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Galway athletes bagged silver team medals after superb all-round performances in the National Track and Field League final in Tullamore on Sunday.

John Travers of Donore Harriers won the 33rd edition of the famous Streets of Galway 8k Road Race held on Saturday evening with a superb front running performance, befitting his national champion status.

Galway athletes secured national silverware in the junior and U23 championships in Tullamore at the weekend, kickstarting the 2018 Track and Field Championships.

Jack Dempsey of Galway City Harriers competed on the Irish squad which was successful in achieving the 4x100m relay qualifying standard for the World Youth Championships.

Almost 2,000 runners completed the 17th edition of the Connemara half, full and ultra-marathon series of races held on Sunday in the scenic surrounds of Maam Cross, Lough Inagh and Leenane.

Matt Bidwell of Galway City Harriers won the eighth edition of the Colemanstown 10k on Saturday.

The European Masters Indoors Championships will be held this week in Madrid in Spain and many of Galway’s best masters athletes will compete, including Majella Loftus of GCH in sprints, Brendan Staunton of GCH, in the Shot and Discus, as well as Sean McDermott of Castlegar AC and Ian Egan of Tuam AC in the distance events.

On a perfect winter's day for running, Gary Thornton of Galway City Harriers, enjoyed a great start to his racing year, winning this year's Allianz Resolution Run.

Galway athletes will compete across the 10-race programme of this season National Cross Country Championships in Abbottstown, Dublin.

On Friday evening towards the end of the Easter Rising, there was one further horrific incident that convined Padraic Pearse that surrender, and quickly, was the only course open to the rebels.