Team Ireland Daily Diary at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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Daniel Coyle is from Derry

 

Noel Hendrick is from Kildare

 

Max McCusker has family from Monaghan

 

I’m not sure on Westmeath but they’ve said that only Leitrim wasn’t represented so I’m guessing one of the 2nd/3rd gen has family in 2 counties  

[Oldira 88]

4 hours ago, feargale said:

I think somebody here said that every county is represented on Team Ireland. I cannot find even a slim link to Derry, Kildare, Westmeath, or Monaghan, unless you credit the Ugandan rower to Monaghan. I believe her parents are Fermanagh and Monaghan. And Leitrim claiming Dean Clancy is stretching it.

Daniel Coyle is from Ardmore in Derry, Noel Hendricks and Eve Higgins from Kildare. Clancy is Sligo andMax McCusker has family connections from Monaghan. Nobody from Westmeath.

[Cosmo Kramer 24]

Women's pair look destined for fourth already it seems. Nowhere near the Romanians there. Corrigan /Timoney up next.

 

I always figured OlympicsIRE was Dan Man, but perhaps not?!

[Cosmo Kramer 24]

Great recovery from a dreadful start for the men's pair to get through in third. They were fourth with 20 meters to row, maybe 10 metres, what a finish.

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It's been an absolute nightmare start for the boxing team, three defeats from three, all in fights where they would have been favourites to win

[Cosmo Kramer 24]

A bit early yet to be mentioning Rio in terms of the boxers, but it hasn't been a good start. Grainne Walsh maybe our third or fourth best shot for a medal, and she's gone in the round of 32.

 

At least we're not as reliant on one sport as we used to be. Could really do with a getting a win on the board from Jack Marley tonight all the same.

 

The main positives today have been Dickson/Waddilove, Corrigan/Timoney and Mona McSharry.

 

Murtagh/Keogh probably in the negative column with Walsh x 2, although they qualified directly from their heat, they don't have the look of genuine medal contenders.

 

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24 minutes ago, duineeile said:

It's been an absolute nightmare start for the boxing team, three defeats from three, all in fights where they would have been favourites to win

To be fair all 3 were definitely 50/50 at best. I thought Grainne would win but thought the other two were up against it 

[duineeile 5]

18 minutes ago, dodge said:

To be fair all 3 were definitely 50/50 at best. I thought Grainne would win but thought the other two were up against it 

All three were strong favourites in the betting odds. Really hope Jack Marley can get the win this evening and stop the rot

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1 hour ago, duineeile said:

All three were strong favourites in the betting odds. Really hope Jack Marley can get the win this evening and stop the rot

Don’t mind the betting odds. Absolutely clueless they are. Marley shouldn’t be favourite either. It’s 50/50

[duineeile 5]

1 hour ago, dodge said:

Don’t mind the betting odds. Absolutely clueless they are. Marley shouldn’t be favourite either. It’s 50/50

Marley was obvious favourite, had beaten that Pole twice before. Very good display all the same and got the job done, the boxing team badly needed that