Davenport’s season cut short by allergy problems

IRISH Olympian Marie Davenport has written off her track season this summer due to a severe problem with allergies.

The Connecticut-based Clarewoman has been laid low with sickness since returning to the United States from Ireland at the start of the month having won the Flora Mini-Marathon in Dublin.

“Each year it seems to get worse and worse with allergies,” Davenport said. “And this season is apparently one of the worst yet.