Great scenes.
Having just missed out on a medal at the London Olympics four years ago, Annalise Murphy’s hard work, commitment and dedication ultimately paid off after she secured the silver medal in the women’s laser radial sailing in Rio de Janeiro.
A fifth-place finish in the event was enough to secure silver for Annalise, the gold ultimately going to Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands, but Annalise did the entire nation proud by securing our second medal of the Olympic Games.
We’re delighted to see that Annalise was given a rousing reception when she arrived at her official homecoming at Dun Laoghaire.
Take a look.
Nice way to arrive home with your silver Olympic medal #DunLaoghaire @Annalise_Murphy pic.twitter.com/4CtUSZj5Z5
— Paul Cunningham (@RTENewsPaulC) August 25, 2016
Big cheers as #annalisemurphy greets fans, arriving with flotilla at East Pier, Dun Laoghaire #homecoming #Olympian pic.twitter.com/g8PgjTV9U7
— Flor MacCarthy🇺🇦 (@florNEWS) August 25, 2016
Great welcome for @Annalise_Murphy and the other Olympic heroes in Dun Laoghaire this evening #DLRhomecoming pic.twitter.com/Uh0SEuQUo6
— Cormac Devlin TD (@CormacDevlin) August 25, 2016
Wonderful celebration for @Annalise_Murphy Homecoming to @NYC_club with her #Silver #Rio2016 👏 👏 👏 Such inspiration pic.twitter.com/lY4AM7S0Ne
— ⚖ Regan Solicitors (@Regansolicitors) August 25, 2016
Enormous crowd here in the People's Park to greet @Annalise_Murphy and our Olympic heroes #DLRhomecoming pic.twitter.com/q7B52yQ4Jb
— Cormac Devlin TD (@CormacDevlin) August 25, 2016
Irelands silver medalist Annalise Murphy with @RNLIDunLaoghair pic.twitter.com/Rdw7SIM0mo
— Sean Shanahan (@thedudeinc) August 25, 2016
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Great turnout in the People's Park, Dun Laoghaire for Annalise Murphy and other Olympians pic.twitter.com/i4khNuk26V
— Colman O'Sullivan (@colmanos) August 25, 2016
