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In Pictures: Irish Paralympic Team Return To Dublin With 9 New Medals

In Pictures: Irish Paralympic Team Return To Dublin With 9 New Medals
Arthur James O'Dea
By Arthur James O'Dea
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It has been an incredibly fruitful week for the Irish Paralympic Team at the World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin.

Signaling a huge improvement on recent championships in Grosseto and Swansea, the team returned home to Dublin Airport today with 9 medals from 7 different athletes.

Irish Paralympic Team

Niamh McCarthy, Jason Smyth (2), Noelle Lenihan, Orla Barry and Greta Streimikyte accounted for 6 of those medals; all of them gold. In Jordan Lee and Orla Comerford (2), the Irish Paralympic Team brought home a further three bronze medals.

An astonishingly successful week for the team, here are a selection of the best pictures from today's homecoming courtesy of Sportsfile.

Irish Paralympic Team Homecoming:

Irish Paralympic Team
Irish Paralympic Team

Cork's Niamh McCarthy celebrates her gold medal in the Women's F41 Discus with family members. 

Irish Paralympic Team
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Ireland's other gold medalist in the Women's F38 Discus is welcomed by tearful friends and family. 

Irish Paralympic Team

A double-bronze medalist in the T13 100m & 200m events, Orla Comerford is greeted by the Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club on arrival.

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Irish Paralympic Team

Emilija Streimikyte was on hand to welcome her sister and gold medal winner in the T13 1500m Greta. 

Irish Paralympic Team

Double-gold medalist sprinter Jason Smyth has to get down to business very quickly indeed. 

Irish Paralympic Team

President of Paralympics Ireland John Fulham welcomes home three gold-medalists: Noelle Lenihan, Niamh McCarthy and Orla Barry. 

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Irish Paralympic Team

Bronze-medalist in the T47 high-jump, Kerryman Jordan Lee proudly puts his medal on show. 

See Also: Niamh McCarthy Wins Record-Breaking Gold At European Championships

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