Irish team for World Championships named

A total of 12 athletes are to represent Ireland at the World Athletics Championships, beginning on August 5, after Athletics Ireland announced their team today.

Six of the team - Robert Heffernan, Olive Loughnane, Karen Shinkins, Derval O'Rourke, Eileen O'Keefe and Peter Coghlan - won national titles over the weekend and showed encouraging form ahead of the Helsinki event.