Results of BLE National Inter-County Cross-Country Championships - December 1991

National Inter-County Cross-Country Championships 1991

Ballyfin, Co. Laois

December 15th 1991

Report by Frank Greally

Irish Runner Feb/March 1992, Vol 12, No 1, P30 - 31

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Early stages of Senior Men's Race - Noel Richardson (143) leads the field, with Donnacha O'Mahony (844), on far left, who was Cork's first scorer, in 5th place

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Catherina McKiernan (001) leads from start to finish

Quality performances by Noel Richardson and Catherina McKiernan were the highlights in Ballyfin.
Early in the men's race, all eyes were on South African born Sean Dollman, who had just a few weeks previously won the American Collegiate Cross Country title, in Arizona.

Dollman was well placed in the early front running pack. Noel Richardson was the main driving force in this early lead group, and the Limerick runner later forced the pace enough to establish a five-man breakaway group, which included Dollman, Gerry Brady (Clonliffe), Pat Maloney (Dublin) and Galway native, Richard Mulligan.

By halfway, they had forged a big lead on the main field. A little later, Richardson broke clear on his own and, at the finish had a comfortable margin of fourteen seconds to spare on Sean Dollman, with Richard Mulligan claiming the third spot.
This was 27 year old Richardson's fourth successive victory of the season. He had won the national 10,000m track title in 1991, and this cross country season had proved to be his best yet. A new coaching relationship with Dick Hooper appears to have made a big change in the consistency of Richardson’s performances, and this national title cross country can only have added to his confidence.

Catherina McKiernan surged clear of the field after the first 2,000 metres of the women’s race, and looked a class apart as she cruised to an easy victory. Belinda McArdle led Donegal to inter county team victory, when finishing second behind McKiernan. Bernie Stankard of Galway ran one of the best cross country races of her career, to take bronze.

martin mccarthy march 1992 Martin McCarthy, Junior Men's Champion

Cork’s Martin Carthy sprinted to victory in the men's junior event, finishing five seconds clear of another talented junior, Donal O’Sullivan of Dublin. Defending champion, John Murray of Cork, had to settle for third.

Catriona McGranaghan had a clear victory in the women’s junior event where she finished ahead of the Cork pair of Colette Vaughan and Marie O’Riordan, who led the county team to victory.

Pat O'Keeffe of Cork beat his more fancied rival Paul McNamara of Galway in the ' BLOE U/16 championship, while Hugh Gallagher of Donegal finished third. In the U/12 race, David Murphy, Cork, outsprinted Damien Keogh (Collins) and Roger Barrett, (Mayo). Margaret Danagher of Tipperary won a close contest in the Girls U/14 from Annette McQuaid, Cork and Cathy O'Neill, Beechmount.

Results

Senior Men

Senior Women

Junior Women

Junior Men

Senior Men's Results

Pos	Forename	Surname	Cat	County	Time
1	Noel	Richardson	M	Limerick	00:32:12
2	Sean	Dollman	M	Individual	00:32:26
3	Richard	Mulligan	M	Galway	00:32:50
4	Pat	Moloney	M	Clare	00:33:09
5	Donnacha	O'Mahony	M	Cork	00:33:19
6	Paul	O'Callaghan	M	Individual	00:33:22
7	Gerry	Brady	M	Dublin	00:33:27
8	Gerry	McGrath	M	Dublin	00:33:31
9	James	O'Sullivan	M	Waterford	00:33:35
10	Pat	Hegarty	M	Donegal	00:33:37
11	Tommy	Maher	M	Individual	00:33:39
12	Kieran	Carlin	M	Donegal	00:33:44
13	Noel	Cullen	M	Dublin	00:33:48
14	John	Burke	M	Westmeath	00:33:54
15	Peter	Fagan	M	Westmeath	00:33:59
16	Tom	Payne	M	Carlow	00:34:00
17	Seamus	Gallagher	M	Donegal	00:34:01
18	Kevin	Heffernan	M	Dublin	00:34:02
19	Eamonn	McMahon	M	Individual	00:34:05
20	M.	Coakley	M23	Cork	00:34:07
21	Michael	Hassett	M	Tipperary	00:34:09
22	Eugene	Coppinger	M	Dublin	00:34:11
23	Liam	O'Brien	M	Cork	00:34:12
24	John	McGlinchey	M	Donegal	00:34:13
25	Cormac	Finnerty	M	Westmeath	00:34:15
26	Tom	McGrath	M	Westmeath	00:34:15
27	Neil	Martin	M	Donegal	00:34:17
28	David	Carrie	M	Individual	00:34:17
29	Tom	O'Connor	M	Dublin	00:34:20
30	Padraig	Keane	M	Dublin	00:34:24
31	Francie	Boylan	M	Monaghan	00:34:26
32	Neil	Cusack	M	Limerick	00:34:33
33	Pauric	McKinney	M	Donegal	00:34:36
34	Martin	McDonald	M	Laois	00:34:37
35	Michael	Furlong	M	Individual	00:34:37
36	Martin	Kearney	M	Dublin	00:34:40
37	Jack	Duggan	M	Kilkenny	00:34:40
38	Leonard	O'Regan	M	Cork	00:34:41
39	John	Scanlon	M	Limerick	00:34:45
40	M.	Mannion	M	Individual	00:34:45
41	Tom	Shanaghan	M23	Kerry	00:34:51
42	Billy	Flaherty	M23	Cork	00:34:55
43	Paddy	Murray	M	Mayo	00:34:57
44	Kevin	Coady	M	Dublin	00:34:58
45	Mick	Gygax	M	Dublin	00:35:00
46	Nial	Duggan	M	Kilkenny	00:35:01
47	Billy	O'Rourke	M	Cork	00:35:01
48	Martin	Hassett	M	Tipperary	00:35:06
49	James	McGee	M23	Individual	00:35:08
50	John	Kearney	M	Cork	00:35:10
51	Richard	Clifford	M	Limerick	00:35:13
52	Seamus	Christie	M	Tipperary	00:35:16
53	Frank	Daly	M	Galway	00:35:17
54	John	Daly	M	Tipperary	00:35:19
55	Cormac	Troy	M	Offaly	00:35:20
56	Tony	Duggan	M	Kilkenny	00:35:21
57	M.	Bickerdyke	M	Cork	00:35:22
58	Bernard	Feery	M	Tipperary	00:35:23
59	Con	Lynch	M	Kerry	00:35:24
60	J.	Collins	M	Cork	00:35:26
61	Mark	Gleeson	M	Tipperary	00:35:26
62	Colm	Burke	M	Laois	00:35:27
63	Brendan	Mooney	M	Sligo	00:35:30
64	Loughlin	Campion	M	Laois	00:35:36
65	John	Fitzgerald	M	Tipperary	00:35:38
66	John Joe	Doyle	M	Wexford	00:35:00
67	Ted	Horan	M	Dublin	00:35:42
68	Martin	Harte	M	Westmeath	00:35:46
69	David	Burke	M	Westmeath	00:35:46
70	Kieran	Dempsey	M	Kildare	00:35:46
71	Charles	Gallagher	M	Donegal	00:35:46
72	David	Carty	M	Wexford	00:35:49
73	Michael	McDonnell	M	Limerick	00:35:53
74	L.	Cotter	M23	Individual	00:35:55
75	Martin	Carroll	M	Offaly	00:35:57
76	Thomas	Moriarty	M	Kerry	00:36:01
77	Garret	Barry	M	Cork	00:36:07
78	Mark	Connolly	M	Donegal	00:36:09
79	Charles	Foley	M23	Waterford	00:36:10
80	Brendan	Sherlock	M	Monaghan	00:36:11
81	Denis	Cormack	M	Kilkenny	00:36:13
82	James	Hession	M	Galway	00:36:21
83	John	Bannon	M	Westmeath	00:36:22
84	Claude	Glynn	M	Offaly	00:36:26
85	Brian	Meade	M	Cork	00:36:28
86	Michael	Sexton	M	Clare	00:36:30
87	Michael	Marron	M	Sligo	00:36:33
88	Brian	Roberts	M	Kilkenny	00:36:35
89	Des	McKiernan	M	Laois	00:36:39
90	Larry	Stafford	M	Wexford	00:36:41
91	Bernard	Dorrian	M	Donegal	00:36:44
92	James	Sexton	M	Clare	00:36:45
93	Tony	O'Reilly	M	Laois	00:36:48
94	Liam	Dunne	M	Offaly	00:36:49
95	Michael	Fennell	M	Clare	00:36:51
96	Donal	McGrath	M	Clare	00:36:53
97	Mick	Kehoe	M	Wexford	00:36:54
98	Myles	McHugh	M	Tipperary	00:36:55
99	Pat	Black	M	Donegal	00:36:59
100	George	Webb	M	Offaly	00:37:00
101	Joe	Deering	M	Offaly	00:37:05
102	Joe	Campbell	M	Mayo	00:37:08
103	Brian	O'Reilly	M	Cavan	00:37:17
104	Michael	Dee	M23	Mayo	00:37:18
105	Frank	Gerrihy	M	Clare	00:37:19
106	Joe	Tobin	M	Tipperary	00:37:20
107	Pat	Corcoran	M	Carlow	00:37:21
108	Noel	Marum	M	Laois	00:37:23
109	Dick	Boland	M	Wexford	00:37:24
110	Eric	O'Donnell	M	Westmeath	00:37:25
111	Tom	Murray	M	Waterford	00:37:26
112	Martin	Colgan	M	Offaly	00:37:27
113	Thomas	McElwaine	M	Wexford	00:37:28
114	Jim	Gaughan	M	Mayo	00:37:29
115	Stephen	O'Toole	M	Tipperary	00:37:30
116	Gary	Crossan	M	Donegal	00:37:00
117	John	Fitzsimons	M	Kidare	00:37:34
118	Richard	Connelly	M	Kilkenny	00:37:39
120	John	Fenton	M	Laois	00:37:49
121	Denis	Shannon	M	Carlow	00:37:50
122	Michael	Gilroy	M	Sligo	00:37:51
123	Derick	Nolan	M	Tipperary	00:37:58
124	Oily	Gallagher	M	Westmeath	00:39:05
125	Martin	Lee	M	Cavan	00:39:10
126	Paul	Conway	M	Laois	00:39:11
127	Brian	Reilly	M	Cavan	00:39:12
128	Eugene	Peck	M	Wexford	00:39:13
129	Dermot	Callaghan	M	Cavan	00:39:25
130	Tom	Carolan	M	Cavan	00:39:26
131	Dan	Allen	M	Laois	00:39:29
132	Seamus	Power	M	Kilkenny	00:39:30
133	Kevin	Mansell	M	Tipperary	00:39:32
134	Paul	Harte	M	Sligo	00:39:33
135	Michael	Mulligan	M	Monaghan	00:39:34
136	Aodan	Doyle	M	Wexford	00:39:38
137	William	Guiney	M	Kerry	00:39:54
138	Vincent	Flannery	M	Sligo	00:40:02
139	Tom	Connolly	M	Galway	00:40:01
140	Ray	Flynn	M	Sligo	00:40:19
141	Brian	Duffy	M	Galway	00:40:22
142	Stephen	Brady	M	Galway	00:40:28
143	Pauric	Cullina	M	Mayo	00:40:29
144	Ned	Cronin	M	Laois	00:40:34
145	Billy	Delaney	M	Carlow	00:40:39
146	Pat	Walsh	M	Kildare	00:40:43
147	Tom	Reilly	M	Galway	00:40:46
148	Colman	Dooley	M23	Offaly	00:40:52
149	Bill	Lacey	M	Kilkenny	00:41:09
150	Owen	Mongan	M	Mayo	00:41:16
151	Kevin	Cuddy	M	Carlow	00:41:17
152	Sean	Doyle	M	Carlow	00:41:21
153	James	Ryan	M	Kerry	00:41:58
154	P.J.	McIntyre	M	Offaly	00:42:00
155	Jerry	Hayes	M	Sligo	00:04:42
156	Martin	Crehan	M	Mayo	00:42:55
157	Cathal	Smith	M	Cavan	00:43:16
158	Martin	McEvilly	M	Galway	00:45:06
159	Rory	McEllin	M23	Mayo	00:45:19

Teams

Senior Men's Teams
Pos	County	Pts	Scorers
1	Dublin	97	7, 8, 13,18, 22, 29
2	Donegal	133	10, 12, 17, 24, 27, 33
3	Cork	175	5, 20, 23, 38, 42, 47

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Senior Women's Results

Pos	Forename	Surname	Cat	County	Time
1	Catherina	McKiernan	F	Cavan	00:17:53
2	Belinda	McArdle	F	Donegal	00:19:05
3	Bernie	Stankard	F	Galway	00:19:08
4	Helena	McCrossan	F	Donegal	00:19:25
5	Kay	Byrne	F	Donegal	00:19:29
6	Sharon	Leon	F	Dublin	00:19:38
7	Susan	Jenkins	F	Cork	00:19:43
8	Joan	Hough	F	Cork	00:19:45
9	Frances	Murphy	F	Dublin	00:19:47
10	Aisling	Molloy	F	Individual	00:19:55
11	Louise	Kavanagh	F	Dublin	00:20:00
12	Catherine	Hennessy	F	Individual	00:20:11
13	Ann	Carroll	F	Offaly	00:20:15
14	Gwen	Stanley	F23	Dublin	00:20:25
15	Mary	Gallagher	F	Westmeath	00:20:31
16	Josephine	Macken	F	Mayo	00:20:36
17	Marg.	Synnott	F23	Donegal	00:20:42
18	Edel	Murphy	F	Galway	00:20:45
19	Deirdre	McCormack	F	Galway	00:20:47
20	Beth	McCluskey	F	Dublin	00:21:02
21	Grainne	Butler	F	Westmeath	00:21:09
22	Brenda	McNamara	F	Mayo	00:21:10
23	Rose	Gavigan	F	Donegal	00:21:22
24	Perry	Williams	F	Kilkenny	00:21:13
25	Noeleen	Merritt	F	Donegal	00:21:19
26	Joan	Macken	F	Mayo	00:21:22
27	Donna	Mahon	F23	Dublin	00:21:23
28	Doina	Nugent	F	Galway	00:21:26
29	Evelyn	McNelis	F	Kildare	00:21:27
30	Aileen	Mulhall	F	Kilkenny	00:21:32
31	Sandra	Murphy	F23	Kildare	00:21:34
32	Brigid	Fitzsimons	F	Kildare	00:21:50
33	Siobhan	McCormick	F	Limerick	00:21:54
34	Michelle	Walsh	F23	Offaly	00:21:58
35	Noreen	McManamon	F	Mayo	00:21:53
36	Pauline	Gorman	F	Offaly	00:22:07
37	Liz	Hogan	F	Kildare	00:22:12
38	Martina	Conlon	F	Offaly	00:22:30
39	Liz	Foy	F	Kildare	00:22:35
40	Catherine	Lawlor	F	Kilkenny	00:22:44
41	Claire	Sheehy	F	Kildare	00:22:52
42	Marcella	Martin	F	Offaly	00:23:00
43	Paula	Gowran	F	Westmeath	00:23:06
44	Mary	Walsh	F	Offaly	00:23:22
45	Mary	Fox	F	Kildare	00:23:23
46	Ann	Kavanagh	F	Offaly	00:24:20
47	M.	O'Keeffe	F	Kilkenny	00:24:48
48	Margaret	Dillon	F	Kilkenny	00:25:32
49	Mary	Joyce	F	Westmeath	00:26:27

Teams

Senior Women's Teams
Pos	County	Pts	Scorers
1	Donegal	28	2, 4, 5, 17
2	Dublin	40	6, 9, 11, 14
3	Galway 'B'	68	3, 8 19, 28

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Junior Women's Results

Pos	Forename	Surname	Cat	County	Time
1	C.	McGranaghan	FJ	Donegal	00:15:38
2	C.	Vaughan	FJ	Cork	00:16:03
3	M.	O'Riordan	FJ	Cork	00:16:09
4	Fionnuala	Canning	FJ	Individual	00:16:19
5	Gail	Culliton	FJ	Tipperary	00:16:21
6	M.	Meade	FJ	Cork	00:16:29
7	Stephanie	Crossan	FJ	Donegal	00:16:37
8	Margaret	Sweeney	FJ	Dublin	00:16:58
9	Mgt.	McPartland	FJ	Clare	00:17:00
10	B.	McSweeney	FJ	Cork	00:17:03
11	Michelle	Moloney	FJ	Limerick	00:17:04
12	C.	Kelleher	FJ	Cork	00:17:05
13	Nuala	Power	FJ	Limerick	00:17:08
14	Catherine	Freeman	FJ	Dublin	00:17:17
15	C.	Meagher	FJ	Cork	00:17:32
16	Marie	Delahunty	FJ	Kilkenny	00:17:34
17	Elizabeth	Multany	FJ	Offaly	00:17:34
18	Catherine	Dorney	FJ	Tipperary	00:17:35
19	Mary	Dullaghan	FJ	Clare	00:17:37
20	Deirdre	Walsh	FJ	Tipperary	00:17:48
21	Siobhan	O'Keeffe	FJ	Limerick	00:17:54
22	Mary	Multany	FJ	Offaly	00:17:56
23	Christine	Geoghan	FJ	Limerick	00:17:57
24	Jean	Noonan	FJ	Limerick	00:17:58
25	J.	Henchion	FJ	Cork	00:18:02
26	Emily	O'Kelly	FJ	Tipperary	00:18:03
27	Colette	Brennan	FJ	Laois	00:18:04
28	Patrida	Muitany	FJ	Offaly	00:18:06
29	Ann	M	FJ	Tipperary	00:18:13
30	Gemma	Costello	FJ	Dublin	00:18:23
31	Siobhan	Moore	FJ	Laois	00:18:03
32	Alice	Brennan	FJ	Laois	00:18:32
33	Catherine	O'Farrell	FJ	Tipperary	00:18:34
34	Olivia	Brennan	FJ	Carlow	00:18:37
35	Olivia	Dullaghan	FJ	Clare	00:18:46
36	Roslyn	Feeley	FJ	Dublin	00:18:48
37	Anglia	Hogan	FJ	Tipperary	00:18:52
38	Siobhan	Dowling	FJ	Carlow	00:18:53
39	Sinead	Duggan	FJ	Carlow	00:18:58
40	M.	Lynch	FJ	Kilkenny	00:19:06
41	S.	Cummins	FJ	Kilkenny	00:19:18
42	A.	Musgrave	FJ	Dublin	00:19:39
43	R.	O'Brien	FJ	Laois	00:19:57
44	C.	Multany	FJ	Offaly	00:20:03
45	J.	Dowling	FJ	Carlow	00:20:24
46	S.	Beatty	FJ	Clare	00:20:29
47	F.	Keane	FJ	Individual	00:20:47
48	M.	Gannon	FJ	Individual	00:21:54
49	J.	Mitchell	FJ	Individual	00:22:20
50	P.	Brophy	FJ	Laois	00:27:21

Junior Women's Team Results

Pos	County	Pts	Scorers
1	Cork	3	2, 3, 6, 10
2	Limerick	13	11, 13, 21, 23
3	Tipperary	18	5, 18, 20, 26

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Junior Men's Results

Pos	Forename	Surname	Cat	County	Time
1	Martin	McCarthy	MJ	Cork	00:25:14
2	Donal	O'Sullivan	MJ	Dublin	00:25:19
3	John	Murray	MJ	Cork	00:25:26
4	David	O'Healy	MJ	Limerick	00:25:30
5	Darren	Bourke	MJ	Laois	00:25:42
6	Cormac	Smith	MJ	Dublin	00:25:53
7	Disqualified		MJ	Cork	00:25:56
8	Damien	Lawless	MJ	Dublin	00:26:01
9	Adrian	Hampson	MJ	Sligo	00:26:08
10	Declan	Fahey	MJ	Galway	00:26:11
11	Alan	O'Gorman	MJ	Limerick	00:26:12
12	D.	Heaiy	MJ	Cork	00:26:13
13	Ben	Walsh	MJ	Limerick	00:26:14
14	Kieran	Meehan	MJ	Dublin	00:26:16
15	D.	Keenan	MJ	Cork	00:26:18
16	Kieran	Meagher	MJ	Waterford	00:26:21
17	T.	Foulkes	MJ	Cork	00:26:22
18	Kileen	Lonergan	MJ	Dublin	00:26:25
19	G.	Murray	MJ	Cork	00:26:29
20	Cian	McLoughlin	MJ	Dublin	00:26:30
21	Austin	Lynch	MJ	Dublin	00:26:35
22	James	McIntyre	MJ	Donegal	00:26:38
23	Diarmuid	Geary	MJ	Cork	00:26:40
24	Ken	O'Shea	MJ	Dublin	00:26:41
25	Leonard	Phillips	MJ	Tipperary	00:26:42
26	Rory	Byrne	MJ	Dublin	00:26:45
27	Stephen	Folan	MJ	Galway	00:26:53
28	Derek	Rossitter	MJ	Wexford	00:27:05
29	Keith	Ryan	MJ	Waterford	00:27:12
30	Adrian	Foran	MJ	Kilkenny	00:27:13
31	Conor	Delaney	MJ	Donegal	00:27:14
32	Darren	O'Dea	MJ	Donegal	00:27:21
33	Michael	Clinton	MJ	Westmeath	00:27:23
34	J.	Cashman	MJ	Cork	00:27:37
35	Patrick	Byrne	MJ	Kilkenny	00:27:39
36	Christopher	Flannery	MJ	Kerry	00:27:45
37	D.	Doyle	MJ	Kilkenny	00:27:48
38	Desmond	Feeney	MJ	Galway	00:27:52
39	Stephen	Guggan	MJ	Donegal	00:27:57
40	David	Cullinan	MJ	Offaly	00:28:05
41	Padraig	Lambert	MJ	Laois	00:28:06
42	Sean	McDermott	MJ	Galway	00:28:23
43	Gerard	Carr	MJ	Galway	00:28:27
44	Jonathon	Diver	MJ	Donegal	00:28:31
45	John	Browne	MJ	Wexford	00:28:33
46	Colm	Dobbs	MJ	Wexford	00:28:37
47	Jason	O'Brien	MJ	Wexford	00:28:48
48	John	Breen	MJ	Wexford	00:28:53
49	David	Hickey	MJ	Tipperary	00:28:55
50	Willie	Maher	MJ	Wexford	00:29:02
51	Alan	Power	MJ	Waterford	00:29:03
52	John	Doran	MJ	Tipperary	00:29:01
53	Eddie	Comber	MJ	Galway	00:29:11
54	Declan	Carron	MJ	Donegal	00:29:12
55	Shane	Scanlon	MJ	Waterford	00:29:16
56	Alan	Browne	MJ	Wexford	00:29:20
57	I.	O'Sullivan	MJ	Cork	00:29:22
58	Denis	Shanaghan	MJ	Tipperary	00:29:28
59	Aidan	Power	MJ	Waterford	00:29:32
60	Willie	Hanley	MJ	Tipperary	00:29:39
61	Gabriel	Murtagh	MJ	Westmeath	00:29:42
62	Damien	Monaghan	MJ	Westmeath	00:29:53
63	Nial	McGovern	MJ	Kilkenny	00:30:00
64	Pat	Phelan	MJ	Tipperary	00:30:05
65	Mark	Wickham	MJ	Wexford	00:30:07
66	David	Reid	MJ	Kilkenny	00:30:11
67	Michael	Kelly	MJ	Offaly	00:30:14
68	James	Maguire	MJ	Waterford	00:30:15
69	Gerry	Rabbitte	MJ	Galway	00:30:28
70	Paul	Fahey	MJ	Galway	00:30:32
71	Brian	Whelan	MJ	Waterford	00:30:37
72	John	Donohue	MJ	Westmeath	00:31:00
73	Cornials	Marchell	MJ	Tipperary	00:31:12
74	Thomas	Phelan	MJ	Tipperary	00:31:23
75	Declan	Campbell	MJ	Galway	00:31:31
76	Dedan	Hearne	MJ	Waterford	00:31:39
77	Ken	Daly	MJ	Offaly	00:31:50
78	James	Tierney	MJ	Tipperary	00:31:51
79	David	Comerford	MJ	Kilkenny	00:32:03
80	John	Heffernan	MJ	Offaly	00:32:07
81	Rory	Phillips	MJ	Tipperary	00:32:16
82	Darren	Hanniffy	MJ	Offaly	00:32:21
83	P.J.	Mullaly	MJ	Offaly	00:32:23