STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Ethan Dewhirst goes over the hurdles. Photo: Sportsfile
Ethan Dewhirst bowed out of the European U18 Athletics Championships on Saturday after finishing fourth in his 400m semi-final.
The Tir Chonaill AC man, who clocked a lifetime best of 52.65 seconds in his heat, was just 0.05 seconds off that mark in the semi-final.
The Glenties native ran 52.70 in the first of the three semi-finals in Slovakia.
Sebastian Schuch from Germany won in a new PB of 52.20 with Serbia's Nebojsa Ilic also qualifying when running 52.44.
Turkey's Kerem Endamli was third in 52.48, but missed out on a place in Sunday's final.
In Friday's heat, Dewhirst shaved over a second off his previous best time, the 53.82 seconds he clocked to qualify for these Championships in May.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
