Well, this has aged well.
After this week's pandemonium in Dublin's north inner city, we take a trip back all the way to 1992. The year my 29-year-old brother was born. Yikes.
If you're feeling old at this stage, you can take that a step further by exercising the brain memory and remembering Michael Carruth's Olympic gold medal win.
Carruth was joined by Wayne McCullough in a raucous homecoming. McCullough also won a medal, taking home silver at Barcelona.
The Irish boxers looking out at their welcome. Credit RTÉ Archives
An RTÉ Archives clip looks back on the homecoming, which was chaotic even from their landing at Dublin Airport.
People lined the runways to meet the pair, with a lovely shot of Carruth holding his two-week old nephew. The media frenzy was crazy.
Then, according to RTÉ, there were over 2,000 people waiting for Ireland's boxers at the departures section of the airport.
They even set up a stage for the boxers to address the crowd. That was before the open top bus parade. It's fair to say the Irish were out in their droves.
The archived clip shows McCullough and Carruth up on stage and the deafening cheers from fans. It was just after 2am Irish time when they arrived into the refurbished departures area.
Michael Carruth addresses the crowd. Credit RTÉ Archives
"Even the mere mention of their names sent the crowd into yet another round of singing and cheering," said reporter Walt Kilroy.
"The support is unbelievable," Wayne McCullough said. "I'm just stuck for words really. Youse are all a credit to your country," Carruth added.
A homage was paid to legendary Cuban boxing trainer Nicolas Cruz Hernandez who played a pivotal role in Carruth and McCullough's training.
Then came a rather humorous moment, and an almost eerily similar situation to what's going on in 2021.
"The only politician to speak was also the only person to get a bad reception," the report said. Nice one.
"As anger about government funding for sport came to the surface, Finance Minister Bertie Ahern was booed throughout his short speech."
Bertie has his say and the crowd try to silence him. Credit RTÉ Archives
Bertie is seen being mercilessly booed, with his voice barely being heard over the roars of those who didn't stay up til' 2am to listen to a politician.
You can draw many parallels between this and what Irish boxers pleaded for in interviews this week. More funding is needed to fund grassroots level Irish boxing clubs.
It's not Bertie's finest moment, but to see the overwhelming Irish support back then is great. Not much has changed, in ways.
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