BANNA Run 5K & 10K 2026 - RESULTS

 

St.Brendan's AC Club Results:

5k Juveniles - 1st Boy & Girl for St Brendan’s: Seán Collins and Keelin Reidy

5k - 1st Male & Female for St Brendan’s: Rian Kenny O’Sullivan and Ann McGlynn

10k - First Juvenile Male for St Brendan’s: Zach Walshe

10k - First adult Male and Female for St Brendan’s: Tom McCarthy and Margaret Carlin

16th Banna Run Thoughts

• The first rain in months didn’t dampen the spirit of the occasion and many runners found the conditions ideal and hydrating!

• There were 323 finishers in both the 5K and 10K runs and all finished safely with 155 taking part in the 5K and 168 in the 10K

• There were 3 members of the Glennon family from Mullingar Harriers in the top 6 in the 5K, as Matthew was 2nd, Daniel was 3rd and Gareth was 6th. They, and other members of the family, are annual visitors to the Banna Run

• The Dillon siblings from Lios Tuathail AC had a great day, with James winning the 10K in a fast 33:29, his sister Noelle came 2nd in the 5K in a good 19:58 and youngest sibling Eoghan coming home 13th in the 5K with a time of 19:30.

• There was a St Brendan’s AC (promoting club) connection in the women’s 10K as the race was won by former club member and Ardfert native Marie Claire Healy (Killarney) in 39:52, daughter of our masters’ sprinter Noreen, while 3rd place was taken by Áine O’Connell, home on holidays from Hong Kong, former club member and a native of Kilmoyley. (The 2nd spot went to Tralee woman Máiréad Walsh.)

• The two 5K races were won by Dublin-based club athletes as Finn Woodger (Metro St Brigid’s) won the men’s 5K in 15:42 and Margaret Foley (Crusaders) won the women’s 5K in 19:23

• The usual cross-community support was on show for the occasion as volunteers from the community helped out with stewarding and refreshments, St Brendan’s AC members and athletes co-ordinated the event, Banna Sea Rescue lent it excellent HQ for the morning and local residents helped out as always

• The Banna Run is important to St Brendan’s AC as a fundraiser for its mission of “Athletics For All” and also as an exercise in event-management for new committee members

• The Run is a central feature of the summer for people who return on holidays from the many areas where Ardfert people have settled, as in the case of Áine O’Connell who is on holidays from Hong Kong

• All the Kerry athletic clubs supported the event as well as clubs and individuals from Cork to the Isle of Man and Hong Kong!

• One of the most consistent Banna Run supporters is Derek Griffin of Tralee Harriers who has participated on 11 occasions, has been on the podium 8 times, won the 10K in 2019 and was 2nd on Sunday

• The men’s 10K record of Niall Shanahan of 31:48 from 2017 remains intact as does the women’s 10K record of 36:22 by Niamh O’Mahony in 2025

• The event was well publicized by The Kerryman and Kerry’s Eye in advance and well reported on by both with pages of reports and photos. This should set up the Banna Run for next year already

Full results here: 

https://myrunresults.com/events/banna_run_2026_10k_5k/6332/results

BANNA RUN 10K & 5K 2026 - INFO

 

Banna Run - Sunday, August 02, 2026, 09:30 - Banna, Ardfert

Registration link below:

https://eventmaster.ie/event/MryLSbdiBz

MUNSTER Juveniles Championships 2026

 A huge well done to all our athletes competing over the weekend, wrap up of our competitors in action and photos from the two days in Waterford.

Thanks to athletes for representing the club and for parents bringing them to the competition, thanks to our coaching team for preparing the athletes for the championships and supporting their efforts over the weekend. Thanks to Munster Athletics for hosting the championships and to all volunteers who helped make the championships happen.

U10

Grace Winter - 60m (10.50), 500m (1:47.61, pb)

Lauren Scanlon - 60m (10.21), Long Jump (2.98m)

Hollie McKenna - 60m (10.80, pb), Long Jump (2.64m, pb)

Meabh O’Sullivan - Turbo Javelin (8.82m, pb), Long Jump (2.06m)

Muireann O’Sullivan - 60m (10.59), Turbo Javelin (6.95m)

GU10 4x100 relay (Hollie McKenna, Muireann O’Sullivan, Grace Winter, Lauren Scanlon & Meabh O’Sullivan) 1:09.43, 6th place

U11

Anna Winter - Long Jump (2.83m)

Jack Feehan - Turbo Javelin (24.03, pb, 3rd place), 600m (2:02.91, pb)

James Sheehy - 600m (1:56.23, 10th)

U12

Brandon Scanlon - 600m (1::55.77, 10th)

Emma O’Flaherty - Turbo Javelin (23.34m, pb), 60m (9.61, Semi Finalist), 600m (2:05.47)

Combined Events

Jack Sheehy - BU13 Pentathlon (1370 points, pb, 2nd place)

60mH (11.46, pb, 5th/12)

High Jump (1.36m, pb, 3rd/11)

Long Jump (4.24m, 1st/12)

Shot Put (7.76m, pb, 3rd/12)

600m (1:45.56, pb, 1st/12)

Cody McKenna - BU14 Pentathlon (1154 points, pb, 7th place)

75mH (13.76, pb, 3rd/10)

Long Jump (3.92m, 6th/10)

High Jump (1.25m, pb, 8th/10)

Shot Put (5.96m, pb, 7th/10)

David Butler, Mags McKenna, Berth Sheehy, Helen Feehan, David Kissane

National Masters Indoor Championships - Athlone, 15 March 2026

 

The club had great success including the mixed relay team of Artur Nowak, Noreen Stack, Donall O’Sullivan, Ursula Barrett and David Kissane winning a historic silver medal in the 4x200m mixed relay.

Individual medals were won by

Chris McKenna bronze in M35 shot put

Ursula Barrett gold in W45 long jump

Artur Nowak silver in M55 high jump

Noreen Stack bronze in W60 60m

David Kissane gold in M70 racewalk

Denis Brosnan gold in M70 shot and bronze in weight for distance.

David Butler (M40) and Martin Butler (M70) both recorded new personal bests in shot put .

Excellent performances from our team of 9 athletes on the day all either winning a medal, including 3 national champions and/or recording a personal best.

𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝟏𝟐-𝐔𝟏𝟒 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

 

Day 2 in Nenagh and it was another great day, a Super Sunday on the medals front but like Day 1 there was a huge number of new personal bests recorded by the athletes. Over the weekend there was over 50 new personal bests recorded by our team of 30 athletes in action. Massive well done to them all on a simply superb championship weekend for the club. Thanks to the parents supporting our efforts and bringing the athletes to the competition. Thanks to our coaching team for preparing the athletes for the competition and supporting them over the weekend. Thank you to Munster Athletics officials and volunteers for their dedication over two long days in Nenagh to run off the championship with huge numbers of participants.

Full results for Day 2 below

BU12

Brandon Scanlon, 60mH (12.56, new pb), 600m (2:00.64), Long Jump (3.62m, new pb)

Ronan O'Sullivan, 60m (9.58, new pb), Long Jump (3.47m, new pb)

Seamie Mannix, 60mH (12.56, new pb), Long Jump (3.49m, new pb), 60m (9.52, new pb)

U12 Boys Relay (Seamie Mannix, Ronan O’Sullivan, James Sheehy, Brandon Scanlon), (2:09.72, 12th place)

GU13

Kara Lawlor, 1000m walk (6:57.39, new pb, 4th place)

Lelia McCarthy, 1000m walk (6:54.79, new pb, Bronze medal for 3rd place)

BU13

Cillian Hannafin, 60m (9.31, new pb), Long Jump (3.25m, new pb)

Fionn Cashell, 60mH (11.02, new pb, 7th place), High Jump (1.35m, new pb, Bronze medal for 3rd place), 1000m walks (6:21.15, new pb, Gold medal for 1st place, Championship Best Performance)

Jack Sheehy, 60m (8.83, new pb, 8th place), Long Jump (4.71m, new pb, Gold medal for 1st place), High Jump (1.30m, 5th place)

Luke McCann, 60m (9.10, new pb), Long Jump (3.46m, new pb)

Tomàs Brosnan, Long Jump (3.40m, new pb), 60m (10.26, new pb), Shot Put (5.90m, new pb)

U13 Boys Relay (Seamie Mannix, Brandon Scanlon, Cillian Hannafin, Luke McCann (2:08.65, 9th place)

BU14

Cody McKenna, 60mH (10.33, 6th place), Long Jump (4.11m, 9th place), 60m (8.87, new PB)

Colm Fletcher, 1000m walk, Shot Putt (6.78m, new PB, 11th place)

Conor Slattery, 60mH (9.96, new PB, Bronze medal for 3rd place), Shot Put (8.32m, 4th place, National Qualification)

Corey O'Carroll, 60m (8.82, new PB), 800m (2:47.50, new PB)

Tomás O'Flaherty, 1000m walk, Shot (8.32m, new PB, Bronze medal for 3rd place)

U14 Boys Relay, Jack Sheehy, Conor Slattery, Corey O’Carroll, Cody McKenna (1:59.20, Bronze medal for 3rd place)

GU15

Hannah Sheehy, 1000m walk (5:44.89, Silver medal 2nd place)

BU15

John McCarthy, 1000m walk (6:59.74, Gold medal for 1st place)

BU16

Oisín Fletcher, 1500m walk (9:50.33, Silver medal for 1st place)

David Butler

𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝟏𝟐-𝐔𝟏𝟒 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

 

Day 1 of the championships and a busy day for athletes, coaches and officials with a huge number of competitors taking part from the Munster clubs. Thanks to all volunteers who helped out to run off the competitions across the day. Our 10 athletes competing on the day recorded a combined 22 new personal bests . Big congratulations to Éabha Cowan winning her first individual Munster medal placing 3rd overall in the U12 girls 60m Hurdles). Full summary of results follows

GU12

Éabha Cowan, 60mH (11.50, new pb, Bronze medal for 3rd place), 60m (9.38, new pb), Long Jump (3.52m, new pb)

Emma O'Flaherty, 60mH (12.43, new pb), 600m (2:03.10, new pb), 60m (9.77, new pb)

GU13

Caoimhe O’Driscoll, Long Jump (3.34m, new pb), Shot Put (5.96m)

Einin Lawlor, 600m (2:14.77, new pb), Long Jump (3.03m, new pb)

Grace McGuckin, 600m (2:08.18, new pb), 60mH (12.89, new pb)

Lillie Feehan, 60m (10.79, new pb), Shot Put (5.92m, new pb), Long Jump (3.19m, new pb)

Roisin Diggins, 60mH (12.65, new pb), 60m (9.94, new pb)

Saoirse Russell, 60mH (11.84, new pb), Long Jump (3.40m, new pb), 60m (9.41, new pb)

Sophie Malik, Long Jump (3.40m, new pb)

GU14

Lacie Boylan, Long Jump (3.25m), 800m (3:13.10, new pb), Shot Put (4.07m, new pb)

U13 Girls Relay (Saoirse Russell, Grace McGuckin, Roisin Diggins, Éabha Cowan), (2:13.70)

David Butler

David Butler & David Kissane