Bronze medallist rower and his crewmate Philip Doyle were greeted by a 2,000-plus crowd that thronged Kickham Plaza
“We got a great welcome in Dublin, but this is crazy,” said Olympic bronze medallist Daire Lynch as he surveyed the 2,000-plus crowd that thronged Kickham Plaza in his native Clonmel to welcome him and his crewmate, Philip Doyle, to Tipperary town following
MC Tom Fennessy of Clonmel Rowing Club reminded the crowd to loud cheers that Lynch was the first Tipperary athlete to bring an Olympic medal back to the county since hurdler Bob Tisdall from Nenagh won a gold medal in Los Angeles in 1932. President of Clonmel Rowing Club, Dermot Dougan, noted how the club, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019, was going from strength to strength and he predicted that Lynch’s success would lead to even better days ahead for the club, which now has more than 200 members.
Among those watching on were Lynch’s parents, Niall and Joanne, his siblings, Brian, Conor and Aoife and cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council, Cllr Declan Burgess and mayor of Clonmel, Cllr Michael Murphy as they heard also Doyle pay tribute to his team-mate.
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