Day 1 of the AAI T&F finals in the manicured grounds of the Antrim Forum yielded good success for Dooneen today. Nathan Jege got the ball rolling early on the in the rain, taking silver in the u17 long jump with a jump of 5:98.This was followed soon after by Bedford bound Ailsih Sheehan who took gold in the u16 javelin with a throw of 32m.

Then as the rain gave way to sun Cathal O'Connor ran a new PB in 4.29 to take the first club gold of the day and remain undefeated this season in the 1500m SC. Jane Dickinson returned to top form on the track soon after to take a further gold, with Nathan Jege taking his second medal of the day with a bronze in the u17 100m. Then the most controversial performance of the day was the performance of the young pocket rocket Mark Varley, who did everything right to take the gold, but after prolonged examinination of the photofinish he was awarded silver, a decision which will be discussed long into the night in Antrim. Margaret Gleeson was a very good fourth in the u19 100m while Steve Howard gave clear notice of unrealised athletic potential potential with another fine run in the u18 100m. With the Croke twins Aishling and Brona,Timmy Crowe, Ciara Barrett, Dylan Sheehan and more of Cathal O'Connor and Steve Howard in action tomorrow the band of travelling Dooneen supporters will be treated to another exciting day's athletics.  Detailed results and images to follow.