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Emotional Scenes As Ireland's First 'Around The World' Runner Returned Home Today

Paul O'Hara
By Paul O'Hara
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Tony Mangan arrived at Dublin Port today after a four-year odyssey to become the only Irishman to ‘Run the World’.

He's not even finished yet, far from it - Mangan will now run a further 1,600km (1000 miles) around Ireland, culminating with the Dublin Marathon on October 27th. When he crosses the finish line in his native city, he will have covered 50,000km.

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There were emotional scenes at the port as he was welcomed home by his mother Sheila. (Pictures courtesy of Sportsfile snapper Tomás Greally.)

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Here's a video which was released in 2011 when he had been on the road for seven months.

And a fascinating insight into the Mexican leg of his journey.

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