Irish Relay Team sets a new national record in Euro Championships

The Irish relay team set a new record in the 4 x 100m relay at the European Athletic Championships in Zurich today. In the second heat, the Irish team finished in 4th place in the second heat in 43.84 seconds. That broke the old record of 43.93 seconds set in 2010.

L-R...Amy Foster, Kelly Proper, Sarah Lavin & Phil Healy of Bandon AC

That 4th place was almost enough to qualify for the final but was just outside. The last fastest losers spot from the first heat with 43.80s.

The Irish team in order of running were.....Amy Foster of Lisburn AC, Kelly Proper of Ferrybank AC, Sarah Lavin of Emerald AC and Phil Healy of Bandon AC.

In a post race interview with Phil Healy, she said..."We can’t ask for any more than that, we came out today and broke the national record, the changeovers were good, and the practicing we have been doing has been really good. We will plan for next year with the World Championships to look forward to."

The previous record of 43.93s was set in Barcelona at the European Championships and the team then was Amy Foster, Niamh Whelan, Claire Brady and Ailis McSweeney.

Race video.....It shows both heats and it's about 13 mins long. The intro to the Irish race starts about 8 min and the race at 9:30...

Results & Photos of the Cork City Sports...Tues 8th July 2014

The 63rd Cork City Sports were held at the CIT track in Bishopstown on Tuesday the 8th of July. The numbers attending seemed to be pretty much the same as last year with the stand area mostly full and plenty of people spread around the ground area as well.

The weather on the evening was sunny but there was a strong blustery wind from the north-west. As well as keeping things a bit on the cool side, it resulted in a strong headwind in the back straight and a tailwind in the home straight.

Overall, there was a very good atmosphere with the crowd really getting behind the Irish athletes.

These are a few of the performances that stood out for me...

Mens 400m hurdles....The Irish record holder 22 year old Thomas Barr finished 3rd in a time of 49.95 seconds.  This was about 1 second outside his best of 48.90 seconds which he set in Geneva last month. Any result under 50 seconds in those conditions is really an excellent performance.
1 Culson Javier                84    PUR      48.41           
2 Dutch Johnny                 89    USA      49.27           
3 Barr Thomas                  92    IRL      49.95   

In the womens 3000m, Fionnuala Britton finished 3rd in a time of 9:01.01. For much of the race, Fionnuala was at the front with Helen Clitheroe sitting behind looking comfortable. Eventually Hall and Duncan took over at the front and the field began to string out behind. It looked as if Fionnuala was beginning to fade away in the penultimate lap but then really pushed for home with about 300m to go and passed Clitheroe and then Penney to finish third.

Womens 3000m. Photo: Gearóid O Laoi

1    99    Hall Marielle                92    USA      8:54.48          
2    94    Duncan Melissa               90    AUS      8:58.14          
3    82    Britton Fionnuala            84    IRL      9:01.01          
4    83    Penney Lauren                90    USA      9:01.33          
5    104    Clitheroe Helen              74    ENG      9:03.95          
6    86    Mori Yuika                   88    JPN      9:05.57          
7    81    McCambridge Maria            75    IRL      9:05.66          
8    101    Omori Naksuki                JPN      9:09.54          
9    85    Nowakowska Dominika          85    POL      9:10.79          
10    98    Treacy Sara                  89    IRL      9:12.35          
14    88    Purdue Charlotte             91    ENG      9:19.86          
15    92    Durcan Ciara                 86    IRL      9:22.70       

Womens 100m...In the womens 100m, Phil Healy of Bandon AC was on fire running a time of 11.36 seconds. A significant factor here was the tailwind of 3 metres per second which for sprinters makes a huge difference. The legal limit is 2 metres per second so any times set don't count as personal bests or as records. However note Phil's time....11.36 seconds. The Irish national record is 11.40 seconds. Phil is still only 20 years old so the chances of her breaking the Irish record in the future must be a real possibility.

Phil Healy of Bandon AC...2nd in the 100m. Photo: Gearóid O Laoi

1 VanBuren Cleo                86    USA      11.35           
2 Healy Phil                   94    IRL      11.36           
3 Whelan Niamh                 90    IRL      11.68           
4 McManus Catherine            92    IRL      11.73           
5 Kiernan Louise               87    IRL      11.83           
6 Buys Elzette                 92    RSA      11.95

Mens 3000m race walk....One of the top performances of the evening was that of Alex Wright in the mens 3000m walk. Alex used to be one of the top race walkers in the UK and declared for Ireland at the start of this year. He is a part of Rob Heffernan's training group in Cork and they are often seen out on the roads locally training. Alex's time of 10:58.47 was a new Irish record and beats the previous record of 11:10.02 which was set back in 2002 by Rob Heffernan. Rob who is of course the world champion over 50 kms also broke his old record.

Alex Wright of Leevale AC...setting a new national record in the mens 3000m walk. Photo: Gearóid O Laoi

    1    238    Bird-Smith Dane              92    AUS      10:56.23           
    2    239    Campion Kevin                88    FRA      10:58.16           
    3    235    Wright Alex                  90    IRL      10:58.47           
    4    230    Heffernan Robert             78    IRL      11:09.08           
    5    233    Hickey Luke                  94    IRL      11:27.81           
    6    232    Boyce Brendan                86    IRL      11:35.92           
    7    237    Treanor James                92    IRL      11:44.96           
    8    234    Lynch Evan                   95    IRL      12:06.33

(The Irish Examiner have an article on this race HERE)

Womens 100m hurdles...In the womens 100m hurdles, Sarah Lavin from Limerick finished second and only two one-hundredths of a second behind the winner. She possibly could have won except for knocking a hurdle in the middle of the race. Sarah's time of 13.30 seconds was very close to her personal best of 13.23 seconds which she set in Geneva last month. The following wind for this race was 1.7 metres per second so it was ok for records.

Sarah Lavin in the 100m hurdles. Photo: Gearóid O Laoi

1 Solomon Serita               90    ENG      13.28           
2 Lavin  Sarah                 94    IRL      13.30           
3 Drew Karla                   99    ENG      13.69           
4 Kleinhaus Erika              99    RSA      14.00           
5 Marrs Megan                  98    IRL      14.15           
6 McManus Catherine            92    IRL      14.33           
7 Williams Sirena              USA      15.78

In the womens 800m race, Laura Crowe and Ciara Everard finished 6th and 8th respectively.
    6    64    Crowe Laura                  87    IRL      2:04.64          
    8    73    Everard Ciara                90    IRL      2:08.29    

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...(Updated Wed @11am)
1) Sportsfile has some photos HERE 
2) Gearóid O Laoi has 200+ photos HERE 
3) Graham Nudds has a gallery of photos HERE 


Video...
1) Video coverage of the whole meet from AerTV...
Coverage starts at 36 mins.
0:36 to about 1:30.....coverage of the juvenile races
0:58...start of the field events
1:34...1500mjunior women
1:43...1500m junior men
1:55...400m hurdles men
2:07...400m women
2:20...400m women
2:32...3000m women
2:47...100m women
2:51 & 2:58...100m men
3:08...3000m walk men
3:25...100m hurdles women
3:32...Mile men
3:44...800m women
3:52...3000m men



2) Flotrack has interviews with several of the international athletes HERE

Phil Healy of Bandon AC sets a new PB in Geneva...

There was a large Irish contingent of athletes at the competition in Geneva last Switzerland. One of those who set a personal best was Phil Healy of Bandon AC. In the womens 100m, the 19 year old Cork woman set a new personal best time of 11.53 seconds, improving on her previous best of 11.63. That moves her up to 7th place on the Irish all time list.

The criteria for qualifying for the European Athletics Championships this summer are...

a) An athlete must achieve an “A” Performance Standard within the Qualification Period for the particular event  on, at least, one occasion. 
b) Development Athlete Selections will consist of individuals who are identified/carded by Athletics Ireland as ‘Development’ athletes and have minimally achieved two (2) “B” standards within the Qualification Period.

The 'A' standard for womens 100m is 11.4s while the 'B' standard is 11.6s.

Phil actually ran inside the 'B' standard twice last Saturday. In the heats, she ran 11.53 and ran 11.56 in the final.

I presume this may be enough to see her getting selected for the European Championships?

Irish 4 x 100m relay team...(L-R...Phil Healy, Catherine McManus, Niamh Whelan & Sarah Lavin)

Phil Healy was also part of the Irish 4 x 100m relay team that finished second last Saturday...
Rang Nom Société Performance Beme
1. Suisse Swiss Athletics 44.14 (Kambundji Mujinga 92 / Humair Fanette 91 / Golay Joëlle 87 / Sprunger Léa 90)
2. Irlande Irlande 44.45 (Lavin Sarah 94 / Whelan Niamh 90 / McManus Catherine 92 / Healy Phil 94 )
3. Pays de Galles Pays de Galles 44.66 (Brier Hannah 98 / Thomas Hannah 93 / Moore Mica 92 / Johncock Rachel 93 )
4. Suisse U23 Swiss Athletics 45.68 (Kora Salomé 94 / Keller Charlène 94 / Keller Melanie 94 / Dagry Samantha 94 )
5. Suisse U20 Swiss Athletics 46.12 (Strebel Irina 96 / Del Ponte Ajla 96 / Kambundji Muswama 96 / Blatty Inola 98 )

In the womens 100m hurdle race, 20 year old Sarah Lavin from Limerick finished 3rd in a new personal best time of 13.23 seconds. Her previous best was 13.34 when she won silver at the European Youth Championships in Italy last summer.

A full list of all the results can be seen HERE

Results & Photos of the Leevale Track & Field Meet - Sat 5th Apr 2014

The senior races of annual Leevale Track and Field Meet was held at the CIT track on Saturday the 5th of Apr 2014. Conditions were a bit on the damp side for most of the competition.

Some results...
Mens 100m...David Hynes of Menapians AC in Wexford ran a time of 11.22 seconds, just ahead of Marcus Lawler of St.Lawerence O'Toole AC in 11.26.
Womens 100m....Phil Healy of Bandon AC who won a silver medal back in February at the National Senior Indoor Championships was the winner on this occasion over 100m with a time of 12.24 seconds. Kelly Proper of Ferrybank AC in Waterford AC was second with 12.30.

Mens 200m...This time, it was Marcus Lawler who took first with a time of 21.87 seconds.
Womens 200m...Sarah Lavin who is one of the country top hurdlers took the win in the 200m sprint with a time of 24.85 seconds, just ahead of Kelly Proper in 24.98.

Sarah Lavin (R) edging out Kelly Proper in the womens 200m sprint. Pic: Gearóid Ó Laoi

In the 400m races, Paul Murphy of Ferrybank AC won the mens race in 48.65 seconds while Jenna Bromell of Emerald AC in Limerick won the womens race in 56.89.

Mens 800m...In the mens race, Damian Landers of St.Johns AC won in a time of 1:56.95 with Liam Hennessy in second place with 1:57.13.
Womens 800m...In the womens 800m, 17 year old Louise Shanahan of Leevale AC ran a tactical race staying behind her team mate Clare McSweeney for most of the race before putting in a strong kick with about 120m to go to finish well ahead of the rest of the field. Louise's time was 2:11.01 with Nadia Power in second place with 2:13.54.

In the mens 1500m race, Conor Walter of Leevale AC won in 4:01.48 while in the mens 3000m, Ben Thistlewood of Leevale AC won in 8:48.77.
In the womens 3000m, Sinead O'Connor of Leevale AC won in a time of 10:12.53.

Sinead O'Connor and Ben Thistlewood of Leevale AC...respective winners of the womens and mens 3000m race. Pic : Gearoid O'Laoi

In the mens 110m hurdles, Edmond O'Halloran won in 16.48 seconds while in the womens 100m hurdles, Sarah Lavin had her second win of the day with a time of 14.05s, a full second ahead of Shannon Dawkins in seconds place.

Full results can be seen in this PDF document.

Photos...
1) Gearóid Ó Laoi has a gallery of photos HERE
2) Doug Minihane has a gallery of photos HERE

Sarah Lavin from Limerick finishes 3rd at British Indoor Champs

Sarah Lavin of Emerald AC / UCD AC finished 3rd in the womens 60m hurdles at the British Athletics Indoor championships in Sheffield on Sunday, February 9th.

Sarah's time of 8.25 seconds was also a personal best and it now moves her from 3rd to 2nd in the Irish all time standings. The chart below shows the relative times of the top 10 fastest. As you can see, there is a small incremental step between each of the times but Derval O'Rourke's time of 7.84 seconds is in a completely different league altogether. This was set in Moscow in 2006 when she won the World Indoor Championship title aged 24.

It's worth noting that Sarah Lavin is still only 19 years old and has a bright future in athletics. The fundraising page for her athletics career can be seen at http://www.ntrai.com/index.cfm/crowd-funding-projects/sarah-lavin/

Update...race video.
Day 2 of the British Athletics Indoor Championships. Note that this is four and a half hours long. However, you can click forward to the relevant spots.
In the womens 60m hurdles, there were 3 semi-finals with Sarah Lavin in the 3rd one...1:08...1:16...1:23 
The final is at 4:01.

Phil Healy of Bandon AC wins 60m indoor race in Athlone...

At the new national indoor league in the AIT International Arena in Athlone today, Phil Healy of Bandon AC in Cork won the womens 60m race in a time of 7.46 seconds. Phil's previous best time was 7.58 seconds and she now moves to 10th overall on the all time Irish indoor list.

Phil Healy #16 and Sarah Lavin #72 in the womens 60m

Athletics Ireland said this about Phil Healy's performance..."The performance of the day in the individual competition came from Phil Healy (Bandon AC). European junior 100m fourth placer Healy stormed down the track to win the 60m in a time of 7.46. The time moves Healy to tenth on the Irish all time indoor 60m lists, a very impressive performance in her first year in the senior ranks."

In the same race, European junior silver medalist Sarah Lavin of Emerald AC in Limerick finished in second place in a time of 7.61, just five one hundredths of a second slower than her personal best of 7.56. Sarah Lavin had earlier run 8.40 seconds to win in the 60m hurdles event.

Women's 60 m
 1 Phil Healy Bandon A.C. 7.46
 2 Sarah Lavin U.C.D. A.C. 7.61
 3 Catherine McManus Dublin City Harriers A.C. 7.66

Women's 60 m Hurdles
1 Sarah Lavin U.C.D. A.C. 8.4
2 Laura Frey Lagan Valley A.C. 9.98
3 Karen Dunne Bohermeen A.C. 12.22

The full results can be seen HERE 

Also in action over the weekend was Kelly Proper of Ferrybank AC in the English Athletics Combined Events Championships in Sheffield. In the womens 60m hurdles, Kelly finished in 3rd place in a time of 8.68 seconds. That is the joint 9th fastest time on the Irish indoor all time list.

Senior Women's 60m Hurdles - Race 4
1 Karla Drew City of Sheffield AC 8.36
2 Marilyn Nwawulor Harrow AC 8.47
3 Kelly Proper Ireland 8.68
4 Jade Surman Birchfield Harriers 8.69 

Irish athletes look for funding for the Rio Olympics in 2016

As anyone who follows Irish athletics will know, funding for individual athletes is always an issue. Every year, the Irish Sports Council give out grants but only the very top international athletes like Rob Heffernan can hope to get the maximum amount. For younger up and coming athletes, their grants, if any, are a lot smaller and money is always an issue. They have the dilemma of trying to do the training required to reach an international standard and still be able to support themselves.

An interesting development on the Internet in the last year or two has been the use of sites like Kickstarter whereby people are asked to fund various business ideas and projects. The concept is called 'crowd sourcing'.

With those two facts in mind, some of Ireland's up and coming stars are now looking for funding for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brother and sister Thomas and Jessie Barr from Waterford are top Irish hurdlers. Thomas put in some great performances in 2013 and came within five one-hundredths of a second of equaling the Irish 400m hurdles record. Jessie is the second fastest woman on the Irish all time list for the 400m hurdles.

This is their fundraising video...

This is the Barr's fundraising page.

Sarah Lavin from Limerick is just 19 years old and is already the 3rd fastest woman in the 100m hurdles on the Irish all time list.

This is her fundraising video...

This is Sarah's fundraising page.

Sarah Lavin...Silver medalist at the recent European Athletics Junior Championships

At the Irish Senior Track and Field Championships in Dublin last weekend, Sarah Lavin of Emerald AC in Limerick won the Gold in the womens 100m hurdles in a winning time of 13.61 seconds.

Just one week earlier on the 20th of July, 19 year old Sarah won the Silver medal in the final of the European Athletics Junior Championships in Rieti, Italy. Sarah's time of 13.34 seconds was a new Irish Junior record for the event and she is currently the third fastest on the all time list for Irish women.

The gap between second and third in the final was just two one-hundredths of a second...

The race in full......(Actual race starts at 4:00)


Post race interview...


Medal ceremony...

So how does Sarah Lavins time of 13.34 seconds compare to Derval O'Rourkes times?

In 2000 when Derval was aged 19, her best time was 13.61 seconds. In 2003 aged 22, Derval broke the 13 second barrier when she ran 12.96 seconds. Derval's best time of 12.65 seconds was in 2010 when she was 29 years old.

They are of course two completely different athletes and there is no guarantee that Sarah can reach Derval's world class times but the potential is certainly there. It will be interesting to see how she progresses towards the 13 second barrier over the next few years.

Results and Photos of the 2013 Cork City Sports...Tues 2nd July 2013

Conditions were pretty much ideal for the Cork City Sports this year. The wet weather that was present in the morning had well cleared by evening time and the wind had dropped to a gentle breeze. A fair size crowd were on hand to watch the event with the stand area being pretty full with the ground area less so. While it was maybe not as busy as last year, it was certainly a lot busier than the weekend event of previous years.

The best thing about the Cork City Sports is of course that it's live. You get to notice things that you won't see on TV and you get a different perspective on the speeds that the athletes are running. Watching and having the noise of a crowd does of course makes for it's own unique atmosphere which adds to the event, something that's hard to convey on TV. The biggest problem of course is that there's no action replay! ;o)

If there was one disappointment on the night then it was that some more of the big names in Irish athletics were not in attendance. I know from looking at a multitude of websites on sports that athletics is very much a minority interest. Other than the odd occasion when an Irish athlete wins a medal at a major championships, Irish athletics can be largely ignored. There was no better example of this recently when there was no coverage by RTE of the European Athletics 1st League in Dublin yet Portugese TV thought it important enough to provide a live feed on their website. The likes of the Cork City Sports and the Morton Games in Dublin are a great way for Irish athletes to connect with the general public and they deserve all the support that they can get.

Here are a selection of the results from the evening...

In the mens 100m, one performance to note here was Marcus Lawler. Just 18 years old and having just finished his Leaving Cert exams this year, he is already the 6th fastest Irish man ever on the record books. One to watch for the future.

Men 100 Metre Sprint
 Name Year Team Finals Wind
 1 Akani Simbine 93 South Africa 10.48 -0.3
 2 Judah Simpson 92 England 10.55 -0.3
 3 Marcus Lawler 95 Ireland 10.58 -0.3
 4 Dean Power 96 Ireland 11.16 -0.3
 5 Michael Hynes 89 Ireland 11.20 -0.3
In the mens mile, both Paul Robinson from Kildare and David McCarthy from Waterford ran under the 4 minute barrier. For 22 year old Paul Robinson who runs with St.Coca's AC, it was a new personal best time having broken his previous best of 3:58.47 set in Dublin in July 2012.

David McCarthy of West Waterford AC and Paul Robinson of St.Coca's AC in the mens mile race. Pic. Gearóid O Laoi

Men 1 Mile Run
 Name Year Team Finals
 1 Cameron Page 91 Australia 3:54.77
 2 Jordan McNamara 87 USA 3:55.76
 3 Garrett Heath 85 USA 3:55.91
 4 Paul Robinson 91 Ireland 3:56.18
 5 Ben Blackenship 88 USA 3:56.66
 6 David McCarthy 88 Ireland 3:57.85
 7 Jerry Motsau 90 South Africa 4:00.58
 8 Eoin Everard 86 Ireland 4:03.68
 9 Emanuel Rolim 93 Portugal 4:05.07
 10 Brett Robinson 91 Australia 4:06.32
 11 Sean Tobin 94 Ireland 4:06.66
 12 Will Lear 85 USA 4:07.21

Men 3000 Metre Run
 Name Year Team Finals
 1 Collis Birmingham 84 Australia 7:47.97
 2 Hassan Mead 89 USA 7:52.00
 3 Elroy Gelant 86 South Africa 7:54.97
 4 Andy Vernon 86 England 7:55.88
 5 Philip Pfieger 90 Germany 7:57.25
 6 Clement Bleistein 90 Germany 8:00.56
 7 Shane Quinn 92 Ireland 8:04.81
 8 John Coghlan 88 Ireland 8:09.22
 9 James McCarthy 84 Ireland 8:23.88
 10 Gary Thornton 79 Ireland 8:24.17
 11 Carl Smith 90 England 8:24.75
 12 James Grufferty Ireland 8:33.92
 13 Joe Townsend 89 England 8:37.76
 14 Dave Fitzmaurice 90 Ireland 8:39.27
 15 Cillian O'Leary 80 Ireland 8:40.31
 16 Michael Carmody Ireland 8:41.74
 17 Thomas Maunsell Ireland 9:09.65

In the mens 3,000m walk, Rob Heffernan of Togher AC set a new Irish record for the distance.
3000 Metre Race Walk
 Name Year Team Finals
 1 Robert Heffernan 78 Ireland 11:11.94
 2 Wayne Snyman 85 South Africa 11:34.60
 3 Brendan Boyce 86 Ireland 11:36.98
 4 Colin Griffin 82 Ireland 11:51.39
 5 Evan Lynch Ireland 12:37.63

David Cussen of Old Abbey AC...Pic. Athletics Ireland

In the mens High Jump, 17 year old David Cussen from Old Abbey AC in Cork finished in 5th place overall. He cleared 1.90, 1.95 and  2.00 metres on his first attempt. With the bar raised to 2.05m, he cleared it on his 3rd attempt, just one cm short of his personal best of 2.06m. When the bar was raised to 2.10 metres, David failed on the first two attempts but cleared it on his last and final jump setting a new personal best in the process. This moves him up to joint 15th highest Irish man ever and he is still only 17.

In the womens 100m sprint, two of the big Irish names went out due to false starts.
Women 100 Metre Sprint
 Name Year Team Finals Wind H#
 1 Jessica Young 87 USA 11.43 1.0 1
 2 Bianca Williams 93 England 11.50 1.0 1
 3 Cleo VanBuren 86 USA 11.57 1.0 1
 4 Louise Bloor 85 Scotland 11.58 1.0 1
 5 Catherine McManus 92 Ireland 11.81 0.2 2
 6 Phil Healy 94 Ireland 11.91 1.0 1
 7 Kelly Fogarty 89 USA 11.97 1.0 1
 8 Sarah Murray 93 Ireland 12.16 0.2 2
 9 Louise Holmes 92 Ireland 12.23 0.2 2
 10 Fiona Morrisson 88 New Zealand 12.24 0.2 2
 -- Kelly Proper 88 Ireland DQ 1.0 1
 -- Ailis McSweeney 83 Ireland DQ 1.0 1

Laura Crowe #56 at the start of the womens 800m...Pic. Gearoid O Laoi

In the womens 800m, Laura Crowe of An Riocht AC ran 2:02.90, just 0.21 seconds outside her personal best time of 2:02.69 set in Oslo in mid March. The Irish record for this event is 2:00.69 set by Sonia O'Sullivan in Russia in 1994.
Women 800 Metre Run
 Name Year Team Finals
 1 Heather Kaapf 87 USA 2:01.56
 2 Phoebie Wright 88 USA 2:01.91
 3 Angie Smit 91 New Zealand 2:02.01
 4 Laura Crowe 87 Ireland 2:02.90
 5 Emma Jackson 88 England 2:03.76
 6 Zoe Buckman 88 Australia 2:05.98
 7 Clare McSweeney 87 Ireland 2:07.71
 8 Selma Kajan 91 Australia 2:08.62

Sarah Lavin...sets a new personal best in the 100m hurdles...Pic. Doug Minihane

In the womens 100 metre hurdles, Sarah Lavin set of new personal best time of 13.36 seconds. At just 19 years old, she maintains her position as the third fastest Irish woman ever. Only Derval O'Rourke and Susan Smith have run faster....12.65 and 13.12 seconds respectively.
Women 100 Metre Hurdles
 Name Year Team Finals Wind
 1 Kristi Castlin 88 USA 12.84 -0.5
 2 Chelsea Carrier-Eades 89 USA 13.09 -0.5
 3 Serita Solomon 90 England 13.21 -0.5
 4 Sarah Lavin 94 Ireland 13.36 -0.5
 5 Fiona Morrison 88 New Zealand 13.51 -0.5
 6 Sandra Lawler 90 Ireland 14.19 -0.5
 -- Gemma Bennett 84 England DQ -0.5

Results...The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Doug Minihane has a gallery of photos taken from the ground area HERE
2) John Quigley of Eagle AC has a small gallery of photos taken from the stand HERE
3) Gearóid O Laoi has a huge gallery of over 1000+ photos HERE 
4) Sportsfile have a small number of commercial photos HERE