Irish Masters

Heading down to Dublin with Sean, brendan jnr, christopher and cathal to compete in the irish championships. We left Matheravealy at 7am and after spending 1 hour going round in circles in dublin finally reached the Ironside gym in Blackrock.

Weigh in. Brendan 84.82; Sean 85.something. Unlucky for Sean. We both thought we were safe.

The masters lifted first and I decided to, as usual, go by instinct when choosing openers. I decided from the start that I was going to at least attempt an irish masters record at some stage even if i didnt succeed.
Snatch 66; 70; 72** [new master's record] Very pleased to get all 3 at this stage.
Clean and jerk 86; 90; 95xx Couldnt clean 95 and get the c+j record.
Total 162@85kg ; 1st place

All in all, delighted with first competition in exactly 2 years.

Sean lifted brilliantly to get all 3 snatches, especially his final lift of 65kg,He got his first 2 c+j's and was very unlucky not to get his final 85kg due to majority decision with the judges.

The day was a bit long for the kids but they thoroughly enjoyed watching their parents have a go.

A great venue and really appreciate the friendliness of all the people invloved including the lifters