Four years later he went to Los Angeles and repeated the feat. McCourt lost a controversial semi-final bout to Russian Velikton Barannikov and had to be content with bronze in the lightweight division. Katie Taylor celebrates her victory over Natasha Jonas at the London 2012 Olympics (Nick Potts/PA). Heffernans Olympic medal for the 50km walk didnt come about in normal circumstances. But this had been coming. Arklow-born Ronnie Delany crosses the line in the 1,500m Olympic final in Melbourne in 1956. Event: Rowing (lightweight double sculls). Year: 2012 London Games Once we were catching up to them, we knew that we were at a sustainable pace and kept going. McCullough had to go through four opponents just to reach the decider in Barcelona where he was defeated by Cuban Joel Casamayor.

It was just before 3am on Thursday morning when Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy powered to an Olympic gold medal. At the age of 21, Fred Tiedt won silver for Ireland in the welterweight division, defeating Polish, American and Australian opposition on his way to the decider where he fell to Romanian Nicolae Linca. Tisdall lived in Sri Lanka until he was five before moving back to the family home in Co Tipperary.

The Belfast fighter beat Ghanaian and French opposition to advance through to the final four where he was beaten by Cuban Robeisy Ramirez who would go on to claim gold. Sligo Rovers had a night to remember against Motherwell. Like so many of Irelands early Olympians, Tisdalls is an incredible story. A day later, O'Donovan and McCarthy secured Ireland's first-ever gold medal in Olympic medal and the country's first Olympic gold medal in nine years with their stunning victory at the same venue. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Its the last time an Irish boxer won gold at the Olympics, a stat that will hopefully have changed around 5pm this evening. Year: 1992 Barcelona Games

Ireland first competed as an independent country in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, and has won 33 summer Olympic medals. We just do what we always do as best we can and it worked..

John Caldwell (Bronze) Melbourne 1956. The St Pat's boss was bullish after the 1-1 draw. Ireland is in celebration mode after more athletes made history on the other side of the world.

For any Irish athlete to do so is sensational when you consider the size of some of the nations who compete at the Games. Michelle Smith (3 X Gold, 1 X Bronze) Atlanta 1996. Pat repeated the trick four years later in the same event in Los Angeles. Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty of Ireland with their medals. Event: 400m Hurdles. Freddie Gilroy (Bronze) Melbourne 1956. Italy claimed bronze. Update on legend's condition as son starts making waves in Formula 1, The seven-time World Champion was enjoying a holiday in the French Alps when he fell and hit his head on a rock, Irish rugby fans all say the same thing about self-deprecating New Zealand billboard, They're not too used to losing but the All Blacks and their fanbase have been gracious about Ireland's series victory, GAA player who allegedly grabbed opponent's testicles during game charged with assault, Teacher Michael Friel appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with a Section 3 assault causing harm to Laurence McMullan, John Russell full of praise after memorable European win over Motherwell. Travel expert on which Irish passengers are due compensation after slew of cancellations, "Up to two weeks in advance, they can cancel without any penalty or without any consumer rights implications", Dublin man accused of cruise ship murder mystery has new theory, Exclusive: Mr Belling insisted he did not cause the disappearance of his wife from the cruise ship and that he now believes she is probably dead, having previously said she was likely alive, Rescuers rush to scene in Irish village as young kid found unconscious, Rescue services were on their way to a separate incident of a man with an injured lower leg, Irish swimmer shares terrifying moment they could have died at spot they've 'swam in for forty years', "I almost became one of those news stories or statistics. You dont really take in the history of the moment. Meanwhile, the quartet of Emily Hegarty, Fiona Murtagh, Eimear Lambe, and Aifric Keogh, who secured a bronze medal in the women's fours, were greeted by cheering family members at Dublin Airport as they made their return from Tokyo. Smith triumphed in the 400m freestyle, 400m individual medley and the 200m individual medley whilst also making it onto the podium in third place in the 200m butterfly. OSullivan was World champion in 1995 and claimed Olympic silver in 2000 in the 5000m, clocking a time of 14:41.02 to become only the second Irishwoman ever to claim an Olympic medal and the first on the track. Here are the locations of 61 new speed camera zones nationwide, Dunnes workers seeking wage of over 19 per hour and 25 days annual leave within 10 years, Another major Dublin city centre street is going traffic-free, Amazon Prime Video has just added 19 big movies to its library, The 50 most iconic songs of all time* have been revealed, People think they've figured out the ranking of the viewers on your Instagram Stories, You and your family could live on the Aran Islands rent-free for a year, WATCH: This video showing 'hand-rolled ice cream' in Dublin is mesmerising, There's a new app that helps people find any food, drink or product they're looking for, locally, 5 reasons why your business should 'pop-up' at one of Dublin's busiest stations, JOE BUSINESS: 3 great reasons you should pop-up in Dun Laoghaire this summer, This new app will help you keep track of the Luas strikes, TWEETS: Mixed reaction as Joan Burton steps down as leader of the Labour party. Ireland's stunning progress in rowing generally had climaxed with the ultimate reward. He was also captain of the boxing team and flag bearer for Ireland at the opening ceremony. Carruth defeated Cuban Juan Hernandez Sierra in the decider 13-10. However, in 1998, Smith was banned for four years for allegedly tampering with a urine sample in a routine drug test at her home in January of that year. Filte abhaile #TeamIreland & comhghairdeas to all our #Olympic2020 medal winners to @DublinAirport @Olympics pic.twitter.com/jud2aNgtwE.

You may be suffering from 'sleep debt', "People will have incurred a sleep debt perhaps above and beyond their normal sleep debt", Face of thug who broke into Dublin flat and menaced young victim with crowbar before raping her. Such an occurrence is obviously impossible nowadays, but its exactly what happened to John Pius Boland when he went to visit a friend in Athens around the time of the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896. John Joe Nevin competed at the 2008 Games at the age of 18 and was a real medal hope heading into the ring in London four years on. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile, Gary and Paul ODonovan (Silver) Rio De Janeiro 2016. Skibbereen's Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy, who won gold in the men's lightweight double sculls, returned home to Cork on Sunday ahead of a low-key homecoming due to the pandemic. This field is required Carruths path to the final of the Welterweight competition was relatively straightforward but his last bout was anything but, with the flame-haired southpaw edging an incredibly close bout with Cuban Juan Hernndez Sierra on a 13-10 scoreline. Eight years later, he wrote those wrongs aboard Blue Loyd 12, losing the silver medal jump-off to Gerco Schroder of the Netherlands but taking home the bronze. "Tactically, I wanted to win and I raced to win. More than 10,000 people thronged the streets of the west Cork town, which boasts a population of around 2,500 people. I wouldnt go around introducing myself like that though., He told RT Sport: The race plan we had, we do it all the time and it seems to work out OK for us. After six successive European Championships and five consecutive World Championships, Taylor had the medal she craved the most. That approach took Barnes on a memorable run in the light flyweight division right through to the semi-finals where he was defeated by local hope Zou Shiming. O'Donovan and brother Gary won silver in the same event five years ago in Rio, and these two were strongly tipped to go all the way just 24 hours after the womens four had earned bronze. Following the huge success of Melbourne, Ireland came home from Rome in 1960 empty-handed and had boxer Jim McCourt to thank for ensuring the same didnt happen four years on in Tokyo.

Dubliner Carruth competed at the 1988 Games but was eliminated via knockout in the lightweight boxing division. Its finally here, despite everything: one year older, a little disheveled compared to its original conception, but its here all the same. Against the odds, he won gold when he borrowed Swedish rival Ossian Skiold's hammer and achieved a throw that was unmatched.

McNally lost his bantamweight final to home boy Pentti Hamalainen via split-decision. RONNIE DELANEY McCullough is one of Irelands greatest ever professional boxers, holding the World title from 1995-97 but it all began for the Pocket Rocket at the 1992 Games where he claimed silver in the bantamweight division. Hours before that, Ireland were making their debut in the 400m hurdles event, and did so in style. Then they slow down a bit. Tisdall's Olympic glory is entwined with O'Callaghan's - just an hour before the hammer-thrower claimed gold in Los Angeles, his compatriot blew the field away to win the 400m hurdles final. Tim Clancy reckons NS Mura thought St Pat's would be an 'easy touch' in Europa Conference League. After starting off with three golds in their first two games, Ireland would have to wait over two decades for their next. One of them had a shot at going one better in Tokyo, with Paul pairing up with fellow Corkman Fintan McCarthy. Sign up for our Tokyo 2020 briefing with all the news, views and previews for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. She had dominated the womens boxing game for the previous seven years and with it being added to the Olympic roster in 2012 for the first time, Taylor was Irelands great medal hope. Unfortunately for Caldwell, his run was ended in the semi-final by Mircea Dobrescu of Romania. Paul ODonovan and Fintan McCarthy won Irelands first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday with a stunning victory in the lightweight mens double sculls at the Sea Forest Waterway. Michael Carruth (Won a gold medal in the mens welterweight boxing in Barcelona in 1992).

The two gold medalists will be reunited with their families when they arrive at Skibbereen. Daryl McCarthy broke into the then 19-year-old womans apartment through a rear window with a crowbar. We kind of know that Italy and Germany always go hard, you can count on that. In the Olympic final, I ran the perfect race," he told RT Sport 60 years later.

Sanita Puspure shed tears after she failed to make the semi-finals of the single sculls at the Rio Olympics five years ago. O'Donovan, who won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio De Janeiro with his brother Gary, received a hero's welcome when he returned to Skibbereen five years ago. Welcome home to all our team.

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Dang. Event: 1500m. Dont you love it when you go on your holidays and come back with two Olympic gold medals? MICHAEL CARRUTH And he wasnt satisfied with any old medals either, his were both made of the gold stuff. Darren Sutherland formed part of the hugely successful Irish boxing team at the Beijing Games and made it right through to the penultimate stage of the middleweight tournament where he faced Britains James DeGale.

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The Wicklow man's talent had been obvious in the years leading up to the 1956 Games but it was still a shock when he won gold Down Under.

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Ronnie Delany (Won a gold medal in the mens 1,500 metres in Melbourne in 1956). Emily Hegarty, who won a bronze medal with the women's fours, is also a member of Skibbereen Rowing Club and lives in the same parish as O'Donovan and McCarthy. She was fourth only the top three qualified and it was scant consolation that her time would have been good enough to progress in the other three heats. His own interests were initially focused on Gaelic football and hurling but when he moved to Dublin to study, O'Callaghan discovered rugby and hammer-throwing. BOB TISDALL In blustery conditions, the 27-year-old ODonovan and 24-year-old McCarthy set a time of 6min 6.43sec, finishing ahead of the German duo Jonathan Rommelmann and Jason Osborne. Event: Boxing (welterweight). The O'Donovan brothers winning silver at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games. DeGale proved too strong in the end but Sutherland returned home a hero with his bronze medal around his neck. We've taken a look back on the other men and women who have delivered on the grandest stage of all since the nation entered the Games in 1924. Michael Carruth (Gold) Barcelona 1992. The quartet secured Ireland's first-ever medal in women's Olympic rowing after their heroic finish at the Sea Forest Waterway on Wednesday. Menu Sections, Pat OCallaghan (Gold) Amsterdam 1928. Year: 2021 Tokyo Games George Hamilton captured the mood as O'Donovan and McCarthy surged across the finish line at the Sea Forest Waterway to claim Ireland's first ever rowing gold at an Olympics. Barnes became the first Irish boxer to claim medals at back-to-back Games when winning bronze once again at London 2012. Shiming went on to claim gold just as he did in Beijing. Cmon Katie! He went on to win bronze at the 1956 European Championships and gold at the following years Commonwealth Games. Ireland is in celebration mode after more athletes made history on the other side of the world, Want the day's sports headlines straight to your inbox? Four years later, he returned to go all the way at welterweight, in the process becoming Irelands first gold medal winner since Ronnie Delany and first-ever inside the ring. John Treacys Olympic career started at a low-ebb when the Waterford man collapsed with just 200m to go in his 10,000m heat when in pole-position to qualify at Moscow. Darren Sutherland (Bronze) Beijing 2008.