McCarthy and Coghlan set for track showdown

DAVID MCCARTHY (St Augustine’s, Dungarvan) and John Coghlan (Castleknock) finally cross paths tomorrow at the KitKat Irish Schools championships in Tullamore, making the 1,500m the event of the meeting.

“This is a pay-per-view event,” Gerry Deegan, predicted. “We are talking about two future stars of Irish, if not world athletics.”

Deegan, a former star cross-country and track runner, is part of the team that coaches a galaxy of young middle distance stars including McCarthy.