Echo Sport in Review: March 2023
DONORE Harriers legend Ann Woodlock (84) became a world champion for the second time when she won the W80 3,000m race at the World Indoor Masters Championships, with the Drimnagh woman being named The Echo Sports Star of the Month for March as a result.
Dublin Minor Camogie team, who had a strong local contingent with Good Counsel’s Ashling Kennedy and nine members of the backroom team, were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster Championship Final.
Greenhills Boxing Club had its first county champion since its re-establishment, with James Hayden boxing his way to gold at the Dublin Championships.
Templeogue Basketball Club enjoyed a good turn at the Dublin Ladies Basketball Board Cup Finals with the Under 14s winning their second successive title and the Under 16s also getting the job done.
In the men’s equivalent, Templeogue were successful the DMBB Finals with the Under 17s, Under 18s, Under 20s and Men’s Division One team all triumphant.
In motorsport, defending Irish rallycross champion Derek Tohill took his maiden win of the new season at Mondello Park while Bohernabreena man Anthony Cross got off to winning ways in the Formula Vee National Championship.
Derek Tohill leads Patrick O’Donovan on his way to winning the Supercar final at Mondello Park at the weekend (Photo by Jack Cregg)
More than three decades after hurling ceased in Robert Emmets GAA Club, the small ball game returned to Greentrees Park when their new Under 9s team played Ballyboden Wanderers.
Glenanne’s second women’s team secured the league title after a run of 14 wins and two draws.
Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-17s secured their place on the plane to the UEFA European Championship Finals in Hungary after a 3-2 win over hosts Cyprus thanks to a 96th minute winner by Nickson Okosun.
It was all smiles for St MacDara’s Community School when they claimed the Dublin Schools Senior Camogie ‘D’ decider after beating Gaelcholaiste Reachrann 4-11 to 1-14.
The TU Dublin Tallaght campus basketball team secured the Division Three National Cup to secure a place in the second tier.
Glenanne secured the Mills Cup trophy after a hard-fought 3-0 victory against YMCA at Grange Road on St Patrick’s Day.
On the same day, the Tallaght 5k Road Race was held for the first time and attracted more than 500 competitors with the title going to Rathfarnham’s Mitchel Byrne.
At the start of the Tallaght 5K Road Race were Daniel Tighe and his dad Keith and athletes
Kilnamanagh native Katie McCabe was at the forefront of the action as Arsenal came from behind to end their four-year trophy drought with a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in the Continental Tyres League Cup.
Eighteen-year-old Ballyfermot starlet Jessie Stapleton, who played for Cherry Orchard FC and St Mark’s GAA when she was younger, signed a deal to transfer from Shelbourne to West Ham United.
In the space of eight days, South Dublin Taekwondo’s Leroy Dilandu made the podium of a Grade Two ranked World Taekwondo Ranking event.
St Mary’s College star Jonathan Sexton exited his last-ever Six Nations Championship with a bang, becoming the competition’s all-time leading scorer as Ireland won a historic Grand Slam.
St Mary’s Johnny Sexton celebrates with his Ireland’s team-mates following their Six Nations success (Photo by Sportsfile)
Meanwhile, Terenure College RFC starlets Fintan Gunne and Henry McErlean shone as the Ireland Under 20s made it back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slam Championships with victory over England.
To read The Echo’s full Sport in Review 2023 pick up our first edition of 2024 on Thursday, January 4, or subscribe.
