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Firstly, congratulations to all those Athletes selected for forthcoming British & Irish Masters CC Champs, hosted this year by IMAA in Abbottstown on Sat 14th Nov. All selected Athletes should now be notified & full teams plus reserves published past few days. Please confirm your availability to International Sec internationalsecimaa@gmail.com by Tues next 27th Oct, so reserves can be called up where required. Anyone looking to book accommodation in the Crowne Plaza needs to

Congratulations to all Master Athletes who competed in AAI Autumn CC in Abbottstown on Sunday & which again incorporated Masters Trial for British & Irish Masters CC Champs also scheduled for Abbottstown on 14th Nov. Top 3 in the Masters Categories were Lisa Madden Sportsworld, Fiona Gettings Longford A.C & Fiona Roche Raheny Shamrock. Sean Doyle Cork City, Conan McCaughey North Belfast Hrs & Niall Shanahan Bru A.C. Lisa & Sean were the Ind winners of the Jim McNamara perpetu

IMAA will this year host the British & Irish Masters CC Champs in Abbottstown on Sat 14th Nov. In advance of this Irish Teams from 35 to 75 incl will be selected following trial race held also in Abbottstown on Sunday 18th Oct. This will be run in conjunction with AAI Autumn CC, see flyer plus link below for full details. Selection criteria are as follows. Age groups 35 to 50 incl, teams of 5 to run, first 3 home in the trial automatically selected, with the option of 2 wil

Another busy weekend just passed with a good number of Master Athletes travelling abroad to compete Internationally. At the European Masters Mountain Champs in Rosnov, Romania, the Irish Team finished a highly creditable 9th Nation overall in the medals table, winning 3 Golds, 3 Silvers & 4 Bronze. Another successful haul by the Athletes who competed at the British Masters T&F Champs in Derby, winning a grand total of 15 medals. A word of thanks here to Stephen Monaghan who

Congratulations to all those Athletes who competed with such distinction at recent World Masters T & F Champs in Daegu, South Korea. As a result of medals won, Team Ireland finished a highly creditable 23rd overall in the medals table & 10th European Nation. A very successful haul by the Team. Thanks to Ronan for providing the breakdown below & also to Stephen Monagehan who published a detailed report of all Irish performances in the Irish Masters Home & Awat WhatsApp group.

Busy past few days with the opening of World Masters T & F Champs in Daegu, South Korea over the weekend. Previous IMAA President Sean McMullin M80 of Mullingar Hrs had the distinction of winning Team Irelands first medal on opening day, capturing gold in the 10km race walk. This was followed shortly afterwards by Stephen Hunter M45 winning bronze in the 3000m steeplechase. One additional result worthy of a special mention here is the gold medal won by John MacDermott M80 in

Message from Mick Fennell Best wishes to the 28 Irish Athletes who are travelling out to Daegu, South Korea, for World Masters T & F Champs which will commence this coming Sat 22nd Aug. You can follow their progress on the link below. Also please see important message put forward by Lucy Moore Fox. https://www.wmac2026.com/eng/ For all athletes competing internationally - Can I suggest that everyone makes a list of all the supplements, prescribed meds & over the counter meds

A busy past few days, with M80 team of Tom Durcan, Dick Mullins, Michael Kiely & John Mac Dermott setting a World Masters 4 x 800m relay record (subject to ratification) with a time of 13:48, taking over 13 seconds of previous time set by a German team back in 2013 at Dublin Graded meeting in Santry on Wed 5th Aug. A Men’s M60 Team of Michael Cornyn, Francis Fleming, Diarmuid Doyle & Michael Counsel also set an Irish 4 x 800m record. Next up was the AAI Masters T & F Champ

Best wishes to M80 men who are tackling 4 x 800m World Record relay this Wed 29th July @ Morton Stadium Santry. Team consisting of Tom Durcan, Michael Kiely, Dick Mullins & John MacDermott. Final reminder re AAI Masters T & F Champs, scheduled for Morton Stadium on Fri 7th & Sat 8th Aug. Entries are currently open, closing on Sun 2nd Aug. Entry fees will increase after 30th July, so enter prior to that to ensure that can avail of the cheaper option. Entries are capped at 3 I

Congratulations to Geraldine Finegan F60 who set a World Masters Record 7912 points, (subject to ratification) in the Decathlon last weekend in the Netherlands. Also, to Snezana Bechtina, Rachel Murphy, Lea Fulcher plus Michael Omakobia (Clonliffe and Team GB) who combined to capture Balkan Relay over 800m, 400m, 200m & 100m in Greece speed Challenge Champs on 5th July. image image Please note that AAI Masters T & F Champs are scheduled for Morton Stadium on Fri 7th &

Entries closed last week for World Masters T & F Champs in Daegu, with an incredible 35 Irish Master Athletes entered. This is almost double the number who travelled when last held there in 2017. Congrats to Tina Gallagher who was presented with the NI Masters T & F Athlete of the Year 2025/26 at Northern Ireland Masters T & F Champs last Sat at Mary Peters Track in Belfast. Tina has had a stellar past season winning numerous medals both at National level plus at European Mas

A final reminder to Master Athletes re upcoming World Masters T & F Champs in Daegu commencing on 21st Aug to 3rd Sept 2026. Registration closes at midnight Tues 23rd June. Please ensure that also fully paid-up member of IMAA as this is required for your entry to be ratified by IMAA International Sec. See additional details below plus link for entry. image https://www.wmac2026.com/eng/intro/part.html Also, it would be appreciated if clubs and/or Athletes register for forthco

Saddened to hear of the death of Ernie Caffrey, Ballina A.C. who passed away peacefully over the weekend, surrounded by his family. Ernie competed over several disciplines & won many titles, competing both at National & International level (including winning a Silver Medal at M80 Long-Jump at World Masters in Perth in 2016). He also served on the IMAA Comm for a good number of years, making the long trip from Ballina to attend regular meetings in Dublin. Apart from his athl

🏃‍♂️ SAVE THE DATE! 🏃‍♀️ ## DSD Masters Games – 1-Day League 📅**Saturday, 11th July** 📍**DSD Track, Tibradden Rd, Dublin D16 T6N2** ###🔥Calling All Masters Athletes! Join us for an exciting one-day league event exclusively for Masters athletes. We’re aiming for strong participation from Clubs and Counties across Ireland—the more, the better! ###👥Team Format Minimum *4 athletes per team** * Teams can be: * All Women * All Men * Mixed You may enter *more than one Club t

Congratulations to all Irish Master Athletes who competed at non-Stadia Champs in Catania, Sicily over the past weekend. Comprising of just 13 Athletes & superbly managed by Sean McDermott, the team returned home with 18 medals in total & remarkably, all who competed, medalled in their events. Having the distinction of capturing the Teams first medal & making her Irish Masters debut, Baiba Varsberga F40 won bronze in the 10KW on Friday morning. This was followed by the 10km i

Congratulations to all master’s teams who competed at 123.ie AAI Relay Champs once again hosted by Raheny Shamrocks last Sunday. In the opening race of the day. F35 & F50 Teams, just a small total of 11 clubs faced the starter. The format was 1 mile leg, followed by 2 miles & 1 mile to finish. Host club, Raheny Shamrocks captured both the F35 & F50 titles, followed by Longford A.C & Crusaders A.C. in the F35s & Bros Pearse & Donore Hrs in the F50s. Next race up was the M35s

European Masters Indoor Champs drew to a close on Thursday, with Team Ireland finishing an incredible 7th overall in the medals table shooting from 10th over the final 2 days. Final tally of 77 medals, 22 Gold, 33 Silver & 22 Bronze. This represents again another successful foray by our incredible Athletes in the International Champs punching well above our weight. Finishing well ahead of Nations with higher populations & greater participation it demonstrates the remarkable s

See that you are amassing an incredible number of medals out there in Torun & hopefully many more to come. Might move up another spot or 2 on the medals table. Hopefully, you will be able to insert this on the Masters website. I am heading Stateside later today but will try & do a further update after Sunday. I have entered for non-Stadia myself, making a comeback after all these years. Just past the midway stage in the European Masters Indoor Champs in Torun & already Tea

Congrats to all Master Athletes who competed in Athlone last Sunday at 123.ie AAI National Masters Indoor Champs. It was great to see so many competing including Athletes from the UK, USA & 3 from Chile. Below report courtesy from AAI & also includes link to full results. A special word of thanks to all the Officials who had a busy weekend with many also officiating the day before at the Nat U20s & U23s Indoor Champs. They ensured that the extensive programme ran pretty much

Important! The Great Ireland 10 KM which also incorporates the National Championships inclusive of Masters is on 12th April 2026. It is filling up very fast so please get your entries in asap to avoid disappointment. Revive Active Great Ireland Run 2026 https://share.google/fbRkVDtz5d8BzSB91