When Ireland needed Katie Taylor most, she delivered

48 hours after the Dublin stabbings and riots, she showed the nation what belief, courage, and sheer hard work can achieve, writes Pádraig Hoare

Bloodied but unbowed, Katie Taylor fought back after the earlier defeat by Chantelle Cameron to become two-weight undisputed champion. Next stop, Croke Park? Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

When the country needed her most, she delivered.

Just 48 hours after the nation was at its lowest ebb, with horrific violence against children made worse by wanton thuggery, Ireland needed something to once again spark our national pride.