Golden welcome for Paralympic team

A TRIUMPHANT Irish Paralympic team received a rapturous reception at Dublin Airport yesterday when they came home with three silver medals and one bronze.

Golden welcome for Paralympic team
Fri, 01 Oct, 2004 - 01:00
Michael Brennan

The team was led out by the four medallists; Derek Malone from Whitegate, Co Clare, David Malone from Dublin, Conall McNamara from Mayo and John McCarthy from Cork.

It was a special day for one of the athletes, who saw his newborn son for the first time.

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