1. When the team’s apartments were decked out in style before it all kicked off
2. And when the horses’ stables were suitably patriotic for their arrival
3. When the most adorable Dublin granny was interviewed ahead of her grandson’s judo fight
4. When badminton star Scott Evans celebrated every win by whipping his top off in delight
5. And when he was knocked out in the quarters, the Irish hockey team paid him the most appropriate tribute
6. There was the interview that started it all for the O’Donovan brothers
7. And the follow up that was even better
8. When Sinead Lynch and Claire Lambe made it to the double sculls final
9. And later that same day – the O’Donovan boys took home silver for Ireland
Cementing their place in the Irish sporting pantheon while still having the craic.
10. In her third Olympics, Fionnuala McCormack rocking a personal best in the marathon while coming 20th
11. Remember when Kieran Behan soldiered on in the gymnastics after hurting his knee?
12. That match where the hockey team had to sing the anthem acapella – and they belted out Amhrán na bhFiann with pride
No backing track needed here. @RTE2 #Olympics2016 #rterio2016 Come on Ireland! #hockey them! pic.twitter.com/f23eyYmhWu
— Fergal O'Halloran (@fergohall) August 9, 2016
(If you can’t see the video, please click here.)
13. It might not have been to everyone’s taste, but the boxing lads’ gags on Twitter were well delivered
Even when they needed to be self-deprecating…
14. And when boxer Michael Conlan said he had a present for the five-year-old Dublin boy who offered him his school medal
15. There was glorious redemption for Annalise Murphy in the sailing – nabbing a silver medal
16. And she celebrated in style with another member of the club
Annalise Murphy and Gary O’Donovan deserve golds for soundness.
17. Then there was Thomas Barr’s big smile on his face when he got through to the 400m hurdles final
Couldn’t BELIEVE it.
18. And when his parents mauled him when they saw him for the first time after his near miss
19. Well played to everyone who went out there under the flag and gave it their all <3
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