‘She seems everyone’s sister, daughter, friend’

Katie Taylor’s performance resonated around the world, with many prestigious international titles rushing to acclaim her.

Barry Bearak, writing for the New York Times and Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, chronicled the life and times of our gold medallist from her humble beginnings in the Ballywaltrim estate.

“For the Irish, Katie Taylor is more than a great athlete sprung from the native soil; people speak of her as if she has sprung from themselves, for she seems everyone’s sister, their daughter, their friend,” she wrote.