Ciarán Ó Lionáird finishes 10th in 1500m World Championships...

Ciarán Ó Lionáird of Leevale AC finished in a very credible 10th place in the 1500 metre final of the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. In a bunched finish, Ciarán was only 2 seconds behind the winner Asbel Kiprop and finished ahead of the 2008 Olympic silver medalist Nick Willis of New Zealand.

An impressive performance considering that he is only 23 years old. A video clip of the race can be seen below (in German ;o) with Nick Willis leading for the fist 800m and Ciarán of course in green.

Ciarán Ó'Lionáird qualifies for the 1500 metre final in World Championships

Just out...Ciarán Ó'Lionáird of Leevale AC has just qualified for the 1500 metre final in the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Here is the semi-final...

Derval O'Rourke qualifies for the 2012 London Olympics...

Derval O’Rourke (Leevale AC) ran 12.85 seconds today in the 100m hurdles in Chaux du Fonds in Switzerland (finished 2nd overall). With this time, she has now reached the qualification standard for both the World Track and Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea in August and the London 2012 Olympic games.

RTE interview with Cork based Racewalker Olive Loughnane

In this short video clip, Jacqui Hurley of RTE interviews Irish international racewalker Olive Loughnane who lives in Coachford in Cork.
Olive Loughnane won the silver medal in the 20km walk in the World Championships in Berlin in 2009 and is currently preparing for the 2011 World Championships in Daegu in South Korea in August.

Video link HERE

If you have any problems viewing it then click on the 'widescreen' option above...(rectangle to the left of the volume control)