Noah Harris (ETSS Wicklow) and Emily Bolton (The Institute of Education) secured the 2025 senior titles in from of huge crowds at today’s 123.ie All Ireland Schools Cross Country Championships which took place at Galway Racecourse.

Harris enjoyed a titanic tussle with Cillian Gleeson (Coláiste Chiaráins) from the gun with both athletes striking clear of the field over the first 500 meters as they settled down to a cat and mouse chase over the undulating 6000m route.

A decisive move from Harris with about 800m to go sealed the win, upgrading last year’s silver to gold in a winning time of 19:53. Gleeson followed home for silver in 19:56, with Ryan O’Neill (Terenure College) third in 20:45. St. Mary’s Diocesan School       were crowned senior boys team champions.

Emily Bolton put in a dominant performance in the senior girl’s race, leading from the gun in a runaway win of 12:59 over the 3,500m distance to back up last year’s win in the intermediate race. Bolton’s performance also helped the Institute of Education to the team title.

Elsa Moore (Royal & Prior Raphoe) ran a huge race to claim silver in 13:17, with Dearbhla Allen (St. Mary’s College) making her way onto another national podium for third in 13:19.

The intermediate girls race saw Freya Renton (SHS Westport) maintain her remarkable run of national championship wins with a front-the-front display to cross in isolation in a time of 12:32 (3500m) which also saw SHS Westport take the team gold.

Emma Hicky (St. Mary’s Secondary Sch Newross) 12:56 and Ellen Goggin (Crescent College Comprehensive SJ) 13:03 ran superbly to pick up the silver and bronze respectively.

The inter boy’s race was billed as one not to be missed with several contenders looking to take the crown of Odhran McBrearty. The St Columbas Stranorlar athlete was not for stopping however, racing a tactically perfect race to do what not many have done before in retaining the intermediate boys title. His winning time of 17.10 seeing him go back-to-back over the 5000m distance.

Andrew Hinds (PBC Cork) 17:12 and Ben O’Reilly (Douglas CS) 17:17 were right in contention throughout and look two names for the future, while the intermediate boys team title went the way of St Colmans Newry who were led home by Aaron Agnew in 19^th.

The junior titles went to last year’s minor champions with Darragh Whelan (Castletroy College) and Madison Welby (Friends School Lisburn) hugely impressive in taking gold. Kate Kelly (Mount Lourdes Enniskillen) and Jack Brennan (Patrician Secondary Sch Kildare) were very popular winner of the minor races and are both names to look out for in the future.

Minor Girls (2000m)

1 Kate KELLY Mount Lourdes Enniskillen 7:14

2 Clodagh MCSORLEY Loreto Coleraine 7:16

3 Darcie CLARKE Lumen Christi Derry 7:17

Team Result:

1. Mount Lourdes Enniskillen 70

Kate KELLY 1

Meabh DONNELLY 25

Kate CASSIDY 44

Erin QUIGLEY 51

Lucy GALLAGHER 64

Grace TOYE 67

Ellena CAMPBELL 75

Maddie MAGUIRE 89

2. St Flannans Ennis 86

Nicole GRIFFIN 12

Emily QUINN 27

Sadhbh GEARY 47

Aoife O’ROURKE 48

Mia O’RIORDAN 70

3. Lumen Christi Derry 93

Darcie CLARKE 3

Farrah DOHERTY 33

Grace CRUMLEY 57

Minor Boys (2500m)

1 Jack BRENNAN Patrician Secondary Sch Kildare 8:34

2 Diarmuid QUIGLEY Largey College 8:41

3 Glen HUGHES St Caimins CS Shannon 8:43

1. St Colmans Newry 79

Ciaran SMYTH 5

Darragh RICE 20

Fionn O’NEIL 23

Michael BLANEY 31

Finbar MCCOY 49

Zach BOWKER 73

Conal HILL 79

Ciaran WOODS 96

2. St Michaels Enniskillen 121

Sean LUNNY 13

Emmett COYLE 14

Bradley BAXTER 46

Mickey MCGOVERN 48

Caiden LINDSAY 52

Daire KEOWN 66

Adam MCKEEGAN 74

Pierce MCALOON 85

3. Presentation Colllege Athenry 127

Noah HEANEY 11

Patrick LEE 33

Harry MELIA 40

Thomas BYRNE 43

Neal O’CALLAGHAN 44

Daniel FORDE 67

Conor KERRINS 71

Will DORAN 91

Junior Girls (2500m)

1 Madison WELBY Friends School Lisburn 8:49

2 Nellie BATEMAN Mount Mercy Cork 9:05

3  Ruby FARRELLY Our Ladys School Templeogue 9:06

1. Santa Sabina 64

Beth REAMSBOTTOM 4

Kate GILL 27

Elise GOODWIN 33

Anna MULVANEY 66

Caralyn MORAN 88

2. St Angela’s Waterford 114

Saoirse FERGUSON 17

Siri O’FLYNN 46

Orla FERGUSON 51

Harriet MOLLOY 60

Lainey WALSH 62

Faye MURPHY 83

3. St. Vincent’s Sec. School 116

Dearbhla LEAVY 23

Cliodhna REILLY 36

Rachel CLARKE 57

Maeve CUNNIFFE 71

Aisling FINEGAN 74

Grace MCEVOY 81

Junior Boys (3500m)

1 Darragh WHELAN Castletroy College 11:46

2 Ethan BRAMHILL Greystones Community College 11:52

3 David FRAZER Calasanctius College Oranmore 11:55

1. St Malachys Belfast 63

Thomas COY 8

Cormac LEHENY 9

Eoghan HANNA 19

Ruarcc SHERIDAN 27

Leo MCAULEY 41

Zac CONNOLLY 71

Caolan LAVERY 101

Senan MCCONNELL 103

2. St Michaels Enniskillen 93

Finn ELLIOTT 10

Piaras TONER 11

Daniel HOY 22

Kain MARTIN 50

Oisin GUNN 68

Ferghal CASSIDY 72

Oisin BRITTON 90

3. St Muredachs Ballina 165

Patrick RUANE 16

Eoghan GALLAGHER 30

Tommy TIGHE 53

Ryan MURPHY 66

Jamie MCDONNELL 99

James LONG 106

Int Girls (3500m)

1 Freya RENTON SHS Westport 12:32

2  Emma HICKEY St. Mary’s Secondary Sch Newross 12:56

3  Ellen GOGGIN Crescent College Comprehensive SJ 13:03

1. SHS Westport 62

Freya RENTON 1

Holly RENTON 4

Aoibhinn MCNAMARA 57

Erin WALSH 67

Lauren CLARKEN 74

Maud O’REILLY 78

Chloe DONNELLAN       81

2. Presentation Kilkenny 93

Sinéad CORMACK16

Clodagh O’CALLAGHAN 33

Katie O’SHEA 44

Ellen CORMACK 68

3. Lumen Christi Derry 96

Clara CASEY 25

Jane TANCRED 32

Sophie HOLMES 39

Int Boys (5000m)

1 Odhran MCBREARTY St Columbas Stranorlar 17:10

2 Andrew HINDS PBC Cork 17:12

3 Ben O’REILLY Douglas CS 17:17

1. St Colmans Newry125

Aaron AGNEW 19

Oisin SANDS 32

Luc LE BLANC 36

Caolan RYAN 38

Daniel AGNEW 43

Ronan SCULLION 44

Lorcan ROWNTREE 53

Oisin MORGAN 87

2. St Columbas Stranorlar 141

Odhran MCBREARTY 1

Paraic MCGETTIGAN 24

Michael DONAGHEY 54

Mark ALEXANDER 62

3. Belverdere College 145

Charlie O’NEILL 6

Ollie WARD 42

Fionn TRIMBLE 48

Edward BLACQUE 49

Mikey O’NEILL 72

Daniel HUGHES 81

Archie KELLY 82

Fiachra O’DONAVAN 98

Senior Girls (3500m)

1 Emily BOLTON The Institute of Education 12:59

2 Elsa MOORE Royal&Prior Raphoe 13:17

3  Dearbhla ALLEN St. Mary’s College 13:19

1. The Institute of Education 40

Emily BOLTON 1

lorraine OCONNOR 5

Laura NUNAN 34

Sinead FARRELL 35

2. Sacred Heart Tullamore 83

Andrea RYAN 13

Rachel DONEGAN 31

Eabha MULTANEY KELLY 39

Saoirse MURTAGH 59

3. Abbey Community College 90

Eve DUNPHY 12

Charlotte CARPENDALE 25

Caoimhe BARRY 53

Keelin DUGGAN 58

Senior Boys (6000m)

1 Noah HARRIS ETSS Wicklow 19:53

2 Cillian GLEESON Coláiste Chiaráin 19:56

3 Ryan O’NEILL Terenure College 20:45

1. St. Mary’s Diocesan School 77

Shea O’DONNELL 5

Lorcan FORDE DUNNE 8

Sam O’NEILL 18

Jack GARVEY 46

Rhys CLARKE 66

Jamie O’REILLY 78

2. St Malachys Belfast 91

Finn DIVER 12

Lorcan MCCANN 21

Eoin MCCONNELL 28

Jude MCGANN 30

Casey WALSH 52

Odhran MCALISTER 56

Dara CASSIDY 76

3. St Michaels Enniskillen 116

Frank BUCHANAN 7

Tiarnan MCMANUS 32

Charlie REIHILL 35

Jamie MCDONNELL 42

Jack DONNELLY 44

Max MURPHY 65

Josh HAMILL 73

Ronan GILBRIDE 75

Full results HERE

Thank you to Castlegar AC & Connacht Schools for hosting these championships.