As meet director of Morton Games I want to sincerely thank every single member of the Morton Games team for their support and hard work in delivering arguably the best Morton Games to date on Friday, July 11.
The feedback from athletes and athletes’ agents has been quite staggering in their praise and appreciation for how they were looked after and the welcome they received from all whom they interacted with. That applies to everyone from the meet and greet team at Dublin airport, the hotel team, the admissions team, check-in and call room teams, all of our club members on duty during the course of the meet, from starts and blocks teams right through to the mixed zone. I want to thank every single member of those teams and I also want to thank the teams of the stewards who work throughout the course of the evening, the teams involved in the stadium set up and logistics and of course in the thankless task of disassembling and the breakup post meet. Those involved on the guest and presentation teams, catering, water teams, basket teams, the list goes on and on.
I also want to acknowledge the huge amount of work put in by those involved in the pre-programme, those wonderful U/20 mile races and juvenile relays are a huge part of what Morton Games is all about inspiring young athletes to believe that dreams are made and that they too will someday compete as a star of Morton Games.
It was really an amazing site to see so many Clonliffe Harriers involved and across the whole spectrum of the club, from the young athletes looking after baskets right through to the more mature athletes doing their bit. The team work on display is testament to you, the members of this wonderful club of ours, and the pride you have in our club and in Morton Games. Every single one of you played a much bigger role than you may think in this wonderful event.
Can I also thank the meet officials from Athletics Ireland who gave so willingly of their time and expertise in delivering a wonderful night’s track and field and the management and staff at Morton Stadium for all their hard work in preparing the Stadium and for their support.
As meet director I also want to acknowledge and thank our sponsors: UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic, Aviva, Dublin Athletics, Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, Loki Sports, Athletics Leinster, Davy, Jerry Kiernan Foundation, Irish life Dublin Marathon, Fashionflo, HyGo Water, Whiteford Geo Services, Last Lap Cafe, Donnelly Fresh, FBD, John Buckley Sports, The Clonliffe Harriers Grand Prix Series and the Friends of Morton Games. Our partners: Athletics Ireland, Dublin City University, Fingal, Sport Ireland, European Athletics, Paralympics Ireland and our charity partner Sanctuary Runners and of course Clonliffe Harriers AC.
Finally I want to thank all the athletes, our 2025 Morton Gamers, for making this such a memorable occasion from start to finish, from the U/10 mixed relay teams right up to the Morton mile itself, you all played a huge role in putting on an incredible show.
So on my own behalf and on behalf of the Morton Games LOC thank you sincerely for everything that you did, it is appreciated beyond words.
Noel Guiden, Meet Director.