Olympians lead Irish in Cardiff International

Four Olympians lead a strong Irish team for this Saturday's indoor international match between Ireland, England and Wales in Cardiff.

High Jumper Adrian O'Dwyer, hurdler Derval O'Rourke and 200m national record holder Paul Brizell will all be hoping to put in strong early season performances which should see them selected for the European Indoor Championships in Madrid in March.

However, a lot of interest will surround the rejuvenated Emily Maher who ran a personal best of 7.45 secs for 60m in Loughborough last weekend.

World indoor relay medallist David McCarthy gains the elusive spot in the 400m, while much will be expected off UCD's Deirdre Ryan who added 2cm on to her own National High Jump record at the AAI Games in Nenagh on Sunday with a leap of 1.88m.