Rio Paralympics Day 1 - Tipp and Kilkenny put differences aside to race in tandem

Here are all the Irish in action today.

It’s a delicate week to have a Tipp and a Kilkenny man racing in the same tandem pairing but hurling rivalry will not distract Damien Vereker and Sean Hahessy from their task today, writes Cliona Foley.

They’re the first of Ireland’s strong Paralympic cycling team in action in Rio, and open with the four kilometre Pursuit in the Olympic Velodrome today.