Letterkenny Athletic Club

August '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

PREPARATIONS are being made for the forthcoming prizegiving night and the Annual General meeting which will take place this month...
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August '10

Doherty first home in Brockagh 4 mile

Letterkenny AC's Ciaran Doherty led a field of 99 competitors home in Friday night's four mile road race in Brockagh...
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August '10

Mark English finishes eighth in final

Letterkenny AC's Mark English finished eighth in the final of the 1,000 metres at the World Youth Olympics in Singapore...
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August '10

Mark secures place in Youth Olympic Games Final

Letterkenny AC's Mark English has qualified for Sunday's 1,000 metre final in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore...
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August '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

CONGRATULATIONS once again to in form Ciaran Doherty who had two successful races at the weekend...
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August '10

Doherty leads the way in Milford 5K

Ciaran Doherty of Letterkenny AC chalked up another impressive win in the grand prix series when taking victory on Friday night in the Milford 5K...
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August '10

Doherty wins Danny McDaid 15k

LETTERKENNY A.C athlete, Kieran Doherty won the 6th annual Danny McDaid 15m k road race in Letterkenny on Sunday...
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August '10

Ward wins Ramelton 5K

Finn Valley AC's Ian Ward won the Ramelton 5K on Friday night when posting a time of 16:34...
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August '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE focus this weekend switches to the prestigous Danny McDaid 15k road race in conjunction with Crumlish Appliances, Sales and Repairs...
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August '10

Doherty continues winning ways in Killybegs

Letterkenny's Ciaran Doherty continued his winning ways on Monday evening with victory in the Killybegs 5K in 15:37...
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July '10

Brennan wins Tommy McBride 5K

Letterkenny AC's Patrick Brennan led the field of 50 runners home in the Tommy McBride 5K road race hosted by Cranford AC in 16:14...
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July '10

Danny McDaid 15km 2010

THE 6th annual Danny McDaid 15k road race-fun run will take place in Letterkenny on Sunday, August 8...
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July '10

Doherty wins Dungloe 5K

Letterkenny AC's Ciaran Doherty clocked a time of 14:59 to win Tuesday night's Dungloe 5K...
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July '10

Holian wins Drumhalla 5K

Finn Valley's Kevin Holian was the winner of the Drumhalla 5K on Friday night...
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July '10

PETER GIBBONS AND U13 BOYS RELAY NATIONAL MEDALS

Saturday and Sunday last brought the curtain down on another athletic season...
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July '10

Doherty sets PB and course record in Burtonport 5K

Letterkenny AC's Ciaran Doherty set a new personal best and a course record of 15:45 when winning the Burtonport 5K on Tuesday night...
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July '10

End of Year for LAC Juveniles

This weekend sees the last competitive AAI action for juvenile athletes...
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July '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE 6th annual Danny McDaid 15k road race-fun run will take place in Letterkenny on Sunday, August 8, and it promises to be the best event to date...
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July '10

Doherty first home in Churchill 5K

Letterkenny AC's Ciaran Doherty took victory in the Churchill 5K held on Friday night in 16:19, with his team mate, Ivan Toner, second in 17:07...
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July '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Letterkenny AC's Darren McBrearty set a new Donegal best in the 800m at the National Track and Field Championship’s in Santry at the weekend...
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July '10

Toner wins JG Memorial in Cranford

Letterkenny AC’c Ivan Toner won Friday night’s JG Memorial road race over 4.2 miles in Cranford in a time of 22:11...
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July '10

Doherty wins Rathmullan 5K

City of Derry's Aaron Doherty took victory in Friday night's Rathmullan in 15:41...
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July '10

CLUB BARBEQUE

The event will be held in conjunction with international athletes Mark English and Darren McBrearty who are departing for the World Youth Olympics in Singapore in Canada...
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July '10

McGinty wins Manorcunningham 5K

City of Derry's Emmet McGinty won the latest round of the Donegal grand prix road series when taking victory in Tuesday night's 5K in Manorcunningham...
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July '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

It's all systems go for Letterkenny AC's annual barbecue which takes place at the club house on Pearse Road on Tuesday, July 13th at 8 pm...
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July '10

Crossan wins gold silver and bronze at national finals

As the coaches and athletes headed to tullamore for the first weekend ofcompetition from the national juvenile finals, hopes were high that the club would return with medals...
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July '10

Mark English sets new Donegal record

Letterkenny AC's Mark English set a new Donegal record for 800 metres on Thursday night at a track meeting in Dublin...
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June '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

WELL done to club athlete, Ruairi Finnegan who smashed a 25-year-old record in the 1,500m at the Irish Schools Inter Pro/Tailteann Games in Tullamore at the weekend...
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June '10

NATIONAL CHILDRENS GAMES

It was a “long way to Tipperary” for the national childrens games (U9-U11) held in Templemore last weekend...
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June '10

Ruairi sets new national record

St. Eunan's, Letterkenny, athlete Ruairi Finnegan smashed a 25-year-old record in the 1500m at the Irish Schools Inter Pro/Tailteann Games in Tullamore...
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June '10

Finn Valley 5km

Letterkenny AC's Kieran Doherty led a large field of runners home in Friday night's Finn Valley 5K road race staged in Aghyaran in a time of 15:21...
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June '10

Toner wins 5 Miler in Gartan

Letterkenny AC's Ivan Toner took victory in the first staging of the Gartan 5 mile road race...
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June '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Letterkenny's Pauric McKinney won the Lifford 5K on Friday night when posting a time of 15:30...
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June '10

L.A.C MEDALS AT ULSTER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Darren Mc Bearty, Mark English, Ruari Finnegan, Letterkenny athletes who have frequently attained great success and move forward together...
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June '10

Lifford 5km Results

Letterkenny's Pauric McKinney won the Lifford 5K on Friday night when posting a time of 15:30...
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June '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE action this weekend begins tonight (Friday) with the 5k run in Lifford...
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June '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Well done again to Darren McBrearty who is bound for the World Junior Championships in Canada next month...
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June '10

Patton wins Runegal 10K

Letterkenny AC's Jonathon Patton took victory in Sunday's Runegal 10K which was held around the climbs of Horn Head in Dunfanaghy...
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May '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

AFTER two races last week in Buncrana and Annagry the Grand Prix action for LAC athletes switches to the 5k in Donegal Town this Friday night (June 4)...
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May '10

McCambridge sets new record in Buncrana

Letterkenny AC's Maria McCambridge set new women's course record of 16:06 to win Wednesday night's 5K road race in Buncrana sponsored by Sean Furey Insurances...
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May '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

PRIDE of place this week goes to young Mark English who won a gold medal over 1,000 metres in 2.24.53 at the inaugural European Youth Olympic Trials in Moscow on Sunday...
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May '10

Mark qualifies for Youth Olympics in Singapore

Donegal will have a man at this summer’s inaugural Youth Olympic Games after Letterkenny teenager Mark English booked his ticket to Singapore finals at the weekend's qualifiers in Moscow...
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May '10

LYIT reclaim Hickey, Clarke and Langan inter-firms 5K team title

LYIT reclaimed the inter-firms 5K road race team title on Tuesday night in Letterkenny, with the Mount Errigal Hotel taking the women’s title...
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May '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Kieran Doherty of Letterkenny AC set a new course record on Friday night when winning the Ballyshannon 5K road race...
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May '10

Interfirms 5K

The annual Hickey, Clarke and Langan 5K road race, organised by Letterkenny AC, will take place on Tuesday, May 18th at 7.30 pm...
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May '10

Doherty sets new record in Ballyshannon

Kieran Doherty of Letterkenny AC set a new course record on Friday night when winning the Ballyshannon 5K road race, with his club mates Ivan Toner and Brian Thursby Pelham second and third in 15:46 and 16:06...
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May '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Well done to Patrick Brennan on winning Sunday's North West 10k road race in Letterkenny...
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May '10

Brennan wins North West 10K with PB

Letterkenny AC’s Patrick Brennan recorded his first high profile victory in the black and amber vest when breaking the tape to win Sunday’s North West 10K...
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April '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Brian Thursby was the club's sole representative in Sunday's London Marathon which had over 36,000 finishers...
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April '10

AVIVA U.K SPORTSHALL FINALS

And so another chapter in the history of these exciting finals was written in Birmingham N.E.C arena last week...
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April '10

11,000 take part in Great Ireland Run

Pauric McKinney led the Letterkenny AC charge in style on Sunday in the national 10K road championships in Dublin when winning the over-40 category and placing 16th overall...
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April '10

Holian wins 3K

Finn Valley's Kevin Holian won the annual 3K held by Letterkenny AC on Easter Sunday in a time of 9:06...
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April '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Well done to Martin Gormley and Gavin Walker who placed second and third respectively in the first staging of the Ballyliffin 10 mile Coastal Challenge on Saturday...
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April '10

AAI Juvenile Indoor Finals Nenagh

Abbey Striders, Leevale ac, DSD, Athenry, Kilkenny Harriers, Clonliffe AC Crusaders AC, all renowned athletic clubs who generally dominate national relays, had to all play second fiddle to a quartet of Letterkenny ac U13 boys in Nenagh on Sunday last when the national relays took place...
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April '10

Donegal Teams for Birmingham

In a week when front page headlines in local papers gave out about un-mannerly juveniles some thirty one youngsters were preparing themselves for sporting trip of a life time...
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March '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Brendan Boyce set a new Donegal record in the 50K walk in Slovenia at the weekend when posting a time of four hours, eight minutes and seven seconds...
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March '10

AAI Juvenile Championships Nenagh

The AAI National Juvenile indoors were held in Nenagh over the weekend and the two days (sat/sun) were highlighted by great performances of Donegal’s talented young athletes...
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March '10

Carlin wins final race in 5K series

Finn Valley's Kieran Carlin claimed victory in the last of the four race 5K series on Friday night when leading the field of 78 home...
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March '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

It’s all systems go for the annual 3K which takes place on Easter Sunday, April 4th...
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March '10

Holian wins St Patrick's Day 5K

Finn Valley's Kevin Holian won the St Patrick's Day 5k road race hosted by Letterkenny AC in a time of 16:06...
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March '10

LAC Masters recieve gold medals

Letterkenny Athletic Club presented the Donegal Diabetes Federation with a cheque for 2,590 euro in Tir na Nog Bar...
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March '10

PB for Brendan Boyce in Switzerland

Irish walkers were well represented in Lugano Switzerland at the weekend and posted some great new PBs...
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March '10

ULSTER SPORTSHALL FINALS

TRIUMPH AND TEARS FOR DONEGAL TEAMS...
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March '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Michelle English placed third in the Irish Universities Athletic Association cross country championships in Cork on Saturday...
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March '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Well done to leading veteran, Pauric McKinney and recent signing, Patrick Brennan, who placed 22nd and 37 respectively in the national senior cross country championships...
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March '10

SIX ULSTER GOLDS PLUS SILVER AND BRONZE

With the clubs more established stars setting the headlines from sheffield to birmingham...
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March '10

ULSTER SPORTSHALL FINALS

The Ulster Sportshall athletics finals take place in Magherafelt next Thursday 11th March (11.00am)...
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March '10

Silver lining for Darren in Birmingham

Letterkenny Athletic Club’s Darren McBrearty finished second in the U-20s 1,500m with an excellent time of 3:53.38...
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February '10

Great weekend fro LAC athletes

Letterkenny AC’s Mark English continued his impressive form at the weekend when setting a new Irish junior record of 1.50.67...
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February '10

Four Teams Triumph in Enniskillen

The west Ulster Sportshall athletics finals were held in the Lakeland forum Enniskillen last Thursday and the four teams representing Donegal all emerged victorious...
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February '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

McKinney places sixth as Brennan makes debut...
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February '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Congratulations to Mark English who won a bronze medal in the final of the 800 metres at the national indoor championships at the Odyssey...
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February '10

Juvenile Athletics - Ulster Indoor Championships

Four gold and three bronze medals plus two relay medals, a tremendous achievement at the Ulster age groups juvenile indoor championships at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast...
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February '10

Three LAC runners make final as English claims bronze in 800 metre final

Donegal athletes were to the fore at the national indoor athletics championships with Mary McLoone (Tir Chonaill) most prominent as she lifted her fifth national indoor triple jump title with a jump of 12.50 metres...
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February '10

Success for Donegal athletes at National Indoors

The National Indoor Senior Championships took place on Saturday and Sunday in the Odyssey arena in Belfast...
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February '10

Sportshall Teams

The Sportshall athletic teams to represent Donegal at the west Ulster finals in Enniskillen on Thursday 11th February at 11.00am have been selected...
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January '10

GOAL mile for Haiti

As part of the GOAL Haiti Appeal fund we are encouraging people to walk, jog or run a mile at the Danny McDaid Track at Aura Letterkenny Leisure Centre on Sunday 31st January...
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January '10

Sportshall Trials

The effort to ensure that Donegal’s best young Sportshall athletes are selected to represent the county in the upcoming championships continues this weekend...
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January '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Four Letterkenny Athletes took part in the AAI Games in Nenagh at the weekend...
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January '10

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The club was delighted at the turnout for the recent turkey trot race in which 73 people took part...
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January '10

Sportshall Trials

Following the recent bad weather, sports certainly took a back seat as the cold snap put paid to most club actions...
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January '10

73 take part in annual turkey trot

Eleven of the 73 runners who took part in Sunday's annual turkey trot over 5K hosted by Letterkenny AC were within four seconds of their predicted time...
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December '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The annual Letterkenny AC turkey trot, which was cancelled on Sunday because of the inclement weather, has been rescheduled for Sunday, January 3rd at 11.30 am...
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December '09

Greencastle 5 mile Run

Letterkenny AC's Maria McCambridge took victory in the Greencastle five mile road race held on St Stephen's Day...
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December '09

Finn Valley Boxing Day Run

Letterkenny AC’s Michael Black placed third in the Finn Valley Boxing Day Handicap...
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December '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The annual Letterkenny AC turkey trot, which was cancelled on Sunday because of the inclement weather, has been rescheduled for Sunday, January 3rd...
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December '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The annual Goal mile takes place tonight, Thursday, between 6.30 pm and 8 pm at the Danny McDaid Track at the Aura Leisure Centre...
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December '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Letterkenny AC was well represented in the national novice men’s cross country championship held in Coleraine on Sunday afternoon...
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December '09

CHAOS AT COLERAINE NATIONAL FINALS

After a season of cross country events throughout the country during the last two months that produced great competition, great venues and great administration...
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November '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Well done to our club athletes on their performances on Sunday in inter counties at Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath...
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November '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Well done to our club athletes, Gary Crossan and Ciaran Doherty who were on international duty at the weekend and performed very well...
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November '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE club is hosting our annual Fashion Show in Gallagher’s Hotel, Letterkenny on Thursday, November 26 at 8pm...
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November '09

Ulster Cross Country Championships

Gibbons Ulster Champion. McArdle, Ryan and Crossan medallists...
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November '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Well done to our mens team who won the Ulster Novice title in Fintra, Killybegs, on Sunday...
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November '09

Fundraising underway...

A fund-raising campaign is underway to help a seriously ill baby boy who has fought back from the brink...
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November '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

CONGRATULATIONS to Letterkenny A.C's Pauric McKinney (36.44) whe secured victory in the senior men's 10k in the Donegal Cross Country Championship’s in Stranorlar on Sunday...
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October '09

Letterkenny AC at the Dublin City Marathon

IT was yet another memorable Dublin City Marathon last Monday as we had over a dozen athletes who put in tremendous performances...
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October '09

ULSTER CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP

Atrocious weather conditions, driving rain and high winds. These were the elements that faced the juvenile athletes of Ulster at Coleraine university grounds on Saturday last...
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October '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

ITS all systems go for the Dublin City Marathon on Bank Holiday Monday...
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October '09

More County Medals for Letterkenny Juveniles

On Another glorious autumn day the second stage of the county cross country championships (un even ages) took place on the very well appointed and picturesque course of Fintra...
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October '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE action this week switches to The Phoenix Park, Dublin, where we will have a number of our top athletes bidding for international honours...
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October '09

Six individual winners at county C.C

The first county championships at cross country saw a very well attended (even age group) enjoy a lovely autumn Sunday and a well organised track at stranolar...
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October '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Well done to the LAC team of Ciaran Doherty, Gary Crossan, Darren McBrearty and Danny Mooney who were second in the Rathfarnham 5k...
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September '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Around 120 people attended Letterkenny Athletic Club's annual presentation function in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Friday night...
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September '09

Letterkenny AC presentation night

Around 120 people attended Letterkenny Athletic Club's annual presentation function in the Mount Errigal Hotel...
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September '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE ANNUAL presentation night will take place in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Friday night (September 25) at 7.30pm...
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September '09

Toner clinches grand prix crown in Stranorlar

Letterkenny AC’s Ciaran Doherty and Inishowen AC’s Helena Crossan took the Donegal 5K senior road championship titles...
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September '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE Annual Presentation night for Letterkenny Athletic Club will take place next Friday, September 25 in the Mount Errigal Hotel at 7.30pm...
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September '09

Waterside Half Marathon

Links to new galleries here...
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September '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The Annual General Meeting of the club took place on Tuesday night in The Mount Errigal Hotel...
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August '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE Annual General Meeting of Letterkenny Athletic Club will take place on Tuesday (September 8) at 8pm in The Mount Errigal Hotel...
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August '09

Crossan returns to winning ways in Brockagh

Letterkenny's Gary Crossan returned to winning ways on Friday night when taking victory in the Brockagh Four Mile Road Race...
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August '09

Letterkenny AC - Club Notes

WELL done to our club stalwart, Pauric McKinney, who won Saturday’s Moville 10k in fine style...
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August '09

McKinney wins Moville 10K

Letterkenny AC's Pauric McKinney took victory in Saturday's Moville 10K road race in a time of 32:18...
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August '09

Letterkenny AC - Club Notes

Well done to Johnny Patton and Pauric O’Donnell who finished second and third respectively in the John Gilmartin Memorial 5k in Milford...
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August '09

McCullagh wins Milford 5K

Inishowen boxer, Tyrone McCullagh, took the honours in Friday night's Milford 5K road race in a time of 15:44...
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August '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

On Saturday, the club is holding a major fundraising Flag Day in Letterkenny...
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August '09

Danny McDaid 15km 2009

GREG Roberts from Derry was the winner of the 5th annual Danny McDaid 15k road race-fun run in Letterkenny on Sunday...
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August '09

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THIS Sunday all the attention on the LAC front is focussed on the 5th annual Danny McDaid 15k...
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July '09

Toner wins Killybegs

Having chalked up a number of second and third place finishes over the grand prix season, Letterkenny AC's Ivan Toner secured a thoroughly deserved win on Monday night...
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July '09

Carlin wins Ramelton 5K

Finn Valley's Kieran Carlin made a return to the winner's podium on Friday night when leading the field of 63 runners home in the Ramelton 5k...
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July '09

Danny McDaid 15km

THE 5th annual Danny McDaid 15k road race-fun run will take place in Letterkenny on Saturday, August 9, and it promises to be the best event to date...
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July '09

Letterkenny A.C. Club Notes

THE club will have a number of runners in the Ramelton Festival 5k tonight (Friday) after Tuesday night's Grand Prix race in Dungloe...
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July '09

Exciting Donegal performances at Irish Milers Club meet

The final Irish Milers Club sponsored event of the season took place at the Irishtown Stadium, Dublin on Saturday evening...
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July '09

Doherty wins again in Drumhalla

Letterkenny AC's Ciaran Doherty continued his winning ways on Friday night when winning the Drumhalla 5K...
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July '09

SEASON ENDS WITH MORE NATIONAL MEDALS

Tullamore hosted the final weekend of national track and field championships at the weekend and Letterkenny young athletic squad were usual attendees...
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July '09

Preparations underway for Danny McDaid 15K

Preparations are well underway for this year’s Danny McDaid 15K Road race which takes place on Sunday, August 9th...
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July '09

McBrearty makes world qualifying time

Letterkenny AC's Darren McBrearty clocked 1.50.6 in an 800 metre race on Wednesday night - a time which will qualify him for the world junior track and field championships...
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July '09

Doherty makes it two on the bounce

Letterkenny AC's Ciaran Doherty made it two wins on the bounce on Friday night when taking victory in the Churchill 5K...
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July '09

Doherty wins Manor 5K

Letterkenny AC's Ciaran Doherty marked his return to dry land with a comfortable win in the Manorcunningham 5K race on Tuesday night...
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July '09

Wilson's winning streak continues in Cranford

Tir Chonaill AC’s Davd Wilson continued his winning streak on Friday night when winning the JG Memorial 4.2 mile road race in Cranford...
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July '09 - Week 28

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE club barbeque-social night at the clubhouse last Saturday night proved to be a great success...
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July '09

Wilson first home in Rathmullan 5K

David Wilson was first home in Friday night's Rathmullan 5K when he out sprinted Finn Valley's James Flanagan...
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June '09

McGory and Purdy take bronze in Tipperary

Letterkenny Athletic Club’s decision to take eight young athletes on the long road to Tipperary last weekend proved to be a great success...
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June '09

All-Ireland Success For Letterkenny Athletes

The All Ireland Junior and U23 championships were held in glorious sunshine in Tullamore on Sunday last...
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June '09 - Week 27

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

IT’S all systems go for the club social-barbeque night Saturday evening...
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June '09

Tullamore next stop for L.A.C juveniles.

Two days of intense competition at the Antrim Forum where the Ulster track and field championships took place at the weekend...
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June '09 - Week 26

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

IT is a busy time both on and off the track for the club...
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June '09

Collins wins Lifford 5K

Noel Collins from Omagh Harries made it two wins on the bounce in the Donegal Grand Prix Road Series on Friday night when taking victory in the Lifford 5K in a time of 15:10...
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June '09 - Week 25

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

IT is a busy time on a number of fronts for the club...
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June '09 - Week 24

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE club had 18 athletes in Donegal Town last Friday night for the 5k as part of the Grand Prix season...
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June '09 - Week 23

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

IN a fantastic night of racing Pauric McKinney (Letterkenny AC) made it a hat-trick of victories when he out kicked NI 5k champion Greg Roberts...
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June '09

Two Gold and Two Silver in All Ireland schools Track & Field for St. Eunans College

Eight students from St Eunans College made their way to the All Ireland schools Track & field championships last weekend and came home with two Gold and two silver medals...
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May '09

McKinney secures third Buncrana 5K win

Letterkenny AC's Pauric McKinney secured his third Buncrana 5K victory on Wednesday night when winning by a single second...
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May '09 - Week 22

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

THE HSE teams took the honours in the 32nd annual Hickey, Clarke and Langan Intefirms 5k Road Race in Letterkenny last Wednesday night...
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May '09

Letterkenny Juvenile Athletics - Medals at county championships

Finn Valley centre hosted the county juvenile track and field championships for 9/13 age groups on Friday evening and around 200 children enjoyed some wonderful events...
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May '09

HSE take team titles in hugely successful interfirms 5K

The HSE teams took victory in both the men’s and women’s team categories in last night’s hugely successful Hickey Clarke and Langan 5K Road Race...
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May '09 - Week 21

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

CONGRATULATIONS to our four man team who won gold at the Athletics Ireland Track Relays at the new track in Athlone Institute of Technology at the weekend...
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May '09 - Week 20

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

IT’S all systems go for the 32nd annual Hickey, Clarke and Langan sponsored Interfirms 5k Road Race which takes place on Wednesday next...
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May '09 - Week 19

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

CONGRATULATIONS to Letterkenny AC athlete, Pauric McKinney who won the North West 10k in impressive fashion on Sunday...
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April '09 - Week 18

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

It was a memorable weekend for the Letterkenny AC senior mens team who won bronze team medals in the National 10k championships in Navan on Sunday afternoon...
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April '09 - Week 17

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Letterkenny AC's senior men's team, which was made up of a mix of youth and experience, placed eighth in the senior men’s section of the national road relays...
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April '09

Letterkenny AC - Juvenile Training

Now that the Easter holidays are over, training for juveniles continues on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6.30pm)...
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April '09 - Week 16

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Letterkenny AC’s Ciaran Doherty pulled off an unusual double on Easter Monday when he won a 5K road race and a 10K road race within an hour in Denmark...
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April '09

McGinley wins Easter 3K

Cranford’s Eoghan McGinley made an impressive return to the local competitive circuit on Sunday when winning the Letterkenny AC Easter 3K road race in a time of 9:06...
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April '09 - Week 15

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Congratulations to Maria McCambridge on her selection for the world championships later this year, following her performance in the paris Marathon on Sunday...
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April '09

A.A.I FINALS
TWO GOLD, ONE SILVER AND RELAY MEDALS FOR L.A.C

The second weekend of national juvenile athletic finals did not include the usual long journey to Nenagh as was last weekend...
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April '09 - Week 14

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Best of luck to Maria McCambridge and Humphrey Murphy who will travel to France this week to take part in the Paris Marathon...
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March '09

National Indoors, Nenagh - Finnegan Gold, English Silver

The agony and ecstasy involved in athletics is commonplace no matter what age group. Letterkenny ac took thirteen young athletes to the National indoor finals (AAI) in Nenagh at the weekend...
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March '09

Sportshall Finals - Good Showing By Donegal Teams

At the magnificent laid out arena of the NEC in Birmingham Donegal U/13 girls and boy’s teams proudly took their place in the opening parade of hundreds of elite young athletes from all over Britain...
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March '09

Letterkenny AC link up with World Harmony Run

Participants in the World Harmony Run around the coast of Ireland arrived in Letterkenny on Tuesday evening and departed for Sligo yesterday morning...
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March '09

Letterkenny AC win Omagh Half Marathon

Letterkenny AC took the senior men’s team title in the Omagh Half Marathon on Saturday...
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March '09

Ward wins St Patrick's Day 5K

Ian Ward was the winner of the St Patrick’s Day 5K road race hosted by the club on Tuesday, with Maria McCambridge taking the honours in the senior women’s section...
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March '09

DONEGAL TEAMS IN SPORTSHALL FINALS

An exciting and very talented squad of juvenile athletes from the county are making the long trip to Birmingham this weekend...
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March '09

MEDALS GALORE FOR LAC ATHLETES

The Ulster juvenile athletic championships were held at Magherafelt new indoor facility at the weekend and with qualification for the national finals in a few weeks time being the reward for the first three in each event...
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March '09 - Week 11

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The club had a number of athletes in action in the 10K road race in Belfast on Sunday morning held to officially open a new section of motorway...
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March '09

DONEGAL U/13 TEAMS QUALIFY FOR BIRMINGHAM

It was a bag of mixed emotions for Donegal’s four sportshall teams at the ulster finals in Magherafelt spacious new arena...
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March '09

McCambridge reclaims national title at Santry

Letterkenny AC’s new signing, Maria McCambridge claimed the national senior women’s title at Sunday’s cross country championships at Santry...
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February '09 - Week 9

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

This Sunday, the senior men’s team will compete in the national senior cross country championships over 12K at Santry in Dublin...
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February '09

DONEGAL TEAMS BATTLE FOR BIRMINGHAM FINALS

Magherafelts new indoor facility will host the Ulster Sportshall athletics finals next Thursday (5th March 11.00am)...
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February '09

LAC masters men crowned national cross country champions

Another glorious chapter in the life of Letterkenny Athletic Club was written on Sunday when the masters men’s team won the national cross country team title for the first time since its formation some 37 years ago...
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February '09

Donegal Takes Hours at West Ulster Finals

Omagh leisure centre hosted the west Ulster sportshall finals last weekend and it certainly was a popular venue for Donegal young athletes...
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February '09 - Week 7

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Darren McBrearty and Dan Mooney both performed well while competing in the 1500 metres at the indoor championships at the Odyssey Area in Belfast last weekend...
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February '09

Eight Medals for Letterkenny AC

The magnificent facilities at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast played host to the Ulster Indoor juvenile athletic championships at the weekend...
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February '09

SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS

Following trials in various venues throughout Donegal Neil Cullen Co coordinator has announced the following to represent the county at the west Ulster finals in omagh...
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January '09

McKinney has a stormer to place sixth in NI/Ulster Senior

Letterkenny Athletic Club’s senior men’s team showed true grit and admirable determination in the Northern Ireland/Ulster Senior Cross County Championships in Gransha, Derry, on Saturday afternoon...
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January '09 - Week 4

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The club had six runners taking part in Raheny 5 mile road race held on Sunday...
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January '09 - Week 3

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The Letterkenny AC masters men’s team came agonisingly close to making a successful defence on the Northern Ireland and Ulster cross country title in Stormont on Saturday...
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January '09

Sportshall Trials

Sportshall trials to be held in Abbey Vocational school Donegal town on Saturday 24th January...
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January '09 - Week 2

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Letterkenny Athletic Club will have teams in action at Stormont on Saturday which will host the Northern Ireland masters and juniors cross country championships...
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January '09

INDOOR SEASON BEKONS

The winter cross country season has been put to bed for club athletes...
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January '09

COLD COMFORT AT CROSS COUNTRY FINALE

Ballyhaise Co. Cavan was the setting for the final cross country championship of the season...
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January '09 - Week 1

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The 3K road race organised by the club on Sunday last proved a great success, with 61 people taking part...
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January '09

New Year 3k Fun Run

Finn Valley's Ian Ward was the winner of Sunday's 3K road race held by Letterkenny AC in a time of 8:57...
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January '09

Black second in Bundoran 8K

Letterkenny AC club captain, Michael Black, finished second in the New Year's Day 8K road race in Bundoran hosted by Tir Chonaill AC...
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December - Week 52

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The club will host a 3K fun run on Sunday, January 4th, at 11.30 am...
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18 December

Letterkenny Athletic Club Host Goal Mile 2008

Letterkenny Athletic Club held its annual Goal Mile Challenge at the Danny McDaid Track on Thursday, December 18th...
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December - Week 51

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Letterkenny's senior men's team gave a good account of themselves in the North West Corss County Championships on Saturday in Gransha...
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January 4th 2009

3km Fun Run - January 4th 2009

Letterkenny AC will hold a 3K fun run on Sunday, January 4th. The race will start at Jones Oil on Port Road and will finish at the gates of the LYIT...
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December - Week 50

LAC take bronze in Cavan

The club’s novice men’s team continued their good form last weekend in Ballyhaise when winning bronze medals in the national cross country championships...
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December

National C.C. Finals

Tramore Proves Very Tough For LAC...
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November

Murray third at windswept Tramore

By Paddy Donoghue, Donegal Democrat/Donegal People's Press athletics correspondent...
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November - Week 48

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Pauric McKinney was the club’s only representative in the national senior intercounty cross country championships in Tramore on Sunday...
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November

Letterkenny AC raise €2,500 through fashion show

The Letterkenny Athletic Club held a fundraising fashion show in the Clanree Hotel last Thursday evening...
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November - Week 47

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The club extends its thanks to everyone who played their part in making the fashion show, superbly organised by Sharon Bradley...
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November

Donegal clubs dominate Ulster/NI Novice Cross Country

By Paddy Donoghue, Donegal Democrat/Donegal People's Press athletics correspondent...
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November - Week 46

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Letterkenny AC’s success in the cross country season continued at the weekend when the men’s team won the Ulster novice cross country title at the Finn Valley Centre...
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November

More Mud, More Medals - For L.A.C. Juveniles

The Ulster un-even cross country championships were held in Finn valley centre on Sunday last...
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November

Thrilling athletics at Donegal Senior Cross Country

Donegal Athletics Latest from Paddy Donoghue - Athletics Correspondent with Donegal Democrat...
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November - Week 45

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The club’s senior men’s team showed true grit and determination to retain the Donegal senior cross country title on Sunday...
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October - Week 44

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Once again the club was to the fore at the Dublin City Marathon where they secured team silver...
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October

Ulster Juvenile Cross Country Championship

The expansive and magnificent facilities at Jordanstown university campus was the setting for the Ulster cross-country championships (even age)...
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October - Week 43

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The men’s team cam third in the Gerry Farnan 8K race in the Phoenix Park on Sunday....
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October - Week 42

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Last Sunday proved another fruitful day for the club’s adult runners when it won Letterkenny Athletic Club won both the men’s and women’s novice Donegal cross country championships in Fintra...
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October 2008

Donegal Juvenile Cross Country Championships

Fintra strand was the venue for the un-even age (U/9-U/19) Donegal cross country championships last Sunday and with ideal weather conditions and an improvement in numbers competing...
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October 2008

Presentation night a huge success

Double Olympian, Danny McDaid, was the guest of honour at the Letterkenny AC presentation of awards in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Friday night...
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October - Week 41

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The masters athletes got the cross country season off to a great start on Sunday at the Finn Valley Centre...
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October - Week 40

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The club’s annual presentation function will take place on Friday, October 10th in the Mount Errigal Hotel at 8.30 pm...
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September - Week 39

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

The club finished the road season on a high at the weekend when taking team gold in both the senior men and masters men categories in the Donegal 5K road championships held in Letterkenny on Sunday morning...
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September - Week 37

Letterkenny AC Club Notes

Well done to the senior men's team which took bronze medals in the national half marathon championships at the weekend in Waterford, with the masters team placing fourth...
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September 2008

Letterkenny Juvenile athletes news

The 2008 Olympics are over, London 2012 beckons and for young juvenile athletes the season once again begins.
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August 10 2008

Danny McDaid 15K a great success

The club hosted the fourth annual Danny McDaid 15K road race, sponsored by Crumlish Appliance Repairs and Sales on Sunday and it proved another successful event with 97 competitors taking part...
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July 30 2008

LAC notes - Week 31

Pauric McKinney returned to winning ways at the weekend when taking victory in the Drumhalla 5K in a time of 16:00...
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August 10 2008

Danny McDaid 15km run

OVER 120 runners from all over Donegal and further afield are expected to take part in the highly popular Danny McDaid 15km run...
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July 2008

National AAI Championships Tullamore

Finnegan and Foley Gold Plus Two More Silver for LAC.
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July 2008

National AAI Championships Antrim

LAC take eleven medals.
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June 2008

Ulster Track and Field Champtionships

Twenty Ulster medals for LAC Juveniles.
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June 2008

LAC hold first official training session on Danny McDaid Track

Letterkenny Athletic Club held its first official training night on the Danny McDaid Track at the Aura Leisure Complex on Thursday night.
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May 2008

U10 to U/13 Donegal Championships

Young athletes turned out in force to challenge for county medals at the annual championships
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