From Haughey to Fowler to Kos, a green tint all over the global stage in Paris

The very spread and depth of Irish roots abroad meant strands were littered through the French capital.

Hungary’s Hubert Kos with his gold medal after winning in the men’s 200m backstroke final at the Paris La Defense Arena. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire. 

The Irish really do get everywhere. If last year’s Rugby World Cup was a peak in terms of sheer numbers at any one sporting event then this summer’s Olympic Games proved again just how wide and disparate the green tint is on the global stage.

The loudest cheer that wasn’t French at the Stade de France last Friday was the roar that greeted Rhasidat Adeleke. Roland Garros reverberated to accents from Dolphin’s Barn to Dingle three days before as Kellie Harrington doubled down on history.