A SENIOR Irish Olympic official last night described the bobsleigh controversy which has overshadowed their preparations for the Vancouver Winter Games as ‘a nightmare’ which could cost thousands of euro in legal fees.

OLYMPIC Council of Ireland chiefs were last night hopeful that the national bobsleigh team will be allowed compete at the Winter Games in Vancouver.

The women’s bobsleigh team of Aoife Hoey and Claire Bergin were among the athletes named today by the Olympic Council of Ireland to represent Ireland at next month’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Paul Hession was the outstanding performer at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in the Odyssey.

ALISTAIR CRAGG has his sights set firmly on the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham on March 2/3/4, when he will defend his 3,000m title.