The Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon, DSD’s flagship event, was named Event of the Year at the European Sponsorship Association Awards in London last week. Competing against major events such as the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, Guinness Men’s Six Nations Launch, and Qatar Airways British Grand Prix, this recognition highlights the event’s outstanding impact and connection with participants and spectators alike. As owners of this incredible event, all DSD members should be immensely proud. A...

It was great to see so many DSD masters competing last Sunday in Athlone - a strong team of  13 (7 men, 6 women) For many some of our masters athletes it was a first National Indoor experience, for others it was a chance to catch up with friends from around the country and prep for the Europeans Masters Championships in two weeks time.  Details women’s 60mh 🥇Avril Dillon (W45) 9.07 NR 60m 🥇 Adina GHEORGHIU (W50) 8.27 🥈Dee Walsh (W60) 9.42 5th Kristi Krug O’Connor (W45) 200m 🥉Dee Walsh...

Barcelona marathon lived up to the hype on Sunday with a super atmosphere, great crowds and sunshine - fittingly there were strong spirited performances from the DSD team. Killian Mooney led the way with a super 2hr.17mins finish in his first outing over the distance. Killian judged his pacing well and finished strong in the final kilometres moving through to 28th place overall. Also in his first marathon Emmet Jennings finished in a time of 2.21 and Meghan Ryan who battled through a tough...

Cold and windy conditions on St. Patrick's day meant it wasn't a day for fast times at the Portlaoise 5k.  Despite the challenging conditions, the hotly contested race did not fail to disappoint.  DSD had a strong contingent out with Paul O'Donnell, returning to racing after his 2:09 marathon, deciding to give the much shorter distance a go, and finishing best of the DSD contingent.  Paul’s marathon exploits showed, in the final stages, where he didn’t have the turn of pace in the last 500m...