Message from the new Irish HPO

Firstly, many thanks to Brendan for guiding the Irish elite squad over the past 7 years. A job well done and a tough act to follow for me!

It was great to see so many squad members at this years IOC. There were some great performances by the elites in some pretty tough conditions - well done to the winners. Personally i think it is important for as many elite runners as possible to compete at the IOC as it is the premier annual Irish event and a great opportunity for the squad to get together and catch up.
certainly for me, being out of the loop with elite orienteering for the last couple of years there seems to be a real Buzz around the squad.
Some excellent work by Ruth and Greg and others with the Irish juniors has produced a great crop of young orienteers. The squad has a healthy mix of ambitious juniors and the more experienced seniors. I think if you can work together, train hard, get the best out of each other then your common goals can be achieved.

Some squad members had asked about selection criteria for this years WOC. For this year the criteria that was set out by Brendan earlier in the year stands.
So congrats to those who have qualified automatically following the IOC.

Could i ask all squad members (not sure where the squad is defined? maybe this should be done)
to forward me their contact details (email, phone no.) so i can get a contact list started. Feel free to send me your thoughts/questions on any O matters you may have while your at it!
my details are:

email IVANMANDYMILLAR@aol.com
home 02897 533149 (NI)
mob 07979 382321

Regards, Ivan.