Person: Jer O’Donoghue

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Hession and Cragg top rankings

IRELAND has two athletes at the top of the European rankings after an exciting weekend that saw Paul Hession (Athenry) run the fastest 200m by a European this year at the Woodies DIY national track and field championships at Morton Stadium and Alistair Cragg post the fastest 5,000m by a European at a meet in Brasschaat, Belgium.

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O’Keeffe has sights on hammer record

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Marking 40 years of top athletics

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Gamble pays off for Campbell

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Kenyan ace Rotich reigns, but outside four-minute mark

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Liam has Europe in his sights after Reale breakthrough

Slow time but O’Donoghue still a dash ahead of his rivals

KERRY sprinter Jer O’Donoghue got the new year off to a stylish start at the Nenagh Arena yesterday when he retained his Munster AAI 60m title in 6.93 secs.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2006

O’Donoghue turns on power at new stadium

JER O’DONOGHUE (Leevale) returned to his native county to claim his qualifying standard for next year’s European track and field championships last night when An Riocht AC unveiled their magnificent new €1.8 million facility with the Lee Strand International at Castleisland.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2005

Irish athletes keen to restore battered pride

Simon Lewis

Thu, 18 Aug, 2005

Nolan, Hession cleared for Helsinki

JAMES NOLAN (1,500m) and Paul Hession (200m) were declared fit to compete at the world championships in Helsinki following Saturday’s Dublin International Meet at Morton Stadium.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2005

Champion Coman holds off on Helsinki

WITH so many stars absent through injury the Woodies DIY National Senior Track and Field Championships at Morton Stadium over the weekend may not have left things straight forward for the selectors who will name the team for the world championships later today but they provided fans with plenty of entertainment.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2005

Injury puts Sonia out of nationals

SONIA O’SULLIVAN misses the Woodies DIY National senior track and field championships at Morton Stadium at the weekend.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2005

Irish sprinters make a quick exit from championships

THE IRISH sprinters in action yesterday morning all made quick exits from the championships.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2005

Gillick needs to hit top gear to reach 400m final

IRELAND’S David Gillick may be the second fastest 400m runner competing, but he will have to reproduce his best form at the European indoor athletics championships this evening if he is to make it through to tomorrow’s final.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2005

Carroll to focus on European championships after Tyson test

Brendan Mooney

Fri, 11 Feb, 2005

Carroll and Cragg set for Euro indoors

MARK CARROLL is almost certain to take his place alongside Alastair Cragg in the 3,000m at the European Indoor Championships in Madrid next month and will also take part in the BUPA Great Ireland Run on April 19.

Tue, 08 Feb, 2005

Sprint magic as Leevale trio streak to stadium records

THREE stadium records in quick succession — all from Leevale sprinters — provided fans with 25 minutes of sheer magic at the AAI Indoor championships in Nenagh yesterday when Jer O’Donoghue, Ailis McSweeney and hurdler Derval O’Rourke braved the bitter cold to return scintillating performances.

Mon, 07 Feb, 2005

Battle for Euro indoors spots

WITH places still up for grabs on the Irish team for next month’s European Indoor Championships in Madrid, interest will centre on the Nenagh Arena over the weekend when the National Senior Championships will be decided.

Thu, 03 Feb, 2005

Cragg among favourites for Madrid medal

Brendan Mooney

Tue, 01 Feb, 2005

O’Rourke overcomes injury hurdle to qualify for Madrid

DERVAL O’ROURKE ended an injury nightmare on Saturday with qualification for the European Indoor Championships in Madrid in March.

Tue, 18 Jan, 2005

Ryan’s record as Heffernan walks tall

WALKER Robert Heffernan and high jumper Deirdre Ryan produced superb displays at the AAI Indoor Games in Nenagh yesterday.

Mon, 17 Jan, 2005

Few places left on Irish team

Brendan Mooney

Wed, 12 Jan, 2005

O’Donoghue’s record leap

JER O’DONOGHUE made a sensational start to the new year by setting a new all-comers record when retaining the 60m title in a sizzling 6.79 secs at the Munster AAI indoor championships in Nenagh yesterday.

Mon, 10 Jan, 2005

McSweeney on track for Munster indoor sprint double

AILISH McSWEENEY will be the star attraction at the Munster indoor championships in Nenagh on Sunday as she attempts a double in the sprints.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005

Brizzel boost for Irish team

The Irish team for this weekend’s Europa Cup in Reykjavik, Iceland has been given a welcome boost by the late addition of National 100m and 200m record holder Paul Brizzel.

Wed, 16 Jun, 2004

Heffernan walks tall in 20k event

ROBERT HEFFERNAN posted the second fastest time of his career for the 20k walk at the Grand Prix of Race Walking in La Coruna yesterday when he finished fifth in 1:20:55 to highlight his return to form in advance of the Olympics.

Mon, 07 Jun, 2004

Sprint double for McSweeney

AILISH McSWEENEY (Leevale) recorded her second double in a week when she won both sprints at the Munster senior track and field championships at the CIT Track in Cork yesterday where Donnacha O’Mahony (East Cork) rolled back the years to reclaim the 5,000m title.

Mon, 09 Jun, 2003

O’Donoghue romps home in impressive fashion

JER O’DONOGHUE (Leevale) once again highlighted his liking for the Nenagh Indoor Arena with another sparkling performance in the 60m at the Munster indoor championships yesterday, clipping six hundredths of a second off the time he ran at the AAI Games a week earlier.

Mon, 13 Jan, 2003