Press Release from Athletics Ireland

Athletics Ireland will be sending a full squad of both Junior and Senior Athletes to the Celtic Cup in Cardiff this weekend. Included in the team is Rose Anne Galligan from Newbridge AC. Galligan will be looking to dip inside qualifying standard for the 1500m for the World Indoors in Doha. The Kildare women ran fractionally close to the standard in setting a personal best of 4:15.13 to take silver at the UK Championships last weekend.

Former European Junior Champion Colin Costello (Star of the Sea AC) will compete in the Senior Men’s 1500m. Costello showed a return to form to win the Men’s 1500m at Woodie’s DIY Senior Indoor Championships in 3.58.81.

Claire Wilkinson (Ballymena & Antrim AC) will compete in the Pole Vault and will look to improve on the Irish U23 Indoor record of 3.80m she set at the Senior Indoor Championships.

Ailis McSweeney of Leevale AC will line up in the Senior Women’s 60m. While Nineteen year old Dean Adams of Ballymena and Antrim also impressed with a personal best of 6.89 seconds to finish second to Paul Hession at the Senior Indoors will line up in the Senior Men’s 60m.

Celtic Cup Team

Junior Men

60m Seye Ogunwele (Celbridge A.C.)

400m Tim Crowe (Dooneen A.C.)

1500m Paul Robinson (St. Coca’s A.C.)

60m H Edmond O’Hallloran (Leevale A.C.)

High Jump Koroush Foroughi (Star of the Sea A.C.)

Long Jump Simon Doyle (St. L. O’Toole A.C.)

Triple Jump Francis Egan (St. Abban’s A.C.)

Pole Vault Thomas Houlihan (West Waterford A.C.)

Shot Putt Andrew Doyle (Mid Ulster A.C.)

60m Eilish Fitzpatrick (Gneeveguilla A.C.)

400m Clare Mooney (Naas A.C.)

800m Katie Kirk (Lagan Valley A.C.)

60m H Catherine McManus (Celtic DCH A.C.)

High Jump Cathriona Farrell (Craughwell AC)

Long Jump Nicola Power (Ferrybank A.C.)

Pole Vault Nicki Savage (Youghal A.C.)

Shot Putt Fiona Moloney (Dooneen A.C.)

60m Dean Adams (Ballymena & Antrim A.C.)

1500m Colin Costello (Star of the Sea A.C.)

60m H Ciaran O’Caithain (Raheny Shamrocks A.C.)

High Jump Barry Pender (St. Abban’s A.C.)

Long Jump Eoin Hannon (Tullamore Harriers)

Triple Jump Eoin Kelly (St. Abban’s A.C.)

Pole Vault David Donegan (Clonliffe Harriers)

Shot Putt Sean Breathnach (Galway City Harriers)

60m Ailis McSweeney (Leevale A.C.)

400m Jo Patterson (Ballymena & Antrim A.C.)

800m Ciara Everard (Kilkenny City Harriers)

1500m Rose-anne Galligan (Newbridge A.C.)

60m H Mairead Murphy (Ferrybank A.C.)

High Jump Pamela Hughes (Westport A.C.)

Pole Vault Claire Wilkinson (Ballymena & Antrim A.C.)