Couldn’t agree more. The Sunday Independent ran a non-story about it being a disgrace not to hold this just to have a go at the Government despite the athletes saying they didnt want it. What an embarrassment it was. Felt sorry for the athletes who participated fully but didnt deserve this cringe event.

Embarrasing. Dessie is absolutely cringeworthy.

Fair play to the athletes for their achievement, but this is a joke.

Anyone see the ‘pyrotechnics’ at the end, looked like somebody spraying some aerosol cans in the air…….hilarious!

Des Cahill christ. Funny in his own head. One of the dinasours of RTE.

Exactly you tell her

Cian o Connor doesn’t look a day over 60.

Nations capital and Bray a small town kicked its ass.

Annalise and Cian are off to Renards. The boxing crew are off to the Blacker.

It was great to go out to show my support for the athletes. A great day no matter what the weather.

It was great to see the medal winners of course. Also great to see legends of Olympics past such as Ronnie Delaney, Michael Carruth, Sonia O’Sullivan and Kenny Egan.

It was very emotional listening to the father of Darren Sutherland expressing his feelings about carrying the torch.

There should have been an open top bus from the airport like other great events but Dublin city council know better,waited for a hurricane which had been forecast since Mon.Just one other mess .Congratulations to all the athlets.they deserved better.

And can someone please tell katie taylor to take her hand out of her pocket!

Bray was the only place to be. With a cheater like Cian O Connor on the stage a lot of people wouldn’t want to go. He may be asked for his medal back – just like the last time.
Katie and the others will be keeping theirs for good.