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2026 Munster U9-12 Track and Field Day 1
A sunny and warm May day in Waterford this year, which is a nice change, and its set to be even warmer tomorrow so lets hope the action is as hot from all our young athletes. Today we had some great competition and results for both individual and team pairs. In the U9 long jump we had Ciara Hanley with Lily Conway, Blanka Kowalska, Moulika Gokul Muthu, Katie Wallace and Amelie Hall all in the U12 event. In U12 Turbo Javelin we had Ema Andrijauskaite and she also came 3rd in the Shot. In Relays, 4x100m, the U9 girls came 3rd while U11 were 4th in heat and also U12 were…
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2026 Limerick Track and Field
Newcastle West was venue for County Juvenile Outdoor Championships last weekend. The weather was kind as hundreds of athletes took part in track, field and relay events. This event is always a wonderful opportunity for children to compete and to showcase the breadth of events that athletes can excel at! Not every young person is a sprinter or long distance runner – so events like long jump, shot put, relays and javelin give us a chance to see the exceptional skill of these young people. Thank you to all the families, coaching staff and volunteers who helped on the day. Pictures are available on our social media platforms Facebook Instagram…
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Munster 2026 Indoor U15-19 Day 2
Day 2 of the U15-19 indoor championships started with mixed relays for U17 and U19. The U19 team came 3rd while the U17 team finished just off the emdals in 4th. In the U16 60m sprint, Jay Collins took gold, Isbéal Ní Huigín took gold in the U17 girls sprint too while Grace Mainoo was second in the U18 sprint. Éanna Ní Huigín was also second in the U19 sprint. Lavr Malejevs was second in the U15 shot while in the U17 shot, Raymond O’Brien was 3rd and Oisin Garvey was 4th. The day finished up with the U16 boys and U18 girls relays, where the boys were second and…
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Munster 2026 Indoor U15-19 Day 1
Day 1 of Track and Field at the Munster indoors for 2026. Results can be seen online at http://live.munsterathletics.com/menu.html A new championship record was set in the Shot by Emer Purtil, who broke the old record with all of her throws and se also took gold in high jump. Her sister Meabh also took gold in her high jump event. There was gold for the U19 girls relay and silver for the U15 girls. Jay Collins won in his hurdles while Megan O’Shea took the sivler in hers. Isbéal Ní Huigín took silver in both 200m and the pole vault, which is a new event for her this year. …
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2026 Pat Naughton Indoor Games
The Pat Naughton Games, hosted by Nenagh Olympic AC, for club athletes aged U9 to U11 took place at the indoor track on Sunday Feb 15th. With 60m sprints, 300m, 500m and 600m middle-distance races, long jump, turbo javelin and shot-put, there was plenty of action and competition for all and there was a large contingency of Dooneen athletes in attendance. Thanks again to Tadhg Murnane for the awesome video work. Some group shots from around the stadium. This is what happens if you allow the U11 girls control of the camera for a moment. Maybe we won’t do that again… Some action from the 300m,…
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2026 Munster Indoor Calendar
Munster indoor track and field events will begin on February 21st and 22nd, for U15-U19 age groups (Born 2012 is U15, born 2008 is U19). Competition for U12-14 (born 2015-2013) will take place on the weekend of March 7th and 8th. There is no Munster indoor competition for U9-U11 age groups. Timetable for the first weekend, U15-U19, is shown below. Please note that all walks, for all age groups, will take place on Sunday March 8th, and not over the weekend of Feb 21/22. Entries through the club only, given at training with €3 per event, by Sunday Feb 8th so we can process them in time before entries close.…
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Result from English Nationals
A 5th place finish for Càitlìn Garvey at the English nationals with a PB of over 20secs in the u/15 1km walk. Well done!
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2026 Limerick County Indoor Track and Field
After a long day in Nenagh, the 2026 Track and Field season is offically begun. Kicking off a 10AM with the U11 4x200m relays, and ending at 6:30PM with the U15 long jumps, it was a fantastic day put together by the Limerick County Board, and all the volunteers that gave their time to ensure smooth running of all the events. Morning session highlight reel created by Tadhg Murnane. First gallery of photos also from Tadhg. Presentations pictures from Aine And a few extras to showcase the fantastic running, jumping and throwing by all our athletes across the day.
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International Athlete Presentations 2025
Congratulations to Emer Purtil, Meabh Purtil, Destiny Lawel, Ellen Goggin, Ella Grace Osborne and Megan O’Shea who were all selected for various different Irish International Squads over the past year. This morning they were all recognised by the club and their teammates at a presentation on track. Ellen and Ella Grace were both selected in Schools Cross Country. Meabh was selected in the Irish Schools Multi-event. Emer was at the FISEC-FICEP Games 2025 in Budapest and the Irish Schools Multi-event. Megan was also at the FISEC-FICEP Games in Budapest. Destiny was selected for the European Youths, Macedonia and also the European U20 in Finland.
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Limerick 2025 Juvenile Uneven-age Cross Country
The final county cross country championship was held on Sunday Nov 9th at the Newcastle West Show grounds, hosted by West Limerick AC. There was a great turnout from Dooneen Juveniles across all of the categories with team and individual success in each of the categories on the day. U9 Girls Bronze U9 Boys Silver U11 Girls Silver U11 Boys Silver U13 Girls Bronze U13 Boys Bronze U15 Girls Gold U15 Boys Gold U17 Girls Gold
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