Ciara Mageean and the Irish Junior team received a warm welcome home from Canada at Dublin Airport this morning. Mageean had a smile stretching from ear to ear as family, friends and official welcomed her home. Mageean’s astonishing silver medal performance in Canada this will certainly go down as one of the greatest major championships performance by any Irish Athlete. The silver medal is Ireland’s 2nd ever at World Junior level. Congratulation Ciara, you done your parish, county and country proud.

Team Management were very happy with the performance of all athletes and expressed delight with the level of team spirit among team members and staff.

Congratulations to all athletes who performed so well in Canada.

Tim Crowe (Doneen AC) 400mH – 7th Heat 1 – 56.27
Patrick Maher (Leevale AC ) 400mH – 6th in Semifinal 52.46
Paul Robinson (St. Coco’s AC) 1500m 9th in Final 3:44.56
Mark Patterson (North Down AC) 800m – 4th Heat 2 1:50.47
Darren McBrearty (Letterkenny AC) 800m – 4th Heat 5 1.51.41
John Travers (Donore Harriers AC) 5000m – 14th Final 14:44.12
Emmet Jennings (Dundrum South Dublin) 3000m Steeplechase – 14th 9:20.70
Christine McMahon (Ballymena and Antrim AC) 400mH – 5th Heat 3 60.19
Ciara Mageean (Lisburn AC) 1500m – 2nd 1500m Final 4:09.51

Ireland's Ciara Mageean is congratulated by her father Christopher on her arrival home with the Ireland Junior athletics team after winning a silver medal at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships in New Brunswick, Canada. Dublin Airport, Dublin. Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE

The Ireland Junior athletics team on their arrival home from the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships in New Brunswick, Canada. Dublin Airport, Dublin. Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE

Ciara Mageean is congratulated by her coach Eamonn Christie, on her arrival home with the Ireland Junior athletics team after winning a silver medal at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships in New Brunswick, Canada. Dublin Airport, Dublin. Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE