A look back to the last few events of the indoor season in February and March where Donore athletes were in action

There was a good haul at the Leinster championships where in the junior rankings, Alex Clarkin won 60MH gold in a time of 8.10; Aoife Lynch won 200m silver in 24.70 and Lara O’Byrne won silver in the long jump with a best leap of 4.96. She also came 4th in 60MH in 9.40. Caoimhe Mackey and Clodagh Martin contested the 400m finishing in 62.54 and 62.84 respectively.

In the senior ranks Zak Higgins won 400m bronze in 51.45 with Adam halpin 53.10 in the same race.
David Campbell ran 2.04.37 in the 800m. Jona Kalemi the 1500m in 5.39.66.

At masters level Donal Iremonger won the M45 400m in 57 seconds exactly and got bronze in the 800m 2.11.95. Thrower Niall Allen won gold in the m40 weight throw with 6.88m

The national masters was a week later than usual because of the snow. Donal Iremonger repeated his feat at the Leinsters with even faster times winning the 400m in 56.84 and bronze in the 800m in 2.11.78. Anne Gormley won gold in the W50 3k walk.

Report by Florence Curley

(Donal Iremonger pictured by Sportsfile at the national masters Athlone)