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- ↑ "Irish Republic Championships". www.gbrathletics.com.
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- ↑ "Fire Blazes Again in Star Distance Runner : Apathy Vanishes and Monica Joyce Gallops Toward Seoul Olympics". Los Angeles Times. 30 June 1988.
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