Shane Lowry and Sarah Lavin named as Team Ireland flag-bearers for Paris Olympics

"Anybody that knows me knows how patriotic I am and how much I love Ireland and how much I love my country," said Lowry.

FLAG BEARER: Shane Lowry and Sarah Lavin will carry the flag for Ireland. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Shane Lowry and Sarah Lavin have been named as Ireland’s flag-bearers for the Olympics' opening ceremony in Paris on Friday evening.

The opening ceremony, which will begin at 6.30pm Irish time, is expected to run for more than three hours and for the first time ever it will not take place in a stadium.