Ava Henry and Kyla Doyle Byrne win gold at European youth championships

Ava Henry and Kyla Doyle Byrne are both European Youth Champions after winning their respective finals in Croatia, while Grace Conway Dowling had to settle for silver after defeat by Ukraine’s Taisiia Pokusai. It was Conway Dowling who was up first in the flyweight final, but she had to settle for a second European silver after a frustrating contest with …

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Weekly Roundup- D’Arcy Wins Gold at Youth Boxing Championships

World Youth Boxing Championships: Cliona D’Arcy Wins Heavyweight Gold For Ireland Cliona D’Arcy won heavyweight gold for Ireland at the World Youth Boxing Championships on Saturday in La Nucia, Spain, after a win against India’s Kirti Kirti. She won all three rounds, with the final score 5-0: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27. Light heavyweight Dearbhla Tinnelly and light middleweight Laura …

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2nd for Jennings in Ultramarathon, Biggest ever payday for Maguire- Weekend Roundup

National Cross Country Championships- First Senior Title for Healy  Sarah Healy claimed her first national senior title at the National Cross Country Championships in Donegal this weekend in the 8000m, besting European silver medallist Ciara Mageean by 15 seconds with a time of 27:05– though Mageean still impressed as she ran much of the last lap with only one spike. …

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