Paul O’Donovan makes claim for Ireland’s greatest sportsperson following ‘golden’ summer
The Corkman won his seventh World Rowing Championship medal yesterday. Paul O’Donovan is now being discussed as Ireland’s greatest sportsperson ever after winning a seventh World Championship medal just two weeks after winning gold at the Paris Olympics. The 30-year-old, who graduated from University College Cork with a degree in Medicine last year, was hoisted […]
1 year ago
Paul O’Donovan briefly breaks character in remarkable gold medal interview
“Oh it’s fine, yeah.” Almost as soon as you saw the Irish rowers raise their arms as world champions, you were wondering what gold would be delivered in the Paul O’Donovan interview. The Skibbereen dynamo tried his best told hold that usual poker face, but the facade cracked near the end of his chat with […]
3 years ago
‘The Irish are coming!’ – Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win world championship gold
“There’s a rumour that even Chuck Norris is afraid of this Irish lightweight sculls team!” Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy cruised to yet another gold medal as they claimed a world championship title in Racice, this afternoon. The Cork duo claimed another lightweight double sculls world title after blitzing the field at the World Rowing Championships […]
3 years ago