Sprinters head strong Irish team

SPEEDSTERS Derval O’Rourke and Paul Hession head up a strong Irish side to travel to Budapest for the second European Team Championships on June 19-20.

Ireland’s top athletes will be aiming to secure a strong team standing at the end of the weekend after securing promotion to the First Division in last year’s event.

The Irish team will compete in the First Division after finishing second behind Lithuania in Last year’s Division 2 competition in Slovakia.