Tokyo 2020: Superstar Kellie lifts the country's spirits 

Ireland’s Kellie Harrington celebrates after defeating Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

The cacophony of roars, car horns, and flashing lights on Dublin’s Portland Street in the wee hours of the morning told its own story - their very own superstar is now Ireland’s superstar

Kellie Harrington has gone where only a few brave souls have ventured previously, emulating John Joe Nevin, Ken Egan, Wayne McCullough, Fred Tiedt, and John McNally, in winning a silver medal in the Olympic Games in the toughest sport of them all.