Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club, founded in 1958, is an athletic club in

Raheny Raheny () is a northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, halfway from the city centre to Howth. It is centred on a historic settlement, first documented in 570 CE ( Mervyn Archdall). The district shares Dublin's two largest municipal parks, Saint ...

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, one of Ireland's oldest athletics clubs still operating and one of the most active. Raheny athletes compete in a wide range of events including every National Championship.

History

The club was founded by Paddy Boland, partly based on local traditional annual sports activities.

Honours

*National Senior Cross Country Champions Men - 2016, 2017 *National Senior Cross Country Champions Women - 1968, 1971, 2013 *National Road Relay Champions Men - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017 *National Road Relay Champions Women - 1995, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010

Key figures

The club has provided five

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athletes, with seven appearances: Dick Hooper (1980, 1984, 1988); Pat Hooper (1980); Paddy McGrath (2000); Mick Clohisey (2016); and Sophie Becker (2020).

Facilities

The club makes extensive use of quiet local roads but especially of Dublin city's second-largest municipal park, St. Anne's Park. It had a modest clubhouse in the centre of Raheny, in a former schoolhouse on the banks of the

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, before securing the use of the former Catholic church, St Assam's. Plans exist for a long-term clubhouse on city-owned land near the Raheny National Schools complex and other sports club bases.

Colours

The club's colours are white and green. The Club's kit is a White Vest with an emerald Green Band across the chest with the word Raheny embedded. Shorts are emerald green.

Races

The Shamrocks promote 36 races a year, including: *Raheny 5 Mile Road Race - Last Sunday of January each year, a major national event, starting in Raheny Village and around St. Anne's Park *Mid-Summers 5K *Winter League Road Race Series - Held Between November and April, including Four 3 Mile Races, Four 2 Mile Races and Three 1 Mile Races *Raheny Mile - incorporates the final Round of the Winter League *The Holland Cup - 3 Mile Sealed Handicap Road Race *Lord Mayor Two Mile Series - 12 two mile (3 km) races held between June and August. *The Jim Wall Cup - Three Mile Open Handicap Road Race *Joe Noonan Cup - Six Mile and Three Mile Road Race *Christmas Day Mile - Held in association with GOAL *St.Stephens Day Parlaufs *Brian Boru 10 - 10 Mile road race which features the Leinster 10 Mile Championship *St. Annes 4x400m race through the woods. *Fit4Life Series - Six Two Mile Races aimed for people new and returning to the Sport *National Road Relays - Hosted in association with Athletics Ireland

References

{{reflist Athletics clubs in Ireland Raheny Sports clubs and teams established in 1958 Athletics in Dublin (city)