Ireland will be without several top names for European Team Championships First League meet in Santry

Ireland will be without several athletes when they host the European Team Championships First League in Santry on Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23rd.

Among those ruled out through injury are Ciarán Ó Lionáird in the 1,500 metres and high jumper Deirdre Ryan – both of whom competed in the London Olympics – along with the likes of Thomas Barr (400m hurdles), although the women's team still boasts the experienced leadership of Derval O'Rourke (100m hurdles) and two-time European cross country champion Fionnuala Britton (5,000m).
Men: Jason Smyth (100m), Marcus Lawlor (200m), Brian Gregan (400m), Mark English (800m), Eoin Everard (1500m), David McCarthy (3,000m), Shane Quinn (5,000m), Tomás Cotter (3000m Steeplechase), Ben Reynolds (110m Hurdles), Jason Harvey (400m Hurdles), TBC (Hammer), Brian McGovern (Pole Vault), Colin Quirke (Shot Putt and Discus), David Quilligan (Long Jump), Denis Finnegan (Triple Jump), Simon Phelan (High Jump), Matthew Martin (Javelin), David Hynes, Dean Adams, Steven Colvert, Marcus Lawlor, Craig Lynch, Zak Irwin (4x100m Relay), Brian Gregan, Jason Harvey, Dara Kervick, Richard Morrissey, Joe Dowling, Brian Murphy (4x400m Relay).
Women: Amy Foster (100m and 200m), Sinéad Denny (400m), Rose Anne Galligan (800m), Claire Tarplee (1,500m), Laura Crowe (3,000m), Fionnuala Britton (5,000m), Michelle Finn (3000m Steeplechase), Derval O'Rourke (100m Hurdles), Jessie Barr (400m Hurdles), Aoife Hickey (Hammer), Tori Pena (Pole Vault), Claire Fitzgerald (Shot Putt and Discus), Kelly Proper (Long Jump), Caoimhe King (Triple Jump), Aisling Croke (High Jump), Anita Fitzgibbons (Javelin), Phil Healy, Niamh Whelan, Ailis McSweeney, Steph Creaner, Sarah Lavin, Louise Kiernan (4x100m Relay), Jessie Barr, Jennifer Carey, Shauna Cannon, Sinéad Denny, Claire Mooney, Gráinne Moynihan (4x400m Relay).