Ratoath AC

05/06/2026

A great day at Leinster Championships in Tullamore for our youngest athletes last weekend . Great to see athletes doing their best for the club, great support from the side lines and plenty of smiles all round.

U12B Sonny O Connell 60m made the final and placed 4th with a PB 8.87.
U12G Carly Mooney, Sarah Cleary, Ava McAuley, Sadie McDonald, Sarah O Campo and Amber Whelan 60m ran brilliantly, making semi-finals and running PBs. Carly Mooney made the final, finishing 4th overall in a very close finish.

U12G High Jump Amber Whelan Tully was joint 6th with a jump of 1.2m 👏🏻
U13B 600m Sam Reilly and Johnny Neary gave it their all and have made massive improvements over this distance. U13B High Jump Theo Dosunmu joint 3rd place 1.40m
U13B 80m Theo Dosunmu, Sam Reilly, Tim Ryan. Tim progressed to the semi-finals and ran a PB 11.97 on the day. Sam had a strong run, Theo made the final and ran his best with a run of 11.19. U13G Molly O'Doherty 600m made the final in a tough race, running well and had great support from the crowd.
U13G Shot Put good throwing from the girls Beth Howard 6.82, Emma Reilly 6.79m, Emily Kelly 6.12m
U13G High Jump Inès Marie DeAntolin Rodriguez 1st place 🥇 with a jump of 1.41m. Olivia Olownia 1.35 and Maja Olownia 1.25 in their first Leinster Outdoor championship, lots more to come from both girls. U13G Annalise Mooney made the semi-final and ran 11.82 beating her heat time. Emma ran a great race 12.34
Inter County relays Annalise Mooney and Theo Dosunmu represented Meath and both teams won gold 🥇🥇

U9 Results:
60m
Eliza Jordan 1st heat 4
Adria Brady 5th heat 5
7th overall

300m
Eliza Jordan 4th heat 2
Adria Brady 8th heat 3
6th overall

300m
Lewis McDonald 3rd heat 3
DJ Williams 9th heat 1
5th overall

Long jump
Lewis McDonald 2.94
DJ Williams 2.96
4th overall.

Congratulations to all the U10 and U11 athletes who competed Aliyah Murray, Edith Neary, Fiachra McElroy, Charlie Reilly, Benas Stankus, Ella Scally, Grace o Connor, Zara Fay, Maia Kelly, Julia Williams, Kate Byrne, Sam Halpin.
A special mention to the following :
U10 BOYS
60m Pairs Charlie & Benas 🥇
500m Pairs Benas & Fiachra 🥉

U10 GIRLS
Long Jump Edith & Ella 🥈

U 11 GIRLS
600m Pairs Maia&Grace 🥉
Long Jump Maia&Grace 🥉

Athletics Leinster

31/05/2026

Irish Schools Track & Field Championships 2026 – Tullamore
Tullamore was the venue for another memorable day of athletics at the 2026 Irish Schools Track and Field Championships, with athletes from our club producing an outstanding series of performances while representing their schools on the national stage.
The highlight of the team competition saw the Junior Boys crowned team champions, while the Inter Girls produced a strong display to finish a close third overall. Relay success was also a major feature of the day, with the Junior Boys securing silver in the 4x100m relay and the Inter Girls claiming national gold. The performance of the Senior Boys 4x400m relay team was particularly remarkable as they not only won the title but shattered the championship record by more than four seconds, recording an impressive 3:22.90 to eclipse the previous record of 3:27.03 set in 2018.
There was no shortage of individual success throughout the championships. Jason Giurgila enjoyed an exceptional day, claiming gold in the Junior Boys 100m in 11.38 and adding a silver medal in the 200m with 23.32. Theo De Bonis Castleknock College also struck gold, producing a superb run of 10.98 to win the Inter Boys 100m title.
In the field events, Milana Sharhayeu took silver in the Inter Girls Triple Jump with a best jump of 11.41m, while Daniel De Antolin Rodriguez secured a silver medal in the Inter Boys Triple Jump with 13.24m.
Four bronze medals were also collected during the day. Emily Rose Ryan opened the medal tally with third place in the Minor Girls 100m, clocking 13.15. Jaiden Shaw Hanlon followed up a fifth-place finish in the Inter Girls 100m by claiming bronze in the 200m with 25.32. Milana Sharhayeu added a second medal to her collection with bronze in the Inter Girls 300m in 40.59, while Aisling Shevlin produced an excellent run of 56.08 to take bronze in the Senior Girls 400m.
Several athletes narrowly missed out on podium finishes with strong performances. Nicole Doherty finished fourth in both the Inter Girls 80m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles, while Cillian Conway was fourth in the Senior Boys 400m, setting a new personal best of 49.83. Lydia Jordan placed fifth in the Junior Girls 1500m, Millie Hoashi finished 3rd but was move to fifth after receiving a 30 second time penalty in the Inter Girls 2000m Walk and Sadhbh Fitzsimons was seventh in the Minor Girls 75m Hurdles. In the Senior Girls events, Aisling Shevlin added sixth place in the 400m Hurdles and Oriana Knowd finished seventh in the same race.
The relay events once again demonstrated the strength and depth of our athletes. The Junior Boys quartet of Oliver Couch, Jason Giurgila, Rhys Mooney and teammates combined to win silver in the 4x100m relay in 47.33, while the Ratoath College Inter Girls team captured national gold with a winning time of 49.20. The standout performance came from the Senior Boys 4x400m relay team of Darragh Roache, Cillian Doyle, Emmet Doyle and Hugo Watsham, whose championship record breaking victory capped a fantastic day for the club.
Alongside the medals and titles, there were numerous personal best performances recorded throughout the championships.
Congratulations to every athlete, to their coaches and schools for supporting them over the championships.
Photos Sinéad McGoldrick.

Full Results :
Minor Girls 100m
🥉 Emily Rose Ryan Ratoath College 13.15’

Minor Girls 75m Hurdles (0.762m)
7th Sadhbh Fitzsimons Ratoath College 13.19’

Junior Girls 1500m
5th Lydia Jordan Ratoath College 4:49.86

Junior Boys 100m Sprint
🥇Jason Giurgila. Ratoath College 11.38’

Junior Boys 200m
🥈Jason Giurgila. Ratoath College 23.32’

Junior Boys 4x100m Relay
🥈Ratoath College 47.33’ Oliver Couch, Jason Giurgila, Rhys Mooney,

Inter Girls 100m Sprint
5th Jaiden Shaw Hanlon. Ratoath College 12.60’

Inter Girls 200m Sprint
🥉Jaiden Shaw Hanlon Ratoath College 25.32’

Inter Girls 300m Sprint
🥉Milana Sharhayeu Loreto Navan 40.59’

Inter Girls 80m Hurdles (0.762m)
4th Nicole Doherty Ratoath College 11.89’

Inter Girls 300m Hurdles (0.762m)
4th Nicole Doherty Ratoath College 46.55’

Inter Girls 2000m Walk
5th Millie Hoashi Mount Sackville 10:35.01 (30' Time Penalty)

Inter Girls 4x100m Relay
🥇Ratoath College 49.20’

Inter Girls Triple Jump
🥈 Milana Sharhayeu Loreto Navan 11.41m

Inter Boys 100m
🥇 Theo De Bonis Castleknock College 10.98’

Inter Boys Triple Jump
🥈 Daniel Antolin Ratoath College 13.24m

Senior Girls 400m
🥉Aisling Shevlin Scoil Mhuire Trim 56.08’

Senior Girls 400m Hurdles (0.762m)
6th Aisling Shevlin Scoil Mhuire Trim 1:03.69
7th Oriana Kwond Ratoath College 1:06.47

Senior Boys 400m Sprint
4th Cillian Conway Ratoath College 49.83 Pb

Senior Boys 4x400m Relay 3:22.90.
🥇Darragh Roache, Cillian Doyle, Emmet Doyle & Hugo Watsham Ratoath College 3:22.90. Championship Record

Meath Athletics Irish Schools' Athletics Association Athletics Ireland

26/05/2026

Congratulations to all who competed over the weekend in glorious sunshine, producing a fantastic display of performances across the Leinster U20, Senior and Masters Championships. There were superb results throughout the weekend, with PBs, club and championship records and European standards all achieved in a brilliant start to the Leinster Outdoor Championships.

A huge highlight came from Aisling Shevlin who secured the European U18 standard in the 400m on Saturday with an outstanding 55.33s before returning on Sunday to achieve another standard in the 400m Hurdles, clocking a superb 1:01.24. Christopher Olatunde also delivered a fantastic weekend of sprinting, reaching the European standard for the second time this month in his 200m heat with 21.73s before going even faster in the final, recording an impressive 21.69s.

Kayla Ryan produced a brilliant PB in the 800m at the IFAM Outdoor in Brussels, running 2:13.65, while Jesse Osas equalled his PB at the Stratford Speed GP with 10.51s in the 100m.
In the Leinster Masters Championships, John Wallace enjoyed an incredible medal haul, collecting eight gold medals and one bronze across his events.

Five club records were also broken over the weekend. Milana Sharhayeu soared out to 11.56m in the Triple Jump, Aisling Shevlin added the 400m Hurdles club record with 1:01.24, Christopher Olatunde set a new mark in the 200m with 21.69s, Ellen Sheridan clocked 7:10.76 in the U18 2000m Steeplechase, and James Kelly ran 1:55.78 in the 800m.
There was even more success as three Championship Records were broken by Ratoath AC athletes, with James Kelly in the 800m, Aisling Shevlin in the 400m Hurdles, and Aisling Stratford in the Senior 400m with a superb 54.16s performance.

An outstanding weekend all round and a brilliant start to the Leinster Outdoor Championships, finishing with an impressive medal tally of 8 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals for our Junior & senior athletes.
Congratulations also to our coaches on a great weekend: Patrica Power, Teresa Doyle. Peter Doherty, Siobhéal Murray, Hugh Kelly & Sinéad McGoldrick.

Full Results:

U20 100M HURDLES
🥉 Nicole Doherty 15.14

U20 HIGH JUMP
🥉Jayda Ozatlar 1.50m Pb
🥇Jack Meehan 1.80m Pb

U20 LONG JUMP
🥈Éabha Hanley 5.08m
5th Aliyah Whelan Tully 4.94m

U20 1500M
🥈Kyla Marjara. 4:54.93

SENIOR 100M SPRINT
🥈 Jesse Osas 10.77

U20 100M SPRINT
🥉Nicole Doherty 12.50

U18 2000M STEEPLECHASE
🥈Ellen Sheridan 7:10.76 Club Record💥

SENIOR 400M
🥇Darragh Masterson 49.22
🥇Aisling Stratford. 54.16 Championship Record💥

U20 400M
4th Aisling Shevlin U18 Standard 55.33s
5th Milana Sharhayeu 57.30s PB
Adrianna Hyrcza 1:02.04

U20 400M
4th Emmet Doyle 50.91 Pb
5th Darragh Roache 51.51
7th Hugo Watsham. 52.42

SUNDAY 24 May 2026

U20 400M HURDLES
🥇Aisling Shevlin 1:01.24 Championship Record/💥Club Record U18 Q Standard
🥈Dillon Rowland 1:01.45 "

U20 TRIPLE JUMP
🥇Milana Sharhayeu 11.56m Club Record💥
6th Claire Rogers 10.26m
🥇Daniel De Antolin-Rodriguez 12.93m

U20 800m
🥈Lily Flood (2:18.01)
🥇James Kelly 1:55.78 Championship Record/Club Record💥

U20 200m Sprint
🥇Christopher Olatunde- 21.69 U18 Standard 💥Club Record
🥉Emmet Doyle- 22.24 Pb

John Wallace Masters
🥇High Jump 1.35m, 🥇 Long Jump 3.72m, 🥇300m Hurdles 1:03.64, 🥇Pole Vault 2.10, 🥇Triple Jump 7.38, 🥇High Jump 1.35m, 🥇 Long Jump 3.72m, 🥉master 100m Hurdles

Photos:Sinéad McGoldrick

Athletics Leinster Meath Athletics

21/05/2026

It was another busy weekend for our Adult Club Members. On Saturday, May 16th, we had participants at the Irish Runner National 5km championship, and on Sunday we had representation at the Ashling Murphy Memorial 4 mile road race, Fastlane half marathon and 10k, and at UTMB ultra-trail Snowdonia.

The Irish Runner 5km challenge race incorporating the National 5km championships took place in the Phoenix Park on Saturday the 16th of May. A large entry of over 2000 runners ensured a busy and vibrant start. Music, food stalls, bag drop area and number collection were all easy to find in an area just off Chesterfield Avenue.

The race started promptly at 9:30am. There were 3 waves - wave 1 was for those taking part in the National Championships and those chasing a sub 20min 5km, wave 2 was for those aiming to finish between 20 and 30 minutes, and wave 3 was for joggers and walkers.

Weather was overcast and calm. Ideal conditions. The first two kms were flat, kilometre 3 was downhill, kilometre 4 was mostly uphill and kilometre 5 was flat. As it was the National Championships, it was a very fast race.

Ratoath AC members Anthony Rice, David de la Vega and Lisa O’Neill took part and all three were delighted with their times. Shout out to Lisa for 6th place in her age category!

On Sunday, the Ashling Murphy Memorial 4 mile proved to be a brilliantly organised race, the first in this year's Offaly Athletics Endurance Series. A mostly flat course, it attracts athletes from around the country. From number collection to post-race goodie bags, everything ran smoothly. Support from locals throughout the course was frequent and encouraging. A difficult uphill with less than a mile to go was eased by the downhill sprint finish in the centre of Tullamore. It was great to have the club represented by our Tullamore native Edel Nolan.

Next, to the Fastlane events: Set along the scenic Grand Canal and Grange Castle Business Park, we had entrants in both the half marathon and the 10k. A fast course, though with the added challenge of wet weather. Well done to Paula Quilty who competed in the half marathon event, finishing top of her age category! We also had Katie Kelly, Seona Conway and Jenny Flaherty running in the 10k. Congrats to Katie who was 6th woman home and also topped her age category.

Last, but certainly not least, Mark Heavey competed in the UTMB Ultra-Trail Snowdonia 25k - an incredible achievement to add to his trail running accolades.

Well done everyone!

19/05/2026

What a fantastic day at the Leinster Schools Track & Field Championships in Tullamore yesterday, with 25 athletes competing we had an outstanding medal haul of 7 Gold, 9 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.
A huge congratulations to the Ratoath College Inter Girls team who were crowned Best Inter Girls School at the championships with a superb total of 34 points well done to all who scored points for their schools.
Well done to all of the medal winners who have now qualified for the All Ireland Schools Championships on the 29th & 30th of May.
An extra special congratulations to our Inter athletes: Milana, Nicole, Jaiden, Theo, Ellen, Hugo and Daniel who have qualified to represent Leinster at the Tailteann Games on the 20th of June.
A sincere thank you to the teachers and schools for their continued support: Ratoath College, Mount Sackville, Dunshaughlin CC, St. Peter’s Dunboyne, Castleknock College, Scoil Mhuire Trim, Mercy Navan and Loreto Navan.

INTER GIRLS & BOYS
🥇Nicole Doherty 80m Hurdles 11.97 s
🥇Theo De Bonis 100m 10.87s
🥈Jaiden Shaw-Hanlon 100m 12.32s
🥉Ellen Sheridan 1500m steeplechase 5.09.45PB & Club R
🥇Theo De Bonis 200m 22.03s
🥇Jaiden Shaw-Hanlon 200m 24.84s
🥈Milana Sharhayeu 300m 40.87s
🥉Hugo Watsham 400m 52.06s PB
🥈Nicole Doherty 300mHurdles 46.04s
🥇Milana Sharhayeu Triple Jump 11.48m Club Record
🥈Daniel De Antolin-Rodriguez Triple Jump 13.06m
5th Grace Connell 800m 2.22.45
9th Lily Flood 800m 2.35.13
5th Jack Meehan High Jump 1.75m
4th Jayda Ozatlar High Jump 1.45m
Kyla Marjara 1500m DNF
🥇INTER GIRLS RELAY: Holly Dowling, Jaiden Shaw-Hanlon, Alannah McNally, Nicole Doherty n 49.41

SENIOR GIRLS & BOYS
🥈Christopher Olatunde 100m 10.84s
4th Olivia Ryan 1500m steeplechase 5.42.74
4th Emmet Doyle 200m 22.72s
🥈Cillian Conway 400m 50.53s
🥈Aisling Shevlin 400m 56.04s
5th Darragh Roache 400m 51.63s
🥇Aisling Shevlin 400mH 1.03.63
🥈Oriana Knowd 400mH 1.05.94
8th Alannah Marjara 800m 2.35.28
6th Éabha Hanley Long Jump 4.96m
5th Claire Rogers Triple Jump 10.39m

Senior Boys 4x400m Relay:
🥈Ratoath College Cillian Conway, Emmet Doyle, Darragh Roache, Hugo Watsham
Senior Girls 4x100m Relay
4th Scoil Mhuire Trim: Aisling Shevlin, Éabha Hanley and 5th Mount Sackville: Clare Rogers , Millie Hoasi

Claire MeathAthletics Athletics Leinster

19/05/2026

Best of luck to all our athletes competing this weekend. see timetable below.

Timetable for this weekend Leinster U20, Senior & Masters Champs in SETU Carlow

More Info - https://athleticsleinster.org/2-uncategorised/363-leinster-outdoor-u20-sen-mas-champs-2026

We in signficant need for officals for the weekend please get in touch with David on [email protected]

Entries closed tonight at 10pm

17/05/2026

Congratulations to our athletes who qualified from the North & West Leinster Schools championships over the past few weeks.
They will represent their schools tomorrow & Wednesday in the Leinster Schools track & field championships in Tullamore.
Best of luck all, a fantastic achievement 👏👏

Athletics Leinster Irish Schools' Athletics Association

15/05/2026

Throw back to 2018
Have a look at this video we made at the end of our 2018 Couch to 5K. So many familiar faces and lots of them are still club members today!

“Community Spirit”�“Meet New People”�“Get Fit”

Back in 2018, some people thought it might be too hard… but they surprised themselves, made new friends, and loved every minute of it.
Now it’s your turn.
Join us this Monday, 18th May at 7:30pm , as we launch our 2026 Couch to 5K — same idea, same support, same goals.

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15/05/2026

💚MEATH CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 3 💛
What a fantastic Day 3 of the Meath Championships in Navan last Sunday.
There was a great atmosphere with athletes doing their best for the club, great support from the side lines, and plenty of smiles, PBs and medals coming home.
A massive well done to every athlete who competed you represented our club so well. A special mention to our younger groups with some taking part in their first championship it was great to see the Ratoath AC team spirit strong with everyone supporting each other.👏
A huge thank you also to all the parents, families and supporters who travelled, encouraged and cheered every jump, race and throw throughout the day.

Day 3 MEDALS
🥇 23 Gold
🥈 16 Silver
🥉 11 Bronze
An incredible achievement for the club!

We’d love to see even more athletes getting involved in the Leinster championships over the coming weeks. it’s a brilliant experience, great fun, and a fantastic opportunity to compete alongside your club mates .

FULL RESULTS:

⭐️ U9 Results for 60m & Long Jump⭐️
U9 Girls: Eliza Jordan 🥈60m, Adria Brady, Emila Cummins, Lottie Hynes-Gorman, Ruby Daly.

U9 BOYS: Long Jump & 60M
🥈Lewis Mc Donald (Long Jump) - 🥉DJ Williams (Long Jump), Max Greene, Daniel Cummins, Harry Devlin, Ethan Henry

⭐️ U10 LONG JUMP & 60M⭐️
U10 Girls: Aliyah Murray🥉60m& 🥉Long Jump, Isobel Mollaghan, Perri Tenanty, Poppy Killian, Carolyn Ward, Kate Byrne,

U10 Boys: Benas Stankus 🥈60m& 🥈Long Jump. 4th Charlie Reilly (LJ) Sam Halpin,
Fiachra McElroy, , Ryan Fitzpatrick & Ollie Sheridan

⭐️ U11 Long Jump & 60M⭐️
U11 Girls :Maia Kelly 🥉60m& 🥇Long Jump, Grace O’Connor, Zara Fay, Evie Brosnan, Ellie Daly, Gemma Devlin, Grace O’Connor, Hanna O’Rourke, , Sarah Flaherty

U11 BOYS : Koah Lyons 🥈60m& 🥉Long Jump, Oisin Hickey, Noah Henry

⭐️ HURDLES:⭐️
U12 Girls 60m H:🥈Sarah Cleary, Liza Whelan PB
U13 Girls 60m H:🥈Annalise Mooney
U14 Girls 75m H:🥇Ellie O'Doherty
U15 Girls 80m H:🥈Zara Jayne Collins
U15 Boys 80m H:🥇Oliver Couch
U16 Girls 80m H:🥇Eliza Prior
U18 Girls 100m H:🥇Nicole Doherty
U15 Girls 250m H:🥈Sadhbh Fitzsimons
U15 Boys 250m H:🥇Oliver Couch
U16 Girls 250m H:🥇Eliza Prior
U17 Girls 300m H:🥇Nicole Doherty
U18 Girls 400m H:🥇Aisling Shevlin

⭐️LONG JUMP ⭐️
U12 Boys:🥉Sonny O'Connell, Majus Kalibatas PB
U14 Girls:🥇Ellie O'Doherty, 7th Ciara Quilty
U15 Girls:🥈Zara Jayne Collins, 5th Sadhbh Fitzsimons, 7th Lily Howard, 8th Evita Kalibata
U18 Girls:🥉Jayda Ozatlar

⭐️TRIPLE JUMP⭐️
U16 Boys Triple Jump:🥇Nicolás De Antolin-Rodriguez

⭐️ 200m⭐️
U14 Girls:🥇Claire Kennedy, 7th Lily Byrne
U14 Boys: 5th James Dowling
U15 Girls: 🥇Emily Rose Ryan
U15 Boys:🥇Jason Giurgila
U16 Girls:🥇Jaiden Shaw-Hanlon,🥈Holly Dowling
U18 Girls:🥇Milana Sharhayeu, 🥈Alannah McNally
U18 Boys:🥇Theo DeBonis
Junior Men 200m:🥇Conor McCann

⭐️SHOT PUT⭐️
U12 Girls: Reyah Pathmaruban PB
U13 Boys: Tom O Doherty PB
U14 Girls 🥉Emily Cleary
U16 Girls: 4th Sarah Quilty

⭐️1500M ⭐️
U14 Girls:🥉Emily Cleary, 5th Hannah Hickey Doherty, 6th Heidi Soden
U15 Girls:🥇Isabelle O'Neill
U15 Boys:🥇Senan Honer
U16 Girls:🥇Lydia Jordan, 🥈Ceola Marjara, 🥉Caroline Woods, 5th Orlagh Kelly
U16 Boys:🥈Zach Ryan
U18 Women:🥇Lily Flood,🥈Ellen Sheridan,🥉Grace Connell,4th Kyla Marjara, 6th Olivia Ryan
Junior Men:🥇Finn Donnelly, 🥈Nathan Mooney

15/05/2026

Today is the last day to register for the Leinster U20, Senior & Master Championships which take place next weekend in Carlow. Entry fee doubles at midnight...