‘Major interest’ in athletics position

ATHLETICS IRELAND will have their new Director of Athletics in place by the end of the year, according to CEO Brendan Hackett, who said they had candidates short-listed for the job.

Originally the position was Director of Coaching but when Stephen Maguire stepped down for health reasons it was decided to expand the post to include some new areas.

“Suffice to say that Director of Athletics will now put a system in place for both coaches and athletes,” Hackett said, pointing out that he or she will not be coaching athletes.