Ciara Mageean left perplexed by Athletics Ireland’s Covid-19 regulations

Former Irish team manager Patsy McGonagle said that Athletics Ireland “should be ashamed of themselves”

Ciara Mageean: Perplexed by strict self-isolation regulations

Ciara Mageean has said she “didn’t understand” why Athletics Ireland enforced stricter regulations than the Government when it came to organising this year’s national championships.

Although Mageean was not intending to race this year, her fellow middle-distance stars Mark English and Nadia Power were ruled out of the event due to Athletics Ireland’s rule that anyone returning home from abroad — including those from green-listed countries — must self-isolate for 14 days before competing.