Ireland Olympic success ‘the stuff of dreams’ as athletes welcomed home

More than 20,000 cheering fans welcomed Ireland’s Olympic team home after its most successful medal haul ever on Monday.

Most of the Irish athletes who won medals attended the celebratory event on Dublin’s O’Connell Street, together with most of the other athletes who had competed.

Thousands of family members and fans carried flags and homemade signs as they tried to catch a glimpse of their sporting heroes.

Girls wore white bows in their hair – a nod to sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke – and parents hoisted children onto their shoulders to give them a view of the stage.

A total of 64 women and 69 men represented Team Ireland across 14 sports at the Paris games, winning four gold medals and three bronze.

Daniel Wiffen, 23, won gold in the men’s 800m final and also took a bronze in the men’s 1500m final.

Rhys McClenaghan, 25 and from Co Down, won gold in the pommel horse final.

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