Ailis McSweeney qualifies for semi-finals Ailis McSweeney has qualified for this evening’s semi-final in the 60 metres at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia. The Leevale runner finished fourth in her heat in a time of 7.43 which was still outside her season’s best of 7.38. The 24-year-old had the fastest reaction time in her heat with a reaction of 0.15. The winner of her heat was Nigeria’s Ene Frnaca Idoko in a time of 7.19. McSweeney will compete in this evening’s semi-final at 16:10 Irish time, while Tullamore’s James Nolan will compete in the 1500m heats tonight at 19:00. 60m Heat 2 1 4 Ene Franca Idoko NGR 7.19 Q 0.157 2 5 LaVerne Jones-Ferrette ISV 7.23 Q (SB) 0.192 3 2 Virgen Benavides CUB 7.29 Q 0.235 4 3 Ailis Mc Sweeney IRL 7.43 Q 0.150