By Paul O’Neill Masters athletics is on the rise in Ireland with the biggest team ever of 104 competitors preparing to lock horns with the best in Europe next month, in Poland. As preparation for these championships, athletes of 35 years and over were in attendance at the National Masters Indoor Championships at the TUS International […]
Buchanan win the highlight of a great day’s competition
E-District Schools’ results from Tuesday’s Cross Country Championships at Necarne Estate Mini Girls 1.Megan Mullally (Mount Lourdes Enniskillen 2Anna Lee Mc Kenna (St Ciaran’s Ballygawley) 3. Naoise Mc Kenna (Mount Lourdes, Enniskillen) Mini Boys 1. Cillian Lynch (Omagh CBS) 2. Piaras Toner (St Kevin’s Lisnaskea) 3. Luca Hall (Enniskillen Royal Grammar School) Minor Girls 1.Abby […]
New Ulster indoor record for Mahon
FRESH from a nine day warm weather training camp in the Algarve, Irvinestown’s Conal Mahon had a big start to his indoor season setting a new Ulster Indoor record in the triple jump in Jordanstown on Saturday. Mahon put together a solid series of jumps in the opening two rounds before registering a no-jump in round […]
Local athletes honoured at Ulster Award Ceremony
THERE was a good turnout of athletes for the 2021 Ulster Star Awards held in the Bayview Hotel, Killybegs, on Friday night. Awards on the night were presented to boys and girls from each county in the 12-15 and 16-19 years age categories, based on performances at provincial level across the board in cross country, […]
Three gold medals at Irish Schools’ Championships
By Paul O’Neill The qualification started in late April at the District Championships before the provincial finals last month. Last Saturday, over 1200 athletes from 369 schools fought it out for the 122 titles on offer at the Irish Schools’ Championships held at the Tullamore stadium. St Michael’s athlete, Jack O’Connor, has been in scintillating form […]
Denise is right on track
A REMARKABLE career and it ain’t over by a country mile for Knocks runner Denise Toner. The 43 year-old enjoyed what she herself believes was the highlight of her career last month when she won double gold at the European Indoor Masters Championships in Portugal and there’s no sign of her taking the foot off the gas as […]
Medals at Mallusk for local students
THE performance of Sean Corry to take the Junior Boys title was one of a number of notable performances from Fermanagh athletes at the Ulster Schools Cross Country Finals at Mallusk, on Wednesday last. The athletes from five schools yielded a total of four podium finishes, three team medals and a total of 20 qualifiers for the […]
Local athletes pick up national medals
After almost two years since a National Clubs Cross Country Championships took place, athlete and spectators converged on Santry Demesne for a superb day’s competition. Following impressive results at the provincial championships in Dundonald four weeks ago, it was widely anticipated that a number of Fermanagh athletes would be in the shake up for medals at […]
Ulster titles for Fermanagh athletes
IT was a very productive day for Fermanagh athletes at the first of this year’s Ulster Cross Country Championships in Dundonald on Sunday. Three podium individual medals, four team medals and an inter-county win capped off a great event. In the fourth race of the day Piaras Toner, running in the colours of Clones, ran a very […]
Changed times . . . but keep running for your well-being
Paul O’Neill has been involved athletics for many years and witnessed an upsurge in running throughout the county in the past 10 years. He feels it is so important for our sanity particularly during these days of lockdown because of Covid-19 and says … ‘Just keep on running at your own pace’ Originally, running was […]