Coghlan quits and slams Council’s grant snub

IRISH HURDLER Peter Coghlan has quit athletics in protest at being omitted from the Irish Sport Council’s high-performance grant recipients.

Coghlan, who has qualified for the World Championships, claimed he could no longer afford to train at the level required to compete at the elite end of the sport.

And he fired a stinging broadside at the Sports Council and other authorities, insisting: “I wish the best to all my compatriots on the Irish team and hope they continue to produce the success that, in reality, is little short of miraculous given the current level of support structures and facilities in place in Ireland.”