Tears of joy for Team Ireland with four medals in one day

"I was just freaking out. I just kept telling myself: 'keep long and strong, don't panic'."

For Ireland’s Paralympians, this was the day of days – two gold medals, one silver, one bronze, and enough euphoric tears to flood the sun-baked streets of Rio, writes Cathal Dennehy.

In the Olympic park, Ireland won its first swimming medal of the Paralympics through Ellen Keane, who finished third in the final of the SB8 100m breaststroke final.