Dermot Henihan, Ireland’s Chef de Mission for Beijing, congratulated David on his brilliant victory and paid tribute to the entire team effort under the management of Donegal’s Patsy McGonagle.
“David’s win is a real boost for our hopes in Beijing” he said. “It shows that top class preparation can deliver top class performance- and our sincere congratulations go to Patsy and his Athletics Ireland team for their superb efforts in Birmingham”.