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06 Sept 2025

Letterkenny AC's Erin Friel continues bid to make cut for European Under-18s

Letterkenny AC sprinter Erin Friel ran as part of the Irish U18 medley team at a graded meet in Dublin on Sunday - and is in line to feature at the European Championships in July

Letterkenny AC's Erin Friel continued bid to make cut for European Under-18s

Letterkenny AC's Erin Friel.

As the countdown to the European Under-18 Championships gathers pace, Letterkenny athlete Erin Friel had a good run out on Sunday.

Friel ran as part of the Irish U18 medley team at a graded meet in Dublin on Sunday.

The Letterkenny AC woman ran the 400m leg, hitting a high 55-second split as the Irish quartet finished in 2:15.40.

Elena O'Sullivan, Katie Doherty, Sophie Mulcahy also ran in Sunday's relay.

Two months out from the European Under-18 Championships in Slovakia in July, Friel is in a box seat to be on the plane.

Earlier this year, Friel won the Irish Indoor Under-17 400m, going 57.85 seconds, and added the 200m bronze.

The outdoor season began with victory in a 100m at the Fab 5 meet in Belfast, where she crossed the line in 12.77.

Letterkenny AC's Philip McGee won a 3000m in 8:39.63 at the same meet while there were silver and bronze medals in the women's hammer for Lifford-Strabane AC sisters Caoimhe Gallen (59.88) and Adrienne Gallen (51.29).

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