Ireland's Derval O'Rourke lowered her national record to 12.67 seconds as she finished a magnificent fourth in tonight's 100 metres hurdles final at the World Championships in Berlin.

WORLD indoor 60m hurdles champion Derval O’Rourke, who did not compete last year, will be surrounded by familiar faces when she bids to reclaim her national 60m hurdles title at this month’s Woodies DIY Irish Indoor Championships at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Ballymena woman Anna Boyle and Cork's Derval O'Rourke set new Irish senior records at the 2006 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in Belfast this evening.

In-form Derval O’Rourke faces a tough 60 metres hurdles encounter at the Irish Indoor Championships in Belfast this weekend.