Tullamore Harriers report – 15th June 2026
Leinster U12-U19 Juvenile Track & Field Championships.
A large squad of Tullamore Harriers juveniles took to the track this weekend (Saturday and Sunday 13th & 14th of June), at the Leinster Juvenile U12 -U19 Championships. There was great weather all weekend and some fantastic performances. There were twelve medals won by Tullamore Harriers athletes in middle distance events and some fine runs by athletes who did not get on the podium.
1500m
1st Danny Rigney Under 17
2ndRachel Keaney Under 18
3rd Adelyn Walsh Under 17
3rd Tilly Cusack Under 14
Also competing in 1500m races were James Hynes, Heide McCarthy, Sarah Whitaker, Annabelle Donegan, Mollie King and Joe Daly.
800m
2nd Adelyn Walsh Under 17
3rd Ally Duffy Under 17
Also competing in 800m races were James Hynes, Tilly Cusack, Heidi McCarthy, Meabh Boland, Amelia O’Connor, Matthew Berry,
2000m Steeplechase
1st Patrick Duffy Under 18 CBP
1st All Duffy Under 17 CBP
2nd Danny Rigney Under 17
3rd Maeve Duffy Under 17
3000m
2ndRachel Keaney Under 18
3rd Elise Cusack Under 17
Mollie King also had a great 3000m and was unlucky to finish fourth.
Sprints
Claire Murtagh, Meabh Boland, Amelia O’Connor and Niamh Murtagh all competed well in sprint and sprint hurdles events.
Naomh Mhuire 5K
On Friday evening, 12th June, Naomh Mhuire AC hosted Round 6 of the Healthy Offaly Race Series. While conditions remained dry, temperatures were far from those expected for mid-summer with a strong cool headwind in parts. Nevertheless, great credit to Naomh Mhuire for putting on a top-class event which was complimented by all.
The race was won by Hugh Armstrong (Ballina AC) in14:50, while Heather Murphy (St Michael's AC) was first female home in 16:47.
Tullamore Harriers had 33 athletes competing from a field of over 400 finishers.
Our first athlete across the line was Kevin Minnock, who had a great run to break the 15-minute barrier finishing 2nd overall in 14:58. Kevin led the Tullamore Harriers men's team to victory in the team category, supported by Cian Law (9th), Jack Donegan (11th) and Barry Mooney (13th).
Congratulations to all our athletes who took part and represented the club so well.
Kevin Minnock 14:58
Cian Law 15:56
Jack Donnegan 16:05
Barry Mooney 16:26
Jonathan Dunne 16:36
Ciarán Reynolds 17:24
Gary Whittle 17:29
Nick McGowan 18:12
Jack Marron 18:23
Darren Butler 18:39
Liam Byrne 18:48
Jason McDermott 19:35
Fionnan Minnock 19:50
Darragh Rigney 19:52
Sean Reynolds 20:25
Charlotte Abbott 20:59
Finian Mc Dermott 21:33
Elysia Mc Cormack 22:27
John Carroll 22:52
Mary Daly 23:20
Ruairi Daly 24:45
Pat Kennedy 25:29
Paschal Naughton 25:24
Paul Hensey 25:28
Olive Mannion 25:50
Denis Flynn 25:44
Anne Daly 26:01
Martina Conlon 26:03
John O Connell 26:31
Michael Kinsella 26:54
Emily Dowdall 27:29
Jim Langan 50:02
Halimat Balogun impresses at Dublin Graded Meet
Halimat Balogun was in action at the Dublin Graded Meet on Saturday (13th of June) at the Dundrum South Dublin Campus. Competing in her first ever 200m race, Halimat delivered a strong performance, crossing the line in 30.65 seconds. The race marked an encouraging debut for Halimat over the distance.
James Dunne races LA Grand Prix
James Dunne races LA Grand Prix
With Olympic champions Sha’Carri Richardson, Leslie Tebogo, Masai Russel, Cole Hocker and Tara Davis-Woodhall lining out, you get an idea of the star-studded entry list competing at the 2026 LA Track Fest on the 23rd May at Drake Stadium in Los Angeles, USA.
Tullamore Harriers James Dunne was also on the starting line in the City of Angels. James, who is sponsored by New Balance, was competing in the 1500m against a world class field including Ethan Stand from the United States and Ollie Hoare of Australia.
James got out hard and went through the first 400m in 57 seconds. He kept pushing and passed 800m in 1:54. The young Ballycommon athlete dug deep and was able to finish a creditable seventh. His time of 3:38.05, was his second-fastest ever over 1500m and, coming so early in the season, is a very encouraging sign of what could lie ahead in the months to come.
Patrick Bell & Nicky Phillips Memorial 5km
Olive Mannion recently had yet another busy and successful weekend, featuring both road racing and track and field action.
On Saturday 6th of June, Olive travelled to County Meath to compete in the 40th Patrick Bell & Nicky Phillips Memorial 5km, hosted by Bohermeen AC. Marking the 40th anniversary of this popular event, all participants received a special commemorative medal. Olive completed the 5km in a time of 26:07.
The following morning, Olive switched her focus to the track at the Munster U20, Senior and Masters Track & Field Championships at MTU Cork. Despite the miserable wind and rain, she competed in five events and won a medal in every one of them.
Her results were:
100m – Bronze (18.63 seconds)
1500m – Gold (7:30.89)
400m – Silver (1:39.29)
800m – Gold (3:49)
Javelin – Gold (10.32m)
An outstanding weekend of competition and achievement for Olive.
Dunne and Mooney race Mile in Missouri
James Dunne and Madison Mooney travelled to St. Louis, Missouri for the HOKA Festival of Miles on Thursday the 4th of June, to compete in the elite fields which took to the track at the end of a great night of racing.
Both races turned out to be tactical affairs, but both young athletes acquitted themselves against stellar competition. James finished 11th in 4:00.52. Madison was 7th in 4:37:08