In at the deep end: Team Ireland ready to dive into Paris Olympics

'We have a population of athletes who believe and who feel comfortable in a world arena and don’t go in there with a level of timidity. They have their shoulders back, their leads high and they will take on the world

IN AT THE DEEP END:; Swimmer Ellen Walshe with her Cocker Spaniel Barley. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

For some, it was that time we craned our necks back and tried to gawp all the way to the top of our first New York skyscraper.

For others it was the endless shifting landscapes of a coast-to-coast. Or maybe the sensory overload that is Las Vegas.