Tullamore Harriers athlete wins team gold in London

Ally Duffy, Tullamore Harriers, was in action in the Home Countries & Celtic Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill in London, on Saturday the 7^th 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.

SEE NEXT: Wins for Tullamore rugby mens and ladies teams

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 6^th of February. Sarah was 1^st 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 31^st of January, she competed in Athlone at the Leinster Masters Track and Field Championships, before travelling to Nenagh Olympic Stadium on Monday the 2^nd 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.

BnM Tullamore Harriers Half Marathon

The annual BnM Tullamore Harriers Half Marathon is now open for registration. The 2026 race, on the 29^th of August, will host the Leinster and Offaly Half Marathon Championships and is Round 4 of the Offaly Endurance Series. The race has sold out very quickly in recent years so prompt registration is advised. Entry is via Myrunresults.ie.

Fixtures

February

14th February – Leinster Juvenile Indoor T&F Championships Day 3 - TUS Athlone

15th February - Leinster Juvenile Indoor T&F Championships Day 4 - TUS Athlone

15th February - National Intermediate & Master & Juvenile B Cross Country Championship, Abbottstown.

March

8th March – Tullamore Harriers 5k – first race of the Offaly 5k Road Race Series.

15th March – McNamara 5 miles (Sealed Handicap)

22^nd March – Banagher 5K

April

12^th April - Revive Active Great Ireland Run – National 10k - Phoenix Park, Dublin.

19^th April – Rhode 5K

Senior Training

Training Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.40pm to 8.30pm. For any enquiries contact club captains Glen 0868275228 or Rita 0868386687