Battle for Euro indoors spots

WITH places still up for grabs on the Irish team for next month’s European Indoor Championships in Madrid, interest will centre on the Nenagh Arena over the weekend when the National Senior Championships will be decided.

Jer O’Donoghue (Leevale) would normally be a big favourite going into a sprint in Nenagh but he is recovering form a bout of flu. How that will affect his fitness remains to be seen but he has never lost a 60m sprint at the Co Tipperary venue, where he recently set a new record.

Paul Brizzel was back to his best form last weekend while Gary Ryan, a member of Nenagh Olympic athletic club, was also back in action.