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The success of the Irish athletes in Paris has been a tremendous fillip for the whole island. But for the OFI, an organisation that still carries a contingent liability on its balance sheet for the Rio debacle, it also shows what can be achieved in a short time.

In 2016, the Olympic movement in Ireland was in tatters. Now, Team Ireland has enjoyed its best-ever games. Olympic Federation of Ireland CEO Peter Sherrard explains how the organisation rebuilt relationships with the Government, sponsors, the public, and most of all, athletes.

Sarah Keane, president of the Olympic Federation of Ireland and chief executive of Swim Ireland, is thrilled by Ireland’s success in Paris. But she is conscious that this is just another step in the journey, as opposed to the endpoint.

On the eve of the Tokyo Olympics, a look back to the downfall of Pat Hickey in Rio five years ago through those who witnessed the fall of a power broker.