Ó Lionaird may beset for double blow

FAVOURITE Ciarán Ó Lionaird (DLS Macroom) could miss the 1,500m at the Kit Kat Irish Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday.

The day before the Munster championships he had a troublesome wisdom tooth extracted and had to pull out. During the past week, the finalist at last year’s world youth championships in Marrakech and a medallist at the European Youth Olympics, has complained of a back problem and his coach, Der O’Donovan, admitted his participation is in doubt.

“He has not trained for the past three days and he has to be doubtful,” said O’Donovan. “He was disappointed at having to miss the Munster championships and then this came along.”