Tullamore Harriers report – 9th February 2026.

Duffy wins team gold in London

Ally Duffy was in action in the Home Countries & Celtic Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill in London, on Saturday the 7th of February. The race was over 6000m which is a mile longer than young Ally has raced before. She stuck to her task though and despite very tough conditions with the course mucky throughout and some challenging hills, finished a creditable seventh in a time of 24:58. The team were clear winners on the day with a fantastic low score of 11 points.

Ally is now looking forward to the Leinster Indoors which take place next week in Athlone.

Rás na hÉireann.

The annual Larry McGuill Rás na hÉireann took place in Dunleer on Sunday the 8th of February.

This long-standing event, hosted by Dunleer AC, attracts athletes of all ages for one of the last events of the cross-country season.

Ground conditions were very soft and heavy following recent orange-warning rainfall in the northeast. The course was hilly with large laps meaning sharp turns for the athletes.

First up for Tullamore were the U13 girls. Sophie Hynes led from the gun to finish in 2nd place. A great performance. Róisín Molloy and Niamh Murtagh had super runs in the tough hilly conditions finishing 16th and 34th respectively.

Next were the U13 boys, with both Aidan Herlihy and Daragh McLaughlin getting a great start and building into the race to finish 6th place and 8th place. Both boys were running out of their age category, a great result.

The final race was U15 boys. All 3 competitors were running out of their age category. James Hynes had a super run to finish in 3rd place, narrowly missing out on 2nd place with a sprint finish. Eoin Herlihy finished in 12th, with Matthew Berry in 15th place.

Well done to all competitors. A great day of racing.

Spring League Round

On Tuesday the 3rd of February, Round 2 of the 2026 Spring League took place, with a fantastic turnout of 57 club members.

The distance was 3000m, run as two separate races on a dry but very chilly night.

Covering just over 7 laps of the track, it was Kevin Minnock who was the fastest man on the night clocking an excellent time of 9:35, while Sarah Flanagan was the fastest lady, finishing in 11:28.

With just one round remaining - the 1 Mile race, the competition is shaping up to be a very close contest between the four teams.

Results:

1st Kevin Minnock 9.35

2nd Barry Mooney 10.08

3rd Nigel Cunningham 10.34

4th Ciaran Reynolds 10.38

5th Darragh Carroll 10.42

6th Shane McGuinness 10.48

7th Daniel Molloy 11.05

8th Gearoid McHugh 11.19

9th Nick McGowan 11.26

10th Sarah Flanagan 11.28

11th Ollie Neary 11.30

12th Liam Byrne 11.37

13th Pauline Curley 11.46

14th Alan Heffernan 11.47

15th Diarmuid Herlihy 11.50

16th Jason McDermott 11.50

17th Niamh McEnhill 11.51

18th Alan Mitchell 11.51

19th George Fox 12.07

20th Lorcan Scally 12.15

21st Brian Duffy 12.17

22nd Rachel Henry 12.18

23rd Darragh Rigney 12.38

24th Bryce Fraser 12.39

25th Evelyn Herlihy 12.46

26th Charlotte Abbott 12.48

27th Sean Reynolds 12.57

28th Adrian Curley 13.03

29th Michelle Mullaney 13.06

30th Maeve Larkin 13.09

31st Francis Mollen 13.10

32nd Elysia McCormack 13.12

33rd Enda Golden 13.13

34th Rita Daly Ravenhill 13.14

35th Sean Spollen 13.28

36th Simon Byrne 13.48

37th Philiano Mayo 13.48

38th Mary Galvin 13.58

39th Finian McDermott 14.00

40th Marie Donegan 14.10

41st Mary Daly 14.19

42nd Hilary Duncan 14.33

43rd John O'Connell 15.00

44th Paschal Naughton 15.04

45th Michael Kinsella 15.18

46th Olive Mannion 15.41

47th Sandra Busteed 15.52

48th Sharon Daly 16.01

49th Martina Conlon 16.09

50th Noreen Hunt 16.22

51st Anne Daly 16.23

52nd Paddy Rowland 16.29

53rd Anna Hyland Guilfoyle 16.39

54th Josie Lalor 16.41

55th Anne Marie Larkin 16.44

56th Aine Treacy 17.18

57th Melissa Hogan 30.15

Kinnity Knight Run

Well done to Sarah Flanagan, Sandra Busteed and Gary Dywer who competed in the Kinnity Knight 10k on Friday 6th of February. Sarah was 1st lady across the line. Starting at Kinnity Castle the 10k course took the participants through the beautiful Slieve Bloom Mountains and looping back to the finish at the castle....in the dark!!!

Crotty on the Podium for 800m

Aurelia Crotty opened her indoor season last week racing at both the NIA Live in Abbotstown in Dublin and the Leinster Under 20 Championships in Athlone. Aurelia was excited to medal in her first track championship representing Tullamore Harriers in the Under 20 800m last Saturday. Aurelia won silver in a time of 2:21.93 just narrowly missing out on gold.

Medals galore for Olive.

Olive Mannion had a very competitive Bank Holiday weekend - On Saturday 31st of January, she competed in Athlone at the Leinster Masters Track and Field Championships, before travelling to Nenagh Olympic Stadium on Monday the 2nd of February, where she guested at the Munster Athletics Masters Indoor Championships.
Olive had a very fruitful day in Nenagh, adding to her already impressive medal haul by winning four gold medals and two silver medals in the Ladies O60 category.
Her gold medal performances came in:
Shot Put: 6.48 metres
Weight for Distance : 5.45 metres
400m: 1:37
800m: 3:46
She also claimed silver medals in:
60m: 12.07 seconds
200m: 40.38 seconds

Tullamore Harriers 5K

Tullamore Harriers AC will host its annual 5K Road Race on Sunday, 8th March. This popular event is the opening race of the 2026 Healthy Offaly 5K Road Race Series and is one not to be missed.

The race will start outside the Tullamore Harriers club grounds on the Charleville Road, follow a looped course, and finish on the tartan track in the stadium. The course is flat and fast, run on fully closed roads for added safety, and consistently attracts runners of all abilities looking to kick-start the road race season.

Entry is now open via PopUpRaces.ie.

Tullamore Harriers report – 15th February 2026

123.ie National Masters Cross Country Championships.

Well done to the athletes who proudly represented the club at the 123.ie National Masters Cross Country Championships today in very testing conditions.

Due to recent adverse weather, which caused severe flooding in parts of the Sport Ireland National Cross Country Course in Abbottstown, race distances were revised, with each event contested over a 1km loop. While the distances were shortened, the underfoot conditions proved extremely challenging lap after lap on the condensed circuit.

Masters Women

In the Masters Women’s 3,000m race, where 158 athletes lined out, Sarah Flanagan delivered a very strong performance to finish an excellent 15th overall. She narrowly missed out on an individual medal in the O45 category, finishing 4th.

Maire Triona was next home in 56th place, followed by Charlotte Abbott in 62nd and Maeve Larkin in 79th. The team placed 4th in the club team rankings which is a great achievement at national level.

Rita Daly Ravenhill, Hilary Duncan and Mary Galvin completed the ladies’ squad all putting in great efforts and, with the addition of Caroline Donnellan of Edenderry AC, the ladies secured 8th place in the county O50 team competition.

Masters Men

In the Masters Men’s race, Tullamore Harriers was very well represented by a squad of nine in a large and highly competitive field of over 200 athletes. The combined O35 and O50 race was run over 6,000m.

Competing in the O35 category, Kevin Minnock was first home for the club in 18th place, followed closely by Paul Mitchell (22nd), Killian Nolan (61st), Darren Butler (169th) and David Hollywood (198th). The team finished 7th in the club rankings. Joined by David Carroll and David Hanlon on the county squad, the lads finished just outside the team medals with a 4th-place finish.

In the O50 competition, Barry Minnock led the charge for Tullamore Harriers. Barry, who finished 2nd O50 male, earned a silver national individual medal, a superb achievement. He led the Tullamore team of Michael O’Brien, Liam Byrne and Alan Mitchell to a creditable 6th place in the O50 club standings.

A fantastic display of determination and resilience from all athletes in extremely demanding conditions.

Results

Ladies

Sarah Flanagan 13.09

Maire Triona Keane 14.46

Charlotte Abbott 14.51

Maeve Larkin 15.10

Rita Daly Ravenhill 16.00

Hilary Duncan 16.17

Mary Galvin 17.23

Men

Kevin Minnock 23.48

Paul Mitchell 23.55

Barry Minnock 24.12

Killian Nolan 26.02

Michael O'Brien 27.37

Liam Byrne 28.30

Alan Mitchell 29.56

Darren Butler 30.15

David Hollywood 32.40

123.ie National Juvenile B Cross Country Championships.

Our U13 girls’ team, along with Johnny Donegan (U11) and Sarah Whittaker (U15) made their way to Abbotstown this Sunday the 15th of February, to compete in the All-Ireland B Cross Country Championships. A great day was had with solid performances from all the athletes as they proudly represented their club. Sarah raced well and was unlucky to just miss out on a medal. U11 Boys
67th Johnny Donegan

U13 Girls
32nd Heidi McCarthy
51st Meabh Boland
52nd Annabell Donegan
62nd Kate Minnock

U15 Girls
13th Sarah Whittaker

Gold for Duffy and Rigney at Leinster Juvenile Track and Field Championships.

Tullamore Harriers middle distance squad had a rewarding outing at the Leinster Juvenile Track and Field Championships this weekend in Athlone. There were superb performances in distances ranging from 60m up to 1500m with many athletes running PB’s while others gained valuable experience in indoor racing.

Ally Duffy’s win in the Under 17 Girls 1500m was a Championship Best Performance of 4:37.50 a five second PB for the young Castledaly athlete. Also victorious in his 1500m was Danny Rigney. Danny fought all the way to the line to secure gold. Despite having only started running four months ago the young Kilcormac native wasn’t fazed by his first championship and was in the thick of it from the starter's gun. Medals were also won by Adelyn Walsh, Rachel Keaney and Ronan Keaney who are all very talented young athletes. Congratulations to all who took part.

60m

Under 12 Boys

Jay Byrne had a great run in the heats in this his first indoor provincial championship.

400m

Under 17 Boys

5th Sean Goodings 56.73

600m

Under 12 Girls

8th Sophie Hynes 2:01.24

Sorcha Flanagan, Niamh Murtagh and Niamh O’Brien competed well in the heats

Under 12 Boys

Dara McLaughlin and Joey Wilson Condron gained valuable experience in their 600m heats

Under 13 Boys

Aubin Walsh performed well in his heat

800m

Under 14 Girls

5th Tilly Cusack 2:23.02

Under 14 Boys

7th James Hynes 2:27.87

Matthew Berry had a good race in Heat 2

Under 15 Girls

Roisin O’Brien really committed in her heat racing strongly all the way to the line

Under 17 Girls

1st Ally Duffy 2:17.27

2nd Adelyn Walsh 2:21.06

Under 17 Boys

3rd Danny Rigney 2:09.26

8th Sean Goodings 2:15.62

1500m

Under 17 Girls

1st Ally Duffy 4:37.50

2nd Adelyn Walsh 4:37.50

9th Elise Cusack 5:04.15

Under 17 Boys

1st Danny Rigney 4:28.21

Under 18 Girls

3rd Rachel Keaney 5:02.64

Under 18 Boys

3rd Ronan Keaney 4:17.39

Impressive performances from Murphy and Donegan at Armagh International Road Races.

Danielle Donegan and Michael Murphy delivered outstanding performances after making the long journey to compete at the prestigious Armagh International Road Races on the 12th of February.

Organised annually by Armagh Athletic Club, the event attracts elite athletes from across the globe and is widely regarded as one of the fastest road race meetings in the world over both 3km and 5km distances. The race programme featured the International Men’s 5K, International Women’s 3K, Men’s Open 3K, along with a range of junior events.

In the highly competitive International Women’s 3000m, Danielle produced a superb run to finish in 2nd place from a field of 124 athletes, setting a new personal best of 9:12. The race was won by Emily Haggard Kearney (Warriors) in 9:07, with Louise Shanahan (Leevale AC) finishing third in 9:13.

Michael also impressed in the International Men’s 5000m, competing against a top-class field of 204 elite athletes. The race in which the first 129 runners broke 15 minutes, was won by Nick Griggs in 13:37. Michael, like Danielle, was wearing the Irish vest and clocked an excellent 14:16 to finish in 46th position, with the Irish team finishing in 3rd place.

Barry wins Round 3 of Spring League

The 2026 Spring League concluded this evening with the final Mile race, marking the third instalment of an exciting and competitive series. Round 1 featured a mile, Round 2 the 3000m, and Round 3 returned to the mile once again, and all races were run over 3 consecutive weeks.

A total of 60 club members lined out, with two separate races. In the first race we had teams led by Shane McGuinness and Niamh McEnhill, while Naomi Galvin and Paschal Naughton’s squads competed in the second race.

Barry Mooney recorded the fastest time overall with a superb run of 5:00 flat. He was followed home by Nigel Cunningham in second place and Ciaran Reynolds in third. In the ladies’ standings, Sarah Flanagan was the fastest on the night, with Pauline Curley taking second and Niamh McEnhill finishing third.

Well done to everyone who took part and supported all three rounds of what a very successful and highly enjoyable Spring League.

Results:

Barry Mooney 5.00

Nigel Cunningham 5.14

Ciaran Reynolds 5.17

Shane McGuinness 5.21

Nick McGowan 5.24

Daniel Molloy 5.34

Ollie Neary 5.38

Sarah Flanagan 5.39

Liam Byrne 5.42

David Hollywood 5.42

Alan Heffernan 5.45

Pauline Curley 5.52

James Fleming 5.54

Niamh McEnhill 5.55

Alan Mitchell 5.55

Diarmuid Herlihy 5.57

Evelyn Herlihy 6.00

Jason McDermott 6.01

Rachel Henry 6.02

Bryce Fraser 6.08

Lorcan Scally 6.15

Sean Reynolds 6.17

George Fox 6.19

Philani Mayo 6.35

Sean Spollen 6.38

Maeve Larkin 6.40

Elysia McCormack 6.40

Rita Daly Ravenhill 6.41

Enda Golden 6.41

Francis Mollen 6.46

Adrian Curley 6.50

Simon Byrne 6.51

Karen Nolan 7.05

John Carroll 7.08

Mary Galvin 7.15

Anne Marie McNamara 7.18

Marie Donegan 7.25

Mary Daly 7.27

Hilary Duncan 7.28

Ruairi Daly 7.29

John O'Connell 7.31

Paschal Naughton 7.33

Declan Lambe 7.37

Sara McLaughlin 7.39

Michael Kinsella 7.40

Denis Flynn 7.41

Naomi Galvin 7.41

Sandra Busteed 7.50

Paul Hensey 7.55

Olive Mannion 7.57

Martina Conlon 8.01

Paddy Rowland 8.03

Sharon Daly 8.03

Anne Daly 8.04

Josie Lalor 8.05

Anna Hyland Guilfoyle 8.21

Anne Marie Larkin 8.22

Aine Treacy 8.51

Seamus Rigney 11.45

Melissa Hogan 15.29

National Indoor League Round 2

The club was represented by three athletes at Round 2 of the National Indoor League on February 8th at TUS Athlone.

Colm Gath, Emmanuel Ilori and Dolapo Kush all competed as guests in the 60m sprint. Emmanuel delivered an impressive performance, clocking 7.17 seconds, while Colm making a welcome return to competition after a long absence due to hamstring surgery, ran 7.23. and Kush followed closely with a time of 7.24.

Donadea 50K

Well done to Gaelan Elliffe, who competed in the Donadea 50K on Saturday the 14th of February. The race, which had over 300 athletes on the start line, served as the National 50K Championships for 2026 and took place in the beautiful Donadea Forest Park, Co. Kildare.

Hosted by Donadea Running Club, the race consisted of ten loops of the forest’s roads and trails. Despite very stormy and wet weather in the weeks and days leading up to the event, runners were well sheltered within the forest on the day.

Gaelan, proudly wearing the blue and white of Tullamore Harriers, ran a solid race. Although he went off slightly ahead of his pace in the early laps, he managed his effort well and completed the 50K in a very impressive time of 4:18:16.

Borrisokane 5K

Well done to Melissa Hogan who took part in the Borrisokane Community College 5K on the 8th of February. Melissa clocked 47.38.

Tullamore Harriers AGM

The Tullamore Harriers Annual General Meeting was held in the club house on Monday 9th of February. Thank you to everyone who attended to show appreciation to last year’s officers and committee for their commitment and hard work throughout 2025.

Best wishes to the officers and newly appointed committee for 2026. Thank you for taking on the responsibility and let's hope 2026 will be another great year of athletics, teamwork, and camaraderie.

Chairman- Adrian Curley
Secretary - Sharon Daly
Treasurer - Daniel Molloy
PRO - Mary Daly
Men’s Captain - Glenn Finlay
Ladies Captain - Rita Daly
Children’s Officer - Carmel McGreal
Competition Secretary - Anna Hyland Guilfoyle
Registrar -Mary Daly
Club Handicapper -John Cronin
Juvenile Middle Distance Representative -Laura Cusack
Juvenile Track & Field Representatives-  Ray Delaney/Carmel McGreal
Management Committee Representative - Tom Beatty
Club Hosted Events Coordinator - Mary Daly
Social Media Representatives -Mary Daly & Aisling McCormack
Women in Sports Liaison Officer - Laura Cusack
Data Protection Officer- Josie Lalor
Senior County Board Delegate -  Darren Butler (Senior) 
Juvenile County Board Delegates -Elysia McCormack, Evelyn Herlihy and Laura Cusack

Committee Members

Elysia McCormack, Tommie Carberry, Darren Butler, Michéal O’Brien, Johnny Feery, Naomi Galvin, Evelyn Herlihy and Shane McGuinness.