Katie Taylor
# katie-taylor - Monday 13 August, 2012
They’re home! Katie Taylor and fellow Olympians touch down
They’re back with medals and memories in tow…
LISTEN: Air Traffic Control welcomes Ireland’s Olympic team home
We’ve got segments of air traffic control audio as the Irish Olympic team touched down in Dublin Airport this afternoon.
VIDEO: I can’t wait to get home and celebrate with everyone, admits Katie Taylor
And Bray is ready for a party.
Open thread: What is your stand out moment of the London Olympics?
So, how was it for you?
Don’t go to the airport today to welcome the Olympians…
… go to the Mansion House on Wednesday instead.
# katie-taylor - Sunday 12 August, 2012
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.
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?
The Sunday Papers: some of the week’s best sportswriting
Featuring extensive pieces on women’s boxing, wrestling and the relationship between sport and religion.
National Wax Museum hopes to immortalise Katie Taylor after historic win
We just can’t get enough of her: Katie Fever hits the National Wax Museum.
Steady on, Des: It’s the sporting Tweets of the week
A footballer ponders one of the great questions and the nation honours the great pugilists.
# katie-taylor - Saturday 11 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Saturday
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
Blood, books, bombs and boxing: The week in numbers
Another batch of numbers to help digest the stories of the last seven days.
Taylor urges IABA to award new contract to Antia
The boxer also hinted she was keen on defending her Olympic title in Rio.
Details of Katie Taylor’s Bray homecoming revealed
Live music and a massive fireworks display will greet the golden girl.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine things you need to know as you start your day…
Column: Our obsession with ‘insults’ against Ireland is a waste of energy
There was anger when Katie Taylor was ‘claimed’ as British – but such a reaction exposes our insecurity, writes Aaron McKenna.
# katie-taylor - Friday 10 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day 14, wrap
Hope you have some fingernails left – another gold medal bout awaits.
Here’s how the international press reacted to Katie Taylor’s victory
The world’s papers were generous in their praise of Taylor’s achievements.
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Katie Taylor fight changed electricity demand
Electricity demand fell by six per cent yesterday evening.
Women should be inspired by Taylor and female boxers, says Olympic chief
IOC boss Jacques Rogge says the decision to include women’s boxing for the first time has been vindicated.
LISTEN: The best Katie Taylor win commentary you’ll hear today
It’s been emotional.
Poll: will you attend an Olympics homecoming?
Will you be heading out with your Irish flag to welcome Katie and co home?
Hero’s homecoming: early details of Katie’s return to Ireland
Thousands expected in Bray… and maybe a date with Colin Farrell?
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things to know this morning…
Column: Female Olympians are national heroes, not national sweethearts
The desire to see female athletes looking feminine at all times is a bit of a relic, says Lisa McInerney, but it doesn’t stop some people bodysnarking at female Olympians.
Taylor: ‘If someone offers me a contract for professional boxing, I’ll have to consider it’
The Irish boxer also thanked Sonia O’Sullivan for inspiring her.
# katie-taylor - Thursday 9 August, 2012
No stopping her now: Taylor has ‘no intentions’ of stepping away from boxing
The Olympic lightweight champion joked that she could fight on for another decade.
Olympic Village: Day 13, wrap
Lucky for some…
Video: Crowds in Bray reacts to Katie’s gold medal win
A massive crowd gathered in the 26-year-old’s home town of Bray to watch the fight… and they weren’t disappointed.
As it happened: London 2012, Day 13
It’s National Katie Taylor day… and there was plenty on outside the Excel Arena too. Revisit it all here.
Katie Taylor: ‘I’ve dreamed of this moment so many times before’
The boxer also described how she was “so nervous all day” ahead of the fight.
Gallery: Katie seals Ireland’s first gold of London 2012
It’s been an emotional and historic day at the ExCel Arena. Here’s how it looked.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Katie Taylor’s triumph
The Twitterati went through a range of emotions while watching the boxer’s moment of glory this afternoon.
Katie’s secret mascot: Yogi the dog supports the golden girl
We were all behind Katie Taylor… but Yogi showed true dedication.
That was quick: Taoiseach’s congrats email out 2 minutes after Katie result
Enda Kenny must have been inspired by golden girl Katie Taylor’s speedy reactions.
Golden girl: Katie Taylor is Olympic champion
The Bray boxer beat Sofya Ochigava of Russia 10-8 at the ExCel Arena today.
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
In pictures: Ireland’s fight fans turn the ExCel Arena green ahead of Katie’s gold run
It’s Poznan in East London this afternoon.
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‘I’m an emotional man’ — Sean Bán Breathnach reflects on THAT teary Katie Taylor commentary
The Irish-language broadcaster’s calling of the Bray woman’s golden woman has gone viral. But SBB is cool.
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