Sir, It was a fantastic achievement for Michelle Smith, and it was thrilling to watch her win two gold medals. She is so obviously proud to be Irish, singing Amhran na bhFiann at the medal ceremony, and waving the Irish flag as she walked around the pool.
I think your reporter Philip Reid in Atlanta said it all (July 22nd), when he started his report with the words crazy times! Michelle's win is like a ray of sunshine after some dark days in Northern Ireland.
Bill O'Herlihy was speaking to Michelle's sisters and nine year old brother Brian, in the studio at RTE, after the great event. Brian was asked had he anything to say to his parents, who were on the phone from Atlanta. He thought for a moment and said. "We had better clean the house, before you come home". Yours etc., Hyde Park Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.