28th ANNUAL DOOCEYS BAR BALLYMACARBRY 5.
The 28th annual Doocey’s Bar sponsored Ballymacarbry 5 mile road race which is race 4 of the summer programme will be held on Friday June 27th at 7.30 PM .This race attracts a great crowd and this year again it will be an out and back course along the Nire Road. The entries are online and numbers can be collected at the local Community Hall where showers and changing will also be available. The entry fee is 10 euro online at eventmaster. Entry on the night will be 15 euro. Prizes in the usual categories.
RACE CATAGORIES FOR DOOCEYS BAR BALLYMACARBRY 5a
Men 1st 3 Senior, 1st Junior, 1st 0/40, 0/45, 0/50 and 0/60
Ladies 1st 3 Senior, 1st Junior, 1st 0/35, 0/40, 0/45 and 0/50
7th ANNUAL WATERFORD GREENWAY HALF MARATHON SET FOR AUGUST 30th
On 30thAugust 2025 at 9 am West Waterford Athletic Club will host our 7th annual Waterford Greenway Half Marathon. The race course is along the Waterford Greenway and in conjunction with Waterford City and County Council covering a distance of 13.1 miles along the now famous old Waterford/Dungarvan Railway line. This fantastic amenity opened officially in 2017 and has already experienced visitors from all over the country and beyond. Users are amazed by this 46 km spectacular off-road cycling and walking trail along an old railway line between Waterford and Dungarvan. Entries will open shortly, log on to club web site and keep an eye on entry details at www.westwaterfordathletics.org race information and entry link will be available here. Please note this event is expected to sell out fast, so for now put the date in your diary.
DUNGARVAN LEADER DROMANA 5 .
It was interesting to have a look back through the Leader Newspaper archive’s during the week and reminisce on this great race which has stood the test of time and reached now its 31st year. The race started in 1993 when Jimmy Mulligan and Mary Sheehan were the inaugural winners. Jimmy a super athlete of that time only ran and won the race this first time, while Mary was winning races all over Waterford, Cork Tipperary and beyond. Mary actually won the race 6 times and set a course record in 1999 of 29.08 which was only broken last year 2024 by Kealy Tideswell Clonmel AC who ran a time of 29.00 . Speaking of course records the men’s course record was set in 1994 at the 2nd running of the race 1994 when John Treacy ran a time of 23.49.The race course was chosen because it was the famed training run to and from school of John’s back in his days at St Ann’s school in Cappoquin when John would run to and from school while his twin sister Liz brought the school bags on the local school bus. John was actually more or less retired from running when he ran this time in 1994 as with the persistence from one of the race organisers over a number of years he finally gave in and came along to actually run the race and in doing set a fantastic time which has yet to equalled. Sandis Bralitis West Waterfrod AC has won the race 4 times and likewise the Harty brothers William and Philip have both won the race 4 times each. Raivis Zakis was our winner on 3 occasions. The above mentioned Mary Sheehan has won the Ladies race an in creditable 6 times .Corinna Walsh is the holder of 4 titles while Jackie Stamp Kilmore AC won 3 times. The 2nd fastest time ever ran by a male was two weeks ago when Evan Fitzgerald ran a brilliant 24.16 and the 2nd fastest time for a lady was Mary Sheehan 29.08. For the record the first race director of the Dromana 5 back in 1993 one Tony Ryan actually never ran the event itself despite having a personal best for 5 miles of 23.52 which he set in Churchtown South Ballycotton in 1986 at a time remember when there were no Garmins, no carbon plated racing shoes and no gels only water from a churn and 100 miles a week.
DUNGARVAN LEADER DROMANA 5 WINNERS 1993-2025.
1993
Jimmy Mulligan Deise AC 25.08
Mary Sheehan East Cork AC 29.14
1994
John Treacy West Waterford AC 23.49 (course record)
Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy AC 30.12
1995
James Sullivan Waterford AC 25.30
Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy AC 30.24
1996
Philip Harty West Waterford AC 26.15
Deirdre Travers West Waterford AC 32.44
1997
James Sullivan Waterford AC 25.30
Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy AC 29.38
1998
Pat Byrne Gowran AC 25.36
Jackie Stamp kilmore AC 33.54
1999
William Harty West Waterford AC 25.48
Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy AC 29.08
2000
William Harty KCK AC 25.04
Mags Kirwan Kill 33.00
2001
William Harty KCK AC 25.42
Mags Kirwan Kill 33.03
2002
Robert Wade Loyola University 25.07
Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy AC 30.04
2003
William Harty KCK AC 25.22
Sinead Cummins St Joseph’s AC 29.57
2004
Peter Duggan St Joseph’s AC 26.16
Jackie Carty Kilmore 30.56
2005
Sandis Bralitis West Waterford AC 25.10
Jackie Carty Kilmore AC 30.40
2006
Sandis Bralitis West Waterford AC 24.42
Orla Tuohy Grange Fermoy AC 30.39
2007
Sandis Bralitis West Waterford AC 25.17
Sinead Crotty West Waterford AC 30.07
2008
Sandis Bralitis West Waterford AC 25.17
Corinna Walsh West Waterford AC 30.01
2009
Raivis Zakis West Waterford AC 24.58
Corinna Walsh West Waterford AC 30.54
2010
Philip Harty West Waterford AC 25.30
Pauline Lambe Waterford AC 29.20
2011
Brian Murphy Carrick On Suir AC 26.24
Corinna Walsh West Waterford AC 30.40
2012
Shane Quinn Ferrybank AC 24.47
Angela McCann Clonmel AC 30.18
2013
Raivis Zakis West Waterford AC 25.58
Nollaig O’Neill Leevale AC 30.44
2014
Philip Harty West Waterford AC 26.11
Martina O’Dwyer Carrick On Suir AC 30.55
2015
Brian Murphy Carrick On Suir AC 26.26
Corinna Walsh West Waterford AC 31.43
2016
Philip Harty West Waterford AC 25.51
Maebh Fenton Dooneen AC 32.47
2017
Damien Murphy West Waterford AC 26.33
Maebh Fenton Dooneen AC 32.37
2018
Sean Curran West Waterford AC 26.11
Julie Kenneally Youghal AC 34.39
2019
Raivis Zakis West Waterford AC 26.49
Madeline Loughnane Thurles Crokes AC 31.00
2020
Covid
2021
Covid
2022
Sergiu Ciobanu Clonliffe Harriers AC 25.26
Roisín Mc Laughlin Grange Fermoy AC 30.52
2023
Evan Fitzgerald West Waterford AC 25.30
Kealy Tideswell Clonmel AC 29.10
2024
Sergiu Ciobanu Clonliffe Harriers AC 25.41
Kealy Tideswell Clonmel AC 29.00 (course record)
2025
Evan Fitzgerald West Waterford AC 24.16
Kate Veale West Waterford AC 31.52
COURSE RECORD FOR DAVID MC CARTHY IN MOYCARKEY COOLCRO 5K
The annual Moycarkey Coolcroo 5K was held last Friday evening and a field of 266 competed on the fast flat course in the Co Tipperary venue. West Waterford’s David McCarthy was in blistering form when winning the race and smashing the course record with a time of 14.29. This was 46 seconds faster than the previous best of 15:15 held by Mossy Bracken of the promoting club Eoin Everad Kilkenny City Harriers AC was 2nd and also broke the 15 minute barrier running 14.38 with Brendan Neary Moycarkey Coolcro AC 3rd in 15.06.The Ladies race was also saw a course record recorded Dympna Ryan Dundrum AC ran a time of 16.57 finishing 11th overall, 2nd lady home was Ciara O’Neill Clonmel AC in 17.19,Edel Gaffney Trim AC was 3rd home in 17.46.
