At the Diamond League (Weltklasse) meeting in Zurich last Thursday evening, Ferrybank AC’s Thomas Barr produced another...
Athletics
Beijing Revisited
Beijing Revisited
From an Irish point of view the top performance at the World Championships in Beijing was the fifth placing by the defending...
All Ireland Bronze for Thomas
All Ireland Bronze for Thomas
The first stage of the All Ireland Juvenile Track and Field championships were held in Tullamore last Saturday. With the club...
A Race Well Run
A Race Well Run
Tom Hogan and Pauline Curley (the latter for the third successive year) were the top billing tape breakers at last...
Thomas Raises The Barr
Thomas Raises The Barr
Thomas Barr’s scintillating start to the track and field season continued in style in Switzerland on Saturday when the Ferrybank...
Barr Breaks Long Standing National Record
Barr Breaks Long Standing National Record
Thomas Barr started his international season in Namur in Belgium on Wednesday last finishing third in the 400m hurdles with a...
County titles for Power and Walsh
County titles for Power and Walsh
The county’s clubs were well represented at the first county cross country championships in St Augustine’s College...
Munster Express/Hartley People 10K a huge success
Munster Express/Hartley People 10K a huge success
The Hartley People/Munster Express 10k in the city on Sunday last attracted an entry of over 500 including Mayor Cllr John...
World Champion not on RTE’s wavelength
World Champion not on RTE’s wavelength
At 5.30am (Irish time) on Wednesday last. Rob Heffernan lined up for the start of the men’s 50K Walk at the World Athletics...
Time for zero tolerance on cheats
Time for zero tolerance on cheats
Usain Bolt was in brilliant form as he powered to 100 metre gold at the World Championships in Moscow on Sunday night. Mo Farah...
Ferrybank athletes’ super Santry show
Ferrybank athletes’ super Santry show
Having followed the fortunes of Ferrybank AC for over a decade I was delighted to see the scintillating performances turned in...
European relay gold for Níamh Mc Nicol.
European relay gold for Níamh Mc Nicol.
Níamh McNicol (Ferrybank AC) won a gold medal with the Irish relay team at the European Youth Olympics Festival in Utrecht,...
