Kellie Harrington's homecoming this evening in Dublin

Following her Gold Medal win at the 2018 Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India, Kellie Harrington is to be welcomed home to her home city, and in particular her local community of Dublin's North Inner City, by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Nial Ring this evening. The civic reception will take place on Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1 at 6pm tomorrow evening.

Two years after emerging from virtually nowhere to win a silver medal in the light welterweight (64kg) division at the world championships in Kazakhstan, Harrington became the first Irish boxer to win medals in two different weights at this level when taking gold in the 60kg division in New Delhi.

The Lord Mayor said: “I will host a Civic Reception and Homecoming for our local hero and World Champion Kellie Harrington tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. in Sean McDermott Street. All in the North Inner City, Dublin and Ireland are so proud of her and I look forward to us all showing her how much her success means to her community.”