Tullamore Harriers report – 27th July 2026

Success for Tullamore Harriers at the National Senior Championships

Tullamore Harriers enjoyed a hugely successful weekend at the 154th 123.ie National Senior Track & Field Championships, held at Morton Stadium, Santry, on 25th and 26th July. Competing against the country's very best athletes, the club returned home with a National Senior title, a National Senior bronze medal, a National Relay bronze medal and a National U20 title, making it a truly memorable championship for everyone involved.

Maddie Crowned National Senior Champion

Huge congratulations to Maddie Mooney, who captured her first National Senior title with a superb victory in the 800m.

Having qualified comfortably for the final on Saturday, Maddie returned to the track on Sunday evening for what proved to be a thrilling and closely fought race. Sitting in fifth place as the bell sounded for the final lap, she produced a superb finish over the closing stages to surge through the field and claim gold in 2:04.38, finishing just 0.21 seconds ahead of race favourite Emma Moore. Defending champion Alex O'Neill claimed the bronze medal.

This was not only a fantastic achievement for Maddie but also a landmark moment for Tullamore Harriers, as she became the first athlete in the club's history to win a National Senior title at the National Senior Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Results

Maddie Mooney (Tullamore Harriers) – 2:04.38

Emma Moore (Galway City Harriers A.C.) – 2:04.59

Alex O'Neill (Limerick Track A.C.) – 2:05.50

National Bronze for Danielle

Danielle Donegan once again demonstrated her class with an outstanding performance in the Senior Women's 5000m.

In a high-quality championship race, Niamh Allen (Leevale AC) claimed the national title in 15:26.54, while Fiona Everard (Bandon AC) secured silver in 15:30.34. Danielle ran a superb tactical race to finish third, recording a personal best of 15:50.68 and earning a well-deserved National Senior bronze medal.

Congratulations, Danielle, on another outstanding national championship performance.

National Bronze for Tullamore Relay Team

Further celebrations for Tullamore Harriers when our Ladies' 4x100m Relay Team, secured a brilliant National Senior bronze medal.

The quartet of Alisha Maher, Lucy Champ, Eimear Cotter and Rachel Keane combined superbly to clock 49.02 seconds, earning a deserved place on the national podium after an excellent team performance.

Congratulations to all four athletes on a fantastic achievement.

Duffy Wins National U20 3000m Title

Ally Duffy finished out her track season with a gun to tape victory over 3000m. Each year the U20 3000m is held as part of the National Senior Track and Field Championships so as not to take away from the 1500m and 5000m events at the U20 Championships. Ally has enjoyed success in a variety of distances this track season from 800m through to the 1500m and at both 1500m as well as 2000m steeplechase distances, so she was enthusiastic to finally get to race a 3000m. She led the race out hard completing the first kilometre in 3:20. With blustery conditions and a big lead inevitably the pace dipped a bit but Ally not only won her first U20 gold medal at the weekend she also set a new PB of 10:08. A superb way to round off an outstanding track season.

Tullamore Harriers was also proudly represented by a strong team of athletes across the sprint, middle-distance, distance and field events, with many producing excellent performances against the country's very best.

In the Women's 100m, Alisha Maher ran 12.57, while Rachel Keane recorded 12.69, both performing strongly in a highly competitive championship.

In the Men's 100m, Dolapo Kush impressed by finishing third in his heat in 10.96 to qualify for the semi-final. He followed that up with another excellent run of 11.03 to finish ninth overall, narrowly missing out on a place in the final.

Dean Power (11.32) and Billy Corrigan (11.33) also produced solid performances.

Billy returned later in the championships to compete in the 200m, clocking 22.72, while Aaron Keane ran an excellent 47.57 in the 400m.

Over the longer distances, Michael Murphy finished 11th in a high-quality Senior Men's 5000m, recording 14:35.50, while Barry Mooney placed 10th in the 5000m C Race with a time of 17:36.85.

In the field events, Joseph Mulligan produced an excellent performance to finish 4th in the Senior Men's Weight for Height (56lbs). Joseph recorded a best throw of 3.00m, narrowly missing out on a place on the podium.

Congratulations to all our competitors, coaches and supporters on what will be remembered as one of the club's most successful National Senior Championships.

Kilkee Half Marathon.

Darren Ghee represented Tullamore Harriers at the Kilkee Half Marathon on Saturday, the 25th of July. After weeks of warm, dry weather, competitors faced a complete change in conditions, with persistent rain making for a challenging day over the scenic 13.1-mile course which Darren completed in 1.53.26

Pink Rock 10K

Well done to Melissa Hogan who competed in the Pink Rock 10K, hosted by St Joseph's AC in Co Kilkenny on Sunday the 26th of July. 

Melissa crossed the line in 1.46.00