Derval O’Rourke was not fazed by the atrocious weather at tonight’s World Championships as she secured a place in semi-finals of the 110 metres hurdles.

The Republic of Ireland’s Ciara Sheehy ran a season’s best but missed out on a place in the 200 metres semi-finals at the European Indoor Championships in unusual circumstances.

Both of Ireland's swimming representatives have decided to act on national coach Ger Doyle's advice and concentrate on one single event each at the Athens Games.