Irish Championship 2008
The Irish Championship is run on five major peaks well spread throughout the country. Like all Championship races they are generally not marked.
The best three results from five count.
Dermott Murphy
Dermott Murphy
Races
Best 4 races to score
| Date | Venue/Event | Code | Climb | Distance | Difficulty | Marking | Race Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | Ballybraid | BYB | 570m | 14km | 8 | Rene Borg | |
| 1 Jun | Carrauntoohil | CAR | 1126m | 14km | 10 | ||
| 29 Jun | Lugnacoille | LUG | 718m | 10km | 8 | Greg Byrne | |
| 2 Aug | Croagh Patrick | CRP | 825m | 7km | 8 | Paddy Lord | |
| 17 Aug | Galtymore (National Inter-Counties) | GWT | 810m | 9km | 7 | Gerry Brady |
Current League Standings
TEAM COMPETITION OveralL IC: here In the case of equal points, the highest finisher on Carrauntoohil decides the winner of the Championship.
Runners with 4 Races to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT | |
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1 | Peter O'Farrell | 13 | M | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 6 |
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2 | John Lenihan | 14 | M40 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
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3 | Bernard Fortune | 15 | M | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
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4 | Mike Cunningham | 50 | M40 | - | 9 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
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5 | Keith Ryan | 51 | M40 | - | 12 | 9 | 11 | 19 |
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6 | Dermot Murphy | 62 | M | 10 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 32 |
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7 | Joe Aherne | 64 | M50 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 21 | - |
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8 | Vivian O'Gorman | 120 | M50 | 25 | 44 | 26 | 32 | 37 |
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9 | Thomas Galvin | 153 | M | - | 47 | 32 | 36 | 38 |
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10 | Mick Kellett | 175 | M60 | 32 | 56 | 39 | 48 | - |
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11 | Joe Laffan | 181 | M60 | - | 55 | 38 | 46 | 42 |
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12 | Charlie O'Connell | 191 | M70 | 34 | 62 | 41 | 54 | - |
Runners with 3 Races to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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13 | Damien Cunningham | 38 | M | 13 | 11 | - | 14 | - |
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14 | Jason Kehoe | 51 | M | 7 | 30 | 14 | - | - |
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15 | Tom Blackburn | 52 | M40 | - | 19 | - | 8 | 25 |
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16 | Alan Ayling | 81 | M | - | 34 | 21 | 26 | - |
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17 | Shay Foody | 85 | M | 22 | - | 29 | - | 34 |
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18 | Joe Lalor | 87 | M50 | 24 | 32 | - | 31 | - |
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19 | Cormac O'Ceallaigh | 91 | M | - | 36 | 22 | 33 | - |
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20 | David McBride | 104 | M | - | 42 | - | 27 | 35 |
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21 | Don MacKinnon | 150 | M40 | - | 59 | - | 47 | 44 |
Runners with 2 Races to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22 | Brian Furey | 11 | M | - | - | 4 | 7 | - |
| 23 | Kevin Trainer | 27 | M | 4 | 23 | - | - | - | |
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24 | PJ Carroll | 30 | M40 | - | - | 7 | - | 23 |
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24 | Mick Hanney | 30 | M40 | 5 | - | - | 25 | - |
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26 | Kieran Collins | 31 | M | - | 15 | - | 16 | - |
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27 | Sean Twomey | 33 | M | - | - | - | 5 | 28 |
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27 | Paul Joyce | 33 | M | 14 | - | 19 | - | - |
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29 | Donal Coffey | 35 | M | - | 18 | - | - | 17 |
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30 | Shane Enright | 37 | M | 19 | - | 18 | - | - |
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31 | Padraig Muldoon | 40 | M40 | - | 22 | - | 18 | - |
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32 | Gavin Lloyd | 42 | M | 9 | - | 33 | - | - |
| 33 | Sean Tagney | 43 | M40 | - | 24 | - | 19 | - | |
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34 | Eoin O'Neill | 50 | M | - | - | 17 | - | 33 |
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35 | Craig Pattinson | 61 | M | - | - | 23 | 38 | - |
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35 | Henny Brandsma | 61 | M50 | 21 | 40 | - | - | - |
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37 | Brendan Doherty | 68 | M60 | 28 | - | 40 | - | - |
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38 | Niall Enright | 79 | M | - | 43 | - | - | 36 |
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39 | Patrick Cleary | 95 | M50 | - | 54 | - | - | 41 |
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40 | Richard Lenihan | 96 | M50 | - | 53 | - | 43 | - |
Runners with 1 Race to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Denis Finn | 0 | MJ | - | - | - | - | ||
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42 | John Heneghan | 1 | M | - | - | - | 1 | - |
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42 | Mark Ryan | 1 | M | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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44 | John Brooks | 2 | M | - | - | - | 2 | - |
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44 | Paul Cornforth | 2 | M40 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
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44 | Brian MacMahon | 2 | M | - | - | - | - | 2 |
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47 | Ian Rowbotham | 3 | M50 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
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47 | Sean Gearoid Hehir | 3 | M | - | - | - | - | 3 |
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47 | Vincent O'Sullivan | 3 | M | - | - | 3 | - | - |
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50 | Eoghan Mckenna | 4 | M | - | 4 | - | - | - |
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50 | Michael Kelly | 4 | M | - | - | - | - | 4 |
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52 | Tom Hogan | 5 | M | - | - | - | - | 5 |
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53 | Colm Mullen | 6 | M | - | - | 6 | - | - |
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53 | John MacEnri | 6 | M | - | 6 | - | - | - |
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55 | Ciaran Doherty | 7 | M | - | - | - | - | 7 |
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55 | Stephen Cleary | 7 | M | - | 7 | - | - | - |
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57 | Derek Coogan | 8 | M40 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
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57 | Jason Reid | 8 | M | 8 | - | - | - | - |
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57 | Antony Cornforth | 8 | M40 | - | 8 | - | - | - |
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60 | Leo Murray | 9 | M40 | - | - | - | 9 | - |
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60 | Niall Duncan | 9 | M | - | - | - | - | 9 |
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62 | Brendan O'Brien | 10 | M40 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
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62 | Diarmuid Collins85 | 10 | M | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| 62 | Paul McAnespie | 10 | M40 | - | - | - | 10 | - | |
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62 | James McFadden | 10 | M | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 66 | Simon Baker | 11 | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
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66 | Eoin Rowan | 11 | MJ | - | - | - | - | 11 |
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66 | Diamaid Collins | 11 | M | - | - | 11 | - | - |
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66 | Adrian Tucker | 11 | M40 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
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70 | Ben Crane | 12 | M | 12 | - | - | - | - |
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70 | Sean Foley | 12 | M40 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
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70 | Paul Smyth | 12 | M40 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| 73 | Joseph Brennan | 13 | M40 | - | - | - | 13 | - | |
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73 | Rob Cleary | 13 | M | - | 13 | - | - | - |
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73 | PAT BYRNE | 13 | M | - | - | - | - | 13 |
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76 | Aengus Burke | 14 | M40 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 76 | Adrian Lenihan | 14 | M | - | 14 | - | - | - | |
| 78 | David Askew | 15 | M40 | 15 | - | - | - | - | |
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78 | Francis Cryan | 15 | M | - | - | - | 15 | - |
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78 | Martin McDonald | 15 | M50 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
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78 | John Canning | 15 | M40 | - | - | 15 | - | - |
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82 | Sean Hassett | 16 | M40 | 16 | - | - | - | - |
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82 | Kevin Keane | 16 | M | - | - | - | - | 16 |
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84 | Anthony O'Connor | 17 | M | - | - | - | 17 | - |
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84 | Frantisek Neupauer | 17 | M40 | - | 17 | - | - | - |
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84 | Liam O'Rian | 17 | M40 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
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87 | Shane O'Rourke | 18 | M | - | - | - | - | 18 |
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87 | Kevin O'Riordan | 18 | M | 18 | - | - | - | - |
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89 | Val Delaney | 20 | M | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 89 | Brett Weeden | 20 | M50 | - | 20 | - | - | - | |
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89 | Eamonn Hodge | 20 | M | - | - | 20 | - | - |
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89 | Emmet Jennings | 20 | MJ | - | - | - | - | 20 |
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89 | Ger Griffin | 20 | M40 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
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94 | Martin Monaghan | 21 | M | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 95 | Louis Mulloy | 22 | MJ | - | - | - | 22 | - | |
| 96 | Brian Miller | 23 | M50 | 23 | - | - | - | - | |
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97 | William Devas | 24 | M | - | - | 24 | - | - |
| 97 | Martin Cortvriend | 24 | M50 | - | - | - | 24 | - | |
| 99 | Donnach O'Brien | 25 | M | - | 25 | - | - | - | |
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99 | Dave O'Connell | 25 | M | - | - | 25 | - | - |
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101 | Stephen Tyrrell | 26 | M | - | - | - | - | 26 |
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101 | Karl Kendellen | 26 | M | 26 | - | - | - | - |
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101 | Michael Flanagan | 26 | M | - | 26 | - | - | - |
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104 | Kian Jennings | 27 | MJ | - | - | - | - | 27 |
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104 | Eoghan Carton | 27 | M | - | 27 | - | - | - |
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104 | Harry McGee | 27 | M40 | 27 | - | - | - | - |
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104 | Pat Healy | 27 | M50 | - | - | 27 | - | - |
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108 | Brian Mullins | 28 | M | - | 28 | - | - | - |
| 108 | Damien Walsh | 28 | M | - | - | - | 28 | - | |
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108 | Greg Cahill | 28 | M | - | - | 28 | - | - |
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111 | John Lynch | 29 | M | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| 111 | Paul Fitzpatrick | 29 | M | - | 29 | - | - | - | |
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111 | Robert Giles | 29 | M40 | - | - | - | 29 | - |
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111 | John A. McElhinney | 29 | M60 | 29 | - | - | - | - |
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115 | Martin Doyle | 30 | MJ | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| 115 | John Blacker | 30 | M40 | 30 | - | - | - | - | |
| 115 | Peter Dooley | 30 | M40 | - | - | - | 30 | - | |
| 115 | Craig Pattinson | 30 | M | - | - | 30 | - | - | |
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119 | Tom Loftus | 31 | M50 | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| 119 | Donncha Curtis | 31 | M | - | 31 | - | - | - | |
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119 | Eoin Browne | 31 | M | - | - | 31 | - | - |
| 119 | Jeff Hutton | 31 | M50 | 31 | - | - | - | - | |
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123 | Mark Lambert | 33 | M | 33 | - | - | - | - |
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123 | Kevin Downey | 33 | M | - | 33 | - | - | - |
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125 | John Fitzgerald | 34 | M50 | - | - | 34 | - | - |
| 125 | Lynn Temple | 34 | M | - | - | - | 34 | - | |
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127 | Dermot Nolan | 35 | M40 | - | - | 35 | - | - |
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127 | Luke Walsh | 35 | M | - | 35 | - | - | - |
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127 | Paul Whyte | 35 | M | - | - | - | 35 | - |
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130 | Paul Grogan | 36 | M50 | - | - | 36 | - | - |
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131 | William Tyrrell | 37 | M50 | - | - | 37 | - | - |
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131 | Brendan Arthurs | 37 | M | - | 37 | - | - | - |
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131 | Paddy Syron | 37 | M50 | - | - | - | 37 | - |
| 134 | Paul Mullany | 38 | M | - | 38 | - | - | - | |
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135 | James J Lynch | 39 | M | - | - | - | - | 39 |
| 135 | David Hamer | 39 | M40 | - | 39 | - | - | - | |
| 135 | Gerry Carroll | 39 | M | - | - | - | 39 | - | |
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138 | Martin Sweeney | 40 | M | - | - | - | 40 | - |
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138 | Peter Blissett | 40 | M | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| 140 | Eugene O'Brian | 41 | M | - | - | - | 41 | - | |
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140 | Daniel Murphy | 41 | M | - | 41 | - | - | - |
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142 | James Flanagan | 42 | M40 | - | - | - | 42 | - |
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143 | Jerry O'Connell | 43 | M60 | - | - | - | - | 43 |
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144 | Paul O'Grady | 44 | M | - | - | - | 44 | - |
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145 | John Shiels | 45 | M40 | - | - | - | 45 | - |
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145 | Declan Cunningham | 45 | M | - | 45 | - | - | - |
| 147 | Noel McCarthy | 46 | M | - | 46 | - | - | - | |
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148 | Richard Nunan | 48 | M | - | 48 | - | - | - |
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149 | Colm McAtamney | 49 | M | - | 49 | - | - | - |
| 149 | Julian Page | 49 | M | - | - | - | 49 | - | |
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151 | Andrew White | 50 | M | - | 50 | - | - | - |
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151 | Peter Cannon | 50 | M | - | - | - | 50 | - |
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153 | Pete Power | 51 | M | - | 51 | - | - | - |
| 153 | R. Faloner | 51 | M | - | - | - | 51 | - | |
| 155 | Mark Dillon | 52 | M | - | - | - | 52 | - | |
| 155 | Martin Miller | 52 | M50 | - | 52 | - | - | - | |
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157 | Paddy Lord | 53 | M60 | - | - | - | 53 | - |
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158 | James Higgins | 57 | M40 | - | 57 | - | - | - |
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159 | Barry Tennyson | 58 | M50 | - | 58 | - | - | - |
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160 | Arthur Kasperski | 60 | M | - | 60 | - | - | - |
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161 | Barthalomew Kearney | 61 | M50 | - | 61 | - | - | - |
| 162 | Conor McCormick | 63 | M | - | 63 | - | - | - | |
| 163 | Stewart Lyall | 64 | M | - | 64 | - | - | - | |
| 164 | Jack Danielson | 65 | M | - | 65 | - | - | - |
Runners with 0 Race to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT | |
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165 | Turlough Conway | 0 | M | - | DNF | - | - | - |


