Club News

Training Survey Rationale We wanted to understand how busy, independent athletes in the club prefer to train: when you’ll show up, what kind of information and structure you value, and where pace-based meet-ups would actually help. The aim wasn’t to turn LTC into a fully coached club; it was to […]

For all those attending the Joey Hannan Memorial Triathlon that will take place this Sunday in University of Limerick. Please read the 2025 version of the Joey Hannan Race Brief. 2025 Joey Hannon Race Brief

Thanks to everyone who came to our Club AGM for your input, contributions and suggestions. The minutes will be distributed to our members in due course, but any suggestions on what you would like to see from your club or any feedback are always welcome – please get in touch […]

With another outstanding year behind us, the committee were delighted to announce our club awards at this year’s AGM. Time Trial       Róisín Kelleher & Ray Kearney Rookies            Bebhínn Joyce & William O’Shaughnessy Sprint               Sinéad Walsh & […]

This years AGM and Awards Night will be held at the Castletroy Park Hotel on Friday 22/11/2024 @ 19:30 – 22:00 in the MacCarthy Suite. If you have anything that you would like raised at the AGM please send an email to secretary@limericktriathlon.com All members are urged to attend to […]

IM Barcelona Congratulations to William, Brendan, Patrick, Elmer and Wayne on their performances  – welcome to the IRONMAN club William, Patrick & Wayne

Congratulations to our members who earned medals at this years Triathlon Ireland National Series and Championships: Duathlon NS Roisin Kelleher 3rd OVERALL, AG Silver  Laoise Bennis AG Gold , 7th in series Triathlon NS Kathryn Fahy  AG Silver  NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Middle Distance – The Lost Sheep Ed Fahy AG Gold […]

If you are looking for something a little different for next season, then the S’GRAIL100 could be for you. https://sgrail100.com/ 1500M swim – a beautiful sea swim in Med. Event buses left Girona center for Cadaques at 0630 for the start about an hours drive away. We had dropped off […]

Congratulations to all our long distance finishers of 2024. It was another great year with many first time finishers, PB’s and World Championship qualifiers. Mike Quinlivan, Angela Robertson, Ollie Foley and Ed Fahy finished two IM’s each this year, while Michael O’Flaherty completed three events!   Name Race Swim Bike […]

Swimming can be the hardest aspect of triathlon to master, especially for late learners or those who come to it as adults. Swim drills will help you become a more efficient and faster swimmer. These should be incorporated into every session – this can easily be done in your warm-up.  […]

The journey started back in Ironman Lanzarote 2024 where I qualified in my age group for the World Championships which were going to be held in Nice, France, in September.  Others close to me argued that the journey started in 2018 with my first Ironman in Bolton, UK and fast […]

The last month of the home racing season kicked off with two of our favorites in the same weekend. The Lost Sheep, Middle Distance National Championships, Kenmare Excellently hosted in perfect conditions by Cork Triathlon Club. First time participant Kathryn Fahy seemed to take those hills in her stride, and […]

On Sunday morning next September 22nd, Angela Robertson will line up for the Ironman World Championships, becoming the first Limerick TC woman to do so. Angela qualified for this race at Ironman Lanzarote in May this year. Angela is our most prolific female long distance athlete having previously completed: Ironman […]

‘Tri Kingdom Come’  We had a great crowd travel to Tralee for this race, but unfortunately when an incident meant there would not be sufficient medical cover. A tough call, but safety should always be the priority. LOUGHREA SPRINT (NS) Megan Halvey raced the morning session in the Youths 12-13 […]

Each year I try to do a home race that I haven’t done before. I had heard great reports of the Tyrone event and it fitted into my summer plans.. The race has been run for about 10 years, played host to the National Championships and has been voted race […]

Megan Halvey traveled to Lanesboro and won the girls 11-12 Age Group at the Two Provinces Kidathon. Well done to Robbie Bannon, Dermot Hayes and Wayne Clifford raced the  Kilkenny Sprint triathlon. Huge congratulations to Clíona Mc Carthy & Izabela Tomaszewicz at the HARDMAN Half in Waterville. This was Clíona’s […]

Kilkee ‘Hell of the West’ once again lived up to its reputation – you never quite know what you are going to get in June on the Loop Head peninsula. Athletes had traveled from near and far for this legendary National Series race, with some even having been to see […]

Up the Creek, Kilrush The club was out in force for this challenging sprint race in Kilrush.  We retained the John Lynch Memorial trophy for the top club at Up the Creek 2024, as well as dominating the podium with Sinéad Walsh taking the win and Eimear Laffan in Second. […]

A breezy night for our final round, but there were still plenty of seasons and personal bests including the times from Conor O’Dea (Course Record), Santiago, Siobhan Quain, Declan Forde and Izabella Fitzgerald. Ray Kearney was fastest for the boys and Róisín K was first for the girls & breaking […]

We look forward to another great days racing – all the information you need for this Saturdays race: Kilkee 2024 Event info Sign in Friday 6.00pm – 9.00PM Sign in Saturday 7.00AM – 8.30AM Transition opens 7.30AM Transition Closes 9.00AM Swim start Wave 1 9.20AM   Our thanks to Kilkee […]

For many years, the first Limerick Triathlon Club member across this line at Hell of the West has been  awarded the Joey Hannan Cup. More recently, a second cup was added for the first Female member. We are honored to announce that the family of Lynne Algar have kindly allowed […]

We look forward to welcoming our athletes to the Loop Head peninsula on Saturday June 29th. Our swim as ever is in Kilkee’s sheltered Horseshoe bay. Swim HoTW The cycle this year is a variation on recent years, with riders heading out to Carrigalhot, onto Cross and into Kilbaha, where […]

We had a break last week but were back on the road last night – super conditions and fast riding! Thanks to our marshals & timekeepers, Brian Condell caught all the action – his full gallery is on our Facebook page. TT 2024 After Rpund 3

Kilkee Hell of the West is coming up on Saturday June 29th, we rely on members, family and friends to run a safe and fair event. If you are available to help out, please fill in our form and we will be in touch – goodie bags for all volunteers! […]

A busy month started with the Great Limerick Run, where LTC were out in force across all the distances –  Marathon, Half Marathon & 6 mile. Next up was IM 70.3 Mallorca, with a great crew making the trip to Alcudia for one of the biggest 70.3’s in Europe. Well […]

Well done to all our riders last night, who faced a stiff breeze on the return leg Ray Kearney set the 2024 best time of 27:44. while Angela Robertson was the fastest female rider in 32:23. Thanks to our marshalls for keeping us safe, and Brian Condell for his fantastic […]

The inaugural running of Ironman 70.3 Valencia took place on 21st April 2024. John Culleton, Jack Dineen and I represented Limerick Tri. Valencia is a beautiful city, a real mixture of historic buildings and fantastic modern architecture.  Easy to get around with dedicated cycle lanes, the metro or just walking. […]

Well done to all our riders and thanks to our Marshalls for keeping us safe. In less than Ideal conditions, Róisín Kelleher claimed a new women’s CR taking 10s from the record held by Kathyrn Fahy since 2021. Conor O’Dea also set a new record in taking 3 mins from […]

Our bike TT is back for 2024 – running on Wednesday nights May 29th, June 5th, June 12th, June 19th. Race against the Clock on our ~20km route from Daly’s cross to Birdhill interchange and back Members are required to marshals on one of the 4 nights. Course records: Mens […]

Ironman Portugal is run mid-October (October 19th in 2024) in the picturesque seaside town of Cascais, which is approx. 44km from Lisbon international airport. There is good connectivity to Lisbon from Dublin Airport with Ryanair and TAP. Getting from the airport to Cascais can be done via taxi (approx. €50) or […]

The 2024 Season is ON! We will have a focus this season on races with a high number of LTC members attending and encourage as many as possible to participate in these events together.  Points are awarded for the events you take part in and points are also awarded for […]

Except when we hire the lanes (Monday nights), we are swimming in public sessions, and need to be mindful of other users. To ensure everyone enjoys lane swimming, please adhere to the following: Swim in a lane appropriate to your swimming ability/speed. – in UL further over lanes are the […]

On the first weekend of good weather in quite a while, clear skies and an early morning chill gave way to a perfect day for racing in Limerick. The immaculate grounds of the University of Limerick and the facilities of UL Sport played host to Joey Hannan Memorial. The Race […]

What a spectacular day we had for this years event – Joey always seems to look after the weather for us. Provisional results are available here: Joey Hannan Triathlon (2024) Results | SportSplits Prize winners can contact us at joey_race_secretary@limericktriathlon.com to arrange. We don’t do medals, but we do have […]

We are looking forward to welcoming Triathletes to UL Sport on Sunday for our triathlons – Joey seems to have sorted the weather All the details you need to know are here on the race briefing – this has been sent to all registered Athletes ( please check your SPAM/Junk […]

Triathlon Ireland are hosting a club level leadership programme including training, mentoring and networking support in March and April 2024. Club Leadership Program Triathlon Ireland recognises the need for a support network for the fantastic women who lead our clubs. This program aims to support women who work within their […]

Well done to all the participants on out event yesterday, full results are here Rankings for Limerick Duathlon 2024. National Series Duathlon — Sportmaniacs Congratulations to our overall winners: MALE 1. Eoin Bailey, Carlow Triathlon Club 2. Gerald Troy, West Clare Tri Club 3. Chris Kelly, Middleton Tri Club FEMALE […]

Race brief: Limerick Duathlon 2024 Our race HQ will be in Maguire’s Pitches –  these are not accessible though the main University gates, but via Plassey park Rd  

Entries are now available to all three Limerick Triathlon Club events for 2024 Limerick Triathlon Club – niftyEntries.com We look forward to seeing you for our Duathlon, the Joey Triathlons or Kilkee – Hell of the West 2024.