmacy Cara Pharmacy, with a flagship shop and store on Main Street, Bundoran, and a chain of shops across the border counties and more recently two new openings in Sligo, are the proud sponsors of Tír Chonaill AC.  Canice and Ramona Nicholas, both members of Tír Chonaill Athletic Club, have generously sponsored the club for a three-year period.  Photograph shows Canice presenting Marie Rooney (Treasurer) and Sharon McGowan (Secretary), both Tír Chonaill AC with a sponsorship cheque for the year 2008.

12 Jan 2008 - Tír Chonaill Athletic Club’s Boxing Day charity run in Castle Caldwell Marie Rooney (Treasurer of Tír Chonaill AC) and Paddy Donoghue (PRO of Tír Chonaill AC) presenting Georgina Fox, Manager of Bundoran Holiday Centre and Ozanam House with the proceeds form the Tír Chonaill Athletic Club’s Boxing Day club run in Castle Caldwell. The funds go to the local St Vincent De Paul.

07 Jan 2008 - Daire Brennan in London There was good news from the London area on Saturday afternoon where club athlete Daire Brennan, returned to racing after the Christmas break with a fine 7th place finish at the Middlesex County Championships.  On a tough and hilly 12k circuit, Daire was always in the top fifteen and was delighted with a top ten finish.  This guarantees his selection for the Middlesex team at the 'UK Intercounties Cross-Country Championships' which take place in March.  Prior to Christmas Daire had the distinction of being on the Donegal team at the 'AAI Intercounties Cross-Country' at the Curragh where he finished as one of the scoring six.

07 Jan 2008 - Belfast International Cross Country After 31 years, one would have thought that there were few fresh reporting angles on the Annual Belfast international Cross-Country extravaganza. How wrong can one be!

06 Jan 2008 - Athletic Leader Course in Bundoran a Great Success Nineteen aspiring 'Athletic Coaches' took part in the one-day athletics leader course held in Bundoran on Saturday last.

03 Jan 2008 - Rose McCauley at Finn Valley 5k Rose McCauley, St John Bosco, ran a very fine 24.04 in the 'Finn Valley St Stephens Day 5k Road Race. Rose is pleased with her current winter form and training is going well. Rose is no. 1822 in centre of picture.

02 Jan 2008 - Tír Chonaill AC Club Training/Coaching Day The clubs “coaching/training,” day on Saturday 29th December at the Abbey School Gym in Donegal Town was a great success, with those that turned up enjoying some expert advice and encouragement.

02 Jan 2008 - New Years Day Run at Donegal A happy new year to you all. The successful New Year’s Day club walk/jog/run took place in Donegal Town, with all assembling at the Abbey Vocational School Gym and heading off for an hours run at 11.00am.  The refreshments were a welcome sight afterwards in the upper rooms of the Gym.

01 Jan 2008 - Maeve Kyle Receives an OBE in the New Years Honours List Congratulations to Athletics Ireland, Ulster Council, Chairperson, Maeve Kyle who was named on the New Year's Honours list to receive an OBE for services to athletics.

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