Former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle says “inadequate criteria” set down by the governing body has prevented Lauren Callaghan from competing at next week’s European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Advertisement AdvertisementHad Athletics Ireland’s qualification process been in line with that of European Athletics, Callaghan would be on the runway in Birmingham. If she’s good enough to make the qualification criteria set down by European Athletics she would be going.” When the Irish team for Birmingham was confirmed, both Callaghan and her club lodged appeals to Athletics Ireland, but these were rejected. Advertisement Advertisement"She should have been selected and would have been via the quota, not Athletics Ireland’s own criteria.