Mr. Ciaran Kirwan:

We are investigating it. There is an current investigation going through our disciplinary process. We have certain information on it. We know whose handprint - in an IT sense - is on it. We are making progress but it is slow and there have been no admissions. It is anonymous and it should not be given credence. Discussing it here gives it a certain amount of legitimacy which it does not deserve. It was an appalling attack not just on our high performance director but on our unit. It said our high performance unit was out of touch with modern coaching methods. I think of the answer the athletes gave in the Olympic Games. We not only won two medals - a fantastic gold medal and a bronze - but six of our seven boxers either won a medal or were beaten by a medalist. It was an extraordinary achievement despite that attempt-----