World Cup gold for Skibbereen's Paul O'Donovan

The Skibbereen man saved his best until last when winning the final in Lucerne in a time of 6:47.15 — a new World Cup record

 Double Olympic medallist Paul O'Donovan in attendance at the Team Ireland Olympic Ball in the Mansion House, Dublin.

Olympic champion Paul O'Donovan has won gold in a record breaking time at World Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland this afternoon.

It was his first international appearance since becoming Olympic champion with his doubles partner Fintan McCarthy in Tokyo last year.