1. Ailis McSweeney revealed Derval O’Rourke’s preparations in intimate detail: “She was in her own bed with her coaches in comfortable surroundings until two days ago.”

Enough about ourselves and our five Olympic rings of prized metal. It would be rude not to acknowledge our splendid hosts. So where do we stand on Team GB’s success this past fortnight?

I bet there is a tear in your eye...

God knows, RTE have got their money’s worth from Jimmy Magee over the years.

It is a question that rears its ugly head every four years and no, it has nothing to do with the mystery of why Hungarians are so good at swimming.

It just keeps getting worse for US Olympic broadcaster NBC.

This appears to lie in that murky grey area somewhere between sporting expediency and downright cheating

If the Olympics itself is the ultimate reality TV show, Ireland’s Olympic handball administrators have devised a pretty ingenious spin-off contest this week.

We heard, last year, from former Kilkenny hurler Brian Phelan one theory on Brian Cody’s ability to keep the hunger from seeping out of his group.

For a sense of perspective, you rarely need to look any further than Billy Mitchell.