Leevale's Derval O'Rourke won the 60-metre hurdles (8.24) and ran a Personal Best (PB) of 7.59 in the 60 metres at the Cardiff International Athletics Meeting held on Saturday, 22nd January. O'Rourke's clubmate Jer O'Donoghue placed 3rd in the 60m (6.84) ahead of Athen's Olympian Paul Brizzel (Ballymena & Antrim) who placed 6th in 7.03. Limerick AC's Taneisha Scanlon won the Senior Women's triple jump.12.78m.

Ciarán Ó Lionaird (Leevale AC) won the Junior Men's 1,500-metre event in 3.50.86, a time which qualifies him for both the World Youth Championships and European Youth Olympics. Colin Costello (Star of the Sea AC) won the Junior 800m in 1.51.15. There were four Irish individual winners in the Junior events including Louise Kiernan (60m, 7.84), Laura Crowe 800m, 2.15.28), Pamela Hughes (high jump, 1.65m), Jennifer Reddy (long jump, 5.43m) and Laura Cogan in the shot putt with a toss of 11.44m.

Irish Results @ Cardiff International Athletics Meeting
22nd January 2005

SENIOR MEN
60m 3) Jer O'Donoghue 6.84; 6) Paul Brizzel 7.03
200m 2) Liam McDermid 22.48; 3) Kevin Cogley 22.86
400m 3) David McCarthy 48.24
800m 2) Ciaran O'Connell 1.49.65
60m Hurdles 3) Peter Monaghan 8.35
High Jump 3) Adrian O'Dwyer 2.00m
Long Jump 4) Darragh O'Farrell 6.53m
Triple Jump 5) Leslie Leung 13.69m
Shot Putt 3) Jeffrey Mullins 14.19
4 x 200m 3) Ireland 1.30.72

SENIOR WOMEN
60m 2) Ailis Mc Sweeney 7.50
60m-B 1) Emily Maher 7.54; 2) Derval O'Rourke 7.59 (PB); 3) Fiona Friel 7.85
200m 3) Mandy Crowe 24.99
800m 2) Aoife Byrne 2.07.52
60m Hurdles 1) Derval O'Rourke 8.24
High Jump 2) Deirdre Ryan 1.85m; 3) Sharon Heveron 1.70m
Long Jump 5) Shauna Carlin 5.75m
Triple Jump 1) Taneisha Scanlon 12.78m
Shot Putt 2) Geraldine Stewart 12.51m
4 x 200m 1) Ireland 1.38.88

JUNIOR MEN
60m 3) Derek Duff 7.2; 4) Tony Barnett 7.3
200m 3) Carl Mc Namara 23.17
400m 3) Barry Upton 52.14
800m 1) Colin Costello 1.51.15
1500m 1) Ciaran O'Lionaird 3.50.86 (Qualifying Youth World Championships & European Youth Olympics)
60m Hurdles 2) Simon Phelan 8.54
High Jump 1) Simon Phelan 1.90m
Pole Vault 2) Anthony McCreery 3.90
Long Jump 2) Stephen Darcy 6.70m
Shot Putt 2) Kieran McConnell 13.49
4 x 200m 2) Ireland 1.32.94

JUNIOR WOMEN
60m 1) Louise Kiernan 7.84
200m 2) Claire Brady 25.97
800m 1) Laura Crowe 2.15.28
60m Hurdles 2) Kelly Proper 9.52
High Jump 1) Pamela Hughes 1.65m
Long Jump 1) Jennifer Reddy 5.43m
Triple Jump 4) Bronagh Furlong 10.96m
Shot Putt 1) Laura Cogan 11.44m
4 x 200m 1) Ireland 1.41.85

TEAM RESULT
1) Wales 152 Points; 2) Ireland 116; 3) University of Wales 102; 4) England 55