Mar 10, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The final race of a long and exhausting cross country season The All Ireland Schools and Varsities takes place in Cork IT on Saturday. Some of these athletes will be running their 10th races of the season, between Juvenile County and National championships last November/December, Schools races and Junior Championships since Christmas. Clonliffe athletes taking part include Liam Ashton, Owen McCullough, Ian Guiden, Jamie Rossister, Eric McCann, Jordan Logue, Graham Mahon, Johnny Bradly Ward, Mark McKenzie and Conor McGuinness. The best of luck to all. Action gets underway at 12.00 noon, see www.athleticsireland.ie for more.

Mar 10, 2010 [Club Secretary]
Clonliffe Harriers stalwart Don Appleby passed away peacefully on March 8th. Don was a long time member of Clonliffe and an athlete of some note, he ran in the famous Herb Elliott 1958 meet in Santry, and was an Irish International Cross Country runner in the `50s representing Ireland on several occasions. Don`s daughter Jean and Patricia were also members of Clonliffe. His removal takes place tomorrow from his home in Drumcondra to St. Columba`s Church, Iona Road, Glasnevin arriving at 10.50am with funeral after 11.00am mass to Dardistown Cemetery. Rest in peace.

Mar 8, 2010 [Noel Guiden ]
In positively spring-like Phoenix Park yesterday Clonliffe’s Senior Men’s Team put on a magnificent display to successfully retain the National Cross Country Title for a magnificent seventh time in succession. The victory was made all the sweeter by reason of Mark Kenneally’s taking of his first National Title (discounting his 2006 win in the now defunct National Short Course), with three silver medals from previous Nationals, however, today Mark would be the bridesmaid no more. - MORE....

Mar 7, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Clonliffe men`s seniors captured a magnificent seventh National title in a row in Sunny Phoenix Park this afternoon, which featured a wonderful maiden National individual title from Mark Kenneally. The Clonliffe scorers today were Mark, Sergiu Ciabanu, Chris Carris and John Hennigan. The "B2 team also ran superbly placing 7th. A great effort from the Junior men saw the scorring four of Jayme Rossister, Mark McKenzie, Jordan Logue and Conor McGuinness take team bronze. Congrats to all concerned. Full report and photos tomorrow.

Mar 4, 2010 [Ladies_Captain]
This years National Cross-Country Championship will take place in the Phoenix Park the ladies junior team consists of Laura Brennan, Elaine & Lorna Begley, Irene Falvey, Rosin Leahy, Niamh Hussey and Sarah Finegan. - MORE....

Mar 3, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The National Cross Country Inter-club Championships takes place this Sunday in the Phoenix Park hosted by Donore Harriers. Club Captain Joe Cooper has announced that there will be two Clonliffe Senior Men’s Teams taking part as well as a Junior Men’s Team. There will also be a full Women’s Junior and Senior team, to be announced later. - MORE....

Mar 3, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
Any Junior or Senior athlete who wish to compete at the Leevale Open Sports should contact me (text/call at 087-9292853). We have several athletes competing and we will be flying down (cheap Ryanair €19.99 at the moment!!) and you may want to travel as a group. - MORE....

Mar 3, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Would club members please note that the track will be closed from Tuesday the 16th of March for lane painting works. These works will commence on the morning of the 16th of March (weather permitting of course) and will continue on St. Patrick’s Day, Wednesday the 17th of March and all being well the track OUGHT be available again for training on Thursday the 18th of March. Once again the Committee thank our club members for their understanding and co-operation – it will all be worthwhile in the end!

Mar 3, 2010 [N. Guiden ]
As members will probably we aware the MSB St. Patrick’s Day Festival 5k Road Race takes place on Sunday the 14th of March from the Mansion House in Dawson Street in Central Dublin at 12 noon. The Course Director Eamon Dolan is seeking your assistance. Would any club members be available to help out with the race if you are not taking part? If you are available to steward on the day Eamon and his team would as always be very grateful for your support (there is the promise of a goody bag!) If you are available could you meet Eamon on the steps of the Mansion House at 10 a.m. that morning, your duties should be well finished by 1 o’clock on the day. Eamon’s phone number is 087 670 3311.

Mar 1, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
At the Dublin Juvenile Indoor Championships over the weekend there were Clonliffe doubles all round. First off Patrick O`Connor scored a notable sprint double with victory in the boys U/18 60m and 200m. Club mate Stuart Roche also ran well and took bronze in both. In the U/19`s Keith Kavanagh also took double bronze in the 60m and 200m. - MORE....

Mar 1, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
As expected Clonliffe`s Brian Gregan has been selected by Athletics Ireland for the World Indoor Track and Field in Qutar in two week`s time (12th -14th of March). Brian takes his place in the 15 member team and is selected for the 400 along side DSD`s David Gillick, Brian is also a possible starter in the 4x 400 relay (full team on www.athleticsireland.ie) - MORE....

Mar 1, 2010 [Stephen Byrne]

GRAND PRIX 2010

This years Grand Prix series will again revert back to the one series of races kicking off with the Irwin Cup on Saturday 27th of March and finishing with the Ahern Cup on October 9th. There will be 13 races in the series with 10 races to count towards an athletes overall score.

Mar 1, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The weekend`s cross country action was the BHAA Gards/St. Raphaels race at the Phoenix Park on Saturday. There was a particularily large Clonliffe group taking part. In the women`s 2 mile race Ailish McDermott had a fine run taking 4th place in 12.47. In the mens 4 mile race Ernie Ramsey had one of his best races todate finishing well up the field in 14th place (22.51), next in was a trio of battling training companions: 30th Philip O`Doherty (23.31), 31st Mark Birminghan (23.32), and 33rd Terry McLoughlin (23.37). Next in 43rd Eoin Murray (24.24), 69th Maurice McCrohan (25.41), 71st Stephen Byrne (25.49), 76th Paul Carolan (26.05), 150th John Fay (30.04). Apologies for any omissions. The Race Director was Clonliffe man Anthony Malone who after the race expressed his delight and appreciation that so many club mates turned out to support the race.

Feb 26, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The Armagh International Road races took place last night. Mark Kenneally now in his final preparations for the Nationals placed well down the field in 17th place in the 5k feature race in 14.20 some 22 seconds behind race winner Nick McCormick (ENG). Aidan Bailey was 32nd in 14.47. While in the womens 3k race Louise Reilly finished 15th in 10.32.

Feb 24, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Well done to all the athletes who competed in today`s Leinster Schools Cross Country at the mudbath in St. Clares , DCU, Glasnevin. The snow and rain of recent days left the playing fields in a terrible condition and with the rain lashing down the conditions were extreamly testing. Cross country is a tough tough sport, and all who took part today deserve great credit. - MORE....

Feb 22, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
There were a couple of Clonliffe Harriers in action over the weekend. Dave Donegan was a little below his best when finishing 3rd in the Pole Vault in the Celtic Cup in Cardiff. The National Champion cleared 4.65m. - MORE....

Feb 22, 2010 [Sinéad Hartnett]
The ladies team had the bare team of 4 competing in yesterdays race in Boyle. The course should have been 4km but was just short of 3km. Joyce O’Hare was first home for team having a great second lap picking off a steady stream on her way, that extra 1km would have suited her. Next was Maura Matthews also had a good run coming home in 30th, Bronagh Ni Bhriain in 37th spot and Laura Garvey not put off by her first cross country (even if she did get an elbow in the side at the start) in 46th position. Well done all. The team came home in 6th spot.

Feb 21, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Pat Bonass today added the O/65 National Cross Country title to his ever growing collection. The National Masters was run over a tough course at Lough Key Forrest, Boyle, County Roscommon. Despite over night snow underfoot conditions were described as good with the odd muddy patch, the course itself featured a pretty stiff climb early on. Unfortunately once again at a National Cross country Championship there were problems. The "big" lap was about 400m short resulting in all races running short of distance, there was also confusion at the start of the Masters race regarding the actual course. - MORE....

Feb 20, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Two mega performances from Clonliffe athletes Andre Lidova and Megan Comber at the Dublin Juvenile indoor championships in the Morton Stadium today. In the boys U/13 shot put Andre put his fear of throwing the shot through the window or wall to one side to win gold by a mega three meters with a best throw of 9.77m, mere inches from the wall!. While in the girls U/15 high jump a great jump from Megan to clear 4.72m was more than enough to take silver. Excellent stuff!

Feb 18, 2010 [Sinéad Hartnett]
Sunday`s National Intermediate and Masters Cross Country takes place at Lough Key Forest, Boyle County Roscommon. The ladies Intermediate team includes Becky Woods, Joyce O'Hare, Bronagh NiBhriain, Maura Matthews, Marie Byrne & Laura Garvey (making her cross country debut after recently winning the Cake Race). Best of luck girls, I'll be there supporting.

Feb 17, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
As expected National Indoor Pole Vault Champion David Donegan has been selected by AAI for this weekend`s Celtic Cup in Cardiff. Full Irish teams on www.athleticsireland.ie

Feb 17, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Clonliffe will take it`s place amongst Europe`s best clubs at the 30th European Track and Field Champions Clubs for the second successive year on May 30th in the Swiss city of Bern. The clubs in group B are: - MORE....

Feb 16, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
Santry was buzzing tonight when news started to filter around among those training that Brian Gregan had just ran 46.68 in an Indoor meet in Vienna. Its well inside the standard for the IAAF World Indoors in Doha next month. Brian finished 2nd, only 0.02 behind the winner. - MORE....

Feb 15, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
After his last few indoor races in the States having been at altitude Dave Flynn came back down to sea level at the weekend for the Grand Valley Big Meet in Michigan where he once again doubled up. Flynner ran 4.17 for the mile and 1.56 for 800m. Also over the weekend a number of Clonliffe men took in the latest BHAA cross country race, the Airport 5 Mile : 23rd Anthony Malone (30.26), 34th Mark Birmingham (31.22), 40th Eoin Murray (32.09), 45th Maurice McCrohan (32.21), 51st Fergus Keenan (32.46), 123rd John Fay (37.50). Meanwhile Aidan Bailey travelled to Sheffield where he ran 8.21 indoors for 3,000m. The sole Clonliffe Harrier at the Leinster Cross Country held yesterday in Kilmacow was Ailish Mc Dermott 15th in 17.29 and first scorer for her native County Laois. Finally in the weekend round up Mags Greenan was 2nd O/50 and 65th overall in the My Sport Enniscorthy 10k, Co. Wexford yesterday in 41.08.

Feb 14, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The Club Captain has almost finalised his teams for next Sunday`s National Intermediate and Masters Cross Country which takes place at Lough Key Forest, Boyle County Roscommon. The Intermediate team includes Brett Paine, 2nd in the Dublin Intermediates and 7th in the National Novice, Eoin Pearse 3rd in the Dublin Intermediates and 9th in the National Novice, David Fitzmaurice, the Dublin Novice Cross Country Champion, Lorcan Cronin, who continues to bed in well with the club and had a very good European outing in Bilbao last Sunday and newly crowned Clonliffe club Cross Country champion Joseph Cooper. - MORE....

Feb 14, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The offical results of yesterday`s club cross country championships: - MORE....

Feb 14, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
The domestic indoor season for seniors came pretty much to a close yesterday at the Irish University Championships in Nenagh. The Clonliffe crew continued their medal winning exploits of recent weeks with five more medals. - MORE....

Feb 13, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The 2010 Clonliffe club cross country championships took place in perfect conditions at Santry Demesne at high noon today. There was a fine turn out of athletes for the 6k event of around 25 or so. The Demesne itself has recovered well from the Europeans cross country with Spring grass now growing again and the the ground now pretty well dried out. A fresh, still Spring day greeted the athletes with the Harry Cooney Cup up for grabs. - MORE....

Feb 13, 2010 [Stephen Byrne]
The inaugral running of the Dylan Ahern Memorial 5k Steeplechase Race took place on Saturday 6th February 2010 in Malahide Castle.

The Ahern family were delighted with the large turnout as nearly 70 competitors took part in the race and there was also a large number of supporters there to cheer them on. - MORE....

Feb 11, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Clonliffe Harriers is always open to new members, regardless of expierence: juvenile, junior, beginers, senior, master. Track and field, cross country, road, marathon runners or indeed social runners who`d like to keep fit. - MORE....

Feb 9, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The action this weekend switches back to Santry Demesne for the Clonliffe Club Cross Country Championships. The 2010 championships take place at 12.00 noon. It is expected that defending champion Niall Sherlock will be there to try for a second Harry Cooney Cup in succession. He may not, however, have things all his own way as with the National Intermediates and Masters a week later the challengers will be lining up hoping to make a last minute impression on Joe Cooper before he selects his teams. All members are encouraged to take part, or if you are not running please come along and help out on the day. The presentation will take place in the club lounge, The Harry Cooney Room, post race.

Feb 8, 2010 [Noel Guiden ]
Clonliffe athletes performed exceptionally well at the European Champions Clubs Cross Country in Bilbao, Spain yesterday, the highlight of which was yet another world class performance by Mark Kenneally in finishing 6th place in the Senior Men’s 10,000 metre race leading the team to 9th place overall a repeat of 2009. The Junior Team exceeded all expectations with a superb team performance to finish an excellent 6th place only 10 points off a medal position. - MORE....

Feb 8, 2010 [Brian McDonald]
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Feb 7, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
Conor Healy ran a great race in the 1500 and was just denied by Colin Costello but claimed silver in 3:58 (to be confirmed). - MORE....

Feb 6, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
Dave Donegan struck gold in the Men Pole Vault with a clearance of 4.85. He also came close to 5.00 on his last attempt. Ian Rogers had an indoor PB of 4.50 to claim silver in a great day for Clonliffe on the runway. - MORE....

Feb 4, 2010 [Noel Guiden ]
On Friday afternoon the largest ever contingent of Clonliffe cross country athletes leave these shores for Continental Europe to take on Europe’s best athletes in the European Club’s Championships which are being held on Sunday the 7th in Bilbao, Spain. The Men’s Senior Team over the years have been regular participants at European level and are for the first time being joined by a Men’s Junior Team courtesy of course of that magnificent double in the 2009 National Cross Country in Santry. - MORE....

Feb 4, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The West, South and East Leinster Schools Cross country took place this afternoon and once again as in the North Leinsters Clonliife athletes performed with distinction for their schools. The West Leinsters were held near the Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park, over rolling parkland with dry underfoot contions, as is the norm in the Park the athletes faced strong blustery winds but thankfully the dark sky held firm and it remained dry. Rachel Murray was the club`s star performer today with an excellent win in the minor girls race. In the Inter boys race Owen McCullogh again had a very good run finishing a most cerdible 12th and scorring on the winning Belvedere team.In the senior boys race Jamie Rossister (Belvedere) warmed up for Bilbao with a comfortable win.In the South Leinster senior boys another Bilbao bound athlete Eric McCann running well within himself had a 4th place finish. Meanwhile over at the East Leinsters Clonliffe`s sole athlete was Elaine Begley who once again ran an excellent cross country race in the inter girls finishing a superb 6th. Well done all.

Feb 2, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
St. Clares was once again the venue for today`s schools cross country action as passage had to be negotiated through the North Leinsters. The prize on offer today was a starting bearth in the Leinsters at the same venue in three weeks time. With that prize in sight the athletes put the difficult underfoot conditions, the result of very heavy overnight rain, firmly to the back of their minds and focused on the task at hand. - MORE....

Feb 1, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
Clonliffe's seniors, juniors and masters lifted 6 golds from yesterday's Leinster Indoors in Nenagh. Three of those came in the 400m event, with Ciaran Mackey running an excellent 51.65 to take the Junior men, John Fagan ran 51.31 to take the Senior men and Orna McGinley was victorious in the Senior womens 400m in 62.85. Orna also got gold in the Triple Jump in 10.34 which augurs well for the women's team and their push in the National League this summer. Master`s gold came via George Maybury coming down in distance winning O/55 400m. - MORE....

Dec 18, 2009 [Tom Griffin]

The roster for club officials to conduct the Club lotto on Thursday evenings can be found below. The lotto has proven an effective way for the club to raise important funds to support the clubs athletic ambitions. We would encourage all members to support the lotto on a weekly basis.