A great interview with the great man by Ian O'Riordan of the Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/other/2008/0807/1217628560587.html

Galway athletes Philip Magnier (Athenry AC) and Martin McEvilly (GCH) flew the Irish flag at the recent 16th European Veterans Athletic Championships in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 23 - August 3, 2008. Philip took part in the 10,000m and the 5,000m events in the M55 division on the 24th July and...

For many of us here at Athenry AC the 'Streets', which takes place next Saturday evening, is the highlight of the Irish road racing calendar each year. Galway City Harriers organise a top-quality race each summer for the enjoyment of runners from all over the country and their commitment and...

From Tom Hunt Mayo AC Ballinamore Athletics Club and the local Community held a celebratory pre Olympic 5k road race on Friday evening in support of local athlete Colin Griffin's participation for Ireland in the Olympics. Colin flies out next week to take part in his event the 50k walk which is...

The Galway athletics community came together this week to wish their two Beijing bound athletes all the very best of luck in their respective competitions. Olive Loughnane from Loughrea and Paul Hession from Athenry were given a friendly send-off by family, friends, sponsors and clubmates at a...

A special 5K Road race will be held in Ballinamore on Friday, August 1st, at 8 pm as part of the local community celebrations that evening to mark the selection of Colin Griffin to take part in the 50k walk in the Olympic Games. The Race will be open to all over 14 years, with a particular welcome...

Pictures and Report from Tom Hunt - Mayo AC The Balla 10k is one of those races you either love or hate. The 'ups and downs' are in the same places year after year. Over the railway line at 2k, under it at 8k. The 'changeable' summer weather is always a major factor. This year it was bright and...

Focus Ireland are urgently seeking volunteers to enable their Focus Ireland Triathlon in Grand Canal Square Dublin to go ahead next Saturday the 3rd of August. If you could help them you should contact them directly - details are here: http://www.focusireland.ie/htm/fundraising/challenges/triathlon...

Galway's senior track & field athletes had a successful day out at the National Track & Field League Final in Tullamore yesterday with the men's team taking home the bronze medals in division one, while the Ladies battled hard for a creditable 7th place finish. Galway’s athletes put in a series of...

Sean Breathnach produced the longest throw of the year by an Irish shot putter on day 3 of the Galway T&F Series which took place last night, Thursday July 17th, in perfect weather conditions in Dangan. Although dark clouds threatened rain, it never came, and there was a rare windless evening on the...

Thirty five Irish athletes are entered to compete in this year's European Masters or Veterans track and field championships in Slovenia. The 10k will kick off the games on Thursday 24th July and the events will continue right through until Sunday 3rd August with the marathon and relays. Martin...

The third and final installment of the County Galway Track and Field takes place on tomorrow Thursday the 17th July at the track in Dangan. Highlight of the evening should be the 5,000m where some of the best road racers in the county and even further afield will clash head to head within the more...

A warm welcome awaits in Swinford, Co. Mayo for all who make the trip for the 5th race in the Mayo AC race series. Swinford AC host the Swinford 8km Road Race on Sunday, August 3rd 2008 at 5pm and it promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Swinford AC are one of the most progressive and...

Paul Hession landed a superb double at the Cork City Sports at the weekend winning both the 100m and 200m against strong international fields. In particular his winning time of 10.21 in the 100m was another indication of his excellent current form. A number of Athenry menbers made the trip down to...

Unfortunately the Galway 5km Series has concluded for this year but if you want to look back at some of the action from the Loughrea leg of the series, Loughrea AC have posted some video of the race on their site at - http://www.athleticsloughrea.com/ See if you can spot yourself!

The weather gods look favourably upon track & field athletics in Galway, or so it would seem given yet another beautiful evening in Dangan after a day of torrential rain and winter temperatures. But by 8pm on Thursday July 3rd the sky was blue and the sun shined. The evening reflected the atmosphere...

Contact [email protected] for more details of the evening at City Limits in Oranmore on Saturday evening, 5 July @ 7PM. See attached PDF & JPG.

Check out the RTE web site for more details: http://www.rte.ie/sport/irelandsolympians/ Lots of coverage of Paul Hession I'm told...

Follow Richard Donovan's progress at www.runthecountry.ie. He should finish at some stage tomorrow, fingers and legs crossed.

Training for the Streets of Galway? Missing the May 5km Galway race series? Or just want a challenge and to get fit? Boston Scientific are holding an open 5km Road Race and Fun Run in aid of Galway Cystic Fibrosis (AAI permit applied for in association with Athenry Athletics Club). Entry is open to...

The first evening of the 2008 Galway Track & Field Series took place on a glorious evening yesterday June 19th. Events on the programme included 100m, 800m, discus, long jump and a distance medley relay with legs of 1200m, 400m, 800m & 1600m. This is the 2nd year of the new format for the Galway...

The second race in Mayo AC's 2008 Road Race League, sponsored by C & C Cellular , will take place at Claremorris on Saturday June 28th at 6:00pm. The DeCare International sponsored road race and walk is now in it's seventh year and all are welcome: runners, walkers, fund raisers and fancy-dress. The...

Galway County travel to Tullamore this Sunday June 15th for Round 2 of the National Track & Field League with possibly it's strongest team selection this year or last in both Men’s and Women’s competitions. Round 1 took place in Tullamore on May 18th. Galway Men currently sit in 3rd place of 11...

The Galway Senior Track & Field Championships for 2008 will resume this coming Thursday for the second of three evening's scheduled competition. Events on the track will be the 100/110m hurdles, 200m, 1500m, 4x400 and the thowers will take their turn with the javelin. There was a great night's...

We're nearly there! Just three-point-one miles left to run. The Galway City leg of the 2008 Galway 5km Series, organised by GCH in the Dangan Sportsgrounds, will be the final round-up for this year. As with other years there are a couple of extra considerations with this final race. For those...