MORE PHOTOS !!! Templemore sports complex in Derry was the venue for the 2025 National Junior and Senior Cross Country Championships.   A cold, wet and windy day was on the cards, and the underfoot conditions favoured the true cross-country athletes, with plenty of muck and tight turns to contend with. The success of the day for DSD came in the senior women's race where Eimear Maher, finishing 10th overall, led a strong women's team to bronze in an extremely competitive event.  Undeterred by...

A high degree of physical and mental endurance was required yesterday in Templemore, Derry, to tackle the atrocious weather conditions, at the National Senior & Even Age Juvenile Cross Country Championships.   A big “well done” to all our athletes, parents and coaches who braved the elements. Our U.12 girls were the first to go, and this team produced a very gutsy performance, led home by Sophia Stanley, who was just pipped for 1 st  place.   Sophia ran a very brave race, improving on her 4...

Well done to all our juvenile athletes, who lined out yesterday in sunny Abbotstown for the Uneven Ages Dublin Cross Country Championships.   Sophia Stanley moved up to U.13 and ran a super race to finish in 2 nd  position, leading her team to a 4 th position, just missing out on the team medals.   Jack Clancy also impressed in the U.11 boys where he finished in 6 th place, with his team just missing out on bronze medals.   Patrick Hosey lead the U.15 boys to silver medals, followed closely...