Martin Rafferty

Ulster Schools Track and Field Championships It was a busy week for some of our Juniors who were competing in the Ulster Schools Track and Field Championships at Mary Peters track on Wednesday 14th and Saturday 17th May 2025. Unfortunately, the full set of results haven’t been officially released so at the moment we can only bring you the results that we have, but congratulations to everyone who took part. You were all amazing, demonstrating great commitment and effort in your relevant …

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The beginning of April brought a weather phenomenon that could only happen in Belfast. Whilst everyone enjoyed the warm sunshine in the evenings, they woke the following morning to frozen windscreens and were able to use their sun burnt faces to defrost it. Sure where else would you get it!!! As we progress further into April, temperatures and weather conditions returned to normal and our Juniors had Park Runs and the Fab 5 competition to compete in. Fab 5 – Mary Peters …

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In what started off as a quiet week didn’t last long.  As we got closer to Saturday 8th March, the excitement started to build for 10 of our junior stags.  The venue was the beautify City of Galway, located on the banks of the River Corrib on the west coast of Ireland for the Irish Schools’ Athletics Association (ISAA) National Schools Cross Country Championships for 2025. But just before we head off on the road trip to Galway, I want to give …

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We start this week’s report off with a huge congratulations to the senior North Belfast Harriers team who have pulled off the performance of a lifetime, finishing 9th in the European Clubs Cross Country Championships in Portugal and taking the title of Irelands top club. Four members of this magnificent team joined the club as juniors, working their way up over the years, training hard and most importantly listening to their coaches, to get to where they are today. We now look …

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This week’s report starts off on Christmas day. A day of excitement, joy and laughter. A day of opening presents and visiting relations we only see once a year!!. So, on such a day of exhilaration, what’s the first thing our juniors decide to do….. PARK RUN!!! This week saw an additional park run on Christmas morning.  Several of our young athletes decided to ditch the new presents and instead, head to the waterworks to show off their new running gear and …

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