May 10, 2026
A huge thank you to all Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes who participated in the second Graded Meeting of the 2026 Track Season at Morton Stadium on May 10th 2026. Your dedication and hard work truly shone through as you...
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May 03, 2026
On Sunday, May 3rd 2026, Dublin City Centre came alive with the second edition of the Dublin City Half Marathon. With over 13,200 participants registered for the sold-out event, the streets of the capital were packed with runners from across...
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May 02, 2026
A huge thank you to all Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes who participated in the first Graded Meeting of the 2026 Track Season at Morton Stadium on May 2nd 2026. Your dedication and hard work truly shone through as you...
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Apr 26, 2026
We had five teams competing at the National Road Relays on April 26th in Raheny, Dublin, one of the premier club events on the Irish athletics calendar.
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Apr 26, 2026
Well done to all of our athletes who ran at the London Marathon 2026!
An incredible achievement to take on one of the world’s biggest marathons 👏
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Apr 19, 2026
Well done to all of our athletes who ran at the WindMill 10km Dublin Championships in Garristown, in a field of 578 runners for the 10k distance.
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Apr 12, 2026
Liffey Valley AC athletes delivered outstanding performances at the Great Ireland Run 10km in Phoenix Park on Sunday, competing against a quality field of 3,202 finishers in challenging cold and windy conditions.
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Apr 02, 2026
The annual Streets of Kilkenny 5k is a popular race held on Holy Thursday evening, 2nd April. Taking in a two-lap circuit around the medieval city, it is a fast flat course with a carnival atmosphere. Street closures and supporter...
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Apr 01, 2026
Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes, the 2026 track season is almost here and it’s time to bring your winter training to the track! This year’s Dublin Graded Leagues will feature 8 fully confirmed Graded Meetings, taking place between May and...
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Mar 31, 2026
Winter League Final Standings – After Race 6 🏆
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Mar 29, 2026
🥇 Team Gold - 5km Road Race M65
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Mar 28, 2026
Huge congratulations to Peter Bowe for his fantastic performance at the Prague Half Marathon, finishing with an impressive time of 1:28:34! 🎉
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Mar 17, 2026
Well done to all our athletes who took part in the Dublin 5k Novice Road Championships in Tallaght, Co. Dublin on Sunday 17th March 2026 🏃♂️🏃♀️, St. Patrick’s Day. We had an excellent turnout with 29 Liffey Valley A.C. runners...
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Mar 08, 2026
Race 5 Podium – Handicap Applied 🏆
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Feb 22, 2026
Well done to all who attended on a truly special and emotional day for the club, as our Club XC Championships took place in the Phoenix Park on a breezy morning with welcome sunshine during the race, marking the 4th...
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Feb 22, 2026
Race 4 of 6 – Winter League Update 🏃♂️❄️
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Feb 15, 2026
Well done to all our athletes who competed at the
National Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Championships
in Abbostwon, Co. Dublin today.
This was the last race of the Cross Country season.
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Jan 31, 2026
Our athletes delivered outstanding performances at the Leinster Indoor Track Championships, held at the fabulous Athlone International Arena. With multiple gold medals and strong championship runs across the 1500 m and 800 m events, the club was proudly represented on...
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Jan 24, 2026
Race 3 of 6 – Winter League Update 🏃♂️❄️
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Jan 18, 2026
Well done to all our athletes who competed at the
Leinster Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Championships
in Carlow today.
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Jan 04, 2026
We had a fantastic showing from Liffey Valley AC athletes at today’s Dublin Intermediate and Masters Cross Country Championships in St. Anne’s Park!
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Jan 01, 2026
Congratulations to our 2026 Champions, Hugh Armstrong (Ballina A.C. / Dublin Track Club) and Faye Dervan (Dublin City Harriers A.C.), who claimed impressive victories in this year’s Tom Brennan Memorial 5K, recording winning times of 14:44 min and 16:26 min...
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Dec 20, 2025
Cake Race 2025 We enjoyed another excellent edition of the Cake Race 2025 (the second race in our Club Winter League), with a fantastic turnout of 41 athletes taking part. As always, the handicapped format delivered an exciting and competitive...
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Dec 07, 2025
The National Novice Cross Country Championships took place in Abbotstown, Dublin, on Sunday, December 7, 2025. The novice men’s 6000m title was won by Callum Barron of Kilkenny City Harriers AC.
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Dec 06, 2025
On a cool and cloudy morning, the 2025 Jingle Bells 5k Run took place under temperatures of 10°C / 8°C, with passing clouds, 94% humidity, a 985 mbar barometer, and a WSW wind at 14 km/h. 1914 participants finished the...
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Nov 22, 2025
Thank you to everyone who took part in the first of six races in the Liffey Valley AC Winter League 2025–2026.
Each participant earned 40 points for joining the event, kicking off the league in great style.
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Nov 15, 2025
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Nov 08, 2025
Well done to all our athletes who represented Liffey Valley A.C. at the Dublin & Leinster Senior Cross Country Championships held in Kilbeggan yesterday. The course proved challenging, the competition fierce, yet our teams showed determination, teamwork, and impressive performances...
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Oct 26, 2025
A big congratulations to all our athletes who competed in the Dublin Marathon over the weekend! The race took place on Sunday, 26th October 2025 at 8:45 AM, with cool and mostly cloudy conditions around 7°C and light westerly winds....
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Oct 25, 2025
Well done to our athletes who participated in the Dublin Leinster XC in a very high quality field.
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Oct 12, 2025
Well done to our women’s team who finished 1th, and men’s team 6th team in the Dublin Novice XC in a very high quality field.
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Sep 29, 2025
This review highlights the achievements and participations in various races from October 2024 to September 2025, covering a range of distances and competition types.
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Sep 28, 2025
A fresh and dry morning, perfect for fast running 🙂🌤️
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Sep 21, 2025
On this first day of autumn, Sunday 21st September, several of our athletes proudly represented the club across different races at home and abroad. From fast miles on Dublin’s Griffith Avenue, to the streets of Berlin, and through the rolling...
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Sep 13, 2025
The George Harrison and Myles Cullen Memorial Races took place on Sunday at The Acres in the Phoenix Park.
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Sep 07, 2025
We saw fantastic performances from our Liffey Valley A.C. athletes
at the Lucan Harriers 5 Mile, well done to everyone who took part! 👏
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Aug 30, 2025
On a wet and windy Saturday in Tullamore, the National Half Marathon, hosted by Tullamore Harriers and incorporating both the National and Leinster Championships, brought together an impressive field of 1,189 finishers. It turned out to be a truly memorable...
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Aug 16, 2025
Congratulations to Ellen Cronin, Orla Gordon, and Colm Kerr who took on the Frank Duffy 10 Mile in the Phoenix Park
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Aug 09, 2025
A huge thank you to everyone who joined our Club Trip 2025 and made it such a special weekend. Between the beautiful setting of the Mournes and the challenge of the Dambusters Race, it was an experience to remember. A...
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Aug 02, 2025
A huge congratulations to David Carroll for his outstanding performance at the 153rd National Senior Championships! David finished in 9th place in the 800m Senior H1 category with a time of 1:58.12 at Morton Stadium, Co. Dublin on August 2nd,...
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Jul 30, 2025
Also worth highlighting is the club’s presence at Graded Meet 8, held on Wednesday, July 30th at Morton Stadium at 19:00, where several athletes wrapped up their 2025 track season with strong performances in the 1500m event.
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Jul 23, 2025
Thank you to everyone who took part in our third and final Club Track Race of the summer season on Wednesday 23rd July 2025 at Tallaght Track! It was a fantastic evening, and the energy on and off the track...
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Jul 20, 2025
Thank you and congratulations to all Liffey Valley A.C. runners who took part in the Irish Runner 10 Mile at Phoenix Park on Sunday, July 20th, 2025.
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Jul 16, 2025
A huge congratulations to all Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes who competed at the seventh Graded Meeting of the 2025 Track Season on Wednesday, July 16th in Lucan, taking on the 800m and 3000m events with determination and great team...
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Jul 09, 2025
Thank you to everyone who took part in our second Club Track Race on Wednesday 9th July 2025 at Tallaght Track! We had a fantastic evening of racing, with great performances in the 1500m (Women) and 3000m (Men).
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Jul 03, 2025
A huge congratulations to Orla Gordon for her fantastic achievement at the Corkbeg 4 Mile Road Race 2025! Orla finished in an impressive 67th place with a time of 28:02 in the F35 category. Well done on a brilliant run...
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Jun 29, 2025
Thank you and congratulations to everyone who took part in the Irish Runner 5 Mile in Phoenix Park on Sunday, June 29th, 2025.
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Jun 25, 2025
A huge thank you to all Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes who took part in the sixth Graded Meeting of the 2025 Track Season at Morton Stadium on Wednesday, June 25th, competing in the 1500m events for both women and...
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Jun 21, 2025
Congratulations to all the Liffey Valley A.C. athletes for their great performances at the 2025 Michael Manning Memorial 10km Road Race, part of this year’s PEUGEOT Race Series. Well done to Siobhan Nugent (41:39), Matthew Blyth (41:50), Luke Ryder (43:04),...
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Jun 18, 2025
We had a great turnout at the first of our three Club Track Races on Wednesday 18th June 2025 at Tallaght Track, where athletes competed over 800m. These races offer a fantastic opportunity for our new athletes to experience track...
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Jun 15, 2025
Well done to Ruth, Pat, Clare and Joe for their performances at the Castleknock 5km.
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Jun 14, 2025
A huge thank you to all Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes who braved the tough conditions at the fifth Graded Meetin of the 2025 Track Season held at DSD Athletics Club on June 14th. The weather was particularly challenging, with...
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Jun 13, 2025
Congratulations to Mollie O’Donnell on an outstanding victory at the Dublin Pride Run 5km 202 in The Acres, Phoenix Park, finishing in an impressive 18:24 min! 🏆 A huge well done to Lynn Devitt for securing 3rd place with a...
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Jun 07, 2025
Orla delivered an outstanding performance at the Leinster Track Championships, held at the SETU Carlow Sport Complex in Carlow. She secured second place in the Masters Women +35 category in the 1500m race, earning a well deserved silver medal with...
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Jun 04, 2025
A huge thank you to all Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes who participated in the fourth Graded Meeting of the 2025 Track Season at Morton Stadium on June 4th, 2025. You competed with grit and focus in the 800m races,...
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Jun 01, 2025
Thousands Take to the Streets for the 2025 VHI Women’s Mini Marathon
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May 21, 2025
A huge thank you to all Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes who participated in the third Graded Meeting of the 2025 Track Season at Tallaght Track on May 21st, 2025. Your determination and team spirit were once again on full...
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May 18, 2025
A great morning of racing for Robbie Mulhall at the Killarney Half Marathon!
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May 17, 2025
🏃♂️ Irish Runner 5K / National 5K Championships – Phoenix Park
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May 11, 2025
Well done to Mollie O’Donnell and Bernard O’Sullivan who were both racing hard on the roads of Maynooth yesterday!
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May 11, 2025
A huge thank you to all Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes who participated in the second Graded Meeting of the 2025 Track Season at Morton Stadium on May 11th 2025. Your determination and team spirit were once again on full...
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May 03, 2025
A huge thank you to all Liffey Valley Athletic Club athletes who participated in the first Graded Meeting of the 2025 Track Season at Morton Stadium on May 3rd 2025. Your dedication and hard work truly shone through as you...
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May 01, 2025
🏃♂️ Track Season 2025 - It's Time to Shine!
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Apr 27, 2025
We had four teams competing at the National Road Relays on April 27th.
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Apr 13, 2025
Well done to our club members who finished the Paris Marathon in a hugh field of 51545 finishers.
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Apr 13, 2025
Well done to all of our athletes who ran at the Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park with a beautiful weather.
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Apr 13, 2025
Well done to Conor O’Laughlin who finished the Marathon at the European Running Championships with a time of 2:49:04 hr. With a circuit from Place des Palais in Brussels to Leuven.
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Apr 10, 2025
Please Read
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Apr 06, 2025
The Windmill Run 5k & 10k
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Apr 01, 2025
🎉Congratulations to Ruth Murphy who is the winner of our Winter League🏆. Ruth had 3 points to spare over Margaret O’Friel and managed this even without a 10 point bonus for racing all 5 races.
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Apr 01, 2025
Tonight we had our 2 mile handicap road race with 40 men and women competing - Joseph Whittle was first home, with DeAngelo Massah and Ruth Murphy 2nd and 3rd respectively, followed by a swarm of Liffey Valley clubmates as...
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Mar 30, 2025
A great morning of racing at the new Dublin Half Marathon!
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Mar 23, 2025
Congratulations to all our amazing athletes who raced in the National 10k Road Race in @dunboyne_ac today in a field of 1438 runners! 🏅🔥
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Mar 17, 2025
A great morning of racing for one of our athletes in the Mullingar Half Marathon, finishing 6th female overall!
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Mar 17, 2025
🏆🥇🥉 Another triumphant day for Liffey Valley Athletics Club at the Dublin Novice Road Championships! 🎉
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Mar 16, 2025
Well done to John Gannon (Johnny) who ran a fantastic personal best time of 3.26.54 in the Rome Marathon, finishing 2832 overall of 26023 runners.
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Mar 16, 2025
Well done to Orla Gordon and John Fitzgibbon who ran a fantastic race in the Barcelona Marathon.
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Mar 09, 2025
This is the standings table for the LVAC Winter League 2024/2025 after the fourth race out of five. The final positions will change as the fifth and last race is completed.
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Mar 09, 2025
Congratulations to all the amazing runners, dedicated volunteers, and the hardworking organisers who made today’s Avondale Cup such a success! 🌟
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Mar 02, 2025
Huge congratulations to our incredible athlete Geoffrey Alexandre for absolutely smashing the Brighton Half Marathon this morning! 🏅👏
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Mar 01, 2025
Congratulations to our outstanding athletes Brigid Long and Arnaud Benjacar for their medal winning performances at the Leinster Masters Indoors Championships held at the TUS Athlone International Arena today.
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Feb 23, 2025
This is the standings table for the LVAC Winter League 2024/2025 after the third race out of five. The final positions will change as the races are completed.
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Feb 23, 2025
Our Club XC Championships took place in the Phoenix Park. This was the 3rd out of 5 Winter League Races M60+ ran 2 laps or 5km around the Dog Pond course while it was 7.5k or 3 laps for the...
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Feb 22, 2025
Well done to David Carroll a new indoor PB over 800mtrs of 2mins 00.51 sec at the National Indoor Senior Champs today super running 👏👏👏
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Feb 14, 2025
This is the standings table for the LVAC Winter League 2024/2025 after the second race out of five. The final positions will change as the races are completed.
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Feb 12, 2025
Well done to David Carroll who ran a time of 2mins 02,73 secs over 800mtrs tonight at the NIA Live meeting in Abbotstown.
Just 4 tenths short of his personal best from last January 👏
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Feb 09, 2025
Well done to men and women racing today at the Wesport House in Co. Mayo in the National Intermediate and Master XC Championships. 🥇 Gold medal for Conor O’Loughlin in the Dublin County Team 🥈 Silver medal for the Women...
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Feb 01, 2025
There was a fantastic turn out today for the club’s 5K Cross Country race in the Phoenix Park, starting at the “Dog Pond”. The race is part of our of our Winter League.
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Jan 26, 2025
Well done to our athletes who raced in the 41th edition of the annual Raheny 5 Mile, with Pierce also taking 2nd place in the M40 category, repeating the result as last year.
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Jan 25, 2025
All Liffey Valley members are holding Donal and his family in their thoughts during this difficult time. As a mark of respect, the 5K race scheduled for Saturday morning (25/01/25) has been postponed, allowing members to honor and remember Noel....
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Jan 18, 2025
Amazing performance from the entire squad today! 🏅 The hard work and teamwork really paid off, with fantastic results across the board:
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Jan 15, 2025
Well done to David who ran a new Personal Best 2mins 02,33 secs indoors over 800mtrs tonight at the NIA Live meeting in Abbotstown.
Onwards and Upwards David 👏
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Jan 05, 2025
We had a fantastic showing from Liffey Valley AC athletes at today’s Dublin Masters Cross Country Championships in St. Anne’s Park!
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Jan 01, 2025
Congratulations to our 2025 Winners Laura Mooney (Tullamore Harriers AC) and Tadgh Donnelly (Drogheda & District A) who won in times of 16.48 min and 14.38 min respectively in this year Tom Brennan Memorial 5K race, over a total field...
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Dec 30, 2024
Well done to Mark Naylor who finished 10th in the Athenry 10k, from a field of 1900 runners, recording a new Personal Best of 32m 57 secs.
Onwards and Upwards Mark 👏👏👏👏
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Dec 21, 2024
What a Saturday with blustery conditions it was in the Phoenix Park as our athletes faced the Annual Cake Race!
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Dec 07, 2024
Well done to all of our members who took part in the Jingle Bells 5k this morning. Our runners braved the wild weather of Storm Darragh to take on this fast 5K race. Special mention for Pierce who finished 2nd...
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Dec 01, 2024
Well done to our our members John Tuohy, Bernard O’Sullivan, Michael Ferreira, and Peter Bowe for completing the Valencia Marathon in Spain.
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Dec 01, 2024
Well done to the LVAC Men and Woman Teams who traveled to Waterford and raced in a very competive National Novice Cross Country Championship.
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Nov 17, 2024
Well done to our men’s team who finished 19th, and 6th team in Grade B in a very high quality National Senior XC in Enniskillen.
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Sep 29, 2024
Congratulations to Pierce who ran a personal best time of 15.10 to finish 2nd in the M40 category, leading the senior team to 4th place, just 4 secs off team bronze.
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Sep 29, 2024
Well done to Margaret for her performance in the Berlin Marathon, placing 175th in her F60 category in a time of 4.16.38.
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Sep 27, 2024
Liffey Valley AC athletes Orla Gordon, Conor Galvin and Siobhán Nugent on their Grand Prix awards at Friday night’s Dublin Athletics awards night
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Jun 16, 2024
Well done to Michael Ferreira for completing his first marathon at the Thoroughbred Marathon in the Curragh and around Kildare with a time of 3:29:29
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Jun 16, 2024
Well done to Ruth Murphy, Joe Cooper and Pat Collins for their performances at the Castleknock 5km.
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Jun 09, 2024
Well done to Patrick Fox, Anthony McMahon, Neil Duffy & David Mitchell for their performances at this race, which forms part of the Dublin Marathon 2024 Race Series.
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Jun 02, 2024
Well done to Siobhán Nugent on a great run in the Women’s Mini Marathon. Siobhán finished in 64th place with a time of 43.13, joining more than 25,000 women and making this the largest all-women event of its kind in...
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May 22, 2024
Well done to Geoffrey for his performance in the Dublin Graded Meeting 3 meet, taking 2nd place in the Dublin Track Championship 10000m. Geoffrey’s time was 33.46.05.
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May 17, 2024
Huge congratulations to Tom O’Connor who won a Team Bronze medal with his fellow Irish M60 Teamm mates Paul Cowie and Michael Cornyn, racing on the beautiful Portuguese island of Porto Santo.
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May 12, 2024
Well done to Pat Collins for his winning performance in the Navan AC Simon Cumbers 6k, taking 1st place in his category with a time of 32.07.
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May 05, 2024
Well done to Orla for her performance in the Dublin Graded Meeting 1 meet, taking 3rd place in the Dublin Track Championship 3000m. Orla’s time was 12.20.60.
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Apr 28, 2024
We had five teams competing at the National Road Relays on April 28th.
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Apr 15, 2024
Well done to Geoffrey Alexandre who ran a fantastic personal best time of 2.47.18 in the Boston Marathon.
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Apr 13, 2024
Congratulations to Aifric Gallagher who ran the Westport Half Marathon in a time of 1.37.49
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Apr 07, 2024
Well done to all of our athletes who ran at the Dublin 10k Championships in Garristown.
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Apr 02, 2024
Congratulations to Alex Du Marquez who is the winner of our Winter League. Alex had 4 points to spare over John Tuohy and managed this even without a 10 point bonus for racing all 5 races.
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Apr 02, 2024
Last night we had our 2 mile handicap road race with 34 men and women competing - Heather Browning was first home tonight, with Ruth Murphy and Jeanne Nicollier 2nd and 3rd respectively, followed by a swarm of Liffey Valley...
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Mar 29, 2024
To go with the latest brilliant LV podcast on Mairéad Murphy who raced in the 1999 World XC in Belfast, and this year’s World Cross in Belgrade tomorrow, here’s a few things about Liffey Valley and the World Cross you...
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Mar 24, 2024
Congratulations to all our amazing athletes who raced in the National 10k Road Race in @dunboyne_ac today! 🏅🔥
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Mar 17, 2024
Well done to David Carroll who ran a fantastic personal best time of 2.49.41 in the Rome Marathon, finishing 131 overall and 126 of 13,579 men.
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Mar 17, 2024
A great morning of racing for two of our athletes in the Mullingar Half Marathon!
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Mar 17, 2024
🏆🥇🥉 Another triumphant day for Liffey Valley Athletics Club at the Dublin Novice Road Championships! 🎉
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Mar 10, 2024
Congratulations to all the amazing runners, dedicated volunteers, and the hardworking organisers who made today’s Avondale Cup such a success! 🌟
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Mar 09, 2024
Congratulations to our outstanding athletes Orla Gordon and Donal Iremonger for their medal winning performances at the Leinster Masters Indoors Championships held at the TUS Athlone International Arena today.
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Mar 02, 2024
Congratulations to Ciara Broderick Farrell for her stellar performance at the Kinvara Half Marathon.
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Feb 25, 2024
Huge congratulations to our incredible athlete Geoffrey Alexandre for absolutely smashing the Brighton Half Marathon this morning! 🏅👏
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Feb 21, 2024
Liffey Valley Athletics Club wish to express our condolences to the Family and Friends of John Brady who was a former member and team mate.
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Feb 11, 2024
Well done everyone! Special congratulations to Pierce Geoghegan 🏅and Donal Iremonger 🏅(both County Team Gold) and Pat Collins 🥈(Category Silver)
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Feb 04, 2024
Congratulations to David Carroll who today raced the John Treacy Dungarvan 10 in Waterford with an amazing Personal Best of 57:17.
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Jan 28, 2024
Well done to our athletes who raced in the 40th edition of the annual Raheny 5 Mile. There were personal bests for Brigid, Rebecca, Pierce & Oisín, with Pierce also taking 2nd place in the M40 category.
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Jan 27, 2024
There was a fantastic turn out today for the club’s 5K Cross Country race in the Phoenix Park. The race is part of our of our Winter League.
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Jan 21, 2024
🏃♀️🥉 Hats off to our incredible Women’s Team for their amazing run at the Leinster Intermediate Cross Country Championships! 🥉💪
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Jan 21, 2024
What an outstanding performance by our Men’s Team at the Leinster Intermediate Cross Country Championships!
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Jan 13, 2024
Well done to Oisín Murphy for achieving a personal best time of 17:52 and finishing 6th at this 5km road race in Drogheda.
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Jan 13, 2024
Well done to Donal Iremonger who won a silver medal at the 800m championships. This is Donal’s first National medal with LVAC and adds to his trove of medals over the years at these championships, both indoor and outdoor.
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Jan 07, 2024
We had a fantastic showing from Liffey Valley AC athletes at today’s Dublin Masters Cross Country Championships in St. Anne’s Park! Big shoutout to all our incredible athletes, dedicated coaches, and amazing supporters who showed up and made today a...
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Jan 04, 2024
On January 1st, 2024, Liffey Valley AC hosted our annual Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race with a record field participating, kicking off our 50th year celebrations having been founded in 1974.
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Jan 01, 2024
Well done to our Womens Team of Orla Gordon, Brigid Long, Ciara Broderick Farrell, Siobháin Nugent and Brianna McGhee who took 3rd Team in a highly competive race, with Dublin City Harriers A.C. in 1st and Raheny Shamrocks A.C. in...
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Jan 01, 2024
Congratulations to Ciara Wilson (DMP A.C.) and Efrem Gidey (Clonliffe Harriers A.C.) who won the 2024 Tom Brennan Memorial 5K race. Many thanks to all participants who ran so well and helped us to kick off our celebrations of the...
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Dec 26, 2023
Huge congratulations to Rebecca McLoughlin for achieving a personal best time of 43:41 and Mark Naylor for securing 11th spot with his own new personal best time of 33:23 in a high quality field at the Fields of Athenry 10k...
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Dec 16, 2023
What a thrilling Saturday it was in the Phoenix Park as our athletes faced a tough test in the Annual Cake Race!
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Dec 03, 2023
Well done to the LVAC Mens Team who finished 11th club team in a very competive National Novice XC in Navan.
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Dec 03, 2023
Congratulations to Peter and Aileen who won the CRYS Jingle Bells 5k in times of 15.55 and 17.46.
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Dec 02, 2023
Well done to all of our members who took part in the Donore Harriers Jingle Bells 5k this morning.
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Nov 26, 2023
🥉Dublin Intermediate Bronze🥉
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Nov 19, 2023
Congratulations to our men’s team who claimed 🥈 in Grade B at the National Cross Country Championships in Gowran, Kilkenny. The quartet of Geoffrey, Conor, James and Conor battled through some very tough conditions.
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Nov 18, 2023
Well done to two of our athletes who ran in Clontarf yesterday. Amazing running by Aoife Brady who ran the half marathon distance and a special congratulations to Siobhán Nugent who came home in 2nd place🥈in the 5 mile race....
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Nov 15, 2023
Congratulations to our members who joined thousands of people who ran 5k and 10k in cities all round the world at @theruninthedark night run on Wedensday night.
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Nov 04, 2023
🥉Leinster Senior Bronze 🥉
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Oct 29, 2023
A big congratulations to all our athletes who competed in the Dublin Marathon over the weekend.
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Oct 21, 2023
Congratulations to our novice teams on some great racing in Kilkenny yesterday. Our men’s team finished 6th and our women’s team finished 9th.
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Oct 15, 2023
Congratulations to Pierce Geoghegan who ran a superb PB of 2.31.07 in Amsterdam, running one of the fastest times ever by a Liffey Valley athlete and the fastest time for some years.
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Oct 08, 2023
Well done to our women’s team on a fantastic 4th place finish at the Dublin Novice Championships in Tymon Park in unseasonably warm temperatures. This was our largest women’s team in a number of years with many of our athletes...
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Oct 01, 2023
Congratulations to club member Tom O’Connor who helped the Irish team secure silver in the M60 8000m XC event at the World Masters in Poland.
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Sep 23, 2023
A great morning of racing for five of our athletes in the Dublin Half Marathon in the Phoenix Park this morning.
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Sep 17, 2023
The George Harrison and Myles Cullen Memorial Races took place on Sunday in the Phoenix Park.
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Sep 09, 2023
Congratulations to Tom O’Connor who took third place in the M60 category with a time of 1.29.12.
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Jul 23, 2023
Congratulations to our Senior Men who finshed second Senior Team at the National 10 Mile Road Championships held in the Phoenix Park on a soggy wet July morning. Lead home by🥈Pierce Geoghegan (54.01 new PB) in 15th place,🥈Geoffrey Alexandre (56.40...
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Jul 12, 2023
Our Club 3000m and 1500m Championships took place in Lucan. We had a great turn out in both races on what was one of the warmest days of the year.
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Jun 30, 2023
Congratulations to our Senior Men who are All Ireland Winners for the 1st time. Lead home by🥇Geoffrey Alexandre (26.36) in 9th,🥇Mark Naylor (26.37) in 10th,🥇Pierce Geoghegan (26.59) in 12th and 🥇Sergey Dolgy (23.79) in 18th for a combined team time...
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Jun 28, 2023
We had a great turn out at our club championships on Wednesday night in Lucan. The club championships offer a great chance for our newer athletes to compete on the track for the first time whilst also pushing our more...
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Jun 11, 2023
Congratulations to our Senior Men who are All Ireland Winners for the 1st time. Lead home by🥇Geoffrey Alexandre (26.36) in 9th,🥇Mark Naylor (26.37) in 10th,🥇Pierce Geoghegan (26.59) in 12th and 🥇Sergey Dolgy (23.79) in 18th for a combined team time...
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Jun 11, 2023
Congratulations to🥇Pat Collins winning the All Ireland M75 title, continuing Liffey Valley’s strong record in Masters Athletics racing.
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Jun 04, 2023
Congratulations to our athletes who competed in a scorching Cork today! ☀️☀️
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May 28, 2023
Congratulations to Orla Gordon on her silver medal over 3000m and to Ciarán Reilly who won bronze over 800m at the Leinster Master Championships in Carlow today. Fantastic racing in very warm conditions. 🥈🥉
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May 20, 2023
Congratulations to Pat Collins in winning his first (of many to come) national titles in the M75 category.
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May 10, 2023
We are delighted to have awarded Nick Davis Honorary Life Membership of Liffey Valley Athletics Club to officially recognise the long-term commitment, dedication, support and the significant contribution that Nick has made to LVAC over the years. Nick has been...
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Apr 30, 2023
Congratulations to Rebecca McLoughlin who ran 46.57 to finish 35th overall in Western People Womens 10k Mini Marathon, which took place in Ballina.
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Apr 30, 2023
Congratulations to Conor O’Loughlin who ran a new PB of 3.02.19 in the Great Limerick Run Marathon.
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Apr 30, 2023
Congratulations to Arnaud Benjacar who ran 37.16 in this 10k road race.
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Apr 29, 2023
It was a great start to a new track season on the brand track in Belfield, University College Dublin.Congratulations to the LVAC athletes who competed and took the chance to try out one of Dublin’s newest tracks.
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Apr 16, 2023
Congratulations to Geoffrey Alexandre (2.50.45) and Kevin O’Connell (3.26.19) in the Rotterdam Marathon.
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Apr 16, 2023
Congratulations to Tadgh Prenderville (2.52.01) and Ben O’Connor (3.01.51) in the Boston Marathon.
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Apr 02, 2023
Congratulations to Elle O’Driscoll on a fantastic PB of 3.04.55 and Shauna Dunne with a great time of 3.38.38 in the Paris Marathon today.
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Apr 02, 2023
Congratulations to Siobhán Nugent who ran the Berlin Half Marathon in a time of 1.43.51
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Mar 28, 2023
Tonight, we presented an Honorary Life Membership of Liffey Valley Athletics Club Award to Nick Davis to officially recognise the long-term commitment, dedication, support and the significant contribution that Nick has made to LVAC over the years – Nick has...
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Mar 28, 2023
The results are in and it is official. Dave Carroll is the winner of our Winter League. This year, the difference was the bonus 10 pts for David who pipped Patrick by 2 pts.
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Mar 27, 2023
Congratulations to club member Tom O’Connor who helped the Irish team secure silver in the M60 8000m XC event at the World Masters in Poland.
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Mar 12, 2023
Congratulations to Patrick Fox the winner of the 2023 Avondale Cup. It is great to see one of our newer members taking a well deserved first place over 5km. It just shows that consistent training pays off!
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Mar 05, 2023
Well done to David who won this race in a personal best time of 17.01
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Feb 19, 2023
Our Club XC Championships took place in the Phoenix Park. Women and M65+ ran 2 laps around the Dog Pond course while it was 10k or 4 laps for the Men.
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Feb 12, 2023
Well done to Pat, Una & Peter with their gold & bronze medals at the National Masters XC today.
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Feb 05, 2023
Well done to Arnaud Benjacar and Tom O’Connor who claimed medals at the 1500m & 3000m championships.
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Jan 20, 2023
We had a great turn out today for the second race of our Winter League in the Phoenix Park.
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Jan 15, 2023
🥇Leinster M35 XC Champion 🥇
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Jan 15, 2023
🥈Leinster Intermediate Silver🥈
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Jan 08, 2023
Congratulations to our master athletes who were competing at the Dublin Masters Championships. Our M35 team finished 15th and M50 team finished 6th. Well done all!
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Dec 17, 2022
We had a great day at our annual Cake Race today in the Phoenix Park! The conditions were perfect for racing, the sun was shing and the ground was firm underfoot.
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Dec 11, 2022
🥈 Congratulations to our Women’s team on their fantastic silver place finish in the Dublin Intermediate Championship. As seen from this clip (courtesy of MyRun Results this was another battling performance by our athletes, led home by Ciara in 6th,...
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Dec 03, 2022
Well done to everyone who competed.
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Nov 27, 2022
Congratulations to our men who competed at the Clonliffe Harriers 2 Mile. It’s always a great race and a good short shake out in the middle of XC season.
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Nov 13, 2022
Well done to Mark who won this race in a personal best time of 34.17.
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Nov 06, 2022
Well done to both Womens and Mens teams today in high class fields in both races. The club continued its long tradition of competing at the top level in all competions, with both our teams for placing 5th place at...
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Oct 30, 2022
Congratulations to all our athletes on a great day of racing at the Dublin Marathon yesterday.
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Oct 23, 2022
Congratulations to our Novice XC teams who made the trip to Louth today to compete in the Leinster Novice XC Championships today in what can only be described as proper cross country conditions!
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Oct 09, 2022
Congratulations to both our men and women’s teams on very strong 5th place finishes at the Dublin Novice XC Championships today in Tymon Park.
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Oct 02, 2022
Well done to Geoffrey Alexandre who finished 2nd in the Quebec Sports Experts 10k this morning in a new personal best of 34.02.
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Sep 25, 2022
Our women’s team kicked off the XC season with a solid performance in the Star of the Sea XC in Co. Meath today.
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Sep 18, 2022
It was beautiful summer/autumn day in the Phoenix Park which saw the return of the George Harrison and Myles Cullen Memorial Races. There was a great turn out with 24 athletes, race officals, members and friends in attendance.
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Sep 10, 2022
Well done to Tom O’Connor and Brigid Long who competed in their categories in this race, finishing in 4th and 7th respectively.
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Aug 13, 2022
Congratulations to Rachel, Tom and Lea on their medal wins.
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Aug 09, 2022
The work done during winter and spring delivered rewards at the Dublin Athletics Graded Track and Field series with many personal bests delivered across the 8 meetings. More importantly, it was great to see such high participation from LVAC Athletes...
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Aug 03, 2022
The final Graded Meet of the season saw our athletes racing over the mile and 3000m. It was a perfect night for racing in Lucan as thankfully the rain held off. We had a win, some PBs and a SBs...
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Jul 24, 2022
Congratulations to our men’s team on winning silver in the Dublin Novice Road Championships in Tallaght.
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Jul 17, 2022
Well done to squad member Peter Bowe who ran a new PB by 4 mins over 10k this morning with a new best time of 42min 16 secs.
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Jul 13, 2022
A lot achieved and more to come from LVAC Athletes at the Dublin Athletics Graded Track and Field series with many personal bests delivered after 4 meetings.
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Jul 11, 2022
Our Club 3000m and 1500m Championships took place in Lucan. We had a great turn out in both races on what was one of the warmest days of the year.
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Jul 10, 2022
July 10th 2022 - Congratulations to Tom O’Connor who was a member of the Irish gold medal winning M60 team in the half marathon at the World Masters Championships in Finland over the weekend. Tom finished a fantastic 5th individually...
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Jul 10, 2022
🥉Congratulations to Brigid Long who finished 3rd F35 in the National 10 Mile yesterday in the Phoenix Park. Brigid ran a big PB on what was a warm day for racing.
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Jul 02, 2022
🥈 Congratulations to Mark Naylor who finished 2nd in this 5 mile race in a new PB of 28.09.
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Jun 22, 2022
Our club 800m Championships took place in Lucan. It was great to have so many athletes out on track on a blustery night.
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Jun 12, 2022
On June 12th, we saw some fantastic club performances at the Athletics Ireland National 5 Mile Championships in the Phoenix Park, with many of our athletes taking home medals and running personal bests.
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Jun 08, 2022
Graded Meet no. 4 took place in sunny Santry and it was a great night of racing for the club with Mollie, Sergei and Mark all winning their races and plenty of others running season and personal bests. Well done...
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Jun 03, 2022
Well done to Arnaud who finished second in the M50 category, running a seasons best 16.45 at the Patrick Bell and Nicky Philips 5K Bohermeen Road Race in Co. Meath.
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May 29, 2022
Congratulations to Ciaran Reilly on silver in the 800m M45 Race.
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May 29, 2022
Well done to John who ran 3.16.29 in the M40 category, finishing 107 within his category.
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May 25, 2022
Another great night’s racing at the 3rd Graded Meet of the season.
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May 15, 2022
On May 15th, there were some fantastic performances by our athletes in the Irish Runner 5km incorporating the National 5km Championships. There were medals, PBs and some near PBs on what was a lovely morning for racing. Congratulations to all...
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May 11, 2022
Last Wednesday night a group of athletes competed over 1500 in the second Dublin graded meet of the season. The conditions were good despite a few showers and we had several PBs over the distance. In total we had 6...
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May 02, 2022
Well done to Lea who won the 5k race in Kells, just 2 days after winning the Leinster Road M45 Championship. Lea won the overall race in 15:40.
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May 01, 2022
The Irish Summer is finally here and we can look forward to lots of races on the track. The Dublin Athletics Graded Track and Field series kicked off on April 27th and it was great to see some PB's posted...
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Apr 30, 2022
Well done to Lea Fulcher who took won the M45 category and also scored on the Dublin Team who took county silver. Lea posted 19:39 and was 4th in the overall race.
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Apr 27, 2022
It was a great start to a new track season at Tallaght Athletic Club
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Apr 24, 2022
We had three teams competing at the National Road Relays on April 24th.
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Apr 12, 2022
The results are in and it is official. Joe Cooper is the winner of our Winter League. Joe is a long time member of the club and we are all delighted to see him take home the trophy.
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Apr 12, 2022
It was another fantastic turnout from both officals and athletes as 31 took to the line. There was a small matter of the Winter League to conclude with this race also.
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Apr 10, 2022
It was a fantastic day in the Phoenix Park for the Great Ireland Run incorporating the National 10km Championships. We had some medalists and lots of PBs!
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Apr 09, 2022
On April 9th, it was a fantastic day in the Phoenix Park for the Great Ireland Run incorporating the National 10km Championships. We had some medalists and lots of PBs!
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Apr 03, 2022
A large group from the club travelled to Paris this weekend to compete in the Paris Marathon. It was a first marathon for many of the athletes and they all did the club proud with some great performances and plenty...
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Mar 27, 2022
Congratulations to Ciaran Reilly on double gold in the 800m & 1500m M45 Races.
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Mar 27, 2022
It was a fantastic day for the Avondale Cup in the Phoenix Park.
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Mar 13, 2022
We had a fantastic turnout for our Club XC Championships in the Phoenix Park. The course was soft but at least the rain held off!
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Feb 27, 2022
Returning to home soil, Tom O’Connor took the M60 category win in 37:43. Tom is also a former overall winner of the Adare 10k. In this years Adare race he turned the tables on the National Masters XC M60 Gold...
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Feb 26, 2022
Well done to Geoffrey who took 3rd place with a personal best of 1:19:21, followed by Keith in 7th (1:24:02) and Declan in 21st (1:32:02) as they prepare for the Paris Marathon on April 3rd.
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Feb 19, 2022
Lots of smiles for our Club 5km XC race in the Phoenix Park despite the cold and the wind.
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Feb 13, 2022
Another great days racing for the club at the Athletics Ireland Intermediate and Masters XC Championships in Co.Cork. The course was soft underfoot and provided a real challenge for all the athletes.
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Jan 30, 2022
Congratulations to our Tom O’Connor who added another National Title to his trophy haul in winning the M60 3000m. Earlier in the day, Arnaud Benjacar finished 4th in the M50 1500m race.
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Jan 23, 2022
Congratulations to our Mens Team who won the Team race, edging out St. Michaels AC by 2 points.
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Jan 15, 2022
It was a fantastic day of racing for Liffey Valley at the Athletics Leinster Intermediate and Masters XC Championships in Dunboyne.
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Jan 14, 2022
The members of Liffey Valley Athletics Club wish to express our condolences to the Family and Friends of Ashling Murphy on their tragic loss of Ashling.
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Jan 12, 2022
Feb 19 - 5k Cross Country 11am
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Jan 09, 2022
Congratulations to all our athletes who competed in St. Anne’s Park, Raheny in what was a very competitive masters championship. This was also the inaugral Pat Hooper Cup Trophy, with Liffey Valley scoring 9th of 20 Dublin Clubs who came...
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Jan 01, 2022
Tom Brennan 5k 2022
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Dec 18, 2021
We had a huge turnout for our annual Christmas Cake race today with almost perfect conditions in the Phoenix Park.
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Dec 05, 2021
Congratulations to our women’s team on their 12th place finish at the National Novice XC in Gowran. 💙💛💙💛 Some great performances on a challenging course. A big thank you to our club members who travelled to support the team and...
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Dec 04, 2021
We are delighted to be kicking off the Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge again this year with our Tom Brennan 5km on New Year’s Day. Check out myrunresults.com for entry details. Don’t forget you have to register for both the...
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Nov 28, 2021
Congratulations to our women’s team who finished a fantastic 3rd Team in the Dublin Intermediate XC Championships.
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Nov 24, 2021
Tome Brennan 5k 2022
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Nov 21, 2021
Congratulations to our senior men’s team who finished 14th in a high quality field at the National Senior Championships in Santry.
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Nov 17, 2021
Tom Brennan 5k 2022
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Nov 07, 2021
Congratulations to our senior men’s team on their 4th place finish at the Leinster Senior XC Championships today in Wicklow. A strong performance on a tough hilly course.
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Oct 31, 2021
Both our senior men and women teams were in action in Santry at the Dublin Senior XC Championships. Some great individual and team performances. The men finished 5th and women 6th.
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Oct 23, 2021
Fantastic racing by our novice women at the Leinster Novice Championships at Mountain View Golf Club, Co. Kilkenny with a strong 5th place finish. Well done all on a great performance.
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Oct 10, 2021
It was a great days racing at the Dublin Novice XC in Tymon Park.
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Jul 26, 2021
The annual club 300m and 1500m track races were held on Jul 26th in Lucan, with Sinead McDonald winning the women’s 1500m title and Peter Arthur coming home first in the men’s 3000m event.
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Jul 21, 2021
Our Liffey Valley track championships will take place on Monday July 26th at the Lucan track which is situated on the Newcastle Road R120 (off the N4).
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Jul 21, 2021
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Jul 07, 2021
There was a great turnout of members at the third graded meeting on Wednesday last at Tallaght with two wins and two second places recorded by Sinead McDonald and David Van Buren while Elle O Driscoll and Geoffrey Alexandre both...
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Jul 04, 2021
Congratulations to Ciaran Reilly who has won gold and silver at the Leinster Masters track championships in Carlow, clocking 4:42.78 on the Saturday in the 1500m before
returning on the Sunday to claim gold in the 800m, clocking 2:13.96.
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Jun 23, 2021
Results from graded meeting 1 in Tallaght
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Jun 09, 2021
Results from graded meeting 1 in Tallaght
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Feb 28, 2021
In the absence of club sessions or our club winter league, the club will be holding a virtual race series (with prizes!) for all members to help keep us motivated. There will be 3 races (5km, 4 mile and a...
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Jan 30, 2021
We wish to thank the 602 Runners who registered for our Virtual Tom Brennan 5K on January 1st.
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Dec 05, 2020
The club are sorry to hear the news of the passing of former member John Crabtree.
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Nov 24, 2020
The club were sad to hear of the passing of former clubman David Cunningham who was a member of the club in the late seventies and early eighties. Davy was a very talented athlete and who ran for Dunboyne Athletic...
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Nov 14, 2020
Just a quick announcement that this years Tom Brennan Memorial race will be a virtual event.
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Nov 13, 2020
Reminder to all members that group training is temporarily suspended during the
current Covid restrictions. Coaches will send out training details via WhatsApp.
As per the restrictions, members can arrange to meet up in pairs to train.
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Aug 24, 2020
CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING &
ATHLETES MEETING.
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Aug 19, 2020
Our 20x20 flag has finally made it to our clubhouse!
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May 07, 2020
Trying to keep fit during covid-19 restrictions? Liffey Valley A.C. is here to help you
run faster. We’re posting a weekly training schedule devised by our expert coach, Jim Davis,
with plenty of advice along the way too.
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Feb 08, 2020
All Ireland Masters Cross Country Championships saw Liffey Valley athletes to the fore and in the medals with Peter Arthur and Pierce Geoghegan finishing in the top three places and winning The Gold and Silver medals in the V1 Category...
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Dec 14, 2019
Congratulations to David Staunton who took home the cake this year. He
finished reasoably comfortably ahead of Tommy Brehany with Tom Forde
completing the podium placings.
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Nov 24, 2019
At last Sundays National Senior Cross Country Championships
The club team led by Peter Arthur in 30th place finished in the
Bronze Medal position in the Grade B section with clubs from all
over Ireland taking part.
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Nov 09, 2019
The Leinster Senior Cross Country Championships took place in Ferbane Co Offaly
on a typical undulating cross country course with the club fielding teams in
both Men’s and Womens races.
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Oct 27, 2019
The Dublin Marathon on the October Bank holiday weekend saw six club members toe the line with both Paul Balfe and Matthew Blyth making their debut over the classic distance.
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Oct 20, 2019
The club had a number of athletes competing in the Spar Autumn Classic Cross Country Race on Sunday last, October 20th in Abbottstown, with Peter Arthur leading the group home in 22nd place in a time of 24min 22secs, Pierce...
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Jul 13, 2019
Don’t forget the club “Million Euro Mile” race is on next Thursday 18th
July at 19:30 in ALSAA. The first man who breaks 4 minutes or the first
woman who breaks 4:33.5 will win the fantastic €1million prize purse.
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Jul 10, 2019
It seems like our runners have to brave the weather each time they head
out onto the track. This Wednesday was no different but through the rain
and wind our athletes persevered.
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Jun 20, 2019
This Thursday evening just gone saw our athletes competing against each other in the club 1500m for women and 3000m for men. The track was wet and the weather was not great and while this may have affected the times,...
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Jun 15, 2019
Liffey Valley had another fantastic performance, begin placed 3rd out of
all Senior teams in the Irish Runner 5 mile race in Phoenix Park.
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Jun 03, 2019
This Sunday just gone Liffey Valley were out in force marshalling the 37th Women’s Mini-Marathon. With over 30000 entrants it is billed by the organisers as the biggest event of its kind in the world. Liffey Valley club members were...
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May 06, 2019
The National 5K Road Championships was held in conjunction with the Irish Runner 5K. 1100 runners took part in this event which marks the first race in the Athletics Ireland Race Series. It was a fine day for a race,...
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Apr 14, 2019
The National 10K Road Championships which incorporated the Great Ireland Run drew a field of over 4000 athletes with a large number from the club taking part on a cold and windy day that was not conducive to fast times...
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Mar 21, 2019
This weekend sees athletes from Liffey Valley taking over Brickfields parkrun in Drimnagh.
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Mar 02, 2019
Jen Preston leads the way in this years winter league after the club cross country championships
last week. She is closely followed by Linda Spratt in the standings with Matt Blyth 3rd.
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Feb 24, 2019
Sile and Peter Arthur retained their club championships titles in ideal cross country conditions,
with moderate breeze and firm underfoot conditions.
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Dec 15, 2018
Congratulations to Hillary McDonnell who took home the cake this year. She ended a fairly comfortable winner by
nearly half a minute from Joe Cooper with Matt Blyth in 3rd.
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Nov 11, 2018
In Adamstown on Sunday last Nov 11th Peter Arthur in 3rd place and Pierce Geoghegan in 4th spot led the club team to Silver Team Medals in the Leinster Senior Cross country Championships on a tough course on wet and...
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Sep 16, 2018
The 2018 edition of the LVAC 10km (men’s) and 5Km (women’s) championship took place in blustery conditions on the Acres lap. The club championship, which incorporates the Myles Cullen and George Harrison memorial trophies was a keenly contested event with...
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May 06, 2018
Bogdan Florean ran a fine race to finish 7th in 16m06.87 in Tallaght 5k on Sunday. In the Dublin Novice Road Championships incorporated into the race he finished third with the overall race winner eligible for Novice status despite being...
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Apr 04, 2018
Congratulations to Daniel English who is this years Winter League champion. Daniel snuck in
to claim the title with Annie Gittens and Aoife Brady following closely in 2nd and 3rd place
respectively.
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Mar 11, 2018
Sile Carroll and Peter Arthur retained their respective titles in mild and relatively calm conditions in the Phoenix Park on Sunday. The going was soft in parts of the course due to the recent heavy snow. The combined start of...
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Jan 20, 2018
A good field of 23 signed up for the second race in the Winter League series which was a 4K Open Handicap Cross Country race. First person off was Stephen Coughlan on go with Clare Kavanagh on 45 seconds next...
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Dec 16, 2017
Aoife Brady took home the cake this year. She was closely followed by Ger Feeley and Orla Gordon in 2nd and 3rd
respectively.
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Nov 12, 2017
It was a great day for Liffey Valley in Adamstown Co. Wexford on Sunday (Nov.12th)
when both women’s and men’s team won the senior club titles.
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Oct 06, 2017
The 2017 Liffey Valley AC AGM will be held on Tuesday 10th October at 8pm in the clubhouse. Training that evening will start at 6:30pm to allow everyone to attend the AGM.
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Sep 17, 2017
The 2017 edition of the LVAC 10km (men’s) and 5Km (women’s) championship took place in perfect conditions on the Acres lap. The club championship, which incorporates the Myles Cullen and George Harrison memorial trophies was a keenly contested event with...
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Sep 10, 2017
An early winning start to the Cross Country season today with Neil O’Rourke winning
the Men’s race in Adamstown XC.
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Jul 13, 2017
Thurday evenings in ALSAA seem to be reserved for either wind or rain this summer and last Thursday (July 13th) was no exception as a strong breeze did not help athletes in both the women’s 1500 and the men’s 3000....
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Jul 06, 2017
Peter Arthur added to his recent Dublin 3000 Mtrs title with another great run to win the county 5000 Mtrs title at Irishtown stadium last night. Peter set about winning the race from the gun and he was never headed...
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Jun 30, 2017
Last weeks graded meeting at Tallaght saw many fine performances from the athletes involved with Peter Arthur and Damien Cauvet leading the way with a one and two in the Dublin 3000 Mtrs Championships with training partner Neil O Rourke...
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Apr 04, 2017
Track training at ALSAA near Dublin Airport starts next Thursday evening 6 April. Warmup starts 7pm, parking and showers available.
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Apr 04, 2017
Courtesy of Kathryn Davis.
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Apr 01, 2017
Congratulations to Tommy Brehany who is this years Winter League champion. Tommy held off stiff competition to claim the title with Matthew Blyth and Sile Carroll following closely in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Tommy beat all the odds to...
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Mar 28, 2017
Tommy Breheny overall winner of the League
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Mar 12, 2017
Running off virtual scratch Damien Cauvet set a new course record of 19m36secs.
To win the Avondale Cup four mile road race ahead of Paul Quinn and John Tuohy
who both ran faster than previously on this circuit.
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Feb 26, 2017
Tommy Breheny used his handicap to good effect to win the 4k Cross Country
Race some 15 seconds clear of Tony Dunne with Daniel English holding off
the fast finishing Damien Cauvet who recorded the day’s fastest time.
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Feb 23, 2017
Brendan Beere leads the way in the winter league standings, followed closely by Pierce and Gaetan. Only 19 points separate the first 12 places so there is still all to play for as we enter round 3 this coming Sunday!...
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Jan 22, 2017
A great run by Liffey Valley athlete Damien Cauvet to finish 4th overall in Tuam today at the National Intermediate XC championship, winning a County Team Gold into the bargain. Well done too to our athlete Gaëtan Le Page who...
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Jan 10, 2017
Very strong running and a new PB for Peter Arthur in the Tuam 8k. Peter finished 2nd overall in a time of 25:35 from a field of over 300.
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Jan 01, 2017
Daire Bermingham (Raheny Shamrocks) and Barbara Cleary (Donore Harriers) come out on top in the 2017 Tom Brennan 5k.
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Nov 16, 2016
On a deceptively testing course at The New Forest Golf Course in Tyrellspass,
Co. Westmeath, the women’s team continued their fine record in Leinster Cross
Country Championships by winning the Senior Team Title for the second time.
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Nov 13, 2016
Online registration for the 2017 race at 12:00 noon on Sunday 1 January is now open at
https://register.primoevents.com/ps/event/TomBrennan5k
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Nov 03, 2016
Tome Brennan 5k 2017
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Oct 16, 2016
The 2016 Liffey Valley AC AGM will be held on Tuesday 25th October at 8pm in the clubhouse. Training that evening will start at 6:30pm to allow everyone to attend the AGM.
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Sep 25, 2016
An excellent season opener at the Star of the Sea cross country races in
Stamullen today for Liffey Valley AC with Peter Arthur retaining the Men’s
Senior title from last year while also leading the men’s team to victory.
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Sep 23, 2016
Sile Carroll and Peter Arthur Win Club Road Championships
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Aug 27, 2016
Inspired by the Olympics?
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Jul 26, 2016
CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING &
ATHLETES MEETING.
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Jul 14, 2016
Peter Arthur continued his fine track form when winning the
Dublin Senior 5000 Metres at last night’s Graded Meeting
at Irishtown Stadium.
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Jun 30, 2016
Peter Arthur won the 3000 metres and Aileen Gittens the 1500 metres on a cool evening at ALSAA on June 30th. In a relatively strong cool breeze times were not of the essence but a number of PB’s were set....
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Jun 02, 2016
Sile Carroll and Peter Arthur won the club 800 metres titles at ALSAA on June
2nd. Sile’s winning time of 2.23.1 was a championship best performance with
Peter dipping under 2 minutes again as he retained his title.
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Apr 28, 2016
Liffey Valley Athletic Club would like to congratulate Nick Davis on being
elected as Life Vice President of Athletics Ireland at last weeks Congress.
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Feb 08, 2016
Race 2 of the Winter League 2015/2016
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Jan 21, 2016
Old Style or “real cross country” was in evidence in rain drenched Kilmacow on Sunday January 17th for the Leinster Senior Cross Country Championships. But it did not prevent Peter Arthur record his first ever championship win with a very...
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Jan 01, 2016
Race report from the Irish Runner
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Dec 14, 2015
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Nov 02, 2015
The women’s team finished third in the Dublin Senior Championships over 6k on the rolling hills of Tymon North on Sunday November 1st. In conditions more like Summer than Autumn, Leona O’Reilly led the field up a testing hill from...
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Sep 20, 2015
The 2015 edition of the LVAC 10km (men’s) and 5Km (women’s) championship took place in perfect conditions on the Acres lap. The club championship, which incorporates the Myles Cullen and George Harrison memorial trophies was a keenly contested event with...
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Jul 23, 2015
Don’t forget the club “Million Euro Mile” race is on tonight in ALSAA. The
first man who breaks 4 minutes or the first woman who breaks 4:33.5 will win
the fantastic €1million prize purse.
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Jul 09, 2015
Leona O’Reilly won the women’s 1500 metres and Peter Arthur the men’s 3000 metres in ideal conditions at ALSAA.
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Jun 12, 2015
Siobhan Keenehan regained the Women’s 800 metres title and Peter Arthur won his first club track championship on a nice summer’s evening at ALSAA.
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Jun 06, 2015
The Club 800m championship takes place on Thursday 11 June at ALSAA.
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Mar 31, 2015
Brendan Beere is the winner of this year’s Winter League.
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Mar 31, 2015
Congratulations to Brendan Beere who won the race and also claimed the Winter League Title in the process.
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Mar 22, 2015
Congratulations to Sile Carroll who is the winner of the 2015 Avondale Cup. It was very sunny day and perfect conditions for racing.
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Feb 15, 2015
Peter Arthur and Sile Carroll are the LVAC Club XC Champions for 2015 after club championship races run on a new course around a 2K lap on the Munich/Khyber loop in the park.
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Feb 10, 2015
On the rolling fields of the Palace Sports ground in Tuam on Sunday last Feb 8th, our women’s team became the first Liffey Valley team to win a National Club Cross Country Team Championship.
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Jan 18, 2015
Liffey Valley’s women’s team won the Leinster Senior team title for the first time in Dunboyne on Sunday last.
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Dec 30, 2014
The 10th running of Liffey Valley’s Athletic Club Annual Tom Brennan Trophy 5km Race will take place in the Phoenix Park on January 1st 2015.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
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Dec 27, 2014
Chris Morgan wins the 2014 Multi Terrain race.
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Dec 20, 2014
Martin Dorgan won the cake race for the second time finishing 12 seconds ahead of Paul Quinn who was making his Liffey Valley debut with Tony Timmins third.
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Nov 09, 2014
Two weeks after our team’s success at the Leinster Novice and Masters Cross Country Championships our men’s team won gold at the Leinster Intermediate with the women’s taking the silver medals.
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Oct 26, 2014
The rolling hills of Avondale Forest Park provided Liffey Valley with one of its most successful days at Leinster Championships .The dry underfoot conditions were ideal and the Novice men’s team were first in action and Damian Cauvet, Peter Arthur...
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Jun 05, 2014
Sile Carroll and Damian Cauvet won their respective races on a pleasant evening in ALSAA with contrasting tactical approaches.
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Mar 23, 2014
Congratulations to Clare Kavanagh on winning the 2014 Avondale Cup.
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Jan 19, 2014
It was a good afternoon for Liffey Valley in the rolling hills of Ballyroan Co. Laois as the women’s team continued their great season taking silver in the team championship with the means squad finishing in the bronze medal position....
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Dec 21, 2013
Reigning Winter League Champion Mohammud Dahir won this year’s cake race, finishing just 3 seconds ahead of Gavin Curran.
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Oct 06, 2013
The cross country championships season got underway in fine style at St. Anne’s Park on Sunday (Oct. 6th)) when the women’s team won the team championship with a fine display of positive running . From the early stages of the...
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Jul 18, 2013
Leona O’Reilly won the womens 1500 mtrs and Ciaran Reilly the mens 3000mtrs in very hot conditions in ALSAA on Thursday July 18th.
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Mar 24, 2013
Congratulations to Stephen Coughlan who wins his 2nd Avondale Cup, 15 years after his 1998 win.
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Feb 10, 2013
Congratulations to Leona & Mike who are the 2013 Club Cross Country Champions.
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Oct 28, 2012
Distance 4km
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Oct 28, 2012
Well done to everyone who ran today
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May 22, 2012
Arnaud Benjacar finished in 4th place in the M40 category and 24th overall in a time of 16:34.
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Feb 11, 2012
Congratulations to Leona & Tom who are this years Cross Country Champions. The race was held on a bright, cool, windy and dry spring day, with underfoot conditions very good and much easier than last week’s National Inter & Masters...
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Jan 09, 2012
Club members extend our sympathy to our clubmate Leona O’Reilly and her family on the death of Leona’s Mother Pauline. May She Rest in Peace.
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Jan 01, 2012
John Coghlan and Fionnula Britton are the winners of today’s race.
Both set new course records on 14:34 and 16:15 respectively.
Race Videos are now available on YouTube and results available below.
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Jun 15, 2011
Category Athlete Time M50 Tom O’Connor 10m 08s M Andy Nason 10m 10s M35 Ciaran Reilly 10m 15s M Diarmaid O’Sullivan 10m 17s M45 Gerry Daly 10m 24s M Ray Boyle 10m 51s M40 Paul Balfe 11m 02s M45 Tony...
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Mar 29, 2011
Congratulations to Claire Brett who is the winner of the 2 mile road race which was held on the Polo Grounds lap x 2. A record 48 athletes took part on a fine spring evening. Eddie McGrath completed the winter...
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Mar 13, 2011
Congratulations to John Parker who is the winner of the 53rd Avondale Cup race, holding off Paul Power and John Cullen. On a very cold but dry spring morning, 38 athletes lined took off on the 4 mile lap around...
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Feb 15, 2011
Coach Jim Davis will host a meeting with athletes on March 1st. Athletes are requested to attend.
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Nov 21, 2010
Leona & Lena produced top 10 finishes as the Womens Team produced it’s best performance for several years, just 6 points away from silver medals.
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Oct 17, 2010
On another lovely October day, with a course like a running track over hills, Lea Fulcher, Tom O’Connor, John Cullen & Pat Collins qualified for the Irish Masters Team that will compete in the Five Nations Masters XC at Santry...
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May 05, 2010
There were some good performances in the 10000m & 1500m races from Eddie, Diarmuid, Gavin, Javier, Graham, Ciaran & Paul.
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Mar 21, 2010
Eddie McGrath finishes 4th as LVAC finish just 1 point away from medal positions.
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Feb 02, 2010
Ciaran Reilly represented the club in the Leinster Indoors over the weekend, finishing 6th in the 800m.
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Oct 08, 2009
Lea Fulcher was first LVAC athlete home in the 25th running of the Gerry Farnan XC Race. Lea (61), Paul Balfe (95), Sean Dowling (101) and Paul Power (121) completed the team who finished 14th Team.
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Jan 01, 2009
Raheny’s Richie Corcoran won the Tom Brennan Memorial 5k Road Race in the Phoenix Park on Thursday, finishing 25 seconds clear of Crusaders’ Alan O’Brien, with Paul Fleming from Rathfarnham in third place. Azmeri Gebrejci, making a return to action,...
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Dec 31, 2008
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Sep 20, 1998
Great performance by the lads to claim 3rd prize from a distinguished field, where the first twenty six athletes broke 50 minutes for this 10 mile road race.
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