A quality show in Tullamore

Tomorrow's athletics league finals at Tullamore may not stir the national media into a frenzy but the event will offer the biggest…

Tomorrow's athletics league finals at Tullamore may not stir the national media into a frenzy but the event will offer the biggest spread of Irish talent ever seen in the competition. There will be 28 athletes who have achieved the Olympic Games A standard or B standard or are prospective members of Olympic relay squads. Could any other sport come close to equalling such a depth of talent?

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