At a fun filled party night in The Castle in Rathfarnham, we celebrated the end of the most successful year in Rathfarnham Athletics. Merit awards were presented to Tracy Jennings, Donna Mahon, Louise Cassidy, Helen Ingram, Zoe Mellling and Miriam McCormack. The masters men who were honoured were Owen Mc Loughlin, John McHugh, John Brennan, Adrian Tucker, Joe Casey and Brendan Hogan. The entire senior men's cross country team who won the Dublin Senior Cross Country Championships in November were also awarded. They were Barry Minnock, Sean Hehir, Mark Ryan, Paul Fleming, Michael Freeley, Eoin Flynn, Kevin Keane and Jonathan Hughes.
The Club Athlete of the Year award was won by Barry Minnock. Barry was presented with the Tom O'Driscoll Cup along with a training grant by former Olympian and athletic commentator Jerry Kiernan. Pictures of all the award winners are in the attachment.
We also remembered Derek Furniss who we sadly lost during the year. Derek's Club singlet and the Dublin Novice silver medal he won was presented to his partner Lesley.
