John Treacy confident Dublin will still host European Cross Country

The Sport Ireland CEO believes recent, worrying developments in terms of the global Covid situation will not prevent the prestigious event from going ahead as planned next month

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen is set to come in next month's European Cross Country Championships in Dublin

John Treacy remains confident that the SPAR European Cross Country Championships will go ahead in Dublin next month, despite the appearance of the new Omicron strain of Covid which has prompted such widespread concern in recent weeks.

The event is due to take place on December 12th but a fortnight can be an eternity when it comes to the changing landscape created by the pandemic.