The Board of Athletics Ireland has appointed Patsy McGonagle as senior team manager to cover the period up to the end of 2008. This appointment will cover all the major games including the World Championships in Osaka 2007 and the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. The Olympic Council of Ireland has endorsed the latter. Patsy was team manager at the recent European Championships in Gothenburg and has previous experience of World Championships and Olympic Games. We congratulate Patsy on his appointment. The full list of team manager appointments to cover up to the end of 2008 is as follows: Senior: Patsy McGonagle Cross Country: Ann Keenan Buckley Under 23: Br John Dooley Junior: Peter Sinclair Youth: Geraldine Nolan For further information please contact: Liam Hennessy Chair of High Performance Athletics Ireland Tel +353 1 6251101