The Pride of Irishtown

15/6/2026

L-R: Kevin Fitzgibbon, Michael Wycherley, Conor Kilkenny and John Mulvihill

We had some significant participation in the latest Graded Meet on Saturday, organised by Dublin Athletics in DSD’s stadium.

The event, the 5th of the season, had several disciplines on offer. In heat 1 of the women’s 200m grade B event, Karen Hughes placed 3rd in 27.63, whilst, in heat 2 of the D grade races, Marion Gilman crossed the line in 1st place in 27.30, with Meabh Murphy taking 3rd place in 29.01 in the 3rd heat of the same grade.

In the first heat of the men’s 200m grade A races, Luc Culliton placed 5th in 22.87, just behind Leo Gormley (4th in 22.78) who now runs for UCD. Hugo Kirkham won heat 1 of the 200m grade D race in a time of 24.10, whilst, in heat 2, Robert Cervi took 2nd spot in 25.19, followed by Michael Burke (4th in 25.86).

In the middle-distance races, Alex Ainsworth placed 2nd in grade B of the 800m in 2:03.32, whilst Cillian Traynor took 4th spot in the 2nd heat of the D grade event in 2:17.59. Then, we had several runners take on the 3,000m events. In heat 1 of the women’s grade B race, Kathryn Gibbons placed 2nd in 10:48.78, whilst in heat 1 of the men’s A grade race, runners ran 370m before being called back as the clock had failed to start. The race was restarted 15 minutes later, with Kevin Fitzgibbon achieving a PB time of 9:16.19 for 3rd place, followed by Conor Kilkenny who also recorded a PB time of 9:23.24 for 7th and John Mulvihill (10th in 9:34.28). Unfortunately, Michael Wycherley was unable to finish the race. Then, in the 2nd heat of the same grade, Colm Parnell placed 2nd in 8:53.61, followed by Adam Shier (4th in 8:56.42).

Once again, Sean Brickell took on the discus, placing 7th with the last of his 6 throws, recording a distance of 34.09m.

On the trails and roads this week, on Tuesday the BHAA held the traditional 5k trail run near the cricket pitches, just off Chesterfield Ave in the Phoenix Park. In a field of 106, Joe Walsh placed 7th and 1st M50 in 19:35, and he was followed by Karl Walsh (12th and 2nd M45 in 20:36), Chris Bannon (60th in 24:42) and Robbie Moore (67th in 25:18).

Around the Acres in the Phoenix Park on Friday night, DFR held the annual Dublin Pride 5k run. We had at least 3 Crusaders take part alongside 1446 other runners. They were led home by Caroline Crowley (18th overall and 2nd female finisher in a time of 18:53). Caroline was followed across the line by Dee Ni Chearbhaill (175th and 17th in 22:34) and by Maria Kennedy, up from Kilkenny, who placed 275th and 30th in 23:41.

On Saturday we had two runners who joined the field of 350 for the Half on the Head Half marathon down in Co. Kerry. Like Caroline, Emma Rowe distinguished herself by placing 2nd in the women’s race (21st overall) in a time of 94:40. Emma was followed by Aoibhinn Gilmartin (123rd and 23rd in 1:53:35).

Then, on Sunday morning, capping a glorious weekend of sunshine racing, we had at least 3 Crusaders take part in the Castleknock 5k. In a field of 1907, Oisin Browne placed 87th in 19:22, just ahead of Killian Lynskey (101st in 19:34) and then further back came Paul F. Kelly (247th in 22:12).

Further afield, one of our French exiles, Raphael Crueyze, ran in the hilly 5k de Lathus-Saint-Rémy north of Limoges, where he placed 6th in 20:18.

IMRA organised at least two races last week with Crusaders participation. One, the ascent and descent of Mweelrea in Co. Mayo over the weekend, enjoyed the participation of Áine Kenny who completed the distance of nearly 11k in 93:17, placing 38th and 4th in the field of 70. Áine also possibly won the F45 age cat. as second place in the overall women's race went to someone in the same age category.

On Wednesday, we had a couple of runners in Co. Wicklow on Keadeen. In a field of 93 and on a course measuring about 10k with a climb of about 385m, Jeffrey Marvel placed 17th in 61:41, followed by Daniel O’Mahony (25th in 64:25).

We had nearly 30 of our clubmates take part in the Poolbeg parkrun on Saturday morning, on a day when numbers were generally much higher than the previous week everywhere, reflecting the improved weather conditions.

Kenan Furlong took 2nd place in a field of 262 and a time of 17:46. He was followed by Rob Cross (3rd in 18:00), Stephen Hurley (6th in 18:41), Ross Potterton (11th in 19:34) and Claire Reidy (18th and 2nd in a possible PB time of 20:55), paced by Ronan Walsh (19th in 20:56).

Mustaf Ahmed (25th in 21:05) was next, followed by Diarmuid Finan (30th in 21:27), John Lohan (35th in 21:37), Darragh Jones (39th in 21:47), Zlatko Kulic (46th in 22:10), Daniel Littlewood (49th in 22:15) and Sharon Woods (53rd and 6th in 22:37) paced by her son Kevin (54th in likely the same time). Next came Saketh Ravuluri (62nd in 23:01), followed by Ashley Hayes (63rd in 23:04), Kevin Lambe (76th in 23:53) and Fiona Bane (79th and 12th in 23:56). Further back came Josie Ward (114th and 21st in 25:26) and she was followed by Imogen Guinness (140th and 37th in 26:35), Anousheh Alamir (142nd and 39th in 26:36), Bo Chicoine (156th in 27:30), Louise O’Riordan (173rd and 52nd in 29:11), Lieze Verberght (176th and 54th in 29:19), Fanny Trébouet (181st and 58th in 29:30), Una McCullagh (195th and 67th in 30:21), Lorraine McMahon (201st and 71st in 30:36), Maureen McGinley (204th and 73rd in 31:09) and Tara Murphy, tailwalking.

In Naas, with its field of 161, Gill Earley placed 14th and 2nd in 20:36, followed by Rebecca Fleming (26th and 4th in 22:50), whilst in Father Collins Park, Mikel Crisostomo also placed 2nd in 17:37, followed by Emer Kenny (91st and 25th in 26:55). The field there measured 211. Another second placer was Kate Murray (19th overall) in a time of 25:33 in the 131-strong field in Lough Key, whilst Mary Donnelly also found herself on the podium in Bushy Park, placing 44th and 2nd there in a time of 23:29. Mary was preceded in the field of 306 by Kev Moore (10th in 20:28) and Myles Nolan (39th in 23;11). Kabir Sala headed to the Netherlands, where, in Oosterplas with its field of 23 he placed 5th in 23:08, whilst in Brickfields, John Fahy ran alongside 106 other participants, placing 7th in 20:05.

Members of the Shine family ran alongside 207 other runners in Poppintree, with Lisa placing 76th and 17th in 26:59, followed by Anna who placed 94th and 24th in 28:05 and Máirín who ran 31:06 for 129th and 39th spots. Meanwhile, Michael O’Shea placed 12th in 20:59 in the 228-strong field in Donabate, followed by Brendan Glynn (37th in 23:36), whilst, in Tramore Valley in Cork, Tim O’Donnell took 18th place in 22:04 in a field of 272. Paul F. Kelly also placed 18th in Tolka Valley, where he recorded a time of 27:52 in a field of 36, whilst Órlaith de Burca placed 167th and 49th in 29:08 in the 330-strong field in Shanganagh. Darina Scully joined 260 other runners in Fairview, placing 130th and 26th in 28:43, whilst, in Tymon Park, Garret Dunne placed 32nd in 23:08 in a field of 176. Helena O’Keeffe took 134th and 29th spots in 28:05 in the 289-strong field in Ballincollig, whilst Mairead Cashman took on Ards Forest, placing 80th and 35th in 36:37 in the field there of 114. Finally, in Ireland, Martina White ran once again in Porterstown, placing 63rd and 24th in 30:27 in a field of 117, and then, elsewhere, Sean Brady ran in Camberwell in London in the Burgess parkrun, placing 128th in 22:18 in a field of 794, whilst one of our exiles in Australia ran in Yokine, placing 61st and 12th in 27:35, in a field of 203.

BHAA BCM Global 5k trail race (106)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Mick Quirke 1 00:18:50
16 Elaine De Courcy 1 00:21:08
Crusaders AC runners
7 Joe Walsh 00:19:35
12 Karl Walsh 00:20:36
60 Chris Bannon 00:24:42
67 Robbie Moore 00:25:18
Full results here: https://members.bhaa.ie/results/race/551
Dublin Pride 5k (1449)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Liam Naughton 1 00:16:24
7 Eavan McLoughlin 1 00:17:56
Crusaders AC runners
18 Caroline Crowley 00:18:53 (2)
175 Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill 00:22:34 (17)
275 Maria Kennedy 00:23:41 (30)
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/dublin_pride_run_2026/6217/results
Half on the Head Half marathon (350)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Derek Griffin 1 01:16:00
8 Selenia Nolan 1 01:27:18
Crusaders AC runners
21 Emma Rowe 01:34:40 (2)
123 Aoibhinn Gilmartin 01:53:35 (23)
Full results here:https://myrunresults.com/events/half_on_the_head_half_marathon__10k_run/6093/results?class=10km&perPage=100
Castleknock 5k (1907)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Oisin Dunne 1 00:15:44
32 Ellen McLoughlin 1 00:17:41
Crusaders AC runners
87 Oisin Browne 00:19:22
101 Killian Lynskey 00:19:34
247 Paul F. Kelly 00:22:12
Full results here: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/castleknock-5km-2026/
Dublin Pride 5k (1449)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Liam Naughton 1 00:16:24
7 Eavan McLoughlin 1 00:17:56
Crusaders AC runners
18 Caroline Crowley 00:18:53 (2)
175 Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill 00:22:34 (17)
275 Maria Kennedy 00:23:41 (30)
Full results here:
IMRA Keadeen 10k (93)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Ruben Bartelink 1 00:50:00
18 Aideen Burke 1 01:02:37
Crusaders AC runners
17 Jeffrey Marvel 01:01:41
25 Daniel O’Mahony 01:04:25
Full results here: https://www.imra.ie/events/results?id=2790
IMRA Mweelrea 10.7k (70)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Niall McCartan 1 00:59:09
32 Rosy Temple 1 01:26:58
Crusaders AC runner
38 Áine Kenny 01:33:17 (4)
Full results here: https://www.imra.ie/events/results?id=2855
Tymon Parkrun (176)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Chun Man Tam 1 00:17:46
12 Christine Kinsella 1 00:21:06
Crusaders AC runner
32 Garret Dunne 00:23:08
Porterstown Parkrun (117)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Padraig Mac Criostail 1 00:18:40
13 Eve O Hea 1 00:22:47
Crusaders AC runner
63 Martina White 00:30:27 (24)
Naas Parkrun (161)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Rob O’Brien 1 00:18:45
13 Ruth O’Loughlin 1 00:20:27
Crusaders AC runners
14 Gillian Earley 00:20:36 (2)
26 Rebecca Fleming 00:22:50 (4)
Shanganagh Parkrun (330)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Neill Foley 1 00:16:44
25 Rita O’Connor 1 00:21:03
Crusaders AC runner
167 Órlaith de Burca 00:29:08 (49)
Fairview Parkrun (261)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Elliot Palmer 1 00:16:48
30 Jeanne De Lagarcie 1 00:23:05
Crusaders AC runner
130 Darina Scully 00:28:43 (26)
Poolbeg Parkrun (262)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Daniel Soltys 1 00:16:39
13 Johanna Wilson 1 00:19:45
Crusaders AC runners
2 Kenan Furlong 00:17:46
3 Rob Cross 00:18:00
6 Stephen Hurley 00:18:41
11 Ross Potterton 00:19:34
18 Claire Reidy 00:20:55 (PB) (2)
19 Ronan Walsh 00:20:56
25 Mustaf Ahmed 00:21:05
30 Diarmuid Finan 00:21:27
35 John Lohan 00:21:37
39 Darragh Jones 00:21:47
46 Zlatko Kulic 00:22:10
49 Daniel Littlewood 00:22:15
53 Sharon Woods 00:22:37 (6)
54 Kevin Woods 00:22:37
62 Saketh Ravuluri 00:23:01
63 Ashley Hayes 00:23:04
76 Kevin Lambe 00:23:53
79 Fiona Bane 00:23:56 (12)
114 Josie Ward 00:25:26 (21)
140 Imogen Guinness 00:26:35 (37)
142 Anousheh Alamir 00:26:36 (39)
156 Bo Chicoine 00:27:30
173 Louise O’Riordan 00:29:11 (52)
176 Lieze Verberght 00:29:19 (54)
181 Fanny Trébouet 00:29:30 (58)
195 Una McCullagh 00:30:21 (67)
201 Lorraine McMahon 00:30:36 (71)
204 Maureen McGinley 00:31:09 (73)
257 Tara Murphy 00:48:42
Lough key Parkrun (131)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Jamie Williams 1 00:18:39
5 Lily Murray 1 00:21:49
Crusaders AC runner
19 Kate Murray 00:25:33 (2)
Brickfields Parkrun (107)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Oscar Lindsay 1 00:17:43
20 Sheelagh Doyle 1 00:23:18
Crusaders AC runner
7 John Fahy 00:20:05
Tolka Valley Parkrun (36)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Andrew Coulter 1 00:17:39
8 Claire Gilligan 1 00:24:39
Crusaders AC runner
18 Paul F. Kelly 00:27:52
Father Collins Parkrun (211)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 David Carrasco Coquillat 1 00:17:22
16 Ella Woods 1 00:20:22
Crusaders AC runners
2 Mikel Crisostomo 00:17:37
91 Emer Kenny 00:26:55 (25)
Ards Forest Parkrun (114)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Joel Harrison 1 00:19:07
4 Lucy Donnelly 1 00:21:27
Crusaders AC runner
80 Mairead Cashman 00:36:37 (35)
Poppintree Parkrun (210)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Oliver Bernstein 1 00:16:57
19 Lucy McFetridge 1 00:21:02
Crusaders AC runners
76 Lisa Shine 00:26:59 (17)
94 Anna Shine 00:28:05 (24)
129 Máirín Shine 00:31:06 (39)
Donabate Parkrun (228)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Joe Holt 1 00:17:18
13 Julia Masotti 1 00:21:06
Crusaders AC runners
12 Michael O’Shea 00:20:59
37 Brendan Glynn 00:23:36
Tramore Valley, Cork Parkrun (272)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Ciarán Murray 1 00:19:11
5 Teresa Murphy 1 00:19:40
Crusaders AC runner
18 Tim O’Donnell 00:22:04
Ballincollig Parkrun (289)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Ciaran Costello 1 00:17:39
26 Jennifer Walsh 00:22:11
Crusaders AC runner
134 Helena O’Keeffe 00:28:05 (29)
Bushy Parkrun (306)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Andrew Brett 1 00:17:55
4 Niamh Murphy 1 00:19:11
Crusaders AC runners
10 Kev Moore 00:20:28
39 Myles Nolan 00:23:11
44 Mary Donnelly 00:23:29 (2)