Team Ireland at the Paralympics has carried on the excellent work from their fellow Olympians and Roisín Ní Riain has been at the forefront.
The swimmer has picked up two medals at the event in Paris, getting things going for Ireland by winning silver in the S13 100m backstroke.
She would add to that success by winning the 200m individual medley final on Tuesday night, winning bronze as the country claimed two medals in the space of 30 minutes.
Under fierce pressure from the chasing pack, Ní Riain held on after a strong start to claim the bronze - her second medal of these Paris Games - by just 0.08 of a second.
Double medal winner Róisín Ní Riain has rounded off a memorable 2024 Paralympic Games with fourth place in the 100m breaststroke final.#Paralympics2024 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/6w0EdbdKNI
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) September 5, 2024
Roisín Ní Riain shows great perspective after medal heartbreak
She had her eye on a third medal when competing in the 100m breaststroke on Thursday evening but would just miss out as she had to settle for fourth place.
The teenager from Limerick put in a time of home in 1:19.16 as she missed out, but put things into perspective brilliantly when speaking after her race.
I am disappointed I am not going to lie but that is part of it - you have the good swims and the bad swims," she told RTÉ.
"I am disappointed with that but it has been a good week overall.
"I probably got a bit too excited and definitely didn't hit some of the stuff I needed to but, you know, it is all learning.
"Two medals is absolutely brilliant but of course that is not what I am thinking about right now. But I will definitely be able to look back and be happy with that."
It is indeed a learning experience but it has been a hugely positive few days for the 19-year-old and her teammates.
Elsewhere, Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal took silver in the 3000m individual pursuit earlier this week and Orla Comerford added bronze to the Irish medal haul in the T13 100m final .
