Donore Harriers had a relatively small team out in the Dublin Juvenile Even-Age groups Cross-Country Championships at St. Anne’s Park in Raheny on Sunday.

A total of 23 clubs contested the championships so competition was intense. First into the fray for Donore were Sophie O’Farrell and Sadhbh Parker who finished 41^st and 47^th respectively in the Girls u/10s race over 1,000m. Sean Kinsella and Michael Barry contested the Boys u/10s category, over the same distance, with Sean finishing a disappointed 13^th after a strong league campaign (2^nd overall) with Michael further back in 43^rd.

Ruairi Fitzgibbon had a steady run to place 51^st in the Boys u/14s race (3km), whilst Claire O’Connor placed 18^th in the Girls u/16s 4km race.

Brother and sister Paul and Niamh O’Neill both had solid runs in the u/16s and u/18s races respectively. Paul ran consistently to place 25^th after 4km, whilst Niamh came 7^th in her 4km race which was incorporated into the Junior Women’s race. She was the 11^th junior overall. A fine result considering she is still eligible for the u/17s category.