The All-Ireland Schools Championships were held in beautiful, sunny conditions in Tullamore Harriers Stadium on Saturday 5th June. As usual, the event was superbly organised and ran like clockwork! DSD athletes competed in a wide range of events and had some excellent results. Special mention must go to Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner for her superb, record breaking run in the Junior girls 1,500m. She broke a 25 year old record by a full 14 seconds, front running 4:28.10.

Special mention too for coach Liz McDonagh, whose squad did exceptionally well!

Full results are as follows (apologies if I have left anyone out!)

JUNIOR GIRLS

 200m - 6th - Jade Leahy - 26.92 sec

1,500m - 1st - Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner - 4:28.10 sec (Record)

7th - Una-May McCarthy Deering  - 5:22.30 sec

INTER GIRLS

3,000m - 5th - Claire McCarthy - 11:10.53 sec

SENIOR GIRLS

3,000m - 2nd - Fiona McKenna - 10:41.01

JUNIOR BOYS

200m - 1st - Markus Matinson - 24.01.

INTER BOYS

400m - 1st - Philip Smith - 49.73 sec

4th Kevin Lynch - 51.07 sec

HJ - 4th - Themba Nkoala - 1.80m

5th - Neil Gorey - 1.75m

SENIOR BOYS

100m - 3rd - Mark Kavanagh - 11.28 sec

200m - 3rd - Mark Kavanagh - 22.48 sec

400m - 2nd - Joe Dowling - 48.92 sec