DURING the preamble to I’ll Go On, Barry McGovern peered out at the audience. “You can’t leave,” he said, “because you’re afraid it might be worse elsewhere.” The pained laughter continued for 90 minutes.

Irish distance runner Cathal Lombard will explain to officials tomorrow why he has tested positive for the banned drug EPO.

Irish distance runner Cathal Lombard has tested positive for the banned drug EPO and is facing the axe from the Olympic team and a potential two-year suspension if found guilty.