Kiernan hoping top stars available

JERRY KIERNAN is hopeful he will have both Catherina McKiernan and Seamus Power available when the teams for the world cross-country championships in Lausanne at the end of March are selected.

McKiernan, who has had one race since launching her comeback this

season, has had to withdraw from the Reebok Challenge at Stormont on Saturday while Power missed last weekend’s View From Great North race in Newcastle on account of a heavy cold.