Coverage of schools All-Ireland on link below:

Isabel featured in part 1 plus post race interview, Saran & Eryn in Part 2, Rhona in Part 4

Congratulations and well done to our members who were in action at the Dublin Community Games athletics finals over the weekend. You all performed superbly, a special mention to Sarah Whelan who led from gun to tape to take the u14 800mtr title in convincing fashion. Sarah will now go forward to represent both Skerries and Dublin in the National Community Games finals in Athlone in August.

Skerries athletes bring home 5 silver and 1 bronze medal from Dublin Juvenile Track & Field Championships…
Events kicked off in Santry on Friday evening where we had boys and girls in competiton in each of the age groups middle distance races. First medal of the Championships came courtesy of Rhona Pierce in the u16 girls 800mtrs taking silver in a new p.b. of 2.24. u12 to u14 races were run as heats on the night with Ruby Pereira(u12), Rapha Diamond Ebs(u13) and Sarah Whelan (u14) all qualifying for Sundays finals.

Saturday saw the older athletes take to the track to compete in 400mtr and 1500mtr races. Laura Costello taking the silver medal in the u17 400mtrs. A second silver for Rhona Pierce this time in the u16 1500mtrs and also silver for Orla Bollard in the u18 1500mtrs. Good runs also by our u14s Mairead Ni Chleirigh and Stephen O’Connor, u16s Isabel Carron, Sarah Byrne and Sive Duncan and Aine McCarthy in the u17 1500mtrs.

Tallaght track was the venue for Sundays finals of the 600/800. First up was Ruby Pereira in the u12 600mtrs who challenged strongly throughout the race to pick up the bronze medal. A great run by Rapha Diamond Ebs in her first Dublin Championships in the u13 600mtrs, placing 9th overall. Sarah Whelan produced a storming run in the u14 800mtrs and finished a well deserved 2nd only a second behind the winner in a new p.b. of 2.28. Well done to everyone who took part over the weekend and to our medallists who are now through to the National Championships which take place in July.

Super day for Skerries girls at All-Ireland Schools Track & Field, Massive congratulations to Isabel Carron who won the Intermediate Girls 3000mtrs, a bronze medal for Rhona Pierce in the Inter Girls 1500mtrs, Eryn Devine finishing 4th in u16mile with Sarah Byrne running yet another gutsy performance finishing in 7th place in the same race after a nasty fall at the start, Super performances girls, the club is so proud of your achievements. So well deserved after all your hard work! Pics to follow!!

Isabel Carron, Intermediate Girls 3000mtr All-Ireland Schools Champion 2013