Hennessy elected to European Council

LIAM HENNESSY, President of Athletics Ireland, was elected to the Council of European Athletics at the European Athletics Congress in London.

Hennessy, who has held several positions on the executive in more than 30 years of athletics administration, is one of a number of new additions to the 13-strong council. The only other Irish official to be elected to the council was Al Guy, who was also a member of the IAAF Technical Committee.

And, in another tribute to Irish athletics administration, Nick David was reelected to the Development Committee for a third term and Pierce O’Callaghan was elected to the Competition Committee.