DSD athletes were to the fore in the Home Countries International, held in inclement weather conditions in Glendalough last Saturday. Eddie McDonagh was the Irish Team Manager and our athletes did us proud! The following are the leading results:-

Girls under 14: 1. Ella Fennelly (DSD) 16:55; 2. Kate Murray (DSD) 18:16; 3. Cassie Murphy (DSD) 22:17.

Boys under 14: 1. Logan Rees (Fife AC) 14:17; 2. Ethan O’Neill (St. Laurence O’Toole) 14:20; 3. Julian Martin (DSD) 15:26.

Girls under 16: 1. Ffion Price (WAL) 22:14; 2. Clare McCarthy (DSD) 22:43; 3. Halina Rees (SCO) 22:44; 8. Meghan Ryan (DSD) 24:05; 12. Sorcha Humphries (DSD) 25:03; 15. Claire Brennan (Celtic DCH) 25:49. Teams: 1. Scotland (3,4,5) 12; 2. Ireland (2,8,12) 22; 3. Wales (1,7,14) 22; 4. England (6,9,11) 26; 5. Northern Ireland (13,16,17) 46.

Boys under 16: 1. Felix McGrath (ENG) 24:02; 2. Kristian Edwards (ENG) 24:25; 3. Killian Mooney (DSD) 24:27; 9. Daniel Lawler (St. Laurence O’Toole) 25:51; 10. Jonathan Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny City) 25:57; 16. Kevin Brennan St. Abban’s) 30:05. Teams: 1. England (1,2,6) 9; 2. Scotland (4,5,7) 16; 3. Ireland (3,9,10) 22; 4. Wales (8,13,14) 35.

Girls under 18: 1. Scout Adkin (SCO) 27:22; 2. Laura Riches (ENG) 27:47; 3. Becky Taylor (ENG) 27:58; 4. Niamh Denny (DSD) 28:13; 5. Catherina Mullen (Shercock AC) 28:41; 9. Sinead Cronin (Celtic DCH) 30:08; 15. Breda McDonald (North Laois) 34:56. Teams: 1. England (2,3,7) 12; 2. Ireland (4,5,9) 18; 3. Scotland (1,6,11) 18; 4. Wales (8,13,14) 35.

Boys under 18: 1. Peter Harrison (SCO) 27:46; 2. Kevin Dooney (Raheny) 28:02; 3. Jamie Stevenson (SCO) 28:08; 12. James Egan (DSD) 29:52; 15. Stephen Gibney (DSD) 30:40; 18. John Murphy (Gowran) 33:54. Teams: 1. Scotland (1,3,8) 12; 2. England (4,5,9) 18; 3. Ireland (2,12,15) 29; 4. Wales (7,10,16) 33; 5. Northern Ireland (6,11,19) 36.

Overall trophy: 1. Scotland 7; 2. England 8; 3. Ireland 10; 4. Wales 15; 5. Northern Ireland 20.