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Tokyo champion admits tears kept flowing as she caught up on reaction to her Olympic success
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Athletes and medal winners from Team Ireland return from Tokyo Olympics
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‘We don’t need bundles of money, just the basics so we can produce more champions’
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‘I love giving, and if I can give someone a little bit of inspiration that means the world to me’
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‘I am in the limelight and I know I have to be a role model,’ says Olympic champion
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It was an emotional ride whether you were in Tokyo, at Portland Row or on the couch
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Gold and bronze medals a fitting reward for combined efforts of Irish coaching team
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Dubliner edges tactical semi to become second Irish woman to reach an Olympic boxing final
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Diving final just out of reach for Tanya Watson as golfers move up the leaderboard
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She becomes only the second female Irish boxer to reach an Olympic final
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