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

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.

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

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.