Cork City entry may be ‘best ever’

Cork City Sports chairman Tony O’Connell yesterday described the entry list for next month’s event as “shaping up to be the best” in the event’s history.

Top Irish athletes, Robert Heffernan, Fionnuala Britton, Paul Hession, Ciaran O’Lionaird, Orla Drumm, Ciara Mageean, Marian Heffernan and Kelly Proper are confirmed starters at the Cork IT Grounds on Tuesday, July 17 (6pm).

Speaking at yesterday’s launch in City Hall, O’Connell also revealed an exciting international field is set for Leeside.