Category: Sport

Echo October Sports Star of the Month – Niall Murray

Echo October Sports Star of the Month – Niall Murray

Sport

By Stephen Leonard IT HAS proven an amazing season for Niall Murray in Formula Ford racing. The Firhouse man made it an unprecedented ...

GRASP finish year in style

GRASP finish year in style

Sport

By Stephen Leonard GRASP Martial Arts completed this year’s competitive programme on a high. Indeed the Firhouse-based club gave a great account of ...

Walshe delivers goods in Stockport Metro Open

Walshe delivers goods in Stockport Metro Open

Sport

By Stephen Leonard A STRONG group of Templeogue Swim Club member athletes lined out for a Regional Leinster team of 30 at the ...

Doherty targeting back-to-back titles

Doherty targeting back-to-back titles

Sport

By Stephen Leonard DARRAGH Doherty is pushing strongly for a second straight Irish Trials Championship title. The 14-year-old Tallaght lad, having only taken ...

Team BRC medal in Dutch International

Team BRC medal in Dutch International

Sport

By Stephen Leonard FIVE members of BRC Shooting Club in Tallaght recently returned home from the Dutch International 2016 with six medals. Up ...

Ballyfermot men to contest  2017 World Winter Games

Ballyfermot men to contest 2017 World Winter Games

Sport

By Stephen Leonard BALLYFERMOT lads Lorcan Byrne and Thomas Caulfield are among the eight Dublin athletes included on the Team Ireland squad of ...

GRASP members win Northern titles

GRASP members win Northern titles

Sport

By Stephen Leonard GRASP Martial Arts made quite an impact on the last KBI tournament of the year, the Northern Open in Carrickmacross ...

Liam gets his Hand on Junior crown

Liam gets his Hand on Junior crown

Sport

By Stephen Leonard LIAM Hand of Ryoshin Fight-Team in Cherry Orchard captured the Muay Thai Junior Title following his victory over local lad ...

South Dublin TKD Club boasts new black belts

South Dublin TKD Club boasts new black belts

Sport

By Stephen Leonard TALLAGHT Leisure Centre recently played host to the 2016 Irish Taekwondo Union Black Belt Grading where some 40 hopefuls presented ...

Local boxers still on track in senior championships

Local boxers still on track in senior championships

Sport

By Stephen Leonard QUITE a number of local boxers made it out successfully from the preliminary rounds of the National Senior Boxing Championships ...