The Irish Indoor Athletics Championships, also known as the National Senior Indoor Championships, is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by Athletics Ireland, which serves as the Irish indoor national championship for the sport.
It was first organised in 1988 by the Bord Luthchleas na hEireann (Irish Athletic Board), which later folded into Athletics Ireland and made the competition an all-Ireland championships from 2000 onwards.Watterson, Johnny (1999-10-07). BLE and NACA set to become one body. Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-06-23.Irish Indoor Championships. Retrieved 2019-06-23. Athletes from Northern Ireland are also eligible to compete at the British Indoor Athletics Championships.
Typically contested in mid February, the competition features championships for both men and women, with around 28 events divided equally between the sexes. The event has had a regular title sponsor, with Woodie's DIY serving from 2007-14, Irish Life from 2015-22 and 123.ie from 2023 onwards.
Since 2003, non-Irish athletes may participate as guests only, though non-Irish athletes may compete if they are members of an athletics club in the Republic of Ireland.
Events The following athletics events feature as standard on the Irish Indoor Championships programme:
Sprint: 60 m, 200 m, 400 m Distance track events: 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m Hurdles: 60 m hurdles Jumps: long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault Throws: shot put Racewalking: 5000 m (men), 3000 m (women) Combined events: heptathlon (men), pentathlon (women)
Editions + Edition Date Location Dates Venue EventsSponsorNotes Reference11988 ()NenaghNenagh Arena20 21989 ()NenaghNenagh Arena20 31990 ()NenaghNenagh Arena20 41991 ()NenaghNenagh Arena29 51992 ()NenaghNenagh Arena29 61993 ()Nenagh Nenagh Arena29 71994 ()NenaghNenagh Arena29 81995 ()NenaghNenagh Arena29 91996 ()NenaghNenagh Arena29 101997 ()NenaghNenagh Arena29 111998 ()Nenagh14–15 FebruaryNenagh Arena29 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 1998 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.121999 ()Nenagh13–14 FebruaryNenagh Arena29 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 1999 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.132000 ()Nenagh12–13 FebruaryNenagh Arena29 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2000 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.142001 ()Nenagh3–4 FebruaryNenagh Arena29 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2001 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.152002 ()Nenagh16–17 FebruaryNenagh Arena28 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2002 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.162003 ()Belfast15–16 FebruaryOdyssey Arena28 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2003 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.172004 ()Belfast14–15 FebruaryOdyssey Arena28 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2004 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.182005 ()Nenagh5–6 FebruaryNenagh Arena29 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2005 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.192006 ()Belfast18–19 FebruaryOdyssey Arena28 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2006 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.202007 ()Belfast17–18 FebruaryOdyssey Arena28Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2007 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.212008 ()Belfast26–27 JanuaryOdyssey Arena28Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2008 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.222009 ()Belfast7–8 FebruaryOdyssey Arena28Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2009 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.232010 ()Belfast6–7 FebruaryOdyssey Arena28Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2010 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.242011 ()Belfast19–20 FebruaryOdyssey Arena28Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2011 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.252012 ()Belfast11–12 FebruaryOdyssey Arena28Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2012 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.262013 ()Athlone17–18 FebruaryAIT International Arena28Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2013 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.272014 ()Athlone15–16 FebruaryAIT International Arena28Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2014 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.282015 ()Athlone21–22 FebruaryAIT International Arena28Irish Life Health Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 2015 - Results . Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.292016 ()Athlone27–28 FebruaryAIT International Arena28Irish Life Health GloHealth National Senior Indoors. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.302017 ()Dublin18–29 FebruaryNational Indoor Arena28Irish Life Health Irish Life Health Sen Indoor Champs '17. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.312018 ()Dublin17–18 FebruaryNational Indoor Arena28Irish Life Health Irish Life Health Sen Indoor Champs '18. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.322019 ()Dublin16–17 FebruaryNational Indoor Arena28Irish Life Health National Indoor Seniors Championships 2019. Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2019-06-23.332020 ()Dublin16–17 FebruaryNational Indoor ArenaIrish Life Health342021 ()DublinNational Indoor ArenaIrish Life HealthEvent cancelled due to Covid352022 ()Dublin26–27 FebruaryNational Indoor ArenaIrish Life Health362023 ()Dublin18–19 FebruaryNational Indoor Arena123.ie372024 ()Dublin17–18 FebruaryNational Indoor Arena123.ie382025 ()Dublin22–23 FebruaryNational Indoor Arena123.ie
Venues The Irish Indoor Championships has been held at four different venues during its lifetime. The Nenagh Arena in Nenagh has hosted the event the most, serving as host on sixteen occasions in an unbroken run from 1988 to 2002. It was the only indoor track and field stadium in the country during that time. The Odyssey Arena in Belfast became a regular host after that period, holding all but one of the championships from 2002 to 2012. The AIT International Arena in Athlone served as the host venue from 2012 to 2016.
Location VenueVenue Image First hosted Years hosted Total hostsNenagh, Republic of Ireland Nenagh Arena 1988 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 16Belfast, Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena 2003 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 9Dublin, Republic of IrelandNational Indoor Arena20172017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 20258Athlone, Republic of Ireland AIT International Arena 2013 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 4
Championships records Men EventRecordAthlete/TeamDatePlace60 m6.57 Israel Olatunde19 February 2023Abbotstown3000 m walk11:06.69 Alex Wright2 February 2019Abbotstown5000 m walk18:50.70 Alex Wright18 February 2017Dublin
References
External links Athletics Ireland website