Daniel Wiffen ‘ready to party’ after Olympic homecoming

The last Olympic gold medal won by an athlete from Northern Ireland was in 1988 when Stephen Martin was part of the Team GB hockey team.

Gold and bronze medal winning swimmer Daniel Wiffen meets Michelle O’Malley, her husband Dessie and their two children Nellie, 3, and Theodore, 4, from Lurgan (Liam McBurney/PA)

Olympic champion swimmer Daniel Wiffen said he is “ready to party” as he returned to his home village in Northern Ireland.

Magheralin held one of a host of homecoming events to welcome back Northern Ireland’s sporting heroes after the 2024 Games in Paris.