Record medal haul leaves Kirwan jubilant

FINBARR KIRWAN, High Performance Director with the Irish Sports Council (ISC), praised not only the achievement of the Irish boxers at the European championships in Moscow but their commitment, the preparations and the team that masterminded the record medal haul.

“Second on the medals table is phenomenal – there were 41 nations represented here – and there were no easy bouts,” Kirwan said.

“The lads were exceptional. The preparation was good, we had the Kazaks in Dublin and then we went to Ukraine – I don’t know if we will be welcome back in the Ukraine again – and Billy (Walsh) and his team did outstanding work.