‘Let’s get this done’: Paul McNamara's air of resigned positivity

The offices and the pitches and the gyms may be all but shuttered but sport persists.

Working remotely is nothing new for Paul McNamara and the rest of his high-performance team at Athletics Ireland (AI) who deal with a broad church of athletes — 300 of whom represented Ireland last year — as well as coaches, support staff, and many more besides. But nothing could have prepared them for, well, this.