Ireland’s most promising distance runner Kevin Mulcaire has his eyes firmly set on defending his GloHealth All Ireland Schools senior boys’ 6,500m title in Sligo Racecourse today.

Cold and damp conditions ultimately put pay to Kevin Mulcaire’s record-breaking ambitions but nothing could stop Ciara Neville lighting up the track at the GloHealth All Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday.