Katie Taylor’s dad says gloss has been taken off gold medal by homecoming row

leave it to us paddies to create problems, being so left as dysfunctional as any on our (their) planet by good neighbour shure is it any wonder. Fill 'em with guinness and with that shilling offer they'll happily bleed fer yees.

seanmac "again the Good Lord looked after Katie". We know katie believes this bunk, but you do too? I live surrounded by Born Agains, and I know them well enough not to like them. Don't tell me that the Irish are buying into that self-centered nonsense. I've seen the harm these sects have done among the poor of Latin America.

This evening I was delighted to be one of about 15,000 people who turned out to welcome Katie Taylor, and her boxing club mate Adam Nolan home to Bray.They arrived about 5.15pm in an open top bus, escorted by 2 patrol cars, and outriders of An Garda Siochana, (Irish Police) to Bray seafront.There they received a great reception from the large crowd. Both Katie and her father, Pete, addressed the crowd. There had been heavy rain this morning, but again the Good Lord looked after Katie, as the evening was bright and sunny. Our national TV service, RTE relayed the celebrations live to the nation. Well done to our Olympians, Katie, and Adam.

Irish men and Irish women, in the name of god and of the dead generation, from which we receive our old tradition of nationhood. Ireland through us summons her people to her flag. Katie Taylor came from the ashes of a nation in crisis and replenished our souls.

More yellow journalism to taint the lovely story. Scribbling skunks and snakes and snails. Does that type train in a Shark Tank to learn now to bite, eat and kill weaker animals to prepare for working on a laptop?