• Irishtown Stadium is a modern, well-equipped track facility, with underfloor-heated changing rooms and a club weights area.
  • Irishtown Stadium is easily accessible to anyone working or living in or near Dublin city centre.
  • Ronnie Delany of Crusaders is the only living Irish holder of an Olympic gold medal in athletics.
  • Crusaders was the first athletics club in Ireland to cater for women members. Caroline O'Shea of Crusaders was the first Irish woman to reach an Olympic track final.
  • Crusaders has a thriving juvenile section, attracting boys and girls from the Irishtown, Sandymount and Lansdowne areas.

Welcome

Crusaders Athletics Club are based in Irishtown Stadium in Dublin. We cater for all levels of ability, from recreational runners, to regular competitors at road, cross-country and mountain races, right up to elite-level track & field competitions..

Contact Email: crusadersathleticsclub@gmail.com

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Juveniles Training Times:

Tuesday 6.15pm - 7.30pm For all 9 years old and older in the year - Irishtown Stadium, Dublin 4.

Thursday 6.15pm - 7.30pm For all 9 years old and older in the year - Irishtown Stadium, Dublin 4.

Saturday 10am - 11.30am For all juvenile club members - Irishtown Stadium, Dublin 4.

Adult Training Times:

Tuesday 6.30pm - 7.30pm - Interval Track Sessions - Irishtown Stadium, Dublin 4.

Thursday 6.30pm - 7.30pm - Tempo Grass Sessions - Sean Moore Park (next to Clanna Gael GAA Club). Meet at door to Irishtown stadium.

Saturday 10am - 11.00am - Interval Grass Sessions - Phoenix Park Polo Grounds, Dublin 2.

Note: Additional training given for various events/competitions will be announced when required.

Latest news

New Online Subscription Page Goes Live

We are pleased to announce that you can now pay your annual subscriptions online

Sprinters and throwers lead the way in Irishtown.

The Crusaders sprinters and throwers led the way in the first home track event of the season. While Jason Harvey runs 51.18 for 400mH in Namur, Belgium.

Crusaders top in 4 out of 5 sprint events

Crusaders sprinters now top 4 of the 5 sprint events in the Irish rankings.  While stateside Da Cru were in action in College championships with Conor McCullough with a series of throws over 70m. 

Terenue 5 mile/Ballycarney 10k/Belfast marathon

Five Crusaders took the chance to run in the record field at Sportsworld’s Terenure 5 mile race on Sunday and Rob Cross was our first man home in 11th with a time of 27:23. First lady was Caitriona Joyce in 34:07 with Aoife Quigley just six seconds back. James Cottle won the M55 category with his time of 34:14.

Meanwhile in Wexford, Rene Borg fought it out with a lot of the local runners from Sliabh Bui Rovers and Slaney Olympic to finish 7th in a new personal best of 36:57.

National U23 record over 100m for Colvert

Steven Colvert rounded off a successful warm weather trip for Crusader’s sprinters with a new national under 23 record over 100m while part of the 4x400m team gave a glimse of things to come.