RTÉ stalls its autumn schedule launch to watch fight

While the vast Irish contingent was raising the decibel level at London’s ExCel Arena yesterday, RTÉ’s stars were roaring Katie Taylor on to glory at the launch of the station’s autumn schedule.

Due to the Bray woman’s semi-final bout, RTÉ chiefs decided to delay their press briefing to allow the likes of Ryan Tubridy, Miriam O’Callaghan, and Craig Doyle a chance to watch Taylor’s fight.

Former Afternoon Show presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh in particular was feeling every punch, and is planning to be among the crowds thronging Bray’s main street today to hopefully witness Ireland’s first Olympic boxing gold medal since Michael Carruth’s 1992 triumph.