Durrus Athletic Club

09/05/2026

KILLARNEY HALF MARATHON — what an absolutely incredible day!

Michael Harrington was on fire, finishing 6th overall and 1st in his age category in a blistering 1:17:35. 🥇

Julie O'Brien was the 2nd lady home with a stunning 1:25:25 — what a run! 🥈

It's a double celebration for Mr. & Mrs. Lawton — Mary and Maurice — BOTH ran personal bests on the same day! Mary crossed in 1:48:04 and Maurice in 1:41:14. 🎉

Massive congratulations to all four — you've made the whole club proud! 💪

09/05/2026

Killarney Half!
Michael had a fantastic race as usual was 6th over all and won his age category!! Julie o Brien had a brilliant race 2nd lady in with a great time!! Maurice and Mary had PB’s. Great morning out for Durrus AC 🙌

04/05/2026

Well done to Sam Towns, Liam Horstmanshoff and Aodh Andrews🥉 who competed in the Boys U17 1500m at Cork County Track & Field Day 2 in MTU on Sunday May 3rd.
Strong performances by all 3 at the end of an extremely busy week of races - Sunday was their 4th day competing in the past week at MTU!
Well done boys 👏👏

28/04/2026

Sunday April 26th was Day 1 of County Track & Field at MTU. Durrus AC had 3 athletes competing. Aodh Andrews and Liam Horstmanshoff finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Boys U17 3000m. Sam Towns put in a really strong performance in Boys U17 800m.
Well done boys 👏👏

20/04/2026

Sunday April 19th saw the first day of competition on the brand new track . What an experience for our Durrus AC athletes to experience this for the first time in West Cork! We had more than 30 athletes compete on the day, some brilliant performances at every age group & a few medals came home too!
Girls U11 SPRINT- Everly O'Leary - 1st
Boys U13 Shot put - Quintin Hortsmanhoff - 3rd
Boys U13 800M - Caolan Cleary - 2nd
Boys U10 Relay - 2nd
Boys U11 Relay - 3rd
Girls U12 Relay - 3rd
Boys U20 middle distance - Finnian Lawton - 2nd
A special thank you to our coaches for overseeing everything on the day while also helping out with the event itself.
A special mention to our committed parents that had a long day there on Sunday!
And to our athletes - Congratulations on your commitment&performances - outstanding work from all of you 👏

19/04/2026

07/04/2026

Big up to the crew out this morning training for the West Cork Championships! Plenty rain&muck but no stopping them 💪 🙌🤩

22/03/2026

First day out of the 2026 season for our Durrus AC crew. Dunmanway was the venue for the West Cork Road Races.

Congratulations to all our athletes that competed this morning and a special 🙌 to Sonny and Romy Cleary that finished 2nd & 3rd in their respective races.

Quintin Hortsmanhoff, Hugh&Liam Fitzmaurice, Brody O'Mahony, Grey&Everly O'Leary , Cillian&Danny Daly, Alfie,Maria&Robbie Stout, Lauren Ward, Dylan Jeffrey, Seàn O'Leary, Harvey Payne Lynch, Freya Russel and Romy&Sonny Cleary.

Onwards to the West Cork Championships (Sunday 19th April)
where our athletes will compete in a number of events including ; Sprints, Long distance, Turbo Javlin, Shot put & Long jump.

Great excitement building as this competition will take place at Bandon AC's brand new 400M track 🥳

08/03/2026

Congratulations to Finnian Lawton and Aodh Andrews who represented their school Scoil Mhuire, Béal Átha ‘n Ghaorthaidh in the All Ireland School’s Cross Country held in Mallusk, Co. Antrim on Saturday March 7th.
Finnian competed in the Senior Boys 6km and Aodh in the Intermediate Boys 5km.
Yet again, both boys put in fantastic performances and did both their school and club proud. 👏👏👏

22/02/2026

A massive congratulations to Deirdre Harrington of Durrus Athletic Club on her fantastic performance at the Tralee 10 Mile Road Race! 💪🔥
Clocking an excellent 1:21 for the 10 miles is a serious achievement — the mark of a truly dedicated athlete.
Strong woman, strong run, and a result to be proud of! 👏🏃‍♀️💚
Well done, Deirdre!