Many thanks Liz McDonnagh for report below:

Eimear Maher produced an outstanding breakthrough performance over 1500m in Belfast on Saturday.

Eimear produced a blistering last lap to move from 4th to 2nd and record a time of 4.14.8 – an 8 second improvement over her previous personal best.  

The time secures one of the required two Euro U23 qualifying times needed to compete at the Europeans U23 championships in Norway this summer. 

Earlier in the day Emma McEvoy set the tone with a super performance finishing 5th in the 3000m in a huge PB of 9.17.8 (a 9 second improvement on her previous PB). Emma ran with the leaders for most of the race only falling away over the last lap. Emma’s time also secures one of the required two Euro U23 qualifying times she needs for the summer championships. 

Amy O’Donoghue opened her season in Belfast also competing in the 3K, finishing just ahead of Emma in 4th in what was a significant personal best of 9.16.93 – this is a great season opener for the 1500m specialist.  

Full results on Belfast meet below:

 🥈400m A race Ciaran Carthy 47.21 PB

🥈1500m international Eimear Maher 4:14:87

🥉400m David Bosch ( currently with UCD) 47:51

3000m 

4th Amy O’Donoghue 9:16:93 B standard qualifying times

5th Emma McEvoy 9:17:98 B standard qualifying times

Well done also to the following athletes who competed so well:

200m Benjamin Hauer 22:91

200m Aobh Forde 25.9

400m Molly Hourihan ( currently with UCD) 54:57 PB

1,500m Seán Healy 4:14:22

800m Godwin Mathias 1:59:73

800m Aisling Cunningham 2:19:05 PB