DONEGAL ATHLETES took part in competitions in Dublin & Belfast...
Date: 19-Sep-2021
BRENDAN BOYCE launches Finn Valley AC jubilee schools programme
Date: 17-Sep-2021
Finn Valley AC’s jubilee year school’s programme was launched this week by three-time Olympian Brendan Boyce.
THE MASTERS
Date: 14-Sep-2021
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FINN VALLEY AC NOTES
Date: 08-Sep-2021
THE cross country season is about to swing firmly back into action at Finn Valley AC.
The club will be a hive of cross country action in September with a big week later this month.
Two days of primary schools cross country will be followed by the secondary schools equivalent and the McGonagle Champions Cup.
CATRIONA Devine, a star of Finn Valley AC’s eight-in-a-row Irish senior cross country teams in the 1990s, rolled the years back at the 2021 National Master Championships in Santry.
Date: 05-Sep-2021
Devine delivered a masterful last 150m to win the W45 800m gold.
Finn Valley AC’s Noreen Bonner also took a pair of golds, winning the W65 800m and 1500m races.
FINN Valley AC’s Nuala Bose won a super bronze medal at the British and Irish Mountain Running Championships in County Down on Saturday.
Date: 05-Sep-2021
Bose was the bronze medalist in the under-20 girls race.
FINN Valley AC's Blaine Lynch - new PB
Date: 05-Sep-2021
At the UK School Games, Finn Valley AC’s Blaine Lynch set a new PB in the men’s javelin.
Competing at Loughborough University, Lynch reached out to 54.09m.
The gold was taken by Aryan Padaruth (66.68m) with Lynch finishing in sixth place.
FINN Valley AC Update
Date: 01-Sep-2021
FINN Valley AC twins Roisin and Eilish Flanagan receded lifetime bests in the 3000m on Tuesday evening in Italy,
Date: 01-Sep-2021
At the 57th staging of the Palio Citta' Della Quercia in Rovereto, Roisin Flanagan finished 11th in 8:57.79.
Twin sister Eilish Flanagan finished 12th in 8:58.46.
FINN Valley AC's Gavin McLaughlin set a new Donegal discus record at the Donegal Athletics Championships, which were held at Finn Valley on Sunday.
Date: 01-Sep-2021
The Convoy man captured the discus title as he launched out to 46.96m, improving on the 46.53m he recorded in June at the Antrim Forum.
HIGHLIGHTS from Hungarian Grand Prix & Irish Life Health Children's Games
Date: 24-Aug-2021
NATIONAL Juvenile Championships
Date: 21-Aug-2021
Donegal athletes were back in action in Tullamore at the weekend in Part 3 of the National Juvenile Championships and once again brought glory back to the county and to their clubs, bringing six titles five silvers and on bronze.
Flanagan twins set for races in Hungary and Italy
Date: 20-Aug-2021
EILISH Flanagan competes for the first time since the Olympic Games when she goes at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Tuesday.
GOLD and Bronze in Manchester...
Date: 18-Aug-2021
SOMMER Lecky won gold and Cara Laverty took bronze at the Manchester International this evening.
Finn Valley AC in seventh heaven in Tullamore
Date: 16-Aug-2021
SEAN McGinley was the star of the show as Finn Valley AC were in seventh heaven at the Irish Life Health National Juvenile Track and Field Championships on Saturday in Tullamore.
Finn Valley AC collected seven medals at the weekend to take the club’s overall tally for these Championships to 16.
FROM Tokyo to Tullamore..
Date: 10-Aug-2021
...there were plenty of reasons for Finn Valley AC to cheer over the weekend.
BRENDAN Boyce delivered a superb performance in the searing Sapporo heat to secure a tenth-place finish in the men’s 50k race walk at the Olympic Games.
Date: 06-Aug-2021
The Finn Valley AC man finished in 3:53:40, making up two places over the final 5k of a gruelling, punishing event to finish inside the top ten.
FINN Valley AC duo Ben Carr and Tristan Kelly are set to become the latest athletes from the club to take up scholarships in America.
Date: 05-Aug-2021
Carr is off to Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville while Kelly will join Union University in Jackson.
As well as their academic advancement, the talented athletes will aim to progress in the sport too.
ULSTER CHILDREN’S GAMES AND U/12 AND 13 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Date: 04-Aug-2021
The games and championships were held in Derry’s Templemore Complex on Saturday last and as has been the pattern since the return to competition the Donegal clubs dominated results in the glorious sunshine. So dominant were the Donegal Athletes that 33 of the 50 titles on offer came back to the county. RESULTS....
THREE DONEGAL ATHLETES selected for U/18 International in France
Date: 02-Aug-2021
EILISH Flanagan reached for new heights at the Olympic Games overnight.
Date: 01-Aug-2021
Sometimes you have to delve a little deeper to go higher.
EILISH Flanagan clocked a massive new personal best at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Date: 01-Aug-2021
The new Finn Valley AC recruit shaved six seconds off her previous best, clocking 9:34.86 in her women’s 3,000m steeplechase heat.
THE pangs of regret were evident as Mark English dropped to the track at the Japan National Stadium.
Date: 31-Jul-2021
English was fourth in his men’s 800m heat at the Olympic Games, but his 1:46.75 wasn’t enough to book a place among the semi-finalists.
DONEGAL CONNECTION; Athletes and Officials in TOKYO
Date: 30-Jul-2021
With Just days to go to the start of the Athletic programme we should have a look at the Donegal athletes and officials on duty in Japan...
FINN Valley AC pair Sarah Bradley and Nuala Bose finished inside the top ten at the World International U18 Mountain Running Cup and took team bronze medals.
Date: 24-Jul-2021
Competing in fierce eat in Ambleside, England, Bradley finished sixth and Bose came home in eighth place. Those finishes helped the Northern Ireland & Ulster team to bronze.
Bradley and Bose are coached by John Rogan at Finn Valley.
Eimear McCarroll was fourth and Ciara Savage 15th. The boys team also took bronze through Tom Crudgington (5th), Ryan Smith (10th), Michael Houston (13th) and Ethan McMullan (15th).
THE THUNDER had just rolled when a large group ore athletes took to Finn Valley AC for an open jumps meet on Wednesday night.
Date: 23-Jul-2021
In searing temperatures, some impressive displays caught the eye.
Picture: Finn Valley AC’s Oisin Thompson compete in the long jump. Picture by Ciara Kearns
DONEGAL athletes returned another bucketload of medals from the Ulster U14-U19 Track and Field Championships at the Mary Peters Track on Sunday.
Date: 20-Jul-2021
Sean McGinley (pictured above) won the under-19 3000m steeplechase.
DONEGAL athletes returned another bucketload of medals from the Ulster U14-U19 Track and Field Championships at the Mary Peters Track on Sunday.
Date: 20-Jul-2021
Sean McGinley (pictured above) won the under-19 3000m steeplechase.
County Juvenile Track and Field Championships
Date: 19-Jul-2021
This last week saw the last two rounds of the County Juvenile Track and Field Championships with the U/9 and U/10 Championships in Finn Valley on Wednesday evening and the U/12 and U/13 Championships in Lifford on Sunday and attention now turns to the Ulster Championships.
McLaughlin reaches hits new shot put best - twice - at throws meet
Date: 14-Jul-2021
GAVIN McLaughlin broke his own shot put personal best twice at a throws meeting hosted by Finn Valley AC.
STEVEN McAlary from City of Derry AC was the winner of this morning’s Glenmore 10 Mile.
Date: 07-Jul-2021
McAlary wins Glenmore 10 Mile
PATSY McGonagle has praised the determination of Eilish Flanagan, after the Gortin girl’s spot at the Olympic Games was secured.
Date: 07-Jul-2021
McGonagle's delight as Eilish Flanagan secures Olympic place
English ticks off two career goals in one go!
Date: 07-Jul-2021
MARK English achieved his two big career goals all in the space of one minutes and 45.71 seconds tonight.
MARK English officially confirmed his place at the Olympic Games with a new Irish 800m record.
Date: 07-Jul-2021
English breaks Irish 800m record to nail Olympic spot
Finn Valley one-two in shot as Donegal athletes add to medal tally in Santry
Date: 07-Jul-2021
Finn Valley AC’s Gavin McLaughlin won the Irish senior shot put gold in Santry.
It was a Finn Valley one-two in the shot put with James Kelly winning the silver.
Convoy man McLaughlin took the gold with a fine 16.51m effort. This was McLaughlin’s first senior title, continuing his fine showings in a month when he added two metres to the Donegal discus record.
Kelly reached out to 16.42 for silver while former champion Sean Breathnach took the bronze medal.
Third place finish for Mark English in Germany
Date: 07-Jul-2021
MARK English came third in the men's 800m at the True Athletes Classic in Germany today.
THE Finn Valley Centre was a hive of activity last night as Finn Valley AC held an internal confined competition for juvenile athletes.
Date: 07-Jul-2021
In spite of adverse weather conditions, a series of events took place.
Young athletes competed on the track in sprints and middle distance races.
The youngsters also got a taste of javelin, high jump and long jump events.
The event was held with Donegal and Ulster Championships looming on the horizon.
MARK English won the men’s 800m at the Karlstad Grand Prix in Sweden.
Date: 07-Jul-2021
Mark English takes victory in 800m in Sweden
MARK English produced a stunning run in Madrid to all-but seal his place at the Olympic Games.
Date: 07-Jul-2021
English ran a superb 1:45.22 at Meeting Madrid.
DEMPSEY McGuigan added almost two metres to his Donegal hammer record this afternoon.
Date: 07-Jul-2021
McGuigan set a new best of 72.32m to win gold at the Scottish Athletics Invitational Hammer.
BIG EVENING at Finn Valley AC
Date: 06-Jul-2021
Big evening ahead at Finn Valley AC as we prepare for a pre-Olympic press conference..
FINN VALLEY AC - CONFINED COMPETITION JUNE 22, 2021
Date: 23-Jun-2021
What a weekend it has been for Athletics
Date: 21-Jun-2021
The National Senior 20k Walk in Tuam on Saturday, the AAI Games in Santry on Saturday and Sunday and open meets in Antrim Forum
Mark English confirmed for top level race in Madrid
Date: 16-Jun-2021
FRESH from a winning performance in Sweden on Sunday evening, Mark English will race in Madrid this weekend.
Brendan Boyce confirmed for Olympic Games
Date: 16-Jun-2021
BRENDAN Boyce has had his place at the Olympic Games officially confirmed.
MARK ENGLISH withdraws from Hengelo, but eyes a swift track return
Date: 14-Jun-2021
MARK English has had to pull out of today’s FBK Games in Hengelo, but is expected back on track in the next two weeks.
MARK ENGLISH delivers a timely reminder with win in Sweden
Date: 14-Jun-2021
MARK English returned to action in fine fashion, winning the men’s 800m at the Sollentuna Grand Prix in Sweden.
NEW DONEAL RECORD, but Gavin McLaughlin aims for more
Date: 14-Jun-2021
GAVIN McLaughlin put two metres onto the Donegal discus record yesterday - and is already aiming to take down his next barrier.
BOYCE encouraged with 20k silver as pit stop costs the gold
Date: 14-Jun-2021
BRENDAN Boyce was the silver medalist at the Irish Life Health National 20km race walk championships today.
MARK ENGLISH withdraws from Hengelo, but eyes a swift track return
Date: 14-Jun-2021
MARK English has had to pull out of today’s FBK Games in Hengelo, but is expected back on track in the next two weeks.
