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# Homecoming

Pics: Ireland's Paralympic swimmers return home with 8 world championship medals

Team Ireland won eight medals in eight days at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships in Montreal.

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Aug 20th 2013, 5:47 PM

# Lions 2013

Sean O'Brien: Lions victory 'top of the pile' but Irish success comes first

The Leinster flanker has a spot of farming, then celebrating, to do when he gets home to Carlow.

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Jul 10th 2013, 3:00 PM

# Hero's welcome

No comment from O'Driscoll or Heaslip as Irish Lions welcomed home

Sean O’Brien and Jonny Sexton carried out their final press duties on a long 2012/13 season.

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Jul 10th 2013, 1:07 PM

# Homecoming

In pictures: Ciaran O'Lionaird and Fionnuala Britton land back with Indoor medals

There was some excess baggage for two athletes, back form Sweden.

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Mar 4th 2013, 7:50 PM

# Cringe

'Would someone just get a shepherd's hook and get him out of there' - Hayes on Bowe's Grand Slam ditty

‘The Bull’ revealed that he was a horrified TV viewer at home when his Ireland teammate took to the stage to sing Black Velvet Band.

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Oct 10th 2012, 9:50 PM

# Homecoming

Phil Hogan booed by locals at Kilkenny's hurling homecoming

The environment minister was given the only jeers of the night as Kilkenny’s champions were welcomed to Nowlan Park.

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Oct 2nd 2012, 8:34 AM

# Homecoming

In pictures: Thousands turn out as Donegal welcomes Sam to the hills

It’s going to be a long night in Donegal.

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Sep 24th 2012, 10:04 PM

# Champions

PHOTOS: Wexford's three-in-a-row camogie heroes return home

Thousands turned out in Gorey, Enniscorthy and Wexford Town among others to welcome the O’Duffy Cup back home to Wexford last night.

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Sep 18th 2012, 11:40 AM

# Heroes

Congrats! Ireland's Paralympians to be honoured at Farmleigh

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be hosting a reception later today for the Irish team to celebrate their haul of sixteen medals at London 2012.

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Sep 14th 2012, 8:27 AM

# Homecoming

Pics: Welcome home! Ireland's medal-laden Paralympic heroes return

A warm welcome for our athletes back in Dublin tonight.

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Sep 10th 2012, 9:50 PM

# Paralympics 2012

Ireland's heroes head for home as Paralympics closes

Team Ireland’s 49 athletes are expected to meet the public in Dublin Airport shortly after 8pm this evening.

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Sep 10th 2012, 11:14 AM

# Homecoming

Jim McGuinness: "I think what's going on is very disrespectful to our own players."

The Donegal manager is less than enamored with talk of homecomings ahead of their All-Ireland final showdown.

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Sep 6th 2012, 12:37 PM

# Controversy

Donegal county board hit back in row over All-Ireland homecoming

The Ulster county have described talk of a homecoming after the September 23rd final as ‘premature’ and ‘unhelpful’.

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Sep 4th 2012, 5:07 PM

# down time

Gallery: What the Olympians did next

While many are still lapping up the limelight, some are happy to continue the hard work, go fishing or have a nice game of dominoes.

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Aug 19th 2012, 9:00 AM

# Homecoming

Caption time: When Paddy met Enda...

One of Ireland’s bronze medal heroes shared a joke with An Taoiseach at the official reception at Farmleigh House today.

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Aug 15th 2012, 8:37 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Aug 15th 2012, 4:48 PM

# Health Crisis

Patients angered by Michael Ring's Olympic homecoming comments

Sports Minister said his comments at Team Ireland homecoming about money spent on sport being “better than putting it into hospitals” was meant to highlight importance of exercise in keeping nation healthy.

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Aug 14th 2012, 12:39 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know this morning.

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Aug 14th 2012, 8:38 AM

# Homecoming

VIDEO: Ireland welcomes home its Olympians

Featuring interviews with Katie Taylor, John Joe Nevin and Cian O’Connor, among others.

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Aug 13th 2012, 9:45 PM

# London 2012

Irish pride as Olympic squad touches down in Dublin

The Minister for Sport promised to fight for more funding as he welcome Ireland’s Olympians home at a small reception in Dublin Airport this afternoon.

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Aug 13th 2012, 4:31 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know this morning.

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Aug 13th 2012, 8:35 AM

# Welcome home

Don't go to the airport today to welcome the Olympians...

… go to the Mansion House on Wednesday instead.

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Aug 13th 2012, 8:08 AM

# what's happening

Confusion reigns over no homecoming for Ireland's Olympic athletes

There will be no official event for Team Ireland when they arrive back tomorrow afternoon – but no-one is quite sure why.

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Aug 12th 2012, 4:07 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you like to see a homecoming for Irish athletes?

A dispute over costs, plus some athletes choosing hometown events, means there’ll be no big official homecoming from the Olympics. Would you like to see one?

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Aug 12th 2012, 1:00 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know as you start your day…

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Aug 12th 2012, 9:02 AM

# Homecoming

No Dublin event - for now - to welcome Ireland's Olympians home

Ireland’s 66 Olympians are thought to want to get home and see their families and friends before having any public events.

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Aug 11th 2012, 11:11 AM

# Katie Taylor

Hero's homecoming: early details of Katie's return to Ireland

Thousands expected in Bray… and maybe a date with Colin Farrell?

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Aug 10th 2012, 9:38 AM

# Countdown

4 days to Euro 2012: Imagine if we had actually won something!

Ireland were given a hero’s welcome when they returned from Germany in ’88.

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Jun 4th 2012, 2:23 PM

# Venezuela

Chavez makes energetic homecoming after surgery

The Venezuelan president rallied thousands of supporters who welcomed him home after receiving cancer treatment in Cuba.

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Mar 17th 2012, 9:12 PM

# Homecoming

Heroes’ welcome: Zambian champions returns home after African Cup win

They’ll be dancing on the streets of Lusaka, Trevor.

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Feb 14th 2012, 6:14 AM

# Homecoming

In pictures: New York hails returning Super Bowl heroes

The Giants are back in town. And the Big Apple has made them feel quite at home today.

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Feb 7th 2012, 6:57 PM

# Coming Home

Dundalk step up their pursuit of Shane O’Connor

Sean McCaffrey has indicated his interest in signing Shane O’Connor, who was released by Ipswich Town last week.

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Jan 27th 2012, 1:30 PM

# aww

GALLERY: Coming home for Christmas

Family and friends greet loved ones ahead of Christmas (warning:the sentimental among you *may* cry…)

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Dec 23rd 2011, 3:28 PM

# Homecoming

Girl dragged away by tsunami finds her way back home - seven years later

An Indonesian girl who was carried away by violent flooding in 2004 has made her way back to her home village – alone – to be reunited with her family.

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Dec 22nd 2011, 3:51 PM

# Golden Girl

Homecoming queen: Golden girl Britton returns home to Ireland

IN PICTURES: Friends, family and supporters turned out at Dublin Airport last night to welcome home European Cross Country champion Fionnuala Britton.

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Dec 13th 2011, 11:48 AM