Athletics Ireland select squad for Celtic Cross Country

Athletics Ireland have selected a strong squad to represent Ireland in the revived Celtic Cross Country Championships in Renfrew, Glasgow, Scotland this weekend. The group travel to Scotland on Friday and compete on Saturday.

Included are four U17 teams - two male and two female. The teams have been selected from the National U16 Championships in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny and are made up of eight girls and eight boys. The first four in the National Championships form the Celtic team and the next four the development team.

These young athletes will gain excellent experience as they start out on their journey to be the next group of successful Irish athletes in Cross Country running and build on the great success over recent years at European level. 

Both National Novice Cross Country Championships make the U23 teams, as Lucy Holmes and Michael Murphy look to have strong performances. 

The Irish squad can be seen below: