Dream dies for Ó Lionáird

The Olympic Games chewed 1500m runner Ciarán Ó Lionáird up and then spat him out in unceremonious fashion in London last night and left him questioning his future in the sport.

The 24-year-old Macroom native, 10th in the World Championships in Daegu last year, has been blighted by injuries with an unresolved problem in his left Achilles tendon haunting him this season.

But, coaxed by family and friends, he battled onto the track last night to fulfil a dream of competing in the Olympic Games.