Irish Team Set for Celtic Cross Country
Irish teams are set to take part in the Celtic Cross Country this Sunday, 18th of January. The annual fixture which is being hosted by Ireland this year will feature teams from Scotland, Wales, Ulster and Athletics Ireland. The event is also being run in conjunction with the Leinster Junior and Senior Cross Country Championships in CowPark, Dunboyne.
Peter Lynch (Kilkenny City Harriers AC) spearheads the junior men’s team after his fine victory at the GloHealth U19 Cross Country Championships in December. Ciara Cummins (Nenagh Olympic AC) placed second in the girl’s U19 event will lead the junior women’s team. There will also be U23 teams competing on Sunday, full details of the team can be viewed below.
U17
Ireland will also field juvenile teams at the event in the U17 age category and for many of these young athletes it will represent their debut at international level competition. Ireland has a rich tradition at this event with victories in both the boy’s and girl’s U17 team event in last year’s international.
As part of the development of cross country running Athletics Ireland have also entered development teams in both the juvenile and junior races.
Action gets underway at 12.00 noon with the juvenile relays.
Irish U23 Team
| Men | Club | Women | Club |
| Mark O'Sullivan | Bandon AC | Rachael Smyth | St Coca's AC |
| David Harper | Sligo AC | Orna Murray | Ferrybank AC |
| Thomas Moran | Dunshaughlin AC | Shona Heaslip | An Riocht AC |
| David Scanlon | Rathfarnham AC | Grace Lynch | Iveragh AC |
Irish U20 Team
| Men | Club | Women | Club |
| Peter Lynch | KCK AC | Ciara Cummins | Nenagh Olympic AC |
| Brian Flanagan | Clonliffe Harriers AC | Deirdre Healy | Ratoath AC |
| Jamie Fallon | Craughwell AC | Maeve Ahern | Leevale AC |
| Andrew Corscoran | Star of the Sea AC | Laura Tobin | Clonmel AC |
Development U20 Team
| Men | Club | Women | Club |
| Sean Curran | West Waterford AC | Aoife Laste | Clonmel AC |
| Chine Izuchukwu | Tullamore Harriers AC | Cliona Murphy | Celtic DCH |
| Cillian Kirwan | Raheny Shamrocks | Siobhan Delaney | Naas AC |
| Barry Keane | Waterford AC | Lauren Dermondy | Castlecomer AC |
Irish U17 Team
| Boys | Club | Girls | Club |
| Alan Monahan | Bohermeen | Caoimhe Harringhton | Bantry AC |
| James Maguire | DSD AC | Emma O'Brien | Inbhear AC |
| Darragh McElhinney | Bantry AC | Niamh Carey | DSD AC |
| Paddy Maher | Dunshaughlin AC | Jodie McCann | DSD AC |
Development U17 Team
| Boys | Club | Girls | Club |
| Charlie O'Donovan | Leevale AC | Aisling Kelly | St John's Clare |
| Michael Power | West Waterford AC | Claire Rafter | Tullamore AC |
| Sadiq Nasir | Tallaght AC | Amy O'Brien | Inbhear Dee AC |
| Eoin O'Looney | Kilmurray/Ibrick AC | Roseanne McCullagh | DSD AC |