Team Ireland Homecoming from Tokyo 2020 Olympics
29 October 2021; The athletes and staff who represented Team Ireland at Tokyo 2020 this summer were formally congratulated at the Official Team Ireland Homecoming in Dublin Castle. A record number of Irish athletes competed at the Summer Olympics in Japan with 116 athletes competing across nineteen sports. An Taoiseach Michéal Martin TD, Minister Catherine Martin TD, Minister of State Jack Chambers TD and His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ireland, Mr Mitsuru Kitano attended the event to honour the athletes. In attendance at the homecoming is Kellie Harrington, as she reacts to a Tokyo 2020 highlights video. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile