Irish team prepares for U-23 games

Brendan Mooney

The Athenry sprinter a medical student at NUIG has been struggling with a back problem since the European Cup in Portugal last month and is undergoing intensive treatment.

The European indoor 400m champion, David Gillick, has put his injury scare behind him to lead the Irish challenge. He suffered a nerve related injury in the lead up to the BUPA Cork City Sports and withdrew as a precautionary measure.