Olympic rowing heroes O'Donovan and McCarthy celebrate success at Skibbereen homecoming

Irish Olympic rowers Paul O'Donovan, Fintan McCarthy, Aoife Casey and Emily Hegarty from Skibbereen greeting the crowds at their homecoming in West Cork.

Skibbereen Olympic rowing heroes Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy said they are finally delighted to be able to share their incredible success with their town as thousands of people turned out for an emotional homecoming in West Cork.

After the pandemic prevented a public celebration of the duo’s 2021 Olympic gold in Tokyo, thousands of people lined the streets of Skibbereen on Sunday to celebrate their historic Olympic gold medal win in Paris almost a month ago, and Paul’s seventh world rowing title just a few days ago – feats which have elevated the pair to legendary status.