TEAM IRELAND ARRIVE HOME FROM SOFIA

 

Team Ireland arrived home from the European Youths in Sofia, Bulgaria via Dublin airport this afternoon.

Family, friends, clubs, club coaches and fans were in situ to welcome the squad.

European champion Niamh Fay and proud parents

Niamh Fay (gold), Daina Moorehouse (bronze), Leah Gallen (bronze) and Lisa O’Rourke (bronze) finished in podium positions in Sofia.

Fay, who boxes out of the Swords BC in Dublin, said she was thrilled to claim gold in the bantamweight class after winning four bouts on the bounce in the Bulgarian capital.

Lisa O’Rourke’s elder sister, Aoife, who claimed gold at the European Elites in Madrid recently, was also at the airport today to welcome Team Ireland home.

(Images courtesy of Michael Hade)

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