A “spectacular” welcome home for the newly crowned All-Ireland Hurling Champions Limerick is promised for later this evening.

A homecoming will be held in Dublin this evening for the Leinster rugby team after winning the European Champions Cup last night.

For some people, it was a 40-hour journey home to Ireland and for others, it was a 15-year one.

Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year and it’s safe to say that Dublin Airport has been giving us all the feels today - their busiest day of the year.

Tens of thousands of fans gathered in Thurles to welcome home their double All-Ireland champions.

Preparations are being finalised for a homecoming parade for the O’Donovan brothers in Skibbereen this evening.

“We never thought we’d be coming back to this”

A major homecoming event is to be staged for world boxing champion Carl Frampton.

One Irish fella flew home to Ireland for the first time in 14 months and gave his parents a huge surprise.

Aww lovely!

Brian Cody hailed the strength of character of his Kilkenny side at their Nowlan Park homecoming.

Irishman John O’Regan has been living in Australia for the last ten years where he met his Fiancee Claire.

Son Matthew hadn't been home from Australia in three years - and she had never met her baby grandson.

This is one of the sweetest homecoming videos yet - and the most original.