Watch as family and Skibbereen react to the O'Donovan's historic Olympic silver

They've done it.
Watch as family and Skibbereen react to the O'Donovan's historic Olympic silver

With the entire country cheering them on, Gary and Paul O'Donovan pulled like a dog and won silver, narrowly beaten by France.

The two brothers from Skibbereen have become the nation's favourite Olympians thanks to their laid-back attitude, tales of schteak and schoup and a uniquely-Corkonian knack for a turn of phrase.

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