Down-to-earth Derval delighted at welcome

DERVAL O’Rourke was clutching her silver medal close when she was greeted by friends and fans at Dublin Airport yesterday.

The Cork athlete, who finished second in the women’s 100m hurdles final in the European Championships on Saturday night, was genuinely surprised at the size of her cheering reception party.

Because her family were out of the country she never imagined so many people would be at the airport when she flew in from Barcelona.