A team of at least 24 athletes will compete at the London Olympics in three weeks time.
Included in the team are a record five race walkers and four marathon runners.
For the 4x400m squad, 400m hurdler Jessie Barr was picked ahead of 400m specialist Joanna Mills, but Mills was later added to the squad at the expense of Caitriona Cuddihy.
London 2012 – Athletics team:
Women:
Joanne Cuddihy, 400m
Derval O’Rourke, 100m Hurdles
Stephanie Reilly, 3,000m SteeplechaseFionnuala Britton, 10,000m
Laura Reynolds, 20km Walk
Olive Loughnane, 20km Walk
Deirdre Ryan, High Jump
Tori Pena, Pole Vault
Linda Byrne, Marathon
Ava Hutchinson, Marathon
Catriona Jennings, Marathon
4x400m: (Joanne Cuddihy, Marian Heffernan, Claire Bergin, Michelle Carey. Reserves – Jessie Barr, Joanna Mills- tbc)
Men:
Paul Hession, 200m
Ciaran O Lionaird, 1500m
Alistair Cragg, 5,000m
Rob Heffernan, 20km & 50km Walk
Brendan Boyce, 50k walk
Colin Griffin, 50k walk
Mark Kenneally, Marathon
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