SONIA O’SULLIVAN took another step along the now familiar path to major championship and Olympic engagements when she paraded her talents once again at the Mardyke on Saturday, and as they gave her the traditional send-off, she responded with an emphatic if not spectacular 5,000m victory in 15:15.95.

Ailis McSweeney was the first Irish athlete today to make an impact at the Cork City Sports as she was placed in the women's 100m