Monaghan Phoenix were well represented at the first round of this years Spring League. There was track and field events for all our underage athletes. In what ended up a late and bitterly cold evening, this for some our athletes was their first taste of a competition. Thanks to our athletes and parents, with a … Continue reading County Spring League 2022 – Round 1 →

Monaghan Phoenix was well represented last weekend at the national indoor championships in Athlone. On Saturday, Niall Leer ran in the u19 400m and was unlucky not to make the final by a single place, but was rewarded with a personal best time. On Sunday Phoenix had 2 competitors taking part. Daisy Walker was first … Continue reading National Indoor Championships 2022 →

Monaghan Phoenix continued its successful season with some fine performances at national level over the past two weeks.  At the Juvenile B championships in Tullamore, Deirbhile Keenan was the star of the show winning the Shot Put with a personal best performance.  Deirbhile is one of our hardest working athletes, and this medal comes after … Continue reading National Gold for Deirbhile →

It was a very busy weekend for Monaghan Phoenix athletes as they competed far and wide. First up was the opening round of the County Spring League held at the Peace Link on Friday night.  Although our numbers were down, the club did well securing valuable points.  There were wins for Deirbhile Keenan, Aimee Peppard, … Continue reading Busy Weekend!! →

Last Saturday was a momentous day for Monaghan Phoenix star Deirdre NicCanna who secured her first National Title at the Irish Universities Mountain Running Championships.  Deirdre was competing for Dublin University Harriers and was a convincing winner in the difficult 8.5km race held on Carnaderry Mountain in Glendalough, Co. Wicklow.  The race included a gruelling … Continue reading National Title for NicCanna →

Congratulations to club Coach Brian Peppard who led by example at the National masters indoor competition in Athlone last weekend. Brian produced an excellent performance to win a Bronze medal in the M50 high jump clearing all his jumps up to and including 1.40. Well done Brian. A Large group travelled to Bundoran to compete … Continue reading National Medal for Phoenix Coach →

The national senior indoor championships took place in Abbotstown Dublin at the weekend. Monaghan Phoenix were represented by Niamh Malone and Paul Peppard with both athletes running the 400m. Paul has had a fine indoor season to date with success already with a bronze medal in the U23 competition. Paul again ran a new personal … Continue reading National Senior Indoor Championships →

Monaghan Phoenix had a busy weekend at the Ulster juvenile indoor championships in the AIT arena in Athlone. Deirbhile Keenan took part in the Shot, long jump and 800m on Saturday and performed very well. Her season so far has been interrupted by illness but this talented young athlete is well on the way back to her … Continue reading Ulster Indoor Success →

Phoenix athlete Paul Peppard had an outstanding run in the National U23 indoor final in Athlone on Sunday. Paul showed solid form in his heat where he made sure of qualification for the final with a time of 50.41 seconds. Having moved from 800m to 400m this year the final was going to be a … Continue reading National Medal for Paul →

Well done to our juveniles who turned out in force to win the county development shield with some super performances, This event is designed as an introduction to competition for young athletes and our young stars performed outstandingly to retain the development shield. A large number of seniors ran in the open 5k which was … Continue reading Development Shield Winners 2018 →