‘Gary and Paul’s crew’ come out in force to welcome O'Donovan brothers home to Cork

You can imagine the type of conversation between the blue and green channels in Arrivals as the O’Donovan brothers ambled through last night.

“Anything to declare?” they would be asked. “Well, two Olympic silver medals, the World Championship gold...”

As it happens, Gary and Paul O'Donovan were afforded the VIP treatment as they landed in Cork last night, complete with fast tracked luggage, back after a globe-trotting few weeks which has turned them into national heroes.