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Irish athletes take gold in Manchester

Four Irish athletes won gold medals at the British AAA Championships and UKA European Championship Trials held in the SportCity Arena, Manchester over the weekend.

Deirdre Ryan of DSD set a new Irish record of 1.92m in winning the high jump.

Colin Griffin on Ballinamore won the men's walk in a championship best performance of 19:43.40, while Anne Loughnane of Craughwell won the women's 5000m walk in 22:54.00.

Eileen O'Keeffe of Kilkenny City Harriers won the hammer with a throw of 65.62m.

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