Ciara Mageean proved a very popular guest at the Saffron Business Forum’s annual Sports Lunch at the Crown Plaza Hotel on Friday. The former Portaferry Camogie player, who was accompanied by her proud parents Catherine and Chris, was interviewed by the Saffron Business Forum’s dynamic duo of Paul McErlean and Shane Elliott who were visibly impressed by the eloquent Mageean who spoke of her career in athletics, which led her to a European 1500m Gold medal in Rome in June 2024. She also spoke of the devastation of missing out on the Paris Olympics through injury later that year and of her determination to make to the 2028 games in Los Angeles.

This was the eighth year of the Saffron Business Forum Sport lunch and during that time they have had a range of top class guests, including Herny Shefflin, Peter Canavan and AP McCoy but it has to be said they Ciara was right up there with the very best of them.

During the day the Saffron Business Forum, whose main aim is to raise funds to support Antrim GAA, presented cheques to Cumann na mBunscol, GAA for All and to the Saffron Gael, for which are very thankful. Tony Shivers and his great team of volunteers have done sterling work for the county over the years and long may they continue.

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