Lets get the latest weather. Mixed bag of weather across the uk for the second part of the weekend. Scotland and Northern Ireland farewell with good spells of sunshine. A lot of cloud across england and wales with persistent rain in the southern part of Northern England and showers to the south of that. Gusty winds and some of the showers contain hail and snow as well. But it is drifting ever eastwards over the next few hours. A touch of frost but typically it is around three degrees. Wet across the South East Of England and some of the Rain Fringing into the south east of wales. Most of wales, the midlands and towards the south east, a reasonable start to the day. More cloud of the eastern counties of england but rain number less. Brighter in Northern Ireland. More cloud for large parts of scotland. Rain to be had in the north and the west and towards the Northern Ireland as well, where it will be breezy. Things will improve in the south west of england. The Rain Fragments into the la
Lets get the latest weather. Mixed bag of weather across the uk for the second part of the weekend. Scotland and Northern Ireland farewell with good spells of sunshine. A lot of cloud across england and wales with persistent rain in the southern part of Northern England and showers to the south of that. Gusty winds and some of the showers contain hail and snow as well. But it is drifting ever eastwards over the next few hours. A touch of frost but typically it is around three degrees. Wet across the South East Of England and some of the Rain Fringing into the south east of wales. Most of wales, the midlands and towards the south east, a reasonable start to the day. More cloud of the eastern counties of england but rain number less. Brighter in Northern Ireland. More cloud for large parts of scotland. Rain to be had in the north and the west and towards the Northern Ireland as well, where it will be breezy. Things will improve in the south west of england. The Rain Fragments into the la
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Much has been made of the size of the 23-strong Irish team which will compete over the four days of the upcoming European Indoor Championships in Torun this weekend, but ultimately the currency of success is medals and winning even one from four days of competition looks a daunting task.
The Ireland team, however, has had a long and happy relationship with the most accessible championship for its athletes who earned two podium successes from the last staging in 2019.
Mark English, the bronze medallist over 800 metres in Glasgow last time out, returns to a championship which has seen him also win silver in Prague back in 2015.
Oh my God, this Irish girl can run : The rise and rise of Nadia Power
An in-depth look at the 23-year-old DCU student, after her incredible few weeks. By Paul Fennessy Wednesday 3 Mar 2021, 8:41 PM Mar 3rd 2021, 8:41 PM 47,088 Views 11 Comments
Updated at 11.05
A COUPLE of years ago, Nadia Power made a decision that looked destined to have a major impact on her career.
A hugely talented athlete as a youngster, the Dubliner’s prowess ensured US colleges were lining up to recruit her on a scholarship.
Villanova University in Pennsylvania has traditionally been home to a number of Irish athletics stars, while Iona College in New York and Providence College in Rhode Island were both strongly considered before Power ultimately chose the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.