Katie Taylor - minus her dad and coach in her corner for the first time this decade - claimed her first Irish title in the ring at Dublin’s National Stadium last night.

Katie Taylor believes Ireland's record-breaking EU Women's Boxing Championships squad, who returned home last night to a rapturous welcome, have even brighter days ahead of them.

Olympic champion Katie Taylor won her 15th major title at the EU Women’s Championships in Keszthely, Hungary on Saturday and had an ominous warning for her rivals, warning them she was a also targeting gold at the 2014 world and European championships.

Katie Taylor capped off a hugely successful weekend for Irish women's boxing by winning her fifth successive EU Championship title in Keszthely, Hungary.