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

Paddy Barnes made history by becoming the first Irish boxer to win two Olympic medals when he assured himself of another bronze with an emphatic 23-18 victory over Devendro Singh Laishram (India) in an entertaining light flyweight quarter final last night.

This is a story of three journeys. One is the adventurous tale of a young girl whose prowess in a pair of boxing gloves helped gain her sport a place in the Olympic Games.

Irish Olympic medals are something like London buses — you wait for ages for one to come along and then three arrive together.

Paddy Barnes will become the first Irish boxer to win two Olympic medals if he defeats Devendro Singh Laishram (India) on Wednesday night (9pm).