The All-Ireland C.B.S. cross-country championships were held on December 7th, in the ALSAA sports complex.The men of St. Aidan's saw this as a great opportunity to show some steel, and did so by claiming three national titles.

Our under 13 team, featured Adam Whittle, Stephen Power, Andrew O'Hanlon(C), Stephen O'Rourke, Aidan McDonnell, Cesar Romero and Gerard Fitzgibbon beat a strong field to win the Under 13 title. Andrew O'Hanlon was narrowly beaten into second place.This was a great achievement for our first year athletes and with this strength and discipline, the future looks bright.

Our under 15 team maintained a 100% record, as they continue to dominate Irish athletics. Mark McDonald was crowned All-Ireland champion, closely followed by Colm Murray (V.C.), Tony Kavanagh, David Lyons, Larry Brady, Gavin Redmond,

Paul Sheerin, Eoin McDonnell (C) and Shane Curran. Our under 14 team were very unlucky to finish fourth, however the team ran with great heart. Ronan Bergin, Jordan Logue and Thomas McCarrick (C) were particularly strong. Our under 17 athletes also showed great heart finishing 6th overall. Alan Cleary, Liam Burns and Aaron Rossiter showed great strength on the day.

This may be the last race of 2004, but it is just the beginning of what is shaping up to be a very fruitful season. The athletes have trained very hard over the last three months, and they will continue to do so over the next three months. We are very proud of them, as they continue to bring glory to the 'red and white'!

All of the athletes would like to say a huge thanks to Mr. A O'Neill for his tremendous commitment in managing and coaching our teams.