Cian Mc Phillips will participate in his first senior European championships this weekend in Poland as his recent record breaking form at the Elite Micro meet seen him set a new Irish U20 record as well as a qualifying time for this weekends competition which earned him his Irish call up.
Speaking to the Shannonside/Northern Sound sports desk recently the Longford student who is completing his leaving cert this year, remarked the recent decisions taking surrounding the state exams would be a help to his running plans
You can watch Cian Mc Phillips set the 800 metre U20 record and indeed push Mark English to a new Irish indoor record from the 24th minute