An Assistant Coaches course will be held in Lees Rd., Ennis, Co Clare on Saturday September 26th from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Full Details Below... Assistant Coach Aim The aim of the assistant coach course is to give some basic skills to the beginner coach to help assist a more senior coach in the...

Freya Murray of Scotland has confirmed she will compete at the Loughrea 5 mile road race due to take place on the 27th September. The UK champion over 5000m will travel over from Edinburgh the day before the race and will stay at the Loughrea Hotel and Spa in preparation for the race. Recently...

The Loughrea AC are hosting a fantastic seminar on Saturday the 26th of September next at the beautiful Loughrea Hotel and Spa in the town. The title of this seminar is "Train Hard Race Easy". It will be chaired by Irish Times Sports Columnist Ian O' Riordan and includes many distinguished guests...

Paul Hession this evening ran in the World Athletics Final 200m in Thessaloniki. The field was a fairly mixed field but included current World Champion and world record holder Usain Bolt. Paul again did not get one of the better lane draws, being in lane 1 on the very inside. After a false start by...

The road running season is not quite over but already there are plans being made from the upcomming cross-country season. Here are some of the fixtures we've been given so that you can plan ahead. 19th September Connaught Schools Combined Events Dangan Galway 24th October Connaught Primary Schools...

*** Online entry for the race is now available at www.RunIreland.com *** A brand new race on the Galway running scene has been scheduled for Castledaly in South Galway for 2pm on Sunday the 20th of September next. Situated on the Gort to Loughrea road, the course chosen by the local organisers is...

Loughrea AC have organised a homecoming part for Olive Loughnane which will take place on the Main Street, Loughrea this Sunday the 30th August at 1:00pm. Why not go along and show your appreciation of Olive's recent achievement in Berlin at the IAAF World Athletics Championships where she claimed a...

Thanks to Will Downing!

We have news of great plans for a weekend of athletics related 'fun and games' from our neighbours at Loughrea AC. Fun Events around the Town of Loughrea on Friday night - full list of events to follow Seminar titled “Train Hard Race Easy” taking place on 26th of Sept @ 6pm at the Lough Rea Hotel &...

We were all absolutely thrilled to hear of Olive Loughnane's silver medal success in Berlin at the World Athletics Championships. It's so exciting to realise that two Galwegians, and such close neighbours, are representing both their clubs and their country on the world athletics stage with such...

Update: A great run for Paul in the quarter final sees him safely through to the semi final. Semi final is tomorrow evening at 6:25 Irish time. Let's hope he gets a good draw! Update: Hession safely negotiates the first round in a time of 20.66. Despite a relatively weak looking field, Hession's...

Athenry sprinter Paul Hession was rewarded by the AAI and their sponsors, Crowne Plaza Hotels, when he was named as their Athlete of the month in June following his fine win at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava on the 17th of June. This of course is just reward for some sensational sprinting from...

The 4th edition of run direct - THE FREE ALL-IRISH RUNNING MAGAAZINE THAT ARRIVES, PANTING, IN YOUR INBOX - e-magazine was released this week. It can be downloaded from: http://www.rundirectireland.com/july4533issue.html Please ensure that you subscribe at: http://www.rundirectireland.com/

From http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7011&Itemid=71: Renowned Hollymount scholar dies in Liverpool Michael Commins ONE of Mayo’s most renowned scholars, Tom Reilly, formerly from Lehinch, Hollymount, has died in Liverpool. Tom was Professor of Sports Science and...

Full results from the 3 evenings of Galway Senior T&F attached. Please note, corrections to men's 1500m on day 2 and master's/women's 100m on Day 1 included. Congrats to all athletes who took part. Quite a few pb's on the track and in the field over the 3 evenings. Sincere thanks to all who assisted...

Tullamore hosts the AAI MASTERS T&F CHAMPS on Sunday 16 August. The Masters' age categories begin at 35 and the championships have all the usual track events up to 5k for men, and up to 3k for women. And also a full program of field events. (I hear MB is going for the javelin). It usually takes a...

Paul Hession's class and determination shone through the variable Irish weather in Cork this weekend when he produced an authoritative display to win the 200m and finish a close second in his less favoured 100m. Ian O'Riordan has a wonderful report in today's Irish Times that includes an interview...

Ever wanted to do a triathlon but have been weak in one of the disciplines? This event is for women who want to have a taster to see what it’s like or just want to test themselves over 3 different skills. The biggest fear, even for experienced triathletes is the swim section. The swim in Loughrea is...

From our correspondent, Sean Kindregan: All Ireland Juvenile Athletic Finals 2009 (under 9, 10, 11) The All Ireland Finals in under 9,10 and 11 were held recently in the fine new track facility in Templemore. The format for theses age groups is to compete in pairs, the pair of athletes with the...

I had the pleasure of meeting the Canadian runner Malcolm Anderson at this year's Connemara Marathon. As usual this year's race was a fantastic opportunity to meet old friends and try to make some more. Malcolm was already known to many Connemara veterans like 'Shades' and the race director himself...

Ian O'Riordan did a super article on a new shining light of Irish athletics, Ciara Mageean. Well worth a read! http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0620/1224249189918.html

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Day 2 of the Galway Senior Track & Field took place last Thursday in Dangan with the 200m, 1500m, javelin, high jump and 4x400m on the programme. Full results attached. This Thursday, June 25th, sees the 3rd and final night of the series with the 400m, 5000m, long jump, discus and 4x100m on the...

Paul Hession led by example over the weekend at the European Team Championships in Banksa Bystrica, Slovakia. Paul ran an excellent 20:56 to secure full points for the Irish team in his main event, the 200m. His co-captain Derval O'Rourke also produced some good form to win her 100m Hurdles race...

One of Diana's fans (there are many) rang me over the weekend to let me know the fantastic news that she had won the Gobi Desert March adventure race. Diana had led the event from the gun but was always vulnerable to a late charge by any of her competitors in this grueling event. Although she's an...