On the 20th January, there was a couple of impressive Donore results at the national combined indoor championships in Athlone.

Lara O’Byrne won silver in the junior women’s pentathlon with a 3188 points total. She ran 9.24 for 60m hurdles, a 1.61m high jump, 8.73m shot put, 4.70m long jump and 2:33 800m. Max Carey won silver in the junior men’s competition with 9.10 for the 60m hurdles, a 5.66m long jump, 1.76m high jump and 3:10 for 1000m.

At the BHAA cross-country Eir race in Cherryfield, Maura Kearns was 4th in the women’s race and Kieran Beausang 44th in the men’s 4mile.