'We can be quite ambitious' - High-Performance Director McNamara upbeat on Paris 2024

Ireland's Christopher O'Donnell, Phil Healy and Sophie Becker. Pic: James Crombie, Inpho

Delivering medals on the world and Olympic stage is one of the chief aims of Athletics Ireland’s High-Performance Strategy 2022-2028, and a coach with a “track record of global success” is set to be recruited to help Irish athletes reach the next level.

Under plans laid out by the document, at least five home-based coaches will also benefit from investment this year, with that number rising to eight in 2023 and 10 in 2024.