They come home with medals but not quite the colour they were dreaming of.
Donegal siblings Sam and Chloe Magee were beaten in straight sets in their European Games semi-final encounter in Baku.
The mixed doubles duo were already guaranteed a bronze medal after beating Polish pair Aneta Wojtkow and Pawel Pietryja on Friday.
Hoping to reach a gold medal match, on Sunday, the Irish team were defeated by France’s Gaetan Mittelheisser and Audrey Fontaine.
The were in trouble early in the first set, which they lost 21-12. They battled bravely in the second and saved two match points before eventually losing it 23-21.
Katie Taylor [approximately 2pm] and Michael O’Reilly will both go for gold in the boxing later this afternoon. You can watch all the action live on SportsJOE.
