Club News

We are all shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of John Dempsey, our incomparable swim coach.  John will be greatly missed, and we extend our condolences to his family.  May he Rest in Peace. Funeral arrangements are outlined below.  The family intend to shoulder the coffin from the funeral home to St John’s cathedral […]

Wishing all our members and friends a healthy, happy and safe Christmas & New Year. There will be plenty to keep us busy over the Christmas season! If you are planning a run or spin, why not post the LTCMembers Facebook group? Limerick TC Our final early bird swim of 2018 is on Friday Dec […]

All memberships for 2018 will expire on December 31st, so now is the time to renew your Triathlon Ireland and Club memberships for 2019. To train & participate in Limerick TC events, you must hold both Club and TI Membership. Limerick TC Adult full membership is €52 – only €1 per week.  For more see here  […]

Join us for an end of year challenge with a difference: On Friday December 28th we will come together to each swim 5km or 100 lengths of UL’s 50M pool. We have had a great response to our challenge, but to clarify some questions:  We will have 4 lanes, with a group swimming in each […]

This year’s pre-Christmas training day will be held on Sunday, December 9 at the UL Arena. A brief outline of the day is as follows: Registration 7:50 Swim 8-9am Cycle from 9:15/20 – we will divide into groups based on average speed and planned time on the bike (choice of 1:30 or 2:30 spin) Run […]

Congratulations to Carolyn Hayes who topped the podium at the ATU Sprint triathlon in Morocco! Well done to everyone at the Border Half Marathon – The women were on form with Hilkka taking the win in a PB 1:28, Murna in 3rd, great runs from Marcella, Mary R, Tess, Niamh H, Audrey, Elisa and Sinead. […]

Showers for Sunday, but temperatures looking OK –  for the weekend: Saturday – with LCC from Arthurs Quay 0900 Sunday – group ride from the Parkway 1000 (2-2.5 hours) or a shorter & steadier spin meet at UL Eastgate carpark 1000 (1.5hr) The UL group is a shorter steady paced spin – averaging 23kph/15mph, no one is under […]

Our club duathlon is scheduled for Sunday, March 10, 2019 – hopefully late enough this year to avoid a weather cancellation! Registration is open through Sports Timing:  https://limericktriathlon.niftyentries.com/Limerick-Duathlon-2019 If you are available to marshal, please contact Richard or Caroline Roche or email duathlon@limericktriathlon.com.

Congratulations to our members who picked up prizes at the annual Triathlon Ireland awards Carolyn Hayes Standard Distance Triathlon National Champion Sprint Distance Triathlon National Champion Colm Turner Duathlon National Championships 3rd overall Duathlon National Series – 2nd overall and AG Gold Sprint distance Triathlon National AG Champion Liam Liddy Triathlon National Series AG Bronze […]

A dry, but breezy forecast for the weekend: Saturday – with LCC from Arthurs Quay 0900 Sunday – group ride from the Parkway 1000 (2-2.5 hours) or a shorter & steadier spin meet at UL Eastgate carpark 1000 (1.5hr) The UL group is a shorter steady paced spin – averaging 23kph/15mph, no one is under pressure […]

At our AGM on Saturday, the committee were delighted to award prizes to our members for their achievements throughout the Season: Club Athlete – Ed Fahy Club Person – Kristi Hogan Club ‘Fly Shannon’ League – Overall winners – Colm Turner & Caoimhe Maguire Time Trial – Garron Mosley & Caroline Roche Ironman – Liam Liddy  […]

It was another great year for long distance racing by LTC athletes, 22 Iron distance completed, at 12 different events by 19 individual athletes: